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Summary: Warriors? Yeh ,Sure
Review: If Theun didn't try to make out like he was the second coming of all things Toltec , ya might have had an interesting book , but he behaves like he has a direct line to toltec heavan. And how many people have actually seen this person theun ? Really ? I think he needs to travel outside south africa a bit more , see the light. Put it this way , get all the castenda book s together , rewrite them all at great lenght , ad a bit of this and that from a few other traditions and give the reader the impression that hey you and don juan were mates . Out castenda castenda. Ya get my drift.
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Summary: Serious about Nagulaism?
Review: If you take Nagualism seriously you need to read this book. The work is to the point, clear and well articulated. Unlike many works in similar genres it stands up to critical reading.
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Summary: An Introduction To The Toltec Teachings
Review: In the fall of 2000 I traveled to upstate New York to attend a retreat sponsored by Theun Mares, a Toltec nagal of the third attention. I did so in large part based on a series of books he had written, the first of which,Return of The Warriors, I had discovered quite accidently while casually browsing in a bookstore. My first reaction upon reaching for the book was one of skepticism. Was this another clever author attempting to jump on the Toltec bandwagon? I read the first few pages fully expecting by built in crap detector to go off, but it did not. Quite to the contrary, I left the store with the book convinced that I had found what I had longed hoped existed: an in depth examination of the the Toltec legacy. Like many of us, I was first introduced to the Toltec teachings through the books of Carlos Castaneda and potential readers of Mr. Mares will ask how his books mesh with the elegant words of Don Juan. They do so impeccably. Furthermore, they are texts, handbooks for the would be apprentice to the warrior's path. This book along with the others in the series, Cry of The Eagle and The Mists Of Dragon Lore, will answer many of the questions left surrounding the Toltec legacy, including its origins in ancient Atlantis. Mr. Mares writes with a clarity and conviction that cannot be denied. There is a ring of truth in these books that is very evocative, like an echo traveling silently through time. I came away convinced that I had been in the presence of one who knows where of he speaks. This does not happen every day. To the many loyal readers of Mr. Castaneda, may I suggest that a ladder has many rungs and that The Return Of The Warriors is another step in the unveiling of the warrior's path. With this in mind, I cannot recommend Theun Mares' books strongly enough. I can say frankly and without undue sentiment that they are gifts in the truest sense of the word.
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Summary: A Mesage the rings True
Review: Is it obvious from the other "responses" (more like reactions) that the "reader" did not read very closely, if at all? This book gives a full account of the origin of Toltecs, who they were, and the role that the Toltec Nagal Theun Mares is playing in the world today. The Toltec teachings are the divine birthright of every individual, and in this respect, did NOT originate from Don Juan Matus. Furthermore, Castaneda got hooked on the sorcery side of the teachings, thus did not complete his apprenticeship, and writes from a completely skewed and selective perception.The path to true knowledge stems from personal experience. In the Toltec teaching series that Mr. Mares is writing, he is, for the first time ever, revealing the practical applications of this ancient and all but forgotten tradition and as a result of his full training, his experience. If you wish to read fantasy and crap, read Castaneda (but don't forget to notice the truth in the words of Don Juan), but if you wish to learn what it means to claim knowledge, freedom, and power, then this book is certainly for you. How could a book that fully explains the techniques of recapitulation and not-doing, as well as providing practical examples of working with intent and emotion, be viewed as boring? Clearly these "readers" are only paying lip service to what it means to claim true knowledge.
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Summary: A Mesage the rings True
Review: Is it obvious from the other "responses" (more like reactions) that the "reader" did not read very closely, if at all? This book gives a full account of the origin of Toltecs, who they were, and the role that the Toltec Nagal Theun Mares is playing in the world today. The Toltec teachings are the divine birthright of every individual, and in this respect, did NOT originate from Don Juan Matus. Furthermore, Castaneda got hooked on the sorcery side of the teachings, thus did not complete his apprenticeship, and writes from a completely skewed and selective perception. The path to true knowledge stems from personal experience. In the Toltec teaching series that Mr. Mares is writing, he is, for the first time ever, revealing the practical applications of this ancient and all but forgotten tradition and as a result of his full training, his experience. If you wish to read fantasy and crap, read Castaneda (but don't forget to notice the truth in the words of Don Juan), but if you wish to learn what it means to claim knowledge, freedom, and power, then this book is certainly for you. How could a book that fully explains the techniques of recapitulation and not-doing, as well as providing practical examples of working with intent and emotion, be viewed as boring? Clearly these "readers" are only paying lip service to what it means to claim true knowledge.
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Summary: dissapointing
Review: I`m pretty sure Theun is a good man but this book wasn`t all that great.He kept beating around the bush as if he really didn`t know what he was talking about and apparently he find it extremely necessary to criticise and judge peoples` ways, as if to deem himself superior.This book didn`t explain anything or helped that much.But if you want to read contradiction after cantradiction, needless criticise(from a suposed warrior) and just egomanical indulgence, well, buy it,or maybe, just stick with little Carlos and Don Juan.
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Summary: A new Guru?
Review: Of course one can see where he is coming from.The toltec tradition is very popular , but keep an open mind on these teachings . I have met those who wax lyrical about Theun and in the same breath down play ever other toltec writer as if theun shoud be seen as later day toltec guru and anyone who didn't think so was either simple minded or just plain straight out didn't get the message of the books . That is way too dogmatic to be credible. Alot of repetition and retstatement of the same views. The lenght of a book and the densisty of a book is no indication of its quality . The question is it practical and is it respectful of others ,or does it play the game of the specials over here and the not so specials over there . A useful read , but by no means the definitive work that theun tries to tell the reader it is. Also though he makes claims at great lenght about his connection to to castenedas teacher , the details are some what shrouded in mist.
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Summary: very wordy
Review: Ok in many ways but nothing new . On the wordy side , some terms explained better than in castenda some expanded upon. Will siut a person who likes or needs things spelt out. He writes with a great deal of 'authority'. I don't know how relevant much of it is, but it is interesting.
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Summary: Inspirational
Review: Once in a while, a book comes along which changes your life. This is a challenging book - one that will challenge every preconceived idea you have. If you're prepared to face that challenge, the rewards are countless. You just HAVE to read this book!
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Summary: Inspirational
Review: Once in a while, a book comes along which changes your life. This is a challenging book - one that will challenge every preconceived idea you have. If you're prepared to face that challenge, the rewards are countless. You just HAVE to read this book!
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