*Yaqui Way of Knowledge

The Teachings of Don Juan, a Yaqui Way of Knowledge. –Carlos Casteneda
Incredible that such a treasure of wisdom is officially brought to the world by such a dunce. Never have I believed so adamantly that man doesn’t luster herself, but only acts the conduit to a glow that cannot be suppressed even by our ponderous, thickheaded dross. Reading of Casteneda pester and pester to set a method to Don Juan’s spirit is both enervating and a little sad. Even Don Juan relapses now and again into ennui and ego. However, the moments when Casteneda wrestles with a dog, claps his shin and stomps his foot in war dance, unleashes a war cry and throws a rock at Don Juan’s impersonator, rubs lizards on his temples, or spends days curled on the sand as a violent, peyote button victim in the striking, boulder, rainbow desert of the southwest, all of these graces of altermind unlock the gates to an ancient truth and a momentous beauty that we are all thankful to witness.
Don Juan’s four enemies are, in order, Fear, Clarity, Power, and Old Age.
“… and we ran together toward a sort of yellow warmth that came from some indefinite place. And there we played. We played and wrestled until I knew his wishes and he knew mine. We took turns manipulating each other in the fashion of a puppet show. I could make him move his legs by twisting my toes, and every time he nodded his head I felt an irresistible impulse to jump.”
“I was everywhere.”