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Born Carlos César Salvador Arana
December 25, 1925
Cajamarca, Peru
December 25, 1925
Cajamarca, Peru
Died April 27, 1998(1998-04-27) (aged 72)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Anthropologist, writer
Born Carlos César Salvador Arana
December 25, 1925
Cajamarca, Peru
December 25, 1925
Cajamarca, Peru
Died April 27, 1998(1998-04-27) (aged 72)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Anthropologist, writer
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Carlos Castaneda - Wikipedia
January 16, 2026 - The first three books—The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge, A Separate Reality, and Journey to Ixtlan—were written while he was an anthropology student at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Castaneda was awarded his bachelor's and doctoral degrees from the ...
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Carlos Castaneda Books In Order - Books In Order
March 25, 2022 - Millions of readers worldwide have treasured the visionary brilliance of Carlos Castaneda, who first explore the world of the Yaqui Indian sorcerer in The Teachings of don Juan. Now, at last, don Juan returns in The · Power of Silence wise, infuriating, capable or working miracles and playing practical jokes, but always seeking the wisdom of the warrior. The · Power of Silence is Castaneda’s most astonishing book to date a brilliant flash of knowledge that illuminates the far reaches of the human mind.
I’m finding it hard to get into Carlos Castaneda…any advice?
I would suggest starting with A Separate Reality, but only because that’s what’s worked before. Your capacity to get into it, is likely directly linked with how driven you are to evolve and expand your perception/awareness of the universe beyond this reality (and to the hidden aspects of this reality). To what degree of imprisonment you feel inside your own skull. Also, to how well your station in life “gilds the cage,” ie. lets you conveniently gloss over all that we’ve lost. What has degraded in us as a species. But it is possible that as time marches on future generations will find it harder to connect to the narrative, as it was written by Castaneda, because it could feel dated? And maybe that’s why we’re here… to continue that process of modernizing aspects of the narrative. More on reddit.com
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January 16, 2024Which order should I read the Castaneda books in?
After being on this subreddit for a year I'm going to propose something I would not have considered before, a different strategy for new people. Spend a few months going over and reading everything on this subreddit and working on some of the basic practices, Recapitulation & Tensegrity first and foremost. And also searching for your Silence Stones which I now recommend above the Quartz Crystals as they are far more user-friendly over time and have greater weight. They pull you into silence, if you let them. The Quartz Crystals are harsher, and should be reserved for those whose monologue is particularly brutal...and only used at the start. The search for your most optimal stones itself is an exercise in discipline and in proving to intent that you're serious in your endeavor. Start to read Castaneda's books later on in that first year, or after you've had enough direct experience that what you read about in the books will resonate much more strongly. You'll also then be familiar with Castaneda's final intent which he presented in workshops and to those in private classes...an intent that had evolved from that present in his earlier books. More on reddit.com
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December 1, 2019Carlos Castaneda's books. : r/libros
I’d really like to try a book by Carlos Castaneda, but I don’t know which to start with.
It’s been many years so take this with a grain of salt. I remember being quite impressed by ‘The teachings of Don Juan’ but then feeling very let down by the sequels which just seemed to be re-hashes of the first book but with different ‘mystical insights’. Your milage may vary of course - give Don Juan a try and see what you think More on reddit.com
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December 1, 2019 -
My sister keeps telling me to start with Journey to Ixtlan.
Which order should I read them in?
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If you're planning to read them all anyway, just read them in order, it's interesting to see how his understanding and explanation of the principles (and his memory of events that took place in heightened awareness) develops. The first one he's trying to lay out as a PhD thesis, after that they become more like books. And if you're really into it, start doing the magical passes from the start, there are youtube videos with basics to follow. On a similar note, does anyone know if he ever recalled what had happened on the flat rock with DG and DJ when they had to leave abruptly and go back to DG's place, which they also vacated pretty quickly? I turned around and caught sight of an entire row of people on the other edge of the rock, an edge that was a bit higher than the one on which we were sitting. I supposed that the people who lived nearby must have gotten suspicious of us hanging around all day and had climbed onto the rock intending to harm us. I knew about their intentions instantly. Don Juan and Genaro slid down from the rock and told me to hurry down. We left immediately without turning back to see if the men were following us. Don Juan and Genaro refused to talk while we walked back to Genaro's house. Don Juan even made me hush with a fierce grunt, putting his finger to his lips. Genaro did not come into the house, but kept on walking as don Juan dragged me inside. "Who were those people, don Juan?" I asked him, when the two of us were safely inside the house and he had lit the lantern. "They were not people," he replied. "Come on, don Juan, don't mystify me," I said. "They were men; I saw them with my own eyes." "Of course, you saw them with your own eyes," he retorted, "but that doesn't say anything. Your eyes misled you. Those were not people and they were following you. Genaro had to draw them away from you." "What were they, then, if not people?" "Oh, there is the mystery," he said. "It's a mystery of awareness and it can't be solved rationally by talking about it. The mystery can only be witnessed." "Let me witness it then." I said. "But you already have, twice in one day," he said. "You don't remember now. You will, however, when you rekindle the emanations that were glowing when you witnessed the mystery of awareness i'm referring to."
