
If one is to study Japanese history, at first glance, the only things that they will find are records of conquests, wars, temples, and feudal lords. But delving deeper, one may find some interesting facts about this ancient land, one of many being the infamous legends of Abe no Seimei.Abe no Seimei, born in the year 921, February the 21st, was an onmyoji in the middle of the Heian Period, a time of relative peace and culture. An onmyoji was a leading specialist of onmyodo, a mixture of natural science and occultism which was widely accepted as a practical system of divination around the late seventh century. As a young boy, Seimei was taught...