Chapter 13“Do you often move like this?”, asked Castaneda.
“Whenever land tells us. We follow. We go where life is.” replied Gray Falcon, while the final preparations for the next migration were underway in the village. The Payayas were known to often leave a portion of their wigwams on their old site, in case the need for return arose.
“Do you know where we need to go? Where is… life?”, added the chronicler, who wasn’t always able to fully understand all the subtle spiritual aspects of the Payaya’s way of life and their apparent intimacy with the land. Some of the tribal elders would explain to him the ways in which nature’s silent messages were being interpreted, but even if he was able to understand the process, Castaneda was usually incapable to independently apply any of this on his
