Gui Jin Yang (Ghost Golden Ram)

The Ghost Mansion is the second of the Seven Southern Vermilion Bird Mansions, associated with the Metal element and embodied as a white ram. At its center lies the Accumulated Corpse Qi star cluster—known in antiquity as Yu Gui—governing rites for ancestral veneration and matters concerning death and mourning. In Daoism, it is venerated as Lord Gui Jin Yang. Astrological tradition holds that when the Ghost Mansion shines brightly, grain harvests flourish; if dim or obscured, the populace suffers dispersion and unrest. Folk reverence for this mansion is marked by cautious distance; rituals to appease its influence are typically performed by Daoist priests, who offer worship to Lord Gui Jin Yang to pacify restless spirits, dispel yin-based malignancies, and ensure household safety and harmony.