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A Separate Reality

By Carlos Castaneda

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| Paperback | 9780671732493

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"A man of knowledge is free...he has no honor, no dignity, no family, no home, no country, but only life to be lived."

--don Juan

In 1961 a young anthropologist subjected himself to an extraordinary apprenticeship to bring back a fascinating glimpse of a Yaqui Indian's world of "non-ordinary reaContinue

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OF course Castaneda is poppycock....

... and he proved it more and more with the years, reaching absolutely embarrassing nadirs. But this second book, which is quite old, tells his absolute bullshit about brujeria in a way that's still credible, not exaggerated, plausible and remarkably creepy in places. He lost it later. If he had stu ... (continue)

... and he proved it more and more with the years, reaching absolutely embarrassing nadirs. But this second book, which is quite old, tells his absolute bullshit about brujeria in a way that's still credible, not exaggerated, plausible and remarkably creepy in places. He lost it later. If he had stuck to this one book he'd still be a total cult author.

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Paola said on Feb 11, 2008 | Add your feedback

Castaneda returns to Don Juan for further conversations.
Without self-importance we are unvulnerable.

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jelabino said on Mar 29, 2010 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback