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Efficacy of cinnabar five emperors' money

The five emperors' money has the functions of avoiding disasters, praying for blessings, blessing, warding off evil spirits, preventing villains, warding off evil spirits, and making money.

The use of five emperors' money is: choose a good day to open five emperors' money; It is best to take it out on the day of each full moon and let it absorb the essence of the day and the month; If someone else gets dirty, be sure to clean it with water; Five emperors' money can be placed beside the bed, carried with you, or placed with other feng shui objects; The taboo of the five emperors' money is that the five emperors have orders, and the orders must not be chaotic.

Secondly, avoid the mascot being touched by outsiders; If you put it at home, it has a direction and can't be put casually.

Five emperors' coins refer to copper coins with a round square hole. Ancient copper coins were cast according to the principle of "outer circle inside" and "harmony between man and nature", which is the concrete embodiment of the ancient theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements and has heavy cultural attributes.

In ancient times, there was a custom of using ancient copper coins to ward off evil spirits and attract wealth. Usually five copper coins are strung together, representing the strength of the five parties and five elements.

The Five Emperors, in its original meaning, refer to the five emperors of East, South, West, North and China. They are five gods, endowed with five elements and five colors. Jin Mu is full of fire, water, earth, white, blue and red. The custom of representing the five elements and five emperors with five "outer circle and inner side" ancient copper coins has a long history.