What are the uses of Taoist instruments and tokens?

The significance of Taoist instruments and tokens in religious ceremonies: (1) Drum, which is used to communicate with gods and ward off evil spirits, is an inspiring communication tool. Multi-purpose, flat tambourine and other musical instruments. The habit of knocking at the original door at dawn and dusk shows that time comes and goes in a hurry and warns that life should be wonderful every day. (2) Gui Jian, also known as Chao Jian, water or hand board, is about 50 cm long, 5 cm wide and 5 mm thick, with a slightly curved and narrow upper end and painted patterns. When ancient ministers entered the palace for pilgrimage, they had to bow down to the emperor first. Now Taoist priests also use Guijian in fasting, and the mage holds Guijian in his chest with his hand to see Sanqing, Jade Emperor and other gods. (3) Ruler, a wooden ruler with a length of about 30 cm, a width of about 2 cm and a thickness of about 1 cm, is mainly used for removing the unknown and chasing ghosts. Rulers are usually used in Taoist fasting ceremonies. The surface of the ruler is engraved with scales and painted with auspicious patterns, such as gourds. In addition, the four-sided ceiling ruler is an instrument to exert the evil spirits of the ceiling, which is more powerful than the ruler. The ancients believed that weights and measures paid attention to "rules" and "legality" and had the power to exorcise demons. Rulers are widely used in religious activities, only for the second time. Taoism and craftsmen also use Lu Banchi, secretary and Ding Lan ruler to calculate bad luck. (4) rope, also known as whip, commonly known as rope. The rope is a whip, and the Mu Na is engraved with the head of a snake or a faucet, with a hemp rope or cotton rope about one meter long tied on it, forming a dragon body and a snake tail. Magic ropes are often used by mages to ward off evil spirits, whip evil spirits, ward off evil spirits, and deliver orders when necessary. As for Taoist priests, they also use magic ropes when casting spells. (5) Fa Jian, also known as Sword, Sword or Seven-Star Sword, is about 60 cm long and made of iron and mahogany. Ancient Taoist priests had the custom of wearing swords. The iron profile sword body is inlaid with the pattern of the Big Dipper on both sides, and the seven-star sword is generally two in one, which can be combined into one, which is called the combined sword; You can also take one in each hand and call it a double sword. Seven-Star Sword is a powerful exorcism tool to slay evil spirits. As for the peach wooden sword (peach wooden sword), the body of the sword is painted with spells, which are mostly used to exorcise demons and are powerful. (6) Dai Li, also known as Tuo or Jiao, is made of bronze or wood, but it is usually cut into a half-moon shape with bamboo roots and painted red. Its length varies, which is about 3 cm long and 2 cm wide, and there are 15 horizontal lines on the convex surface. It is said that the twelfth floor represents twelve o'clock, and the other three floors are three realms. Ruo is shaped like a half moon, with a concave back and a small hole in the plane for putting on a red rope. Wear one at each end of the red rope to form a pair, and tie a knot on the red rope. You are a pair of two, the plane is yang and the convex surface is yin. When praying in front of the gods, throw the raft on the ground. If a pair of Yin and Yang Ruo are sacred Ruo, it means that God means Ghana or affirmation; If both planes are smiling, it means sneer, which means nothing. But if both convex surfaces are concave, it means that God is angry, that is, negative. You are the easiest way to judge the intentions of ghosts and gods. You can always use it in all rituals, and you can use it to constantly divine the sacred will in rituals. (7) France, India and Taoism pay great attention to carving materials, most of which are woodcuts, but woodcuts are better than finding holes and dates. Bronze seals are also used by many people, and the words printed on them are almost all immortal titles; Such as "Tao, Classics and Teachers", are collectively called "Three Treasures", that is, the inheritance of "Sanqing". "Sanqing" is the highest deity in Taoism, that is, the holy names of Yuan Shizu, Lingbao Buddha and Moral Buddha. Other gods have their own immortal names and Taoist seals. (8) Handmade stoves originated from stoves used in irrigation ceremonies in ancient Gui Jun. The initiation of the altar ceremony is that the Taoist priest holds a stove to burn incense for the ceremony. (9) Dragon horn, also called spirit horn, ox horn, etc. Made of materials including ox horn, tin horn and aluminum horn. The horn is engraved with the Big Dipper, Nandou, or the words Sun and Moon. Dragon horn was used as a horn in ancient wars, and now it is an altar instrument, which has the dual functions of attracting gods and exorcising evil spirits. (10) Token, originated from the tiger symbol of the ancient army, or Lei Ling and Lei Wu cards. This card is made of jujube, and it is best to use Leibi jujube carving token. The crown of the token is engraved with "wind and rain lightning", and the flat bottom is engraved with five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth. Its front is engraved with "Lei Ling"; The left side is engraved with horns, sounds, rafters, houses, hearts, tails and dustpans; The right side is engraved with bucket, cow, female, virtual, dangerous, house and wall; The back is engraved with a seven-star sword, which means "always calling all spirits"; Both sides are engraved with Kui, Lou, Stomach, Ang, Bi, tapir, ginseng, well, ghost, willow, star, Zhang, next year, and Qi, and * * * is the name of the twenty-eight nights in the sky. On both sides, the words "Nature shakes Lei Zhen" and "Thunderbolt at your command" are engraved respectively. Its shape is characterized by the upper circle and the lower part, symbolizing heaven and earth, and it is the most sacred instrument for summoning gods. (1 1) The floor clock, also known as Sanqing decree and decree, looks like a bell and is made of brass. Daozhong has a handle, characterized by the end of the handle. It is called a sword and is shaped like a "mountain". Three parallel spikes symbolize Sanqing. The emperor clock has the dual functions of descending gods and exorcising evil spirits. The Taoist priest shook the emperor's bell in his hand, making the sound of ringing the bell, which is an indispensable and important tool for fasting. (12) Wooden fish is round like fish, so it is called wooden drum, which is used for chanting and beating on the altar. There are two kinds of wooden fish, the big wooden fish is placed on the left side of the table, opposite to Zhong Qing, and the small wooden fish is played in the hand during the sacrifice. (13) The water bowl is a container for holding holy water in Taoist ceremonies, commonly known as the water purification bowl, made of brass or bamboo products. The mouth of the water bowl is slightly narrow, shaped like a stout pot, and some are as big as a tea bowl. In the altar ceremony, the Taoist holds a water bowl in his left hand and a small willow branch or a small flower branch with leaves in his right hand. After soaking in holy water, sprinkle altars everywhere on the Dojo. Because all Taoist rituals pay special attention to cleanliness, the water tank in the altar is also the main instrument. (14) net board, originally meant to serve Sanqing imperial edict, is an instrument used to issue orders. The cleaning board is a small and hard rectangular wooden block with three layers, the bottom plane, and the top layer is the smallest and slightly convex, which is convenient to hold. The net board is the same as that used by judges or storytellers in the past. During the ceremony, the imperial edict is always placed on the table, which is an instrument used by Taoist priests in the altar to strike the table to intimidate evil spirits.