Koma Inu are fierce and noble beasts. They guard the gates like deities, preventing the wicked from entering. They dwell in pairs and are always together. The female usually protects the residents within, while the male protects the structure itself.
As a ubiquitous symbol in Japanese sacred sites, Koma Inu statues almost always appear at shrine entrances. The pair is typically carved in two poses: one with an open mouth (“A”), representing the inhalation of the origin of all things; the other with a closed mouth (“Un”), foretelling the locked secrets of the end.
Together, they are “A-Un.” The Beginning and the Final. The eternal twins of this pure land.
For centuries, we have stood in rain and snow, guarding the spirits from impurity. $KOMA descends here; we are the stone wall standing between you and Rug scams.
The Koma Inu chooses which soul is worthy to enter the sanctuary. Our skin is made of stone. We do not move. We do not retreat. We are responsible for expelling evil and locking in fortune.
If your wallet feels like a desolate grave, it is because you lack the blessing of “A-Un.”
The Shimenawa has been tightened. Liquidity is locked in the spirit realm, never to be returned. Ownership has been returned to the Heavens.
1. Bow before the gate.
2. Leave your FUD energy outside the entrance.
3. Become as stone.
Life and death, beginning and end, are but a single breath.
A.
UN.
A.
UN.
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