Black Magicians & Sorcerers are they Real | Carlos Castaneda
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I AM A SORCERER WITHOUT SOLACE, HAVEN, FEAR AND LOVE. ALL OF THEM ARE MOODS | CARLOS CASTANEDA
I am a Sorcerer. There. I’ve said it. A full-time, genuine Sorcerer. And the question I am asked more than any other… is Sorcery real?
Absolutely! Well, Sorcery is real, but it’s not necessarily always what you assume is Sorcery.
Long ago – long before doctors, and lawyers, and therapists – the world was full of people – as it is today. These people still felt wronged and wanted justice. And other times they would get their hearts broken. They would feel lonely, or inadequate, or lost, or unable to cope – just as people do today.
But back in those days, these people would visit someone like me. A Sorcerer. Someone who would give them a potion, or cast a spell, or lift a curse – someone who could put the world to rights again.
Of course most humans have matured beyond the idea that potions or spells will solve the problems of the world or fix a broken heart, and this is where the real part comes in.
Today instead of potions we have ideas such as Simulation Theory and the Law of Attraction, and if we all agree in the reality of these ideas do they become real or simply a modern fiction and feel good ideas created by black magicians.
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In this blog article I have compiled the relevant sections from Tales of Power by Carlos Castaneda that relate to what Don Juan called Black Magicians, which is a metaphor for the cultural and social trap society imposes on us, and how the concept of impeccability can free us from the cultural trap that social imposes, and thus enabling the reader to assemble a more integrated understanding of the subject.
Extract is from.
Part 1: A Witness to Acts of Power.
Chapter 1. An Appointment With Knowledge.
“You like the humbleness of a beggar,” he said softly. “You bow your head to reason.”
“I always think that I’m being tricked,” I said. “That’s the crux of my problem.”
“You’re right. You are being tricked,” he retorted with a disarming smile. “That cannot be your problem. The real crux of the matter is that you feel that I am deliberately lying to you, am I correct?”
“Yes. There is something in myself that doesn’t let me believe that what’s taking place is real.”
“You’re right again. Nothing of what is taking place is real.”
“What do you mean by that, Don Juan?”
“Things are real only after one has learned to agree on their realness. What took place this evening, for instance, cannot possibly be real to you, because no one could agree with you about it.”
“Do you mean that you didn’t see what happened?”
“Of course I did. But I don’t count. I am the one who’s lying to you, remember?”
Don Juan laughed until he coughed and choked. His laughter was friendly even though he was making fun of me.
“Don’t pay too much attention to all my gibberish,” he said reassuringly. “I’m just trying to relax you and I know that you feel at home only when you’re muddled up.”
His expression was deliberately comical and we both laughed. I told him that what he had just said made me feel more afraid than ever.
“You’re afraid of me?” he asked.
“Not of you, but of what you represent.”
“I represent the warrior’s freedom. Are you afraid of that?”
“No. But I’m afraid of the awesomeness of your knowledge. There is no solace for me, no haven to go to.”
“You’re again confusing issues. Solace, haven, fear, all of them are moods that you have learned without ever questioning their value. As one can see, the black magicians have already engaged all your allegiance.”
“Who are the black magicians, Don Juan?”
“Our fellow men are the black magicians. And since you are with them, you too are a black magician. Think for a moment. Can you deviate from the path that they’ve lined up for you? No. Your thoughts and your actions are fixed forever in their terms. That is slavery. I, on the other hand, brought you freedom. Freedom is expensive, but the price is not impossible. So, fear your captors, your masters. Don’t waste your time and your power fearing me.”
Commentary
To me the concept of impeccability frees us from the slavery of the black magicians, impeccability detaches self from self’s human agreement. One could say that to act impeccably, is essentially the act of detaching from your own point of view, a complete and impartial devotion to an awareness that questions all of societies social agreements.
To act impeccably is to understand that your view of who you are is only a personal subjective agreement created by society and your own internal feedback, and so your own understanding of who you are is not real, but is the result of a subjective agreement between you and societies black magicians.
Of course it takes time to conquer the idiocy of who we think we are, and in becoming an impeccable warrior we find the power and vigor to break free from our slavery.
The Nagual is impeccable because there is no agreement to bind it. With the displacement of a human agreement, perceptions are clearer and less binding. Freed from the chains of humanity one becomes a cosmic wind of intent.
And if you want to delve deeper into the idea of our social enslavement then I have a post that talks about The Human Agreement and the social trap of self. Plus podcasts and blogs that cover the works of Carlos Castaneda and understanding the mind which explores this and similar ideas, simply follow the Links.
All right. So this blog article was all about the social trap our fellow man imposes on us, and I hope that this short reading from the Tales of Power by Carlos Castaneda supports you in your journey, and I know that some of you will have some questions.
So feel free to drop your comment in the comment section and I will try to answer them, and don’t feel shy to share your thoughts in the comments as I would really appreciate it, and thank you for listening to the Ancient Wisdom Modern Mind podcast.
I’m Jason, Take care.
And if you would like to understand sorcery at a deep level then I have also created a complementary guide Autobiography of a Sorcerer: A Study of Toltec Shamanism, Castaneda's Sorcery, Yoga & Zen Philosophy, follow the link for details.
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