Interest in seeking the benefit of powerful magic to drive demons away became strong, creating an atmosphere in which theistic Seishin worship (worshipping the sun, moon, stars) or magic with a strong undertone of Taoism such as reifu in addition to the Koshinto (ancient Shinto) religion started to attract more attention.
悪霊退散のために呪術によるより強力な恩恵を求める風潮が強くなり、これを背景に、古神道に加え、有神論的な星辰信仰や霊符呪術のような道教色の強い呪術が注目されていった。