He jumped off a cliff into a ravine and survived. Castaneda returns to Mexico to find out whether this incredible jump was real. Along the way he meets a group of women-mages—also students of Don Juan. And to avoid being killed in a mess with them, he discovers that he has a magical ability to exit his body in the form of a powerful double. He learns that all the attacks against him were planned by Don Juan himself, so that he would discover his own strength and recognize himself as the new Nagual. As a result of his interaction with the flawless warrior-woman La Gorda, Carlos assumes responsibility as the leader of a new Nagual party.