Brief Introduction to the Effects and Uses of the Twelve Heavenly and Earthly Fires
Solar Fire: Can dispel dampness and stop cold, unblock meridians. For example, elderly people who often feel cold can bask in the sun more often. When qi and blood are harmonized, illness naturally decreases. In winter, using old quilts that have been sun-dried allows them to receive yang energy, which can dispel disease. It also benefits the spleen and nourishes the stomach. Long-term consumption (through Daoist yin sun radiation light) can extend longevity and improve health.
Star Essence Flying Fire: Can dispel hidden corpses. Chen Zijing's health notes state: "Fire disaster is the essence of shooting stars. When it enters the ground, all hidden corpses on that land will flee far away." This fire can also be used to increase wisdom and intelligence, improving a person's cleverness. The Record of Daoist Talks contains a method for preparing star essence rice: exposing white rice under starlight and moonlight for one hundred days, after which it can receive star essence. Giving it to children makes them more clever and increases their spiritual awareness, while also dispelling evil and eliminating malaria.
Drilled Wood Fire: Can dispel plagues and eliminate the improper qi of the four seasons. During the Zhou dynasty, the official in charge of fire changed fires according to the four seasons to treat illness, using drilled wood fire. Drilled wood fire can kill all mountain spirits, wood demons, and old精魅 (spiritual entities). If using a thousand-year-old cypress, one cannot simply ignite it with an ordinary fire source; one must select the proper hour and drill wood to ignite it.
Different types of wood produce fires with different effects. According to Shen Yun's General Collection of Foods: Elm and willow fire nourishes the qi of health, benefits the liver and gallbladder, and regulates tendons and pulses. Jujube and apricot fire dissipates excessive qi, nourishes heart blood, and opens spiritual awareness. Zhe fire gathers耗散 (scattered) qi, benefiting the lungs and nourishing the origin, regulating yang and forming marrow. Huai and sandalwood fire supplements the kidneys, benefits yin blood, making the whole body harmonious and all meridians flowing smoothly. Mulberry and tallow wood fire supplements the spleen and stomach, strengthening the true yuan.
Striking Stone Fire: Fire created by striking stones together, can be used for acupuncture to treat all diseases. Yin is within yang, secretly conforming to the mystery of the Taiji. Generally obtained using fire stones.
Striking Metal Fire: Fire produced by metal colliding with metal. When encountering ghost fires in the wilderness, striking metal together to create sparks can disperse ghost fires.
The Human Body's Sovereign Fire: The heat emitted by the human body, can be used to dispel ghost qi. When someone is about to die, one can transmit original qi to save them (different from artificial respiration). For some elderly people with weak bodies and cold constitutions, rubbing hands until warm and then massaging the navel can activate the sovereign fire within the body to warm it.
The Human Body's Minister Fire: Also called the Threefold Fire, it is the desire fire of the human body. Ordinary people cannot use it; only cultivating Daoist priests can use it to treat illnesses and even restore the dead to life. Cultivating Buddhist monks can use minister fire to form舍利子 (sarira/relics) within the body. This fire can also be used to kill spiritual entities.
Dragon Fire: When a dragon rises from stone, there will always be scorched and cracked parts, generally believed to be caused by fire from the dragon's mouth. Taking these stone powders to decoct into soup is extremely effective for treating stagnation and chest obstruction.
Thunder Fire: Wood struck by lightning will have a sulfur smell, because it has received the qi of thunder fire. Thunder fire can be used to treat fright, epilepsy, and evil influences, and is most effective when combined with the Plague-Dispelling Pill.
Petroleum Fire: Fire produced from petroleum. This type of fire is toxic and can be used to draw out poison.
Water Fire: Seawater glows bright at night; this fire is called water fire. It cannot be used to burn things and often has corrosive properties. For example, the glowing fire of the night-lit lakes in the Gippsland region of Australia is of this type.
Star Essence Flying Fire: Can dispel hidden corpses. Chen Zijing's health notes state: "Fire disaster is the essence of shooting stars. When it enters the ground, all hidden corpses on that land will flee far away." This fire can also be used to increase wisdom and intelligence, improving a person's cleverness. The Record of Daoist Talks contains a method for preparing star essence rice: exposing white rice under starlight and moonlight for one hundred days, after which it can receive star essence. Giving it to children makes them more clever and increases their spiritual awareness, while also dispelling evil and eliminating malaria.
Drilled Wood Fire: Can dispel plagues and eliminate the improper qi of the four seasons. During the Zhou dynasty, the official in charge of fire changed fires according to the four seasons to treat illness, using drilled wood fire. Drilled wood fire can kill all mountain spirits, wood demons, and old精魅 (spiritual entities). If using a thousand-year-old cypress, one cannot simply ignite it with an ordinary fire source; one must select the proper hour and drill wood to ignite it.
Different types of wood produce fires with different effects. According to Shen Yun's General Collection of Foods: Elm and willow fire nourishes the qi of health, benefits the liver and gallbladder, and regulates tendons and pulses. Jujube and apricot fire dissipates excessive qi, nourishes heart blood, and opens spiritual awareness. Zhe fire gathers耗散 (scattered) qi, benefiting the lungs and nourishing the origin, regulating yang and forming marrow. Huai and sandalwood fire supplements the kidneys, benefits yin blood, making the whole body harmonious and all meridians flowing smoothly. Mulberry and tallow wood fire supplements the spleen and stomach, strengthening the true yuan.
Striking Stone Fire: Fire created by striking stones together, can be used for acupuncture to treat all diseases. Yin is within yang, secretly conforming to the mystery of the Taiji. Generally obtained using fire stones.
Striking Metal Fire: Fire produced by metal colliding with metal. When encountering ghost fires in the wilderness, striking metal together to create sparks can disperse ghost fires.
The Human Body's Sovereign Fire: The heat emitted by the human body, can be used to dispel ghost qi. When someone is about to die, one can transmit original qi to save them (different from artificial respiration). For some elderly people with weak bodies and cold constitutions, rubbing hands until warm and then massaging the navel can activate the sovereign fire within the body to warm it.
The Human Body's Minister Fire: Also called the Threefold Fire, it is the desire fire of the human body. Ordinary people cannot use it; only cultivating Daoist priests can use it to treat illnesses and even restore the dead to life. Cultivating Buddhist monks can use minister fire to form舍利子 (sarira/relics) within the body. This fire can also be used to kill spiritual entities.
Dragon Fire: When a dragon rises from stone, there will always be scorched and cracked parts, generally believed to be caused by fire from the dragon's mouth. Taking these stone powders to decoct into soup is extremely effective for treating stagnation and chest obstruction.
Thunder Fire: Wood struck by lightning will have a sulfur smell, because it has received the qi of thunder fire. Thunder fire can be used to treat fright, epilepsy, and evil influences, and is most effective when combined with the Plague-Dispelling Pill.
Petroleum Fire: Fire produced from petroleum. This type of fire is toxic and can be used to draw out poison.
Water Fire: Seawater glows bright at night; this fire is called water fire. It cannot be used to burn things and often has corrosive properties. For example, the glowing fire of the night-lit lakes in the Gippsland region of Australia is of this type.