Carlos Castaneda was interested in collecting and studying medicinal plants, especially the uses of the hallucinogenic cactus- peyote. A friend of his had put him in contact with Juan Matus, a Yaqui Indian that knew a great deal of plants. Their introduction lead him to believe that don Juan was a “man that could appreciate directness and (he) decided to boldly tackle him with a request” (1). He wanted him to become his informant in exchange …showed first 75 words of 855 total…

…showed last 75 words of 855 total…walks in the dessert and he asks Carlos to join him. He says that Carlos must do as he requests in order for him to obtain what he wants. This is one of the obstacles that Carlos he has to overcome because he is too self involved to learn what don Juan is trying to indirectly teach him. He needs to overcome his impatience and self-importance in order to be able to “see the world”.