A peach tree turns evil spirits into myths
Crack the feng shui of peach trees? ——Peach wood can help dispel evil spirits in a house, and it is a popular custom. From being deified in myths and legends to being a divine object that can ward off disasters and turn evil spirits away, from the earliest spring couplets made of peach wood boards to today, peach wood products have become a universal tool for suppressing evil spirits. This is just a gradual process. Substantial effect, psychological "comfort".
Peach wood is also called "dragon subduing wood" and "ghost horror wood". Legend has it that Kuafu chased the sun and threw the sacred tree into a peach forest before he died. Therefore, peach wood has become the most widely used exorcism device. Ghost materials play an extremely important role in Chinese folk culture and beliefs. Peach wood is delicate and fragrant. The earliest Spring Festival couplets in China were all made of peach wood boards, also known as peach charms. For thousands of years, peach wood has been said to ward off disasters and avoid evil, and is called a sacred tree.
Feicheng, located at the western foot of Mount Tai, has the largest peach orchard in the world, with a thousand-year cultivation history. It is said that the peach branches in the southeast have the effect of calming disasters and avoiding evil. It is recorded that the southeastern peach tree branches ward off evil spirits have a long history. Origin of the word: "In ancient times, peach wood figures were carved from peach wood branches and placed in the house to avoid evil spirits." Folks also believe that peach wood products can drive away ghosts and ward off evil spirits. During the Han Dynasty, peach wood seals were carved and hung on doors, which were called peach seals. Peach means longevity. To wish the elderly a happy birthday, a plate of longevity peaches is given to express wishing the elderly good health and longevity. The reason why peach wood and its products have such magical power is rooted in the ancient people's belief that peach trees are the mysterious concept that is feared by all ghosts. It has the meaning of blessing peace and good luck in people's inner world.
In ancient times
Choose peach wood branches in the southeast direction to carve peach figures and stand them in the house to avoid evil spirits. In the Han Dynasty, peach seals were carved and hung on the door, which was called peach seal mao. In the later Han Dynasty, In the book Yi Zhi... the peach seal is six inches long and three inches long, and the five-color calligraphy is used to mark the door; the peach charms were carved in the Song Dynasty; the two peach boards with the names of the door gods hung on the ancient gates mean Suppress evil.
Now
People in Southeast Asian countries place peach wood swords in their homes to ward off evil spirits. "Taiping Yulan": Peach is the essence of the five trees. In ancient times, it suppressed evil spirits. This fairy tree is also the essence of peach wood. . When peach branches are placed in the house, children will not be afraid of them, but ghosts will be afraid of them, so it is also called the fairy tree or the heroic tree.
In addition
In ancient mythology, Kuafu chased the sun, died of thirst, and turned into a peach tree after death. The peach tree is said to be the hero chasing the sun, which is probably one of the reasons why it is believed that the peach tree can control ghosts and ward off evil spirits. There are thousands of tree species in the world. The peach tree has a dull dark red color and is rich in luster. The peach wood is strong and elastic. It is a good weapon for attack or self-defense. These characteristics may be the initial basis for the mysterious legend of Taomu.
Ancient Chinese Mythology
It is said that there is a world of ghosts. There is a mountain in it. There is a big peach tree covering three thousand miles on the mountain, and there is a golden rooster on the treetop. Whenever the golden rooster crows in the morning, the ghosts who wandered out at night will rush back to the ghost land. The gate of the ghost realm is located in the northeast of the peach tree. There are two gods standing by the gate, named Shen Tu and Yu Lei. If a ghost does something harmful to nature at night, Shen Tu and Yu Lei will immediately discover it and catch it, tie it up with a rope made of awning reed, and send it to feed the tiger. Therefore, all the ghosts in the world are afraid of Shen Tu and Yu Lei. So people carved their images out of peach wood and placed them at their doorsteps to avoid evil and harm. Later, people simply engraved the names of Shen Tu and Yu Lei on peach boards, believing that doing so could also suppress evil and eliminate evil. This kind of peach wood board was later called "Peach Run".
Song Dynasty
People began to write couplets on peach boards, one without losing the meaning of peach wood to suppress evil, the other to express their good wishes, and the third to decorate the door for beauty. . Couplets are also written on red paper, which symbolizes joy and auspiciousness, and are posted on both sides of doors and windows during the New Year to express people's best wishes for good luck in the coming year.
"Thousands of households always exchange new peaches for old charms every day." Peach trees have been said to ward off evil spirits for a long time, but when did it originate and where did it originate? There is no way to know!
There are many legends about peach trees curing ghosts. "Huainanzi Interpretation" says: "Yi died at the mouth of a peach tree." Xu Shen of the Eastern Han Dynasty noted: "The peach mouth is a big staff made of peach wood, used to kill Yi. Since then, ghosts have been afraid of peach."
