Taoism

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Tao

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iterally means "way" or "path." The Dao is often translated as "the Way of all things," and is the mysterious source and ordering principle of the universe.

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Qi

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The Dao generated swirling patterns of cloudlike energy, called qi (pronounced “chee”), translated by “the One.” Qi is the primordial energy, the breath of life.

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Yin

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dark, heavy, obscure, passive, earth, death, and feminine,

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Yang

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Light, warm, airy, active, life, heaven, and masculine

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Laozi

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Legendary sage, writer of poems that consist of first tao philosophy, the Daodejing

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Daodejing

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Collection of poems by Laozi

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Wu-wei

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literally “non-action, ” “inaction,” “non-purposiveness”). Wu wei means:
- refraining from overly aggressive action
- refraining from taking an intentional action contrary to the natural flow of things
- action without ego-assertion

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The Way of the Celestial masters

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Founded by healer Zhang Daoling.

This secret society aimed to attain longevity through faith healing, meditative trance, and alchemy. The movement accepted minorities and women in the ranks of parish leadership.

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The Celestial Worthies

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Three Purities:
The Primordial Celestial Worthy; the Celestial Worthy of Numinous Treasure; and the Celestial Worthy of the Way and Its Power

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The Three Officials

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(Officials of Heaven, Earth, and Water) were ancient deities who were believed to keep records of human deeds on earth and to control each person’s life span and fate after death.