 Don Juan Matus, a master sorcerer, a nagual, as master sorcerers arecalled when they lead a group of other sorcerers, introduced me to the cognitiveworld of shamans who lived in Details see Download  Carlos Castaneda (December 25, 1925[nb 1]–April 27, 1998) was an American author with a Ph.D. in anthropology. Starting with The Teachings of Don Juan in 1968, Castaneda wrote a series of books that describe his training in shamanism, particularly with a group whose lineage descended from the Toltecs. The books, narrated in the first person, relate his experiences under the tutelage of a Yaqui "Man of Knowledge" named don Juan Matus. His 12 books have sold more than 28 million copies in 17 languages. Critics have suggested that they are works of fiction; supporters claim the books are either true or at least valuable works of philosophy and descriptions of practices which lead one to an awareness of energies, beings and worlds which lie outside the perceptual paradigm of the vast majority of human beings on this planet. Castaneda withdrew from public view in 1973 to work further on his inner development, living in a large house in Westwood, California, with three colleagues whom he called "Fellow Travellers of Awareness." He founded Cleargreen, an organization that promotes Tensegrity, which Dr. Castaneda described as the modern version of the “magical passes” of the shamans of ancient Mexico.[6] Magical Passes comprise bodily movements discovered in dream states by shamans of don Juan’s lineage, expanding their powers of perception.[7] From:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Castaneda  Pick anything and call that the beginning. Then go and face the beginning.Once you are face to face with the beginning, let it take you wherever itmay...Anything would do for a start. The Witch's Dream Personal power:a state of being, a relationship of order between the subject and the universe, a relationship that can not be disrupted without resulting in the subject's death.
 Tracking and dreaming are two major aspects of Toltecphilosophy. (The term tracking is commonly called “stalking” in the Toltectradition, however, due to the ominous connotations associated with the termstalking, I’ve changed it to tracking.) Tracking and dreaming relate to typesof energy as well as to types of people. Tracking is energy of stability, ofdefinition, of pattern, of controlled growth, and of the skills relating tothese. Trackers tend to be practical, easygoing, and relate well with people. Althoughthis has raised the ire of some Toltec devotees, I also think it is moredescriptive of the process of aligning internal and external energies in orderto perceive and to shift perception, a procedure discussed in this book. Dreaming is energy of expansion, of natural wildness, ofswift transformation, of raw power, and of the behaviors relating to these.Dreamers tend to feel like they’re never at home anywhere in the physicalworld, strain the resources of those with whom they come into contact, bouncefreely from one energy to another, and act like they’re not grounded in what’sgoing on about them (quite often, they’re not). In essence, dreaming shifts thefocal point and tracking fixates it into position (Dreaming, 69). Toltecs groom both of these energies. You can, forinstance, tap dreaming to boost your level of tracking. I frequently enterdreaming to establish the logic or pattern of my books. I just place myself inthe energy of what I’m writing about, and then let the dreaming energies go towork and reveal what’s on the agenda. I either see what is to be written, orcome out of dreaming with a sense of several new paragraphs. In turn, you can make greater headway in dreaming bybecoming a better tracker. Proceeding to a new dreaming level requires that youhave a degree of control over the previous level. The tracking skills of beinggrounded and centered, remaining inaccessible, and having stability of purpose,all provide a constancy that carries over into dreaming. Dreaming pulls youinto your energy body, tracking pushes you into it; dreaming explodes you intoit, tracking ushers you into it. Each supports the other, and in a leapfrogmanner, they expand your growth. In addition, tracking relates to the first energy fieldand dreaming to the second field. By consolidating these energies, you bolsterthe entire energy body. By intending to reach freedom, you stand a chance oflighting up the entire energy body, experiencing all that is human, and thenevolving beyond the human condition to pure awareness.
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