[@Sho Minazuki] shikigami*, and I’m more going on the idea that many priests and exorcists were Onmyouji as was believed years ago. Shintoism originally derived many practices from Taoism, including onmyodo. [url=https://www.google.com/amp/s/japanesemythology.wordpress.com/2012/09/23/onmyodo-and-onmyoji-legendary-magicians-and-diviners-of-the-heian-period/amp/]Im going by this as my main reference.[/url]