Part 2: Chapter 13 Summary and Analysis

Castaneda's next experience with smoking the mushrooms happens on September 3, 1969. He sees don Juan's glowing face as before but detects more detail. He then sees a plowed field with large rocks in it and trees along the sides. Mountains rise up in the distance. Don Juan asks if he can see a man in the field. At first Castaneda cannot, but then he sees the man, and the man starts walking toward him. Don Juan moves a few yards away and sits down facing Castaneda. The vision of the field and man goes away for a short period, then returns. Castaneda sees the man walk to the edge of the field and point down to a gully.

Somehow Castaneda and don Juan return to the house. The author cannot recall this happening. He becomes sick to the stomach, vomits...