04-05-2010, 12:00 AM
After studying the teachings of Don Juan and adapting them for guidelines in my own life at the ripe old age of 13, I have come to some conclusions/opinions. People write about self-importance in these types of forums alot. It is constantly a main subject title. I feel like most are missing the meaning of what it means in Nagualsim. I shall tell you how I studied the teachings. Carlos Castaneda wrote a series of books. Each one built off the previous book. There were three books where he wrote about his relationship with the shaman Don Juan. The final book Tales Of Power was the ending and beginning in the tales. It ended the Don Juan as a living person on this planet because it is the book where he and his party of warriors left this world together. The following books dwelt with Castanedas return to Mexico, his remembering of the teachings from Don Juan. His journeys into dreaming. His exercises to enhance sorcery awareness. Finally his last book which taught of the foreign installation. After each book, I would read the preceding book(s). By this method one is able to see what has been introduced and how it relates to the preceding information. One important aspect called self-importance mentioned frequently in all the books was last addressed in the final book pertaining to the FI. SI is not about being humble or walking lightly on our planet. Its not about turning the other cheek or being meek and quiet. Its not about LOVE or thinking your better than others or vice versa. The teachings of self-importance have only one goal. To stop the foreign installation! The FI is the voice of self importance. This is the first tactic it uses to make you start to do what it wants. Self importance training is to subdue the FI not make you a better person but to make you have control of yourself. The topic of self importance belongs here in this forum to help you get over the FI not yourself.-Lone Wolf