RETREAT DAY 2: Oshino Hakkai

Oshino Hakkai is a world-heritage site; a village near Mt Fuji which is known for its several ponds that originate from the melted snow of Mt Fuji.

​You can actually collect and drink some of this water and many pilgrims visit this place to do just that!

It was a beautiful place to visit and interesting to learn about the history and culture of this place and its connections of the 8 sacred ponds to the 8 Dragon Kings. I could feel the sacredness of this place as soon as I set foot here and could feel very welcomed by the land and spirits here.

It was here at Oshino Hakkai that we collected our water from the Spring that became the Base Water for the Vibrational Essence that we were teaching our group to make. 

Tasting one sip of this water, you could really taste how clear and rejuvenating this water was! 

We visited the different ponds and conducted a ritual at one of the quieter ponds to combine the collected Energy (from yesterday’s locations) and charge the sacred Water that we gathered here.

Each person had their own glass jar to charge their water with crystal. It was uncanny and miraculous, that mine and Kumi's jars were stuck together and wouldn't separate, so we made a double essence in the one jar. ​

In our next post I'll be reflecting on the essence making back at our retreat accomodation. 

​Stay tuned!