It's Rae! Day two

New Practitioners u/Beared_Femboy 2026-05-06 02:58 UTC 0 points

I've been writing shit for this post all day as if it's a journal entry. Come to now, I don't care about reporting all the stuff about what I'm trying to do throughout the day. I'll keep it as a journal entry. After trying a dark room for the first time, I'm curious. Is it always that scary? Or is it just that scary because I was told it could be scary.

Like, even knowing I wasn't going to see anything because it was my first time, there was still a nervous energy in my chest. And it was strange because I knew it was there, but since I was doing tensegrity, I wasn't able to focus on it. It felt like I needed to keep going through the movements.

I went for about 30 minutes. Which isn't close to the time I wanted to spend doing it. But I'm out of shape and my fear system is jacked. Does that get better?

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u/castaneda-ModTeam 1 points 2026-05-06 06:32

Removed for "Low Effort Posting." Instead, find a related post and place your question or content there as a comment, ask it in the MEGATHREAD, or join the Discord Server.

No low effort posting, pretending, or wasting people's time. - Especially problematic posts that could be answered by either practicing, or by reading more posts or from the books, will (upon review) be removed, and users who make similar repeated posts will be banned for a set period.

Pretend sorcery which does not emphasize silence, and is based only on thinking and mood, will not be tolerated. Posts which lack sobriety and are cryptic or crazed, rambling comments with no point but to distract, etc...are not the mood we reinforce in here.

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u/Emergency-Total-4851 1 points 2026-05-06 06:36

Using the subreddit as a journal entry is not a good idea, but keeping track of experiences can be useful.

If you want to be chatting, there is a discord server here:

https://discord.com/invite/nfQBbxqc

Regarding the nervous energy, yes, it can happen, all different kinds of things can happen, but don't let it be at that level. Continue reading the books, because it serves as a way to connect you to intent and definitely continue to practice.

Here is some info for beginners:

https://www.reddit.com/r/castaneda/comments/aki0db/how_to_see_energy_in_3_weeks/

https://www.reddit.com/r/castaneda_instruction/comments/1mtnumo/a_strategy_for_beginners_chat_log_for_aug_1617/

https://www.reddit.com/r/castaneda/wiki/index/statement/

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u/TechnoMagical_Intent 2 points 2026-05-06 11:34

We suggest, if anything, that you consolidate your journal type entries into your first post, by adding additional daily comments during the first month.

You could then make another one next month if you want.

Usually, we encourage people to reserve full posts for noteworthy experiences and things that they’ve learned they could either help people, or to acknowledge shared difficulties, and ask advice.

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u/Beared_Femboy 1 points 2026-05-06 12:28

Great advice! Thank you!

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u/TechnoMagical_Intent 1 points 2026-05-06 12:53

I should have phrased it as you could then make another post next month for that month's entries.

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u/Beared_Femboy 1 points 2026-05-06 17:36

Hello! Thank you for the resources. I've been reviewing them and they're suuuper helpful. Thank you for everything you all have done and do.

It looks like the link to discord is expired, but I would love to join the discord.

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u/TechnoMagical_Intent 1 points 2026-05-06 18:14

https://discord.gg/VQDBbSrxVH

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Booklist

Carlos Castaneda's books in chronological order:

The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge (1968)
A Separate Reality: Further Conversations With Don Juan (1971)
Journey to Ixtlan: The Lessons of Don Juan (1972)
Tales of Power (1974)
The Second Ring of Power (1977)
The Eagle's Gift (1981)
The Fire From Within (1984)
The Power of Silence: Further Lessons of Don Juan (1987)
The Art of Dreaming (1993)
Magical Passes: The Practical Wisdom of the Shamans of Ancient Mexico (Jan. 20, 1998)
The Wheel of Time: The Shamans Of Ancient Mexico, Their Thoughts About Life, Death And The Universe (Jun. 1, 1998)
The Active Side of Infinity (Sep. 1, 1998)

Florinda Donner's books:

Shabono: A Visit to a Remote and Magical World in the South American Rain Forest (1982)
The Witch's Dream: A Healer's Way of Knowledge (1985)
Being-in-Dreaming: An Initiation into the Sorcerers' World (1991)

Taisha Abelar's book:

The Sorcerer's Crossing: A Woman's Journey (1992)
Unpublished Manuscript - Stalking With The Double (restored version) (March, 1996) - file includes a link to the original scanned version, older file links