He Bi Shan Temple 7th Month Ritual 2011 – Prelude Opening of the Spiritual Realm (何碧山宮辛卯年中元法會之前奏:接引眾幽靈)

On the Evening of 13th Day of Lunar 7 Month (農曆巧月十三日), the 7th Month Ritual of He Bi Shan Temple officially commenced.

With the necessary preparation and assisting in the setting up, the whole Ritual/Ceremony was able to take place in time without any delay or hinders.

Before the Chanting and Salvaging for the Souls were able to take place, in Taoism, we needed to summoned the Souls to the Salvation Premises in-order for the Energies that being emitted out by the Arrival of the Deities and Chanting, to be enhanced onto the Individual Souls.

And so, Jave had to conduct the Lighting of the 27 Spiritual Lamps to Open up the Spiritual Realm for the Suffering Souls to be released out, in Folks Term known as Breaking Up the Hell Gate (俗稱破地獄).

With the Enhancing on the Lamps and the Lighting of the Leading Path Lamp (引路燈), the Recitation of the Opening of the Spiritual Realm was being recited and a few Hand Formations/Mudra were being “Punched” onto the Lamps and with the Knocking of the Summoning Souls’ Banner (召魂幡), the Souls were somehow being released from the Trapping Dimension.

With about an hour’s of Conducting the Opening of the Realm, the whole Ceremony ended.

Million Thanks to Sis-in-law Cherie for sharing with us the wonderful Pictures.