Paying Respect at Yue Hai Qing Temple (粵海清廟謁祖進香)

Finally got some time to do a quick report on the recent Past-event of Long Shan Men.

On the 9 of Oct 2008 (12th Day of Lunar 10 Month), one of the 36th Generation Student, Donnie and I made a trip to Yue Hai Qing Temple (粵海清廟 located at Philip Street) to pay our Respect to Xuan Tian Shang Di (玄天上帝) and also, to get the Flag and Printed-Painting for Endorsing (getting the Decade Old Seal to stamp on it – a very Rare Opportunity).

At about 9.00Am, we arrived in the office to pay our quick respect to our own Xuan Tian Shang Di and after the paying of Respect, we set-off for the visiting of the Temple.

Around 10.00Am, we arrived at the Temple and as usual, we were welcomed by the friendly Temple-keeper (which I always address him as Da Ge – Big Brother 大哥).

Upon telling him that we were there to make our respect and getting the Flag and Painting endorsed, he was delighted and after asking for the Seal-endorsing, Da Ge retrieved the Old-old Seal from the Cabinet to perform the stamping for us.

Knowing that I was also a Taoist Priest, he was more than happy to allow me to do the Guo Huo Ceremony (過火) for the Flag and Endorsed Painting. And so after we prepared the necessary offerings onto the Main Altar, a quick and simple reporting was being made and then, we proceed with the Guo Huo Ceremony.

Guo Huo, a form of simple and yet Official Procedure to be carried out in-order to get the Endorsed Items being Enhanced by the Official Spiritual Energies in a Temple of Holy-Premises.

In Yue Hai Qing Temple, due to certain restrict and also short of other materials, we could only Sway the Flag and Paintings around the Main Urn 3 rounds.

After the Procedure was being carried out, the simple Endorsing Ceremony was considered Official-done.

Before we leave for Office for another round of Ritual in the noon, we burnt off our Paper-offerings in the Big-big created Brick Urn. And just when we stepped out of the Temple, we were delighted to see Great Fire coming out from the Brick Urn (the amount that we burn was very little but the Fire seems like we had burnt tones of Paper).

With a fulfilled and delighted mood, we set off for office.

PS: Due to the restrictions and rules of the Temple, we are not allowed to take any Pictures inside the Temple and so, we can only take a few Photos to keep as memory of the Endorsing Ceremony for Year 2008.