The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

Four-Section Qi-Ban Register - Cover scene

Four-Section Qi-Ban Register (四部禁气箓): Why Breat...

Paul Peng

Thirty short incantations, a dozen breathing methods, and one unbending rule: without receiving the Four-Section Register, silent breath commands will never bind.

Four-Section Qi-Ban Register (四部禁气箓): Why Breat...

Paul Peng

Thirty short incantations, a dozen breathing methods, and one unbending rule: without receiving the Four-Section Register, silent breath commands will never bind.

River-Evil Slaying Register - Cover scene

River-Evil Slaying Register (斩河邪箓): Why Four Be...

Paul Peng

A single great talisman depicting four directional beasts commanding frontier cavalry, revealing how Zhengyi Taoism transformed imperial border defense into spiritual exorcism.

River-Evil Slaying Register (斩河邪箓): Why Four Be...

Paul Peng

A single great talisman depicting four directional beasts commanding frontier cavalry, revealing how Zhengyi Taoism transformed imperial border defense into spiritual exorcism.

Eight-Trigram Body-Guard Register - Cover scene

Eight-Trigram Body-Guard Register: Why Nine Cha...

Paul Peng

Why does a register named for eight trigrams contain nine diagrams? The ninth figure is the holder himself. How a Zhengyi body-guard register seals a perimeter in vermilion, and why...

Eight-Trigram Body-Guard Register: Why Nine Cha...

Paul Peng

Why does a register named for eight trigrams contain nine diagrams? The ninth figure is the holder himself. How a Zhengyi body-guard register seals a perimeter in vermilion, and why...

Great Evil-Repelling Register - Cover scene

Great Evil-Repelling Register (辟邪大箓): When Seal...

Paul Peng

In Zhengyi Taoist ritual, the Great Evil-Repelling Register represents an escalation from inquiry to active seizure when standard talismans fail.

Great Evil-Repelling Register (辟邪大箓): When Seal...

Paul Peng

In Zhengyi Taoist ritual, the Great Evil-Repelling Register represents an escalation from inquiry to active seizure when standard talismans fail.

Three-Five Summons Register - Cover scene

Three-Five Summons Register (三五考召箓): Why It Ran...

Paul Peng

Summoning is judicial interrogation in Zhengyi Taoism. Carrying six talismans and commanding celestial marshals, the Three-Five Summons Register establishes strict legal authority over harmful entities rather than indiscriminate exorcism.

Three-Five Summons Register (三五考召箓): Why It Ran...

Paul Peng

Summoning is judicial interrogation in Zhengyi Taoism. Carrying six talismans and commanding celestial marshals, the Three-Five Summons Register establishes strict legal authority over harmful entities rather than indiscriminate exorcism.

Crimson Evil-Slaying Register - Cover scene

Crimson Evil-Slaying Register 斩邪赤箓: Why Footpri...

Paul Peng

The Crimson Evil-Slaying Register organizes celestial officers as an active pursuit rather than a static ward. Learn why its footprint diagram dictates ritual authority.

Crimson Evil-Slaying Register 斩邪赤箓: Why Footpri...

Paul Peng

The Crimson Evil-Slaying Register organizes celestial officers as an active pursuit rather than a static ward. Learn why its footprint diagram dictates ritual authority.