From the Oak: Let’s hear it for the God!
Many are those that focus on female divinities, leaving male divinities in the shadows if they get mentioned at all. This is a shame. Here I will share my thoughts, stories and prayers on male divinities. Currently focusing on divinities placed in an atheist "graveyard".
An Ode to Shinto God Susano-O
Susano-O no Mikoto
God of storms and sea
Brave and Swift
Volatile and Impetuous
Impulsive and Kind
Born from Izanagi,
The Male Who Invites
as he was cleansing
Underworld impurities
from his regal nose
Wailing and lamenting
from the first breath
Susano-O Rough Spirit
refused to be calm
so banished to the netherworld
A farewell trip to sister Amaterasu
noisily made, startling her so
led to demands for proof
Of friendship and peace
which he then demanded in turn
So together they created more gods
three goddesses from his sword
chewed and spat out by Amaterasu
five gods from her necklace
chewed and spat out by Susano-O
So excited by his deed
Susano-O lost control and reason
destroying rice fields of heaven
and their irrigation ditches
defiling a temple of his sister
In fear Amaterasu, Goddess of the Sun
hid her light in a cave
blocked by a large rock
plunging all the heavens
and all the world into darkness
Only by cleverness and luck
did the other gods
persuade her out again
Once again Susano-O was punished
and immediately banished from heaven
Susano-O Gentle Spirit
came upon a crying family of three
was told of the danger
to their last living daughter
by an eight-forked serpent
Susano-O Comb-Transforming Spirit
received the daughter into his care
and transformed her into a hair comb
tucked into his tresses for safekeeping
then divine and parents built a trap
Susano-O defeated the serpent
some say thru trickery
others say in fierce combat
obtaining a divine weapon
gifted to Amaterasu in atonement
Susano-O the multifaceted
Rough in personality
Loving, teasing older brother
Kind and courageous to those in need
Great one we remember you.
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