道教有分正义派和全真派，全真派主要是经入、正义派主要是符入。医学不发达就会靠法术、朱砂写在纸上再泡水喝，有医疗作用。但现在几乎没有这类能把法术入符的高手了。
电视剧常常刻画出许多道士神秘的符术和符水。但这些场景多半是虚构的，不太符合现实情况。实际上，符水泡法非常严密，需要通过特定的程序和手法来制作。对于世俗人士来说，符水只是一种信仰上的象征和助力，其功效并不一定能够实现“心想事成”的愿望。此外，现代医学的发展使得大多数人更倾向于采用科学的治疗方法，而不是依赖于传统的派法和神秘主义信仰。
因此，道士在现实生活中的确都有不同的做法和信仰，但泡符水喝对求心想事成可能不太现实。这些故事经常出现在电视剧或影视作品中，通常忽略了道教中不同的流派，也简化了一些复杂的原理和技术。当然，有些道士也可能使用符咒或其他方法进行医疗或灵性疗法，但这需要具有高深技巧和经验，因此在现实生活中并不常见。
Television dramas often depict many mysterious Taoist symbols and symbol water. However, these scenes are mostly fictional and do not correspond to reality. In fact, the process of making symbol water is very rigorous and requires specific procedures and techniques. For laypeople, symbol water is only a symbol and an aid in their beliefs, and its effect may not necessarily fulfill their wishes of “thinking and doing.” In addition, the development of modern medicine has made most people more inclined to use scientific treatment methods rather than rely on traditional practices and mystical beliefs.
