Getting Castaneda: Understanding Carlos Castaneda

In 1968 Carlos Castaneda burst onto the scene with his blockbuster story about his apprenticeship with an awesome authentic Mexican sorcerer don Juan.Roaming the deserts of Mexico he learned how to grow and use psychedelic power plants. As an apprentice of sorcery practised for thousands of years he survived a leap from a cliff and watched a sorcerer dance across a waterfall. Along the way he shared with us long-lost secrets about death dreaming our other self and the vast and inexplicable forces of the universe.Or did Castaneda deceive us all?With 12 books written over 30 years this bestselling American author philosopher and anthropologist opened a window into another world and era. Writing detailed depictions of practices and beliefs of an ancient civilization he revealed unexpected exciting and frightening events with compelling believability.Revered by followers and reviled by critics Castaneda the author and character and all his works are given a new comprehensive interpretation in Getting Castaneda.