THE ANCIENT TAOIST PRINCIPLE OF RECIPROCITY
IF YOU DO ME A FAVOR, I WILL RETURN A GREATER FAVOR TO YOU BUT IF YOU HURT ME, I WILL NOT OFFER THE OTHER CHEEK. IF YOU INSULT ME, I WILL PUNCH YOU; IF YOU PUNCH ME, I WILL BREAK YOUR ARM; IF YOU BREAK MY ARM, I WILL BREAK YOUR LEG; AND IF YOU BREAK MY LEG, I WILL PUT YOU IN A COFFIN
Important Note: There is consultation fee and ritual service charge when You seek help. The consultation fee & service charge are quite expensive and not anybody can afford it, or interested to pay for it. Kindly ask how much is the consultation service and ritual service fee when You seek help.
In Taoist Sorcery， such as Southern Mao-Shan Sect (南传茅山派) and Gui Shan Sect (鬼山派), the most powerful type of ghosts (and only type) to be Kept are those people who died from unnatural death such as commiting suicide, murdered, accident etc and must be below 40 years old.
In modern days society, these type of souls are hard to come by as no one is there to immediately and secretly inform You who just died from unnatural death (and the location of death).. so You can't immediately turn up to do a soul-capturing ritual.
Another problem is Taoist Sorcery does not have the practice of having a shop for You to rent (or buy) a ghost. The ghosts captured are for personal use by the Taoist Master / Sorcerer.
The best alternative / solution is to keep a Kumantong but make sure it is genuine (The child figurine contains a spirit).
Thai / Cambodian Spiritual Masters are continiously doing rituals to welcome the dead child souls to become Kumantongs so that can be worshipped and help human folks.
Kumantongs can be rent (or bought) from the Spiritual Master directly or from a spiritual shop.
Later on, You can use Your own spiritual skills, or Taoist Sorcery Ritual to train the Kumantongs for Your own benefits (such as Ask Kumantongs to predict the upcoming Lottery Numbers). - Taoist Sorcery Ghost Capturing Talismans
Winning Lottery (4D / Pick 4 / Pick 3 etc ) is not difficult but You need the support of gods and ghosts. Gods and Ghosts are always ready to help You, only humans make ownselves unlucky by not believing in them. There are few folks who actually recovered from their financial woes from the help of genuine Taoist Sorcery Masters (茅山法术) to invoke gods and ghosts for support.
When come to Chinese Hungry Ghosts Festival, many Chinese Folks in Singapore and Oversea Chinese all over the world will immediately think of Hell Bank Notes and burning them.
Actually , Hell Bank Notes are only used by Lay Chinese Folks. The truth is.. In Taoist Sorcery (Chinese Black Magic) and Taoist Spirit Mediums Rituals, only the authentic Joss Papers / Spiritual Money , such as "Gold Money"(金纸) , "Fu Lu Shou Money" (福禄寿金), "Heaven Money" (天公金) and "Silver Money" (银纸) etc are used in rituals and / or burn to the deities, ghosts and the deceased and ancestors.
Real / Genuine / Authentic Joss Papers
No "Hell Bank Notes" are used during Taoist Sorcery Rituals or during rituals conduct by the Deities (while in trance of Taoist Spirit Mediums).
Hell Bank Notes are mordern creation by some smart-ass Chinese to sell to the Lay Chinese Folks for them to burn.
Hell Bank Notes are better sent to the human folks You hate or wish them dead to have greater impact, than sending to ghosts.
Ironically, the practice of burning Hell Bank Notes ( and other authentic Chinese Spiritual Monies) are picking up in the western countries. There are black people in USA teaching other people how to burn Hell Bank Notes on Youtube!
How to use Hell Bank Notes with greater impact? (On Humans , Not ghosts)
If someone always borrow Money but never returns... Next time offer him / her HELL BANK NOTES instead.
Keep some Hell Bank Notes in Your Wallet. If You are being robbed, offer the Hell Bank Notes to the Robber.
Banks should keep Hell Bank Notes. When there is a robbery, give Hell Bank Notes to the Robbers, instead of the real notes.
Keep some Hell Bank Notes in Your Wallet. If You lost Your Wallet, nobody dares to touch it.
Keep some Hell Bank Notes in Your Wallet. If someone steals Your wallet, the thief will immediately returns back to You , or return to it's original place. He / She will think You are a ghost and scare the hell out of him or bad lucks will fall on him / her.
If You hate someone, or someone has offended You, You can send Hell Bank Notes to that person to wish him / her dead.
During Halloween Festival, Kids can burn Hell Bank Notes to the ghosts and ancestors, just like how the Lay Chinese Folks do.
Hell Gift Parcels can be hanged up as pinatas and smash them during parties.
Conclusion: It is still a fun thing to do by burning Hell Bank Notes to the ghosts / spirits, deceased and ancestors, or give or show them to Your friends (Non-Chinese) for some laughters. Just remember Real Taoist Masters and Taoist Sorcerers never burn Hell Bank Notes (They use the traditional authentic Joss Papers). Never send Hell Bank Notes to the Chinese, which is highly offensive to them , unless You are indirectly hinting You wish them dead.
Many similar enquiries have been made, therefore this article is to share with folks the huge range of similar love / lust / sex problems faced and the spiritual remedies available from the Taoist Sorcery Path.
So what's so special about spiritual / sorcery remedies?
The answer is You don't need to spend time to seek information, or buy ebooks to read and then try out the steps on how to deal with love and relationship problems. You simply let the deities or other spiritual entities to do the work for You. You sit back and relax.
You want to be a Casanova
You want to have many ladies / women in Your life. You already have some ladies / women in Your life but You feel not enough. You wish to attract / lay many more young ladies / mature women - Being a natural Stud.
Spiritual Remedy: Keep a ladies/women attractant talisman. Let ladies / women attract to You and come to You naturally for love or sex. Example: Ultimate Attraction 3 in 1 Talisman
No Ladies / Women Luck
Some men are happy to have just one woman in their life but the problem is they have none.You wish to be able to meet a life partner and get married and settle down.
Spiritual Remedy: Keep a talisman or do a ritual to improve fate with opposite-sex. Example: "Old Man Under The Moon" Talisman and Ritual. Ladies / Women who want to seduce many men
Ladies / Women working in pubs, clubs, or as social escorts or as prostitutes who want the men to come back again and again, might seek spiritual help on enchanting the customers / clients. Some pimps use black magic talismans to control the prostitutes' mind so that the prostitutes will continue to work for the pimps.
Spiritual Remedy: In the left path of Taoist Sorcery, usually rituals and talismans for sexual and seduction matters will invoked "Brother Pig" Deity or Fox-Spirit and some other seduction deities You have never heard before. Usually a Seduction Talisman can be kept, or a paper talisman is secretly burnt and add into a drink or food and serve to the person You are targeting.
For the Thai Black Magic Faith, they will use corpse oil collected from the burning of chin of a dead pregnant woman. Unrequited Love ( One - Sided Love)
Unrequited Love is very painful. You like a person but that person doesn't know You exist. You love a person but that person doesn't love You back.
Spiritual Remedy: If his / her photo is available (best is include his / her full name, together with his / her date of birth), a ritual can be done to improve the fate to get to know each other, or make the person fall in love with You. Very often, this is the ritual that most folks are requesting. Only after the person You like or love, show signs of reciprocating, then You can proceed with additional rituals , such as love-bonding ritual, marriage-success ritual etc.
Gay / Lesbian Love
Some folks are attracted to the members of the same sex. Finding another gay / lesbian to fall in love with is hard to come by. Your gay / lesbian partner suddenly want to break up with You and You are heart-broken. You wish to attract more gays / lesbians into Your life. You wish a person You like (who is same sex as You) can be attracted to You ( hoping to turn him / her into a gay / lesbian).
Spiritual Remedy: There are Taoist Sorcery Spells (of the Left Path) that have Talismans and Rituals that help to rectify different types of gay / lesbian issues. 1) Improve Gay / Lesbian relationship 2) Attracting other gays / lesbians into Your life 3) Getting back a gay / lesbian partner. 4) Turning a "straight" same-sex person to fall in love with You , etc.
