What is the past and present life of the mysterious Feng Shui stone Taishan Shigandang?

This is due to people's worship of Mount Tai. Dongyue Mount Tai is the first of the five mountains. People believe that Mount Tai embodies the aura of the world. People worship Mount Tai so much that they write the name of an immortal on a stone.

It comes from a legend. Rumor has it that Shi Gandang is an immortal who lives on Mount Tai. He has profound magical powers and is extremely brave. He shoulders the important task of subduing and eliminating demons for the residents below the mountain. Later, as his reputation grew, the monsters shuddered when they heard his name. At the same time, more and more people came to him to beg him. There were too many monsters to catch and he was too busy. .

So, the great god Shi Gandang found broken stones from Mount Tai and carved the words "Taishan Shi Gandang" on them. Seeing the words was like seeing a person. When the people came again to beg him to catch the monster, He gave the engraved stone to others and said that as long as it was placed on the house, the monsters would be scared when they saw it and would not dare to hurt people anymore.

Although it is just a legend, people generally believe that it is better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist. Moreover, the method is not troublesome, so just follow it, and maybe it will really work. To this day, many people have long accepted that the words "Taishan Shigandang" are engraved on their houses, mainly to ward off evil spirits, not for decoration.

To make it easier to understand this idea, let’s use an analogy: Putting a scarecrow in the field will scare the sparrows away from eating rice in the field. In the same way, people in ancient times believed that placing an illusion of a stone in a conspicuous place in their house could ward off demons and ghosts, thus playing the role of warding off evil spirits.

In addition to being used to ward off evil spirits, in some areas, it is also used to improve the feng shui of the house and fill in the missing corners of the house. In the eyes of the older generation, if there are missing corners in their house, it will bring bad luck to their family. Therefore, the Taishan stone with inscriptions on it is placed facing the missing corner of the house. In this way, "time (the stone) can move".

Of course, in modern society, the strong superstitious atmosphere before has dissipated, and people regard it more as a kind of beautiful prayer to express their yearning for a happy life.