The former has it that gods dwell in shinrabansho (all things in nature, the whole creation), for example in himorogi (a temporarily erected sacred space or "altar" used as a locus of worship) and iwakura (dwelling place of a god, usually in reference to a large rock).
前述においては、神籬（ひもろぎ）や磐座（いわくら）信仰といい自然に存在する森羅万象に神や命が宿るというものである。