Taoist Cultivation Methods

Taoist Spell: Spell to Slay the Middle Corpse

Taoist Spell: Spell to Slay the Middle Corpse

The Daoist “Zhan Zhongshi Zhou” (Chant to Sever the Middle Corpse) targets Peng Zhi—the middle of the Three Corpse spirits dwelling in the body’s central region, fueling desire and madness. 

Taoist Spell: Spell to Slay the Middle Corpse

The Daoist “Zhan Zhongshi Zhou” (Chant to Sever the Middle Corpse) targets Peng Zhi—the middle of the Three Corpse spirits dwelling in the body’s central region, fueling desire and madness. 

Taoist Spell: The Spell to Slay the Middle Corpse

Taoist Spell: The Spell to Slay the Middle Corpse

The “Beidi Ghost-Slaying Method” is a potent Daoist exorcistic rite invoking the Northern Emperor (Beidi) and his celestial army. Practitioners chant a 36-line, four-character incantation—synchronized with 36 teeth-clacks—calling upon deities...

Taoist Spell: The Spell to Slay the Middle Corpse

The “Beidi Ghost-Slaying Method” is a potent Daoist exorcistic rite invoking the Northern Emperor (Beidi) and his celestial army. Practitioners chant a 36-line, four-character incantation—synchronized with 36 teeth-clacks—calling upon deities...

The Method of Emperor of the North to Subdue Ghosts

The Method of Emperor of the North to Subdue Gh...

The Beidi Ghost-Slaying Rite is a potent Daoist exorcism invoking the Northern Emperor’s celestial army. Practitioners chant a 36-line, four-character incantation—synchronized with 36 teeth-clacks—calling upon deities like Tianpeng, Tianyou, and...

The Method of Emperor of the North to Subdue Gh...

The Beidi Ghost-Slaying Rite is a potent Daoist exorcism invoking the Northern Emperor’s celestial army. Practitioners chant a 36-line, four-character incantation—synchronized with 36 teeth-clacks—calling upon deities like Tianpeng, Tianyou, and...

Ritual of Worshiping the Four-Directional Gods at the Taiji Thunder Altar

Ritual of Worshiping the Four-Directional Gods ...

The Taiji Leitan Ritual to the Four-Directional Deities is performed on the Double Fifth (May 5). It involves inscribing the “Red Cock and Purple Goose” talisman on yellow silk, chanting...

Ritual of Worshiping the Four-Directional Gods ...

The Taiji Leitan Ritual to the Four-Directional Deities is performed on the Double Fifth (May 5). It involves inscribing the “Red Cock and Purple Goose” talisman on yellow silk, chanting...

The Supreme Orthodox Unification Scriptural Classic

The Supreme Orthodox Unification Scriptural Cla...

The Taishang Zhengyi Fawen Jing explains that suffering—disease, imprisonment, war, floods, fire, poison, collapse, terror, and famine—stems from moral transgressions. Liberation comes through repentance, almsgiving, temple-building, and especially reciting the...

The Supreme Orthodox Unification Scriptural Cla...

The Taishang Zhengyi Fawen Jing explains that suffering—disease, imprisonment, war, floods, fire, poison, collapse, terror, and famine—stems from moral transgressions. Liberation comes through repentance, almsgiving, temple-building, and especially reciting the...

Taoist Scripture: Excerpts from the Taiping Jing - Chapter on Interpreting Inherited Retribution

Taoist Scripture: Excerpts from the Taiping Jin...

The Taiping Jingchao: “Jie Chengfu Jue” explains “chengfu” (karmic inheritance): present fortune or misfortune stems from ancestral deeds. Moral actions can transcend inherited burdens. Health, longevity, and cosmic harmony depend...

Taoist Scripture: Excerpts from the Taiping Jin...

The Taiping Jingchao: “Jie Chengfu Jue” explains “chengfu” (karmic inheritance): present fortune or misfortune stems from ancestral deeds. Moral actions can transcend inherited burdens. Health, longevity, and cosmic harmony depend...

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  • The Grand Penitential Liturgy of the Jade Repository

    The Grand Penitential Liturgy of the Jade Repos...

    The Grand Penitential Liturgy of the Jade Repository: Late Tang master Du Guangting's expanded rite for directional confessions to Heavenly Worthies, repenting endless errors, erasing sins, and praying for imperial...

    The Grand Penitential Liturgy of the Jade Repos...

    The Grand Penitential Liturgy of the Jade Repository: Late Tang master Du Guangting's expanded rite for directional confessions to Heavenly Worthies, repenting endless errors, erasing sins, and praying for imperial...

  • What is "fuqi" in Taoism?

    What is "fuqi" in Taoism?

    Fuqi: Ancient Taoist art of “wearing qi” — breathe with cosmos, transform energy, heal body, calm mind, awaken spirit through rhythmic, mindful respiration.

    What is "fuqi" in Taoism?

    Fuqi: Ancient Taoist art of “wearing qi” — breathe with cosmos, transform energy, heal body, calm mind, awaken spirit through rhythmic, mindful respiration.

  • What Talismans Are Used in Taoist Rituals and Ceremonies?

    What Talismans Are Used in Taoist Rituals and C...

    Daoist Ritual Symbols: key talismans like banners, door, lamp, and ceremonial charms used in rites to command spirits, heal, and guide souls.

    What Talismans Are Used in Taoist Rituals and C...

    Daoist Ritual Symbols: key talismans like banners, door, lamp, and ceremonial charms used in rites to command spirits, heal, and guide souls.

  • What is the Dao?

    What is the Dao?

    Yin-Yang (陰陽) The complementary forces that create harmony in the universe. Light and dark, active and passive, masculine and feminine - all interconnected.

    What is the Dao?

    Yin-Yang (陰陽) The complementary forces that create harmony in the universe. Light and dark, active and passive, masculine and feminine - all interconnected.

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