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Carlos Castaneda, as apparent in his works of 1968-1987, was initiated by his teacher don Juan & the oral tradition of the Mexican Indians into a philosophy of seeing, knowing, & doing. The initiation he described teaches a man to see himself as humble, & to understand the importance of solitude. The initiate learns to know & respect intention, which guides human life. Initiation is characterized by acquisition of a way of knowing, but also stresses that a man of knowledge (a warrior) should put into practice what he knows. This factor alone distinguishes initiation from classical learning. Castaneda's key point is in the mysterious relationship between time & eternity: the warrior lives in a series of instants, which compose an eternal chain without beginning or end. The magic key of the instant is not found except in love -- or art, prayer, or people. M. Pflum