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Aramitama (荒魂; literally "brazen soul" or "uncultured spirit") is a Shintoism concept regarding a deity's state of mind. This belief refers to a deity's harsh and frequently cruel behavior. When a deity is within this state, they will desire havoc and decay to anything within their reach. The balance between Heaven and earth tips towards chaos, sickness becomes rampant, and people will never know rest. Both terms share parallels to the yin-yang philosophy; Aramitama is comparable to yang and Nigimitama acts as its yin.

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rdfs:comment	Aramitama (荒魂; literally "brazen soul" or "uncultured spirit") is a Shintoism concept regarding a deity's state of mind. This belief refers to a deity's harsh and frequently cruel behavior. When a deity is within this state, they will desire havoc and decay to anything within their reach. The balance between Heaven and earth tips towards chaos, sickness becomes rampant, and people will never know rest. Both terms share parallels to the yin-yang philosophy; Aramitama is comparable to yang and Nigimitama acts as its yin.
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abstract	Aramitama (荒魂; literally "brazen soul" or "uncultured spirit") is a Shintoism concept regarding a deity's state of mind. This belief refers to a deity's harsh and frequently cruel behavior. When a deity is within this state, they will desire havoc and decay to anything within their reach. The balance between Heaven and earth tips towards chaos, sickness becomes rampant, and people will never know rest. Catalysts for swaying a deity towards Aramitama vary and are highly disputed. One argued reason is that a deity has been neglected or ignored by people and unleashes its wrath in anger. Another may be that a deity has been cursed, and their rationality has been defiled. Geographical changes, dispute with other spirits, and/or a deity's fickleness are some of the other proposed triggers. The concept is conjoined with Nigimitama (和魂), or "calm soul", which is a deity's nurturing side. When a deity invokes this part of their spirit, they grant the land its blessings peacefully and gently watch over its inhabitants. A deity's personality is said to only consist of these two extremes at all times, a trait which separates them from the variety of attitudes found in people and other living beings. In its simplest form, Aramitama is used by a deity to create and reshape the world; Nigimitama nourishes the land with mercy. This concept is thought to have been a prominent ratification for the hundreds of festivals and religious shrines created in medieval times. People would celebrate in a deity's honor to protect their homes and to avoid a deity's Aramitama. Shintoism argues that the same principles can also be applied to people, although the version used to identify people complicates the rhythm between Aramitama and Nigimitama by adding several other "faces" into the mix. Both terms share parallels to the yin-yang philosophy; Aramitama is comparable to yang and Nigimitama acts as its yin.

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