Dotting Ceremony at Long Shan Men Disciple Alvin's Home – Actual Day Dotting (龍山門八弟子宅中開光安座法事)

After 2 years of waiting, finally the Day had arrived.

Alvin’s (正一龍山門第八弟子) Home Altar was being installed on the 22nd Day of Lunar 2 Month (庚寅年農曆二月廿二日), an Auspicious Day for the ushering in of Long Shan Men’s Main Deities and Spiritual Protector of Alvin – Heavenly Marshal Gao Yuan Shuai (監生送子高元帥).

Upon arriving at Alvin’s Home at about 10.00am plus, most of the Items were being nicely spread out on the Altar for the ushering in of the Deities and at about 11.00am, the Dotting Officially started with the Reporting to Heaven and the Main Deities.

After the Spiritual Petition was being sent off (see pic 17), ushering in the Deities by Offering Wine to them (see pic 18), the Peak of the Dotting took place.

First by performing the Enhancing of the Dotting Items (see pic 19-23) and then, ushering in the Positive Energies from the Heaven & Sun into the Cleaned Statues (see pic 24-40).

After ALL the Statues were being Dotted, a quick Enhancing of the Poster of Earth Deity & City (城隍與土地) was being conducted for the various Disciples of Long Shan Men (see pic 41-44).

With the completion of the Dotting, the Statues were being invited to sit on the Main Altar and with the seeking of Permission from the Deities on whether the Positioning was alright, Alvin was being granted with a Positive Answer (see pic 45).

Another round of Sending Off of Spiritual Petition to mark the Successful of the Dotting and then, a round of Scripture Chanting was being conducted before the Sending Off of Deities was being conducted (see pic 47-48).

Upon completion of the Chanting, An Shen & An Lu (安神與安爐) – being translated as Settling the Positive Energies on the Altar and Urn, was being carried. Once this was done, it marked that the Whole Dotting Ceremony had completed (see pic 50).

In Pic 55, you will see Beans & Vegetable being prepared for the Rewarding to the Heavenly Armies & Horses of Heavenly Marshal Gao.

In Pic 59 & 60, Vabien was being advised to do the Recitation of the Final Mantra of Transforming the Paper Offerings into the “Real Offerings” and Sending Off of the Deities.

Finally, the Altar was being Set-up.

PS: Thanks to Vabien for sharing with us the Photos.

For Larger Pictures, feel free to proceed to this link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/taoism_deity_singapore_2007/photos/album/205229323/pic/list