gladiusdei:
Didn't the imperial court during the heian period have a court onmyoji?
In the height of the Heian-kyo, yes. As things edged toward the Kamakura, (late in the tenth century) the Ministry of Onmyo-do became dominated by two major families: Abe and Kamo, as exemplified by Abe no Seimei and Kamo no Yasunori. Onmyo-do and Onmyoji came to be a syncretic fusion of Taoist, esoteric Buddhist, and Shinto elements (just to mention a few). Abe-
sensei eventually became a prominent and respected figure at court but I'm not certain he was ever recognized as the "official" court onmyoji despite his clan having official control of the Ministry of Onmyo-do from the late tenth century onward.
It sounds from the original post as if the milieu would actually be closer to the Warring States (Sengoku) period, or even the Edo period (both somewhat later than the Heian or Kamakura).
I should probably also state I'm interested. Yes, please.
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