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Tales of Power – The Strategy of a Sorcerer

Ancient Cycle, Authors, Carlos Castaneda, Stalking, Take a look, Tales of Power, Tonal island cleansing, Warrior Path, Way of the Warrior / By / 53 minutes of reading

In this chapter, Don Juan finally delivers the long-awaited “sorcerers’ explanation,” which turns out to be not an abstract theory but a meticulous, hours-long recapitulation of the narrator’s entire apprenticeship. He reveals the hidden strategy behind every lesson: to systematically “clean and reorder the island of the tonal” to prepare for the encounter with the nagual. After laying out the complete theoretical framework of his teachings—including the roles of the teacher and the benefactor and the nature of the “bubble of perception”—the chapter pivots from words to a terrifying, direct experience, as Don Juan and Don Genaro guide the narrator to leap into an abyss, forcing him to finally unfold the “wings of perception.”

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Recapitulation, the Etheric Network, accessing the Double’s perception and handling it with intent

Ancient Cycle, Energy Body, Intent, Taisha Abelar, The Sorcerer's Crossing / By / 22 minutes of reading

Taisha is surprised by master sorcerer John Michael Abelar during her recapitulation practice. He instructs her on correct breathing and the existence of her subtle body or double, an etheric counterpart to the physical body. Abelar explains that recapitulation and breathing are essential for strengthening the double and transferring perception to this subtle part of the self, thus dissolving the barrier separating the physical and etheric aspects. He demonstrates his mastery by materializing with Clara shortly after their meeting in the cave, and teaches her how to use intention to handle energy and the double.

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Examining the enemies on the Path to Knowledge – Part 3: Power

Energy Body, Intent, J Christopher, Nagualism, New Cycle / By / 3 minutes of reading

When a warrior overcomes Clarity, he awakens, recovers, and begins to make functional, something that was previously dormant, forgotten, and obscured by it and by Fear: his second attention, his nagual perception. “There is an incalculable power within our reach,”

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The Eagle’s Gift – The Horde of Angry Sorcerers

Ancient Cycle, Authors, Carlos Castaneda, The Eagle's gift / By / 34 minutes of reading

In this chapter, Castaneda and the apprentices arrive at the mysterious house, which Josefina identifies as belonging to “Silvio Manuel,” triggering visceral reactions in everyone. Their quasi-memories intensify, focusing on a terrifying bridge and the enigmatic figure of Silvio Manuel, whom they collectively recall as a dark force that “devoured” them as they were forced to cross the “parallel lines.” The group’s attempt to analyze these events in Mexico City descends into chaos as they turn on Castaneda, accusing him of being an agent of Silvio Manuel sent to mislead them. The conflict climaxes when Castaneda has a hard memory of Don Juan and another man showing him a “wall of fog” that splits the world. Faced with the group’s unwavering belief in his sinister role, they decide to part ways, although la Gorda vows to rejoin him later to fulfill their shared destiny.

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The Eagle’s Gift – The Art of Dreaming – Losing The Human Form

Ancient Cycle, Authors, Carlos Castaneda, The Eagle's gift / By / 26 minutes of reading

In this chapter, Castaneda undergoes a harrowing physical ordeal which he and la Gorda identify as the final “loss of the human form,” resulting in a profound state of warrior’s detachment that erases his past resentments. This new state of being acts as a catalyst, unlocking a critical, completely forgotten memory of the “Nagual woman”—a serene and powerful counterpart to Don Juan who was, in fact, Castaneda’s partner. The shocking revelation that they could have forgotten such a pivotal figure plunges both him and la Gorda into a cycle of shared grief, rage, and fear as they begin to grapple with the true, terrifying extent of Don Juan’s manipulations on their memories and their very beings.

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The Eagle’s Gift – Dreaming Together

Ancient Cycle, Authors, Carlos Castaneda, The Eagle's gift / By / 38 minutes of reading

In this chapter, to overcome their shared distress, Castaneda and la Gorda decide to attempt “dreaming together.” Castaneda outlines his four stages of dreaming before they successfully enter a shared dream, which is a vivid memory of Don Juan assigning la Gorda to him as a task to harness his selfishness. This experience also triggers the memory of another forgotten member of their party, Vicente. The breakthrough forces them into a detailed analysis of the art of dreaming, exploring concepts like the second attention, not-doing, the dreaming body, and will. The discussion culminates in la Gorda’s revelation that will is the control of the “other self,” and that Silvio Manuel was the ultimate master of it, a being permanently existing in his other self and commanding intent itself.

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