I have finally
got more information on the old artisan’s spells. So here’s the updated
version.
Chinese
artisans of old days would have learnt one or two magical tricks to benefit or
to teach their picky house owners some hard to forget lessons. In fact, many
old Chinese are very wary of the hanky-panky that an indignant artisan can do
to his beloved house; so counter magic rituals were also common at that time.
First of
the list is the “under the well” ritual (落井法):
This is
really a very simple but awful method to torture a person. The artisan would
perform this trick in front of a house, or on the road that the person will
pass by. The method is to draw the Chinese word “well” (井) at the front door/road by chanting below
mantra:
“一劃成河，二劃成江，三劃成海，四劃諸邪入井囚。”
(First line
becomes a stream, second line becomes a river, third line becomes sea, fourth line
all evils down the well.)
After that,
the artisan will continue to recite the victim’s name and date of birth.
The effects
of such a curse is that the victim’s stomach will become bigger and bigger
until eventually compressing his/her heart and lungs. This would impair the
functioning of heart and lungs; and the victim would suffer excruciating pain.
A medical doctor would not be able to trace the source of the illness and the
patient will be wasting away slowly.
Secondly,
“the curse of seven arrows” (放暗箭):
Make
yourself seven iron needles and an iron bow. Then, a black bean is stick into
the tip of each iron needle. Bury the needles and bow with the needle tips
pointing towards to your victim’s house. Then within one hundred days, members
of the house hold would suffer from injuries or even death.
Thirdly,
“the curse on dwelling place” (敗陽宅風水):
This ritual
must be performed at midnight. First, go to the front door of your victim; then
recite the below mantra:
“法施其家，腿瘸眼瞎，其惡流疾，物投及撻，遵師法令，房倒屋蹋，無以輪回，神鬼皆壓，吾奉楊公先師勒令，急急如律令。”
(The curse applied to this
house, cripple and blind she/him. Things are thrown and whipped, according to
my master’s order; house collapse, no way to be reincarnated. This is on gods
and spirits alike, according to Master Yang’s order; as my will, so mote it
be!)
After you have recited the
mantra, use a needle to prick your ring finger and smear your blood onto the
main gate. The household will run into bad lucks after 120 days.
Fourth, “the curse on a
tomb” (敗陰宅風水):
Prepare a wooden spike made
of wood about seven inches in length. Then go to your victim’s ancestral tomb.
Recite the below mantra while holding a hammer and the spike:
“陽間流陰，妖氣流行，摯物共處，行吾師令，山河變色，墳力俱竭，形物皆衰，吾奉楊公先師急急如律令。”
(The dark energy is in
living world, the demon is getting active. I am holding ritual implements to
carry out my master’s order. The environment is changing color; the tomb’s
energy is exhausted; I executed master Yang’s order hastily!)
After reciting the mantra
for 3-7x, prick your ring finger with a needle and smear some blood onto the
wooden spike, then hammer the wooden spike into the tomb. Within 120 days the
descendents of the deceased will suffer from unknown illness or even death.
Fifth, below are a collection
of forbidden spells (禁法). These forbidden spells are banned in old China as they are believed
to have brought sufferings to many people. An artisan can be prosecuted if
found guilty at ancient time:
·
Causing robbery to
a household
o Write the word ‘井’ on the floor while the
roof of a house is being constructed will cause the household to be robbed
three times in 120 days.
·
Curse of a wooden
doll
o Carve a wooden doll and inscribe curses onto the
doll and then nail the doll onto the main house pole. This spell will take
effect in one month’s time.
·
Causing a dog to
bite its master
o Collect some rain water and some dirt from the
southern wall of the house. Feed the water and dirt to the dog and it become
crazy and bite its owner.
·
Sleepless nights
o Bury two packages of rice under the edge of house
roof will create strange noises when the house tenant switch off the light to
go to bed at night. The spell normally takes effect in 4 days.
·
Crazy and ill spell
o While the house in installing lock at the main
gate, inscribe a “+” sign onto the lock will cause the owner and tenants to
fall ill or crazy within one month’s time.
·
Causing animals to
be restless
o Bury a butcher’s chopper in front of the animal
farm will cause the horse, cow, pig and the like to be restless.
·
Causing house
tenants to be restless
o Cut a paper manikin and nail it onto the main hose
pole.
·
Causing rice fail
to be cooked
o Take a piece of rope and tie it around your waist
and call out the name of the person who is cooking rice will cause the rise
hard to be cooked.
And of course … too many spells
to be recorded down completely.
N/B: Master Yang (楊公) is believed to be the
grand master of Feng Shui.
