by Carlos Castaneda · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140030617
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In 'The Teachings of Don Juan', Carlos Castaneda narrates his apprenticeship with Don Juan Matus, a Yaqui shaman, exploring the use of psychoactive plants and the traditions of indigenous peoples. Through his experiences, Castaneda offers a profound vision of non-ordinary reality and the search for spiritual knowledge. This book is a fascinating exploration of anthropology, philosophy, and altered consciousness, inviting readers to question their own perceptions of the world.
Carlos Castaneda was a Peruvian-American writer, trained as an anthropologist. Starting in 1968, Castaneda published a series of books that describe alleged training in shamanism that he received under the tutelage of a Yaqui "Man of Knowledge" named Don Juan Matus. While Castaneda's work was accepted as factual by many when the books were first published, the character of Don Juan and the training he described is now generally considered to be fabricated and to have little relation to the actual cultural practices of the Yaqui. Castaneda's early writings featuring Don Juan were bestsellers with the general public, and are considered to be a significant influence on neoshamanism and the New Age movement more broadly.
