Anime Lectio: Cosmic Princess Kaguya!

                                                            1. Why do Anime Lectio? 

Anime Lectio is a time for us to stop and take a breath. Between work, activities, family life, and social media, our minds are always moving. We rarely take time to contemplate and ask, why am I watching this anime? What’s the point of all this? And, how is this making me feel? 

2. Put away all distractions 

(phones, work, etc.)

We are so enslaved to things that stimulate our minds. Let this be a moment for us to free our minds, look inside of ourselves, and be at peace. The only device you need is the one you use for this blog.

3. Deep Breathing - Open yourself to God’s Presence

Take several deep breaths. Let your mind relax. If you’ve had any questions, desires, or struggles that

you’ve been hiding or stuffing away, let them rise up to the surface. Remember God places all our

thoughts and desires inside of us, and He uses them to draw us closer to Himself. God gives us a

community to help us understand who we are and what He is calling us to do. The faces of people you

know and don't know are like signs of God’s presence. 

4. Think About What’s on Your Mind in Relation to the Anime

Think about what’s been on your mind in relation to the anime.  The following is an example of such thoughts written by me. 

People should be able to determine their own story, meaning that they should have control over their own lives.  While other people being involved in your story/life is important, it's also important that these other people don't control what you do, but rather influence what you do and let you decide what you do.  An example of this can be seen in the movie Cosmic Princess Kaguya!

5. Brief and written explanation of the anime

Pay attention to how the brief and written explanation of the anime seen on this blog, or seeing the anime for yourself since that's better than any explanation, might “speak” to you or shed light on the things that have been on your minds.

In a modern version of the classic Japanese story The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, a girl ends up finding a baby inside a utility pole.  Even though the girl struggles to get by on her own, she decides to raise the baby herself.  The baby quickly grows up to look like she's about the age of the girl who found her.  The girl who found her also realizes that the girl she found is, or at least is like, Princess Kaguya from The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.  After hearing what happens in the classic tale, the girl that's like Princess Kaguya decides to change the ending of her story to one she prefers since she doesn't want to go back to her life as the moon's princess, but wants to continue living with the girl who found her and be a streamer like her.  This leads to adventures in a virtual world, where they make new friends, including a woman who they eventually find out is an older Princess Kaguya, that help the younger Princess Kaguya live the life she wants.

6.  Reflect on the anime

Has this brief and written explanation of the anime shed any light on what's been on your minds?  The following is an example of a reflection on the anime from me.

While changing a story that's already written is only something that the writer of the story can do and a story about someone like you isn't your story, it can influence what you want to do. It only has control over your life if you let that happen. Controlling others isn't necessarily a bad thing if it's needed, but influencing others should always be needed, as well as wanted.

7. Final Prayer

Please voice any prayer intentions for friends, family, or people around the world that relate to this anime.  The following is an example written by me.

Let us pray that we can let other people live their own lives without just controlling them (only if needed), but also influencing them.