To be a man of knowledge is to be in a constant state of inquiry, which is not compatible with believing in anything as an absolute truth. The sorcerer’s way is the way of doubt. It is a way in which you have to learn to paddle your own canoe, and to rely on your own capacity for knowing, because no one can know for you. This puts a heavy burden on the man of knowledge, and the rewards are seldom tangible; they are hidden in the deeper layers of reality.
— Carlos Castaneda