Táto séria skúma hlbiny ľudského vedomia a reality prostredníctvom cesty mladého učenca. Jeho stretnutie s tajomným šamanom otvára dvere k nekonvenčným pohľadom na svet. Čitatelia sú vedení na duchovnú cestu plnú mystických zážitkov a filozofických úvah. Tieto diela nabádajú k prehodnoteniu vlastného vnímania a k hľadaniu skrytých právd o existencii.
Castaneda's first book in the Don Juan series. He meets Don Juan and is introduced to his magical world and philosophy by means of hallucinogenic plants and special exercises. The author's other books include "The Fire Within" and "The Quest for Ixtlan".
This is the second in the Don Juan series, in which the author is able to enter and see the sorcerer's world with the aid of hallucinogenic drugs, a strong will and courage. The author's other books include The Teachings of Don Juan and The Quest for Ixtlan.
Esta, la tercera entrega de la serie en la que Carlos Castaneda describe las enseñanzas de don Juan Matus, es considerada por muchos de los lectores de la tetralogía como la más valiosa. Aquí, el autor retoma desde sus inicios las conversaciones con el brujo yaqui, figura central de la narración, y se desprende de los alucinógenos y psicotrópicos como único medio para acceder a realidades distintas: se deja conducir hacia otras formas de percepción sin necesidad de consumir sustancia alguna. Esta vez, el centro de la trama se desplaza a la revelación del hombre occidental, quien, libre, natural y en armonía con la esencia de las cosas, alcanzará el estado místico del guerrero. Pero esta transición solo sucederá después de superar arduos momentos de rebeldía, escepticismo y arrepentimiento.Este Viaje a Ixtlán es una lectura esencial para todo aquel que se cuestione sobre el misterio del universo y que busque un aprendizaje profundo sobre cómo convertirse en cazador.
The lessons of Don Juan
In Journey to Ixtlan, Carlos Castaneda introduces readers to this new approach for the first time and explores, as he comes to experience it himself, his own final voyage into the teachings of don Juan, sharing with us what it is like to truly “stop the world” and perceive reality on his own terms. Originally drawn to Yaqui Indian spiritual leader don Juan Matus for his knowledge of mind-altering plants, bestselling author Carlos Castaneda immersed himself in the sorcerer’s magical world entirely. Ten years after his first encounter with the shaman, Castaneda examines his field notes and comes to understand what don Juan knew all along—that these plants are merely a means to understanding the alternative realities that one cannot fully embrace on one’s own.
Transformed by Don Juan from a bent, gray-haired old woman into a sensual sorceress whose mission is to test Castaneda, Dona Soledad turns her mysterious and awesome powers against Castaneda in a struggle that nearly consumes him.
Hlavním tématem knihy je nepopsatelná síla, která je zdrojem všeho živého. Bojovníci na stezce poznání ji metaforicky nazývají Orlem. Orel je to, co všem živým bytostem dává vědomí, které jim ve chvíli smrti opět bere. Avšak dává jim také dar: možnost hledat otevření ke svobodě. Pokud využijí této šance a dokáží projít do tzv. třetí pozornosti, neboli absolutního vědomí, mohou neuposlechnout volání smrti.
Each of Carlos Castaneda's books is a tantalizing burst of illumination into the depths of our deepest mysteries, like a sudden flash of light, like a burst of lightning over the desert at night, which shows us a world that is both alien & totally familiar--the landscape of our dreams. Fire from Within is the author's most brilliant thought-provoking & unusual book, one in which Castaneda, under the tutelage of don Juan & his disciples, at last constructs, from the teachings of don Juan & his own experiences, a stunning portrait of the "sorcerer's world" that is crystal-clear & dizzying in its implications.
Carlos Castaneda takes the reader into the very heart of sorcery, challenging both imagination and reason, shaking the very foundations of our belief in what is "natural" and "logical."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. Honed in the desert of Sonora, the visions of don Juan give us the vital secrets of belief and self-realization that are transcendental and valid for us all. It is Castaneda's unique genius to show us that all wisdom, strength, and power lie within ourselves—unleashed with marvelous energy and imaginative force in the teachings of don Juan—and in the writings of his famous pupil, Carlos Castaneda
Don Juan vypráví příběhy o čarodějích minulosti, aby Castanedovi objasnil abstraktní jádro svého učení. Tyto příběhy nemají nic racionálně vysvětlovat. Jejich cílem je otevřít Castanedovu mysl vůči tomu, čemu toltécká tradice říká duch. Vyprávějí o tom, jak se duch projevuje, jak se ozývá, jaké jsou jeho úskoky a co znamená, když na čaroděje sestoupí. Příběhy jsou podobenstvím o tom, jak se čarodějové bezchybně vztahují k onomu základnímu principu, o němž se dá především mlčet.
Šamani dávného Mexika a jejich představy o životě, smrti a vesmíru.
For us to perceive any of the worlds that exist beside our own, not only do we have to covet them but we need to have sufficient energy to seize them. In this revolutionary book, Carlos Castaneda offers readers the key to this energetic conditioning for the first time, revealing a series of body positions and physical movements that enabled various sorcerers, and their apprentices, to navigate their own sorceric journeys. By sharing this centuries-old wisdom, Carlos Castaneda makes it possible for readers to travel to some of these other realms, which are as real, unique, absolute, and engulfing as our own world. Castaneda offers both a philosophical history of magical passes and an innovative, easy-to-understand instructional format, complete with more than 450 computer-generated illustrations. Written with humor, clarity, and authority, Magical Passes further illuminates the true meaning of sorcery and magic.
This text draws together a series of quotes, chosen by Castaneda, from the eight books he wrote about his classical training as a Shaman initate under the guidance of Don Juan Matus.
Šamanismus - Mexiko - mimosmyslové vnímání - indiánská magie. 2. vydání.
"Ordinarily, events that change our path are impersonal affairs, and yet extremely personal. My teacher, don Juan Matus, said this is guiding me as his apprentice to collect what I considered to be the memorable events of my life…. Don Juan described the total goal of the shamanistic knowledge that he handled as the preparation for facing the definitive journey: the journey that every human being has to take at the end of his life. He said that what modern man referred to vaguely as life after death was, for those shamans, a concrete region filled to capacity with practical affairs of a different order than the practical affairs of daily life, yet bearing a similar functional practicality. Don Juan considered that to collect the memorable in their lives was, for shamans, the preparation for their entrance into that concrete region, which they called the active side of infinity."In this book written immediately before his death, anthropologist and shaman Carlos Castaneda gives us his most autobiographical and intimately revealing work ever, the fruit of a lifetime of experience and perhaps the most moving volume in his oeuvre.
Úvahy nad rozhovory toltéckých bojovníků v díle Carlose Castanedy Rozsáhlý průvodce učením dona Juana, který umožňuje nejen důkladnou orientaci v celém Castanedově díle, ale zároveň odkrývá vnitřní provázanost odkazů toltéckých bojovníků. Tato konkordance komentuje základní pojmy Castanedovy výpovědi a obsahuje přes pět tisíc vnitřních odkazů na jeho knihy.