Breaking Up a Gay / Lesbian Relationship
Typically, asian parents are the ones who are worried of their sons / daughters who are gays / lesbian. Often time, they are the ones want their gay sons / lesbian daughters to break up with their same-sex partner, and hoping they can turn "straight".
Spiritual Remedy: There are rituals to break up same-sex relationship and turning them straight.
Getting rid of a person
Don't like / love a person but that person keep pestering You. It can be in different situations. You have never like that particular person. You like / love a person before but now You don't. He / She is your current boyfriend / girlfriend but now You want a break-up. You are married but now You hope for a divorce.
Spiritual Remedy: Different situations have different types of break-up rituals. Need to discuss / consult with a Taoist Sorcerer to choose a proper break-up ritual.
Love a person but parents disagree
Westerners take note: You may think love is personal matter and non of parents' business. But to Asians, receiving marriage blessing from parents and relatives is very imporant matter.
Spiritual Remedy: This will depend on whether the lover seek Taoist Sorcerer help, or the parents seek Taoist Sorcerer help.
1) There are rituals to help parents get along with Your boyfriend / girlfriend.
2) There are rituals to help break Your own son's / daughter's relationship, which might be due to his or her lover is not up to your standard. Sometime the parents have the wisdom to know whether son's girlfriend or daughter's boyfriend is a bad lover / bay influence / with bad company, or not a quality husband / wife. Sometime parents don't agree to the relationship is due to certain self-fish reasons.
Getting Married
Women know they can't wait like men as they feel their value also depend on their youth and beauty. Some men love to wait and see (hoping for someone better). Sometime the man drag for few years and end up marrying another woman, and left the previous woman to rot.
Spiritual Remedy: Very often, women are the one seeking help on this matter. Marriage Success Ritual is the answer.
Love Rivalry - "3rd" / "Extra" person
Someone is trying to lure your boyfriend / girlfriend away from You, or Your boyfriend / girlfriend already has another lady / man in his / her life.
Spiritual Remedy: Ritual to get rid of the 3rd party. Can also inlude "Love Bonding" Ritual, "Lover come back" Ritual.
Cheating husband / Wife
Your husband or wife is cheating on You. If You forgive...
Spiritual Remedy: Ritual to tame husband / wife.
Divorce or not to Divorce?
Folks who wish for a divorce can be either falling out of love or due to physically abused or emotionally abused by the current husband / wife, or he /she has cheated on You. You wish to divorce Your husband / wife , but he / she doesn't want.
Spiritual Remedy: There are few types of divorce-success rituals, depend on Your current situations.
Winning Back a Lover's Heart, or Your Husband / Wife （Heart Returning)
Your lover / husband / wife wants to break up or divorce but You don't want. You wish to have a reconciliation.
Spiritual Remedy: There are rituals to win back an ex-lover, and also rituals to win back husband's / wife's heart. Different love problems has it own sets of different talismans and rituals depending on the unqiue problems faced on that point of time.
Immoral and Unethical Relationship
Taoist Sorcery of the Left Path includes spells that work on immoral / unethical love / sex ( incest , mass-orgies etc) but hardly anyone (even the Chinese) know they exist.
Unlimited Taoist Sorcery Spells
Taoist Sorcery of the Left Path are always ready to adapt, create and change spells accordingly to handle any unique issues. There is no limit to invoke / call-upon any types of deities , ghosts or demons to work on socially accepted norms or morally incorrect matters.
Important: There are many different types of talismans and rituals to help rectify different love issues. Sometime one ritual is enough . Some cases, several rituals are needed to be done on different periods. Fees for rituals and talismans are not cheap. It is important to discuss / consult a Taoist Sorcerer (or any spiritual master) in full details, then choose and perform the appropriate rituals / or use the proper talismans to help work out the love issues.
'Driving To Riches' Talisman is specifically kept by a car owner, or to be put inside a car (or any type of vehicles). 'Driving To Riches' Talisman is also known as 'Road Accident Protection' Talisman.
Long time ago, 'Driving To Riches' Talisman was originally a basic Talisman. It is redesigned to handle the modern days issues of vehicle owners and drivers, which now include wealth bringing while driving and Strike Lottery with the Number from the Number Plate.
This 'Road Accident Protection' Talisman is suitable for Car drivers, Bus drivers, Truck Drivers, Motorbikers, Ebikers, Escooterists, Bicyclists etc
There are 3 important parts of 'Driving To Riches' Talisman:
The 1st part and most important part is Safety.
Sometime after taking serious precaution and safety measures while driving, accidents still happen. Many lives are lost and some folks become disabled. This 'Road Accident Protection' Talisman is to protect the drivers / riders during their journey on the road. Without safety, there is no use of having lots of money. This Accident Protection Talisman is more important than having car accident insurance.
By keeping this 'Road Accident Protection' Talisman, if there is any impending danger right ahead, You can sense it with Your gut feeling and take safety precaution by finding a place to stop the car and wait for awhile before driving off again, or use another route to reach your destination. If You suddenly involved in a car accident, You will be protected from bodily harm and crawl out alive.
The 2nd part is to bring wealth to the drivers.
Many sales people such as Property Agents, Insurance Agents depend on their cars to meet their clients. Taxi drivers, Food / Goods delivery drivers make money ferrying passengers , food and goods. This 'Driving To Riches' Talisman is spiritually empowered with Gods Of Wealth Ritual to bring businesses and wealth to the drivers. Whenever and wherever You drive, Gods Of Wealth will follow You.
The 3rd part is to strike 4D Lottery with the car numbers.
Many car owners have been buying their own car numbers since the very 1st day they owned their cars but they have never win before. This 'Driving To Riches' Talisman is spiritually empowered with lottery winning ritual to bring good luck to the car owner, so that he / she can keep on striking the lottery (4D 1st Prize) with his / her car numbers.
Important point for the Western Folks:Car owners (in Singapore / Malaysia) whose cars that had gone through spiritual blessing by a Taoist Spirit Medium / Taoist Master / Taoist Sorcerer , or by a Thai Magic Ah-Chan before, in deed after doing the rituals, they did strike the lottery with their car numbers.
This talisman is specially for:
Anyone who intent to own a car ( or any vehicle)
Anyone who drive a vehicle (car / bus / lorries / vans/ motorbikers / escooters etc)
Folks who drive for a living ( Taxi Drivers / Deliverymen / Bus Drivers etc)
Car owners who never strike 4D / Lottery with their Car Numbers before
Folks who wish to Strike 4D Lottery very often with their Car Numbers
Folks who want to prevent themselves from car accidents
Folks who know Safety is more important than his Car Accident Insurance
The "Prevent Miscarriage" Talisman shown below is a popular Taoist Talisman to be kept by a Pregnant Woman to protect her womb, the unborn child and herself, so as to prevent miscarriage.
Goddess Of Pregnancy (胎神 - Tai Shen) - Spirit Protector Of Unborn Child
Among the older Chinese Folks, there is a belief that Goddess Of Pregnancy (胎神 - Tai Shen) is hanging around in the house of a pregnant woman, or on an object in the house. Goddess Of Pregnancy (胎神 - Tai Shen) is a spirit entity that helps to protect the unborn child until the day the baby is born and continue to linger around the house for 100 days after the child is born to make sure everything is Ok and perfect before leaving.
Goddess Of Pregnancy
(Spirit Protector Of Unborn Child)
The Chinese Calendar and also the Chinese Almanac （通胜） have timing records of the movement, direction and location of the Goddess Of Pregnancy (胎神 - Tai Shen). Any person who is able to read them will able to pinpoint where the location of Goddess Of Pregnancy (胎神 - Tai Shen) on that particular day and time. If not, a Chinese Fortune Teller, or Taoist Master , Taoist Sorcerer , as well as a Feng Shui Master may do the job.
If happened that Goddess Of Pregnancy (胎神 - Tai Shen) is offended, which show signs of danger such as sicknesses on the pregnant woman that might harm the unborn child, such as miscarriage or baby born premature or disabled etc, a Zhen Sha Fu (镇煞符) - (A Talisman to suppress evil energy of a surrounding / area / premises)， can be used to rectify the problem.
Zhen Sha Fu (镇煞符)
During the pregnancy period, it is advised that..
1) Do not move house / shift house , which might offend the Goddess Of Pregnancy (胎神 - Tai Shen) and hurt the Energy of the Womb (胎气).
