1. The Anti-Trauma Legacy (跌打傳承)
Rooted in the Liu Min (Vagabond) and martial history of Southern China, Liuren Fajiao developed a highly effective system of Trauma Medicine (跌打 — Diē Dǎ). The Die Da tradition integrates classical TCM trauma care and the ritual Zhu You (祝由) tradition, recognizing that severe physical trauma always has a spiritual component that, if unaddressed, impedes the physical body's recovery.
2. Three Categories of Physical Trauma (三類外傷)
| Category | Chinese | Nature | Primary Spiritual Concern | Ritual Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Trauma | 外傷撞擊 | Falls, blunt force, vehicle accidents, workplace injuries | Spirit Scatter (魂散) — soul fragments dispersing from the shock | Anti-Shock Sealing first (Fengshen); then hemostasis and physical healing support |
| Heat / Burn Trauma | 熱傷燒傷 | Burns (fire, chemical, electrical); severe fever; heat stroke | Yang excess disrupting the body's Yin-Yang balance | Snow Mountain cooling talisman immediately deployed to the burn site; Fa Water consumed |
| Obstruction Trauma | 異物阻塞 | Foreign bodies lodged in the body — most classically fish bones in the throat | The foreign object creates a localized Qi blockage that the body's own healing systems cannot resolve | Bone Dissolution (化骨法) incantation + Snow Mountain cooling to relax the surrounding tissue |
3. Four Core Healing Methods (四種療癒法)
Method 1: Hemostasis (止血法) — The Hemostasis technique uses projected ritual energy to stop bleeding at its energetic source. The Hemostasis Flower Character, drawn over the wound, creates an energetic "tourniquet."
Method 2: Bone Dissolution (化骨法) — Uses Snow Mountain cooling energy to soften and relax the tissue surrounding a lodged foreign object. The incantation is spoken directly over Fa Water, which the patient then swallows slowly.
Method 3: Anti-Shock Sealing (防驚封身) — After severe physical trauma, the spirit can partially scatter (魂散). Anti-Shock Sealing performs Fengshen over the trauma patient to call the scattered spirit fragments back.
Method 4: Fright Sha Clearing (驚煞清除) — Fright Sha (驚煞) is the accumulated negative Qi that settles in the body after a traumatic experience. The Snow Mountain dissolution combined with the Peace Talisman (Section 7) clears the accumulated Sha.