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 notes" is the only "witchcraft" he possesses at that knowledge level.

Don Juan says that the tonal must be cared for; that a struggle within the tonal is the most stupid that can happen to a man, and unfortunately, is what we are always doing.

The warrior path is harmony and balance; between the nagual and the tonal, both sustain themselves, neither is more nor less important than the other.

A strong and free tonal is flexible and fluid, can let the nagual "operate"; as a tonal strengthens, clings less to his ideas and events and the nagual can operate easier. Because the nagual can only be attested with the body; the tonal only can be seen with reason.

Don Juan said that the tonal must be convinced with reasons and the nagual with actions.

"The idea is that at the time of death the other member of the real pair; the nagual, begins to operate fully, feel, memories and perceptions saved in our calves, thighs, our back, shoulders and neck, begin to expand and disintegrate. As the endless beads of a broken collar, they spread out without the unifying force of life...     

If we are going to die with our own totality, why not, then, live with that totality?...

I wanted to show you with my suit that a warrior treats his tonal in very special way. I made you see that my suit was tailor made, and that everything I wear today fits me perfectly. It is not vanity I wanted to show, but my warrior spirit, my warrior tonal.

"Those two old ladies gave you today your first tonal view. Life can as ruthless to you as it is with them, if you are careless with your tonal…" C.C.

REDUCING THE TONAL

Throughout his books, Castaneda tells a series of experiences he had with his teacher. Most amazing is that when grouping together these experiences, especially those relating Don Juan everyday life, we realize that Don Juan was in the tonal world, an ordinary human being. Who had a home and a job. Yes, Don Juan, the great nahual worked as anyone. On his tonal island, he was scrupulously impeccable. Nobody who saw Don Juan could believe he was a man of knowledge and in these tasks, this is one of the great Toltec teachings, be unnoticed in a crowd.

In this part of the books, Don Juan gives a lesson on the tonal and his world. He teaches him to be responsible for his acts, especially those while visiting him. Common humans are not usually responsible for most of our actions, because we act with "autopilot" and not realize what we do.

Teaches him that the personal tonal must be cared for and the tonal world is to be used. Toltecáyotl teaches a correct way of living. This form is achieved through "equilibrium" of the opposite and complementary pair that conforms the tonal world and that the Toltec knew by the Ometeótl principle, "the divine duality". Tonal and nagual are an opposing and complementary pair. So "equilibrium" is achieved through "measure". Without measure knowledge there is no possibility of achieving