Blessing



Blessing rituals were the most common ritual that a shugenja performed, after planting new crops, was a newborn was named, during a social promotion ceremony, or upon a particular group of samurai who were about to undertake an important duty for their lord. All of them was a pray of the shugenja to call upon a Fortune's aid, requesting their favors.

Elemental Blessing
There were blessing requested upon the elemental kami.
 * Blessing of Air: the subtle spirits of air were woven into the caster's very being.
 * Blessing of Earth: the caster's soul echoed with the strength and stability of the mountains.
 * Blessing of Fire: the raging power of fire lighted the caster's path.
 * Blessing of Void: the caster was one with the Void.
 * Blessing of Water: the nature of the caster was as fluid and mercurial as the kami of water.