The last few chapters conclude the teachings of don Juan. You can really tell that Castaneda seemed change his way of learning. Its almost as if he was training to be a shaman. He can start to control his journeys when he on the devil’s weed. The reading reminded me of the video that we watched because during one of the journeys he said that he sees an “infinite variety of lights.” I think by the end of the chapter that Castaneda starts to take to heart about his learning. He seems to be for the most part to be in control of his journey. Except for the part where he loses his soul. I think this is one reason that he doesn’t continue his teachings. I believe that Castaneda really starts to believe in power of the drugs. A counter argument that I thought of is maybe that he only got what he wanted out of don Juan.
I still have some ideas about what Castaneda and what he learned. I often thought while reading this is he just putting us on or does he really have these visions. One reason I thought this is because there seems to be something missing. He just keeps saying that I wake up at another location. I wonder what happened during his blackouts. I would like to see visual proof of his actions while he was on the devils weed.
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