Secrets of Chinese Craftsmen Magic 厌胜术

Traditional Chinese carpenters

In ancient China, craftsmen like carpenters, masons, tailors and etc., had practiced mysterious practices of putting certain control objects/ symbols (镇物) or magical objects/ symbols (法物) into their crafts based on how their clients treat them fairly or not.   This mysterious practice is called Yan Sheng Shu (YSS, 厌胜术).

Yan Sheng Shu is a branch out of Daoist magical practice.  It is divided into "black YSS" and "white YSS".  Black YSS will bring misfortune and disasters to the client's family.  This usually was practiced as revenges when the craftsmen felt that they were treated unfairly by their clients.  White YSS will bring good fortune and luck to the client's family.

YSS can be classified in three major schools:

1. Magic through imagery:  This is based on imagery of an object can exert energy related to that object.  For example, Chinese carpenter can secretly draw a bird (representing phoenix which also means success) on the main beam of a house.  If the beak is drawn facing indoor, it will bring client good wealth luck.  If the beak facing outside the house will bring client wealth-losing luck.
2. Magic through 5-elements colors:  This method put minerals/ rocks of different colors or actual metal (copper, gold, silver) in certain location of the foundation of the house to enhance or hurt the luck of the client's family.  For example, cinnabar represents fire energy put in certain location of house foundation to enhance or hurt certain member of client's family.
3. Magic through 8-directions (palace representations):  In Feng Shui, each direction is represented by a "palace" or one of the 8 trigrams in Bagua.  Each palace also represents a family member of a house.  For example, NW or Qian palace represents the oldest male and SW the oldest female.   By placing auspicious or inauspicious object in certain palace, the craftsman can play trick on the fortune of certain member of the client's family.

The "magic through imagery" school is pretty common across cultures, like the voodoo doll witchcraft.  "Magic through colors" is also quite common in magical rituals of other cultures.  "Magic through 8 directions" is uniquely Chinese.

Of course, there are also "anti-YSS" magic, but that is another story.


Ken Lai
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Feng Shui: Ghost-gate lines 鬼门线

The term "ghost-gate" (鬼门) exists long before the term "Feng Shui" was coined.  You can find this term in the ancient text of Yi-jing. 

Ancient text claims that "ghost-gate" is in northeast or Gen trigram, where spirits or ghosts entering or leaving.  Ancient people like to build temples on this location to facilitate spiritual communications.

Modern views do not think ghost-gate is really ghost-ridden, but the energy here is very "yin".

There are two types of ghost-gate line.  The line at the center of northeast region (Gen trigram) is called "outward ghost-gate line" 表鬼门. The other one at the southwest (Kun trigram) is called "inner ghost-gate line" 里鬼门.

These two angles have the most "yin" energy within 360 degrees.

In terms of Feng Shui, doors, toilet seat, stove, fridge, air-conditioner, washing machine, hi-fi, TV, wealth position......, should not be placed on this ghost-gate line.  Inauspicious events or misfortune may happen if items with movements are placed on these ghost-gate lines.  

Negative events will happen to male owner mostly if outward ghost-gate line is violated and to woman owner if inner ghost-gate line is provoked.

Negative effects will be more severe if main door sits on ghost-gate line.  It will be the worst if this door is also facing a T-junction or other form-sha energy like a "sickle sha" or "heart-piercing sha".

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"Fire Burning Heaven's Gate" in Feng Shui 火烧天门

Northwest or Qian direction is the "heaven" or ruler direction in "post-heaven" Bagua.  Hence Qian is also known as "heaven's gate" in Feng Shui.

Generally speaking, when a kitchen or stove is located in the NW or Qian sector of a house, it has "fire burning heaven's gate" Feng Shui problem.

Qian is metal in nature.  It stands for the head, respiratory system, career and oldest male in the house. With "fire burning heaven's gate" Feng Shui, the residents of this house are likely to suffer head injuries/ sickness, mental illness, respiratory problem, rebellious children, lung or brain cancer, fire and career problems.  The oldest male is the likely victim though young girl and boy can also suffer.

There are more than one type of "fire burning heaven's gate"

TYPES OF "FIRE BURNING HEAVEN'S GATE"
1.  Xuan Kong Flying Star versions:
a.  when 9-purple star flies to NW (Qian palace)
b.  when 6-white metal star flies to the south (Li Palace)

2.   Bazhai or 8-Mansions Feng Shui version:
--  when Wu-gui (5-ghosts, also known as Lian-zhen star, fire in nature) lands on NW.  For example, a house with Mao (East) sitting and You-facing (West).

