A Journey to Ixtlan. Carlos Castaneda

"Journey to Ixtlan" is the third book about Carlos Castaneda's apprenticeship with the mysterious Yaqui Indian shaman, don Juan. In it, Castaneda returns to don Juan to realize that "stopping the world" was not just a metaphor, but the key to beginning the journey to Ixtlan. Everyone has their own Ixtlan – it is the home we leave to find ourselves and, after experiencing an epiphany, set out on a journey home as a warrior. Don Juan teaches Carlos Castaneda how to choose the best place to rest, to notice signs and the world's agreement – because without the world's agreement, a person can achieve nothing; he teaches him to shed personal history and to treat animals and plants as equals; he teaches the art of hunting and the warrior's path, he teaches him to accumulate power, to find his "place of power" and a "worthy opponent" – because only a worthy opponent can mobilize all our knowledge and skills necessary for "stopping the world."