2) Carry Heavy Objects, which might offend the Goddess Of Pregnancy (胎神 - Tai Shen) and hurt the Energy of the Womb (胎气).
3) Hammering Nails or hitting any objects , which might harm the unborn child to be born deformed or abnormal.
In order to play safe, the "Prevent Miscarriage" Talisman is to be kept by a pregnant woman, on the 1st day she knows she is pregnant.
Important Notes:
Often time, younger-generation modern moms will not believe in such taboos. Only those women who have given birth to deformed or abnormal child, or suffer from miscarriages several times then they start to believe what the older-generation parents and relatives told them, but by then is too late .
So.. You have been trying to conceive for a long time and still never able to get pregnant. You are seeing a fertility doctor / specialist or already seen one but still never work.
You may want to check out Chinese TCM to help You on Your fertility problems.
Whether it is due to your health (eggs) issue, or Your husband's health (sperm) issue, or You are wandering whether it is due to your fate that You will never have a baby, or due to Your previous life karma... Don't worry, when all human efforts fail, there are still spiritual help.
Take Note: You can't find this Talisman in any Public Chinese Temples, nor even in a Spirit Medium Temple, so don't bother to ask.
Song Zi Guan Yin (送子观音)
Guan Yin (观音) - Avalokitesvara, a.k.a Goddess Of Mercy, has the supernatural power of assuming any form required to relieve suffering, and also has the power to grant children. The Guan Yin who bestow a child is known as Song Zi Guan Yin (送子观音).
Zhu Sheng Niang Niang (注生娘娘)
Zhu Sheng Niang Niang (注生娘娘) - The Goddess of Childbirth , is a fertility deity in Folk Taoist Culture. She is in charge of pregnancy, delivery of infant, protection of mother and child.
During "Guan Yin Grant Me A Child" Ritual, the "Child Bestowing" Guan Yin (送子观音) and Goddess Of Childbirth (注生娘娘) are invoked to help a woman conceive and send her a Healthy Baby into her life.
The "Fertility Blessing" Talisman and several other talismans (not shown) are used during the Ritual. A cloth version of the "Fertility Blessing" Talisman can be kept by the woman who has been hoping for a Baby.
Take Note: Fees for "Guan Yin Grant Me A Child" Ritual and "Fertility Blessing" Talisman are not cheap. If You need help, kindly send an email to discuss Your specific issue. After that then will decide the total fee and whether You can afford, or still interested.
If You (Chinese， or other race is ok) are from Singapore or Malaysia and wish to pray for FREE, You can search for a Chinese Temple in Your country that has either "Child Bestowing" Guan Yin (送子观音) or Goddess Of Childbirth (注生娘娘) , or both of them. You just need to buy flowers, joss sticks and Chinese prayer papers (Kim Zua - 金纸）and pray to the 2 goddesses by yourself.
"Guan Yin Grant Me A Child" Ritual Service and "Fertility Blessing" Talisman are only for folks all over the world (especially folks from the Western Countries who need Taoist Magic Spiritual help but can't find any in their own countries ) who believe in Taoist Magic and willing to PAY for high quality spiritual service.
Take note of the Demon Gates that Your Child might have to face and protect them from the obstacles (accidents, sicknesses or death) he / she might encounter during his / her growing-up years.
Each new born child will be effected by several demon gates (关煞). The Ba-Zi (八字) of a child will be checked by using his Date Of Birth based on Chinese Lunar Calender, in order to find out what are the Demon Gates that he /she is affected.
Several Resolve Demon Gates Talismans will be created on a Yellow Cloth and then go through a ritual to empower the talismans.
The talismans will be kept by the child to protect and prevent him / her from sicknesses and accidents and have a smooth growing up years.
Video of Resolve Childrens' Demon Gates Talismans (制小儿关煞符)
A client had requested for help to protect his new born child. I (Taoist Sorcery Master (a.k.a Kumantong 4D Master) - Email: super.kumantong@gmail.com , has decided to create for his baby a full lists of Resolve 26 Common Children's Demon Gates Talismans.
Since ancient time, Chinese Spiritual Masters already able to foretell the type of accidents, sicknesses or suffer a short life span that a new born baby might have to face by just looking into his / her Birth Particulars - Bazi (八字).
From the 1st day when Your newborn baby arrives until 10 years of age, he / she will encounters several Demon Gates, known as Guan Sha (关煞).
Guan (关) means pass / gateway
Sha (煞) means inauspicious / harmful / destructive / hostile
Guan Sha (关煞) mean life barriers / living obstacles / dangerous gateways / danger zones
Take note of the Demon Gates that Your Child might have to face and protect them from the obstacles (accidents, sicknesses or death) he / she might encounter during his / her growing-up years.
Children Affected: Born on 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th or 12th Lunar Month at the Hour of Zi (子), Wu (午), Yin (寅) or Mao (卯).
凡七，八，九，十，十二月子午寅卯时生人犯此关，带天德月德可解。
Prevention & Remedy: Children who face 'Hell King' Demon Gate are sensitive to spiritual matters. Children are not yet fully developed physically and their primordial spirit is not yet stable, as a result, they naturally become sensitive towards spiritual surroundings. They should be refrained from going to places where spiritual beings (ghosts,deities) mingle such as temples and religious ceremonies. These places are full of spiritual beings and children of these kind who appear at such places are prone to get frightened by their presence or might offend the spiritual beings. Therefore, if possible, try to avoid going to such spiritual places & activities. Children born with Tian-De (天德贵人) or Yue De (月德贵人) in their Ba-Zi can resolve this Demon Gate naturally. 'Suspended On The Sky' Demon Gate (天吊关)
Children Affected: Born on the year of Yin (寅), Wu (午) or Xu (戍) at the hour of Chen (辰).
寅午戍年辰时生人犯此关，主烦恼不宁眼睛直望。
Prevention & Remedy: Children who face 'Suspended On The Sky' Demon Gate feel worried, get scared easily and cry often. They might tend to have dull eyesight, eyes starring into emptiness, or eyes rolling backward. Find some folks to be his / her God Parents (干父母) will help to resolve the problem.
'Four Seasons' Demon Gate (四季关)
Children Affected: Born on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd lunar month at the hour of Yin (寅) or Chen (辰).
凡正二三月寅辰时生人犯此关，忌一岁出入凶喜事。
Prevention & Remedy: Children who face '4 Seasons' Demon Gateare prone to fall sick easily, especially during the cross over period to the next season. Children before one years old should refrain from attending Happy or Sad Occasions, such as funeral & wedding etc.
'Monks' Demon Gate (和尚关)
Children Affected: Born in the year of Zi (子), WU (午), Mao (卯) or You 酉 at the hour of Chen (辰), Xu (戍), Chou (丑) or Wei (未).
凡子午卯酉年辰戍丑未时生人犯此关，忌见僧道尼。
Prevention & Remedy: Children who face 'Monks' Demon Gate should avoid going to Buddhist Temples , Buddhist ceremonies to prevent them from meeting monks & nuns. Or else, children might have to face disaster, often fall sick and might hit by 'Hemp Garment' Killings (麻衣煞 - Ma Yi Sha). 'Hemp Garment' Killings are 'negative energy' caused by Chinese funeral ceremony. A child might suddenly cry, feeling scared, becoming dumb and lifeless out of a sudden and last for a long time and become mentally unsound, even the mental hospital can't help to recover.
There are 5 types of 'Hemp Garment' Killings (麻衣煞 ): 'Flying' Killing (飞煞 - Fei Sha) - A child is attacked by this type of 'Negative Energy' when folks were using bamboo sticks to hit the floor, shouting and calling the deceased name during the burn joss papers event during Chinese Funeral.
'Wooden Coffin' Killing (棺木煞 - Guan Mu Sha) - A child is attacked by this type of 'Negative Energy' when people are knocking the needles to close the wooden coffin during Chinese Funeral.
'Side Edge' Killing (廉煞 - Lian Sha) - A child is attacked by this type of 'Negative Energy' when mourners are crying hell and performing the "walking over the Nai-He Bridge (奈何桥)" during Chinese Funeral.
'Flying Vehicle' Killing (飞车煞 - Fei Che Sha) - A child is attacked by this type of 'Negative Energy' when mourners are walking and moving the coffin on their way towards the graveyard during Chinese Funeral.
