The book of Wen Chang Great Grotto of Registers / Talismans for Preventing Plague, contains 40 over talismans for: 1) Talismans for pasting on walls, 2) Talismans For Carrying, 3) Talismans for curing the patients etc.
After going through the Taoist Magical Talismans of Wen Chang Da Dong of Plague Prevention, I finally picked 6 talismans to combine into 1, which served my personal purpose and for convenience sake.
The black dots located below some of the talismans are actually filled with several specific Taoist Magical Secret Characters pertaining to their own individual talismans.
Other than just wearing a mask to cover nose and mouth during the epidemic / pandemic period, keeping a Corona Virus Defender Talisman (of several talismans), will double protect myself.
Whether You believe it or not, doesn't matter to me, but as for me, it gives me a sense of peace as well.
"There is so much beauty in this. Basically each "body" is a "person" or "system" (such as the lungs/heart/stomach/intestines). If you look at them thru this lens you can see how the personification & intent grow into a "egregor" of their own, but in this case its an Externalized version of a inner spirit. i.e bringing the inner spirit out to harmomize it's opposite." - Eddie Endriss, California
Taoist Secret Characters Representing the 5 colours & directions of the Plague Spirits
1) The ghost of the Central Yellow Plague - The spirit of earth dung.
Solution: Invite Eastern Lord Jupiter (木德星君 - Mu De Xing Jun) to exterminate it.
(咒:汝是中央黄瘟之鬼,粪土之精,谨请东方木德星君,滅汝真形)
2) The ghost of the Southern Red Plague - The spirit of flammable fire.
Solution: Invite Northern Lord Mercury (水德星君 - Shui De Xing Jun) to exterminate it.
(咒:汝是南方赤瘟之鬼,炎火之精,谨请北方水德星君,滅汝真形)
3) The ghost of the Western White Plague - The spirit of dead gold.
Solution: Invite Southern Lord Mars (火德星君 - Huo De Xing Jun) to exterminate it.
(咒:汝是西方白瘟之鬼,死金之精,谨请南方火德星君,滅汝真形)
4) The ghost of the Northern Black Plague - The spirit of pigs' pool.
Solution: Invite Central Lord Saturn (土德星君 - Tu De Xing Jun) to exterminate it.
(咒:汝是北方黑瘟之鬼,豚池之精,谨请中央土德星君, 滅汝真形)
5) The ghost of the Eastern Green Plague - The spirit of rotten wood.
Solution: Invite Western Lord Venus (金德星君 - Jin De Xing Jun) to exterminate it.
(咒:汝是東方青瘟之鬼,腐木之精,谨请西方金德星君,滅汝真形)
Undersatanding Imperial Sovereign Wenchang & The Taoist Talismans Of Preventing Plague:
When some folks heard the name of "Wen Chang", they will think of the god of academy. Actually it is more than that.
Imperial Sovereign Wen Chang ( 文昌帝君 Wenchang Dijun ) was originally the collective name for the six stars of the Wenchang constellation, which is said to lie before or to the left of the Qui star of the Dipper. Each of the six stars has its own name: Highest General ( 上將 Shangjiang ), Assistant General ( 次將 Cijiang ), Noble Premier ( 貴相 Guixiang ), Controller of Destinies ( 司命 Siming ), Controller of the Middle ( 司中 Sizhong ), and Controller of Wealth ( 司祿 Silu ).
Wen Chang was given the title of 'Imperial Sovereign'or 'Imperial Sovereign of Zi Tong" ( 梓潼帝君 Zi Tong Di Jun) during the reign of Emperor Ren (AD 1316). In the third year of the Yanyou Era of Emperor Ren of the Yuan Dynasty, the Zitong Spirit was honoured with the title "Imperial Sovereign Wenchang, Promoter of Benevolence and Controller of Wealth Who Serves the Origin and Initiates Salvation" ( 輔元開化文昌司祿宏仁帝君 Fuyuan Kaihua Wenchang Silu Hongren Dijun ); the Wenchang and Zitong spirits were thus combined into one.
