What is a character

Fu is the form of "symbol" attached to the prescribed "text" (or figure), and written on specific objects (such as paper, silk, wood, stone), as the decree of the gods, is a spell used by Taoist priests. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Taoist priests say that it can send gods to serve ghosts, suppress demons and suppress evil spirits, and cure diseases and seek blessings. The origin of the Fu, according to the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", said: "The sea has the mountain of Dushuo, there is a big peach tree, there are two gods on the three thousand miles of Panqu, one is called the god, the other is called the Yu Lei, the main reading leads the evil of the ghosts, and the harmer insists on the reed, and uses the tiger to feed."

Later, according to this, the Yellow Emperor set up a peach stalk as a portal to drive away ghosts and avoid evil. The peach stalk symbolizes the peach tree of Dushuo Mountain, implying that there is a god on the peach tree stalk catching ghosts, and the peach tree also has the power to exorcise ghosts in the future. Huainanzi. Xu Shen note: "Ghosts are afraid of peaches, today's people take the peach stalk diameter inch, seven or eight inches long, divide it in the middle, and write the words of praying for blessings and disasters", the peach stalk that prayed for blessings and disasters is the most primitive "talisman", because it is not only a symbol of exorcism and avoidance of ghosts, but also has specific words, which can not only invite the gods who specialize in curing evil ghosts, but also for some specific ghosts, people believe that it is very powerful, and can bless people's safety and health.

The "ghost peach stick" and "peach wood seal" used in the current dojo are all related to the spread of the peach tree in Shuoshan Mountain.

It is said that the "Fu" is the evidence of the emperor's orders, (such as the ancient Tiger Fu) has supreme authority. It was transformed into a Taoist spell "talisman" related to the prevalence of the belief in the weft and the stars in the Han Dynasty, when the magicians said that the gods had talismans, or for the picture, or for the seal inscription in the sky to appear in the clouds, and recorded as a rune.

It is also said that the gods of heaven granted the earth runes. According to the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Zhang Lu's biography" contains: "Zhang Ling learned the way of the crane in the mountain, making a rune book". In the Taoist book, it is said that in the twenty-four Liao that Taishang Laojun taught the Qingtong Emperor, there are "Enlightened Spirit Runes", "Wearing Star Symbols", "Wearing Five Divine Runes" and so on. It is believed that serving the rune water and wearing the rune map can "not hurt the disaster, and the devil does not dare to be difficult".

By the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the use of the answer was more extensive, and it has been handed over as a pattern literature with religious overtones, so as a token of communication with the supernatural world, the function of the fu is also getting bigger and bigger, the font is becoming more and more difficult to recognize, and the form is becoming more and more mysterious. Zhang Jixian, the thirtieth generation of the Heavenly Master, said well in the 996th volume of "The Opening of the Altar French" in the "Taoist Collection": "My family's Falu, (referring to the record of the Fu, because there is a video and the same as the Fu, Taoism is called the Fu Lu), the upper can move the heaven and the earth, the lower can shake the mountains and rivers, the Ming can serve the dragon and tiger, the ghost can take the ghosts and gods, the gong can raise the decay, the cultivation can get rid of life and death, the big can be the town, and the small can be a disaster." "Fulu has such a miraculous skill, not only ordinary people believe in it, but also in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, many feudal rulers also worship abnormally.

The ruler of the Yuan Dynasty ordered the descendants of the Heavenly Master to issue the "Destiny Pushi", and the emperor gave the status of the Heavenly Master Rune. As early as when Zhu Yuanzhang was the king of Wu, he issued an order to the descendants of the Heavenly Master to use Fu Shui to universally use Fu Shui to cure people's diseases. The so-called rune water is to soak the talisman in water, because the talisman is the symbol of the gods, and swallowing the talisman water means that the gods enter the human body and help people drive away diseases and disasters.

Ming Taizu, Ming Yingzong, Ming Xianzong, etc., have successively issued edicts prohibiting the creation of fake talismans, protecting the patent rights of the Celestial Master family talismans and improving the status of the Celestial Master Talismans.

