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Whenever a ghostly evil attaches to a person, the patient may weep or laugh, show anger or joy, sing or chant, and claim the names of deceased ancestors, leading to madness. Such manifestations are termed "Ghostly Evil" (Gui Xie). It is necessary to subdue the ghost and expel it for recovery. The treatment method: During an attack, two persons pinch the left hand's "Ghost Gate" (Gui Men) and "Ghost Market" (Gui Shi), while two others pinch the right hand in the same manner. "Ghost Gate" refers to the center of the palm; "Ghost Market" refers to the depression behind the wrist, which appears when five fingers are extended and force is exerted. Specifically, the position behind the wrist is between the two tendons at the root of the thumb. After pinching, do not move; if moved, the ghost escapes and cannot be subdued. Do not be too forceful; excessive force exhausts the practitioner's strength, causing hand movement and ghost escape. Do not be too slow, as this fails to control the ghost. One must regulate the pressure with intention to ensure appropriate tension. Additionally, two persons should prick both Jianjing (GB21) acupoints with palm fibers, adjusting intensity based on the Ghost Gate/Market method, until the ghost is subdued. If the ghost resists, increase pressure slightly; if subdued, decrease pressure. For robust male patients, apply strong pressure. Adjust according to the patient's constitution using intention. If the palm fiber tip is sharp, wrap it in cloth to prevent injury. Recite incantations until the ghost submits and exhibits submissive behavior, ceases cursing, and begs to leave with kowtows. Have one person restrain the ghost while the incantation master asks for its name, origin (province, county, village), age, and companions. Ask its purpose and reason for coming, recording all details via the patient's dictation or writing. If the ghost submits and begs to leave, stop pricking Jianjing etc. Prepare offerings as requested: food if needed; if gold, silver, carriages, or horses are requested, paint images of them using gold and silk. Make silk from white paper and dye gold color with Gardenia (Gardeniae Fructus). If the ghost comes from afar, provide a travel pass (Guo Suo). Send it away early that day or later. To send off the ghost, prepare a peach wood talisman, 7 cun long and three fingers wide, and a cord 7 cun long. Write in cinnabar on the board: the year, month, day, ghost's origin, name, and age. Address the Five Roads Great Deity (Wu Dao Da Shen) and River Earl General (He Bo Jiang Jun): "This ghost [Name] has committed such crimes in my home. Captured in person, all requested items have been provided and sent. Depart quickly, do not linger." Execute immediately as decreed.

Torch Fire Exorcism Method: (Expels hundred ghosts, cuts off ten thousand evils)
Use consecrated powder fire to treat evil, which can also be used for massage. To sever evil ghosts, place a torch outdoors and have the patient stand outside. The master takes a torch, performs Yu Bu (Great Yu Step) to burn powder, and directs the patient to jump over the fire into the house and return to bed. Take the torch to the road outside the main gate, discard it 100 steps away, without looking back. Place a basin of water inside the threshold with a large knife laid across it. Alternatively, keep a lamp burning continuously in the patient's room until recovery. The master uses a torch to cauterize the patient's body according to severity. Incantation: "Powder Good Heavenly Fire blazing, Heavenly Fire shining, thousand evils and ten thousand malices, avoid those who see the fire. Execute immediately as decreed."

Consecrated Water Spraying Method:
Take a vessel of pure water. Chant three times, inhale, close eyes, visualize the five qi of angry gods and spirits attacking it. Incantation: "Hold purity, hold turbidity, hold righteousness, hold water. All things done are dissolved. Angry stones crack, angry wood breaks. Evil does not harm righteousness, danger does not enter the body. The Great Way flows, capturing evil spirits. What gods and spirits anger, jade and stone transform. Which disease is not cured? Which disaster is not cut off? Exit quickly, exit quickly. Execute immediately as decreed."

Consecrated Water Treating Hundred Diseases Method:
Take pure water and store it in a vessel. Chant ten times: "Tai Yi Water Ancestor Qie Liang, lift water to mouth to continue divine light. Large intestine connects to bladder, cleansing five zang organs entering the bladder. Spleen and kidney are the great granary, eyes and ears become clear. Hundred diseases are healed, evil spirits perish. Execute immediately as decreed." (Energize the whole body before use.)