Chapter 2: The Knock of the Spirit (The Last Seduction of the Nagual Julian) Summary and Analysis

The next abstract core of sorcery stories is "The Knock of the Spirit." The Manifestations of the Spirit is an edifice intent builds and invites the sorcerer to enter. But the Knock of the Spirit forces entry. Sorcerers come to recognize the Spirit's knock. To revive man's link with intent and spirit, sorcerers need a fierce purpose, a mental state known as unbending intent. Sometimes reestablishing a link with the Spirit is difficult, as it was in the case of don Juan's benefactor, the nagual Julian. Julian was a handsome child from a good family in Mexico City. He was wealthy, educated, charming and charismatic. His abilities allowed him instant gratification. But he became ill with tuberculosis...