“At the level of luminous beings the range is so broad that it is futile to try to establish limits--thus, the energy of a luminous being can be transformed through will into anything.”

— Carlos Castaneda

Source: The Eagle's Gift, (1981)

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Peruvian-American author 1925–1998

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