Part One, Stopping The World: Chapter 16, The Ring of Power Summary and Analysis

On April 14, food is running low and Don Juan says they must leave. Instead of heading home, they visit a border town because Don Juan has business to take care of. He is in the process of giving Castaneda another exercise for "not-doing," and they meet four young Indians who are sorcerer's apprentices and acquainted with Don Juan. Don Juan and Castaneda gather around a fire, which Don Juan builds. Don Juan goes behind a boulder leaving the men to talk. The fire blazes as he reappears in what looks to be a pirate's costume with peg leg and all. Castaneda finds this amusing and Don Juan goes back behind the boulder. Castaneda comments about Don Juan's pirate getup and the other Indians...