按龍秘語天機法 伸斗解冤

This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript.

Title of the first text: 按龍秘語天機法 伸斗解冤 [Anlong miyu tianji fa shendou jieyuan].

Ceremony to fix and improve the cemetery for the ancestors.First ceremony for the ‘old people’ (in their forties). Basic ceremony to introduce them to Tao Man the Deities of the Elders. Magic to build a house for the deities with three levels outside of the house. Kill a big pig or buffalo for the deities. The owner of the house kneels on the floor and apologizes to the deities and requests the return of any lost souls (to be sent back). Organize feast, money, and celestial consorts for the deities of the three Heavens.

Custodial history: Private collection.

Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 35 folios.

Chinese era name (regnal year): 同治二年癸亥歲二月十四亥時抄完.