The making of symbols

In the eyes of Taoist priests and sorcerers, the talisman is a secret magic weapon to communicate between people and gods, so it is not something that can be scribbled casually, so there is the so-called "drawing talismans without knowing the trick, but making ghosts and gods laugh; If you know how to draw a talisman, you will be shocked by the ghosts and gods". There are hundreds of ways to draw talismans, some of them have to pinch the trick and think that the gods come with the pen, and some of them have to step on the gang and recite mantras...... It is to pay attention to the paper, ink, pen and other aspects, the complexity of the procedure, the cumbersome method, enough to make the good men and women dizzy.

1. The procedure of the drawing ceremony

There is a certain procedure for drawing symbols, and it is never possible to do things simply and reverse the order.

From a general point of view, the painting of talismans must be set up to perform altars (especially Taoist priests), there is a so-called "general altar style". The general mantra in the general altar style is written with the gods that Taoist priests usually believe in - the land, the city god, the Eastern Blue Emperor, the Southern Red Emperor, the Western White Emperor, the Northern Black Emperor, the Vermilion Bird General, the Xuanwu General, the Black Killing General, etc. Such as the ancient Dunhuang Taoist priests when drawing the general altar diagram in the general charm in the general charm.

The Taoist priests also had to build an altar and make two seals of the Emperor of Heaven. These two seals are carved on the altar, both before and after.

There are also those that do not have a "general altar style" or an altar, such as "please immortal method" and so on. When inviting immortals, you can offer three plates of fruit, three teas, and three wines to the shrine of the main hall house, or to temporarily set up a certain position outside the house, which is equivalent to an offering table.

Before drawing the talisman, one must first purify one's mind -- concentrate on it, be sincere, clear away distracting thoughts, concentrate on one's mind, and purify one's body, face, hands, and mouth, and prepare offerings such as fruits, rice wine, incense and candles, as well as pen and ink, cinnabar, yellow paper, and so on. For these supplies, the Taoist priest first used a divine spell to make it have divine power).

(1) Pen mantra: The five thunder gods will be electrocuted, and the Warner will be alive and secure, and the ghosts will be restrained, and all the dead and alive will be destroyed, and I will live forever, and I will be as urgent as the law.

(2) Water mantra: This water is not extraordinary, the water in the north is a little bit of water in the inkstone, the clouds and rain must be swallowed by the sick, and the diseases will be eliminated, and the evil ghosts will be swallowed and swallowed like a crush, and the urgency will be like a law.

(3) Inkstone mantra: The Jade Emperor has a Bo God Inkstone, the Quartet, gold, wood, water, fire, earth, thunder, wind and rain, and the electric god inkstone, light grinding, thunderbolt, lightning, and urgency, like a law.

(4) Ink curse: The Jade Emperor has a robbery god, the ink is scorching, like a cloud and mist, and the nine-star divine ink is lightly grinding, and the thunderbolt is as urgent as the law*.

(5) Cinnabar Mantra: Danshi Town's Fierce Demons, Demon Slayers, Collapse Studies, Spiritual Runes, and the Three Realms are as urgent as the law.

Before drawing the talisman, it is necessary to offer incense and bow down, bless the gods of heaven and earth, and express the main prayer. After the congratulations, take out the paper, ink or cinnabar, sit upright, think about luck, and draw the talisman in one go, without any interruption in between. When drawing a talisman, blow into the talisman and gently recite the mantra with your mouth while drawing. In addition, the left hand that does not hold the pen should make gestures such as the Rijun Jue, the Moon Jun Jue, and the Tiangang Jue that are necessary when writing calligraphy.

The tip of the four fingers of the left hand is bent, only the second finger is stretched out, and the fingertips are facing upward.

Yuejun Jue: Except for the fourth finger stretched out and the fingertips facing upward, the remaining four fingers are slightly bent inward.

Tiangang Jue: The second finger is stretched out, the fingertips are facing upwards, and the other four fingertips are slightly bent inward.

