“符,信也”《说文》。“铜虎符,国家当发兵,遣使至都合符,符合乃听受之。竹使符,以竹箭五枚,长五寸,镌刻篆书”。道教取其“凭证、信物”之意,创造了自己的“神符”。《道藏》记:“神符者,即龙章凤篆之文,灵迹符书之字是也。神以不测为义,符以符契为名。”道教之“神符”义有云篆、符字、八显、玉字诀、皇文帝书、玉牒金书、琅虬琼义、天书、龙章、凤文、宝诰、丹书、石字、玉字、紫字、自然之字、金壶墨汁字之类的雅称。从汉代到唐宋时期,道教神符盛极一时。湘民有谚语“傩神菩萨不识字,只要二十四个圈圈满”(指二十四道符)。民间道士在村间的醮斋祭祀活动中,要画符来驱邪辟鬼、镇宅、治病、求雨,画成的符或贴或佩或服或压藏或烧化。盛行几个朝代的道教画符流传至今,其发展渊源和内涵值得我们研究。 “Fu, letter also,” “said the text.” “Copper tiger symbol, the state when sending troops, sent to match all, in line with that is to listen to it.” Bamboo symbol, with bamboo arrows five, five inches long, engraved seal script. “ Taoism has taken its ”voucher, token,“ meaning, to create their own ”magic charm.“ ”Road possession of“ mind: ”Divine symbols, that is, the seal of the dragon and phoenix seal, the spirit of the word is also the word of the book. God unexpectedly righteousness, symbol in the name of the symbol.“ Taoist ” Seal, character, eight significant, jade tactics, the emperor emperor book, jade 牒 gold book, Langya Qiongyi, bible, dragon chapter, phoenix, treasure, Dan book, stone, jade, purple, natural The word, such as gold pot ink words like the name. From the Han Dynasty to the Tang and Song Dynasties, the Taoist gods flourished. The Xiang people have the proverb “God Bodhisattva illiterate, as long as twenty-four circle full” (referring to twenty-four symbols). Folk priests in the village Zhai Zhai sacrificial activities, to draw symbols to exorcism evil spirits, town house, treatment, seeking rain, painted or sticking or wear or clothes or pressure to hide or burn. The prevalence of Taoism in several dynasties spread so far, and its origin of development and worthy of our study.