The Numinous Treasure Eightfold Seasonal Rite

The Numinous Treasure Eightfold Seasonal Rite 洞玄灵宝八节斋宿启仪

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The Ritual of Evening Opening for the Dongxuan Lingbao Eight Festivals Retreat

Author unknown; presumably a Taoist text from the Tang or Song Dynasty, it is included in the Zhengyi Section of the Daozang.
The Eight Festivals Retreat is one of the six retreat methods of the Taoist Lingbao Sect, first mentioned by Lu Xiujing in the Southern Dynasties. It is used to repent for sins committed against the Supreme Mystery and in one’s past and present lives, transcend the deceased, and pray for blessings and disaster relief for oneself.

This text records the evening opening ritual of the Eight Festivals Retreat. Held on each of the eight solar terms (Beginning of Spring, Spring Equinox, Beginning of Summer, Summer Solstice, Beginning of Autumn, Autumn Equinox, Beginning of Winter, Winter Solstice), the retreat lasts for one full day and night, with Taoist rituals performed three times a day (morning, noon, and evening).

Its ritual procedures are roughly similar to those of the Jinlu (Golden Register) and Huanglu (Yellow Register) retreats, but differ in the memorial texts and precepts recited.
Paul Peng — Zhengyi Taoist Priest, Longhu Mountain

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Paul Peng

Paul Peng is a Zhengyi Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain, Jiangxi — the ancestral home of the Celestial Masters' tradition. Ordained at 25 after a dream from the Celestial Master, he has practiced for 25 years under Master Zeng Guangliang. He is one of the curators of this store, which is officially authorized by Tianshi Fu. All items are consecrated at the temple by the resident priest team.

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