Q: I have a smoke allergy / I am living in a smoke free apartment
Please set 3 tea cups instead of incenses.
(Hot drinks only. Tea, coffee, hot water...)
New cups are better. Mug cup is also OK.
This steam style ritual is good for busy people.
In this ritual, you don't have to confirm extinguishing a fire of incenses.
Give 3 tea cups in the morning, and put them away after your work.
If you are not busy, please put them away after 1 hour.
Steam ritual is not so effective but better than nothing.
Q: What are poor ancestors?
Who are living in severe place in an after life world.
All families have some sad ancestors and they are waiting for next rebirth chance or healing ritual only by own descendants.
They are emitting heartbreaking energy all the time and the minus power is bad to descendants.
Once a person dies, he/she goes to a "almost fixed" place.
It takes a long time to reborn. 70 years at least. Most people are waiting for a few hundred years.
The place depends on what the person had done to "others" in his/her life time on the Earth.
Or what the person had thought.
"What comes around goes around"
"As you sow, so you reap"
After created human being, God gave only one rule to them.
Butsudan ritual is a effective and special way to save your sad ancestors.
This ritual pulls poor dead people up to upper level.
Relieved ancestors can watch own descendants very well.
They are able to help their child in many ways.
Q: Why is a grave meaningless? I think it is a kind of Yorishiro in Shinto/Nature worship.
Grave is just a business for bereaved family.
Some Japanese people buy expensive grave at expensive cemetery
but that is totally nonsense.
Dead people never want the cold stone place. They can't accept things that you put there because these particles are too big.
Although Japanese have grave and butsudan both
but Butsudan ritual "at home" is everything.
Certainly, stray or neglected ancestors' spirits visit own grave.
I never visit nearby cemetery in US because I feel that no one is taken care of by own descendant with true memorial ritual.
Poor people's spirits are wandering around own grave, forever.
They can't go anywhere.
Again, If you have a Butsudan table in your house, visiting a grave is no mean for dead people you love.
Q: Can I display my dead mother's photo on ancestor table or in my room?
No.Please don't do that.
Keep the photos in your drawer.
Dead people's spirits need to leave this material world of the Earth.
Photo,the shape of "past look" can be a burden for them.
She has no shape now.
But you can display her photos only on her dead anniversary.
Q: I am not Japanese and my ancestors were Christians.
Is the ritual good for them?
Yes,the ritual is for all people.
Not only for Japanese.
Q: Is this a Buddhism ritual?
No.Shinto's.
Ancestor worship is a part of Shinto(Nature worship).
In ancient time,Taoism was added in Shinto.
Because incense power was effective to purify everything.
Many people even Japanese misinterpret ancestor worship as Zen Buddhism.
<Power stream>
The Universe
↓
The Sun
↓
Nature of Earth
↓
Ancestors
↓
Parents
↓
You
↓
Your Children
The energy stream from upper level is immutable and love comes from upper to lower.(Like water stream)
Shinto is worship for everything especially our roots.
You give gratitude for upper things that give energy.
So,cherishing parents is very very important.
Q: I am not Shinto believer but I want to try the ritual for my ancestors.
It is very good.They are really waiting for your true solution.
You don't have to believe Shinto but
Shinto includes every traditional religions.
Please refer to posts about Grand shrine of ISE.
Q: What are the effects for my ancestors and descendants?
For ancestors,your ritual means a shower of golden mercy,foods and comfy house in another world.
They can't change own situations.Only you can do it.
Relieved ancestors by your ritual can protect you as return.
(But basically,your ritual is not for taking returns from ancestors.
We just dedicate thank to them)
For descendants,
The ritual is kind of strong solution of your DNA.
The ritual cut bad repetitions in your family line.
(Bad destiny,habits,thinking,diseases and accidents may be reduced
or totally changed)
Anyway,the correct ritual for ancestors changes everything.
You don't have to think about effects too much
because you will know the importance when you die.
When you die,many ancestors come to pick up you
temporarily.
Then,you will watch your whole life video with them.
The number of ancestors who pick you up depends on what you did in the material world.(Earth)
If you are good person,many ancestors will pick you up.
