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For over 40 years, Carlos Castaneda's The Teachings of Don Juan has inspired audiences to expand their world view beyond traditional Western forms. Originally published as Castaneda's master's thesis in anthropology, Teachings documents Castaneda's supposed apprenticeship with a Yaqui Indian sorcerer, don Juan Matus. Dividing the work into two sections, Castaneda begins by describing don Juan's philosophies, then continues with his own reflections....
Publisher
Indican Pictures
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"A best selling author for 30 years, Carlos Castaneda inspired millions to break free from social dogma, fueling controversy over his work's authenticity and assertions of perceving non-ordinary reality. Genius, guru, cult leader or fraud? No one really knows. Over three years in the making, this shocking expose' explores Castaneda's mythic impact and controversial teachings." -- container.
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Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
[1971]
Language
English
Description
In A Separate Reality, Castaneda resumes his apprenticeship, determined to go deeper still into Don Juan's world of mystical sensation and perception, to learn to see beyond the surface realities of life, partly with the aid of drugs but finally and essentially through a supremely difficult and demanding effort of will.
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
"Ordinarily, events that change our path are impersonal affairs, and yet extremely personal. My teacher, don Juan Matsus, said this is guiding me as his apprentice to collect what I considered to be the memorable events of my life.. Don Juan described the total goal of the shamanistic knowledge that he handled as the preparation for facing the definitive journey: the journey that every human being has to take at the end of his life. He said that what...
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Series
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
[1981]
Language
English
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"In this haunting and deeply personal book, Carlos Castaneda takes the reader into the very heart of sorcery, challenging both imagination and reason ... Castaneda emerges, for the first time, as ... a sorcerous leader"--Cover.
Author
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
[1984]
Language
English
Description
Fire from Within is the author's most brilliant thought-provoking and unusual book, one in which Castaneda, under the tutelage of don Juan and his "disciples," at last constructs, from the teachings of don Juan and his own experiences, a stunning portrait of the "sorcerer's world" that is crystal-clear and dizzying in its implications. Each of Carlos Castaneda's books is a brilliant and tantalizing burst of illumination into the depths of our deepest...
Author
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
[1977]
Language
English
Description
ENTER THE SORCERESS!! Back from the abyss, Castaneda encounters his greatest test on the journey towards impeccability and freedom: to outwit and overpower the sorcery of Doña Soledad, herself transformed from a defeated and meaningless life to a warrior, a hunter and a "stalker of power." Now the combat will begin. Now the journey will continue. Till the last danger is faced... the final paradox embraced.
