Has anyone ever worked with a kitsune?

[aluokaloo]

I was going through a guided meditation, I was originally seeking a totem animal, but I ended up finding a Kitsune instead, I introduced myself, and I explained why I was there. The Kitsune that i met is grey with red, and a white throat, it towered above me, and wore yellow silk robes. It had two tails which means that is 200 some odd years old. I met the Kitsune in an ice fortress or temple, not sure which, and the Kitsune gave me its name, I told the Kitsune that i would be happy to learn from it, if it were willing to teach and guide me. The Kitsune really didn't say anything But I looked up some lore on the Kitsune. Can the Kitsune be considered a guide of some sort? If so, has anyone had experience with Kitsune as a guide? I am guessing this particular Kitsune is a Water Kitsune, because I met it in a palace of ice, and which i read were very calm, and were great healers. I have tried looking up Kitsune as guides, but I couldn't find much beyond, the traditional lore, and anime type sites. Personal experience would be greatly appreciated. Thanks you guys.

[CzechWoods]

i have to admit that i even havent heard of a kitsume (maybe it has a different name in german?)

but i am bumping this post, cause it seems to be very interesting.

anyone more experienced w/ that around here ?

[CzechWoods]

oooh just found some pages on google, but still interested in your links if you have any.

[aluokaloo]

I have begun to work with he, she does not speak alot but we have been covering some interesting work, such as invisbility, shape-shifting, camoflage, and glamor, she tells me I have enemies in this and the the others, and between us is a sort an exchange, we are working together alot more now, I feel I can trust her, she is an interesting teacher anfd I haveben keeping a journal on her teachings. She gave me an assignment, she told me to check out stones for an invisibility amulet, the only one I have found so far is bloodstone. So I went looking for one, I picked one up, but, when I took it in my hand, I felt the power of the stone wrapping around me, but then my blood started racing really fast, and I felt like I had just got done running a marathon (which for me would on;y last allof 40 seconds before I got out of breath.) I cou;dn't stand it I had to put that thing down! Right now we are working on shapeshifting and camoflage, though. I am enjoying this, and I hope we will be together for a long long time.

[David19]

I'm interested in the Kitsrunes, as far as i know they're a Japanese spirit/supernatural being, and feature in Shinto a lot, from what i've heard, you can get many varieties (like a Fox kitsrune, i think?).

I've got a site for them which has a lot of good information on them, i'll try and find it again and post it here.

They do sound very interesting and cool.

[The High Queen of Faerie]

Literally 'kitsune' is Japanese for 'fox'.

[CheshireEyes]

Folklore
In Japanese folklore, these animals are believed to possess great intelligence, long life, and magical powers. Foremost among these is the ability to shapeshift into human form; a fox is said to learn to do this when it attains a certain age (usually a hundred years, though some tales say fifty). Kitsune (pronounced keet-soo-nay) usually appear in the shape of a beautiful woman, a young girl, or an old man, but almost never an elderly woman. There is some debate as to whether the "Kitsune" is originally from China or is an indiginously Japanese concept, dating perhaps as far back as the fifth century, B.C.E.

The folkloric kitsune is a type of yōkai. In this context, the word kitsune is often translated as fox spirit. However, one should not take this to mean that a kitsune is not a living creature, nor that a kitsune is a different creature than a fox. The word spirit is used in its Eastern sense, reflecting a state of knowledge or enlightenment. Any fox who lives sufficiently long, therefore, can be a fox spirit. There are two major types of kitsune; the myobu, or celestial fox — those associated with Inari, who are presented as benevolent — and the nogitsune, or wild fox (literally "field fox"), who are often, though not always, presented as malicious.


Physical characteristics of kitsune
The physical attribute kitsune are most noted for is their tails — a fox may possess as many as nine of them. Generally, an older and more powerful fox will possess a greater number of tails, and some sources say that a fox will only grow additional tails after they have lived for a thousand years. After that period of time, the number increases based on age and wisdom (depending on the source). However, the foxes that appear in folk stories almost always possess one, five, or nine tails, not any other number.

When a kitsune gains its ninth tail, its fur becomes silver, white, or gold. These kyūbi no kitsune ("nine-tailed foxes") gain the power of infinite vision — they can see (and hear) anything happening anywhere in the world. Occasionally, they are also attributed "infinite wisdom," essentially omniscience. Similarly, in Korea, a fox that lives a thousand years is said to turn into a kumiho (literally "nine-tail fox"), but the Korean fox is always depicted as evil, unlike the Japanese fox, which can be either benevolent or malevolent. Chinese folklore also contains fox spirits with many similarities to kitsune, including the possibility of nine tails.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsune

[pentacledreamer]

This is a very interesting subject and I'm so untrained myself I'm naive of even finding my animal guide let alone one of folklore! but I like the post above it describes a kitsune best.. and it's is just fox in japanese....

I wonder if I need guided meditation being ADD ridden and all.

[aluokaloo]

I have been woking with her for a long time now, and theirs a new addition to sort of test my new and slowly developing (really slowly)skills and see how well I'm doing, this one is a male kitsune, bit of a lecher actually:whatmewor: and these are two are very opposite, She's more silent, and a bit more dignified, he likes to joke tease, get rough and tumble, and dare I say it ogle, and make erm offhand comments! So to speak!

[SylverStar]

This is interesting. I believe I've worked with a kitsune or at least run across one in a past life. But the memory is faint. Maybe I will see if I can find her again. I'm not sure how long it's been though.