Carlos Castaneda writes of his continuing apprenticeship under the Yaqui sorcerer don Juan Matus in the Sonoran desert. Here, he describes the technique of stopping the world, learning to see, and the practices of dreaming and the hunter's way, as don Juan guides him to break the habits of ordinary perception. The book follows the first two Castaneda volumes and presents his experiences as anthropological fieldwork, though its truth has long been disputed.
Readers interested in 1970s counterculture, shamanism and altered consciousness will find a classic text of the era. It's best read as a spiritual and literary work, not as verified ethnography.
Deep, inward-looking and open-ended; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Wisdom Collector. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1972
- Language
- EN
