08-29-2008, 08:16 AM
Heh. In Chapter 3 he talks about how the ego was solidified after we began thinking. Then goes on to say he believes the beginning of this 'thinking period of evolution' started at the beginning of the old Testament- when they picked the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge.
I don't have the book handy but I remember in The Power of Silence Don Juan saying something along the lines that picking the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge was surely an allegory for man breaking away from the position of Silent Knowledge and descending into the depths of reason.
What a coincidence, no?
Human consciousness elevating = Assemblage point moving
I don't have the book handy but I remember in The Power of Silence Don Juan saying something along the lines that picking the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge was surely an allegory for man breaking away from the position of Silent Knowledge and descending into the depths of reason.
What a coincidence, no?
Human consciousness elevating = Assemblage point moving