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-XXI-VI.Elemental and stellar godsThe departed soul,speetres.1 Thunder,thunder-gods,or theMinistry of the thunderbolt",Lei雷，are represented as follows:電曲微2°The constellationT'ien-hang天罡，and the bowl of theDipper,thus:-罡器哭3°The72 malignant stellar gods,Ti-shah地煞，thus:煞蒸4 Thunder and lightning charms operate with more tremend-ous effect than others.The character Lei contains the componentrain,but this is frequently omitted,so that alone remains.Theprojecting spiral part signifies the flash.An increase of effect isobtained by writing two flashes.Such a display of power overawesall evil influences,and forces spectres,Kwei,to hide themselves(1).We have thus:-用哭翼丸兴As the shades of the dead,Kwei,roam abroad during night,theyare sometimes represented by the moon,Yueh(2),the orb of night.(1)De Groot.The Religious System of China.Vol.VI.p.1040(TheWar against spectres).(2)See Vol..1Il.p.237,239,250