Sotto le stelle d'oriente : From Stars to Horimono

586 pages

The celestial bodies fascinate the man, who since ancient times has tried to understand them and interpret the signals he was able to grasp. Before the arrival of Copernicus the idea that the phenomena of the sky influenced life was deeply rooted and, even today, astrology remains a very followed belief. In Asia it has a particular history, in China was very important for the state, but in its history also mixed with the religious tradition and arrived in Japan together with Buddhism, reaching its maximum popularity in the Heian period. We will walk the path taken by astrology in Asia, the beliefs and all the elements of heaven that were observed and venerated. There will also be many detailed explanations on how to use and insert all these elements in a Horimono, to create very special tattoos.