10-20-2010, 12:02 AM
@kaomea
One of the reasons I may never have encountered a Nagual is they don't exist, in much the same fashion that Jesus or Buddha don't exist. That is, perhaps a remarkable person existed at one time however, what we have now are exaggerated fables.
It's conceivable all of Castaneda is a fable, and the figure of the Nagual is an ideal. After all, don Juan was quite clear about the goal of his teachings and it is almost always ignored. The goal was not to become a Nagual; the goal was to reach the totality of oneself, as stated in "Tales of Power".
One of the reasons I may never have encountered a Nagual is they don't exist, in much the same fashion that Jesus or Buddha don't exist. That is, perhaps a remarkable person existed at one time however, what we have now are exaggerated fables.
It's conceivable all of Castaneda is a fable, and the figure of the Nagual is an ideal. After all, don Juan was quite clear about the goal of his teachings and it is almost always ignored. The goal was not to become a Nagual; the goal was to reach the totality of oneself, as stated in "Tales of Power".