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Lingguan Summoning Incantation — 灵官召役咒

Lingguan Summoning Incantation — 灵官召役咒

Paul Peng

The Lingguan Summoning Incantation (灵官召役咒) is a Zhengyi Taoist ritual command used to invoke the Divine Marshal and mobilize celestial troops. This article explains its liturgical structure, doctrinal basis, and...

Lingguan Summoning Incantation — 灵官召役咒

Paul Peng

The Lingguan Summoning Incantation (灵官召役咒) is a Zhengyi Taoist ritual command used to invoke the Divine Marshal and mobilize celestial troops. This article explains its liturgical structure, doctrinal basis, and...

Mastering Yi Divination 易筮通变

Mastering Yi Divination 易筮通变

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Mastering Yi Divination by Yuan Daoist Lei Siqi explores Yijing divination in five essays—on yarrow-sorcery, changing lines (zhi gua), yin-yang numerology, and the "Great Derivation" method—offering innovative interpretations praised by the Siku Quanshu for...

Mastering Yi Divination 易筮通变

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Mastering Yi Divination by Yuan Daoist Lei Siqi explores Yijing divination in five essays—on yarrow-sorcery, changing lines (zhi gua), yin-yang numerology, and the "Great Derivation" method—offering innovative interpretations praised by the Siku Quanshu for...

Esoteric Diagrams of Yi Numerology 易数钩隐图

Esoteric Diagrams of Yi Numerology 易数钩隐图

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Esoteric Diagrams of Yi Numerology by Northern Song’s Liu Mu uses 55 numerical diagrams to argue that Yijing hexagrams originate from number patterns. He identifies the Five-Phase generating numbers as the River...

Esoteric Diagrams of Yi Numerology 易数钩隐图

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Esoteric Diagrams of Yi Numerology by Northern Song’s Liu Mu uses 55 numerical diagrams to argue that Yijing hexagrams originate from number patterns. He identifies the Five-Phase generating numbers as the River...

The Wang Min 王旻

The Wang Min 王旻

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Wang Min (d. 1474), a native of Huayang, Sichuan, moved to Menghua (Yunnan) with his grandfather in the Yongle era and settled there. As an adult, he received esoteric arts...

The Wang Min 王旻

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Wang Min (d. 1474), a native of Huayang, Sichuan, moved to Menghua (Yunnan) with his grandfather in the Yongle era and settled there. As an adult, he received esoteric arts...

The Hu Xuanzong 胡玄宗

The Hu Xuanzong 胡玄宗

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Hu Xuanzong (b. 1397), styled Fanzi and hao Zhaoyuanzi, was a native of Handan, Zhili (modern Hebei). Skilled in geomancy and Confucian classics, he established a Confucian school in midlife. 

The Hu Xuanzong 胡玄宗

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Hu Xuanzong (b. 1397), styled Fanzi and hao Zhaoyuanzi, was a native of Handan, Zhili (modern Hebei). Skilled in geomancy and Confucian classics, he established a Confucian school in midlife. 

Taoist Incantation: Incantation to the Thunder and Rain Judges of the Dou Mansion

Taoist Incantation: Incantation to the Thunder ...

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The "Doufu Leiyu Panguan Zhou" is a powerful Daoist thunder-and-fire incantation invoking celestial generals, mythical beasts, and nine-heavenly lightning to annihilate demons, purify evil shrines, and unleash divine rain—epitomizing Ming-era...

Taoist Incantation: Incantation to the Thunder ...

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The "Doufu Leiyu Panguan Zhou" is a powerful Daoist thunder-and-fire incantation invoking celestial generals, mythical beasts, and nine-heavenly lightning to annihilate demons, purify evil shrines, and unleash divine rain—epitomizing Ming-era...