The Wheel of Time: The Shamans of Mexico Their Thoughts about Life Death and the Universe

World-renowned bestselling author Carlos Castaneda's selection of his writings on the shamans of ancient Mexico.

Originally drawn to Yaqui Indian spiritual leader don Juan Matus for his knowledge of mind-altering plants, bestselling author Carlos Castaneda soon immersed himself in the sorcerer's magical world entirely. Ten years after his first encounter with the shaman, Castaneda examines his field notes and comes to understand what don Juan knew all along--that these plants are merely a means to understanding the alternative realities that one cannot fully embrace on one's own. In Journey to Ixtlan, Carlos Castaneda introduces readers to this new approach for the first time and explores, as he comes to experience it himself, his own final voyage into the teachings of don Juan, sharing with us what it is like to truly "stop the world" and perceive reality on his own terms.

Author: Carlos Castaneda
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Published: 01/01/2001
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.21h x 5.24w x 0.78d
ISBN13: 9780743412803
ISBN10: 074341280X
BISAC Categories:
- Reference | Quotations
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Native American Studies
- History | Latin America | Mexico

About the Author
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.