On May 30 is the celebration for one of the 2 Yin Marshall 大爷佰。 We had a small celebration and offering at my own altar. Every year I would also draw a fan talisman to commemorate this day. For this year it is the same as well and the theme of the talisman is to help in wealth luck.
My own personal encounter with this 2 Yin Marshall is out of curiosity. About 2 years back, after finishing my meditation, I decided to ask the deities whether would I be able to invite this 2 Yin Marshall onto our altar grounds? The impression I have received in my focus was it is possible, but whether they would appear or not is entirely up to them.
And to my surprise they did appear, therefore the start of offering them a place on our altar grounds.
When one of my students from Moscow visited me, I have asked her to have a peek on the altar and immediately she told me ‘These 2 are death angels!’ She have no idea and background about Taoist deities, however she has the ability to see spirits as well.
Death Angels, Yin Marshall, Shinigami and many more other names. However their function is the same, which is to help the dead going to different planes of existence base on different religious beliefs. And base on my interviews with those who have Yin eyes, many would say that when these officers appear, they would be in a modern looking outfit with a normal face. Not those horror looking depictions we have in each of the different cultures.
Similar to Brad Pitt’s portrayal of Joe Black. Maybe not that good looking.
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