![]() ![]() I present this excerpt in the spirit that those who are yet unfamiliar with these works might investigate for themselves. Either way, the reader benefits from the journey.įor me, the most profound discussion of any of these books starts on page 82 of the first book. ![]() Some critics have claimed the books are fiction, while others are convinced they are authentic. In the earliest books, especially the first (“The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge”) there is an almost frustrating level of naivety on Carlos’s part, but through his dialog with don Juan, the reader is lead down the road through Carlos’ words into a fascinating mystical world. ![]() A series of books would evolve from this friendship. ![]() After forming a friendship during the following year, he eventually becomes a student, or apprentice to don Juan. While pursuing the study of medicinal plants of the Native Americans of the southwest, he was introduced to a wise old medicine man (don Juan) in Arizona who was a Yaqui Indian from across the border in Sonora Mexico. In June of 1960, Carlos Castaneda was student of anthropology at UCLA. The following is not about birds, but mysticism. ![]()
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