On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Michila Caldera <[email protected]>wrote:>> On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 6:58 PM, Paper Dragon <[email protected]>pointed> to a Japanese publication regarding three paper-related ideas. The article> noted that "kami" can mean "paper" or "deity". News to me, and very> interesting as well.
There is also the practice of Onmyōdō in Japan which uses paper and involves spirits called shikigami, where a spirit (or kami) is captured or put into servitude of a practitioner and can be kept in or manifested through a paper manikin. I wouldn't be surprised if this practice came about through word-play. It isn't really related to origami as we know it, but presumably that would make for an interesting concept for a supernatural animation series using modern origami designs.-Joseph White
