正(zheng)道(dao)之(zhi)道(dao)教衰微(wei)后(hou),“五(wu)大仙(xian)(xian)”被中國民間百姓(xing)供(gong)奉。“五(wu)大仙(xian)(xian)”又叫“五(wu)大家”或“五(wu)顯財(cai)神(shen)”,分別指:狐(hu)(hu)仙(xian)(xian)(狐(hu)(hu)貍)、黃(huang)(huang)仙(xian)(xian)(黃(huang)(huang)鼠狼(lang))、白仙(xian)(xian)(刺猬)、柳仙(xian)(xian)(蛇)和灰仙(xian)(xian)(老鼠)。黃(huang)(huang)仙(xian)(xian),即黃(huang)(huang)鼠狼(lang),被中國民間喚作“黃(huang)(huang)二大爺”,舊時(shi)在天后(hou)宮中供(gong)有其塑像。
它被人(ren)(ren)(ren)崇拜,有(you)(you)兩個原因。一(yi)(yi)是(shi)因為(wei)(wei)它同狐(hu)貍一(yi)(yi)樣(yang)體(ti)態(tai)頗為(wei)(wei)美麗而又性(xing)情狡黠,使人(ren)(ren)(ren)感(gan)到神(shen)(shen)秘;另(ling)外一(yi)(yi)個重要原因是(shi)認為(wei)(wei)它可(ke)以左右人(ren)(ren)(ren)的(de)(de)(de)精(jing)神(shen)(shen)世界,與一(yi)(yi)種(zhong)精(jing)神(shen)(shen)錯亂(luan)的(de)(de)(de)疾病(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)有(you)(you)關。這種(zhong)精(jing)神(shen)(shen)錯亂(luan)的(de)(de)(de)疾病(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)叫(jiao)“癔病(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)”,民間俗稱“撞客”。人(ren)(ren)(ren)們認為(wei)(wei)一(yi)(yi)旦黃(huang)鼠(shu)狼(lang)(lang)附了體(ti),就會發(fa)生(sheng)癔病(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing),其中(zhong)以女性(xing)或(huo)精(jing)神(shen)(shen)抑郁者為(wei)(wei)多(duo)。這種(zhong)病(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)癥(zheng)(zheng)發(fa)病(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)時(shi)哭哭啼(ti)啼(ti),連說(shuo)(shuo)帶唱(chang),訴(su)說(shuo)(shuo)一(yi)(yi)些(xie)玄妙(miao)的(de)(de)(de)事情或(huo)生(sheng)平中(zhong)的(de)(de)(de)不(bu)平之事。有(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)人(ren)(ren)(ren)還會唱(chang)出一(yi)(yi)些(xie)美妙(miao)詩句(ju)。得癔病(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)者發(fa)病(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)時(shi)不(bu)識家人(ren)(ren)(ren)及親(qin)朋,且(qie)說(shuo)(shuo)話(hua)語調也與好時(shi)不(bu)同。還有(you)(you)人(ren)(ren)(ren)說(shuo)(shuo)病(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)者的(de)(de)(de)皮(pi)下有(you)(you)滾動的(de)(de)(de)小球,用(yong)針將它扎住就能置附體(ti)的(de)(de)(de)黃(huang)鼠(shu)狼(lang)(lang)于死地(di),一(yi)(yi)般用(yong)針刺病(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)人(ren)(ren)(ren)的(de)(de)(de)人(ren)(ren)(ren)中(zhong)就可(ke)治療。而且(qie)還有(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)種(zhong)奇(qi)特的(de)(de)(de)現象,傳說(shuo)(shuo)只要醫生(sheng)、巫師或(huo)打過黃(huang)鼠(shu)狼(lang)(lang)的(de)(de)(de)人(ren)(ren)(ren)在門外一(yi)(yi)咳嗽,發(fa)作立即停(ting)止,形同正(zheng)常人(ren)(ren)(ren)。這種(zhong)癔病(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)雖(sui)然不(bu)會留下后(hou)遺癥(zheng)(zheng),但很(hen)難徹底治愈,易多(duo)次發(fa)病(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)。