'Mourning' Killing (喪煞 - Sang Sha) - A child is attacked by this type of 'Negative Energy' when mourners are using ritual umbrella to invite water deity, buying water, opening hell door , chanting scriptures during Chinese Funeral.
'Metal Locks' Demon Gate (金锁关)
Children Affected: Born on the 1st or 2nd Lunar Month at the hour of Shen (申) or Mao (卯).
正二月申卯时生人犯此关，忌带金银器物。
Prevention & Remedy: Children who face 'Metal Locks' Demon Gate should refrain from wearing metal accessories & jewelries which make them feel uncomfortable and might bring disaster to them. They should avoid playing with metal objects. 'Drop Into Well' Demon Gate (落井关)
Children Affected: Born at the hour of Wu (午), Si (巳), Mao (卯), Shen (申) or Xu (戍).
凡午巳卯申戍时生人犯此关，忌见井泉池塘。
Prevention & Remedy: Children who face 'Drop Into Well' Demon Gate should avoid going too close to a well. Be very careful when going to places where the child is standing on top and water is below, resembling dropping into the water. They are prone to water mishaps / accidents. Parents should keep an eye on them when bring them for water sports.
'Deep Water' Demon Gate (深水关)
Children Affected: Born on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd Lunar Month at the hour of Yin (寅) or Shen (申).
凡正二三月寅申时生人犯此关，忌疹病灾害。
Prevention & Remedy: 'Deep Water' Demon Gate is related to the karma debts between the child and his / her previous life parents. Children who face 'Deep Water' Demon Gate should be careful while being near or playing at deep water. They are also prone to skin rashes and skin disease.
Folk Custom Remedy: Chinese Children should avoid praying to ancestors during Qing Ming Festival (清明节)、Duan Wu Festival (端午节)、Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节)、New Year Eve (除夕). Praying and Blessing for Full Month Baby or Full 1 Year Baby should celebrate one day before the actual day to prevent provoking the previous life's parents.
'Five Ghosts' Demon Gate (五鬼关)
Children Affected: Born in the Year of Ren-Zi (壬子)，Geng-Zi (庚子)，Bing-Zi (丙子) or Wu-Yin (戊寅) at the hour of Yin (寅).
凡壬子，庚子，丙子，戊寅年寅时生人犯此关，忌入庵堂寺院。
Prevention & Remedy: Children who face 'Five Ghosts' Demon Gate should avoid going to funeral parlors, graveyards and prevent them from passing through funeral processions on the street and prevent them from the sight of coffins, so as to protect them from having any odd behaviours later. Children of this kind are very sensitive towards the 'Negative Energy' coming from a Coffin (with or without the dead person inside).
If the child needs to attend a funeral of close relatives, keep an eye on him / her closely. If the child starts to behave oddly, having nightmare, suffering a high fever, crying for no reason, feeling scared, send him to a doctor immediately. Remember to bring him to a Spiritual Master to do a spiritual cleansing to clear the 'Negative Energy', if not, the same issue will come back again.
'Hundred Days' Demon Gate (百日关)
Children Affected: Born on 1st Lunar Month at the hour of Yin (寅) or Si (巳).
凡正月寅巳时生人犯此关，百日内忌出入门前。
Prevention & Remedy: Babies born with 'Hundred Days' Demon Gate shall not leave the house within 100 days from the day he / she is borned. Babies of this kind is physically and spiritually weak and will hurt them if bring them out of the house within the 1st 100 days he / she is born.
'White Tiger' Demon Gate (白虎关)
Children Affected: Born with all 5 elements in their Ba-Zi (八字) - Metal (金) Wood (木) Water (水) Fire (火) & Earth (土). - Same as 'Metal Snake' Demon Gate.
凡金木水火土全者犯此关，主多血光之灾。
Prevention & Remedy: Children born with 'White Tiger' Demon Gate are very accident prone. Almost everyone is born with all 5 elements in their Ba-Zi (八字), therefore it means that children are often accident prone and parents should keep an eye on them.
'Hot Fire' Demon Gate (汤火关)
Children Affected: Born on the year of Zi (子), Wu (午), Mao (卯) or You (酉) at the hour of Wu (午). 凡子午卯酉年午时生人犯此关。 Prevention & Remedy: Children born with 'Hot Fire' Demon Gate are prone to suffer from Fire Accidents or Hot Water Accidents. They should avoid playing with fire, fire works, boiling water and anything that is hot. Children are curious with anything that sparkles and they are still too young to understand the danger of fire. If the children want to play with fire works, parents and adults should supervise and keep an eye on them. When boiling water in the kitchen, make sure the child cannot reach it.
'Heavenly Dog' Demon Gate (天狗关)
Children Affected: Born with all 5 elements in their Ba-Zi (八字) - Metal (金) Wood (木) Water (水) Fire (火) & Earth (土).
凡八字五行全者犯此关，月内忌闻犬吠。
Prevention & Remedy: 'Heavenly Dogs' have sharp teethes and sharp claws on their paws. Children born with 'Heavenly Dog' Demon Gate are prone to accidents that will cause unsightly scars on their faces. There is an old custom which baby not yet reach 1 month of age should not get to hear dog barking and those above 1 month old should not get to see knife, scissors, drills, needles or any sharp objects.
'Bath Tub' Demon Gate (浴盆关)
Children Affected: Born on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd Lunar Month at the hour of Shen (申).
凡正二三月申时生人犯此关，忌沐浴太早。
Prevention & Remedy: Children born with 'Bath Tub' Demon Gate are prone to accidents during bathing or showering. Typical cases such are slips and falls in the bath tubs, burns from hot water, drowning, near-drowning etc. In modern day living, some cases are children getting electrocuted to death while taking shower with electric shower heater.
'Four Pillars' Demon Gate (四柱关)
Children Affected: Born on the 1st or 2nd lunar month of Year of Si (巳) or Hai (亥) at the Hour of Chen (辰) or Si (巳).
凡巳亥年正二月辰巳时生人犯此关。
Prevention & Remedy: Toddlers born with 'Four Pillars' Demon Gate should refrain from sitting on railings and on bamboo chairs, which may cause accidents on them, and only until they are much older.
'Thunder' Demon Gate (雷公关)
Children Affected: Born at the hour of Yin (寅), Wu (午), Shen (申), You (酉), Wei (未) or Hai (亥).
凡寅午申酉未亥时生人犯此关，忌闻锣鼓雷声。
Prevention & Remedy: Children born with 'Thunder' Demon Gate are afraid of loud noise from drum beating, thunders, shouting & screaming. They may get scared and cry when hear sudden loud noises such as lightning strike. 'Short Life' Demon Gate (短命关)
Children Affected: Born in the Year of Zi (子) or Chen (辰) at the hour of Si (巳).
凡子辰年巳时生人犯此关，主惊怖夜啼之患。
Prevention & Remedy: Children born with 'Short Life' Demon Gate might die at a young age. They tend to get frighten and prone to get night terrors. 'Broken Bridge' Demon Gate (断桥关)
Children Affected: Born on 1st or 2nd Lunar Month at the hour of Yin (寅) or Mao (卯).
凡正二月寅卯时生人犯此关，忌过桥汲水照影。
Prevention & Remedy: Children born with 'Broken Bridge' Demon Gate shall not see their own reflections in water from bridges.
'Thousand Days' Demon Gate (千日关)
Children Affected: Born on the year of Wu (午) at the hour of Yin (寅), Shen (申), Si (巳) or Hai (亥).
凡午年寅申巳亥时生人犯此关，忌三岁落高低之患。
Prevention & Remedy: Children born with 'Thousand Days' Demon Gate should refrain from moving or climbing up and down. They are prone to infantile convulsion and vomiting breast milk. They should avoid going to maternal grandmother's house within the 1000 days (3 years) from the day they are born. Nowadays, it is said that going to maternal grandmother's house is OK, just don't enter ancestors prayer hall or facing the ancestor's tablet altar.
'Military Officer Arrows' Demon Gate (将军箭)
Children Affected: Born at the hour of Chen (辰), You (酉), Xu (戍), Zi (子) or Wei (未).
