Shangqing Northern Pole Correct Rites 上清北极天心正法
Paul PengShangqing Northern Pole Correct Rites
The original text does not record the author.
Since it quotes the words of the Perfected Lord Xu Jing (Zhang Jixian), it should have been composed in the late Northern Song Dynasty or the Southern Song Dynasty. One scroll, included in the Methods category of the Dongxuan Section of The Daozang.
Heavenly Heart Orthodox Dharma originates from the teachings of the Zhengyi Sect, focusing on summoning gods and capturing ghosts, eliminating evil and curing diseases through talismans and prohibitive incantations.
Shangqing Northern Pole Correct Rites
The book first records three important talismans in Heavenly Heart Orthodox Dharma: the Great Tiangang Sage Talisman, the Black Subjugation Talisman, and the Three Luminaries Talisman, together with related ritual procedures.
Next are short essays such as General Summary of the Heavenly Heart Three Luminaries, Treatise on the Sun, Treatise on the Moon, and Treatise on Tiangang, outlining the origin and application principles of Heavenly Heart Orthodox Dharma.
It also includes methods that combine talismans and incantations with alchemical practices, such as “Supreme Clarity Department Qi Ingestion Root Red Essence Golden Elixir Supreme Method”.
The content described in the entire book is considerably more concise than that in Supreme Clarity Heavenly Heart Orthodox Dharma.
