Some Westerners who don't know the Chinese Language - can't read, speak, nor write Chinese characters, are blindly copying Taoist Talismans they come across and start publishing "Taoist Talismans" English Magic Books.
Firstly, there are several missing strokes of Chinese characters in the Talismans. Those foreigners and also quite many Oversea Chinese, who cannot read and write Chinese, still think those "Taoist Magic" English Books are legit stuffs.
Secondly, there are several secret chants to be spoken in Chinese Language, be it Mandarin or any Chinese Dialects, when creating and empowering Taoist Talismans. WIthout knowing any Chinese languages, how to empower the useless "Drawings" with missing strokes of Chinese Characters?
Imagine using Taoist Spirit Medium Chants translated in English Language to call upon the Chinese Deities to possess the Taoist Spirit Mediums. The Chinese deities will not come and also will offend the Chinese Deities greatly.
For Western Folks who want to learn Taoist Sorcery or creating Taoist Talismans:
1st- Spend several years to learn a Chinese Language - To be proficient at it - Be able to Read, Speak and Write Chinese. If no time to learn, then let Your children or grand-children to attend Chinese Language Classes, so in future when they grow up, they might has the opportunity to Learn Taoist Magic Skills and other Taoist / Chinese 5 Arts of Metaphysics.
Where to learn Taoist Magic and what Chinese Language to use?
In China, the Pure Orthodox Taoist Religion - Zheng Yi Sect and Quan Zhen Sect use Mandarin.
In Taiwan, Hokkien is used in Taoist Rituals / Sorcery / Spirit Mediums.
In Hong Kong , Cantonese is used in Taoist Rituals / Sorcery.
In Malaysia, Hokkien is popularly used for Taoist Rituals / Sorcery / Spirit Mediums. There are also Teochew, Cantonese, Hakka, Hainanese Language, depending on the Chinese Communities.
In Indonesia, Hakka and Hokkien are popularly used for Taoist Rituals / Sorcery / Spirit Mediums. There is also the Teochew Language.
In Thailand, Teochew and Hokkien are popularly used for Taoist Rituals / Sorcery / Spirit Mediums.
In Singapore, Hokkien is popularly used for Taoist Rituals / Spirit Mediums. In Singapore, most younger generation practitioners can help, guide and explain to You in English.
Important Note: There are Simplified Chinese Characters and Traditional Chinese Characters. Learning China Chinese Mandarin will be read and written in Simplified Chinese Characters but Taoist Talismans should use Traditional Chinese Characters. So, You may have to learn both simplified and traditional Chinese characters.
If You just want to own a FREE Protection Taoist Talisman to keep or use, then You shall get the genuine version at a Chinese Temple with Taoist Spirit Medium Worship, which is created and empowered by a Deity, while in trance of a spirit medium. Not a photo-copy version from a popular Public Temple, that have no Spirit Medium Worship.
Orelse, pay a fee and engage a Genuine Taoist Master or Taoist Sorcery Master, who can read, write and speak Chinese, to create and empower different variety of Taoist Talismans for different purposes for You.
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