凡辰酉戍子未时生人犯此关，二岁忌流年中箭。
Prevention & Remedy: Children born with 'Military Officer Arrows' Demon Gate are born with invisible arrows. They should avoid entering Military Deities Temples, in order to prevent them from borrowing invisible bows from the military deities in the temples, which will shoot the invisible arrows and hurt themselves or their own parents or family members, in the form of accidents that cause permanent scars on their bodies, or in extreme cases will be permanent disabilities.
'Metal Snake' Demon Gate (铁蛇关)
Children Affected: Born with all 5 elements in their Ba-Zi (八字) - Metal (金) Wood (木) Water (水) Fire (火) & Earth (土). - Same as 'White Tiger' Demon Gate.
凡金木水火土全者犯此关，忌麻痘之灾。
Prevention & Remedy: Children born with 'Metal Snake' Gate are prone to skin rashes and skin diseases. Bring them to see doctors.
'Chicken Flying' Demon Gate (鸡飞关)
Children Affected: Born at the hour of Chen (辰), Xu (戍), Chou (丑) or Wei (未). 凡辰戍丑未时生人犯此关，忌鸡对面鸣叫。
Prevention & Remedy: Children born with 'Chicken Flying' Demon Gate should avoid watching the scenes of animals being slaughtered. They are sensitive to the sight of blood and cause long term negative effect on their growing up period.
'Ghost Door' Demon Gate (鬼门关)
Children Affected: Born in the Year of Jia-Zi (甲子), Bing Zi (丙子) or Wu Zi (戊子).
凡甲子，丙子，戊子生人犯此关，忌夜出入大门。
Prevention & Remedy: Children born with 'Ghost Door' Demon Gate should avoid going out of the house at night and also avoid going to 'Hell Deities' Temples. They are prone to offend the spirits and cause ghostly attack.
'Night Crying' Demon Gate (夜啼关)
Children Affected: Born at the hour of Zi (子) , Wu (午) , Chou (丑) or Wei (未).
凡子午丑未时生人犯此关，主夜间多啾唧不宁。
Prevention & Remedy: Children born with 'Night Crying' Demon Gate are prone to always cry at night. Should avoid going out at night. When sunset, shall stay indoor.
'Water & Fire' Demon Gate (水火关)
Children Affected: Born on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd Lunar Month at the hour of Wei (未) or Xu (戍).
凡正二三月未戍时生人犯此关，主脓血疮毒太多
Prevention & Remedy: Children born with 'Water & Fire' Demon Gate are prone to skin diseases with pus. Be careful of entering places with water and fire such as kitchen and toilet and boiling water.
'Down Feeling' Demon Gate (下情关)
Children Affected: Born on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd Lunar Month at the hour of Zi (子) or Yin (寅).
凡正二三月子寅时生人犯此关，忌闻刀斧之声。
Prevention & Remedy: Children born with 'Down Feeling' Demon Gate should avoid listening to the chopping sound of Knife and Axe. They might get timid and don't dare to meet people. 'Hurried Legs' Demon Gate (急脚关)
Children Affected: Born on 1st, 2nd , 3rd Lunar Month at the hour of Zi (子) or Hai (亥).
凡正二三月子亥时生人犯此关，忌跌撞惊吓之患。
Prevention & Remedy: Children born with 'Hurried Legs' Demon Gate are prone to attack by 'Earth' Killing Energy (土煞)。 They are prone to falling down and suffer leg injuries. They should avoid going to ground breaking ceremony for building construction, house renovation etc.
Video of Resolve Childrens' Demon Gates Talismans (制小儿关煞符)
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Before You ever begin your journey to explore the Ancient Chinese Wisdom, You have to understand these very basics shown below. The subjects of Chinese Metaphysics will get more and more complicated as You dwell deeper. Without memorizing these basic knowledge, You will be lost in the mist of Ancient Chinese Secret Knowledge later.
You need to be able to read, write, understand and pronounce the Chinese Characters which are often used in Chinese Metaphysics, in order to feel the true essence of the knowledge. Many Western Folks, and even the English Educated Chinese, only memorize the English Pronunciation of the Chinese Characters.
The Chinese 60 Years Cycle (六十干支)
The 60 Years Cycle (六十干支) is also named the sexagenary cycle or the stem-branch cycle. It is based on the combinations of a cycle of ten heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches. Each year is named by a pair of one stem and one branch.
Chinese Traditional Time System
The 12 earthly branches are used to name the 12 shi (时): The time length of a shi (时) is two hours.
子 (Zi) - 11pm to 1am, 丑 (Chou) - 1am to 3am, 寅 (Yin)- 3am to 5am, 卯 (Mao) - 5am to 7am, 辰 (Chen) - 7am to 9am, 巳 (Si) - 9am to 11am, 午 (Wu) - 11am to 1pm, 未 (Wei) - 1pm to 3pm, 申 (Shen) - 3pm to 5pm, 酉 (You) - 5pm to 7pm, 戌 (Xu) - 7pm to 9pm, 亥 (Hai) - 9pm to 11pm.
Chinese Traditional Months system
The 12 earthly branches are used to name the 12 lunar months (月).
Notice that the 1st Lunar Month is Yin Yue (寅月) - The Month Of Tiger, not the Zi Yue (子月) - The Month Of Rat. Many people think Rat is placed No.1 in Chinese Zodiac, therefore the Zi Yue (子月) - The Month Of Rat is 1st Month, which is wrong.
The 4 Mythological Creatures & 28 Chinese Constellations
Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍)
>> 角 (Jiăo), 亢 (Kàng), 氐 (Dī), 房 (Fáng), 心 (Xīn), 尾 (Wěi), 箕 (Jī) Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)
>> 斗 (Dǒu), 牛 (Niú), 女 (Nǚ), 虛 (Xū), 危 (Wēi), 室 (Shì), 壁 (Bì)
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)
>> 奎 (Kuí), 婁 (Lóu), 胃 (Wèi), 昴 (Mǎo), 畢 (Bì), 觜 (Zī), 參 (Shēn)
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)
>> 井 (Jǐng), 鬼 (Guǐ), 柳 (Liǔ), 星 (Xīng), 張 (Zhāng), 翼 (Yì), 軫 (Zhěn)
The Great Jade Emperor ( 玉皇大帝 - Yu Huang Da Di) is revered as:
1) The 'Most Venerable Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Golden Palace' (昊天金闕至尊玉皇大帝 - Hao Tian Jin Que Zhi Zun Yu Huang Da Di)
2) The 'Lofty Jade Emperor of the Mysterious Heaven" (玄穹高上玉皇大帝 Xuan Qong Gao Shang Da Di).
His complete Title in Taoist Scriptures is:
昊天金闕無上至尊自然妙有彌羅至尊玉皇上帝
Hao Tian Jin Que Wu Shang Zhi Zun Zi Ran Miao You Mi Luo Zhi Zun Yu Huang Da Di.
'Most Venerable Highest Jade Emperor of All-Embracing Sublime Spontaneous Existence of the Heavenly Golden Palace'
The Great Jade Emperor (玉皇大帝 - Yu Huang Da Di) is the emperor of all heavens, king of all Immortals, lord of saints, the highest divinity of the ten thousand spirits in the three realms and of all Immortals of the Three Grottoes (三洞仙真 - San Dong Xian Zhen). He has the power to order the Immortals of the Nine Heavens and to invoke the spirits of the four seas and five sacred mountains. All the spirits follow and attend to him in queue, just like the emperor and his ministers in the human world.
Base on the Taoist Scripture of Original Deeds of the Lofty Jade Emperor (《高上玉皇本行經》 Gao Shang Yu Huang Ben Xing Jing):
The Great Jade Emperor is the son of the King of the Pure Blissful Kingdom of Lofty Heavenly Lights and Ornaments (光嚴淨樂國王 - Guang Lian Jing Le Guo Wang) and of the Empress of Precious Moonlight (寶月光皇后 - Bao Yue Guang Huang Hou). At birth, the precious light of his glorious flames filled the country. He was smart and wise when young, and kind and benevolent when grown up.
He devoted the entire state treasury to all sentient beings, the poor and suffering, the deserted and single, the hungry and disabled. After the death of the King of Pure Bliss (淨樂王 - Jing Le Wang), he ruled ably as crown prince and told his ministers that, feeling merciful for all sentient beings, he would abandon the throne and cultivate Dao on the Mountain of Universal Light and Fragrant Rocks ( 普明香嚴 - Pu Ming Xiang Yan).
