Words of the Soul: the Teachings of Kototama
The Kototama is a teaching that was kept secret from the Japanese imperial court until the middle of the twentieth century.
‘From the point of view of Universal Life, consciousness and phenomena emerge simultaneously. In other words, the ‘birth’ of a phenomenon is inseparable from its ‘recognition’ by man.’ (Sensei Nakazono)
Very succinctly, we can say that the Kototama describes the vibration or essence of phenomena and consciousness emerging simultaneously, and constitutes a ‘language of the awakened’.
By experiencing full presence, i.e. the non-separation between ourselves and what is observed, we perceive things ‘as they are’. And when we give a name to this agreement between what we have perceived and our deepest being, we name it (according to the Kototama) with the sounds of a language that emerges from this experience of union, common to all men, sounds identical to the vibratory structure of the phenomenon.
Sensei Nakazono’s students (around 50,000 people worldwide) have practiced the highly elaborate pedagogy based on centring in the Hara, sharing the Ki, the Japanese Therapeutic Tradition and the use of the pronunciation of the Kototama sounds during treatment: stimulation of Misogi points (purifying self-massage), caring for others and rituals of recitation/singing of the ‘father-rhythms, mother-sounds, half-mothers and children’.
STRUCTURE OF THE 5-DAY COURSE :
8.30am: Breakfast
9.15am – 12.30pm: Morning session
- Practice of self-massage, meditation and Futomani chants – 1h15
- Practice of sensory immersion in the 5 textures of the 5 energies (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) with their associated modes (colour, touch, taste, smell, tones), dedicated reading, walk – 2h
12.30pm – 2.30pm: Lunch break
2.30pm – 6.30pm: Afternoon session
- 5 practical sessions on rebalancing protocols involving the pronunciation of sounds
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- The 8 polarities of the body
- The chakras
- The katas of the nourishing and protective cycles
- Time points
- The 8-pointed star of the Marvellous Vessels
Tea break
Late afternoon: contemplative study of the Kototama texts with Powerpoint presentation (the Hara, the sounds of the Anterior Heaven, the appearance of father-son rhythms, the principle of the 3 civilisations Sugaso, Kanagi and Futonolito and our realignment with the emerging Golden Age).
7pm – 8pm: Dinner
Evening: readings, discussions and optional studies
This course is run by Philippe Ronce. For more information and to register, please contact: [email protected].
Practical information
Arrival day: Friday 14 November. You are invited to come at 4pm to register and settle into your room. Dinner served at 6.30pm, orientation talk at 8pm.
End of programme: Wednesday 19 November. End of the retreat in the evening.
Departure day: Thursday 20 November. You can leave at any time (no programme). You can stay for lunch if you wish.
This programme is taught in French.
