Welcome back friends ; Today we will explore Iki !
As my focus is on Job-Hunt ; For the next 1-2 months i will not be sharing any new dance videos !
As per Japanese Philosophy IKI and YUGEN together describes the EXPERIENCE OF FEMININE ENERGY !
Yugen (幽玄) = The feminine energy as the function of Unconscious !
Iki (粋 / いき) = The feminine energy as the function of Conscious !
Today we will explore IKI !
In retrospect ;
Yugen (幽玄) : Yugen is that which escapes the LANGUAGE ; that which is HIDDEN BEYOND ; In other words Yugen is an experience of feminine energy as a function of the Unconscious.
Something that is UNSEEN and UNSAID is Yugen. It is FORMLESS and there is an absence of Sound and Colour.
The experience of NATURE to the degree that it produces the INTANGIBLE EFFECTS within us NEVER TO BE PUT INTO WORDS !
Yugen Implies the presence of Irrational ; Unexplained and Unconscious.
Iki (粋 / いき) = What is SEEN AND SAID ; The expression of the Conscious is seen as the manifestation of Iki.
Iki manifestations can reveal the YUGEN of a woman !
Iki Manifestations suggest for an Expression in a Sophisticated and stylish manner.
Iki suggests for an Expression of Material Wealth in a PURE AND UNADULTERATED form.
Material Wealth = Job Title / Position / Financial Wealth / Fashion and Clothing / Sexual Feelings etc..
Mikaeri Bijin is a picture used to represent Iki.
Mikaeri Bijin means Beauty who looked back. See picture below.
Means you should not directly express your material wealth to the other person ; it is equal to Insulting the other person.
You should look back means respect the sensibility of others while expressing your material wealth.
At the core of IKI is the idea of SUBTLETY and respect for others.
Iki suggest appropriateness of human behavior with respect to EXPRESSION OF MATERIAL WEALTH.
Example : Expression of Fashion and Clothing :
Wearing clothes which not only makes you cool but also make others feel cooler is Iki.
Now that didn't mean you couldn't wear what you wanted, but you couldn't also discredit how your clothes may have troubled others. Iki plays on this TENSION !
Sophistication lies "IN BETWEEN YOU AND OTHERS".
Iki is the idea to EXPRESS YOURSELF while respecting the SENSIBILITIES OF OTHERS.
You look back and verify how the other person is going to take your EXPRESSION OF FASHION.
Wearing a Kimono = Respecting the sensibilities of others.
From my Japan Dairies !
粋 / いき
Kimono Fashion !
A tiny gesture of a woman who does not want to show her face for the Photograph is Iki !
Iki = What is Expressed !
Iki Manifestations reveal Yugen !
Example : Expression of sex :
The expression should be PURE AND UNADULTERATED ! Sophistication requires RESPECT for others BALANCED against how you want to EXPRESS YOURSELF.
Concept is very similar to Ardhanareshwara of Hinduism !
Iki = The long red hairs of lord Shiva will be tossing up and down however the Anklets / Clothes / Ornaments of Goddess Shakti does not move out of place ! This is an Iki Manifestation !
Iki Manifestations reveal Yugen !
Example : Expression of Financial Wealth / Power / Job Title etc :
Iki is the idea to express your Financial Wealth / Power / Job Title while respecting the sensibilities of others.
As per Iki Material Wealth ( Financial Wealth / Power / Job Title ) is out of scope of Law of Nature. Law of Nature is based on Wabi-Sabi.
Wabi - Sabi expresses the LAW OF NATURE !
Wabi = NATURE that represents PERFECTION = MASCULINE ENERGY !
Sabi = FORCES OF NATURE Ex. AUTUMN ; SNOWFALL or CHEERY BLOSSOM that represents IMPERFECTION = FEMININE ENERGY !
Regardless of our gender each one of us have both Masculine and Feminine Energy within us ! THERE IS NOTHING CALLED PERFECTION ; YOU CAN ONLY WEAR A MASK OF
PERFECTION.Iki suggests for an Expression of Material Wealth in a PURE AND UNADULTERATED form for the following reasons !
Carl Jung has defined the LAW OF NATURE !
A man who cannot accept his IMPERFECTION is a THIEF and
A woman who cannot accept her IMPERFECTION is a PROSTITUTE !
As per Law of Nature :
NO MATTER HOW RICH / WEALTHY YOU ARE FINANCIALLY if you are a PERFECTIONIST then nobody in this world can stop your daughter from becoming a prostitute and nobody in this world can stop your son from becoming a Thief.
IKI reminds us that MATERIAL WEALTH does not have any RELATIONSHIP with the LAW OF NATURE ; hence one should EXPRESS MATERIAL WEALTH in a PURE AND UNADULTERATED MANNER.
This is the EXPRESSED FEMININE ENERGY !
Ryoan-Ji Rock Garden in Japan ! The picture is from Google Images - However I have visited this place. Here in this place the rocks are deliberately kept in an IMPERFECT MANNER ! Do you know why ?
People should learn to appreciate the beauty of IMPERFECTION which is PURE AND UNADULTERATED.
This is one way in which Japan is trying to prevent people from chasing PERFECTION !
The core of AUTHENTICITY is the courage to be IMPERFECT !
When you dont have the courage to be IMPERFECT that is when you TRADE WITH AUTHENTICITY.
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