Among all the traps of the human mind, self-importance is the most subtle and devastating. It seduces us with the idea that we are unique, protagonists of a cosmic story tailored just for us. Fed by praise, propaganda, and comparisons, […]
There comes a moment on the warrior’s path when attention begins to turn inward. The world ceases to be merely what strikes us through the senses — it starts to be perceived as a hall of mirrors, where outer reflections
You open your eyes… and you don’t seek the reflection in the mirror of the mind.You don’t chase the clock.You don’t ask what time it is, nor if today is a useful day.The time of the tonal no longer dictates
A Bridge Between Don Juan’s Hallucinogens and Contemporary Entheogenic Paths There comes a point when the known world begins to dissolve—not as illusion, but because the perceptual structures that held it in place begin to shift. That point is not
On the warrior’s path, stalking is a subtle art, often misunderstood. Associated with inner vigilance, the control of automatisms, and mastery of behavior, it may appear at first glance to be a solitary exercise — a technique aimed solely at
On the Toltec path, what we call devaneio in Portuguese corresponds exactly to what Don Juan called ensueño in Spanish and to what Castaneda’s books translate in some passages into English as daydreaming. Although, in everyday usage, these terms might
” Freedom is the quintessence of Toltec Arts.I call it Art because it is more than a state of consciousness.It is a dive into our link with the Intent, the universal force that is at the origin of our perception.
The beginning of “losing the human form” is the attention of the perfect tonal: being able to capture with one’s attention the entire worldview that presents itself in the present moment—the totality of sensory information. This type of attention in
After a male or female warrior, through their efforts to stalk themselves, clean their island, expand their field of attention, and be present, becomes accustomed to living for longer and longer as a “perfect” or full tonal, aware of everything
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Controlled folly isn’t something a person can practice and learn progressively. In the challenge of learning to control folly, the key point is to understand what folly is, and to discover what controls it. Naturally, it’s not the tonal that
