Taoist ceremony: Do you have to use vermilion yellow paper to draw symbols?

Paper was invented in the Han Dynasty. There was no paper before the Han Dynasty. Spells were widely used before the Han Dynasty, so it is unfounded to say that spells must be written on yellow paper. Yellow paper is only the carrier of symbols, so it is unnecessary. It's like traveling outside. The means of transportation is just the carrier. Cars, trains and planes have nothing to do with it. The destination is the purpose. The real key of the spell is how powerful it is to turn on the light. As long as there is light to connect heaven and earth and communicate with gods, it will do, not to say that yellow paper must be used.

Others say that charms must be hand-painted with cinnabar, which is also an unfounded myth. Charm comes from Taoism. The earliest spells were carved out of peaches, called peach charms. After the Eastern Han Dynasty, paper was invented, and its charm appeared. Cloth and spun silk are also widely used. There are fewer and fewer peach symbols, and the name of the peach symbol is gradually replaced by the word spell. The original charm was carved out of mahogany, and its function was limited to exorcism. The reason why peach wood and cinnabar were used in early spells is related to the purpose of exorcism, because peach wood has the function of suppressing evil spirits and exorcising ghosts; Cinnabar is a gathering of healthy qi, which can control evil, so cinnabar, like mahogany, has the effect of inhibiting evil. Later, there was a spell of replacing peach wood with yellow paper. According to the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, soil occupies the palm of Yin-Yang, and yellow belongs to soil, which means that the town takes ten squares and the five elements are attached to it, also for exorcism.

If you correctly understand the original meaning of the spell, you will understand that the spell has nothing to do with hand-drawing or printing, whether it is made of vermilion or yellow paper. It is obviously too rigid and wrong to say that spells must be hand-painted with yellow paper cinnabar. The charm is a proof of communication with the gods of heaven and earth, and a token of asking the Buddha to show his holiness. Hand-painted vermilion yellow paper is only the carrier of charm, not necessary. "Road and Law Hub" records that the symbol is the true faith of heaven and earth, and everyone's pen and paper with Zhu Mo is fake. I only said: a little light can reach the sky and the earth. Where is the spirit? Can be empty, can be fire and water, can be rubble, can be vegetation, can be food, can be dispensable, can be changeable. Husband is the Tao. In addition, cinnabar is poisonous, and modern spells are rarely used.