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IJLLL 2026 Vol.12(3): 215-218
DOI: 10.18178/IJLLL.2026.12.3.661

Early Shōwa Ideological Schisms in Shichū Suimei Texts

Seth N. Wyatt
Department of Linguistics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
Email: sethers000wsf@unm.edu

Manuscript received June 11, 2026; accepted July 3, 2026; published August 26, 2026

Abstract—Shichū Suimei or Four Pillars of Destiny is a Sino-Japanese astrological form built on a transnational literary canon with centuries of history. The early Shōwa period saw increased efforts by Japanese Shichū Suimei practitioners to divest from Chinese ideological traditions in favor of forming philosophically innovative schools of thought unique to Japan. Dialogues on the mechanisms of predestination, the place of religion in modernity, and the importance of accessibility were all cornerstones of Japanicization for this originally Chinese art as Japan and its career astrologists entered the contemporary age.
 
Keywords—Japan, literature, identity, religion, modernity, astrology

Cite: Seth N. Wyatt, "Early Shōwa Ideological Schisms in Shichū Suimei Texts," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 215-218, 2026.

Copyright © 2026 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).

 

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