Believers refer to people who believe in Taoism but have not gone through a religious confirmation ceremony.
The laity refers to the official Taoist believers who have passed the conversion ceremony of Taoism, worshipped the Confucian classics, expressed their belief in the three treasures of Taoism and accepted the five precepts (all truth) or the nine precepts (one righteousness). In contemporary times, he holds a Taoist conversion certificate as the basis.
Taoism refers to the Taoist clergy, after the conversion ceremony, and then through the ceremony of preaching (righteousness) or wearing a scarf (truth), and issuing official certificates (Taoist certificates). Many folk people who engage in Buddhism, prediction or geomantic omen have never experienced Taoist conversion and don't know Taoist scriptures or Taoist rituals, but there are also many who call themselves Taoist priests. This kind of person can only be regarded as a warlock who specializes in a certain subject and has nothing to do with Taoist priests.
Mage means that a Taoist needs to convert and spread for a period of time to become a Taoist, and then worship a high-level mage (first of all, high-level positions, all of which are really high-level) to learn the mysteries of law and discipline, which plays a leading role in legal affairs.
If ordinary people establish their beliefs, go to Taoist temples or altars to worship and convert, they can become formal Taoist believers, that is, lay people, and then they can be called Sanbao disciples or Sanqing disciples. Generally, local Taoist associations or large Taoist temples will hold conversion ceremonies for believers regularly or irregularly. You can consult the Taoist temples' "know-how".