According to the 'Record of Rites' of the History of the Ming Dynasty, 'the Imperial Sovereign of Zitong, whose surname was Zhang (張) and whose name was Ya Zi (亞子), and who lived on Mt Qiqu, died in war as a minister of the Jin dynasty. People built a monumental shrine for him." Zhang Yazi, or Zhang Yu, rising up against an invasion by King Pu Jian of the early Qin (AD 374), made himself King of Shu (ancient Sichuan) and died in war. In memory of Zhang Yu, people built a shrine at Mt Qiqu in Zitong County, and honored him as the Dragon King of Thunder Lake ( 雷澤龍王 Leize Longwang ).
Later, Zhang Yu's Shrine was combined with the shrine of Yazi, the Zitong spirit. So he came to be called Zhang Yazi. Emperor Xuan of the Tang dynasty, passing by the mountain, was touched by his heroism, honored him as Premier, and offered grand sacrifices for him. Emperor Xi of the Tang, passing by the mountain in refuge, also worshipped the Zitong Spirit, offered him a royal sword in person, and honored him as Salvation King. Many emperors of the Song dynasty gave him lofty titles, such as 'Heroic and Brave King' ( 英烈武顯王 Yinglie Wuxian Wang ) conferred by Emperor Zhen, 'Pious Benevolent Heroic King" ( 忠文仁武孝德聖烈王 Zhongwen Renwu Xiaode Shenglie Wang ) conferred by Emperor Guang, and 'Divine and Saintly Heroic Pious King" ( 神文聖武孝德忠仁王 Shenwen Shengweu Xiaode zhongren Wang ) conferred by Emperor Li.
In the third year of the Yanyou Era of Emperor Ren of the Yuan dynasty (AD 1316), Zhang Yazi was given the title 'Imperial Sovereign Wenchang, Promoter of Benevolence and Controller of Wealth Who Serves the Origin and Initiates Salvation' Thereafter, Zhang Yazi, the Zitong Spirit, was called Imperial Sovereign.
Besides his merit of loyalty to his master and to the people manifested in his death in war, Zhang Yazi was very loyal to his mother. According to the Book of Transformations of the Imperial Sovereign of Zitong, "as a young man, he sucked the wound of his sick mother and cut off his own leg flesh at midnight, as medicine to cure his mother.
Later, when there was a vicious plague among the people, he dreamed of a spirit giving him the Immortals' Book of the Great Grotto ( 大洞仙經 Dadong Xianjing ) and Magical Registers ( 法籙 Falu ) to eliminate the plague. He practiced them and succeeded. This was how the book of (文昌大洞治瘟符箓 - Wen Chang Da Dong Zi Wen Fu Lu) came about.
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Furthermore, Imperial Sovereign Wenchang is seen as a model for filial piety and benevolence. The Book of Hidden Virtues of Imperial Sovereign Wenchang ( 文昌帝君陰騭文 Wenhang Dijun Yinzhi Wen ), composed in the Song and Yuan dynasties, gives many examples of people getting good rewards for their good deeds, in order to expound the karmic concept of the 'near fruit of one's actions come to oneself, the farther fruit go to one's offspring".
According to the Book of Hidden Virtues of Imperial Sovereign Wenchang, Imperial Sovereign Wenchang was incarnated as a high official in the human world 73 times. As an honest and clean official, he was never cruel to people. Instead, he "helped people in need, forgave others' mistakes, was merciful to the orphans, and moved the heavens with many merits." Therefore, the Heavenly Emperor ordered Imperial Sovereign Wenchang to be in charge of the list of names of would-be officials. All appointments and promotions of officials through examinations and recommendations were in the charge of Imperial Sovereign Whenchang.
Since the Yuan and Ming dynasties, with the development of the imperial examination system, worship of Imperial Sovereign Whenchang spread widely. Temples, Pavilions, and Shrines of Wenchang were built everywhere. The Wenchang Temple on Mt Qiqu is the biggest among them. Images or divine seats of Wenchang were also erected in some schools. The worship of Wenchang was always prosperous, for he was in charge of officials' destinies. The 3rd day of the second lunar month was the birthday of Wenchang, when local governments and intellectuals worshipped Wenchang in temples and wrote poems or essays in celebration.
This is the lessor known part of "Wen Chang" Worship, which contains talismans of Plague (Epidemic / Pandemic) for the ritual of sending off (getting rid of) the Plague.