Maiden Yoshiro's Guestbook.

Since I want this blog to be like those old fansites...

I'm adding a guestbook!!

I decided to call it 'The Maiden's Guestbook' since it seems more fitting for it to belong to the Maiden.

Yoshiro's Guestbook

As you can see by the first comment, I made it months ago and didn't post it...

I'm trying to figure out how to add it on top without cluttering. Should I just remove the link to my twitter? It's not important. Or remove the link to the soundtrack?

Tried making Guest Book Banners but...not quite there yet?

Hmm...

You know, her face really does look different at times

These are morbid. There are better photos of her but I can't decide which...

I want it to be like a Shinto Shrine stamp book but I have yet to figure out how to implement such an aesthetic in a way that satisfies me. 

What about adding a button at the top of the blog? I'm working on it...something like this:

but smaller...?

maybe even smaller...? but quality is getting ruined

At the bottom of my blog is a follow button, which I made because I wanted to use those icons. (I now use them for my featured post so I'll remove the button soon)
But her icon is too small to use for the guestbook banner. The button might be too big to use on the blog anyway...

I added a little 'What's your villager role' question to be funny. 

If you visit, please sign your name, if it's not too much trouble!

Blooming Yoshiro: jewel in the lotus.

When Yoshiro blooms at night, the pattern of her lotus resembles the shide (zigzag paper strops) of Soh's pink haraegushi (purification wand). Or should they be called paper streamers?

Soh's flower is also the lotus.

The lotus blooming from her head

Maybe a little bit like the crystals too?

Inside:

The lotus blooms in muddy(impure) water. It's often a symbol for spiritual enlightenment.

There's also the mantra phrase Om mani padme hum, speaking of a jewel in the lotus.

Happy Spring/Autumn!

I became engrossed in a new game, which led me to believe Kunitsu-Gami's main message is Taoism.

he's literally me

I finished playing Nine Sols(4 times) and something about it reminds me of Kunitsu-Gami. (And Okami)

I recommend trying it out, if you like metroidvanias and are looking for something new to play. It's more story heavy though.

This game is what made me think Taoism might be the real theme in Kunitsu-Gami.

I'm reading the two main books on Taoism(I have only read one so far) and in my search, I found a website with many translations of each chapter of the Tao Te Ching. I was surprised to see how much I agree with the philosophy. I wonder if this is why I like Kunitsu-Gami so much?

I now think Kunitsu-Gami has Taoism at its core.  But I will make a post on this trying to explain my reasoning(explaining myself is difficult...)

It's Shinto on the surface. Purifying impurity. But perhaps the story is far deeper than that.

Someone also sent me a nice message but I couldn't reply because their email was a disposable one. Thank you for it! I'm always happy to hear from another Kunitsu-Gami fan!!

Some personal thoughts on Toaism...