8 Tips for Good Fortune During Ghost Month

so we're now a month away from the hungry ghost festival which is also known as the mid-year festival or shonyonji it's observed during the full moon of the seventh lunar month near the end of summer so for this year it's happening on august 22 2021 but the ghost mod itself lasts until around late september during this time the veil between the dead and the living is thinner here are 8 tips to attract good fortune during ghost month and prevent being tricked by any restless malevolent spirits number one have an offering in three in chinese three or san sounds like birth and believed to carry mystical powers in feng shui it also represents the three stages of the life of humans birth marriage and death so usually we offer three cups of tea or rice wine three bowls of rice meal and three sets of chopsticks in the altar for the spirits and for these spirits to receive them we need to light some incense and candles it is believed that providing this offering will help alleviate any suffering that not only our spirit ancestors may have but also other spirits who have no families to venerate them also known as orphan souls once we've offered food and incense that's the time when we can offer spirit money or jaws paper as well in chinese traditions it's believed that some form of currency or money is still needed in the afterlife so burning jaws paper helps provide spirit and money for our ancestors expenses in the spirit world there are two main types of spirit money silver shirt money or xiaoyen is for those who just departed recently around less than three years and also for local deities and earth spirits gold stamped spread money or canned genes for those who died three years or more and for other elder ancestors and higher level gods like the jade emperor and buddha respectively avoid giving the wrong offering the spirits this includes fruits like pineapple plums bananas and pears because at least in taiwan the local terms for these fruits sound like i invite you to come so this might encourage the spirits to stay with you for a long time even after the ghost month is over so you may also offer your late relative or ancestors favorite food instead while they're still living to be on their good side number two open all packages of offerings make sure that no package of offerings are left wrapped in paper bag boxes or in plastic it is believed that one spirit may take the whole thing away instead of sharing them with other spirits around the stores and this will lead into a fight among them and may cause you bad luck in connection to this don't steal offerings if you see food offered along the streets for the spirits never try to steal them or this will cause bad blood as well if you prepared a meal for them during the hungry ghost festival you may ask permission first before eating any offering afterwards or buried just leave them in the altar and prepare a separate meal for you and your family number three worship outside the main reason why we often see spirit offerings on the side of the road outside our home or business shop in general is that doing so will prevent spirits from coming within our home or office since most places right now are still on lockdown or others may live in condominiums or apartments you may place the spirit offerings outside the ground floor entrance of the building instead but make sure to ask permission from the building's admin first with that said do not stay out late in the night because wandering spirits may follow you home again since we're still in lockdown with curfews in place this shouldn't be a problem but it's still good to know number four allow natural light to shine in your rooms this is actually part of good feng shui advice but in this context spurts usually reside in dark areas filled with in or passive energy so allowing natural light and also good air flow will prevent any spirits from hunting dark areas in your place doing so will promote good energy flow around your home so open those curtains and windows up and also if you have any broken light fixtures especially in areas where it's impossible for a natural light to come in like a basement or other rooms in your home or office replace those immediately speaking of rooms and energy flow never lean against cold walls similar to dark areas spirits also love sticking to colder walls because they have inherited yin energy as well so definitely avoid leaning against them during ghost month number five work in daytime and less on nighttime if you can do so this is connected to the belief that humans are generally weak at night especially since the biological rhythm of the majority follows being fully awake during the day and sleeping at night spirits are also believed to be stronger at night so weak humans plus strong spirit equals possible possession however if you're a naturally night person like me because it's so much peaceful to work at night or maybe you're forced to work on night shift just make sure your work area is well lit and avoid wearing any red and black clothing the same goes with nail polish and accessories when work or studying is over and it's time to sleep don't place slippers or any footwear facing the bed the toes part of one's footwear should be turned around and never face the bed this is to prevent inviting spirits towards you and haunting you while you sleep because spirits tend to follow the direction of your slippers or any footwear number six place a mirror in the dining room make sure the mirror is reflecting the food usually served on the dining table to multiply abundance and good fortune for you and your family you may also place them in other areas where they can point to objects you want to multiply in your life such as lucky objects or the southeast part of your home if you're using a wealth corner there as long as it's not facing any door or bed or even toilet we're going to talk about mirror feng shui in detail in another video soon also avoid sleeping facing a mirror actually whether it still goes smoth or not it's generally bad feng shui to sleep with the mirror facing you as mirrors also contain yin energy which naturally attracts spirits especially late at night so definitely avoid taking selfies there as well late at night especially during ghost month number seven always remain calm if ever you feel a sudden chill randomly out of nowhere make sure to remain calm this actually happened to me last year while i was recording a video and i was in a new place with a huge mirror behind me turned out it was already 3 am anyway if that also happens to you again remain calm don't scream or cry or make any noise because spirits feed off that fear and the more we feel afraid and think that there might be spirits nearby the more we actually attract them especially emotions amplify whatever it is that we're thinking we're going to talk about manifestation and that kind of stuff in another video but looking back now this is also probably the main reason why my dad was very strict about never watching horror stuff when i was still a kid he also scolds me whenever i try to whistle or play my liar at night which brings us to never make unnecessary noise when alone late at night don't whistle because doing so attracts roaming spirits around also don't talk to yourself late at night especially during ghost month because wandering spirits around me slowly take interest in interacting with you and you definitely don't want that in connection with this avoid playing ouija boards or dabbing with any summoning spells rituals especially more likely than not you never really know what kind of spirit you're dealing with and last but not least number eight remain conservative and hold on to your cash if any of you have crypto like bitcoin last april to may was actually the right time to sell them for the meantime and just buy again on the dip most likely happening soon similar to what happened back in 2018 to 2019. if not and it's already you know too late maybe then huddle it is but if you've never been into crypto or stocks or any high risk endeavors the ghost month is not the right time to get into them definitely wait until it's over because usually well not all the time it depends prices tend to also drop by then so you get a bargain anyway the point is avoid any risky investments or endeavors during ghost month it also follows that you should avoid signing any contracts or renovating any space or opening a new business or moving to a new house basically don't try to start a new life during ghost month because doing so most likely will cause disturbance around and attract spirits usually malevolent ones you also don't want to attract any evil eye from your neighbor or any envious frenemies so it's generally better to lie low for now we have an older video here about do's and don'ts during ghost month which is still helpful despite being an old video if you know any more tips or you want to share 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Length: 9min 4sec (544 seconds)

Published: Sat Jul 17 2021