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On what basis could he make that claim? A sense of dissociation?
by ColanR 7y ago
On what basis could he make that claim? A sense of dissociation?
- andrei_says_ 7y agoMulti-generational lineage of sorcerers including himself being able to observe the energetic structure of the mind and the entities attached to it. This specific observation is in one of his books, the active side of infinity. It’s very disconcerting and very uncomfortable to read. I have not observed these myself and I don’t think there’s instrumentation to confirm or rebutt these observations.
- chachachoney 7y agoDownright Ellisonian. Given what we know know about the manipulative practices Castaneda used within his small cult, I have no problem seeing those observations as reflections of his inner psyche through the lens of shamanic ritual and intoxicants, possibly amplified for artistic purposes. >> I have not observed these myself and I don’t think there’s instrumentation to confirm or rebutt these observations. The only instrumentation one has to confirm or rebut the experience of shamanic mystics is the practice of shamanic mysticism.