Bad person will be in the dark after he die.
He doesn't know what happens.
After that,bad movie of his whole life starts.
He will feel so ashamed.
Then,he will picked up by hell's agents and needs to go to bad levels in another world.
(It means hell or lower levels)
Q: All ancestors visit my sacred table at once?
No.One ritual one person's visit.(Approximately)
It takes long time to heal a poor person.(3 days to 2 weeks)
In another world,there are so many levels of conscience.
Dead people's spirits are strictly classified to each level.
Happy level's ancestors are always playing like a child.
Low conscience level dwellers are not comfortable.
Because there are many same unkind people.
The situation and feeling is totally fixed and
there is no chance to change the situation.
People just wait next life.
So,correct ancestor ritual is the only one solution for them.
Your ritual for ancestors lift them up to higher levels
and hasten their reborn.
There is a leader in your ancestors who is in a relaxed atmosphere,
and he or she conducts waiting poor ancestors.
He or she gives priority to suffering, sad and poor ancestors to visit your table.
So,you don't have to think about specific ancestor when you do the ritual.
Especially,if you have suicide person in close relatives,
I highly recommend the ritual.
Suicide people's spirits never go to heaven.
They are in frozen cold or fire hot world.
But only your ritual can change their situation.
Down to up.
Q: Is the ritual for only my ancestors?
I have miscarried/aborted fetus.
In the ritual,you use 3 incense sticks.
First and second incense sticks are for your direct ancestors.(Same family name holders)
But the third incense is for "all your concerned".(Spiritually)
Dead children and fetus,friend,relatives and so on.
All your concerned includes person you don't know well.
For example,your dad's dead friend you don't know may visit your table to take mercy shower because
his family doesn't perform true ritual for dead people.
But person completely-unrelated can't visit your table.
Q: I am using my husband's family/last name.
But I want to save and heal my former name's ancestors.
To tell the truth,you are protected by husband's ancestors
while you use the name.
So you need to cherish your husband's ancestors as priority
to become familiar with his line.
Please write your CURRENT last/family name on the paper board.
Your original ancestors and relatives are healed by third incense stick.
Don't worry.
Q: I am going to get married.
Can I write future husband's last name on the paper board?
Yes, you can.
But if you are still living with your parent or they pay your living cost,write current last name on the paper board for now.
Sometimes some couples break up after true effective ancestor worship rituals. Because ancestors already know your fiance is suitable or not.
For example, your fiance's life span is very short,
you will become a single mom.It is hard.
If so, your ancestors may disturb your marriage in advance.
Ancestors know everything.
For women, marriage is a kind of big gambling.
Please follow your parent and ancestors advice.
No.One ritual one person's visit.(Approximately)
It takes long time to heal a poor person.(3 days to 2 weeks)
In another world,there are so many levels of conscience.
Dead people's spirits are strictly classified to each level.
Happy level's ancestors are always playing like a child.
Low conscience level dwellers are not comfortable.
Because there are many same unkind people.
The situation and feeling is totally fixed and
there is no chance to change the situation.
People just wait next life.
So,correct ancestor ritual is the only one solution for them.
Your ritual for ancestors lift them up to higher levels
and hasten their reborn.
There is a leader in your ancestors who is in a relaxed atmosphere,
and he or she conducts waiting poor ancestors.
He or she gives priority to suffering, sad and poor ancestors to visit your table.
So,you don't have to think about specific ancestor when you do the ritual.
Especially,if you have suicide person in close relatives,
I highly recommend the ritual.
Suicide people's spirits never go to heaven.
They are in frozen cold or fire hot world.
But only your ritual can change their situation.
Down to up.
Q: Is the ritual for only my ancestors?
I have miscarried/aborted fetus.
In the ritual,you use 3 incense sticks.
First and second incense sticks are for your direct ancestors.(Same family name holders)
But the third incense is for "all your concerned".(Spiritually)
Dead children and fetus,friend,relatives and so on.
All your concerned includes person you don't know well.
For example,your dad's dead friend you don't know may visit your table to take mercy shower because
his family doesn't perform true ritual for dead people.
But person completely-unrelated can't visit your table.
Q: I am using my husband's family/last name.
