Suppose you want to hunt down a bad guy. You might want to do some magic to give yourself a dog's sniffing ability. The magic works like this:
From Return of the Demon, a spirit magic kung fu movie written and directed by Huang Ying.
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- first, cut off a tuft of a dog's fur,
- place it on your forehead,
- and wrap a magic undershirt around your torso
- with a red string.
- Have your assistant execute some shǒujué and some kung fu maneuvers
- and knock you in the chest with his palm.
- Then tie a magic undershirt around the dog as well, with your birth information on it,
- and have your assistant repeat the shǒujué and kung fu
- and knock the dog on the chest.
- In a bowl, mix your blood with the dog's.
- Give the dog a sip of the mixed blood,
- and then take a sip yourself.
- Burn Hell Money.
- Light a candle.
- Take two benches painted yellow and prepare a Magic Bridge.
- Spread dirt along the two benches.
- "The person must be crowned by a virgin boy"
- The assistant performs kung fu and shǒujué over an altar with candles
- then grabs rice in both hands and throws it simultaneously on you and the dog.
- He takes a yellow paper talisman in each hand and lights them at the candles.
- The assistant submerges his face in a water bowl on the altar, and speaks sacred syllables underwater.
- But what's this? Footprints appear in the dirt on the benches, the benches that form the Magic Bridge... a dog's footprints lead to the man, and a man's footprints lead to the dog.
- The assistant takes a mouthful of water and spews it on the dog. Jerry Alan Johnson has a description of this practice.
- The ritual is complete. You have gained some attributes of the dog. You need to avoid the full moon, though; in the light of the full moon, you'll become a mad dog. Your friends can stop this by taking the fur off your forehead. Though, if this movie is any indication, this might not be as easy as it sounds.
From Return of the Demon, a spirit magic kung fu movie written and directed by Huang Ying.
