Shangqing Six Jia Invocation Rituals 上清六甲祈祷秘法

Falsely attributed to being created by the Donghua Emperor and transmitted by the Mysterious Primordial Lord to Mr. Yin Xi, it is a Taoist text from the Sui and Tang dynasties.

Originally one volume, it was compiled into a single volume and included in the Various Arts category of The Dongxuan Section of The Daozang.

Shangqing Six Jia Invocation Rituals

The book records the methods of performing sacrificial rituals to summon and dispatch the Six Ding and Six Jia, the Five Nayan Heavenly Maidens, the Twelve Heavenly Roaming Stream Maidens, the Three Officials, the Emperors of the Five Directions and the Star Lords of the Five Directions. It is stated that whoever obtains this book can command ghosts and gods, summon wind, cloud, thunder and rain, break enemy camps, deploy wooden oxen and wooden horses, make painted figures on walls move, cause all plants to bloom in the winter, seek out ghosts, gods and hidden treasures underground, ward off fire, water, swords and soldiers, confront an army of millions... "All things one desires shall be granted".