The Path of the Warrior

[dreamgirl]

Mothsdream, if you are interested in what Isnobad(love that name!) wrote about the similarities, then you might want to check out books about the Shambhala Warriors Way - by Chogyam Trungpa - who taught in this modern age. Now he is a Monk suited for a sorceress. Perhaps Shambhala:The Sacred Path of the Warrior, which is available in a tiny pocket size, my personal fave. I am not so sure that reading an ancient text is going to line up with a modernized teaching such as Castanedas - but Trungpa Rinpoche's does. Also, a note about Zen, I love it and have practiced it, however, with your interest in dreaming, etc., you might want to know that a large part of Zen is not paying attention to dreams, syncronicities, power, energy, ect. They have stripped it from there teaching to keep students focused on the now, and not having any obsessions with the stuff that starts to happen when you start waking up. I myself love dreaming and the magical nature hidden behind our everyday life - so one one hand, I love Zen, it keeps me grounded and wakes my sleepy ass up, on the other hand, I like my bells and whistles, my magical experiences and gravitate to Shamanism.