The end of the year is approaching. Last Sunday, we held the first day of Shinkiko members’ gathering at the Kumamoto Center. Thank you to everyone who participated. By the way, December 22nd is the winter solstice.
The winter solstice is the day when the days are at their shortest, but it is believed that the sun becomes more active from this point on, and it has long been considered a day when fortunes begin to improve, known as “Ichiyo Raifuku.” To attract this good fortune, people in the past would purify their bodies with Yuzu baths and eat foods that start with the letter “n,” such as pumpkin (nankin), as auspicious talismans to bring in good luck.
How are you all doing? Some of you may be feeling great thanks to the increased support of positive energy, while others may be feeling temporarily down because the influence of positive energy has caused negative energy to rise. This is often called a healing reaction, but it is a seemingly negative phenomenon that occurs before you get better. However, by continuing to receive the energy of Shinkiko, negative energy will definitely turn into positive energy, so I hope you will make sure to recharge your energy.
Negative energy finds an opening to exploit and then has a major impact. Conversely, if you can become aware of these openings, you will be able to avoid negative energy from exploiting your life in the future, and it will be easier to change your life into a wonderful one.
Therefore, it is important to be willing to receive hints from seemingly negative phenomena. Even if you don’t understand what they are, by being aware that they are the influence of some negative Ki and receiving Shinkiko, the energy will be more easily delivered to you, and it will become an opportunity for you to become aware of them.
It was just after the winter solstice that my father as our founder had a dream on the night of December 23, 1988, and was able to release Ki. It could be said this was a major turning point, a time when fortunes were beginning to improve, as the “Ichiyo Raifuku” (returning sunshine) was truly in full swing. This year’s members’ gathering will be held in Osaka on the 20th, followed by the final day in Tokyo on the 21st.
During this time, around the winter solstice, when many people come together and focus their attention at the same time, strong energy gathers from the universe. This energy spreads through everyone who participates, purifying the environment.
In conjunction with the members’ gathering, we would like to ask you to share your “finds of the good” with us. Looking back over the past year, if you can notice something good in both the good and bad things that happened, that will be “finds of the good.” Even if something was bad, by sharing it, the recipient may be able to give you some hints. In that sense, any story is fine, so we look forward to hearing from you. We want to make it an even brighter light.