The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge.

CASTANEDA, Carlos.

$3,800.00

Item Number: 148250

Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1968.

First edition of this classic account of spiritual knowledge in the West. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For James Shipounoff with best wishes Carlos Castaneda.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge (1968) by Carlos Castaneda is a controversial and influential work that blends anthropology, philosophy, and mysticism. The book recounts Castaneda’s apprenticeship with Don Juan Matus, a Yaqui Indian sorcerer, as he learns about the use of psychoactive plants and the spiritual practices associated with indigenous shamanism. Castaneda presents his personal experiences and the lessons he learns from Don Juan as a path to expanded consciousness and a deeper understanding of reality.