After 3200 aeons, he attained to the station of Golden Immortality (金仙 - Jin Xian) and was called 'Emperor of Spontaneous Enlightenment" (自然覺皇 - Zi Ran Jue Huang).
He taught various Buddhas to understand the orthodox Great Vehicle and approach the empty sublime Tao. After cultivating for another 100 million kalpas, he ascended to the status of the Jade Emperor.
In Charge of the Tao of Heavens:
The Jade Emperor is an avatar of the Three Pristine Ones. The relationship between them is like Emptiness (虛無 - Xu Wu) preceding Subtle Being (妙有 - Miao You), Infinity (無極 - Wu Ji) preceding the Supreme Ultimate (太極 - Tai Ji), Non-Interference ( 無為 - Wu Wei) preceding Interfering Action (有為 You Wei). Therefore, the Jade Emperor is the master of the three fundamentals and in charge of the pivot of Heaven, Earth and Man.
The Greate Jade Emperor sends...
1) The Great Emperor of the North Pole Star of Purple Subtlety (紫微北極大帝 Zi Wei Bei Ji Da Di ) to administer the longitudes and latitudes of Heaven and Earth
2) The Great Emperor of the Highest Palace of Polaris (勾陳上宮大帝 Gou Chen Shang Gong Da Di) to administer the Three Powers of Heaven, Earth, and Man and to control wars;
3) The Imperial God of Earth (后土皇地祇 - Hou Tu Huang Di Qi) to administer births, land, and rivers.
In general, all things, Heaven, Earth, Yin and Yang, and creation, are in the charge of the Jade Emperor.
The Festivals Of Great Jade Emperor
The manifestation day / birthday of the Jade Emperor is the 9th of the 1st lunar month of the Chinese Lunar Calendar.
On this day, Daoist temples hold a Golden Register Ritual Offering (金籙齋儀 - Jin Lu Zhai Yi) called 'Jade Emperor Ritual' (玉皇會 -Yu Huang Hui).
The attendants, Daoist or laymen, worship the Jade Emperor with the "Offering to Heaven" ( 齋天大禮 - Qi Tian Da Li) rite, to pray for Luck and Longevity.
Chinese Folks in Fujian part of China, Taiwan and also South East Asia, calling the Jade Emperor "Heavenly Grandpa" ( 天公 Tiangong ), worship him on the 9th of the first lunar month.
In north China, sacrifices to the Jade Emperor were held in the past, where an image of the Jade Emperor was paraded around the village.
The 25th of the 12th month is the legendary day when the Jade Emperor descends and inspects the human world. Chinese Folks and temples all welcome the Jade Emperor by burning incense and reciting scriptures. Ranking & Position of Great Jade Emperor
In Pure/Orthodox Taoism, the Great Jade Emperor is ranked between the Three Pristine Ones (三清 - San Qing) and the Four Heavenly Ministers (四御 - Si Yu). To the Chinese Folks, Jade Emperor is worshiped as the Ultimate Supreme Deity of Heaven and Earth and Entire Universe.
The 3 Pristine / Supreme Ones are
玉清元始天尊 (Yu Qing Palace – Yuan Shi Tian Zun)
上清灵宝天尊 (Shang Qing Palace – Ling Bao Tian Zun)
太清道德天尊(俗稱:太上老君，老子) (Tai Qing Palace – Dao De Tian Zun, aka Tai Shang Lao Jun/Lao Zi)
The Jade Emperor (Leader of all Immortals/Living Kinds) - 玉皇上帝 (Jade Emperor - Yu Huang Shang Di)
The Four Royal Emperors of Heaven (四御大帝) – There’s a few sets
1st Set:
中天北极紫微大帝 (Central Heavenly Realm Emperor Zi Wei)
玉皇上帝 (Jade Emperor - included)
勾成上宫(太极) 天皇大帝 (Palace Gou Cheng Heavenly Emperor Tai Ji)
承天效法后土皇地 (Hou Tu – Earthly Deity)
2nd Set:
中天北极紫微大帝(Central Heavenly Realm Emperor Zi Wei)
南极长生大帝 (Southern Heaven Hemisphere Emperor of Longevity )
勾成上宫(太极) 天皇大帝(Palace Gou Cheng Heavenly Emperor Tai Ji)
承天效法 后土皇地(Hou Tu – Earthly Deity)
3rd Set:
中天北极紫微大帝(Central Heavenly Realm Emperor Zi Wei)
青華東極宮太乙救苦天尊 (Qing Hua Dong Ji Palace Souls Salvaging Sage Tai Yi)
勾成上宫(太极) 天皇大帝(Palace Gou Cheng Heavenly Emperor Tai Ji)
承天效法 后土皇地(Hou Tu – Earthly Deity)
Important Chant to worship Great Jade Emperor during Taoist Rituals/ Ceremonies/ Festivals:
In the Hokkien dialect, Chap Goh Meh simply means "the 15th night of Chinese New Year".
Chinese New Year celebration doesn't just begin on the actual day by itself. In fact, Pre-CNY preparations and small scale events already begin few weeks before Chinese New Year and ends after 15th / 16th day of Chinese New Year.
This article is written for western folks and new generation Chinese folks (English Educated Oversea Chinese) who have lost touch with their own traditional culture, in order to share a brief information about the events happening before, during and after Chinese New Year.
Winter Solstice Festival (冬至- Dong Zhi)
22nd December Gregorian Calendar
Not only a Festival of the Chinese, Winter Solstice Festival is also celebrated in Japan - Toji (冬至) , Korea - Dongji (동지,冬至), and Vietnam - Đông chí.
The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms. Dong Zhi (冬至) is the 22nd solar term, and marks the winter solstice.
Dong Zhi Festival was originally celebrated as an end-of-harvest festival. Dong Zhi is now celebrated as a time for the family to get together.
In Southern China and Oversea Chinese (mostly Southern Chinese), one activity is the making and eating of Tang Yuan (汤圆) - Balls of glutinous rice, which symbolizes reunion.
In northern China, people typically eat dumplings on Dong Zhi.
Dong Zhi Festival usually falls on 21 December (22 December East Asia time) of the Gregorian Calendar.
After Dong Zhi, it is time to start count down to Chinese New Year.
La Ba Festival (腊八节 - La Ba Jie)
8th Day Of The 12th Lunar Month
Falls on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, La Ba Festival was originally an occasion for people to give sacrifices to their ancestors, and to pray to heaven and earth for a good harvest and good luck for the family. Many years later, it has become a La-Ba Congee eating event - a porridge that contains different types of rice, beans, dried nuts, bean curd, and meat.
In Northeast China, Northwest China and Jiang-Nan, this custom has been preserved, but it has become rarer in Southern China. Oversea Chinese (mostly Southern Chinese) rarely or never celebrate and younger generation never heard of this festival.
The La Ba Festival (腊八节) had not been on a fixed day until the Southern and Northern dynasties, when it was influenced by Buddhism and got a fixed time on the 8th day of 12th lunar month, which was also the enlightenment day of the Buddha.
La Ba Festival (腊八节) corresponds directly to the Japanese Rohatsu (臘八) and the South Asian Bodhi Day.
Siddhārtha Gautama (the Buddha) once attempted to find the right path to awakening by starving himself. One day, when he was starved and weakened, he met a village girl who gave him milk and rice pudding (congee) and he regained back his health. He attained enlightenment not long after that incident. The Laba congee is thus sometimes referred to as "Buddha congee" to remember this incident and Buddha's enlightenment.
Wei Ya (尾牙) - Thanksgiving Prayer
16th Day Of The 12th Lunar Month
Wei Ya (尾牙) is a traditional annual celebration for the Chinese Earth God - Tu Di Gong (土地公), also known as, Fu De Zheng Shen (福德正神) - The grand-pa god of wealth and merit.
Fu De Zheng Shen (福德正神)
Ya(牙) Prayer is bi-monthly (every 2nd day & 16th day of Chinese Lunar Month) prayer offering to honor Tu Di Gong (土地公). Chinese bosses (Southern Chinese & Oversea Chinese) pray to Tu Di Gong for business success.