Yi was famous for being good at shooting. When Meng Meng studied under Yi, he repaid his kindness with hatred. He attacked the teacher from behind and hit Yi on the back of the head with a mahogany stick. After Yi died, he became the official in charge of all ghosts. The ancients' association with peach trees to ward off evil spirits is related to this mythical story. Just imagine, the mahogany stick can even kill Yi who leads all the ghosts, let alone use it to cure ghosts.
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"Zuo Zhuan" in the fourth year of Zhaogong (538 BC) records an incident where peach trees can exert mysterious power: "The ancients said that the sun was in the northern continent. To hide the ice...it is hidden in the form of black mule trees to enjoy the cold weather; it is used to bring out the peach arcs and thorns to eliminate the disaster." This passage says: The ancients hid ice cubes in deep mountains and valleys in winter. In the ice cellar, when the ice is stored, black male animals and black millet are used to sacrifice the cold god; when the ice is taken out, a bow made of peach wood and arrows made of thorns are used to perform a disaster-removing ceremony.
Peach is the essence of the five trees, so it suppresses evil spirits. Li Shizhen once wrote in
Legend has it that the Antarctic fairy who controls the life expectancy of the human world always has a hand on his palm. He is holding a huge fairy peach, so the peach is also said to ward off evil spirits, cure diseases, and prolong life. The fairy peach in the hands of the Antarctic Immortal is said to be the fat peach produced in the ancient Feizi Kingdom.
The ancient Feizi Kingdom, namely Feicheng City, Shandong Province, got its name because the Fei people scattered here during the Western Zhou Dynasty. At that time, the Fei people moved here from the East China Sea. The peach tree, the treasure of Dushuo Mountain in the East China Sea, was also transplanted to Feizi Country by the Fei tribe. "Hanshu Geography" records: "There is Feicheng County in Taishan County, which is the so-called 'Feizi Country' in Yingshao." According to the "Preface to Feicheng County Chronicles" in the 17th year of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1891 AD): "Feicheng County in ancient times" Feizi State also entered Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period, and was the territory of Qi County."
Peach planting in Feicheng has a long history. According to "Zuo Zhuan of the Spring and Autumn Period", in the 17th year of Duke Xiang of Lu, Qi State and Lu. When the state was at war, the Qi soldiers divided into two groups and surrounded the two wings of the Lu state: one was Fang, and the other was Tao, that is, the Qi people surrounded the north wall of Lu. In the 13th year of Duke Xiang of Lu, the border of Lu State had reached the Changqing area of ??Jinan, so the "Tao" surrounded by the Qi people should be Feicheng in the south of Changqing (as evidenced by the Qi Great Wall in the north of Feicheng today). It can be seen that the place of "Peach" at that time Peach trees have been planted in large numbers. Zuo Qiuming, the author of "Zuo Zhuan", was from Feicheng, which further proves the theory that Feicheng is "Peach" and "Peach" is Feicheng.
Peach trees in Feicheng ward off evil spirits
It turns out that there is a mountain called Tao (Peach) Mountain to the west of the old Feicheng County. Between Tao Mountain and Xiaotai Mountain, surrounding the top of the mountain are towering mountains. The cliffs are majestic and steep, stretching for dozens of miles. Seventy-two caves are scattered on the cliffs like flowers. These seventy-two caves are filled with monsters and monsters. Whenever night falls, the seventy-two cave monsters will come out of their holes and break into Feicheng. The demons will dance wildly and make trouble, causing harm to the people and ruining all living beings. This incident spread to Dushuo Mountain in the East China Sea. After hearing this, the two gods Shen Tu and Yu Lei were furious. They quickly came to Feicheng, used local materials, broke peach branches as weapons, and beat the monsters to death, injured others, and escaped. escape. The monsters who managed to escape were frightened when they saw the peach branches. Because the East China Sea and Feicheng run northwest-southeast, the peach branches that Shen Yu and Shen Yu broke when they came to Feicheng were facing the southeast, so the peach branches facing the southeast had spiritual energy. After that, the local people would break off the peach wood branches facing the southeast, or make swords and hang them indoors, or carve peach figures or peach charms and hang them on the beams or behind the doors. The demons and ghosts fled in the wind and never dared to come near them again. The Customs of the Han Dynasty said: "Decorating peach figures on New Year's Eve...Kwai to protect against evil" is actually an explanation of the two gods Shen and Yu and the use of Feicheng peach trees to ward off evil. The theory that peach trees ward off evil spirits has a long history. "Ci Yuan" records: In ancient times, people with peach trees stood in their homes to avoid evil spirits. During the Han Dynasty, peach seals were carved and hung in households, which were called peach seals. According to the book Yi Zhi of the Later Han Dynasty, "In the midsummer month, all things are in full bloom, and in the summer solstice, the yin energy emerges, fearing that things will not be lost"... The peach seal is six inches long and three inches square, and the five-color calligraphy is in accordance with the law to decorate the door. In the Song Dynasty, the statues of Shen Tu and Yu Lei were carved, or only their names were written on the two door panels. They were also called "Taofu" or "Door God", "... feared by hundreds of ghosts". It can be seen that only peach wood can ward off evil spirits, and only peach wood from Feicheng is the real "evil-repelling wood". There are different legends about peach wood's ability to ward off evil spirits, but after all, peach wood is a symbol of good luck and peace.
