The Four Agreements

Ruiz is the author and narrator of The Four Agreements. Ruiz describes himself as a “nagual,” a descendent of the ancient Toltec society of southern Mexico. In The Four Agreements, Ruiz… read analysis of Miguel Ruiz

Ruiz argues that most people’s lives are controlled by two inner voices that give a running commentary on every move they make. The first of these is the Judge, which evaluates everything a person thinks… read analysis of Judge

Ruiz argues that since most people go through life with an internal commentary on everything they are doing imperfectly (delivered by their inner critical voice, the Judge), they also develop another inner voice—which he… read analysis of Victim

According to a parable that Ruiz relates, Smokey Mirror was a student learning medicine thousands of years ago. He had a revelation in a cave that everything in the universe is made of light that… read analysis of The Smokey Mirror (the student of medicine)