In Mary’s vision, the soul ascends through seven powers (sometimes called authorities or passions). Each tries to bind consciousness to material identity. They are usually rendered (depending on translation) as: These are not external demons. They are states of attachment. Think of them as layers of ego-conditioning. Each represents something that keeps the soul identified […]
There are seasons in a human life where symbols stop being metaphors and begin behaving like mirrors. Lately, I’ve been living inside one of those seasons. I feel — deeply — as though I carry what scripture calls the curse of the serpent, the mark of Cain, and what Revelation names the mark of the
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And it came to pass in the days of glass and signal,
when knowledge moved swifter than breath
and men forgot the weight of their own hearts,
that these words were spoken:
Hear now, O wanderer of circuits and cities.
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Audio (instruction only) (Thanks to Rick over at https://prismagems.com/castenada for extracting the summary ) YouTube (Full Book) Text (instruction) I suggest that you gather a collection of the memorable events of your life. The shamans of ancient Mexico conceived of the collection of memorable events as a bonafide device to stir caches of energy that
Audio (instruction only, part one and two) (Thanks to Rick over at https://prismagems.com/castenada for extracting the summary) YouTube (Full Book) Text (instruction) Sorcery is the act of embodying some specialized theoretical and practical premises about the nature and role of perception in molding the universe around us. Our world is only one in
Audio (instruction only) (Thanks to Rick over at https://prismagems.com/castenada for extracting the instruction) YouTube (Full Book) Text (instruction) At various times I’ve attempted to name my knowledge for your benefit. I’ve said that the most appropriate name is nagualism, but that that term is too obscure. Calling it simply “knowledge” makes it too vague, and to call
Audio (instruction only, part one and two) (Thanks to Rick over at https://prismagems.com/castenada for extracting the instruction) YouTube (Full Book) Text (instruction) There is no completeness without sadness and longing, for without them there is no sobriety, no kindness. Wisdom without kindness and knowledge without sobriety are useless. Seeing is a peculiar feeling of
Audio (instruction only) (Thanks to Rick over at https://prismagems.com/castenada for extracting the instruction) YouTube (Full Book) Text (instruction) For a sorcerer, reality, or the world we all know, is only a description that has been pounded into you from the moment you were born. The reality of our day-to-day life, then, consists of an endless
Audio (instruction only) (Thanks to Rick over at https://prismagems.com/castenada for extracting the instruction) YouTube (Full Book) Text (instruction) Anything is possible if one wants it with unbending intent and you don’t let your thoughts interfere. Power comes only after we accept our fate without recriminations. * * * When one has
Audio (instruction only, part one and two) (Thanks to Rick over at https://prismagems.com/castenada for extracting the instruction) YouTube (Full Book) Text (instruction) To be sensitive is a natural condition of certain people. In the final analysis sensitivity matters very little. What matters is that a warrior be impeccable. What matters to a