But I want to save and heal my former name's ancestors.
To tell the truth,you are protected by husband's ancestors
while you use the name.
So you need to cherish your husband's ancestors as priority
to become familiar with his line.
Please write your CURRENT last/family name on the paper board.
Your original ancestors and relatives are healed by third incense stick.
Don't worry.
Q: I am going to get married.
Can I write future husband's last name on the paper board?
Yes, you can.
But if you are still living with your parent or they pay your living cost,write current last name on the paper board for now.
Sometimes some couples break up after true effective ancestor worship rituals. Because ancestors already know your fiance is suitable or not.
For example, your fiance's life span is very short,
you will become a single mom.It is hard.
If so, your ancestors may disturb your marriage in advance.
Ancestors know everything.
For women, marriage is a kind of big gambling.
Please follow your parent and ancestors advice.
Q: I can't find the paper board.
Or visit Japanese book store and general store.
Never use thinner paper.Because it reflects your life,money and health.
In case you are Christian,you can make a handmade cross-style paper board.
Make cross core with regular cardboard or very thick paper you can't fold easily
and put white papers with solid glue.
Of course core and paper must be clean and new.
By the way,please replace your paperboard if it breaks or gets stain bothers you.
Just brown vague stain of incense smoke is no problem.
Some people have been using same paperboard 10 years or longer.
Q: I can't find wooden holder for a paper board.
I bought these in Japan.
I know you can't find these in US.
So please make similar thing by your self.
Q: Can I do the ritual without holder for paper?
No.Paper board must stand upright with holder.
Standing upright = Human's standard,good form
If you lean your paper board on the wall,
your life situation will be unstable.
Q: I feel bad during the ritual.
Don't worry about it.It will be better soon at least within a few months.
If you feel the ritual is scary,don't do it for a while.
But please confirm rule of the ritual again.
Some people make a mistake and feel sick by bad manner.
Q: My family doesn't want me to do the ritual.
(Because of religious policy or incense smoke)
What should I do?
Basically,do not perform the ritual if your family deny it.
(Your family means your Wife,Husband,Parent who are living with you now)
(Your family means your Wife,Husband,Parent who are living with you now)
Please just dedicate thank for your ancestors in your mind.
And love and cherish your parents.They are your nearest ancestors too.
And love and cherish your parents.They are your nearest ancestors too.
But
If only your children deny the ritual,you can the ritual secretly when they are not home.
You can hide ritual items 1 hour after the ritual.
Leave the table just after the ritual for 1 hour then you can hide the items.
(Burning time of incense about 30min,and leave the table for 1 hour)
If you live alone,you don't have to ask family about permission to do the ritual.
You can hide ritual items when your family visit your house.
Q: How many times do I have the ritual a day?
Only once or twice a day.Do not do the ritual more than twice.
Because you need to concentrate on one or two rituals.
If you do twice a day,you should leave at least 3 hours between first and second ritual.
By the way,do not do the ritual dusk time because sunset time zone is
Night time is no problem but morning is the best.
I can have the ritual twice a day because I am a housewife.
(My Example Around 7 am & 13 pm = twice a day)
Q: I can't do the ritual every day.Is it not good?
No.Please have the ritual only when you are not busy.
Only weekend ritual is OK.
Only one time a month is also OK.
Q: Can I go outside during ritual?
No.To avoid fire accidents,please stay in your house.
Fired incense stick may fall down because of house vibration,wind,or earthquake.
You don't have to stay just in front of the ritual table.
But please check incense's fire after ritual 30 min later.
I always touch the ash bowl's surface and confirm its temperature after ritual.
(Don't touch ash.Touch ash bowl only)
So,you can't do the ritual when you are busy or no time to confirm fire.
I always touch the ash bowl's surface and confirm its temperature after ritual.
(Don't touch ash.Touch ash bowl only)
So,you can't do the ritual when you are busy or no time to confirm fire.
Q: Can I use incense cones not sticks?
No.Sticks only.
It is because stick means a pillar.
Super ancient time,there was a pillar worship.
Q: What kind of table is available?
Table's situation will show your situation and future.
Sturdy,clean and simple wooden table and not nailed table is most ideal.
