Only a priest who has received the Registers (Lu) is capable of drawing efficacious talismans
Within the tradition of the Zhengyi Celestial Master Taoism, not everyone is authorized to inscribe talismans. The priest must undergo the strict "Receiving of the Registers" (Shou Lu) ceremony, be granted the corresponding ritual rank, and have their name officially recorded in the Divine Registry of the Celestial Court. Only then does the talisman they inscribe possess "official" efficacy, empowering them to command spirit soldiers and celestial officers,making the talisman potent.
The Register (Lu) is typically a document recording the names of divine generals and spirit soldiers. It is the priest's "seal of military authority" for mobilizing these divine forces. The Talisman (Fu), in turn, is the "directive of action" issued for a specific purpose. Only with the Register can one enact the Talisman, and the efficacy of the Talisman is determined by the Register's rank. The Celestial Master's lineage has strict levels for the Registers, suchas the initial Taishang Three-Five Dusks and Achievements Register, the intermediate Zhengyi Mengwei Register, the advanced Shangqing Three Grottoes Five Thunders Register, and the supreme Shangqing Great Grotto Register. The advancement of each rank signifies a higher cultivation level and the power to mobilize more potent deities, ensuring the drawn talismans are extraordinarily powerful and efficacious.
All our Taoist priests are orthodox high-ranking masters, and all have been formally ordained. The talismans here are all personally written by Grandmaster Wang Luohai, who wears a purple robe and holds a high-level ordination certificate, ensuring their extraordinary efficacy.