Supreme Secret Method 72 Talismans Silencing Nocturnal Chicken Crows and Ghosts of a Hundred Monsters

《The Supreme Secret Method: Seventy-Two Talismans for Protecting the Home》

Recorded in the Taoist Canon as 'Supreme Secret Method Talismans for Protecting the Home', this set of talismans served as the protective treasure used in the Hall of Supreme Harmony of the Imperial Forbidden City. They can be freely combined and varied according to the annual changes of the flowing years, and within Xuanmen (Taoist mysticism), they can also be used for divination, channeling, cultivation, summoning deities, bringing blessings, praying to avert disasters, extending longevity, eliminating illnesses, and other purposes.

During the major renovation of Beijing's Forbidden City in 2004, this set of talismans was discovered above the central caisson ceiling of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. They are the protective treasure of the Forbidden City's Hall of Supreme Harmony, and are also known as the 'Foremost Talismans Under Heaven'. These seventy-two ancient talismanic drawings, representing various celestial deities and star lords, collectively form a divine talisman. Furthermore, this set of talismans is actually arranged according to the Nine Palaces, with each palace stabilized by the Eight Trigrams, totaling seventy-two talismans, and, corresponding to the 360-degree celestial cycle, taking one step every five degrees, they align with the seventy-two seasonal divisions, subtly embodying the profound mysteries of Heaven and Earth.