Height = About 12inch/30cm
Sturdy,clean and simple wooden table and not nailed table is most ideal.
Height = About 12inch/30cm
Not too lower and higher.Because ancestors spirits are easy to visit your table.
(Never put your paperboard on the floor. It is ritual for poor ghosts)
(Never put your paperboard on the floor. It is ritual for poor ghosts)
Number of desk legs must be 4 or 8.
Never use Glass, Folding type, Drop leaf type or Caster type tables in Ancestor worship because these un-sturdy tables will crash,fold,drop and slip your life.
This is not a joke.Your ancestors situation reflects on you.
Never use Glass, Folding type, Drop leaf type or Caster type tables in Ancestor worship because these un-sturdy tables will crash,fold,drop and slip your life.
This is not a joke.Your ancestors situation reflects on you.
My table is LACK Ikea side table birch effect.
(I think screw is better than nail)
White or natural color is good.
If you already have good table,you can use it after cleaning.
I am going to buy most ideal table when I will back to Japan someday.
Hassokudai table Amazon JP
Q: I can't put Ancestor table in my house/room because of house/room is not wide enough.
Can I use dining table for the ritual?
Yes,if it is not a lower table like coffee table.
Please clean it first and don't put extra things on the table during the ritual.
1 hour after of extinguished,you can put ritual items away.
(Do not touch paper board with your bare hands)
Important thing is that if you use dining table,only limited ancestors who are already in peace can come.
Most suffering ancestors can't take high table's incense smoke.
Q: Where should I put the table in my house?
Calm and clean place as much as possible.
Please put it place facing a wall not facing windows.
(Good direction is north or east side of house.North-East is the best)
Position rule of table setting
Terrace and garden is not available.
Inside of your house only.
Q: One ancestor table per a house?
Almost no rule in this matter.
It depends on you and your family's style and family name.
Japanese basic style is one table in each household,
and mom/wife does the ritual for family as a representative.
Sometimes,husband and children join the ritual when they are not busy.
Everyone can has personal table in a same house.(But it is rare)
Let's say there are 4 "adult" people in your family.
(Caution! Children never do the ritual alone because fire is dangerous)
1,One common table for all.(Regular style)
2,Wife and husband have one common one table,daughter and son own personal table in each room.
3,Everyone has own table.
Choose whichever your family like.
In case wife and husband use different family name,
please write "husband's family name" on the paper board.
Don't worry,wife's ancestors are healed by the third incense stick.
Only if wife's parents are doing a huge money-support for your family,
you can write wife's family name on the paper board.
(But it is a very rare)
Q: Why Japanese mom/wife does the ritual?
Women are better than man?
A main person who clean house and cook foods for family is important in each home.
It is like a "true master" of a house.
Because both cleaning and cooking are basic-sacred-rituals for human life.
Q: I can't put Ancestor table in my house/room because of house/room is not wide enough.
Can I use dining table for the ritual?
Yes,if it is not a lower table like coffee table.
Please clean it first and don't put extra things on the table during the ritual.
1 hour after of extinguished,you can put ritual items away.
(Do not touch paper board with your bare hands)
Important thing is that if you use dining table,only limited ancestors who are already in peace can come.
Most suffering ancestors can't take high table's incense smoke.
Q: Where should I put the table in my house?
Calm and clean place as much as possible.
Please put it place facing a wall not facing windows.
(Good direction is north or east side of house.North-East is the best)
Position rule of table setting
Terrace and garden is not available.
Inside of your house only.
Q: One ancestor table per a house?
Almost no rule in this matter.
It depends on you and your family's style and family name.
Japanese basic style is one table in each household,
and mom/wife does the ritual for family as a representative.
Sometimes,husband and children join the ritual when they are not busy.
Everyone can has personal table in a same house.(But it is rare)
Let's say there are 4 "adult" people in your family.
(Caution! Children never do the ritual alone because fire is dangerous)
1,One common table for all.(Regular style)
2,Wife and husband have one common one table,daughter and son own personal table in each room.
3,Everyone has own table.
Choose whichever your family like.
In case wife and husband use different family name,
please write "husband's family name" on the paper board.
