1. The addition of graves upon graves leads to a land where ancestral soil, once sealed within tombs, gradually erodes and becomes buried beneath layers of bricks and stones, creating a level terrain. Due to the congestion of burial sites, distinguishing between them becomes challenging, leading to new graves constructed atop old ones. In this arrangement, with one grave above another, restless spirits ensue. Descendants of the lower grave lead humble lives, perpetually relegated beneath others. Conversely, those of the upper grave find their endeavors thwarted, beset by frequent troubles and vexations.
2. When pillars pierce the top of a tomb, it often forebodes unexpected harm or fatal misfortune befalling the descendants.
3. Hasty burials in disarray, prompted by escape or hardship, neglect proper rituals and adornment. Over time, obscurity veils the resting places, and with no one to recognize or pay homage, the wandering spirits find no solace. Their progeny easily become rootless, adrift and restless, their pursuits marred by obstacles, setbacks, and abrupt failures.
4. Graves situated in low-lying areas may suffer inundation from rainwater, or nearby constructions storing water might inundate the burial grounds. Marshy or waterlogged lands, when met with torrential rains, submerge grave sites. Such conditions cause the departed souls to endure the chill, afflicting their descendants with frail constitutions, susceptible to rheumatism, asthma, and frequent colds. In severe cases, they might succumb to drowning or intoxication.
5. Early graves, lacking enclosing walls and boundary ditches, often become sandwiched between newer ones. Such encroachment, or the occupation of burial grounds, leaves the deceased spirits breathless. This disturbance resonates in the uneasy residences of their descendants, entwined in legal battles over property rights. The “graveyard ditch” refers to the flat land in front of a grave.
6. In proximity to neighboring graves, if abandoned coffins, bricks, stones, or cement blocks are haphazardly left on the tomb, the departed soul suffers harm. This detriment extends to strokes, or worse, leaving the afflicted in a vegetative state. If these items are haphazardly piled in front of the tomb, the descendants face strokes and physical disabilities. When piled at the back, they endure head injuries or mental disorders. If leaned against the grave wall, the grieving spirit experiences profound pain, while the descendants suffer from bodily aches and pains.
7. Graves belonging to wealthy families, adorned with abundant sacrificial items, attract grave robbers. The pilfered graves, exposed and desecrated, lead to the remains being consumed by stray dogs. The shattered remnants of the deceased haunt the descendants’ path, their ancestral lineage threatened with extinction.
8. Remote burial sites, recently interred and desecrated by wild dogs, result in scattered bones on the grave. This condition connects the departed spirits with other wandering souls, impacting their descendants’ careers, leading to constant turmoil, legal entanglements, and malicious schemes.
9. When graves collapse due to soil erosion or extreme tilting, the graves become precarious. If graves are situated atop hills, strong winds create an unstable sensation, as if the ground beneath one’s feet might give way. Without proper railing, the anguished spirits lean precariously, causing their descendants to face the risk of falling from buildings, accidents, or even fatal falls.
10. Piling sand and stones in front of another’s grave inflicts anguish upon the departed spirit. Their descendants are prone to gastrointestinal disorders and kidney stones.
11. Graves located in wind and water-dominated areas, where hollows form in dry wood, attract termites that consume the bones. Alternatively, snakes and rodents may burrow through corpses, disrupting the remains. This induces fear and distress in the departed spirits, leading their descendants into a life of crime, imprisonment, and violence.
12. Graves frequently trampled upon deny peace to the departed spirits, forcing them into subservience and ignominy. This disturbance resonates, leading the descendants to face perpetual societal marginalization, enduring constant humiliation, coercion, and lifelong stagnation.
13. If graves are adjacent to vigorous trees like maple, pine, cedar, cypress, or banyan, the roots may penetrate the coffins (or grass may grow inside urns). Similarly, creeping vines entwined around tombstones inhibit the spirits, causing their descendants to suffer from gastrointestinal bleeding, chest pains, intellectual impairments, dementia, and criminal incarceration.
14. Constructing walls around graves without gates, allowing unrestricted climbing, stifles the spirits. This blockage impacts the descendants, subjecting them to imprisonment and legal woes.
15. Drainage holes in the flat land in front of graves, if too large, result in poverty, lack of accumulation of wealth, diarrhea, and bedwetting among the main descendants. If these holes are obstructed by sand, stones, or dense vegetation, it leads to eye problems, urinary tract diseases, and menstrual disorders among women.
