Deguchi Nao’s automatic-writing revelations and Oomoto

Record summary

Deguchi Nao began producing the writings later known as the Oomoto Ofudesaki in 1892, reportedly through a state described as divine inspiration or spirit writing. The messages criticized social disorder, warned of upheaval and anticipated a transformed world. Oomoto later expanded after Deguchi Nao met Ueda Kisaburo, known as Deguchi Onisaburo, whose systematization and visionary claims shaped the movement. The case is important for comparing female prophecy, automatic writing and modern Japanese new religions. Researchers must distinguish Nao’s early notebooks, later editorial arrangements and subsequent Oomoto doctrine.