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they know that their function is part of a purpose that transcends them.
"The relationship between the Rule and the party is expressed in their tasks. For example,
when the female warriors of a group receive the command of tracking energy in space until
they find possible candidates for a new generation of sorcerers, they concentrate on that (ask
as their avenue to freedom. They're not interested in anything else. If the discipline of that
intent cracks, the result can be chaotic."
He gave me an example of the effect of a personal concern slipped inside a sorcerer's task.
"Soon after I started my apprenticeship, and although nobody asked me to do it, I offered to
help Don Juan establish the new party. Every time a beautiful girl paid attention to me, I saw
in her my complementary energetic being, and tried to 'sell her' to Don Juan, eulogizing her
qualities.
"At first, the warriors took it as a joke. But little by little they got pissed off, and one day
when I brought my new 'nagual woman' to introduce to them, I couldn't find them. They had
all moved out of the house. To feel lonely helped me to recover my sobriety.
"The party is a self-conscious being that overcomes us thoroughly. To participate in its intent
is something so exceptional that as soon as an apprentice glimpses its totality, his ego position
just melts. That does not imply that he automatically becomes impeccable; for years, he will
still have to make an effort to temper his
character and to extinguish his self-importance, as well as the obsession of power.
"Only the nagual man and woman have a total vision of the functioning of the party.
Continuing the analogy, they would tell you that they are the nerve cells of the party; the units
which direct the process of perpetuation. The other members serve as support, and they carry
out the concrete tasks of duplicating the group.
"The work of the nagual is exhausting. He has to have perfect control of the arts of stalking
and dreaming, he has to learn to see and to develop his capacity of manipulation to the
maximum, and he has to serve as an example of sobriety in order to maintain the cohesion of
the group. If they are allowed to be carried away by their emotions, the result is
disintegration."
I asked him why.
"Because the party is an organism of critical mass. If any one of its components goes astray
from the goal, the resulting dysfunction causes a collapse, and everything would have to be
restarted. That is why the nagual is obliged to demand from his warriors that they give all of
themselves, and he must distribute their tasks so that ail of them can participate with optimism
and trust, The oil of the party is the impeccability of its members, and its fuel the yearning for
total freedom."
The Structure Of The Party
"How many warriors make up a group?"
"The normal structure of a party is quadripartite, that is, based on the number four, since the
Rule has a pyramid form. Its formation and growth are carried out in accordance with that
basic structure. As in the pyramids, the architecture of the group consists of a base with four
corners, each corner made up of three warriors: One female dreamer, one female stalker, and
one male assistant. The corners are connected to each other through messengers, and the
nagual couple is above them all.
"The Rule manifests itself to a double man or woman by means of a vision, and they have to
accept it to be considered naguals. Following that acceptance, the naguals are joined by their
warriors little by little, always following the signs of the spirit. Their capacity to lead is
natural and indisputable, because, being double, they reflect each one of the energetic types in
their party.
"Naguals can be defined as a man and a woman of extraordinary energy, involved in an act of
fertilization of an infinitely greater scope than anything within human recognition. As long as
they remain together, they are usually presented in society as husband and wife.
"The ability of the nagual man is to find and use the most appropriate words to express things
with accuracy, intellectual clarity, fluency, and beauty. Among seers of the lineage which Don
Juan's group belonged to, the omen to occupy this position was to be dying. All their leaders,
except me, were found under such conditions."
"Why was your case different?"
"Because, properly speaking, I am a surplus nagual. I didn't come to continue the lineage, but
to seal it."
"And what is the Rule for the nagual woman?"
"The nagual woman is the light that guides all effort, the true mother. Normally, she leaves
before the rest of the group and stays fluctuating between the first and the second attention,
visiting the apprentices in dreams. She functions as a lighthouse, and if necessary she can
return from the second attention to sow a new generation of seers.
"When it comes to warriors, they come in two bands, stalkers and dreamers. They have two
kinds of functions: Portals, and guardians. The portals belong to the direction of the south.
They are the strainer or filter through which apprentices must pass. They determine whether a
warrior stays or leaves, and they have the main influence on how members of the team are
provided. They are also the organizers of power meetings.
"The guardians are kind of an external version of the portals; there is a white one and a black
one. They are in charge of watching over the smooth functioning of the group, which means
they are alert to possible external attacks, and they also stand ready to solve any internal
problems. Among the new seers, women are in charge of all these functions."
"Why is it that?"
"Because women have greater mobility and more energy than men. Practically the entire
universe is feminine by nature, and teams of witches travel through it as if they were at home
in their own house. That capacity to circulate without interference from the dark energy
makes them the battery of the group.
"On the other hand, we men are detected at once, because our energy is bright, and betrays us.
Also, since we were not made to give birth, we do not have a specialized organ for dreaming.
Except for the nagual, the male elements of a party don't carry much sparkle.
"Nevertheless, the Rule dictates that there are four male warriors dedicated to organize,
explore, and understand. For this purpose, they fix their assemblage points in very specific
energetic locations. Their presence serves to stabilize the group, neutralizing the frequent
explosions of power staged by the female warriors. If not for them, the structure would
explode as soon as the women achieve some degree of efficiency. So the men function as
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