Musubu

Musubu was an intimate process of shared meditation in which a Deer shugenja attuned themself to their meditation partner to learn about their state of mind and spirit. The shugenja must match the heartbeat and breathing rate of the person they werereading, so both participants must remain calm. When Musubu was achieved, the shugenja observed ethereal threads reaching out from their companion's body. The anchor points of these threads were the ten ki meridians that flowed through the body and corresponded to the Five Elements.