The Voice of Vexillology, Flags & Heraldry

Sunday, August 2, 2026

Chat Gpt Ai Image of Texas & North Carolina Flags

The alignment between these state flags: Texas & North Carolina illustrate Providence.

If you don't stand for anything, you stand for NOTHING... and the Never Ending Story ends....(1984)

-AMEN

Read, hear, and sell all about it here:

https://zebratigerfish.blogspot.com/2023/04/coming-soon-book-is-on-its-way.html

青頭巾/The Blue Hood by しのせんせい

Shino Sensei provides free and easy to enjoy content for learning Japanese at the intermediate level. Kanji is a stumbling block, but Shino Sensei is able help is needed.

In the story about The Blue Hood there is a vexilloid like instrument used by the Zen Buddhist monk, which you may have seen in Inuyaha (of the flirtatious monk: Miroku). This religious chiming staff protects — called a Shakujou —against evil. It is staff with ring at the top and several loose rings that jingle when shaken. Kind of like Gandalf with his staff (but Gandalf's does not jingle).

In the ancient story/legend of the Blue Hood 青頭巾, we possible see the origin story of Jeffery Dahmer, who in past life may have lived in Japan.

The stories on Shinosensei's YouTube Page vary wildly from classic folk tales, scary stories, modern takes, jokes, and historical drama. It is a must do visit for any person who seriously wants to enjoy Japanese.

The secret to this website is to SLOW down the Japanese speaking speed to level you are comfortable from 25% to 95% normal speed. After viewing it on slow speed, one can usually watch at regular speed and enjoy the entire story, naturally.

Japanese language classes don't cover all the fun Japanese folktales, so this is must supplement. It is fun supplement to boot. The scary stories are especially frightening! More so than any modern Hollywood movie. Like any scare story they are best enjoyed at night!

Likewise its best to learn about Japanese culture through stories than to just ask and research about it, ね?

Link to しのせんせい Shino Sensei's YouTube Landing Page

https://www.youtube.com/@%E3%81%97%E3%81%AE%E3%81%9B%E3%82%93%E3%81%9B%E3%81%84

しの先生は、中級レベルの日本語学習者が気軽に楽しめる無料コンテンツを提供しています。

漢字は学習の大きな壁になりがちですが、しの先生のサポートがあれば安心です。

「青頭巾（あおずきん）」の物語には、禅僧が使う「錫杖（しゃくじょう）」という法具が登場します。

これはアニメ『犬夜叉』に登場する、女好きの僧侶・弥勒（みろく）が持っているものと同じです。

この錫杖は、上部に輪があり、さらにいくつかの遊環（ゆかん）が取り付けられていて、

振るとシャラシャラと音が鳴る仕組みになっており、魔除けの力があるとされています。

ガンダルフの杖をイメージすると分かりやすいかもしれません（ガンダルフの杖は音が出ませんが）。



「青頭巾」の古い伝説には、もしかするとジェフリー・ダーマーの「前世の姿」が描かれているの

かもしれません。彼はかつて日本で生きていた人物だったのでしょうか……。



錫杖を持つ弥勒

しの先生のYouTubeチャンネルでは、古典的な民話や怖い話、現代風のアレンジ、ユーモアあふれる話、

時代劇など、実に多彩なストーリーが紹介されています。日本語を本格的に楽しみたい方なら、

絶対にチェックすべきチャンネルです。

このサイトを最大限に活用するコツは、日本語の再生速度を自分に合ったレベル（通常の25%〜95%）

に落として視聴することです。ゆっくりした速度で一度見ておけば、次は通常の速度でも物語全体を

自然に楽しめるようになります。

通常の日本語の授業では、こうした面白い日本の民話まで網羅することはなかなかできませんから、

このサイトは素晴らしい補助教材になります。しかも、楽しみながら学べるのが魅力です。

特に怖い話は本当にゾッとするほど恐ろしく、現代のハリウッド映画顔負けの迫力があります。

怖い話の常として、夜に楽しむのが一番ですね！

日本の文化についても、単に質問したり調べたりするだけでなく、こうした物語を通して学ぶのが

一番ではないでしょうか。

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Red Thread Bracelets on People's right arms - Sadhgura "It's Time to Be in Love"

In the intro post you can see several people with a red threaded arm band on the right hand.

Sadly, the United States of American and much of the West has turned love into a transaction, that has been amplified by the Internet, riding on fumes of Brain Rot.

Here Sadhguru talks about the deepest of meaning of Love, in no uncertain timeless terms he dives into the deepest most sacred kind of love, that that is reflective of things Biblical.

https://isha.sadhguru.org

https://isha.sadhguru.org/en/sadhguru/mission/isha-yoga-center

はなさかじいさん: Koban, Old Japanese Money

The Imperial markings for the Koban feudal Japanese currently are not able to be read, but like all money it has markings. This type of money appears in the classic story that expands on why Cherry Blossoms are so important in Japan: はなさかじいさん.

This story is well known to Japanese folk, but others who want to gain a deeper meaning on the power behind the Cherry Blossom this story is for you. Be warned, you may need a box of tissues, you have been warned. It is a Never Ending Story type of touchstone.

This is real life Koban from fedual Japan, notice the marking on the golden currency!

Chestnut Flag - A Branch from さるかに合戦, 旗を持った栗

The chestnut is holding a type of chestnut flag, which us humans would observe to be a branch. But rest assured this is considered a vexilloid in chestnut cultural clubs.

Also note the origin story of the Poo emoji begins here in this Japanese folktale "the Crab and Monkey."

In this story believe it or not the "Poo Emoji" helps serve justice against those who were wronged, kind of like batman, making him, a kind of avenging 'Scat-man".

Enjoy the story to see how the "poo" delivers just desserts.