Secret Records of Kiaijutsu Training Book Vol 1 by Sozen Ishikawa (Preowned)

Secret Records of Kiaijutsu Training is a guide compiled by Sozen Ishikawa, a spiritualist active from the Taisho to early Showa periods, detailing specific practices of folk spiritualism.

This is a valuable document of "Folk Spiritualism" (a folk remedy that fuses psychic abilities, psychotherapy, and spiritual training), which was extremely popular in Japan from the late Meiji to the Taisho eras.

[Main Contents]

This book provides a detailed explanation of procedures for cultivating human "concept power (mental strength)" and "kiai" (spirit/energy), and applying them to self-cultivation, healing others, and supernatural phenomena. It mainly includes the following structures and practices:

Basic methods for developing concept power: Seated breathing exercises, spiritual movement techniques, Furitama (soul shaking), Ottama (spirit shaking), Ibuki no ho (breathing method), spiritual energy ability testing methods Applications for body and mind control: Firewalking techniques, Kongo-riki ho (diamond strength method), automatic concept method, pulse control method, disease-free longevity method, immortal medicine visualization method, Senka tono ho (immortal's breathing method) Spiritual and esoteric Buddhist practices: Detailed explanations of Tamashizume ho (soul calming method), Komyo kanso ho (light visualization method), Kishin ho (spirit possession method), various thought transmission methods Applications to healing and sorcery: Various spiritualism applied kiai jutsu healing methods, secret practices of the Nine Syllable Mantra, Otodama ho (sound spirit method), remote healing, Fudo Kanashibari ho (immovable binding method)

[Historical Background and "Kiai Jutsu"]

At the time, "Kiai Jutsu" and "Jinshin Jiyujutsu" (methods to control others' bodies and minds), which involved curing illnesses with a single shout or performing psychological guidance similar to hypnosis, were widely supported as folk remedies.

It is deeply connected to concepts such as "Aiki" in martial arts, mind-reading, and the esoteric Buddhist "Kuji Goshinho" (Nine Syllable Protective Method), and is considered first-class material for understanding the spiritual world, martial arts history, and the changes in folk beliefs of the Taisho era.

Note: This rare book was printed in a limited run and was not for commercial sale.

Length: 46 pages

Publication date: 1931