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

Taoism is the most famous religious culture in our local area, and Taoist priests are also widely known. There is no essential difference between alchemist, warlock and Taoist, which can be traced back to the pre-Qin period.

alchemists were called sorcerers in the Xia dynasty, and were given official titles in the Zhou dynasty, and appointed officials to be in charge of lawsuits and prisons. They were also called "alchemists, alchemists, etc.". Besides, people in that period believed in gods and were still in the embryonic stage of nature. These monsters and monsters were a mysterious existence to people at that time, so it was up to these "alchemists" to exorcise evil spirits. After the evolution of time, these alchemists have gradually become people who can visit the immortals and live forever. In fact, it can also be understood as the existence of a doctor who saves lives.

Warlocks also came over time. At this time, they became Confucian scholars, Taoist warlocks, alchemists, Jianghu warlocks, magicians and so on. This kind of warlock refers to many things, not only to exorcise demons, but also to divination and prediction, 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 amazing! The emperor believed in this kind of warlock even more. "Zi Zhi Tong Jian Jin Wu Di Tai Shi Eight Years": "The Lord of Wu is Ke Xiling, claiming that he was helped by heaven, and his ambition was enlarged, so that the warlock still took the world and said,' Ji. Gengzi is old, and Qing Gai should enter? Luoyang? 。’ "

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