Where on earth have we been? Never mind that, let's talk about Shinto shrines, shrine architecture, and robots that pull fortunes.

Theme is "Bossa Antigua" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

In which we talk about stars, diligence, hope, long-distance relationships, and what this all has to do with Sendai partying at the start of August.

Theme is "Bossa Antigua" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed

In which we talk about faith, film, and where the heck we've been since last July.

Theme is "Bossa Antigua" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed

This time on Cleyera, we talk about harae, kegare, and what this all has to do with walking through a giant ring on shrine grounds sometime in June.

This episode is a little more raw and unfiltered than our usual. Neither of us expected to have to make this announcement. And yet, here we are.

Be good to each other, friends, as all of this develops. We will see you next time.

This time on Cleyera, we talk about kami, and how we define it. We also take questions from you, the listeners, and tease a new side project.

This time on Cleyera, we discuss Setsubun, setting the tone for a new season, and what this all has to do with what's effectively a sushi burrito.

While you're at it, check out:

Theme is "Bossa Antigua" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

This month on Cleyera, we discuss Amaterasu Ōmikami and her time in Ama-no-Iwato, and how we read that story and how we see it relating to our lives. Content warning for talk of depression, impostor syndrome, and sexual themes.

Theme is "Bossa Antigua" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

This month on Cleyera, we discuss change of weather, change of seasons, major festivals on the ritual calendar, and what we've been up to during this unplanned hiatus. Here are a few links to things mentioned on air:

Theme is "Bossa Antigua" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

(Content warnings for talk of blood, sex, dismemberment, misogyny, and spiders)

In a bonus July episode of Cleyera recorded live at twitch.tv/riversidewings we discuss yokai, Pokemon inspired by yokai, and what yokai we'd like to see appear in Pokemon.

Theme is "Bossa Antigua" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0