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I see some first book bashing. It's a tiny bit ironic, because that's part of what's been holding everyone back all these years. Obsession with the flashier stories from his books, mixed with cultish policing of discussions of personal experiences. Let me define cultish policing. Someone dares to stray off the beaten path, because it's just not working. They talk to others interested, and one of the "experts", a guy who can't do anything at all but fancies himself an impeccable warrior, starts quoting the books, to tear him down and establish dominance. The impeccable warrior tries to pacify his own internal dialogue, by attacking the guy actually trying to accomplish something. Or to put it more clearly, no one could make Carlos' techniques work enough to be impressive, no one would talk about it openly for fear of being criticized, no one wanted to believe they were had, and everyone wanted to obsess over the cooler stuff from his later books. That made them feel better about the whole farce. I can hear the conversation in their heads: Yea but Maaammmmyyyy, you can learn to FLY!!! It's like a poor person with no viable job, consoling himself with the idea he'll be a millionaire some day, rather than getting an actual job. Result: All they could find to live on were inspirational quotes. But don't overlook the small stuff. In the end, when you realize what intent is, there's no procedures at all. And the fact is, Don Juan teaches him everything he will ever need to know, in that first book. For instance, "finding his spot" is pretty much what I emphasize around here. I've just combined it with Zuleica's technique, in order to keep you awake while practicing, since you aren't in heightened awareness. But think about it. Don Juan tells him to search the ground for things that can't possibly be there, and he finds them. That's the second attention. Combine watching that with internal silence, and you'll slip into heightened awareness. Cholita went on a marathon shopping spree yesterday. By the time we got back, I was too tired to sit up and watch for colors in the darkness. My sympathy to those of you with spouses. It's really hard to find time. That's why don Juan told Carlos to leave his family and friends, and also why Carlos removed some apprentices from their families. Although I was too tired to practice proper, I tried to find something, to keep the flow of the second attention going. I just lay on my side and looked for anything at all that ought not be there. Certainly what I saw with closed eyes was not uniform black. There were some very very vague details. Nothing to write home about. Anyone would tell you, "That's just eye defects!" But I remembered Carlos' first book. And looking for your spot. I took my own advice, and just watched them. As I watched, I felt stupid. How silly, nothing's going to come from that tiny amount of junk! I really ought to sit up, and look for the BIG stuff. But I was too tired. I forced myself silent and kept gazing. Somewhere while gazing, I almost blanked out. I forgot about fretting over how long I'd been doing that pointless exercise. What that really means is, my assemblage point started to drift, because I was gazing into the second attention. Suddenly the details exploded, and I was watching a dreaming scene of a woman washing clothes. She seemed to notice that I was spying, and turned her head to look towards me. A tingle went through my body. (Energy was released by the relatively new position of my assemblage point). The woman's image actually emerged from the very vague stuff I saw with eyes closed, as if the vague stuff itself had been highlights on the actual dreaming scene all along. If I'd looked closer, I might have noticed that. A vague line here that was the left of her clothes, a dot there that was one of her eyes. It was too vague to notice, until the full image came out. So don't overlook anything in his books. Not even the first one. Sorcery ala Carlos is NOT a random collection of stuff he got from other places. Each piece flows automatically from the others. And the first book was the start. Look for your "spot" on your eyelids if you get lazy. It'll work too. Edited: twice
Goodreads
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The Teachings of Don Juan Series by Carlos Castaneda
Beginning with "The Teachings of Don Juan" in 1968 and ending with "The Active Side of Infinity" in 1998, Carlos Castaneda wrote a series of books that described his arduous training and associated awareness-expanding experiences under the guidance ...
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All 13 Carlos Castaneda Books in Order (2026)
December 15, 2025 - The complete guide to Carlos Castaneda’s books in order, including the Don Juan series, reading recommendations, and summaries for every title.
Amazon
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Carlos Castaneda's 9 Book Set: The Teachings of Don Juan, A Separate Reality, Journey to Ixtlan, Tales of Power, The Second Ring of Power, The Eagle's Gift, 7. The Fire From Within, The Power of Silence, The Art of Dreaming: Carlos Castaneda: Amazon.com: Books
Carlos Castaneda's 9 Book Set: The Teachings of Don Juan, A Separate Reality, Journey to Ixtlan, Tales of Power, The Second Ring of Power, The Eagle's Gift, 7. The Fire From Within, The Power of Silence, The Art of Dreaming [Carlos Castaneda] ...
