Wednesday, March 23, 2011
The Teachings of Don Juan.
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I can't find the book quote just now, but I remember it. My guess is that it is from either, The Teachings of Don Juan..., or A separate Reality, or Journey to Ixtland - all three by Carlos Casteneda. Our 'theology' is thus simplified to the point of being nonexistent. That is to say that we never waste each other's time discussing metaphysical nonsense.
(At 2001 My TiVo is beginning to record '400 Years of the Telescope' on PBS! Yum!)
Hmm. How's about me doing a few quotes from Casteneda? Can you go along with that? Alright!
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'Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn't, it is of no use. Both paths lead nowhere; but one has a heart, the other doesn't... One makes you strong; the other weakens you.' (Heavy face rad as I write this. Gerash follows not the 'path with heart. Nor does his 'god.')
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What do you see when Mescalito takes you with him, Don Juan?
'Such things are not for ordinary conversation. I can't tell you that.'
'Would something bad happen to you if you told?'
'Mescalito is a protector, a kind, gentle protector; but that does not mean you can make fun of him. Because he is a kind protector he can also be horror itself...' (Ed note: 'Mescalito' refers to the drug, Mescaline, and the quote probably refers to 'a bad trip.' (Very bad trip! Ed.))
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'People are sometimes as deceiful as that. They sing someone else's songs without even knowing what the songs say.'
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A MAN OF KNOWLEGE HAD AN ALLY.
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An Ally was Formless.
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Etc, etc. The book seemed to be very much about the 'psychedelic experience.'
I can't find the book quote just now, but I remember it. My guess is that it is from either, The Teachings of Don Juan..., or A separate Reality, or Journey to Ixtland - all three by Carlos Casteneda. Our 'theology' is thus simplified to the point of being nonexistent. That is to say that we never waste each other's time discussing metaphysical nonsense.
(At 2001 My TiVo is beginning to record '400 Years of the Telescope' on PBS! Yum!)
Hmm. How's about me doing a few quotes from Casteneda? Can you go along with that? Alright!
----------
'Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn't, it is of no use. Both paths lead nowhere; but one has a heart, the other doesn't... One makes you strong; the other weakens you.' (Heavy face rad as I write this. Gerash follows not the 'path with heart. Nor does his 'god.')
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What do you see when Mescalito takes you with him, Don Juan?
'Such things are not for ordinary conversation. I can't tell you that.'
'Would something bad happen to you if you told?'
'Mescalito is a protector, a kind, gentle protector; but that does not mean you can make fun of him. Because he is a kind protector he can also be horror itself...' (Ed note: 'Mescalito' refers to the drug, Mescaline, and the quote probably refers to 'a bad trip.' (Very bad trip! Ed.))
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'People are sometimes as deceiful as that. They sing someone else's songs without even knowing what the songs say.'
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A MAN OF KNOWLEGE HAD AN ALLY.
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An Ally was Formless.
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Etc, etc. The book seemed to be very much about the 'psychedelic experience.'
