The Teachings of Don Juan
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To direct the progression towards a more pragmatic use of non-ordinary reality, don Juan explained my peculiar way of perceiving the component elements as being a crow's way of seeing the world. And, logically, that way of seeing presupposed entrance into a range of phenomena beyond normal possibilities in ordinary reality. ****
The general processes used in directing the intrinsic level of non-ordinary reality produced the following results during the course of the second special state of ordinary reality. The progression towards the specific resulted in the easy isolation of many elements of ordinary reality. In the first special state of ordinary reality, the very few component elements that were isolated through the process of cuing about the environment were also transformed into unfamiliar forms deprived of ordinary consensus; however, in the second special state of ordinary reality its component elements were numerous, and, although they did not lose their quality of being familiar elements, they may have lost their capacity for ordinary consensus. Such component elements covered, perhaps, the total environment that was within my awareness. Don Juan may have produced this second special state in order to strengthen the link between ordinary and non-ordinary reality by developing the possibility that most, if not all, of the component elements of ordinary reality could lose their capacity to have ordinary consensus. From my own point of view, however, that last special state was the final summation of my apprenticeship. The formidable impact of terror on the level of sober consciousness had the peculiar quality of undermining the certainty that the reality of everyday life was implicitly real, the certainty that I, in matters of ordinary reality, could provide myself with consensus indefinitely. Up to that point the course of my apprenticeship seemed to have been a continuous building towards the collapse of that certainty. Don Juan used every facet of his dramatic exertion to accomplish the collapse during that last special state, a fact prompting me to believe that complete collapse of that certainty would have removed the last barrier that kept me from accepting the existence of a separate reality: the reality of special consensus.
To Become a Man of Knowledge Was a Matter of Learning There were no overt requirements There were some covert requirements An apprentice was selected by an impersonal power The one that was chosen (escogido) The power's decisions were indicated through omens A Man of Knowledge Had Unbending Intent Frugality Soundness of judgement Lack of freedom to innovate A Man of Knowledge Had Clarity of Mind Freedom to seek a path Knowledge of the specific purpose Being fluid To Become a Man of Knowledge Was a Matter of Strenuous Labour Dramatic exertion Efficacy
Challenge A Man of Knowledge Was a Warrior He had to have respect He had to have fear He had to be wide-awake Awareness of intent Awareness of the expected flux He had to be self-confident To Become a Man of Knowledge Was an Unceasing Process He had to renew the quest of becoming a man of knowledge He was impermanent He had to follow the path with heart
A Man of Knowledge Had an Ally An Ally Was Perceived as a Quality The ally contained in Datura inoxia It was woman-like It was possessive It was violent It was unpredictable It had a deleterious effect on the character of its followers It was a giver of superfluous power The ally contained in Psilocybe mexicana It was male-like It was dispassionate It was gentle It was predictable It was beneficial to the character of its followers An Ally Was Tamable An ally was a vehicle The ally contained in Datura inoxia was unpredictable The ally contained in Psilocybe mexicana was predictable An ally was a helper THE THIRD UNIT An Ally Had a Rule The Rule Was Inflexible Exception due to ally's direct intervention The Rule Was Non-cumulative The Rule Was Corroborated in Ordinary Reality The Rule Was Corroborated in Non-ordinary Reality The states of non-ordinary reality Non-ordinary reality was utilizable Non-ordinary reality had component elements The component elements had stability They had singularity They lacked ordinary consensus The specific purposes of the rule First specific purpose, testing (Datura inoxia) Manipulatory technique, ingestion Second specific purpose, divination (Datura inoxia") Manipulatory technique, ingestion-absorption Third specific purpose, bodily flight (Datura inoxia) Manipulatory technique, ingestion-absorption Fourth specific purpose, testing (Psilocybe mexicana) Manipulatory technique, ingestion-inhalation Fifth specific purpose, movement (Psilocybe mexicana) Manipulatory technique, ingestion-inhalation Sixth specific purpose, movement by adopting an alternate form (Psilocybe mexicana) Manipulatory technique, ingestion-inhalation THE FOURTH UNIT The Rule Was Corroborated by Special Consensus The Benefactor Preparing special consensus The other states of non-ordinary reality They were produced by Mescalito It was contained The container was the power itself It did not have a rule It did not need apprenticeship It was a protector It was a teacher It had a definite form Non-ordinary reality was utilizable Non-ordinary reality had component elements The special states of ordinary reality They were produced by the teacher Cuing about the environment Cuing about behaviour The recapitulation of the experience The recollection of events The description of the component elements Emphasis
Positive emphasis Negative emphasis Lack of emphasis Guiding special consensus The extrinsic level of non-ordinary reality The preparatory period The period prior to non-ordinary reality The period following non-ordinary reality The transitional stages The teacher's supervision The intrinsic level of non-ordinary reality Progression towards the specific Specific single forms Progressive complexity of perceived detail Progression from familiar to unfamiliar forms Specific total results Progression towards a more extensive range of appraisal Dependent range Independent range Progression towards a more pragmatic use of nonordinary reality Progression towards the specific in special states ofordinary reality
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