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of power." Castaneda's combat with her, his
gradual realization that she not only derives her
power from don Juan but is fulfilling his plans, is
all a prelude to an astonishing discovery. For
Castaneda unfolds for the reader a sorcerer's
family, in which dona Soledad, her "girls,"
Lidia, Elena ("la Gorda"), Josefina and Rosa,
themselves changed and transformed by don
Juan, are part of a small closed society in which
the teachings of don Juan have become a way of
life, touching and explaining every aspect of the
world, altering the relationships between them so
that they are no longer mother and children, man
and wife, sisters and brothers, friends and
enemies, but disciples, witnesses, accomplices in
don Juan's grand design.

Extraordinary as all Castaneda's books have
been. The Second Ring of Power goes far beyond
anything he has written before: it is a vision of a
more somber, frightening and compelling world
than that of Castaneda's years of apprentice-
ship-the world of a full-fledged sorcerer, in
which dangers lie in wait on the journey to impec-
cability and freedom, and in which the message
of don Juan must be transformed into real life.


Jacket Painting and Design by Robert Giusti
(C) 1977 Simon and Schuster

Contents


PREFACE

1
The Transformation of Dona Soledad

2
The Little Sisters

3
La Gorda

4
The Genaros

5
The Art of Dreaming