The Search for Seimei: Japan's Merlin

The Search for Seimei: Japan's Merlin

THE SEARCH FOR SEIMEI: JAPAN'S MERLIN

Did I Wake You? Stories From 3am

Season 1 Episode 6

In the Heian Period, when Japan's imperial court feared curses, spirits, and the unseen forces that could topple an emperor, there was one man they trusted above all others.

His name was Abe no Seimei, and history remembers him as Japan's greatest onmyoji, a court sorcerer whose reputation was so formidable that he would go on to serve six successive emperors.


This is the story of my first documentary quest to find him. I traveled to the shrines built in his memory. Seimei Shrine in Kyoto, built on the site of his home; Abeno Oji Shrine in Osaka, connected to his family, the Abe Clan and Seimei Shrine in Osaka, marking his namesake and birth stone. Along the way, I dug into his legend. His otherworldly lineage and origin story. His famous divination duel against a rival sorcerer. His command over demons and spirits most people never dared to summon.But legends don't get you appointed as court diviner to six different emperors. Something about Abe no Seimei was real enough, or convincing enough, to keep him at the center of imperial power for decades. So which was it? Genius, showman, or something else entirely?

Join me as I chase the truth behind Japan's own version of Merlin, the GOAT of Japanese sorcery.

Abe no Seimei.

#abenoseimei #didiwakeyoupodcast #didiwakeyou3am #onmyoji #onmyodo #seimeishrine #osakafolklore #japanesefolklore #kitsune #kuzunoha #japanesesorcerer #japansmerlin #japanesefolktale #divination #yinyangbalance #anomacon #somewhereintheskies #supernaturaljapan #paranormaljapan


Thank you to Ryan and Suzanne at Somewhere in the Skies Podcast and Anomacon for the ongoing support and encouragement- this would not have happened without you.

https://www.youtube.com/@SomewhereintheSkieshttps://www.anomacon.com/


The magical music used in this episode is:

1.) Spell Craft by Chris Martyn and Geoff Harvey- Purple Planet Music

2.) Magic in the Air by Chris Martyn and Geoff Harvey- Purple Planet Music

3.) The Magic Tree by Chris Martyn and Geoff Harvey- Purple Planet Music

Courtesy of Chris Martyn and Geoff Harvey at Purple Planet Music and Licensed through PIXABAY.https://www.purpleplanet.com/home

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All images, sound and likenesses are used under Fair Use and for educational purposes.

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Disclaimer: Any acts of divination, generic sorcery, changing oranges into rats, enchantment by a fox spirit or enjoyment of a corn dog in a convenience store parking lot was done so under the watchful eye of an experienced onmyoji and should not be done at home.

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Produced by Darren Vickers - Did I Wake You? Stories From 3amContact: didiwakeyou3am⁠@gmail.com

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