3.  General Feng Shui versions:
a.  when kitchen, stove, fridge, TV, computer or electronic items  indoor OR outdoor tall objects like power tower, tall building, chimney....etc, are located in NW sector 
b.  when kitchen, stove, fridge, TV, computer or electronic items  indoor OR outdoor tall objects like power tower, tall building, chimney....etc, are located in the south sector. 

How do you fix this "fire burning heaven's gate" problem?  Obviously, move the kitchen or related hot items out of NW or the south.

"Ken, how about if we cannot relocate the kitchen or these objects, especially the outdoor ones?"

There are remedies and simple fixes for it that cost little or almost next to nothing.  Simply consult a Feng Shui professional or your teacher.

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In search of the "Human Bagua" I

A student asks these questions:  What is "Middle Heaven Bagua"? How come it is rarely seen or mentioned in traditional Feng Shui books?

Bagua or "8-trigrams" was created by the mythical ruler Fu Xi (伏羲, around 2800 BC).  It is the oldest binary symbol system in the world.  It started with "void" or nothingness to tai-ji or the "yin-yang fish" symbol.  The tai-ji evoles to "yin" and "yang" as represented by one line and two broken lines.  After 2 more iterations, the system of 8-trigrams or "bagua" emerges:   QIAN乾 ☰,  KUN坤 ☷,  LI离 ☲,  KAN坎 ☵,  ZHEN震 ☳,  XUN巽 ☴,  DUI兌 ☱ and  GEN艮 ☶   (Color stands for the elemental nature of the trigram).  

"Bagua" becomes the building blocks of Chinese civilization including metaphysics.  It is also probably the first creation model using binary symbols.  Yi-Jing or "Book of Changes" elaborates the functions and interactions of bagua elements.

The Yi-Jing or Zhou-yi (周易) that we have today is part of a trilogy of:    

1. Lian Shan Yi (連山易)--  Lian Shan means  "continuous mountains" in Chinese.  Pre-heaven Bagua is based on this classic.  The initiating trigram is Gen(艮).
2. Gui Cang Yi (歸藏易) Gui Cang means "return and in storage" in Chinese.   The initiating trigram is Kun (坤).  
3. Zhou-yi (周易)-- Zhou stands for King Wen of Zhou Dynasty.  Post-heaven Bagua is based on this classic. The initiating trigram is Qian (乾).  

Unfortunately, Lian Shan Yi and Gui Cang Yi had been lost though part of their texts were quoted in Zhou-yi and other classics.

Chinese metaphysics always talks about the "Three components" or "San Cai" (三材)-- "Heaven,  Human and Earth" (some people translated it as "holy trinity" or "cosmic trinity", too religious and value-laden for me).  In terms of Feng Shui applications, Pre-heaven bagua stands for the heaven aspects and Post-heaven bagua for the earth aspects. Logically some people will look for  the "human bagua" or the "Middle Heaven Bagua" because human beings stand between heaven and earth.

There are numerous versions of "Middle Heaven Bagua" created by the curious souls or metaphysics marketers over the centuries.  Here I will show you two versions that are more "reasonable" because they are based on the bits and pieces of  Lian Shan Yi and Gui Cang Yi as quoted in Zhou-yi or other ancient texts.

Time for a nap.  If you come back next time, I will show you a top middle-heaven bagua secret-- no affinity or money needed.


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Should you lose sleep over the month of "triple afflictions"?

A metaphysics marketing website has done an email blitz promoting the "month of triple afflictions" as if it is worse than the upcoming 2012 end of the world prophecy.  Some people are scared, especially when they find out that there is a fourth affliction.

The fourth affliction is the damage to your wallet if you follow the suggestions of this website to purchase US$2000 or more worth of mantra plague, talisman pendant, pagoda and the like to fix the first three afflictions. 

Should we be very afraid?  Should we lose any sleep thinking about these "triple afflictions"? Should we shell out 2 grands to fix the problem?

TRIPLE AFFLICTIONS EXPOSED
1.  Year and month pillar fan-yin or clashing
This mean the year energy and month energy battling each other.  Current year is metal-tiger (Geng-yin) and month is wood-monkey (Jia-shen, the 7th lunar or solar month) .  This is primarily fighting between metal and wood energies-- a sign for more traffic accidents and injuries by metal objects.  A simple cure is to drive careful and avoid traveling. You may do spiritual cure by carrying a relic, rosary, cross, talisman and the like. This 7th lunar month starts from August 10 to Sept. 7 (Aug. 7- Sept.7 for solar month) .