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Books by Carlos Castaneda
In Castaneda's first two books he describes that the Yaqui way of knowledge also required the heavy use of powerful psychoactive or entheogenic plants, such as peyote and datura. In his third book, Journey to Ixtlan, he essentially reverses his emphasis on 'power plants'. In this book he describes don Juan telling him he only needed to use drugs with Carlos because Carlos was so dumb.
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Looking for books by Carlos Castaneda? See all books authored by Carlos Castaneda, including The Teachings of Don Juan, and Journey to Ixtlan: The Lessons of Don Juan, and more on ThriftBooks.com.
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Carlos Castaneda: A Complete Guide
March 12, 2022 - Carlos Castaneda was an Latin-American author whose best-selling explorations of mystical and pharmacological frontiers in the 1960s, captured the mind of many fans who found his viewpoints distinctive. Starting with The Teachings of Don Juan in 1968, Castaneda wrote a series of books that describe his training in shamanism, particularly with a group whose lineage descended from the Toltecs.
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Carlos Castaneda (Author of The Teachings of Don Juan)
edit data Carlos Castaneda was an Latin-American author. Starting with The Teachings of Don Juan in 1968, Castaneda wrote a series of books that describe his training in shamanism, particularly with a group whose lineage descended from the Toltecs. 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.
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Carlos Castaneda - Book Series In Order
May 25, 2017 - Complete order of Carlos Castaneda books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.
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Carlos Castaneda Books | List of books by author Carlos Castaneda
Looking for books by Carlos Castaneda? See all books authored by Carlos Castaneda, including The Teachings of Don Juan : A Yaqui Way of Knowledge, El Arte de Ensonar, Journey to Ixtlan and more on BetterWorldBooks.com.
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December 27, 2019 - Carlos Castaneda was an American author best known for his The Teaching of Don Juan book that lead to a series of books about his own training in shamanism. His twelve books tell of his tutelage of a man that Castaneda claimed was a Yaqui “Man of Knowledge” named don Juan Matus.
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Born in 1925 in Peru, anthropologist Carlos Castaneda wrote a total of 15 books, which sold 8 million copies worldwide and were published in 17 different languages. In his writing, Castaneda describes the teaching of Don Juan, a Yaqui sorcerer and shaman. His works helped define the 1960's ...
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r/castaneda on Reddit: I’m finding it hard to get into Carlos Castaneda…any advice?
January 16, 2024 -
Hey there, I recently read Journey to Ixtlan and now I’m on to the Power of Silence. I’m having trouble getting into the book. I might be missing some of the wisdom or something I’m not sure. Just finding it hard to connect with. I hate giving up on a book that so many people seem to be getting something out of.
Do you guys feel distanced and detachment when reading his work, or are you sucked into and enthralled by it? Do you have some advice for me? Thank you
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I would suggest starting with A Separate Reality, but only because that’s what’s worked before. Your capacity to get into it, is likely directly linked with how driven you are to evolve and expand your perception/awareness of the universe beyond this reality (and to the hidden aspects of this reality). To what degree of imprisonment you feel inside your own skull. Also, to how well your station in life “gilds the cage,” ie. lets you conveniently gloss over all that we’ve lost. What has degraded in us as a species. But it is possible that as time marches on future generations will find it harder to connect to the narrative, as it was written by Castaneda, because it could feel dated? And maybe that’s why we’re here… to continue that process of modernizing aspects of the narrative.
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The Art of Dreaming was his first book I read and it had me enthralled.
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Is it imperative to read the first two in... — Journey to... Q&A
The historical sequence goes: 1. The Teachings of Don Juan 2. A Separate Reality 3. Journey to Ixtlan 4. Tales of Power... (where things end, in a way) then continues with... 5. The Second Ring of Power 6. The Eagle's Gift...
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("The Wheel of Time: The Shamans of Ancient Mexico, Their Thoughts about Life, Death and the Universe", 1998) Some decades ago I knew some guys who were reading CC like being addicted and my impression was that those books did not contribute well to their mental health. When I chose the book, I thought to study this phenomenon from a distance, thinking I'm adult and stable now and I would like to know what's behind this Carlos Castaneda and what happened to my pals those days.
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The Power of Silence is Castaneda's most astonishing book to date - a brilliant flash of knowledge that illuminates the far reaches of the human mind. Through Don Juan's mesmerizing stories, the true meaning of sorcery and magic is finally revealed.... ... Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity. ... Las lecciones de brujería que aborda Carlos Castaneda conllevan sus postulados a la conclusión de que los misterios del conocimiento secreto se disipan...