The The Zhengyi Jie’e Jiaoyi 正一解厄醮仪

The author is unknown.

Judging from its content, it is likely one of the altar sacrifice rituals of Zhengyi Taoism dating from the Southern and Northern Dynasties or the Sui-Tang period.

Consisting of one scroll, it is included in the category of Ritual Texts in the Dongshen Section (the Section of Cave Spirits) of the Daoist Canon.

This text records various altar sacrifice rituals performed by Zhengyi Taoist priests to dispel disasters and alleviate adversities on behalf of laypeople. It states that if a person encounters misfortunes such as life-threatening tribulations, inauspicious occasions related to their birth chart, illnesses, or setbacks in official career and wealth, they can perform the sacrifice and submit memorials to heaven in accordance with the prescribed methods, thereby resolving disasters and turning misfortunes into blessings.