Many of the constituent members of the Keishin-to party were Shinto priests, and they made a pledge and prayer called "Ukei" at the Shinkaidai-jingu shrine and raised an army as instructed by an oracle.
敬神党の構成員は、多くが神職に就いており、新開大神宮で「宇気比」（うけい）と呼ばれる誓約祈祷を行い、神託のままに挙兵したのである。