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...because an oracle has said Jason will kill him, is sent to fetch the Golden Fleece in the eastern land of Kolchis. Pelias has promised Jason the kingdom--if he can return. Jason reaches Kolchis and finds the Fleece well protected by Aeetes, king of Kolchis. But Medeia, the sorceress princess, finally helps him. Inevitably, Jason vows to marry her, and with Golden Fleece in hand, they flee Aeetes's wrath. But before they can return safely home, Jason, Medeia, and the Argonauts brave many of the same perils Odysseus would a generation later. Back in Iolcus, Jason finds that...
...Juan also tells Castaneda that a warrior must have a worthy opponent, and that Castaneda's opponent is a sorceress named La Catalina. La Catalina appeared briefly in A Separate Reality as a trap (Don Juan later admits) to ensnare Castaneda's warrior spirit. She is a formidable foe, yet she inexplicably fails to kill Castaneda when he bungles an encounter with her. As suddenly as she is brought up, La Catalina is mysteriously dropped after one chapter. For his final showdown with her, Castaneda will need an "ally," a spirit he must conquer for his personal...
...unpredictable. On the other hand, mescalito, the spirit of peyote, is described as male-like: kind, generous, giver of pleasure. Don Juan can be kind and nurturant towards his protege, but the emphasis is always on stoic courage. It appears no accident that Castaneda's opponent is the deadly sorceress La Catalina, who is the only woman in the three books...
MEDEA, by Euripides, is a tale of vitriolic passion. The heroine (Irene Papas) is a sorceress from Colchis. She falls in love with Jason (John P. Ryan) and helps him regain the Golden Fleece. In the process, Medea betrays her father and murders her brother...
They jockey for upward mobility in the five degrees of church membership, which closely resemble those in witchcraft covens: apprentice, warlock (or witch), wizard (or enchantress), sorcerer (or sorceress) and magus?the degree that La Vey holds. The ruling Council of Nine, which La Vey heads, makes appointments to various ranks on the basis not only of the candidate's proficiency in Satanist doctrine but also his "dining preferences," the "style of decor" in his home, and the "make, year and condition" of his automobile...