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Title: The Teachings of Don Carlos: Practical Applications of the Works of Carlos Castaneda by Victor Sanchez, Robert Nelson ISBN: 1-879181-23-1 Publisher: Bear & Co Pub. Date: May, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.36 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Terrfic Practical Approach on Castaneda's Work
Comment: By reading this book, you will find out that our modern life is nothing more that a bunch of non sense, on the other hand living like a warrior is more challenging than any task that you could imagine or find in your life. If you are prepared for that challenge this book is definitely for you, otherwise do not spend your time on this.
Relating to the Castaneda's work, I really think it is an important piece of work but Castaneda rarely gives a practical approach to Shamanism except for his work on "Magical Pases". I really think Sanchez's work is really a great contrubution in this field since he has filled the gap that Castaneda left in his work which is the practical stuff. In my personal opinion Sanchez has not "stolen" anything from Castaneda, he just made it better and that's a terrific contribution to cosmic consiousness in planet Earth. Thank you for your teachings Victor!
Go for this book, you will not be disappointed in anyway.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best Aprroach to Castaneda's Topics
Comment: I love this book because it helped me to use the ideas from the books of Castaneda in a way that really helped me to make the warrior's path a reallity in my life. I have been fan of Carlos Castaneda for more than twenty years, but I was confused about the "non-ordinary-reality" events described in his books. Only after reading Sanchez I could find a more down to the earth approach which was very refreshing. The best part happens when you practice the excercises and this book has a lots of them!
I also recommend Toltecs of the New Millennium from the same author. That book is very useful if you want to know about the actual experiences with indigenous people that provided Sanchez' background to approach Castaneda. I give five stars to The Teachings of Don Carlos because is the more grounded and honest approach to the books of Castaneda!
Rating: 5
Summary: The Teachings of Don Sanchez
Comment: Victor Sanchez's book may not be for the Carlos Castaneda purist. However, anyone interested in learning some techniques that facilitate serious Self-growth will not be disappointed.
Before I go too much further, I must point out that I don't agree with everything Sanchez has to say or suggest, and likewise I'm not in total agreement with Carlos Castaneda or Don Juan.
An example in this book is Sanchez's beliefs about emotions being the product of thought: "feelings are a natural reaction to what we perceive, while emotions are the product, not of perception, but of thought, of reason... Feelings are not energy-consuming; emotions are to a high degree."
I believe feelings and emotions are both important and vital in our growth, and being more in touch with feelings and emotions is essential to attaining any real Self-growth or magical knowledge.
This is partly semantics on the part of Sanchez, as he lists joy and sorrow as natural feelings (whereas I believe they are emotions also) while lumping as unwanted emotions such things as "wrath, jealousy, ..., self-destructive depression." However, from my own experiences and varied teachings from Transpersonal Psychology and Psychosynthesis, depression is brought about through the suppression of emotion. Likewise anger (wrath) is not something to be suppressed, due to its Self-destructive properties, while appropriate ways of expressing it must be found.
This aside, I was impressed with this book, from the introduction. Sanchez coins the term anti-anthropology, which he likes to anti-psychiatry. His approach to the study of the Indians was "not to transform them, but to transform" himself.
Chapter One really sets the scene for continued work throughout the book. Sanchez sets about defining the various concepts he will deal with, including references to Castaneda's books where appropriate. Such topics include: 'The Eagle's Emanations', 'The Assemblage Point', 'The Forms of Attention', 'The Internal Dialogue', and 'Not-Doing'.
The most important sections of this book, to me, are those dealing with 'Erasing Personal History' and 'Stopping Internal Dialogue'.
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Title: The Toltec Path of Recapitulation: Healing Your Past to Free Your Soul by Victor Sanchez ISBN: 1879181606 Publisher: Inner Traditions Intl Ltd Pub. Date: 15 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Toltecs of the New Millennium by Victor Sanchez, Robert Nelson ISBN: 1879181355 Publisher: Bear & Co Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Sorcerers' Crossing by Taisha Abelar, Carlos Castaneda ISBN: 0140193669 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: November, 1993 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Teachings Don Juan : A Yaqui Way Of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda ISBN: 0671600419 Publisher: Washington Square Press Pub. Date: 03 March, 1985 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Magical Passes : The Practical Wisdom of the Shamans of Ancient Mexico by Carlos Castaneda ISBN: 0060928824 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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