Oni

The creations we see and hear in art, film, and music are influenced by humans before us. Our creations have been influenced by centuries of human imagination and observation. But what were the earliest humans influenced by? What was it they saw? Sometimes I wonder if mountain dwellers in early Japan really saw Oni wandering about. Or if they heard the mountains speak....Anyway....sometimes I like to think the mountains have something flowing through them. A presence that keeps them changing and unpredictable...