[Warbaryan]

It seems strange to me, that of all the Castaneda related message boards and groups i've found on the internet, no one seems to be talking much about magical passes.

Those not talking about them in internet are probably too busy practising them. <_<

I know that a great aspect of this knowlege is action instead of talking, but that doesn't stop people from talking about other topics; dreaming, stalking, etc.

It's easier to mentally masturbate over those other topics as they have a certain kind of "shaman mystique" surrounding them; you can play intellectual games about them and throw endless quotes from the books and write down 5000 line descriptions of some chaotic dreams you just had (or made up). However, dreaming and stalking are as much about true discipline as everything else on the warrior's way.

Maybe one reason for the phenomenon is that the topic is not really discussed in the books before The Sorcerers' Crossing and Magical Passes? You know, some people are still stuck in the first book and seeking an ally from the desert while high on peyote buttons they just bought from the local drug dealer...

I for one can't get enough of the magical passes. They slowly creeped into my life until they have now become a constant thing. And they are changing me. This I know for sure. They have helped me in numerous ways. More energy.

I started with them some ten years ago and have been practising on daily basis since then. Sometimes more, sometimes less. And I feel I should be doing more of them, I have a sense of duty... duty to myself and the spirit, perhaps. A kind of hunger that never seems to end.

Stay Hungry! B)