Shen Kuo on summoning the Purple Maiden

Shen Kuo described the custom of calling down Zigu, the goddess of the privy, at the New Year, and spirit-writing sessions in which deities wrote poems.

1088 CE · 32.20, 119.45 · status: account

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This planchette writing (fuji) became central to many Chinese religious groups and survives today.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Fuji (planchette writing)
2. Wikipedia: Zigu