Living With Good Brothers (好兄弟)

The best thing is not to purchase a haunted house. But many friends who have brought such houses would normally want to hurriedly sell off their properties; I assure you that this is not necessary provided your religion allows you to compromise with these good brothers of course.

 

 The ‘good brothers’ are in fact the local spirits known by many names:

 

·         Wandering spirits (游魂野鬼)

·         Earth bound spirits (地主)

·         Good brothers (好兄弟)

·         Anonymous person (無名氏)

·         Deity on the roof (屋上仙人)

·         White tiger (白虎)

·         Grandfather (Datuk)

 

First and foremost, you should determine the spirits are the only problem: no other bad Feng Shui elements exist. But I can assure you 90% of the time a house with a spirit is an inauspicious house or the spirits wouldn’t have any chances to linger on. Normally a haunted building is normally used as a warehouse, factory, office building or automobile repair shops where no one really stays there after dark.

 

The basic steps are pretty simple:

 

1.      Choose a spot in the compound or house that you think there are spirits.

2.      You should prepare some food offerings and arrange them on some old news paper or on a table. You should also prepare some incense sticks and joss paper.

3.      After everything is set, say the below prayers or something like that: “You came first and I come later. I mean no harm, if you are willing to help me in my business and daily jobs; I am willing to offer you food and drinks every week/month etc. If you agree give me a sign!”

4.      Take two 10 cents coin and throw them onto the ground. You must get a favorable respond.

5.      It is also advisable to prepare a small shrine or a small altar beside the earth god’s altar for the good brothers. You may get a piece of wood tablet and write one of the above titles in black. This is to prevent the spirits from wandering off and scare your family or workers.

 

Finally, very important: Please don’t let the good brothers know when you want to sell the house or move away; or they will follow you to where ever you go.