Can recapitulation be self-indulgence?
…Okay, recapitulation is great. I resisted it for a long time, but I can see the benefits of it now. But so far no one has mentioned anything about Castaneda’s first few books. What about techniques like Erasing Personal History? Aren’t these at least as important to storing energy as the recapitulation. (Without this for balance – it seems that sitting in a box remembering every minute detail of your life could become the ultimate in self-indulgence.) Source: New York, NY Editor: I doubt if the recapitulation could ever lead to self-indulgence. Carlos & don Juan’s group has suggested that it leads to the realization that one is a boring, repetitive, predictable idiot. I believe that eventually one might even physically feel the human form’s grip on one’s awareness. As far as erasing personal history goes, it’s just my opinion, but I think that erasing personal history is more of a preparation for a future as a sorcerer plus a way of protecting an apprentice from being sucked back in
