10-24-2011, 12:01 AM
Genardo Sacateca wrote:
d his "disciples," at last
constructs, from the teachings of don Juan and his own experiences, a
stunning portrait of the "sorcerer's world" that is crystal-clear and
dizzying in its implications.
"It's impossible to view the world in quite the same way after reading THE FIRE FROM WITHIN." - Chicago Tribune
MY COMMENT:
"But you don't consider yourself a sorcerer, don Juan, do you?" I asked.
"No,
I don't," he said. "I am a warrior who sees. In fact, all of us are los
nuevos videntes- the new seers. The old seers were the sorcerers.
"For
the average man," he continued, "sorcery is a negative business, but it
is fascinating all the same. That's why I encouraged you, in your
normal awareness, to think of us as sorcerers. It's advisable to do so.
It serves to attract interest. But for us to be sorcerers would be like
entering a dead-end street."
Thanks for this snip.
d his "disciples," at last
constructs, from the teachings of don Juan and his own experiences, a
stunning portrait of the "sorcerer's world" that is crystal-clear and
dizzying in its implications.
"It's impossible to view the world in quite the same way after reading THE FIRE FROM WITHIN." - Chicago Tribune
MY COMMENT:
"But you don't consider yourself a sorcerer, don Juan, do you?" I asked.
"No,
I don't," he said. "I am a warrior who sees. In fact, all of us are los
nuevos videntes- the new seers. The old seers were the sorcerers.
"For
the average man," he continued, "sorcery is a negative business, but it
is fascinating all the same. That's why I encouraged you, in your
normal awareness, to think of us as sorcerers. It's advisable to do so.
It serves to attract interest. But for us to be sorcerers would be like
entering a dead-end street."
Thanks for this snip.