POPULAR DAOISM.
• Elevates Lau Tzu (born old/from a star) to Heaven as one of
THREE PURITIES or the Daoist Trinity (p 221; Monkey removes
their images before trying to steal the food offered to them !!!! Monkey thinks they're Bodhisatvas).
• Lau Tzu speaks of becoming a God by using the snare with which
he subdues Monkey (p 71)
• Jade Emperor (Mythic founder of China). Ling Bao (chief spirit).
• search for IMMORTALITY
• use of divination, alchemy, magic, special rituals known only
to initiates. P 57 “alchemical lab”; p 72 “alchemic fire”, etc.
• go with the flow/inaction OPPOSITE OF MONKEY?
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