Welcome, Shinto
“The heart of the person before you is a mirror. See there your own form.”
— Shinto proverb
Shinto teaches that the heart of another person is a mirror — what you see in them reflects what you are. The core virtue of makoto (sincerity) demands honest interaction without deception. The torii gate marks the boundary between the ordinary and the sacred — and the Ultimate Law recognises boundaries too: the boundary of consent, beyond which no one may act without creating a victim. Shinto’s emphasis on purity of heart and harmony with the natural order aligns with a framework grounded in logic rather than decree.
The Ultimate Law
Logic is the supreme rule. No authority, tradition, feeling, or majority overrides a valid logical argument.
The passive Golden Rule: do not do to others what they would not want done to them.
When this rule is broken, the victim’s right to justice — restitution or forgiveness — is sovereign.
No victim, no crime. No contradiction, no law.