Related legends
According to ancient books: peaches are large and excellent, sweet in taste and beautiful in shape. They are produced in the country of Feizi and are called Fat Peach, also known as Buddha. Peach has been cultivated for thousands of years. It has been a tribute to the royal family in past dynasties and its reputation spreads far and wide at home and abroad.
Feicheng peach wood is dense and fine in texture and has a fragrant wood body. It is a sacred object to ward off evil spirits and suppress disasters, and has won the favor of Taoist alchemists. His love and favor.
Peach wood can ward off evil spirits, which may originate from the legend of Hou Yi. Ancient books record that Hou Yi was killed by a peach tree stick and was named the God Zongbu after his death. This kind of god is often found under a peach tree. Holding a tiger, each ghost must go to check. When Zongbu hears it, if it is an evil ghost, it will be eaten by the tiger.
There is a legend related to Kuafu. It is said that Kuafu died of hunger and thirst after chasing the sun. Before his death, he threw away his staff and it turned into a forest of peach trees. People who follow the sun in later generations can eat sweet and delicious peaches. Because Kuafu is closely related to the sun, ghosts will be afraid of peach trees. There are many kinds of peach wood crafts, which have developed into three-dimensional peach wood carvings, flat carvings, hollow carvings, line carvings, peach wood swords, peach wood Ruyi, peach wood guan, Maitreya, longevity stars and other peach wood products. There are more than 3,000 varieties of Taomu swords alone.
Er-dissolving evil spirits, the Bagua Mirror is just a mythical process of objects
Feng Shui Analysis Why can the Bagua Mirror dispel evil spirits? ——The ability of mirrors to dissolve evil spirits can only be considered to be the evolution of mythology created by the ancients in the long evolution of human history. The rules therein can provide a glimpse into how the ancients thought and explored issues. Bronze mirrors are by no means modern glass mirrors. The portraits must be blurry. The human image is abnormal and very ugly. When people see their abnormal self, they feel very angry and disgusted. People are not like humans, and ghosts are not like ghosts. Don't want to see more. Especially for people with dark and conspiratorial intentions, they feel that the ugly image of their own soul has been completely exposed, and they are even more reluctant to see themselves in the mirror. Based on this mentality, some people think that monsters, demons, ghosts and monsters must be more afraid of looking in the mirror; once they look in the mirror, their own ugliness is completely exposed, which is something that monsters and monsters are unwilling to do. This is the most primitive way that mirrors can turn evil spirits away. think. From the reality, once the conspiracy is exposed, the conspiracy will be self-defeating and completely destroyed; since the bronze mirror can reflect the ugly image, it can also reflect the ugly soul, and it can naturally dissolve the evil and dissolve it. All demons, demons, ghosts, and monsters are evil. For some people with prejudices, the prejudices in their hearts are inextricably linked. In order to avoid direct beatings, scoldings, and physical conflicts, they hang a mirror at the door of their homes to inform their opponents of prejudices: If you don’t want to talk about it anymore, please check it yourself. Damage to the heart; this is also a rational thinking used by some ancients to resolve conflicts and disputes. From the atomic bomb explosion experiment: some reflective substances can avoid the destruction of light radiation. It can be imagined that the ancients must have been able to capture this phenomenon of destruction and non-destruction in the process of human beings, and they are even more convinced that the reflection of mirrors can Evil can resist the evil of demons, demons, ghosts and monsters. It is a modern thing to rub the Eight Diagrams onto the mirror surface to enhance its function of transforming evil spirits, and named it the Eight Diagrams Transforming Evil Mirror. After 1980, my country implemented the Patent Protection Law, and even applied for a patent from the country for the Eight Diagrams Transforming Evil Mirror. Its thinking The tone of the method should not deviate from the tone of the ancients' way of thinking; similar to the Cultural Revolution, someone carved the word "loyalty" on the glass mirror, which has the same effect - a game, but when the "fake play" is actually done, it is solemn and deified as sacred. Inviolable.
The essence and Feng Shui significance of the three items
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