Appendix B
Outline for structural analysis
THE OPERATIVE ORDER
THE FIRST UNIT
Man of Knowledge
To Become a Man of Knowledge Was a Matter of Learning
There were no overt requirements
There were some covert requirements
An apprentice was selected by an impersonal power
The one that was chosen (escogido)
The power’s decisions were indicated through omens
A Man of Knowledge Had Unbending Intent
Frugality
Soundness of judgement
Lack of freedom to innovate
A Man of Knowledge Had Clarity of Mind
Freedom to seek a path
Knowledge of the specific purpose
Being fluid
To Become a Man of Knowledge Was a Matter of Strenuous Labour
Dramatic exertion
Efficacy
Challenge
A Man of Knowledge Was a Warrior
He had to have respect
He had to have fear
He had to be wide-awake
Awareness of intent
Awareness of the expected flux
He had to be self-confident
To Become a Man of Knowledge Was an Unceasing Process
He had to renew the quest of becoming a man of knowledge
He was impermanent
He had to follow the path with heart
THE SECOND UNIT
A Man of Knowledge Had an Ally
An Ally Was Formless
An Ally Was Perceived as a Quality
The ally contained in Datura inoxia
It was woman-like
It was possessive
It was violent
It was unpredictable
It had a deleterious effect on the character of its followers
It was a giver of superfluous power
The ally contained in Psilocybe mexicana
It was male-like
It was dispassionate
It was gentle
It was predictable
It was beneficial to the character of its followers
It was a giver of ecstasy
An Ally Was Tamable
An ally was a vehicle
The ally contained in Datura inoxia was unpredictable
The ally contained in Psilocybe mexicana was predictable
An ally was a helper
THE THIRD UNIT
An Ally Had a Rule
The Rule Was Inflexible
Exception due to ally’s direct intervention
The Rule Was Non-cumulative
The Rule Was Corroborated in Ordinary Reality
The Rule Was Corroborated in Non-ordinary Reality
The states of non-ordinary reality
Non-ordinary reality was utilizable
Non-ordinary reality had component elements
The component elements had stability
They had singularity
They lacked ordinary consensus
The specific purposes of the rule
First specific purpose, testing (Datura inoxia)
Manipulatory technique, ingestion
Second specific purpose, divination (Datura inoxia”)
Manipulatory technique, ingestion-absorption
Third specific purpose, bodily flight (Datura inoxia)
Manipulatory technique, ingestion-absorption
Fourth specific purpose, testing (Psilocybe mexicana)
Manipulatory technique, ingestion-inhalation
Fifth specific purpose, movement (Psilocybe mexicana)
Manipulatory technique, ingestion-inhalation
Sixth specific purpose, movement by adopting an alternate form (Psilocybe mexicana)
Manipulatory technique, ingestion-inhalation
THE FOURTH UNIT
The Rule Was Corroborated by Special Consensus
The Benefactor
Preparing special consensus
The other states of non-ordinary reality
They were produced by Mescalito
It was contained
The container was the power itself
It did not have a rule
It did not need apprenticeship
It was a protector
It was a teacher
It had a definite form
Non-ordinary reality was utilizable
Non-ordinary reality had component elements
The special states of ordinary reality
They were produced by the teacher
Cuing about the environment
Cuing about behaviour
The recapitulation of the experience
The recollection of events
The description of the component elements
Emphasis
Positive emphasis
Negative emphasis
Lack of emphasis
Guiding special consensus
The extrinsic level of non-ordinary reality
The preparatory period
The period prior to non-ordinary reality
The period following non-ordinary reality
The transitional stages
The teacher’s supervision
The intrinsic level of non-ordinary reality
Progression towards the specific
Specific single forms
Progressive complexity of perceived detail
Progression from familiar to unfamiliar forms
Specific total results
Progression towards a more extensive range of appraisal
Dependent range
Independent range
Progression towards a more pragmatic use of nonordinary reality
Progression towards the specific in special states ofordinary reality
THE CONCEPTUAL ORDER
The Apprentice
The fallacious adoption of the conceptual order
The bona fide adoption of the conceptual order
Reality of special consensus
The reality of special consensus had pragmatic value