This is not a regular for dummies manual. The book is titled that, if only to suggest it's simplistic nature of what is actually a complex arena. It is a simple bonafide tale of power, by myself, who is involved in a shamanic apprenticeship. My benefactor was an apprentice of someone that is in the same lineage of warriors that were written about by Carlos Castaneda. To my knowledge this was someone that Carlos was not aware of. My teacher's teacher had more direct contact with Don Juan Matus and Don Genaro. I am not any kind of expert on Carlos or his work. I am a person of some experience...