@hirokoyoda.bsky.social in @tricyclemag.bsky.social on Japan’s Shugendo, whose “practitioners worship deities different from those typically pacified by shrines or temples. Theirs are untamed and unpredictable. Theirs are the wild gods.” tricycle.org/magazine/hir...

Making Friends with MonstersA scholar’s curiosity about Japan’s mysterious Shugendo tradition leads her on an unexpected journey over mountains and through rivers.tricycle.org