Foreword -- The nameless : The Tao and its activity -- Huang Lao, the yellow and the ancient : A historical survey -- The uncarved block : The Lao-Chuang influence -- Poems of stillness : Taoist poetry -- The mysterious portal : Legends of immortals -- The jade emperor's court : Taoism as a popular religion -- Green dragon white tiger : Taoist alchemy -- Return to the source : The ultimate attainment -- The valley spirit : Living Taoism.