Dr. Mark Hosak

Japanese Grimoire — The Real Magic Behind Anime

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3

Latest episode

2021-09-04

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The hand signs in Naruto. The spirits in Demon Slayer. The cursed energy in Jujutsu Kaisen. None of it was invented.

Dr. Mark Hosak is a PhD Japanologist from Heidelberg University, an ordained Shingon practitioner and a Ninjutsu grandmaster. He spent three years researching in the temples of Japan and walked all 88 temples of the Shikoku pilgrimage on foot. In this podcast he opens the original Japanese texts behind the stories you already love.

Kuji Kiri — the nine hand seals. Shingon Reiki — the healing tradition Mikao Usui actually practiced. Shugendo, Shinto and shamanic Daoism — the older roots most people never hear about.

This is not anime commentary. It is the real material, read from the sources, by someone who practices it.