The Breaking of Hell’s Gates is a Taoist ritual
to release dead souls from hell.

Damn, and hell’s bells, a lot of people could
probably use a get out of hell card like that.

Taoist priests perform a ceremony summoning powerful
Taoist deities, chant scriptures

and burn offerings to rescue souls from eternal damnation
and the torments of a hell.

Talismans are included as well and appear to be potent
for opening the gates of hell.

Now maybe some could say this is just superstitious nonsense
but maybe in the Taoist afterlife it’s true.

Either way, I like the title The Breaking of the Gates of Hell,
and I like that those in a hell could get a second chance

were not tormented, tortured and damned forever
thanks to the compassion and power of a Taoist priest.

Bob Boyd