Don Miguel Ruiz was born on August 27, of 1952 in Guadalajara, Mexico. He grew up with twelve of his other siblings in rural Mexico. He went off to get a medical degree in Mexico City but that shortly changed forever. He experienced a near-fatal crash that made him completely reshape the way that he thought about life and humanity. He then, with help from his mother and her ancestral teachings, discovered his path to personal awareness. This sprouted his soon knowledge of the real universe and vast virtual world of the human mind. With a major passion of learning about humans, he pursued his ancestors called; the Toltec. The Toltec's were believed to be very ancient people that were central in Mexico in the early post-classic period of Mesoamerican chronology. Ruiz learned through his research that the Toltec were more of a group of scientists and artists rather than a race or culture. He learned that the Toltec had the power of knowledge but locked the power away because they were afraid that man would misuse it for personal gain. However, he learned that the knowledge was uncovered again by one of his ancestors and has been passed down from generations to his mother, and now to him. His works, mainly The Four Agreements, are about all he learned of the Toltec knowledge. It is all about the beliefs in how man should live throughout his life if he wants peace, love, and happiness. With his character traits of wanting to spread joy and love, he decided to share the Toltec wisdom through his books, so that many people could learn to rid themselves of the poison that controls their lives. His main motivation is to help as many people learn the guide to practical freedom and to teach them how to do it. "The wisdom don Miguel has brought to the world has earned him respect around the globe." (http://www.miguelruiz.com/about-don-miguel/ , 4th paragraph). To this day, Ruiz is still living and spreading the Toltec wisdom around the world, helping people learn the key to personal freedom.