What are the charm techniques used by ancient women?

In ancient times, the life of couples was inseparable from charms. Many charms had a certain superstitious color, and some were completely witchcraft. Starting roughly from the Tang Dynasty, the development of charm gradually moved toward witchcraft. At that time, people often used witchcraft to keep safe, seek children, court love, and cure diseases. Pasting, burning, and swallowing talismans were another method, which were also often used between the beds of couples. This was also done by Dunhuang folk. It is very popular. Gao Guofan cited many examples in "Dunhuang Folklore": The occurrence of the above phenomenon has a lot to do with Taoism. Unlike the Yin-Yang Five Elements School, which emphasizes that "human beings follow the laws of heaven," Taoists believe that human beings can influence heaven and earth through their subjective magic power. Therefore, their main charm techniques are talismans and curses, such as the "harmony spell" that can make the two sexes fall in love, The "Hunting Brother Magic Talisman" is specially used for women who have unrequited love. The person involved only needs to put the charm drawn by the wizard on the person he is admired, or let him drink it, and then he can "get his wish". "Witchcraft" has become a means for women to compete for favor. In "The Book of Tang·The Biography of King Di", it is said that two concubines were jealous. One of them asked the wizard for help. The wizard gave her a talisman and asked her to secretly put it on her husband's head. In the soles of her shoes, her husband will love her. This talisman is called the "harmony and harmony talisman", which is recorded in the "Wanfa Tibetan Code" and "The Grand View of Efficacious Divine Talisman". In "Jin Ping Mei", known as a picture of secular life in the Ming Dynasty, there are many descriptions of this aspect. It mentions a kind of "turning back" charm technique, that is, the technique of women making men change their minds. Pan Jinlian, who fell out of love with Ximen Qing, asked the charlatan Liu Lizing to "return the back" for her. The method was to carve the appearance of the man and woman on a piece of willow wood, write their birth dates, and use seven or forty-nine sticks. Tie the red thread together, cover the "man's" eyes with a piece of red gauze, stuff his heart with mugwort, nail his hands with needles, glue his feet, and secretly place them on the pillow of the man who has changed his heart. After a man sleeps for a few days, he will naturally change his mind. The above description mainly refers to the witchcraft used by women to deal with men, while the witchcraft used by men to seduce women also exists at the same time. Zhang Dai, a native of Jin Dynasty, said in "Inspiring Lei Cong Zhi": "The moon is clothed in the house, and women are lingering around.