Through out the year, Ya(牙) Prayer is small scale (prayer offering on the altar) but at the end of year, on the last Ya Prayer, known as Wei Ya (尾牙) , will be major prayer. Employers / Bosses will treat their employees to a banquet to thank them for their hard work throughout the year.
Sending off Kitchen God (送灶神 - Song Zao Shen) & other Earth Bound Deities (地界神)
23rd / 24th day of the 12th lunar month
On the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, Kitchen God returns to Heaven to report the activities of every household over the past year to the Jade Emperor. Jade Emperor rewards & punishes a family based on Zao Jun (灶君) yearly report.
Kitchen God (灶神)
A small piece of Nian Gao (年糕) - Sweet sticky brown pastry made from glutinous rice, is pasted on the image of the Kitchen god (灶君，灶神) before sending him off to the Celestial court in Heaven. It is believed that doing so ensure that the Kitchen God gives a favorable report on the household.
Officials or Royal Families will do prayer to send off Kitchen God on 23rd day of the 12th lunar month.
Ordinary folks send off Kitchen God on 24th day of the 12th lunar month.
On the 24th, Chinese folks will also do prayer to send off other Earth Bound Deities (地界神) to heaven as well. Earth Bound Deities (地界神) mean Deities who stay on earth to protect, bless and help the mortals on their daily activities.
Welcoming Great Jade Empower for Inspection (玉皇大帝巡视人间)
25th day of the 12th lunar month
The 25th of the 12th lunar month is the legendary day when the Jade Emperor descends and inspects the human world. Taoist Priests and Pure / Orthodox Taoists welcome Great Jade Emperor by burning incense and reciting scriptures in the Temples.
Note: Praying to Great Jade Emperor on this day is an important event for Taoist Priests and Pure / Orthodox Taoists. Modern days common Chinese folks often ignore this event, or never know about this event.
Spring Cleaning For Chinese New Year
Traditionally, Hokkien Folks in China start Spring Cleaning between 16th of 12th Lunar Month and 23rd of 12th Lunar Month (Before sending off Kitchen God on 24th Of 12th Lunar Month). The reason is to let the Kitchen God be clean before going up to Heaven to do his report, if not, later he might "bad mouth" about them at the Heaven Court.
Taiwan folks start Spring Cleaning after 24th of 12th Lunar Month, after sending off Deities to heaven. Their reasoning is that as a form of respect, they make sure the deities have left the altars then they move and clean the altar.
Nowadays, the common practice is 24th of 12th Lunar Month will send off deities, and then on 26th will begin spring cleaning.
Some folks who are very particular about the proper timing will consult the Chinese Almanac, “Old Yellow Calender" - 老黄历, or seek help from a Chinese Fortune Teller, Feng Shui Master, Taoist Master, Taoist Sorcerer to find out when is the auspicious day for him / her (each individual has own lucky and unlucky time / day) to start spring cleaning (or conflicting day the person should not start spring cleaning).
Spring Cleaning shall end on 29th day of 12th Lunar Month. 30th day is Chinese New Year Eve and Chinese Folks already begin celebration with reunion dinner.
Descending of Lord of North Dipper & Lord of South Dipper to Earth for Inspection (南北斗星君下凡注福厄)
29th of 12th Lunar Month
In Taoist Culture, 1 Day before the Eve of Chinese New Year, is considered as the Inspection Day of Lord of North Dipper & Lord Of South Dipper (南北斗星君).
Lord South Dipper | Lord North Dipper
On 25th Day of Lunar 12 Month, Heavenly Supreme Emperor Yu Huang (玉皇大天尊) has made his Inspection on the Mortal World. Lord Of North Dipper & Lord of South Dipper will be appointed to do the Follow-Up Inspection, in-order for them to do the necessary Recording on the Credits, Merits, Sins & Debts of Mortals and from there, the proper amount of blessing for each individuals, will be bestowed upon accordingly.
After the necessary Recordings are being made and being reported to Great Jade Emperor, on the 15th Day of 1st Lunar Month (農曆正月十五日), Tian Guan Da Di (天官大帝) will be there to perform the Inspection and Distributing of Fortune & Prosperity to the Mortals (赐福人间) who have gained the necessary Blessing according to their Accumulated Credits & Merits.
Before that, on the Eve of Lunar New Year (大年除夕), Fu Lu Shou (福祿壽) – the Three Prosperity Stars will be there to distribute the necessary Blessing to the Mortals for the Lunar New Year.
Note: Praying to the 2 Lords Of North Dipper & South Dipper on this day, is an important event for Taoist Priests and Pure / Orthodox Taoists. Modern days common Chinese folks often ignore this event, or never know about this event.
Chinese New Year Eve
30th of 12th Lunar Month
Reunion Dinner with the Family. Prayer Offering to Deities & Ancestors and seek blessing for the Elderly at Home. Ushering in the Star Lord of Prosperity, Fortune & Longevity (福祿壽).
Important Note: A lot of common people mistake that on the Eve of Lunar New Year is a Day to invite Gods Of Wealth (財神), which is wrong. Inviting & Ushering Gods of Wealth should be on 5th day of Chinese New Year.
Starting of Spring （开春）
1st Day Of Chinese New Year
Morning will do Prayer Offering to Great Jade Emperor (拜天公). Married couples will visit husband side of parents, grand-parents and relatives.
Wife Go Back Own Family ( 回娘家)
2nd Day Of Chinese New Year
Hui Niang Jia (回娘家) literally means "Returning to Mummy's Home". Married couples will visit wife's side of parents, grand-parents and relatives.
The Day Of Red Mouth (赤口日)
3rd Day Of Chinese New Year
According to traditional custom, on the third day of the Chinese New Year, this day is known as “Chi Kou Ri” (赤口日) - The Day Of Red Mouth. People usually don’t go out for visiting, because this day is not a good day to socialize or visit relatives and friends, because “red mouth” in Chinese culture is easy to cause quarrels and fights. This day is also known as “Chi Gou Ri” (赤狗日) - The day of Red Dog. The Red Dog is the God of Blazing Wrath. Bad things will happen if people run into the Red Dog. So, on this day, older people who believe in superstition will stay at home all day long.
Note: Nowadays, modern younger Chinese Folks never pay attention to this superstition. They continue to visit friends & relatives.
Returning of Kithen God & other Deities
4th Day Of Chinese New Year
Inviting & Ushering back the Kitchen Deity and other Deities back to altars and preparing to welcome Gods Of Wealth.
Manifestation day of Gods Of Wealth Of 5 Directions
5th Day Of Chinese New Year
Chinese Folks who have the knowledge , or seek help from a Fortune Teller, Taoist Master / Taoist Sorcerer will do prayer offering to invite Gods Of Wealth to house, business premises on this day.
Usually prayer preparation has already completed and on stand-by on the 4th Day Night. Once, the clock hit 5th day and at the exact correct time and the exact direction, prayer will start and invite Gods Of Wealth.
On the 5th day, Chinese Temples, especially the Gods Of Wealth Temples will be doing grand prayers. Fortune Tellers, Feng Shui Masters, Taoist Masters / Taoist Sorcerers are very busy doing wealth prayers for clients and customers.
Note: Please refer to Chinese Almanac, or seek help from a Fortune Teller, Feng Shui Master, Taoist Master , Taoist Sorcerer to know the exact time, and the exact direction to invite Gods Of Wealth. If You pray wrongly, You might end up inviting the "Unlucky" Gods (煞神) and be prepared for a whole year of misery and bad lucks.
Human Day - Ren Ri (人日) & Lao Yu Sheng (捞魚生)
7th Day Of Chinese New Year
Human Day - Ren Ri (人日) is a day for humans - the master of the universe, so the main festivities also stress the importance of human beings.
According to a Chinese legend, Nüwa (女娲) is the goddess who created the world. She created certain animals on different days, hence each day is considered the birthday of the corresponding animal. Human beings were created from yellow clay on the 7th day after the creation of the world.
