Wow, your recent experiences really fired up my determination to succeed in this Path.
I’d like to meet old seers someday too. I didn’t know about “shields” but now that you mention them, it’s possible that I have them. 'Cause I used to have “zero” internal dialogue as a child, but for some odd reason, I couldn’t experience any supernatural phenomenon back then (or maybe I had such experiences but forgot them? Dunno).
Your life seems way more exciting and interesting than the lives of “successful” but ordinary people. I don’t understand why fake gurus prefer fame and wealth over magic. To me, worldly “successes” are boring and not as fun as sorcery. Oh well.
I might as well read Castaneda’s books as you suggested and continue practising DR and silence for now. Doing the work is the only way to learn sorcery, so… There are so many things I need to do to catch up.