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This volume shows the reader the means by which a "man of power" sees, as opposed to merely looking, and how by his concentrated "seeing" he can, indeed must, "stop the world." In it, Carlos Castaneda describes the lessons, the omens, the exercises of the will and body, the arduous trials and tests, the simple yet mysterious demonstrations, the extraordinary visions and experiences by which don Juan, his mentor and friend, prepares him for the task of perceiving things as they are, instead of describing them by the words, conventions and standards of conventional, a priori ideas and language. Here, in the high mountains and in the bright arid desert, Castaneda reaches for power in a series of startling encounters with the unknown--a confrontation with death and the past in the form of an albino falcon, with the twilight wind, with a flesh-and-blood mountain lion, with a mountain fog--and learns the techniques, the concentration, the compassion of the hunter, the man who is "without routines, free, fluid."
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Born in 1925 in Peru, anthropologist Carlos Castaneda wrote a total of 15 books, which sold 8 million copies worldwide and were published in 17 different languages. In his writing, Castaneda describes the teaching of Don Juan, a Yaqui sorcerer and shaman. His works helped define the 1960's and usher in the New Age movement. Even after his mysterious death in California in1998, his books continue to inspire and influence his many devoted fans.
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"I understand you know a great deal about plants, sir," I said to the old Indian in front of me. Read the first page
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This review is from: Journey To Ixtlan (Paperback)
If you're interested in Castaneda, this is the book you should read first. It covers the same time period as the previous two, but Carlos is no longer as dense as when he wrote them. This book opens the doors to a whole new way to view the world.
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The Lost Cause of Searching For Ixtlan,
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This review is from: Journey To Ixtlan (Paperback)
This is in response to other reviews claiming Castaneda books are not of anthropology nature.For Years I have heard the Field of Anthropology Scorn Castaneda for Not Providing "Evidence" of his findings, and in response to that what evidence could he provide? A few signed contracts a few pictures of don Juan maybe a film? How easy could it be to go down to Mexico and take any old Indian and Take a photograph of him? Or forge a few contracts and teachings ect... People should just accept it! The tremendous ego of the human Nation want's to hold every ounce of power! That's how we all are brought up, When we are threatened even if we are wrong we must fight back, The Hunters Way is gone, the warriors way has vanished, ever since the conquering of west civilization, If You think about it were all about selfdoubt, pity, hate, love, if you think really hard you'll find out your life isn't all great, while we make excuses "that's life" claiming its not fantasy, well what this book made me realize that may be life but it isn't all that the Real world is, This Book its quite extraordinary, But I suggest reading the first 2 books, they're a little slow not quite as "fun" as this book but its a necessity if you want to comprehend it fully, a lot of mistakes people make with Castaneda books is that they should be read from first book to last, not just picking out any of which seems interesting... If you read the first two i suggest reading this one, out of all of them this one still remains as my favorite
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Truly Magical-By VP,
By Lisa Ann Bolettieri (Sound Beach, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Journey To Ixtlan (Paperback)
When I first read this book I was too young to understand the meaning behind what Carlos Castaneda was trying to say and I didn't believe that the teachings of Don Juan were possibly as true as they were powerful. But as I read through it again I realized there was more to the book than just a crazy Indian and his hallucinogenic plants, and it wasn't until I re-read Journey to Ixtlan that I understood what Don Juan was trying to teach Carlos.Journey to Ixtlan by Carlos Castaneda is by far my favorite and inarguably one of the best he's written throughout his travels with Don Juan. When you first start reading Castaneda's books, sorcery is a really questionable matter until you read this one and all of your questions are answered. In this book Don Juan teaches Carlos many things that pertain to both the sorcerer's world as well as the world the reader lives in. Many of these things are part of everyday situations and connects Carlos very well to the reader. Some of the things that Don Juan tries to teach or make Carlos realize are erasing personal history, losing self-importance, and being inaccessible. It is these lessons as well as many others that lead Carlos to the "stopping the world" and the journey to Ixtlan. I would definitely recommend this book to people who are open-minded and who has a high reading level, but I wouldn't recommend this book to people who aren't already familiar with Carlos Castaneda's other books.
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