The True Martial Supreme General’s Register 太上玄天真武无上将军箓

The True Martial Supreme General’s Register FULL NAME IS

Register of the Supreme General of the Mysterious Heaven True Martial Sovereign, the Supreme Honoured One
The author is unknown.

The text mentions Zhang Zhengchang, Zhang Yuchu, Zhang Yuqing and other Zhengyi Heavenly Masters in the early Ming Dynasty, so it is presumed to be compiled by a Taoist priest of the Zhengyi Sect in the Ming Dynasty.

This book expounds the rituals and methods for the transmission and bestowal of the talisman registers of General Zhenwu.

It contains the divine portrait of the Supreme General of the Mysterious Heaven Great Sage True Martial Sovereign, talisman diagrams, the official and military titles of his divine subordinates and troops, as well as incantations for subduing ghosts and spirits, dispelling ghosts and spirits, and vanquishing ghosts and spirits. It also records the alliance rituals for receiving the talisman register, the ritual prayers for requesting the talisman register, and the personal given names and courtesy names of the true masters. It is claimed that those who receive this talisman register in accordance with the rituals may attain the efficacy of"protecting one’s life and safeguarding one’s body, prolonging life and overcoming calamities, warding off demons and evil spirits, and eliminating all inauspiciousness".