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 THE NAGUAL JULIAN LAST SLIP UP Being able to revive and clean the spirit link is what distinguishes the apprentice from common men; when this link is restored, he is no longer an apprentice; this requires an indomitable purpose and an unyielding intent, which common men does not have and therefore the Toltec invented the warrior path.

Here is something interesting for Castaneda readers and followers of. Don Juan says that Toltequity does not receive volunteers because, among other things, when bringing own purposes, it is very difficult to renounce to their individuality. If they do not find things as they think they should be, they get angry and go.

Don Juan said the important thing is to have decision and force for change, tons of humility, discipline for an attempt to "sweep the tonal island", stop being, think, feel and act in everyday life, as we have always done. If anyone dares to try just the above, and set aside for the moment the nagual world, the left side knowledge, enhanced awareness, the Eagle emanations, etc., will not need teachers or benefactors. When they succeed in saving energy and moving their lace point, surely the power will place them in the path.

Back to the book, Don Juan says that our link with the spirit is what makes human beings, ancestrally, concern for a destiny.

Common human beings does not just have a mere or mild concern, as he is always busy in the everyday life whirlpool and even more concerned about the "having" than the "being". And at the end of life (when he has lost almost all energy or is on the verge of death) realizes he had the greatest life opportunity: being totally free and conscious, and he has wasted it. "—An apprentice is someone who strives for cleaning and reviving his link with the spirit —explained—. Once that link comes alive, he may not continue being an apprentice; but until that day, needs an indomitable purpose, an unyielding intent, which he does not have, of course. For that reason, the apprentice allows the nagual to provide him such purpose and to do it, has to give up his individuality. That is the difficult part" C.C. 	     

THE SPIRIT TRICKS

Don Juan says that abstract centers stories (many of them in the Castaneda work) have the same structure and that what varies is the characters. Each story contains: an abstract tragicomedy, an abstract actor (the intent), two human players (the nagual or teacher and his apprentice) and the script, which is the abstract center of those stories.

Castaneda understands the stalking art is learning, to perfection, all the disguise details, to such an extent that nobody realizes he is disguised. This requires being ruthless, which does not mean to be rude; on the contrary, must be charming; astute, which does not mean to be cruel, but very decent; have patience, which does not mean to be negligent and on the contrary, be active; and also be nice, which does not mean be stupid, but yes, at the same time, be annihilating effective.

"The stalking art is learning all your disguise singularities, said Belisario without paying attention to what don Juan was saying to him. And learn them so well that no one could