I am writing about Carlos Castaneda out of nostalgia for a period long gone. A week ago, a book sale from Savage Mind, a bookshop and cultural hub in Naga City, yielded for me a bundle worth P200.

Object Details Author Castaneda, Carlos 1931-1998 Subject Juan Don 1891- Castaneda, Carlos 1931-1998 Contents The manifestations of the Spirit -- The knock of the Spirit -- The descent of the Spirit - ...

Mr. Castaneda insisted that Don Juan was real. Others have said that, real or not, the books stand on their own, as windows onto the spiritual currents of the ’60s and as part of a long ...

Don Juan tells Castaneda that his knowledge comes from Sorcerers of the pre-Aztec, Toltec culture of Central America, whom he calls ‘the warriors of the old cycle’.

Castaneda has now produced nine books he claims are based on his supernatural experiences with Don Juan Matus, a Yaqui seer. To remain invisible, he says, is the sorcerer's way.