WHAT IS THE RULE?
Sometime
later, we were walking to the Alameda Park. Near the Palace of Fine Arts,
he signaled to me that we should sit down on a bench, miraculously empty, on
one side of the square. The bench was made of wrought iron. Its location -
right in front of the main door of an old church built from blocks of red and
black lava - had the virtue of slightly blocking my internal dialogue, which
transported me to an oasis of serenity amid the bustle of cars and people
passing by.
As it turned out, Carlos had foreseen this
impact and its didactic function. He commented that it was Don Juan's favorite
bench, which I found very moving. Rubbing his hands together, he assured me
that it was time to get to the point.
"Do you know what the Rule is?"
he asked.
Although I had read something about it in
one of his books, I had not understood much, so I shook my head no.
He went on:
"It is the name that seers have given
to the guide of a party of sorcerers, a kind of navigational chart, or a sample
book of a warrior's assignments and duties within the framework of his
practices.
"After exhaustive verifications, the
sorcerers of ancient Mexico
came to the conclusion that, just as all live beings possess a defined
biological pattern which allows reproducing and evolving, we also have an
energy pattern responsible for our development as luminous beings.
"The mold of a species extracts its
energy from the Rule. The Rule is a kind of womb, it contains an evolutionary
plan for every living being, not only on Earth, but in any corner of the
universe where there is awareness. Nobody can break away from it. The most we can
do is ignore that it exists, in which case we won't reach the stage where we
can be what we truly are: Live mass in the service of a purpose that we don't
understand.
"Said in sorcerers' terms, the Rule
is the diagram of the Eagle’s commands, an equation which correlates the
effectiveness of actions with the saving of energy. In the practical sphere,
such a combination cannot produce anything but a warrior.
"The Rule is complete, and covers all
facets of the warrior’s way. It describes how a nagual party is created and
nurtured, how generations are connected to form a lineage, and it guides them
towards freedom. But in order to use it as a key to power, we have to verify it
for ourselves."
"How can you verify it?"
"The Rule is self-evident to
the sorcerer who sees. For a beginner
like you, the best way of attesting its functionality consists of detecting its
intrusion in the course of your life."
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