Shhh. . . It's Weird
image from freeimageslive.co.uk Inari Ōkami is the Japanese god of foxes, of fertility, rice, tea and Sake, of agriculture and industry, of general prosperity and worldly success, and one of the principal kami of Shinto. In earlier Japan, Inari was also the patron of swordsmiths and merchants. Represented as male, female, or androgynous, Inari is sometimes seen as a collective of three or five individual kami. Inari appears to have been worshipped since the founding of a shrine at Inari Mountain in 711 AD, although some scholars believe that inari worship started in the late 5th century. Worship of Inari spread across Japan in the Edo period, and by the 16th century Inari had become the patron of blacksmiths and the protector of warriors. Inari is a popular figure in both Shinto and Buddhist beliefs in Japan. More than one-third (32,000) of the Shinto shrines in Japan are dedicated to Inari. Inari's foxes, or kitsune, are pure white and act as their messengers. (adapted from Wikipedia) This image by grey lynx has me absolutely spellbound.
http://greylynx.deviantart.com/art/Inari-52-152135808
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