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 THE MOLD OF MEN

The mold of man is the emanations cluster in the big organic life band that fills the cocoon interior. It is, to put it in some way, the energy pattern outlining the qualities features a human being may have. Don Juan says, in the end, human beings are an energy charge and what determines us is the lace point, where large external emanations align with internal emanations.

What helps moving the lace point is the earth "lift and the rolling force", and to obtain them the warrior uses three old Toltec technics: stalking, the intent and reverie.

Don Juan advised Castaneda that when impatience, despair, anger or sadness crossed his path, he turn his eyes clockwise; this motion moves or stops, slightly, the lace point.

Handling the intent technique takes many years of effort and practice. The intent mastery is nothing but the Eagle command when it becomes the warrior command.

-"The mold of a man is a huge emanations cluster in the big band of organic life —said—. It is called the mold of man because that is the cluster that fills the interior ''of the man cocoon..." C.C. ''

REVERIE BODY JOURNEY The reverie body and the perception barrier are produced by the "lace point"; this knowledge, Don Juan says, are so important to the Toltec seers as reading and writing is for occidental men, and these are all achievements that take many years of study and practice.

When the warrior perceives himself as energy, he can experience a perceptual duality at the same time. Don Juan keep on showing Castaneda that the mystery of being is endless, nor of the human being, nor the world immeasurable mystery. Rationality is a condition of large external emanations alignment with internal emanations in a fixed cocoon location called the "lace point".

If the lace point moves, changes the world; this world and what we can attest are not mirages, are "concrete realities"; the Mirage, if anything, is the lace point movement.

The ancient Toltecs, according to Don Juan, from the reverie body departed in groups to the unknown. Let us quote two texts which could give an answer to the Toltec mystery: the first belongs to Ignacio Bernal : "On the other hand, if Teotihuacan had remained at least 800 years as a predominant city, without any military power, this Pax Augusta would be a case so  ____________________