08-10-2008, 12:00 AM
Bob May wrote:
His advise was to Carlos was to "slip between the two" and become a "man of knowledge."
Both his life and writings lead me to believe he never accomplished or even understood that.
Sorry for banging on this quote twice like this, but I think what you said is important. Yes, regardless of the smoke screen that Castaneda threw up, I
agree that he did not do what Don Juan would have hoped he would. Carlos pointed out during his lectures that he was not going to "burn with the fire
from within" like Don Juan had set up for him. I'm not saying that my seeing is the last word on anything, but all I know is that, when Carlos died,
I saw him merge with the death defier and take off without anyone else.
His advise was to Carlos was to "slip between the two" and become a "man of knowledge."
Both his life and writings lead me to believe he never accomplished or even understood that.
Sorry for banging on this quote twice like this, but I think what you said is important. Yes, regardless of the smoke screen that Castaneda threw up, I
agree that he did not do what Don Juan would have hoped he would. Carlos pointed out during his lectures that he was not going to "burn with the fire
from within" like Don Juan had set up for him. I'm not saying that my seeing is the last word on anything, but all I know is that, when Carlos died,
I saw him merge with the death defier and take off without anyone else.