Is there a classification of ghosts?

This question is probably a clear answer for most paranormal enthusiasts.

Of course, there are classifications of ghosts, and many supernatural lovers can casually name many different types of ghosts, such as hanged ghosts, starving ghosts, water ghosts, terrible ghosts, and so on......

But in fact, in the ancient culture of my Great Celestial Empire, there is really no question of classification of ghosts. Because in the ancient Chinese culture, the status and symbolism of ghosts are completely different from those of modern times.

Taoist doctrine says, "Those who are ghosts return to the ghosts." Life is between heaven and earth, and it is also sent. ”

The ancient ancestors believed that all things in heaven and earth came from the "Tao", and eventually they will return to their origins and return to the "Tao", just as you were never born, and you will not be born and will not die.

"He lives and dies."

In other words, there is no difference between life and death, just two forms of the same coin, the same thing. Even, because death is the process of "returning" to the origin, it is more worth looking forward to, and when you die, you really go home.

So when Zhuangzi's wife died, Zhuangzi "sang with a drum" to celebrate.

In addition to Taoism, there should be two schools of Confucianism and Moism that have a systematic discussion of "ghosts". These two are relatively Taoist, more pragmatic, and their understanding of "ghosts" will also be linked to reality.

The ghosts in these two theories, although they are not as high in the clouds as the Taoist ghosts, are unpredictable, but they are also immortal and transcendent.

For example, in Mozi's view, ghosts can bless people and bring misfortune to people. is absolutely fair, wise teacher. So the king governs. It is necessary to do what the ghosts want (justice and selflessness) and avoid the hatred of the heavens and ghosts (evil and filth).

It can be seen. The so-called "ghosts" here are basically not much different from the status of God.

In addition, in many ancient books such as "The Ming of Ghosts and Gods", "Yanzi", "Chinese", "Chu Ci", "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and many other ancient books, we can see the attitude of the ancient ancestors towards "ghosts" or reverence.

Until Buddhism spread to the Celestial Empire. Everything has changed in essence.

Buddhism divides ghosts into thirty-six types. But in fact, they are all the same thing, that is, the poor soul who is punished for their sins in hell, and the so-called classification is nothing more than the difference between specific sins and specific punishments.

At this time, the ghost was gradually pulled down from the altar and began to turn into a pathetic, ugly, and terrible thing.

The only way to do this is to keep reincarnating and purifying one's soul. in order to draw a line with these terrible and pathetic ghosts and enter Elysium. That's why there is a great wish of Jizo Bodhisattva that "hell is not empty, and you will not become a Buddha".

And the ghosts in the modern supernatural plane are the same as the ghosts of ancient times. and ghosts in the traditional sense influenced by Buddhist concepts are different.

The so-called ghosts in the modern supernatural plane cannot have the same aura as heaven and earth, nor do they have a fluttering immortal aura. It's not even like traditional ghosts, which are an important part of an entire cultivation system.

A ghost of the modern supernatural plane. It's a special creature that has been cut off. In essence, it is just a concrete manifestation of the desire, hope and anger of modern society.

Die for love. an unwilling female ghost; a ghost who was framed and took revenge; is a great ghost who is born and will continue to make waves after death; There are also various such as hungry ghosts, perverts, evil ghosts, and ghostly ghosts...... And so on and so forth.

These ghosts of all kinds also represent all kinds of desires, hopes and angers, do not pay attention to the so-called karmic cycle of reciprocation, and have nothing to do with social responsibility, or even the avenue of heaven and earth, the only meaning of their existence is to vent and stimulate.

In addition, in the modern era where everything can be entertained, ghosts are also entertained. The manifestation of this is the modern supernatural plane, which has developed a lot of powerful and interesting skills for ghosts. For example, illusion, ghost possession, ghost hitting the wall, mind killing, dream killing, and so on.

There are also any climbing and hanging skills that ignore gravity, instant flash skills that can suddenly appear anywhere, capture skills that instantly drag people into another dimension, super possession skills that can be attached to any medium, hair killing skills, instant face change skills, and toilet shuttle skills......

The emergence of these exclusive ghost skills also means that ghosts have begun to become an entertainment element that can be mass-produced.

The different ideas about ghosts actually represent different ideas about death.

From the frank and dashing view of death in ancient times, to the serious view of death, to the passive view of death, to the modern view of death with wanton entertainment and despair and violence.

The constant change in the concept of death can also see the specific changes in social values.

Regarding these views, Wang Yichen once did some research when he was in college, and he also had his own ideas. But he never imagined that one day, he would let himself escape because of these thoughts!

Wang Yichen didn't expect that he would be knocked down by a sudden sleepiness while waiting for the young people to die. What he didn't expect was that he just took a nap and actually entered a world of nightmares!

When he was in the main game space, Wang Yichen had seen a description of the nightmare world on the forum, and this time before entering the supernatural plane, Mo Yan also specially collected some information about the supernatural plane for him, including the nightmare world.

The Nightmare World is a world created by a special kind of ghost, the Nightmare Ghost, which is a kind of super-powerful ghost that is relatively rare even in the modern supernatural plane. There is another name for this kind of ghost, which is the heart demon.

It is said that nightmare ghosts can incarnate into tens of millions and become countless "nightmares". The Nightmare will seek out any human who dares to approach it and merge with it to create a world of nightmares.

In the nightmare world, the merged humans will be forced to face their own demons, and how powerful the demons are depends on your usual view of ghosts, that is, your view of death, and to some extent, it also represents your desires, hopes and anger.

Ghosts are born from the heart. The more powerful and violent the demon in your heart is, the stronger and more ferocious your demon will be. The more peaceful and harmless the demon in your heart, the weaker your demon will be.

Wang Yichen didn't know that in the Dead Youth League, there was already a girl who was torn to pieces by her own demons. He was just glad at the moment that his inner demon was not very strong.

The demon that appeared in Wang Yichen's nightmare world was very average in size and aura, which was the main reason why Wang Yichen judged that this demon was not strong. But when Wang Yichen saw the appearance of this demon clearly, he couldn't help but be stunned. (To be continued......)