What is the ghost catching method in horror novels?

Answer 1

In horror novels, the common methods to catch ghosts were as follows:

** 1. Use special tools **
1. ** Mahogany products **
- The mahogany sword was a common ghost-catching tool. In traditional China culture, peach wood had the meaning of warding off evil spirits and was believed to have special spiritual power. Ghost hunters often held mahogany swords and used specific sword techniques or rituals to deal with ghosts. For example, in some novels, the peach wood sword could directly stab at the ghost, causing damage to the ghost, preventing the ghost from approaching or directly dispersing the ghost.
2. ** Charms **
- Talismans were another common tool. Charms usually had specific runes or incantations written on them, and these runes and incantations contained mysterious power. Some talismans could be pasted on doors, windows, and other places to form a barrier to prevent ghosts from entering. For example, in some scenarios, ghosts would be bounced away by a force when they approached a door with a charm. There were also talismans that could be directly attached to ghosts to seal or purify them.
3. ** Bagua Mirror **
- The Eight Trigrams Mirror had the ability to reflect and suppress evil. It could reflect the attacks of ghosts or use the spiritual power of the Eight Trigrams Mirror to deter ghosts. In some stories, when a ghost appeared, the ghost hunter would hold the Bagua mirror and point the mirror at the ghost. The ghost would be affected by the mysterious power in the mirror, showing fear or being bound by the power of the mirror.

** 2. Borrowing special abilities or spells **
1. ** Yin Yang Eye or Astral Vision **
- A character with Yin Yang Eyes could see the existence of ghosts. This ability was the foundation of catching ghosts. Only by seeing the ghost first could one take the corresponding measures to catch the ghost. Ghost hunters with the ability of Spirit Vision could observe the shape and behavior of ghosts, and thus determine the strength, good, evil, and weakness of ghosts, providing evidence for subsequent ghost hunting operations.
2. ** Maoshan Spell and other spells **
- The Maoshan spell was a ghost-catching spell commonly seen in horror novels. The Maoshan Art included all kinds of hand seals, incantations, and formations. For example, a ghost hunter would form a specific hand seal and chant a spell to summon spiritual power or directly attack the ghost. Formations were also an important means of catching ghosts in the Maoshan technique. Ghost hunters could set up formations at specific locations to lure ghosts into the formations and then use the power of the formations to trap or destroy the ghosts.
3. ** Astrology, fortune-telling, and other mystical means **
- In some novels, ghost hunters might use astrology, fortune-telling, and other supernatural knowledge to predict the appearance of ghosts, understand the origins of ghosts, and find ways to restrain ghosts. For example, he could deduce whether a supernatural event was about to happen in a certain place through the changes in the stars, or he could deduce the key factors to deal with ghosts by calculating the birth characters of ghosts (if there were any).

** 3. Borrowing the help of animals or spirits **
1. ** Animal Companion **
- Animals like dogs were believed to be able to sense the existence of ghosts in some novels. Dogs would bark to alert their owners that a ghost was approaching. In some novels, black cats would appear. Black cats were also associated with supernatural phenomena in traditional China culture. Black cats sometimes helped ghost hunters, for example, they could interfere with the actions of ghosts at critical moments.
2. ** Spirit Body Assist **
- Some ghost hunters might work with some kind spirits, which might be guardian spirits or other spirits with a sense of justice. They could use their special abilities to help the ghost hunter find the hiding place of the ghost, or fight side by side with the ghost hunter in the ghost hunting battle to fight against the evil ghost.
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