![]() Wondrous Soul") and Sakimitama (幸魂, "Love, lit. Harmonious Soul"), Kushimitama (奇魂, "Wisdom, lit. ![]() Wild Soul"), Nigimitama (和魂, "Friendship, lit. The four souls described are referenced as the four Mitamas from the Shintō philosophy of Naohi (直霊): Aramitama (荒魂, "Courage, lit. When purified, the jewel is a soft pink color, but the more tainted the soul and wishes of the person possessing it, the more the color turns to a lurid black-violet. It is somewhere between a marble and a ping-pong ball in size when complete, but the shards of the Jewel of Four Souls are irregular in size and shape. Physically, it is a sphere that appears to be made of some sort of crystalline material prior to the accident that shattered it. The bottle where Kagome used to keep the fragments she managed to collect. While the jewel is held tainted by the soul of an evil/greedy human or yōkai, it turns a lurid black-violet (the evil within, represented by Magatsuhi or the Demon), meaning he is winning. Depending on its user's soul, the Shikon Jewel's characteristics may be good or bad: When the jewel is pure being held by ones with pure heart, it turns a soft pink color with "Naohi" (the goodness within, represented by Midoriko), meaning she is winning. Midoriko and the demons have battled inside the jewel since its creation. Their spiritual power and demon power were condensed into it, thus it can provide power to both people and demons who possess it. ![]() ![]() The Shikon Jewel was produced from the souls of Priestess Midoriko and many demons. Ī pure (left) and tainted/corrupted (right) Jewel of Four Souls. Kaede: " I presume the Shikon Jewel fear Kagome's spiritual power and decided to take action." Inuyasha: " The Shikon Jewel?" Kaede: " As ye well know, the Shikon Jewel contains both the good spirit we call Naohi, and an evil spirit Magatsuhi." ―Kaede talks about the jewel have two spirits. ![]()
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