台灣北部道教儀式 Daoist ritual in north Taiwan (from Stephen Jones's Blog)
《Ahua Mama’s Feng Shui Master》
Ahua's mother invited a Feng Shui master to her daughter's house to see what the problem was!
Upon arriving at Ajun's house, the Feng Shui master carefully examined the surroundings, Ahua's eyes hollow with a touch of sadness. He warned Ajun that a shrine must be set up for worship because Ahua had already been cursed by a Taoist.
They rang bells and blew conch shells, burned incense, and worshiped around Ahua. Then they went to the kitchen and pulled out a small crumpled talisman from the ceiling beams. The children, curious and innocent, followed along, alternating between amusement and astonishment, chattering away. Ahua's mother scolded the children for being noisy.
After a whole afternoon of turmoil, Ahua's mother, lacking knowledge, concluded that Ajun had offended someone, or perhaps it was the relatives causing trouble. Ah, what a mess. The happiest ones were the children, experiencing firsthand what they had seen on the black-and-white television, realizing that such things really existed.
Mischievous Jue'er sneaked a red thing that the Taoist was chewing in his mouth. He found his siblings and shared it under the bed. Jue even demonstrated biting the head off first and then chewing, spitting out the juice. After a few bites, he felt dizzy and climbed onto the bed and fell asleep. No one could wake him up, frightening everyone!
If childhood were to be described, the group of children around Ahua might say, "The rules of survival transform into skills, and childishness escapes from ignorance!" Why? Because Ajun never lost heart, and it was those children who supported him.
Ajun had already spent a lot of money on Ahua. If he continued to spend recklessly, the whole family would end up in dire straits, but Ahua continued to do as she pleased. Her absurd behavior became increasingly outrageous. Does prolonged pretense eventually manifest as reality? (Abandoning oneself?)
Since Ajun didn't give Ahua any money, Ahua grew increasingly fixated on money. One steals, the other hides, and this drama repeats itself. For Ajun, home was simply like hell!
There were six children; the older ones took care of the younger ones, and there was no help from neighbors. It is a miracle that they were alive. Ajun worked from dawn till dusk, his sole purpose being to raise the children. He paid no attention to Ahua's antics, treating her as if she were invisible.
Without a rival, Ahua couldn't cause any trouble. Since a mute neighbor tried to bully Ahua and was luckily caught by the children, Ahua changed her appearance from loving beauty to deliberately appearing unkempt and dirty to protect herself.
No one noticed Ahua's drastic change, which only intensified the perception of her being "Mentally Ill".
《阿花媽的風水師》
阿花母親請風水師來到女兒家，看哪裡出問題！
風水師父一到阿俊家，前看後看，煞有其事慎重地瞧視阿花，眼神中空洞帶點哀愁。警告阿俊：必需擺壇祭祀，因為阿花已經被道士下符令了。
只見他們搖鈴吹螺，焚香祭拜，在阿花身上繞來繞去。又走到廚房，在樑柱裡掏出折的小小一張符令。孩子們好奇天真、跟上跟下，嘻戲中很懷疑又訝異，吱吱喳喳。阿花母親喝斥小孩子不要吵。
折騰了一下午，阿花母親沒見識水平低，說是阿俊得罪人，不然就是婆姑叔們有人做怪。唉！真添亂。最樂就是孩子們，見識到黑白電視裡演的活靈活現，原來真的有那回事。
頑皮爵兒好奇偷混摸了一顆道士嘴裡咬的紅紅東西。找了弟姊妹們，躲床鋪下分享。爵兒還示範要先咬頭一下，再嚼一嚼，汁要吐掉。咬幾下頭昏了，爬上床睡了。大伙搖也搖不醒，嚇死了！
如果童年是什麼？阿花那一群孩子應該說「生存法則變化出技能，無知裡跳脫稚氣！」為什麼？阿俊使終沒有氣餒，也是那群孩子給予支撐。
阿俊在阿花身上已花掉不少錢了。在繼續揮霍下去，阿俊一家子全部要喝西北風，阿花依舊我行我素。荒唐行徑越來越離譜。是不是裝瘋賣傻的人，久了就變真的？(放棄自我？)
由於阿俊不給阿花金錢，使阿花更是視錢如命。一個偷、一個藏，這樣戲碼反覆上演。家，對阿俊來說，簡直就像地獄！
孩子六個大帶小，鄰家也愛莫能助，能活著也算是奇蹟。阿俊早出晚歸，心思把孩子能養大為宗旨，已經不管阿花怎撒野，視為不見就像隱形人。
沒了對手，阿花也鬧不了。自從隔壁一位啞巴叔想要欺侮阿花，倖而被孩子見狀，憤丟石頭才沒得逞。阿花一改愛美的外表，把自己落入邋塌骯髒，來保護自己。
沒人知曉阿花如此改變，更加劇「阿花神經病」的事實。