Journey to ixtlan

Jump to ratings and reviews.

Sign in with Facebook Sign in options. Join Goodreads. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Journey to Ixtlan Quotes Showing of

Journey to ixtlan

The title of this book is taken from an allegory that is recounted to Castaneda by his "benefactor" who is known to Carlos as Don Genaro Genaro Flores , a close friend of his teacher don Juan Matus. After the work of "stopping", his changed perspective leaves him little in common with ordinary people, who now seem no more substantial to him than "phantoms". The point of the story is that a man of knowledge, or sorcerer, is a changed being, or a Human closer to his true state of Being, and for that reason he can never truly go "home" to his old lifestyle again. In Journey to Ixtlan Castaneda essentially reevaluates the teachings up to that point. He discusses information that was apparently missing from the first two books regarding stopping the world which previously he had only regarded as a metaphor. He also finds that psychotropic plants , knowledge of which was a significant part of his apprenticeship to Yaqui shaman don Juan Matus, are not as important in the world view as he had previously thought. In the introduction he writes:. My basic assumption in both books has been that the articulation points in learning to be a sorcerer were the states of nonordinary reality produced by the ingestion of psychotropic plants My perception of the world through the effects of those psychotropics had been so bizarre and impressive that I was forced to assume that such states were the only avenue to communicating and learning what Don Juan was attempting to teach me. That assumption was erroneous.

But I had to find that out for myself.

Plot Summary? Nonfiction Book Adult Published in SuperSummary Plot Summaries provide a quick, full synopsis of a text. But SuperSummary Study Guides — available only to subscribers — provide so much more! Join now to access our Study Guides library, which offers chapter-by-chapter summaries and comprehensive analysis on more than 5, literary works from novels to nonfiction to poetry. See for yourself. Check out our sample guides:.

Plot Summary? Nonfiction Book Adult Published in SuperSummary Plot Summaries provide a quick, full synopsis of a text. But SuperSummary Study Guides — available only to subscribers — provide so much more! Join now to access our Study Guides library, which offers chapter-by-chapter summaries and comprehensive analysis on more than 5, literary works from novels to nonfiction to poetry. See for yourself. Check out our sample guides:.

Journey to ixtlan

Trade Paperback. Born in 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 's and usher in the New Age movement. Even after his death in , his books continue to inspire and influence his many devoted fans. Praise for the groundbreaking work of bestselling author Carlos Castaneda "Extraordinary in every sense of the word. Itself timeless, Journey to IXtlan is one of the important statements of our time. Our Summer Reading Recommendations. Red-hot romances, poolside fiction, and blockbuster picks, oh my!

Pour moi uk

Toggle limited content width. Well, almost 10 years has it been now, since I read this book. The books, narrated in the first person, relate his experiences under the tutelage of a man that Castaneda claimed was a Yaqui "Man of Knowledge" named don Juan Matus. This is my first book of the Don Juan series of philosophy and shaman ways, but I am told it is the most accessible, which I would agree with so far: the book was very engaging, and did not seem bogged down with philosophy. If he succeeds in his hunting he becomes a man of knowledge. Download as PDF Printable version. Whales Weep Not! It is about an alleged apprenticeship to the Yaqui "shaman," Don Juan. I would spend my days and nights in the second attention. A fabulous book in terms of starting one's journey. I would spend my time not-doing. In my opinion I don't care wether the stories are bogus or true. But, it's up to us, the reader, to make it our own, otherwise the value is meaningless.

Account Options Ieiet. Carlos Castaneda. The dazzling, fantastic work that concludes the teachings of the Yaqui sorcerer, Don Juan.

I would be weeping with joy every second. Subscribe See for yourself. By the end, the apprentice begins to get an idea of what don Juan means by power, and how one can become a warrior in the Yaqui sense. This is a tough one for me! It's almost impossible not to be infused with his sense of awe and wonder at what don Juan is teaching him, and the sorcerer he is changing into. In the introduction he writes:. If you have read them and think they are phony, you may want to consider quieting your mind tonight when you lay down in bed, and try to find your hands in your dreams. I looked up at the shelf, and there it was! This book was utterly fascinating and eerily bewildering at the same time. The title of this book is taken from an allegory that is recounted to Castaneda by his "benefactor" who is known to Carlos as Don Genaro Genaro Flores , a close friend of his teacher don Juan Matus. He went to study and ended up on a series of strange journeys with don Juan Matus, a sorcerer or shaman, and the student became his apprentice. This book moved me.