The Function of Mythology

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This brings us to the end of my notes. I've drunk a half-pint of whiskey and a couple of 3.2 beers. Daruma is still staring at me without emotion. I am still almost as sober as a judge.

This might be a good time for me to illustrate some of the previous passages with quotes. Lessee...

My favorite Casteneda book is, Journey to Ixtland. It seems to me to be an allegory of our lives. I liked this book also because it described my life in some sense, especially my experiences with Acid. I must say that I found those written words concerning drug experiences to be 'very thin.' Yet they resonated in the special way that true words move you. That is to say, Ixtland provided me with an alternative theology when I needed it most.

To Casteneda death was Nothing. Life mattered and what most mattered in life was to be a Warrior who eventually became in old age, a 'Man of Knowlege.' To me this was a revelation!

I adopted Casteneda's mythology.