The purpose of using the Sun and Moon Monarch is said to be to take the true qi of the sun and the moon, draw qi into the talisman, and use the gods to help drive away evil spirits and subdue ghosts, and increase the spirituality of the talisman. The use of the Heavenly Gang is also to use this fingering method to command the ghosts and gods, and to use the Heavenly Gang to take the Gang Qi into the talisman when drawing the talisman.

After drawing the talisman, the tip of the pen is facing up, the tip of the pen is facing down, with the energy of the whole body to concentrate on the pen, hit the rune paper three times with the tip of the pen, and then use the vajra finger to make the talisman hard, showing a sense of majesty that the divine power has been attached to the talisman, and finally the rune paper that has been drawn, lift it to bypass the smoke three times, and so on, the talisman drawing ceremony is completed.

Second, the drawing materials

There are generally regulations on the materials used to draw the symbols; Draw symbols must use ink or cinnabar, especially cinnabar. The reason why cinnabar is used more is that the ancients thought that cinnabar had the effect of suppressing evil. The carrier of the talisman is mostly peach board, because in ancient times, it was thought that peach wood had a strong divine power to drive away demons. Secondly, there are cypress boards, jujube boards, stones, bricks and yellow paper. In addition, the use of cloth and silk is also widespread.

The carrier of the symbol is different, and the way to use it is also different. Wood charms are generally hung or nailed somewhere, or burned to ashes and swallowed in water; Stone and brick materials are generally buried in the ground; Some of the paper and cloth materials are worn on the body, some are burned to ashes and swallowed with water, and some paper or cloth symbols must be written in two copies, which must be swallowed and pasted.

3. Several special drawing methods

As mentioned earlier, the method of drawing symbols is generally to draw cinnabar water or ink with a pen on wood, stone, brick, paper, cloth or silk. In addition to this, there are several special drawing methods worth mentioning.

The first is the tip of the tongue. Tongue notes are different from pen letters. Pen writing is written with a brush, while tongue writing is written directly with the tongue as a pen.

The reason why the tip of the tongue is used is because the note written on the tip of the tongue has a strong "town" effect. Because the tongue represents the heart, the heart is fire in the five elements, and the cinnabar used in the calligraphy is also close to the fire, just like lighting a bonfire in the forest at night, and the wild beasts dare not approach the front of the principle and "ward off evil".

The second is to use his fingers to write imaginary drawings out of thin air.

This kind of character is not written on any object, the key is to draw the symbol, so the action requirements are extremely complex and strict. The purpose of this sigil is not to be long-term defensive, but to require immediate effect in an emergency, so the importance of the sigil is far less than that of drawing a sigil. Since there is no need for the rune to exist for a long time, it is enough to draw it with only the air with your finger. This kind of finger writing a virtual drawing of a character is a typical one of the curtain symbols.

The third is to use copper swords, master knives, and tokens to write virtual paintings out of thin air. For example, the Yao people say that the bronze sword is a treasure to drive away evil spirits and eliminate demons, so when the Yao people hold certain witchcraft ceremonies, they must use the copper sword to draw runes and edicts to subdue demons and evil spirits. When the Dong Taoist priest worships the ghosts and gods, he should draw talismans with tokens and swords pointing to the water to show that he will eliminate demons and chase away demons.

Fourth, the time taboo of drawing talismans The Dragon Boat Festival is an auspicious day for drawing talismans and making talismans, and the talismans are mostly held on this day. This is especially true for drawing Dragon Boat Festival exorcisms.

There are four days of the year when you should not draw a symbol, if you draw a symbol on these four days; Not only is it not effective, but it is also harmful. These four days are the ninth day of the third month, the second day of the sixth month of the sixth month, the sixth day of the ninth month, and the second day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar.

It is best to choose sub-time or hai-time for drawing symbols. It is said that at this time it is the time when the yang disappears and the yin and yang are long, and the aura is the heaviest, and it can also be used at noon, mao, and unitary.