At this time of day, in the twilight, there is no wind. At this time there is only power.
- Don Juan to Carlos Castaneda
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Any path is only a path, and there is no affront, to oneself or to others, in dropping it if that is what your heart tells you. Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself alone, one question.
I'm still grading, but Bikemonkey tagged me on a book meme and I really want to cross something off my to-do list tonight, so here it is.
The Telegraph has a list up of the top fifty "best cult books," a category they describe as:
Luis Castaneda Gomez, 34 and Jesus Martinez Benitez, 32 were asphyxiated in June 2011 when they were doing repairs inside a manhole. Their employer, Triangle Grading and Paving, was hired by the City of Durham, NC to make water line repairs.
It's been nearly 40 years since I read that. Lots of 'shroom-induced mush interspersed with occasional nuggets like that one. Which made it worth the effort to read. The rest, thankfully, put me forever off the idea of eating 'shrooms.
You mean you read about shrooms but never ate them? Screw that shithead Carlos; do it for Don Juan.