The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge, 40th Anniversary Edition
by Carlos Castaneda
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Author: Carlos CastanedaBrand: Aladdin
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-05-09
ISBN: 0520256387
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: University of California Press
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Book Review: Don Juan revisited: Adventures in Paradise
Summary: 5 Stars
Without knowing why and after nearly 30 years of first reading this book I suddenly discovered an urge to visit with Don Juan again. Carlos takes us on an entertaining journey to become a man of knowledge. As Don Juan advises you have no need to visit with Mescalito, Humito or other allies if you have the experience, or can imagine the experience. Carlos' clear narration makes it so that one has no need to visit the allies personally. I suspect if your imagination remains challenged or your adventurous side gets the best of you..... yet you won't have a guide for the journey! Here again you experience Don Juan through Carlos' descriptive narration.
Don Juan teaches that to become a true man of knowledge one must overcome:
1. Fear, then
2. Clarity, that then gives them
3. Power, and finally
4. age
If you wonder about Mescalito or Humito and other allies, the narrative of Carlos' journey should suffice without having to find your own man of knowledge and guide.
As you read Carlos' narratives you may find yourself wondering about the veracity of what you read. As you discover the more you dive into his books he explains a reality distinct from our own. The arguments used to disprove his narratives seem unconvincing. If he were merely to have made these up then I can only stand back and marvel at his unique imagination. Yet it all seems very plausible for those that have undertaken deep spiritual meditative journeys or from talking with others who has experimented with mescaline and 'shrooms.
Discussing this book with Gen X and Y folks leaves them staring at you slack-jawed as insects fly in their mouth to nibble on lunch remnants. Carlos' narrative, so widely read by Baby Boomers a long time ago and far away, has no resonation among the younger folks. So far, it seems that this partially explains their conviction that by just showing up they are ideally qualified to lead and decide. There is little questioning or wondering about the meaning of, or their perception of, reality.
I bet you can't read just one of these books.
Happy Travels!
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Summary of The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge, 40th Anniversary Edition
Forty 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. Whether read as ethnographic fact or creative fiction, it 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.Native American Books
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