07-22-2008, 12:00 AM
Way back in the day, when Alt.Dreams.Castaneda was the only Nagualism forum available on the whole internet, not just the forum on AOL, people showed up who
rejected Sorcery but still had an "interest" in Castaneda. Of course, over the years, their posts turned from observations to condemnations. It was
really a "self-fulfilling prophecy" as they say. Paganism has had to endure that sort of backstabbing for ages, they are pretty much the favorite
pincushion of cowards around the world. Flash forward to the present and we have a whole new batch of people that have found their way to Castaneda,
pitchforks and torches in hand. They start off as social rejects, sniffing around the fringes of society for an open door. Then they find Castaneda, cowering
under the table, waiting for somebody to pat them on the head and tell them they are special. Eventually, they learn what Nagualism is really about, that it
has no place for cowards, and they go running back to mommy screaming, "it's witchcraft, it's a cult, Castaneda was a whore, all the books were
lies!" My advice to anybody new to Castaneda is to read "The Art of Dreaming" first. If that book scares you then don't bother to read any
of the other books, and please don't bother me either.
rejected Sorcery but still had an "interest" in Castaneda. Of course, over the years, their posts turned from observations to condemnations. It was
really a "self-fulfilling prophecy" as they say. Paganism has had to endure that sort of backstabbing for ages, they are pretty much the favorite
pincushion of cowards around the world. Flash forward to the present and we have a whole new batch of people that have found their way to Castaneda,
pitchforks and torches in hand. They start off as social rejects, sniffing around the fringes of society for an open door. Then they find Castaneda, cowering
under the table, waiting for somebody to pat them on the head and tell them they are special. Eventually, they learn what Nagualism is really about, that it
has no place for cowards, and they go running back to mommy screaming, "it's witchcraft, it's a cult, Castaneda was a whore, all the books were
lies!" My advice to anybody new to Castaneda is to read "The Art of Dreaming" first. If that book scares you then don't bother to read any
of the other books, and please don't bother me either.