we were all there
edhall@gionline.netAmen to that... Well put to the person from Germany in summing up not only the "spiritual", "magical", and "philosopical" sides of Castenada's, such as the Eagle's Gift, but also a very logical and scientific side of Don Juan's teachings. The more I think about reality and existance and my place in it, the more I realize just how exacting Don Juan's descriptions of the world are. Instead of experimenting on or guessing about the nature of reality, Don Juan simply sees what is and you really can't get any more exact than that. I encourage anyone with any sort of vague interest to pick up and read one of Carlos Castenada's works. While reading it is easy to disregard what you're reading as fiction, but I encourage you to discretly read between the lines, so to speak, lay down pre-conceived notions and personal dislikes, and discover just how marvelous and profoundly intelligent Don Juan's teachings can be...
To the true believers and self-styled shamans who love to converse about this stuff as if they were experts, I say: Learn to spell and your credibility will be greatly enhanced.
Thank you for your attention.
May I add - I share the same opinions as the reader from germanyreviews: 1, page 2, 3