甲午馬年日宮太陽帝君升殿朝 Lord of Sun Uprising the Court for Jia Wu Horse Year 2014

According to Taoist Contexts and Chinese Culture Records, on the 1st Day of Lunar 2 Month (農曆二月初一日) is considered as the Court Rising Day for Lord of Sun aka Tai Yang Di Jun (太陽帝君).

Some Contexts recorded as 3 Years once, but some said, Once in every Year.

For Year 2014, it falls on 01 March,  a Saturday.

During the Court Rising Day, Lord of Sun will be put in-charge of doing Planning & Announcing of the Movements of All different Stars for the Particular Years (注當年星辰運行之象) and also, to fix the “Brightness” of each Star that link to a Living Being (定全年元辰光明之氣), which later being used in Prediction Skills that Geomancy or Luck-telling Masters practiced.

Besides that, this is also a Day to gain the necessary Blessing of Brightness from Lord of Sun to eliminate the “Darkness (除晦)”, “Dampness (去霉)” and “Negative (解厄)” from One’s Surrounding.

In the Past, Taoists & Chinese would Face South during the Horse Hour (午時), which is equivalent to 11.00Am till 1.00Pm in now’s timing, to pay respect to Lord of Sun or to so-called Usher him into the Mortal Realm. During the Honouring, do remember to Recite the Bao Gao aka Praise Incantation of Lord Tai Yang (太陽星君寶誥) – as followed:

太陽星君寶誥　
Tai Yang Xing Jun Bao Gao (Praise Incantation)

　　　
至心皈命禮。
Zhi Xin Gui Ming Li

大羅天上。朱景宮中。　
Da Luo Tian Shang, Zhu Jing Gong Zhong

尊居十本極之高。　
Zun Ju Shi Ben Ji Zhi Gao

體乾出治。　
Ti Qian Chu Zhi

位正三才之上。
Wei Zheng San Cai Zhi Shang

　
御德行權。寒肅暑炎。　
Yu De Xing Quan, Han Su Shu Yan

平六氣而咸寍。　
Ping Liu Qi Er Xian Ning

萬國旦明宵晦。　
Wan Guo Dan Ming Xiao Hui

駕六龍而統治十華。　
Jia Liu Long Er Tong Zhi Shi Hua

司善惡予奪之柄。　
Si Shan Er Yu Duo Zhi Bing

照臨赫奕定功過。
Zhao Ling He Yi Ding Gong Guo

顯微之權。感應昭彰。
Zhao Wei Zhi Quan, Gan Ying Zhao Zhang　

號令雷霆。迅除邪崇。　
HaoLing Lei Ting, Xu Chu Xie Zhong

大悲大願。大聖大慈。　
Da Bei Da Yuan, Da Sheng Da Ci

日宮太陽鬱儀帝君。
Ri Gong Tai Yang Yu Yi Di Jun

威光布德。
Wei Guang Bu De

慈暉朱日天尊。
Ci Hui Zhu Ri Tian Zun

To honour Lord of Sun is quite simple, Oneself just needed to prepare 3 sticks of Long Incenses (三柱長壽香), 3 cups of Chinese Tea (三杯清茶), 3 Candles (三盞全天斗燭 - best for 24 Hours) and a set of Gold Paper (一疊三寶金/壽金) will do.

After the Honouring, just placed the 3 Candles on an Altar or at a High-level Spot and then, burnt off the Paper Offerings.