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 would give part of their energy so that he would continue living, in exchange for a power gift. This agreement linked the six naguales who succeeded him and marked another lineage period, because the information received from the old witch, whom they called "the tenant", changed the knowledge course in the Don Juan lineage and made it different from other lineages that exist today. Apparently Carlos Castaneda starts a new cycle, not only because he is a three points nagual, but because now the knowledge, which for centuries was maintained secretively through oral transmission, today is available to any person through the books. In addition the task assigned to nagual Castaneda by the power apparently is still is not very clear to its readers. Also, on 17 October 1993, the Mexico city newspaper "La Jornada" issue 3271, published a paid article with the following text:

TO CARLOS CASTANEDA READERS, TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC:

Carlos Castaneda clarifies, without distinction of any kind, is NOT responsible for the acts, events and publications of individuals or groups that for altruistic or profit purposes call themselves disciples. Also, Carlos Castaneda does not authorize the use of his name or the terms and concepts contained in his books. From this paid article three things are concluded: the first is that Carlos Castaneda did not order the publication.

The second, some people have cheated "innocent" people who think that in this consumer society they can "buy" knowledge through "plastic gurus", that by costly monthly fees, will make them warriors.

The third is that, if Castaneda published it (which I personally do not believe, given that a nagual is not hooked and concerned with "the doings and wrongdoings of his fellow men"), arise two considerations: one, in the sense that nagual Castaneda cannot "appropriate" the ancient knowledge, generously transmitted by Don Juan and he acknowledges he did not invent them, but that they have been and are a valuable Mexico cultural heritage legacy, and the world, which comes from thousands of years ago transmitted from one generation to another.

Another consideration would be: how can we explain the publications made by both Florinda Donner and Taisha Abelar and with opening and other comments by nagual Castaneda —and even the most unusual— the "courses" and conferences made on "Tensegrity", at a high admission cost and announced in the media as taught by the "Carlos Castaneda guardian warriors"?

In this regard, the Mexico city newspaper Excelsior, on 17 January 1996, in section "B", appeared a note with the following header: "Seminar by ANTHROPOLOGIST CASTANEDA for the BENEFIT of homeless children" and that read as follows: "for the benefit of homeless children, executed through foundations Dr. José Álvarez IAP, city of children; Carlos Moreno Miramón, IAP and Providence homes of father Chinchachoma, the mythical anthropologist Carlos Castaneda