What does Sheng Zhen Men advise about Pudu offerings and ceremony sites?

Pudu extends worship and offerings to beings without descendants caring for them. Participate respectfully: do not play with offerings, curse, or step on and kick scattered joss paper. After offering incense or worshiping, you need not remain beside the offering table, and should not casually make special personal requests.

My Fu Mo experience makes me cautious about offerings. I believe their energy changes after beings partake of them. This differed from contemporary media claims of no effect. It is a judgment from my faith and work experience, not a food-testing conclusion. We did not then fully teach a method for testing them yourself. Burning joss paper is also considered in terms of how unseen beings understand it, beyond a show for the living.

Offering or replacing incense naturally requires approaching the table. I am not forbidding all proximity, but advising against lingering after worship. From this perspective, spirits often gather there to eat. At close quarters, if your fortune is low, energies may sometimes conflict and adversely affect you. Avoid casually giving your name or making special personal requests. These are boundaries to observe at Pudu.

People sometimes try to step on joss paper as it scatters during burning. From the meaning of the offering, stepping on something already being given to others may be understood as disrespectful. Understanding what you are doing matters more than merely completing the form.