2.   5-yellow star sits in the center palace 
When 5-yellow star returns to the center palace, it is called "return to the original position of the star's palace" or 回宫歸位 huí gōng guī wèi.  It is like a re-initialization in computer jargons or return to the original formation of the post-heaven bagua. This happens once every 9 months!  Will a star make havoc in its own backyard?  This condition at most makes energy stagnant or not moving. Every star returns to its hometown and takes it easy for one month.

3.  The 7th lunar month is ghost month
The idea of "ghost month" is largely a Daoist conception or Chinese belief. If you do not believe in it or have never heard about it, it will have little or no effect on you.   It is just like Chinese New Year is no big deal to westerners but is celebrated by Chinese.  If you are Chinese or scared, you can print out the talisman picture in this blog, activate it with a donation to your local temple, church, foodshelf or simply doing an act of kindness, and carry it around with you.  You may also burn some joss papers and make offerings to hungry ghosts if you want to.

Most people (except a small group list below) should not worry about this so-called "triple afflictions", especially for those who are righteous and have done nothing "bad" or evil. By the law of attraction, negative energies and entities will be attracted to people with negative energies. 

DATES AND TIME THAT YOU SHOULD WORRY! 
Year pillar and month pillar clash may cause more "concern" to people with snake (si) animal sign or people with snake day branch in their birth charts.  These people are more "accident-prone" than the others due to the formation of "3-penalties" (yin-si-shen) with the year and month pillar. Simple fix is to minimize traveling or driving within this month (please refer to #1 above).

For everyone, within the 7th lunar month, avoid using snake or si hour (9:00- 10:59) to make major decisions and traveling. This hour forms a 3-penalty with year and month pillar EVERYDAY for this lunar month.

The following days are especially prone to accident regardless of the hour(especially for people with monkey, tiger and snake animal signs):

-- August 11 (gui-si)
-- August 23 (yi-si)
-- September 4 (ding-si)

During these 3 days, 3:00-4:59, 9:00- 10:59 and 15:00- 16:59 are the worst hours. People with tiger, snake or monkey signs will be better off to take a day off and stay home if possible. If not, be extra vigilant when driving and traveling.  You may do spiritual cure by carrying a relic, rosary, cross, talisman and the like. The most powerful remedies are doing charity works like blood, food and money donations to the poor and needy.

Do you still want to spend US$2000 or more to purchase the "cures"? 


Ken Lai

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Love Thy Neighbor

Note: The following was written on Jan 18, 2003

Local TV news reports that an adult video and lingerie store has opened next to a Baptist Church in a small town.

One can see the giant sign "Pure Pleasure" through the window of the priest's office.

Of course, church members are mad and voice their displeasure to local media.

The owner of the adult store then displays a big mobile sign outside his store. On one side of the sign says, "God say enjoy sex" and the other side, "Clergy Discount".

The adult store owner tries to "love thy neighbor". But his neighbor tries to drive him out of the neighborhood by complaining to the City and tries to re-zone the area as not suitable for adult business.

In terms of Feng Shui, it’s stupid to open a business or build a house next to a church or temple.

Church or temple has too much yin and spiritual energies that will deplete or draw too much qi from houses nearby.

Church belongs to fire element and adult business water element. So the adult shop will eventually goes out of business even without interference from church members.

If the church seeks my advice, I'll tell them put a big cross pointing to the adult shop. This will drive him out quicker. Or simply hang a bagua mirror pointing at the adult shop, but this will be too pagan to the church people.

WARNING: Do not point a bagua mirror to other house unless the target is a super-scum. But try not doing it is the best policy.


Ken Lai
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8-star, living talisman and super-cleanser

Note: The following blog was written on May 31, 2006


My next door neighbor Eric has adopted a 4-month old
black puppy from the local Animal Humane Society.

The puppy looked scared when I first met it. So I put
my hand over its forehead for 30 seconds and at the
same time "blahing" a little bit.

"Dogs can see ghosts, especially black dogs.
Sometimes you see a dog bark at nothing. It is likely
barking at some ghosts."

Eric looked at my hand and thought what the hell I was
doing with his dog.

"Some dogs will drive ghosts away. But the bad one
will invite the ghosts into your home!".

The puppy looked relaxed and happy after absorbing my
energy.

For the next few days, Eric tried to figure out what I
had done to his puppy.

Well, I know you want to know too....

If you read through this article, you will even find
out how to get your 8-star almost FREE. But you have
to read something about Ken Lai's latest course.
Don't worry, I'll NOT take order or collect money
here.

.......

