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Feng Shui Alert - Hungry Ghost
Festival Taboos (Revised in July 2008)
Hungry Ghost festival is an annual occasion
that is taken very seriously by Feng Shui practitioners
and chinese of Taoist faith. This festival falls on the
7th month of the lunar year, which starts on 1 August 2008
for one full lunar month. During this month the gates of
hell are opened to free the hungry ghosts who then wander
to seek food on Earth. Some even think that the ghosts would
seek revenge on those who had wronged them in their lives.
The reason why the Chinese celebrate this festival is to
remember their dead family members and pay tribute to them.
They also feel that offering food to the deceased appeases
them and wards off bad luck.
Rituals and Prayer Celebrations:
The dead would return to visit their living
relatives during the 7th month of the Chinese Lunar year
and thus the living people would prepare sumptuous meals
for the hungry ghosts. The Chinese feel that they have to
satisfy the ghosts in order to get good fortune and luck
in their lives. During this festival, the Chinese offer
prayers to the deceased relatives, burn paper money, paper
houses, paper transportation, paper accessories and joss
sticks massively to their ancestors as well as wandering
spirits in front of their homes. Giving the ghost such necessities
would enable them to live comfortably when they go back
their own world. In Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, it
is a common sight to see entertaining Chinese Opera shows
performed on outdoor stages in many neighborhoods. These
events are always held at night. Such entertainment would
please those wandering ghosts that comes to earth once a
year.
Taboos to Follow:
1. Avoid swimming during the 7th month.
It is believed that those previously drowned evil ghost might
cause you to drown in the swimming pool. Such ghost need to
find victims in order for them to be go for rebirth.
2. Children and young adults are also advised to return home
early and not to wander around alone at night. This belief
is due to the reason that the wandering ghosts can possess
children easily.
3. Avoid moving into new homes and opening new businesses
this month as it is considered inauspicious and bad luck on
new ventures.
4. Avoid getting married during this month because couples will have bad ending. Some bad ghost may cast a bad spell on couples during their wedding.
5. Avoid going for jungle trekking and going on camping trips as chances of injuries, possession and death are high.
6. Drive very carefully during this month to avoid accidents,
as there may be many wandering spirits who died of accidents
previously that are searching for next victims so that they
could be reincarnated.
7. Protect your entrances with the genuine Peachwood Sword. This is the most excellent protector of ghost and evil spirits, claimed by many of our customers.
Seven Star Sword made from
genuine Peach Wood as strong repellant of ghosts.
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Hotel Taboos:
For those who are travelling, they may
want to be cautious when staying in hotels. The hotel is considered
as a "yin place" and is normally a favorite settlement for
ghosts. The following are some tips that one can follow when
staying in hotels to prevent ghostly encounters:
1. Provide a respectful knock on the bedroom door before you
enter for the first time.
2. Avoid entering the room right away. Whisper to yourself
that you are renting the room to stay temporarily, as a form
of asking permission. Let any spirit leave the bedroom first
before you enter.
3. Place your pair of shoes or sandals facing the door. The
shoes must be away from the bed. One side of the shoe points
to the door and the other side point inwards.
4. Display a glass of salt water next to your bed. Salt is
an excellent antidote for dirty energy.
5. You are encouraged to flush the toilet bowl first before
using it.
6. You are also encouraged to avoid wearing black or striking
red colored clothings.
7. Normally there is a bible or quran in the drawers. Please
avoid touching or moving them from their original positions.
8. Always keep the toilet's door closed with lights turned
off when you go to sleep.
9. Try to avoid facing the mirror when you sleep. If the mirror
is designed in this manner, try to cover it with a towel.
10. Avoid placing any shoe next to the bed when sleeping.
11. Watch out the mouth from mentioning anything about ghost.
Ghost story telling must be avoided by all means.
12. Display a 7 Star Sword made from Peach wood. It must be
made from "genuine peach wood" to be effective in
chasing away ghosts and protecting one with a good night's
sleep.
DORJE Dzi as strong repellent
of ghosts.
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Protection Required:
1. During the Ghost Festival, feng shui
practitioners will display or carry along the Chung
Kwei, the ghost catcher whose specialty is to devour the
ghosts that he catches, in many areas of their homes. And
at least one of the images must face the maindoor. This act
serves to scare away any roving spirits from intruding the
particular household. As such the whole family will be able
to avoid ghost spells.
2. It is also known that Fu Dogs are potent feng shui animals
that when displayed at the maindoors or in its vicinity facing
out would scare away bad wandering spirits and ghosts.
3. Wear protective amulets to prevent bad luck, ghost possessions
and accidents due to ghost disturbances. One such powerful
type of amulet that is currently very popular is the Dorje
Dzi Bead. They are considered to be powerful talismans
by Tibetans and Tibetan Buddhism.
4.For those who prefer crystals and natural stones, there
are two types of stones that we will recommend that has strong
energy to ward off evil spirits and scare them away: a. Tektite
Meteorite that falls from outer space and possess strong
and pure energy. b. Rainbow obsidian
with the "third eye" which enables you to strengthen
your resistance against evil energy. These stones normally
go out of stock during this period every year. These are recommended
especially for those who frequently travel outdoor and for
kids, because they are whom more easily being targeted or
harmed by suicide ghosts who are looking for chances to reincarnate.
5. Hang the 8
Auspicious Objects at chi entry points of your house such
as windows to deflect away any evil energy. Also hang one
of it in your car to prevent accidents. For taoist feng shui
practitioners, you may opt for the Elliptical
Coin and hang on the door knobs of all entries you want
to protect. Some would even go for higher form of protection
with the bagua hung above
their maindoor.
6. Carry along, hang in the car or in the house the powerful Peach Wood 7-Stars Sword. It is the most indispensible tool for Taoist Exorcism from ancient times till today.
7. Families should burn at least a bunch of incense sticks
in an empty can (cleanly washed from used food can) on the
14th day of 7th lunar month. This should be done after 7pm
and the burning of the incense sticks are to be done outdoor,
close to the main entrance.
 
Rainbow Obsidian Chung Kwei
scares away ghost and burning of Incense Sticks
on the 14th day of 7th lunar month will appease
the wondering ghosts!
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