Who Are You

"Who Are You?" is not merely a painting, it is a visual interpretation, an energetic portrait of a transmission received through two of Carlos Castaneda's most powerful works:
The Fire from within and The Eagles Gift.
The painting began as a structured foundation while the artist listened to The Fire from within, but as the teachings intensified, the piece was fully transformed. Layer by layer, it evolved into something far less literal, the channel opened, the structure dissolved, and a new form emerged.
Completed while listening to The Eagle's Gift, this painting became a living question, echoing the energetic shift from inner fire to expanded awareness. It evokes both an Owl-with one glowing eye and one veiled in shadow-and an insect, grotesque and alien when viewed upside down.
this duality mirrors the teachings: the Owl symbolizes piercing vision, wisdom, and silent power, themes that resonant with The Fire from within. The insect, disturbing yet essential, represents the confrontation with the shadow self and the raw, unfiltered energy of transformation that The Eagle's Gift demands.
Whispered within the darkness are delicate lattices, structures that twist like thought, suggesting circuitry or ancient code suspended in the void. Floating squared, edged in light, blink like distant windows or forgotten messages.
This is a piece that reveals itself slowly. For those who still remember how to wonder, it invites not answers, but questions. Not certainty, but contact.