I have just finished writing the manual (200+ pages)
for "Daoist Talismans for Feng Shui and Blessings".
This course was prepared per the request of my Mexican
and Polish sponsors. So they will be the first two to
enjoy (or suffer) the course.

Here is some blah (get your pillow ready!)...

This is the first Daoist talismans class introduced to
the west! Talismans are the symbols and language for
people to communicate with spirits, ghosts and gods.
It can request actions from deities and order ghosts
and spirit to perform according to the orders of the
talisman.

Talismans are more popular than you have thought.
Most religions, like Buddhism and Catholicism, have
chants and incantations for communication with their
deities. These chants and incantations are
essentially "verbal talismans" that last only when
they are spoken out. Talisman in written form is like
a storage of energy derived from deity and the
talisman writer. It lasts much longer than the verbal
version.

Daoist talisman system is one of the most potent and
strongest intention, belief, expectation and
energy-based tools in the world. The symbols,
language, incantations and rituals involved in the
creation of task-specific talismans are very
intention-specific, belief-specific and goal-specific.
It creates a very potent manifestation ("making
things happen") and goal-specific behaviors for the
clients of talisman. It is also very powerful in
offering protection from misfortune, evils and
sickness.

Many "grand master" grade teachers also use talismans
to compliment their FS practices.

(If you are still awake, here is the "beef"!)

In this course, I will teach you:
1. Basic Chinese writing
2. Common Feng Shui talismans that compliment Feng
Shui remedies, especially those that are humanly
impossible to fix, like moving a mountain.
3. Talismans for improvement and protection of daily
life
4. Create your own Talisman based on your own belief
and language.

Benefits of Talisman-drawing:
1. Complementing the inadequacy of available Feng Shui
remedies
2. Improving relationship both inside and outside
family
3. Improving well-being-- in terms of health and
wealth
4. Protection from misfortune and unwelcome spirits
and ghosts
5. Meditative
6. Artistic

Other than you need to believe in the existence of
spirits and deities, you do not need to believe in
Daoism or change your own personal religion.

TALISMAN COLLECTIONS INCLUDED:
General Purpose Talismans:
Marital relationship
Family harmony
Fertility
Blessing
Safety
Romance/ love
Interpersonal relationship
Legal problem/ gossip
Winning lawsuit
Collecting debt
Safe trips
Cleansing
Wealth enhancement
Academic improvement
Health
Wishes fulfillment
Business enhancement
Career advancement
Neutralizing voodoo/ curses
Ghost/ spirit attachment removal/ control

TALISMAN FOR FENG SHUI REMEDIES
When the remedies are beyond human effort, like moving
a huge mountain or someone cannot afford to move, then
talismans are used to change the magnetic field of the
environment.

Feng Shui Talismans for:
Construction/ moving-in
Form sha-- metal, wood, water, fire and earth
Road and bridge sha-- T-junction, sickle-sha,
spear-sha,
Temple, pagoda, trees, etc
Doors
Bedrooms/ beds
Kitchen
Bathroom
Wealth-enhancing talismans for residence or business
Academic
Grand Duke/ Sui-po/ San Sha
General Star (dislikes form-sha in it's direction)

......

Well, I know you are very excited now and about to
pull out your wallet to register for the course....

Sorry pals, I've no plan to teach this class to
English-speaking people yet. If you speak Spanish,
you can go to Mexico City next month (6/9- 6/11) or if
you speak Polish, then go to Poland in October (19-
22) to take the class.

......

Now the ultimate secret that you have been waiting
for.... the living 8-star that walks and is almost
FREE.

Imagine you can have a 8-star that walks around your
house....

According to bagua or trigrams, Gen is also
represented by dog. Gen is 8-star. So dog is the
living and walking 8-star. If the 8-star of your
house is stuck or imprisoned or falls into the toilet,
you can get a dog to energize your house-- simply go
to your local Animal Human Society to get one for
close to free.

In a way, the dog also functions as a "living
talisman".

Disclaimer: If the dog soils your carpet and chews
your chairs, do not bill me.

Since you have been very patient, here is an ultimate
tip....

Today (May 31, 2006) is Dragon Boat Festival.
According to Chinese legend, today is the "yang-est"
day of the year. So you wait till noon (wu hour) and
collect a few gallons of water (can be from your tap)
and stash it away. This water is very "yang" in
nature and can be use to "cleanse" anything (like your
house, in this case, spray your house) and drive away
unclean or "yin" entities.


---------
Hey Ken, what did you do to the puppy?

I just telepathically told the puppy, "Don't peeve on
my lawn!"

Ken Lai
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