red/white

In Dave lowrys book "in the Dojo" he mentions that Kano invented it for 6th 7th and 8th Dans and was probably influenced by the Genpai war 1180-1185. Two clans were fighting in red the Tara or Heike clan and in white the minimoto or Genji family. The japanese believe that these two clans are still fighting in the sky in the form of two stars in the Orion constellation, Betelgeuse and Rigel or Genji boshi and Heike boshi as they are known in the East.
Does anyone else have any theories on this?
Dave lowry did however get the stars mixed up as he said Rigel is red and Betelgeuse is white, but we all know that Betelgeuse is a Red dwarf at the end of its life giving off a a red glow and that Rigel is about to go supa nova and gives off a bright white/ blue lMr. Dave Lowry literally grew up in the Japanese cultural arts. As a boy, he commenced a lifelong study of Yagyu Shinkage Ryu swordsmanship under a Japanese teacher who was living in Missouri. In 1985, Mr. Lowry's experiences growing up as a Westerner, who was deeply immersed in Japanese cultural and martial arts, formed the basis for Autumn Lightning (Shambhala), his first book, which was widely acclaimed. His sequel to this book, Persimmon Wind, was recently published by Tuttle.

In addition to Yagyu Shinkage Ryu, Mr. Lowry has trained in karate-do and a variety of modern martial ways. His current and primary martial arts activities are focused on Yagyu Shinkage Ryu, Shindo Muso Ryu (an old combative art utilizing a four-foot staff), and aikido.

He is heavily involved with the Japanese community in the St. Louis area, and he has practiced a wide variety of Japanese arts including go (an ancient Japanese game), shodo (calligraphy), kado (flower arrangement), and chado (tea ceremony). Mr. Lowry is also active in the organization and running of the St. Louis Japanese Festival, the largest such festival in North America. He is on the Executive Board of the St. Louis Japanese Festival.
Mr. Dave Lowry has a degree in English, and works as a professional writer. He has authored numerous books, including Sword and Brush (Shambhala); his monthly columns appear in several martial arts magazines, inc Black Belt magazine.ight- in fact the 6th brightest star right?
chalice well seminar-
i feel another red / white thing going on, chalice well - red, white spring - white!!
There is an ancient legend of the Seven Sacred Springs of Glaston. Starting from the South and moving around the Tor in an anti-clockwise direction, the springs are as follows.
Chalice Well – Wellhouse Lane
White Spring – Wellhouse Lane
Ashwell Spring – Gypsy Lane Spring
Wick Spring - Paradise Lane Spring
Holywell Lane Spring – Holywell Lane
St Edmonds Hill Spring – North end of St Edmunds Hill
Lambrook Spring - Bushey Coombe Spring, Launder Lane

In the past all seven springs were held to be of equal importance and to form some sort of balanced energy system. Today, these springs are far from being equally well known and valued.

Chalice Well and the White Spring are looked after as visitor centres but the other springs have either been capped off to run underground or run dry.
Chalice Well - also known as the Red Spring after the rusty red deposit
White Spring - named after the white deposit left by the calcium bearing water.