The problem of Taoist spells

On the forums of many websites, spelling enthusiasts post big articles about the process of drawing symbols. After a quick glance, I wanted to ask, "Is it that simple to draw a symbol?" Is graffiti that complicated? "

The scribbling process of all articles is copying some works of Hong Kong and Taiwan, but are these works written correctly? Its author is a professional manuscript seller? Or a Jianghu god stick? Or a real spell expert? To put it bluntly, most people may not know. So how valuable is the article it publishes? The rigor and authenticity of its content are worthy of commercial rights.

The process of drawing symbols is almost like this: cleaning the body, cleaning the mouth, cleaning the heart, cleaning the altar, asking God, stylus, touching water, touching ink, touching paper, writing, touching symbols, touching water and touching incense. Some are slightly different in order, and some are slightly added and subtracted in this program. But the general idea is the same.

And most mantras are the same, giving a formula. The only difference is the different mantras, but actually the medicine was changed. Nowadays, almost all people who talk about graffiti on the Internet have not jumped out of this limitation. As a result, many beginners shouted, "It's so troublesome to draw symbols!" Is graffiti that complicated?

The process of scribbling, in order, is not that complicated! Graffiti said it was painted on paper with a pen, but it was actually painted with heart! The heart moves with the pen, the pen moves with the heart, the heart and the pen are one, and the essence is self-sufficient. It's easier said than done, so scribbling is not that simple.

Multiplication symbol, all in mastering the structure of symbol diagram! Because each stroke has its fixed meaning and corresponding spells, even if you find the symbol book before learning from the master, it is useless! Because the symbol book gives the completed symbols, the order of strokes, the meaning of each symbol you don't understand, and the corresponding spell you don't know, all of which need to be passed on from teacher to teacher. What's the use of just painting a tiger according to a cat?

Operators are unfathomable, mysterious and difficult to understand in the eyes of laymen. In fact, the symbol diagram has its own set of rules. People who have really studied it will know its symbolic structure, know its authenticity at a glance, and even understand its purpose. It's not the spell made up of magic sticks in Jianghu now. There are three points on it, the next one is an imperial edict (or an imperial edict of a certain god), and the left and right circles or other lines are filled with wishes to be realized. Finally, curse and fork. As a result, dozens of different symbols can be compiled every day, and a so-called secret book can be produced in one week. Many Hong Kong and Taiwan masters, grandmasters, Fu Xian, Ren Shan, laity, etc. The one I read in the newspaper who makes a living by composing fu.

Although the riding spell has its own structure, it must conform to the jurisprudence! In fact, the truth of magic is the same as that of traditional Chinese medicine. There are only a few hundred kinds of herbs commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine, but they can treat almost all diseases with each other. Although there are hundreds of commonly used drugs, they need to be subdivided into relieving exterior syndrome and sweating, so there are not many drugs in each category. The principle of operators is similar, and operators also subdivide their types. The fixed structure of each type of operator will not be too cumbersome. This requires reading the operator's book, plus Master's little knowledge, and it will soon be understood. For example, the general exorcism symbol has 16 large formats only in appearance. When you decompose it carefully, you will find that there are only more than 70 kinds of repeated structures, and the rest are different, only the difference of the main god and the knot method of the operator's foot respected by various factions, which has nothing to do with the downward multiplication symbol. These 70 kinds of keys are limited to what I know and see, but they don't represent all.

Besides mastering the structure of symbols and other details, the second key of riding spells lies in "taboo". Taboo are two completely different concepts, and many so-called masters have not made it clear. Taboo, in short, is the sacred secret name of the immortal Buddha; Order is the secret language for these immortals to serve ghosts and gods and force them to obey orders. Now many high-tech wizards confuse taboo orders, such as purple taboo orders, golden taboo orders and golden taboo orders. Isn't this ridiculous and generous?

Taboo commands can be divided into two categories. One is the sacred and fundamental taboo order of the immortal Buddha, such as Sanqing taboo, Sanqing taboo, Jade Emperor taboo, Haotian taboo, Wei Zi taboo, Guangjin taboo, Five Thunder taboo and so on. First of all, for the mage, for the purpose he wants to achieve, fill in the specific sequence words, usually cloud-headed ghost feet or cloud-headed jade feet, and then fill in the purpose. However, this particular order must be completely taboo, otherwise it is invalid.

The pledge of specific order characters needs to be very clear about the merits and strength of its god and can't be mistaken. Isn't it a joke to put the exorcism symbol into "promoting fertility and ensuring fertility order" (except for exorcism during childbirth)? What's the use of praying for rain and thunder in the "drug king's order" or "nine-day long ban"

The third beauty of the spell is the "French seal". There are hundreds of Taoist seals that can be seen today, but they are still not completely collected figures. There are more than a dozen widely used, but their functions are different, which can't be integrated in one generation. The French seal mentioned here is used by orthodox Taoism, and the names of ancestors (such as the Imperial edict of Nine Days Xuan Nv and the Imperial edict of Taishang Laojun) and their own palaces and altars are carved into seals (such as Five Thunder Altars and One Mountain and One Temple), which is not a strict French seal.

The time, orientation and material of block printing are also very particular. Generally, wood is not used at all, let alone miscellaneous things like plastic. And I take the liberty to say that the French seal in Taoist books, especially the spell seal, has been completely modified by addition, deletion and modification. When I was studying "Ten Thousand Kinds of Ancestor's Law", the six seals and the seal of the Goddess handed down by my tutor were different from those shown in various versions of "Ten Thousand Kinds of Ancestor's Law" now circulating, including the seals in the Dunhuang document "Liujia". I think since the spell book began to spread, many key contents have been revised, and it must have been handed down by the teacher.

With the above three conditions, riding spells can be completely handy. Of course, there are bathing, burning incense, using new pens and so on. Nothing is wrong. The purpose of these procedures is to calm the caster down gradually, and it is correct to maintain respect and sincerity for the mysterious spiritual world. But it is a big mistake to regard these ceremonies as the key to painting symbols.

As for the painting, it should be divided into the form of the day after tomorrow and their respective painting methods. Naturally, teachers need to pass it on.