Don't worry,wife's ancestors are healed by the third incense stick.
Only if wife's parents are doing a huge money-support for your family,
you can write wife's family name on the paper board.
(But it is a very rare)
Q: Why Japanese mom/wife does the ritual?
Women are better than man?
A main person who clean house and cook foods for family is important in each home.
It is like a "true master" of a house.
Because both cleaning and cooking are basic-sacred-rituals for human life.
Q: I don't like my parents or grand parents.
So I don't know I can love my ancestors.Do I need to do the ritual?
1,Your all ancestors had a harder life than current world's people.(You need an imagination)
2,Your body is rental material from all your ancestors including your parents.(Given body to achieve your aim in the world)
3,Countless family lines ruined already but yours still living now.(Lucky)
You don't have to do ancestor ritual but
please don't forget about above three things.
Q: I know about dead grandmother,but I don't know about other ancestors.
This ritual is not for specified dead person.For whole ancestors of you.
You have countless ancestors you don't know.
Q: I don't have a child.
In the future, I need someone who do the memorial ritual for me.
Don't worry about it.
If you do the ritual for ancestors and concerned people,
you will take the value after you die.
So many people you saved will pick you up to very good place in another world.
Don't worry.
Q: I think there are many same last name holders in the world.
Any problems to use the common name on the paper board?
There is absolutely no problem.
When you perform the ritual,
your body(DNA) is a strong evidence of your direct ancestors
and your family name on the paper board will be a perfect hint and key.
Q: I think my oldest ancestors didn't use my current last/family/surname.
Can the ritual heal my oldest ancestors?
Yes,it can.Don't worry.
You use current family name as hint/key for your all of ancestors.
Your ritual heals a lot of people in another world.
For people in another world,you looks like golden,brilliant person who gives
true and effective mercy shower to change their status of level in the another world.
By the way,we all have same two ancestors.
Izanagi and Izanami = Adam and Eve
Q: I am interested in only Kamidana for now.
I would like to have only Kamidana table so far.
It is no problem. Start Kamidana first.
Many people think so.Because Kamidana, Nature worship concept is easy to understand.
Also,the rules for Kamidana is not so strict.
Ancestor ritual needs strict rules to protect you from suffering waves of sad ancestors.
However,don't forget about nature worship and ancestor worship are not divided.
So I don't know I can love my ancestors.Do I need to do the ritual?
1,Your all ancestors had a harder life than current world's people.(You need an imagination)
2,Your body is rental material from all your ancestors including your parents.(Given body to achieve your aim in the world)
3,Countless family lines ruined already but yours still living now.(Lucky)
You don't have to do ancestor ritual but
please don't forget about above three things.
Q: I know about dead grandmother,but I don't know about other ancestors.
This ritual is not for specified dead person.For whole ancestors of you.
You have countless ancestors you don't know.
Q: I don't have a child.
In the future, I need someone who do the memorial ritual for me.
Don't worry about it.
If you do the ritual for ancestors and concerned people,
you will take the value after you die.
So many people you saved will pick you up to very good place in another world.
Don't worry.
Q: I think there are many same last name holders in the world.
Any problems to use the common name on the paper board?
There is absolutely no problem.
When you perform the ritual,
your body(DNA) is a strong evidence of your direct ancestors
and your family name on the paper board will be a perfect hint and key.
Q: I think my oldest ancestors didn't use my current last/family/surname.
Can the ritual heal my oldest ancestors?
Yes,it can.Don't worry.
You use current family name as hint/key for your all of ancestors.
Your ritual heals a lot of people in another world.
For people in another world,you looks like golden,brilliant person who gives
true and effective mercy shower to change their status of level in the another world.
By the way,we all have same two ancestors.
Izanagi and Izanami = Adam and Eve
Q: I am interested in only Kamidana for now.
I would like to have only Kamidana table so far.
It is no problem. Start Kamidana first.
Many people think so.Because Kamidana, Nature worship concept is easy to understand.
Also,the rules for Kamidana is not so strict.
Ancestor ritual needs strict rules to protect you from suffering waves of sad ancestors.
However,don't forget about nature worship and ancestor worship are not divided.