Astounding books exploring the mind’s perception of reality using the methods of a Mexican Indian sorcerer, “don Juan.” Harsh, humorous, told with shocking adroitness, the truths here have been confirmed by others who have worked with native shamans or explored the nether reaches of sundry mystical paths.
Unfortunately Castaneda’s later books (there are now 6 total), though they are interesting, fictionalize ever farther away from his extraordinary field experience in the mountains of Mexico. The ideas in these two books have entered the American language to stay.
