The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge, The Original Teachings in a Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition

Look at "Tensegrity",Qi -Gong , Tai Chi and Jim de Korne (Psychedelischer Neoschamanismus. Thirty years ago the University of California Press published an unusual manuscript by an anthropology student named Carlos Castaneda. The Teachings of Don Juan initiated a generation of seekers dissatisfied with the limitations of the Western worldview. Castaneda's now classic book remains controversial for the alternative way of seeing that it presents and the revolution in cognition it demands.In a series of fascinating dialogues, Castaneda sets forth his partial initiation with don Juan Matus, a Yaqui Indian shaman from the state of Sonora, Mexico. He describes don Juan's perception and mastery of the "non-ordinary reality" and how peyote along with other plants sacred to the Mexican Indians were used as gateways to the mysteries of "dread," "clarity," and "power." The Teachings of Don Juan is the story of a remarkable journey that has left an indelible impression on the life of more than a million readers around the world."For me there is only the traveling on paths that have heart, on any path that may have heart. There I travel, and the only worthwhile challenge is to traverse its full length. And there I travel, looking, looking breathlessly."--Don Juan"Carlos Castaneda, under the tutelage of don Juan, takes us through the moment of twilight, through the crack in the universe between daylight and dark into a world not merely other than our own, but of an entirely different order of reality."--Walter Goldschmidt, from the Foreword Over 40 years ago University of California Press published an unusual ms by an anthropology student named Carlos Castaneda. The Teachings of Don Juan initiated a generation of seekers dissatisfied with limitations of the Western worldview. This classic book remains controversial for the alternative way of seeing that it presents & the revolution in cognition it demands. In a series of fascinating dialogs, he sets forth his partial initiation with don Juan Matus, a Yaqui Indian shaman from the Mexican state of Sonora. He describes don Juan's perception & mastery of "non-ordinary reality" & how peyote along with other plants sacred to Amerinds were used as gateways to the mysteries of "dread," "clarity" & "power." The Teachings of Don Juan is the story of a journey that has left an indelible impression on the life of millions. "For me there is only the traveling on paths that have heart, on any path that may have heart. There I travel, & the only worthwhile challenge is to traverse its full length. & there I travel, looking, looking breathlessly."--Don Juan "Carlos Castaneda, under the tutelage of don Juan, takes us thru the moment of twilight, thru the crack in the universe between daylight & dark into a world not merely other than our own, but of an entirely different order of reality."--Walter Goldschmidt Spirituality,Philosophy,Religion,Psychology,Fantasy Thirty years ago the University of California Press published a remarkable manuscript by an anthropology student named Carlos Castaneda. The Teachings of Don Juan initiated a generation of seekers dissatisfied with the limitations of the Western worldview. Castaneda's now classic book remains controversial for the alternative way of seeing that it presents and the revolution in cognition it demands. In a series of fascinating dialogues, Castaneda sets forth his partial initiation with don Juan Matus, a Yaqui Indian shaman from the state of Sonora, Mexico. He describes don Juan's perception and mastery of the "non-ordinary reality" and how peyote and other plants sacred to the Mexican Indians were used as gateways to the mysteries of "dread," "clarity," and "power." Provides A Structural Analysis Of The Logic System Which The Author Experienced Under The Influence Of Peyote And Other Hallucinogens Commonly Used By Indian Sorcerers. The Teachings -- A Structural Analysis. Carlos Castaneda. A Duplicate Copy Of This Title Was Part Of The Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection, But Was Not Retained. MY NOTES ON MY FIRST SESSION WITH DON JUAN ARE DATED June 23, 1961.