In the late 1960s, Carlos Castaneda claimed to reveal the drug-fueled, mystical teachings of a Native American sorcerer, launching the New Age movement. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore who Castaneda was and what he taught and the truth behind the mysteries surrounding him.
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Links for this episode:
- Carlos Castaneda’s books
- Richard de Mille’s book Castaneda’s Journey
- Multi-author book The Don Juan Papers: Further Castaneda Controversies
- Amy Wallace’s book The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Jimmy has not read this)
- Salon article on Castaneda
- 1973 Time article (Thanks to Mysterious Irregular Fr. Matthias, O.S.B., from Saint Vincent Archabbey for helping me find the 1973 article.)
- Carlos Castaneda
- Yaqui
- Jimson Weed
- Peyote
- Tensegrity/Cleargreen website
- Tensegrity Video
- Pathological Lying
- Chacmool
- Plastic Shamans
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