Aikido and Words of Power - The Sacred Sounds o Kototama

Desttiny book . , — 2009 . — 934 p . — ISBN 978-1-59477-774-5 For the first time in English , the secrets of the sacred sounds that unlock the principles and spiritual strength of aikido• Explains the nature of the five vowels that govern the physical manifestations of universal consciousness• Uses more than 300 photographs to demonstrate a unique approach to aikido techniques that supports advanced spiritual practice• Author is a 6th dan aikido instructorAikido founder Ueshiba Morihei described the discipline as one spirit , four souls, three origins , and eight powers . One spirit and four souls are the five vowel dimensions of infinite space , the source of the sacred sounds of Kototama . Now , for the first time in English , William Gleason explains how to use the sounds of Kototama in the practice of aikido .