There is a Japanese tradition that says everything is created from a Universal Life Force know as Ki. Ki is the force that originates and sustains life in all its abundant varieties. The concept of Ki has a great affinity with the Chinese belief of an all-encompassing life energy known as Chi, and we can […]
According to ancient Ki Lore, Kekki and Shioke are the basis for all things in the solid world; yet these two different facets of Ki are bound to each other eternally. For without each other, the physical world would merely be potential, lost in the infinite potential of the Divine (Shinki). Kekki is the substance […]
Mizuke, the Ki of Water, is the catalyst for communication and enables the combination of Kekki and Shioke to form complex structures. Mizuke is expansion, reproduction and growth, as in this trinity of Ki facets, it continually strives to further itself and produce a greater scale of life and physical being. The tenacity of Mizuke […]
There are some interesting paradoxes between Denki and Kuki, which start with the idea that Kuki, despite being the Ki of Air, is actually more tangible than Denki, the Ki of Thunder. The second remarkable irony is that the Ki of Thunder is more like electricity and the Ki of Air is comparable to waves […]
The facet of Ki known as Denki, the Ki of Thunder, is a powerful force that is somewhat misleading inasmuch as it is the lightning that Denki symbolises, as opposed to thunder. The term Denki translates directly to our concept of electricity and is thus a potent form of Ki that manifests itself in the […]
The underlying dynamics of the physical world are experienced at varying degrees of consciousness. From the perspective of Ki philosophy; if each aspect of Ishiki exists in potential, the Tsuki equivalent would be the complete understanding of this aspect as it exists in the physical world. For example, if the potential for an entire ocean […]
At the very core of Ki philosophy is Shinki; the Divine, or the Ki of Kami (Kami is the Shinto concept of the Divine Source). Shinki is essentially non-physical thought (potential). The absolute awareness and vast intelligence of Shinki is so extensive that it knows all things that can be known. The only thing that […]
Within the ancient philosophy of Ki, Jiki could be equated with the force of magnetism. It is the strange attraction and repulsion that brings whole nations together and rips families apart. Often described as the drum beat that we all March to, Jiki guides us through life by creating a series of dynamics that appear […]