The Second Ring of Power

"Those are the four winds. They are also associated with the four directions. The breeze is the east. The cold wind is the west. The hot one is the south. The hard wind is the north."

Stars circle and restless planets spin around their appointed courses. A woman runs faster and faster around a room, suddenly to mount the wall, run across the ceiling, and down the other side. This bizarre incident, related in this account of Mexican sorcery, apparently was witnessed by author Carlos Castaneda. But did it really happen? What is more to the point is the way in which the force of the author’s narrative makes it true within the covers of his book.