As the saying goes, don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. Ghosts are all born from the heart, and Chinese say that there are ghosts in the "heart", which also has a certain reason. The ancients said: "The ghost, fearful, is called cowardice and fear, so it is called a ghost." "So we often say, don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door." It is the ugliness of the noble ghost that comes from the human heart, so it lays the foundation for the ugly, vicious and so on characteristics of the ghost image.
Ugly images of ghosts
Ghosts are not able to do whatever they want, there are many folk sayings about restraining ghosts, in addition to those Taoist gods, such as Zhong Kui, etc., what other ways to suppress ghosts? Let's take a look. There is a saying that ghosts are afraid of peach trees, and it is said that there are two gods and immortals living under the big peach tree, so ghosts have a kind of fear for objects related to peach trees, such as peach arrows, peach wood swords, etc., as well as peach charms hanging at the door during the folk New Year, which are also used to ward off evil spirits, and even the soup boiled out of peach wood is also splashed on the roof and walls, which can also drive away evil spirits.
Peach charms
Among the plants, the peach tree is the most restrained ghost, and among the animals, it is the chicken. The record says: "The devil fears the golden rooster, and the golden rooster flies down and eats all the evil spirits." "Hearing the chirping of the chickens, the evil spirits quickly fled. The rooster song represents the dawn, and the ghost will turn into chickens, ducks, sheep and other animals as soon as the dawn comes, and be slashed and killed. In addition to chickens, ghosts are also afraid of dogs. Legend has it that a man turned into a ghost after death, always followed his son home at night, and every time he heard the dog barking, he was scared, and once he was chased and bitten by a group of dogs, and immediately fled to a tree, and never appeared again, probably scared to death. In some ancient books, such as the Taiping Guangji, it is also recorded that ghosts are afraid of men's noses and women's saliva.
Ghosts are afraid of light and like to be at night, so when the noon light is at its strongest, ghosts will disappear. In addition, for example, in the noisy and lively streets, ghosts do not like it, they like to stay in some quiet and dark places such as graves and deserted gardens, afraid of listening to the sound of gongs, singing, and firecrackers. These "majestic cymbals" have a restraining effect on yin ghosts. Ghosts are formed by the soul, there is qi invisible, "ghosts are afraid of the wind, if there is no excuse, when blown by the wind, they do not know where to drift", so the three kinds of people are the ghosts are the most afraid, virgins, soldiers, drunks, because virgins have righteousness, soldiers have a strong spirit, drunk people have a strong spirit, these three qi can wash away the ghost qi. Therefore, knives, guns and sticks are ineffective against ghosts, and it is better to control them with qi.
Wang Zuxian interpreted the hypocrisy of Xiao Qian's "ghost" very well
In addition, ghosts are also afraid of some words, such as fish, which are more fierce than ghosts, so ghosts are also afraid when they see this thing. In the Tang Dynasty, some people wrote this word on the door to ward off evil spirits. In addition, there are water ghosts who are afraid of the word "Hustle", and hanging ghosts who are afraid of the word "魄", and it is said that as long as the Maoshan warlocks stretch out their fingers to write a "魄" word, they can force the ghosts to the ground. Secondly, the cinnabar yellow paper can also drive away fox ghosts. Only paper can subdue ghosts, and aloud recitation can also drive away ghosts, the most powerful of which is "Zhou Yi", which is said to tear "Zhou Yi" open and paste it on the coffin, and the ghosts dare not take a step. This also reflects the meaning of "everything is inferior, only the reading is high".
"Zhou Yi" gossip
Legend has it that ghosts have three plans, one fan, two shades, three scares, these three tricks are used, the ghosts basically have no moves, how to deal with it? It still comes down to people's inner cultivation. For example, to deal with fans, we must be calm; to deal with cover, we need to be calm; to deal with fear, we must be bold. Therefore Chinese the "ghost" mentioned is the inner "ghost", or it is necessary to rely on one's own heart to solve it.
Zhong Kui Shen Wei Tu