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 ''folly is the stalking base, and dreams are the reverie bases. Don Juan said that, broadly speaking, the most important warrior achievement at the second attention is reverie, and in the first attention the biggest achievement is stalking...'' ''Don Juan said that his benefactor had been very careful in training every one of his warriors in the art of stalking. He used all sorts of ploys in order to create a counterpoint between the rule dictates and the warrior conduct in the everyday world. He believed it was the best way to convince them that the only way to deal with the social environment is in terms of controlled folly...''

''-Don Juan said the momentum with which his benefactor carried his ploys originated in his certainty that the Eagle was real and final, and his certainty that what people do is an absolute folly. These two convictions originated the controlled folly, don Juan benefactor described it as the only bridge that exists between the people foolishness and the purpose of the Eagle dictates…" C.C.  	   ''

THE NAGUAL WOMAN

In this part of the book, Don Juan tells Castaneda the way in which he had to learn his teacher and his benefactor’s teaching. Thus, his benefactor tells him that a warrior never can feel "besieged", because being under siege means that one has positions and personal possessions to defend, so is vulnerable. A warrior instead does not have anything, wants nothing and is indifferent to everything. He has no expectations and no expected reward. The only thing he has is his will and his impeccability.

''"Don Juan told me that all the group members of his benefactor shared the same state of mind. The freedom that the rule proposed was something they all considered unreachable. In the course of their lives they had glimpsed the annihilating force the Eagle is, and believed that they had no chance before her. However, they all agreed to live their lives impeccably without more reason than impeccability itself..." C.C.  ''

THE SILVIO MANUEL NON-DOINGS

The Don Juan lineage will face a daunting challenge, Castaneda turned out to be a three energy compartment nagual and not four, as don Juan had "seen it", from the moment he "hooked" him. This created many difficulties in the group and "Castaneda did not fit with his group, nor the group with him". The "four point nagual" rule did not apply for Castaneda and his group. A tragedy for the continuity of this specific and ancient Toltec lineage, and perhaps, Castaneda failure as a "classic" nagual.

This was a strong blow to everyone and Castaneda will have to wait for the three-pointed nagual rule. For this reason, Silvio Manuel, Don Juan Group member, would prepare Castaneda to receive through the messenger, "The three point nagual rule".

Castaneda is forced to accept his destiny and face as an immaculate warrior the events, that are dramatically narrated by the author.

FLORINDA

Don Juan sends Castaneda to Florinda’s house to learn the stalking art. Depending on their energy charge, people can be stalkers or reveries. The Toltec poetically called them " jaguar warriors or eagle warriors". The symbolic values given to animals by ancient humanity peoples, are very