会 員
Membership
Shintō: A Living Way
Shintō is the genius of Japan — a natural form of spirituality arising from the deep personal, familial, and societal connection to the mystery and flow of divine nature.
Shintō is a way of living: a holistic worldview expressed through attitudes, seasonal observances, and embodied practices that harmonize human life with the dynamic flow of Heaven, Earth, and Kami.
Emerging spontaneously in deep prehistory, Shintō's profound spiritual technology supports our sensing, aligning with, and responding to the subtle rhythms of Ki, the life vitality animating all existence. We naturally understand our role within the great fabric of life and learn to hear the quiet whisper and heartbeat of Divine Nature.
Beyond Conversion: A Natural Affinity
For those raised within Western religious cultures, it is natural to initially approach Shintō through comparison. However, Shintō is better understood not as an alternative religion, but as a remembering — a resonance with a time when human beings lived in direct relationship with the cosmos and the living Earth.
It is often and correctly said that Shintō is "caught, not taught" — more akin to falling in love than intellectually adopting an ideology. True feelings are difficult to define, impossible to deny.
What Membership Means in Shintō
Strictly speaking, membership in Shintō does not exist. What does exist is the relationship between a shrine and its supporting community.
One may become a Sūkeisha — a supporting member of a particular shrine — by choosing to participate in and support its existence, mission, and activities. This relationship is mutual:
- The Jinja exists as primal earthly home for Okamisama and to support the spiritual lives of its members
- The Sūkeisha supports the continued existence and evolution of Kannagara Inari.
This is the Shintō principle of co-existence and cooperative interconnectedness — life supporting life.
神 流 稲 荷 神 道 会
Kannagara Inari Sūkeikai
Shrine Membership at Kannagara Inari
The Kannagara Inari Shintō Kai is the community of Sūkeisha who support and are supported by Kannagara Inari.
Membership signifies a conscious decision to support and participate in the existence of the Kannagara Inari. Shrine members are the shrine family / close insiders of the Jinja, sharing in its rhythm, prayers, and seasonal life.
Members are warmly invited to:
Chōhai
Participate in person or remotely (via Zoom) in group morning ceremony on Saturdays and SundaysTsukinami-sai
Included in monthly ceremony on the first day of each month, during which the health, happiness, and safety of all members and their families are sincerely prayed forNen-chū Gyōji
Receive invitations and guidance for seasonal observances to harmonize with the yearly progression of KiINOCHI Newsletter
Receive each issue of the INOCHI Newsletter automaticallySupporting the Shrine
Sūkeikai Hatsu-hōryō — tax-deductible donations made to Kannagara Inari (NPO) — are deeply appreciated and essential. These offerings directly support the maintenance, ceremonies, and continued existence of the shrine.
Membership contributions may be arranged on a monthly or annual basis.
An Invitation
There is no requirement to believe anything. No doctrine to accept.
If you feel drawn towards the adventure of a deepening, direct and unmitigated relationship with unfolding life essence and flow — you are invited to explore this path, walking together on this sacred Earth.
To become a member please fill in the membership form. Please feel free to contact us for any questions by phone or e-mail.
