A Japanese Psychic Saw Satan in Putin
According to a survey by an American research company, about 60% of the Japanese answered to a question about religion that they believe in no religion. But according to a survey by the Japanese government, Japanese who believe in shintoism (the religion unique to Japan where gods in the nature are revered) account for about 49% and those who believe in Buddhism account for about 46%; most of the Japanese believe in shintoism or Japanese Buddhism; but although Christians in Japan account for about 1% of the whole population, almost everybody enjoys Christmas and show respect to Christ Jesus.
The Japanese culture has been based on respect to and belief in deities of shintoism even before Buddhism was officially imported into Japan from China through the Korean peninsula in the 6th century; shintoism and Buddhism have penetrated so deep into Japanese minds that Japanese do not especially realize that they are believers in shintoism or Buddhism in the sense of Christianity or Judaism. But, every year about 65 million Japanese visit shinto shrines or Buddhist temples to celebrate a new year in early January or at the end of the year. It is part of social custom and not a practice of religion such as Christians' going to churches every week.
Japanese usually do not believe in any specific deities of shintoism or Buddhism, and they seldom join rituals of any religions except on special occasions such as wedding, funeral rites, new year celebration, etc., so that they would answer that they have no religion (like Christianity) to religion surveys, since they do not perform regularly any religious rituals like Christians going to churches every Sunday. Indeed, shitoism and Japanese Buddhism do not require their followers, except professional priests or monks of the religions, to follow strict disciplines like Christianity, etc. So, Japanese think they do not belong to any religions in the global sense.
But, their lives and social environments are highly influenced by essence of shintoism and Buddhism. Japanese daily use the word of "kami-sama hotoke-sama" (gods or Buddha) as holy entities or deities having spiritual or super-natural power to be respected. But, as there are so many deities of shintoism and Buddhism, Christianity has no specific appeals to the Japanese. Japanese are living surrounded by too many deities and religious spirits, so that spiritualness of Christianity is not needed in their daily lives. Yet, as the modern civilization is based on technology, science, democracy, etc. generated in Europe based on Christianity, most of the Japanese admit power of Christianity. Besides, the current Japanese constitution was based on a draft made by America after WWII, so that the constitution of Japan is highly influenced by Christianity.
So, the structure of the nation and society of Japan is based on Christianity like other G7 countries, but spiritualism based on shintoism and Japanese Buddhism is at the core of Japanese minds. Therefore, a new religion where a certain deity of shintoism or Buddhism is adopted as its main god is sometimes built. There are about 80,000 independent religious bodies/organizations in each category of shinto and Buddhism systems. Therefore, Japan is filled with spiritual influences of shintoism and Buddhism.
That is why Japanese psychics see deities of shintoism or Buddhism and hear their words. In their view on the spirit world, the spirit of Christ Jesus is just one of great spirits at the highest level in the spirit world. Some believe that there is the supreme deity of shintoism or Buddhism above those highest spirits such as Christ Jesus.
Anyway, there are many psychics in Japan associated with shintoism or Buddhism. And they claim that they can see deities, angels, and even evil spirits and Satan through their psychic eyes.
One of them recently wrote in his blog in the internet that he could see Satan on Putin, Russian President. Satan would force Putin to further continue the war in Ukraine. It is so dangerous. Therefore we have to pray that Satan will leave Putin. He recommended to chant a spell of mantra: "Nomakusanmanda Bazaradansenda Makarosyada Sowatayauntarata Kanman," to drive Satan out of Putin.
In any religions, the concepts of the supreme god, holy spirits, and evil spirits as well as Satan are common. We have to accept various interpretations on the spirit world. What is important is that people admit the difference between good and evil, namely good spirits and evil spirits.
As for me, it is so impressive that when Swedenborg, an 18th century great psychic, met a mysterious figure who promised him to show the afterlife or the spirit world, the figure told Swedenborg that he was the creator of the universe, God, and Christ. Indeed, Christ Jesus must be above any deities of shintoism and Buddhism, although some Japanese believe their deities are above Christian deities such as Christ Jesus.
Anyway, there must be the God who created the human world, this material world including the whole universe, and the spirit world.
The mankind should believe in the God through any religions.
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Luke 12, King James Version
24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
28 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.