Journey to Ixtlan ends the unique record of the author’s initiation, over a period of ten years, into the mysteries of sorcery – of becoming a ‘man of knowledge’ – under the guidance of Don Juan, the Yaqui Indian, whom he met in north western Mexico.
| Publisher | The Bodley Head |
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| Year | 1972 |
| Pages | 315 |
| Filesize | 3.75 MB |
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Don Juan’s profound insight into the nature of things made The Teachings of Don Juan and A Separate Reality immediate classics. These two books were primarily concerned with the use of hallucinogens in Don Juan’s sorcery, and they described Castaneda’s experiences, sometimes searing and terrifying, as he underwent his long and arduous apprenticeship. The present book transcends these experiences to show the reader the means by which a ‘man of power’ sees as opposed to merely looking, and how through this fresh vision he can, indeed must, ‘stop the world’. Here, in the high mountains and in the bright desert, Castaneda reaches for power in a series of startling encounters with the unknown and learns the wisdom of the hunter, the man who is ‘without routines, free, fluid, unpredictable’.
Journey to Ixtlan confronts us with a challenging new way of looking at ourselves and the world.
"I told him I was interested in collecting and studying medicinal plants. I said that my special interest was the uses of the hallucinogenic cactus, peyote, which I had studied at length at the university in Los Angeles.
I thought that my presentation was very serious. I was very contained and sounded perfectly credible to myself. The old man shook his head slowly, and I, encouraged by his silence, added that it would no doubt be profitable for us to get together and talk about peyote.
It was at that moment that he lifted his head and looked me squarely in the eyes. It was a formidable look. Yet it was not menacing or awesome in any way. It was a look that went through me. I became tongue-tied at once and could not continue with the harangues about myself. That was the end of our meeting. Yet he left on a note of hope. He said that perhaps I could visit him at his house someday."
"Born in 1925 in Peru, anthropologist Carlos Castaneda wrote a total of fifteen books, which sold eight million copies worldwide and were published in seventeen 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 death in 1998, his books continue to inspire and influence his many devoted fans."
| Title | Journey to Ixtlan Carlos Castaneda |
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| Subtitle | The Lessons of Don Juan |
| Author | Carlos Castaneda |
| Publisher | The Bodley Head |
| Date | 1972 |
| Pages | 315 |
| Country | London |
| ISBN | 037010482X |
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| URL | Download Carlos Castaneda Journey to Ixtlan Carlos Castaneda pdf |
