How did Edo-period majinai attempt to neutralize a bad dream?

ID

JP-MAJ-0003

Topic

Japanese majinai

Answer

Poems were recited three times after an unfavorable dream to reframe it as rootless or redirect its cause, attempting to sever the link between dream and feared future.

Region

Japan

Period

Edo period; 1781 source

Evidence level

medium

Last verified

2026-10-06

Tags

Japanese magic, majinai, historical source

Sources

• Zōho Juso Chōhōki Taizen (増補咒咀調法記大全) / 1781 / https://touda.tohoku.ac.jp/collection/database/library/10020000002114

Conflicting evidence / caveats

• None recorded.

Related nodes

• None.

Machine-readable summary

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