THE EAGLE'S GIFT

by Carlos Castaneda ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 1, 1981

The mixed-couples cast of post-Don Juan sorcerers Castaneda introduced us to in The Second Ring of Power (1978) here strike out on their ""dreaming,"" ""stalking,"" ""not-doing, ""impeccable-warrior-of-second-attention own: Nestor and Lydia, Pablito and Josefina, Benigno and Rosa, Carlos himself and la Gorda. As they go about tentatively getting their stuff together, each provides a link to the process by which ""first-attention"" (selfishness) becomes ""second-attention"" (a slumbering awareness, brought forward by trauma, of our ""luminous cocoon"" and ourselves as luminous beings) and, if you're really good, third-attention (""immeasurable consciousness""). By dreaming and stalking, on left- and right-side consciousness, through humiliation and a good sharp blow between the lattisimus dorsi, such a state is perhaps initiated; should you believe yourself a likely candidate and require more specific instruction, it is provided quite concentratedly here on pages 176-181, ""the rule of the Nagual."" For devotees only.

Pub Date: May 1, 1981

ISBN: 067173251X

Page Count: -

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1981

Categories: NONFICTION