A traditional divination practice where two people hold a wooden tool over a sand tray to write out characters believed to be messages from spirits or gods

(Daoism) a person, often young, who serves as a channel for a deity or spirit during religious rituals; they are believed to be possessed by the spirit to deliver oracles and guidance to believers

In Daoism, a spirit medium (often a youth) believed to be possessed by a deity or spirit of the dead during rituals to act as an intermediary for communication between humans and the spirit world