1st day of 1st Lunar Month : Creation of Chicken
2nd day of 1st Lunar Month : Creation of Dog
3rd day of 1st Lunar Month : Creation of Boar
4th day of 1st Lunar Month : Creation of Sheep
5th day of 1st Lunar Month : Creation of Cow
6th day of 1st Lunar Month : Creation of Horse
7th day of 1st Lunar Month : Creation of Human
8th day of 1st Lunar Month : Creation of Millet
To honour Nüwa's creation of animals, either vegetable dishes will be eaten, or a raw fish and vegetable salad called Yu Sheng (鱼生). Yusheng literally means "raw fish" but since "fish (鱼)" is commonly conflated with its homophone "abundance (余)", Yú Shēng (鱼生) is interpreted as a homonym for Yú Shēng (余升) meaning an increase in abundance. Therefore, Yu Sheng is considered a symbol of abundance, prosperity and vigor.
Fishermen along the coast of Guangzhou traditionally celebrated Human Day - Ren Ri (人日), the seventh day of the Chinese New Year, by feasting on their catches. The practice of eating raw fish in thinly sliced strips can be traced back to ancient China through the raw fish or meat dish known as kuai (膾, kuài). However the present form of Yu Sheng is believed to have started in Chaozhou and Shantou as far back as the Southern Song Dynasty.
Note: Tossing & Eating Yu Sheng during Chinese New Year is a cultural activity for Chinese living in Singapore,Malaysia & Indonesia , but not so much in other Chinese-populated countries such as Hong Kong, where the practice is almost unheard of.
Birthday / Manifestation Day of Great Jade Emperor (天公誕)
8th Day of Chinese New Year
Preparation for the celebration of the Manifestation Day of Great Jade Emperor (starts at 23:00) (天公聖誕-拜天公)
9th Day Of Chinese New Year
The 9th day of the Chinese New Year is the birthday of the Great Jade Emperor - The Supreme Deity of Taoism. According to Chinese legend, all the deities of the heaven and the earth will celebrate this day. There will be grand ceremonies in Taoist temples on this day.
Yuan Xiao Jie (元宵节) & Shang Yuan Festival（上元节）
14th Day / 15th of Chinese New Year
Yuan Xiao Jie (元宵节) is also known as the Chinese Valentine’s Day.
Yuan Xiao Jie (元宵节) also known as The Lantern Festival which marks the end of Chinese New Year celebrations. It should not be confused with Mid-Autumn Festival, popularly also coined as Lantern Festival. Yuan Xiao Jie falls on the 15th day of Zheng Yue (first month of the Chinese Lunar Calendar) is also known as Chap Goh Mei (literally 15th evening). One of the activities is guessing riddles written on lanterns - Cai Deng Mi (猜灯谜).
Teochew, Cantonese, Hakka will Celebrate Yuan Xiao Festival on the 14th, after 8.00 Pm. These 3 dialect groups will visit Temples to request for Blessing.
Note: Young Chinese Folks focus on Yuan Xiao Jie (元宵节) - Chinese Valentine's Day to party. Taoist Priests and Pure / Orthodox Taoists will focus on praying and paying respect to Tian Guan Da Di (天官大帝).
15th Day of Chinese New Year
Shang Yuan Festival （上元节）falls on 15th Day of 1st Lunar Month. It is the day for Taoists to pay respect to Tian Guan Da Di (天官大帝) aka Lord of Heavenly Realm.
Shang Yuan Festival （上元节） is the Manifestation Anniversary of Tian Guan Da Di (上元天官大帝千秋) or known as the Inspection Day of Tian Guan Da Di (上元天官大帝校查日).
Shui Guan (水官) | Tian Guan (天官) | Di Guan
The Three Great Emperor Officials ( 三官大帝 San Guan Da Di ) are the Heavenly Official (天官 - Tian Guan), the Earthly Official (地官 - Di Guan) and the Water Official (水官 - Shui Guan).
The Three Great Emperor Officials (三官大帝 San Guan Da Di), also called the Great Emperors of the Three Primordials (三元大帝 San Yuan Da Di), are a trinity of supreme Taoist deities that embody the essence of the primordial energies of the universe.
Heavenly Official (天官 - Tian Guan)
The Great Emperor Heaven Official is correlated with the Jade Clarity Realm (玉清境 - Yu Qing Jing) and embodies the essence of the green, yellow, and white energies. He is in charge of all the other sovereign deities in the heavenly regions (i.e. celestial deities with the title “emperor” that reside in the heaven realms). His full title is The Great Emperor Heaven Official of Purple Subtlety of the Upper Primordial & Primary Grade Who Confers Blessings (上元一品賜福天官紫微大帝 - Shang Yuan Yi Pin Ci Fu Tian Guan Zi Wei Da Di).
The 15th day of the 1st Chinese lunar month, coinciding with the Yuan Xiao/ Lantern Festival, is observed as his birthday and is also known as the Shang Yuan (Upper Primordial) Festival (上元節 - Shang Yuan Jie). It is believed that on this day, the Heaven Official descends to earth to inspect the world of mortals and to confer his blessings on them.
The Earth Official (地官 - Di Guan)
The Great Emperor Earth Official is correlated with the Supreme Clarity Realm (上清境 - Shang Qing Jing) and embodies the essence of the energies of the primordial grotto and consolidated spirit and that of the extreme yellow. He is in charge of the five emperors of the Five Sacred Taoist Mountains, as well as all the other deities of the earth (i.e. terrestrial and locality gods). His full title is The Great Emperor Earth Official of Pristine Emptiness of the Middle Primordial & Secondary Grade Who Pardons Sins (中元二品赦罪地官清虛大帝 - Zhong Yuan Er Pin She Zui Di Guan Qing Xu Da Di).
The 15th day of the 7th Chinese lunar month, coinciding with the Ghost Festival, is observed as his birthday and is also known as the Zhongyuan (Middle Primordial) Festival (中元節 Zhong Yuan Jie). It is believed that on this day, the Earth Official descends to earth to inspect and assess the sins of mortals and to pardon them if he sees it is fit to do so.
The Water Official (水官 - Shui Guan)
The Great Emperor Water Official is correlated with the Jade Clarity Realm (玉清境 Yu Qing Jing) and embodies the essence of the energies of wind and water and that of the vast dawn. He is in charge of all deities that reside in or are related to water. His full title is The Great Emperor Water Official of Pervasive Yin of Lower Primordial & Tertiary Grade Who Eliminates Distress (下元三品解厄水官洞陰大帝 Xia Yuan San Pin Jie E Shui Guan Dong Yin Da Di).
The 15th day of the 10th Chinese lunar month is observed as his birthday and is also known as the Xiayuan (Lower Primordial) Festival (下元節 Xia Yuan Jie). It is believed that on this day, the Water Official descends to earth to inspect and assess the sins of mortals and to eliminate their misfortune and distress if he sees it is fit to do so.
Tatung - Spiritual Possession - Chap Goh Meh Festival
In Hokkien dialect, "Chap Goh Meh" means "the 15th night of Chinese New Year". Somewhere in West Kalimantan, Borneo in the small Chinese Hakka town of Singkawang (山口洋) , the local Chinese has a unique way of celebrating the 15th day of Chinese New Year, which is Spirit Possession. The local Chinese call it ‘Tatung’ (大同) which means ‘going into trance' witha mixed of Chinese and Dayak people rituals.
On this day tens of thousands of locals from all over Indonesia and overseas flock into ‘Kota Amoi’ the nickname of Singkawang, to witness this spectacular yet somewhat scary parade of mostly mediums, shamans, medicine man, dukuns and bomohs, not only from the Chinese communities but also from the Dayak and Malay communities. The Chinese not only trance the chinese gods / spirits but also Dayak native gods / spirits. The dayaks will also trance the Chinese gods, as well as their own Native Spirits / Gods.
Chap Goh Meh Tatung Festival has grown so big that the Indonesian government has promoted it as an annual tourist attraction.
If You're keen to be there, or happen to be there, be warned that some scenes are not for the fainthearted. You may get to witness the possessed mediums of the dayak spirits, who will slaughter life puppies / chickens, or other animals with their daggers, swords and drink the animals' blood and devour their raw meat with their mouths.
Replenishing of Good Luck & Wealth Coffer
16th Day of Chinese New Year
Prayer for replenishing of Good Luck & Wealth Coffer - Bu Yun / Bu Cai Ku (補運/補财庫)
Conclusion
Now, You know celebrating Chinese New Year is not just celebrating on the actual day by itself. Several festive & praying events have started few weeks before it and then continue to celebrate until 15th of the 1st Lunar Month, and finally end on 16th day by doing prayer to replenish good luck & money luck.
