[ensonar]

"A very profitable form of the exercise accessible to all of us is the fortuitous recapitulation. If you think about it, we are constantly recapitulating. All memories which conform to our internal dialogue can be called that. However, we evoke them in an involuntary way. Instead of stalking them in silence, we judge them and interact with them viscerally. That is pitiful. A warrior takes advantage of the opportunity, because those memories, seemingly random, are warnings from our silent side."

from "Encounters with the Nagual" by Armando Torres

Check out the book if you haven't already. This is the first I've heard of it, but it was written in 2004. It consists of notes from a student in CC's presence.


http://www.rarecloud.com/at_html/01/index.html

What is said immediately following that quote is another thing that I once heard at a Tensegrity workshop, which I've found incredibly useful.

He pointed out that to recapitulate, no special conditions are necessary. We can try the exercise any time, or any place; wherever we feel moved to do it.

"Warriors recapitulate when they are walking down the road, in the bathroom, when working, or when eating; whenever it is possible. The important thing is to do it."

He added that it takes no definite posture. The only requirement is to be comfortable so the physical body doesn't demand attention, or interfere with the memories.

"However, sorcerers take the exercise very seriously. Some use wooden boxes, raised sleeping platforms, closets, or caves. Others build a seat in the highest branches of a big tree; or dig a hole in the ground, and cover it with branches. A good practice is to recapitulate sitting on the bed, in darkness, before lying down to sleep. Any means that isolates us from the environment is good for formal recapitulation.