we're working on some shrine consolidation post move given the general lack of space, and two encounters are relevant to my own spiritual work here.
one spirit we work with is embodied by a netsuke in the shape of a rat holding a coin. the other is embodied by a messenger kitsune we picked up from Fushimi Inari-taisha all those years ago. unfortunately, we are currently hurting for space, and needed to ask their permission to enshrine them elsewhere.
Nezumi-san joined my own shrine quite happily, which I am very grateful for! Kitsune-san, however, did not wish to join their companion there, nor were they content to join the animal spirits. eventually they agreed to temporarily cohabitate with sacred nature items... but would like to eventually be enshrined with 稲θ·ε€§η₯... specifically from Fushimi Inari-taisha, not Shusse Inari. so that's... something to ponder.