In an era when science was not very prosperous, humans often followed an ancient and alternative way of understanding nature and everything in the world. In ancient times, people had a unique way of communicating the power of heaven and earth out of worship of specific objects. They used incredible laws to divine the future and avoid good and bad luck. People who work in this job gradually formed a specific profession called "witch", and the method they used was witchcraft.
The origin of witchcraft is too old to verify. But most civilizations have recorded using witchcraft before and even after the appearance of the text. These records represent the initial ignorant understanding of the world by human beings. With the development of the times, the types of witchcraft have also evolved into various categories. For example, the mysterious "Gu" in Chinese history is a vicious witchcraft that harms people. Because it is used by people with ulterior motives and has caused tragedies in history, people who raise Gu must be severely punished in all dynasties. So what does "Gu" look like?
The Origin of Witchcraft
Although Witch culture sounds in modern times, it seems to be inseparable from feudal superstitions, it is interesting that witches in ancient times were precisely positions that only culture could hold. Usually, in a tribe, only one person can be called a witch, who is mainly responsible for many important responsibilities such as prayer, divination, stargazing, and medical care. He is also the only mortal who is said to be able to truly understand the will of God. Since he can communicate with gods, he was undoubtedly a "cultural person" in the secular standards at that time. Even if a wizard was about to die, he could only pass the throne to one successor to ensure that the lofty status and witchcraft skills were not leaked.
Although the origin of the witch culture is undecided, its origin is recorded in history. Legend has it that it originated from Wuxian Kingdom in the Three Gorges area of the Yangtze River, and this country was also named after a famous witch at that time. This man named Wu Xian was once a famous strategist under Huangdi . Every time Huangdi encounters something and is undecided or before going to war, he will ask him to divine a divination to determine good or bad luck. Because the witch had a high status at that time, this mysterious theory also influenced some later works, such as the famous " Shanhai Jing ", "Book of Songs", and "Chu Ci", which can be found in the core views of witch culture.
Among the cultural relics unearthed from Shang Dynasty , the earliest text - oracle bone inscriptions, contains records of witches. It can be seen that before the Shang Dynasty, this industry already existed and began to mature. From the Chinese character "Wu", we can see that the whole character consists of I and two herringbones, which is like two jade pendants intersecting. It can be seen that the behavior of the witches in the ancients was either dancing to communicate with the world according to the rules, or using two jade pieces to arrange them according to the rules to divine the future. No matter which one it is, it is an important revelation that can point the direction for the tribe in that period when human power cannot change the environment.
However, this mysterious and noble business began to be incompatible with the imperial power after the rise of Confucianism , and gradually became less powerful. Despite this, the witch culture has not completely disappeared. Many people who communicate with the world and gods are actually still considered descendants of the witch lineage.
What exactly is Gu
At the beginning, Witch was an ancient science that benefits all living beings. Regardless of whether it is effective or not, the starting point is at least positive. However, if any kind of knowledge falls into the hands of the evil, it will develop an evil effect. The most notorious branch that was derived from the witch culture is the "Gu". Gu is a type of witchcraft, born specifically to harm people. Although literally, raising Gu is related to insects, in fact, there are thousands of carriers designed by Gu, not just insects. From insects and plants to gravel strips to all kinds of animals, they can be a kind of Gu that harms human life.
Gu was originally a disease in ancient times, caused by parasites. Later, it was said to be poisoned by people, and the sources of the poison were mostly various poisonous insects.When raising Gu or taking poison, Gu people usually put a variety of poisonous insects into a vessel and let them swallow each other until the final winner is selected - that is, the most poisonous one is used. Seeing that Gu is not an ordinary poisonous insect, but a "poisonous insect among poisonous insects". Once an ordinary poisonous insect transforms into a Gu, it is no longer an ordinary insect, but a "work" created by the Gu-raising Gu, and it is likely to become a tool for poisoning and killing lives.
After you get the tool to harm others, the next step is to apply the poison. According to historical records, is usually divided into direct and indirect two types, namely, direct poisoning or using mysterious methods to poison without traces. However, no matter which method is used, there is only one purpose, that is, to make the poisoned person die in pain or even painfully. The sinister thing about this technique is that only those who are infected with the Gu can detoxify the poison, and no matter how powerful the doctor is, they will be helpless. This ensures that the person who is a poison can achieve his or her own goal - either killing others, or using Gu poison as a threat to force the poisoned person to act according to his or her own wishes.
The disaster of witchcraft
Such sinister methods were originally popular among the people, but they were not widely banned. It was not until the witchcraft spread to the palace and directly threatened the imperial rule that the rulers began to alert its endless harm. Emperor Wu of Han In his later years, he was very fond of military military force and was very fond of merit, so both the people and the court had complaints about his approach. After becoming older, this promising monarch began to become more suspicious of the people around him. He was in poor health because he was older, but Emperor Wu of Han suspected that someone poisoned him.
In order to meet his preferences, his favorite minister, the treacherous minister, Jiang Chong , secretly colluded with the eunuch, falsely accusing the queen of the harem, Wei Zifu and prince Liu Ju , using witchcraft to poison the current emperor and attempt to kill the throne. It was originally a nonsense, but it happened to be in the heart of Emperor Wu of Han. He was furious and forced the queen and prince to death. He also killed several royal relatives and important officials of the court who had pleaded with him. In addition, there were many people who were implicated. The number of people who were implicated and died in the entire case reached hundreds of thousands.
Although the truth was revealed later, people could not be resurrected. Emperor Wu of Han ruined the great situation of the Han Dynasty. also made witchcraft the biggest taboo in every dynasty since then. Since the royal family is like this, the people hate Gu people even more, so this kind of harmful act has become a serious crime that will be severely punished once discovered. is malicious and hopes to achieve his goals by harming others. No matter what method is used, it should be a crime of being severely punished. This is true for raising a Gu, and so is other forms.
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