The differences between Daoism as a popular religion and as Inner Alchemy According to Fisher (192-193), Daoism or Taoism is a popular ancient tradition of worship, and divination, (prophecy) that is related to and governs a type of belief, or a way of thinking about life, the way of mature and immortality. A practice, of, attempting to; foretell the future or discovering the unknown through omens, oracles and ancestor worship, or supernatural powers. The sacred rituals of ancestor worship are called li. These rituals (li) are essential because it is believed that ancestors will help them if treated with proper respect or cause trouble if ignored. It has been adored by Westerners who seek a carefree natural way of life as an escape from the…show more content… as a significant time frame, the content and practices of religion saw the emergence of two spiritual masters, both of whom are identified with the founding moments of their respective teachings: Confucius and the Confucian tradition, Laozi and the Daoist tradition. One of the ways that the content and practice of Daoism today systems varied from the Confucian System is while both systems seem to have the same spiritual goal the creation of the sage, the man/woman of wisdom-they absolutely differed in the methods by which this was to be achieved. The second way the content and practice of Daoism varies from the Confucian System.is, the content and practice of Daoism today conveys the idea that everything in existence is part of a primordial duality, existing first, (yin and yang), the dual, opposite, and complementary principles of yin and yang are thought to exist in varying proportions in all things, and is manifested in infinite ways in the material world. The yin half receptive the yang half opposite, involved eight sources of power and motion and in endless interaction and so shape the world of nature as well as the individual’s day- to -day