Are alchemists, warlocks and Taoist priests the same profession? What's the difference between them?

The most famous religious culture in China belongs to "Taoism", and Taoist priests are also widely known. There is no essential difference among alchemists, magicians and Taoists, which can be traced back to the pre-Qin period.

The alchemist was called a warlock in the Xia Dynasty, and was awarded an official title in the Zhou Dynasty, and appointed an official position to take charge of the court. He is also called "alchemist, alchemist, etc." . Besides, people in that period believed in gods and were still in the embryonic stage of nature. These monsters were mysterious to people at that time, so it was up to these "alchemists" to exorcise evil spirits. Over time, these alchemists have gradually become people who can visit immortals and live forever. In fact, it can also be understood as the existence of doctors who save lives.

Warlocks also come over with time. At this time, warlocks became Confucian scholars, Taoist warlocks, alchemists, charlatans, magicians and so on. This warlock refers to many things, not only exorcism, but also divination, and it is mysterious. At that time, people didn't know where such people came from or why they were so powerful. Anyway, it is right to name their group "warlock". After all, they are all very powerful! The emperor believed in this kind of warlock more. "Eight years of Emperor Jianwu of Jin Tongzhi": "The martial master is Ke Xiling, claiming to be God-given, and his ambition is enlarged, so that the warlock still takes the world, saying:' Ji. Gengzi is old, should QingGai enter? Luoyang? . '"

Taoist priest, everyone is familiar with this. Since ancient times, it has been based on "health preservation"! I won't go into details here. In a word, alchemists, magicians and Taoists all have their own different ideas of practice, and the purpose of practice is to become immortal!