Carlos Castaneda (previously Castañeda) was born in Peru on December 25, 1925 and died in Los Angeles on April 27, 1998. In the US, he wrote a controversial series of books that claimed to describe his training in traditional Native American shamanism (ancient Toltec sorcery). Castaneda claimed to have met a Yaqui shaman named Don Juan Matus in 1960. Castaneda's experiences with don Juan allegedly inspired the works for which he is known. He claimed to have inherited from don Juan the position of nagual, or leade ...

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• Carlos Castaneda - Brief Description of Books
• Carlos Castaneda - Interpretation and criticism the Castaneda controversy
• Carlos Castaneda - Significant characters In Castaneda's works
• Carlos Castaneda - Related authors
• Carlos Castaneda - Notable works
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Carlos Castaneda, Carlos Castaneda - Biography, Carlos Castaneda - Castaneda's account of Toltec knowledge, Carlos Castaneda - Brief Description of Books, Carlos Castaneda - Interpretation and criticism the Castaneda controversy, Carlos Castaneda - Significant characters In Castaneda's works, Carlos Castaneda - Related authors, Carlos Castaneda - Notable works, Carlos Castaneda - Books by other authors

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This is a list of characters, claimed to be real persons, mentioned in Castaneda's works. Castaneda makes it clear that these are not the persons' real names (ostensibly to protect their identity). In denoting their function within each generation of practitioners, terms are used which can only be understood by reading Castaneda's writings: Generation of practitioners peer to Castaneda (Compact group for "three-pronged Nagual") Florinda Donner-Grau -- "Northerly" "dreamer" in Castaneda's generation of practitioners < ...

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Carlos Castaneda, Carlos Castaneda - Biography, Carlos Castaneda - Castaneda's account of Toltec knowledge, Carlos Castaneda - Brief Description of Books, Carlos Castaneda - Interpretation and criticism the Castaneda controversy, Carlos Castaneda - Significant characters In Castaneda's works, Carlos Castaneda - Related authors, Carlos Castaneda - Notable works, Carlos Castaneda - Books by other authors

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In Tibetan mysticism, a tulpa is a being or object which is created through sheer willpower alone. In otherwords, it is a materialized thought that has taken physical form (a thoughtform). The concept was brought to the West in the 19th century by Alexandra David-Neel, who claimed to have created a tulpa in the image of a jolly, Friar Tuck-like monk which later developed a life of its own and had to be destroyed. Many authors and artists have since used tulpas in their works, both in the context of fiction and in writing about mystici ...

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There are three main elements to Castaneda's description of Toltec beliefs: a. mastery of awareness - nagual (2nd attention) and tonal (1st attention), art of dreaming, description of the seers perception of luminous energy and bubbles of energy around living things (luminous cocoon) and ultimately the source of these energetic lines which are consciousness itself. b. art of self-stalking - dealing with the world and actions in it. c. mastery of intent - dealing with the primary force of ...

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Carlos Castaneda, Carlos Castaneda - Biography, Carlos Castaneda - Castaneda's account of Toltec knowledge, Carlos Castaneda - Brief Description of Books, Carlos Castaneda - Interpretation and criticism the Castaneda controversy, Carlos Castaneda - Significant characters In Castaneda's works, Carlos Castaneda - Related authors, Carlos Castaneda - Notable works, Carlos Castaneda - Books by other authors

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The phrase "altered state of consciousness" was coined in the 1970s and describes induced changes in one's mental state, almost always temporary. A synonymous phrase is "altered states of awareness". An altered state of consciousness can come about accidentally through fever, sleep deprivation, starvation, oxygen deprivation, nitrogen narcosis (deep diving), or a traumatic accident. Intentionally it can sometimes be reached by the use of a sensory deprivation tank or mind-control techniques, hypnosis, meditation, prayer, or dis ...

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Victor Sanchez is a Mexican author, shaman, and teacher. Sanchez was initially inspired by the writings of Carlos Castaneda and by his own studies among the Wirrarika, said to be descendants of the Pre-Columbian Native American Toltecs. Sanchez's first book, The Teachings of Don Carlos: Practical Applications of the Works of Carlos Castaneda (1995), provides in-depth techniques and commentary on a path of "self-growth" based on the wisdom of the Toltec descendants. Sanchez has published three further books: Tol ...

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Core Shamanism or Neoshamanism is a system of shamanic beliefs and practices from all over the world. Synthesized by Michael Harner, PhD, core shamanism does not hold a fixed belief system, but instead focuses on the practice of trance travel and may on an individual basis integrate indigenous shamanism, the teachings of Carlos Castaneda and other spiritualities. Specific practices include the use of rapid drumming [about 220 beats per minute] to attain the Shamanic State of Consciousness, communication with power animal ...

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The Spanish word nagual derives from the Nahuatl nahualli or nawalli, a term that itself has several meanings, namely: one facile with words, witch, shape-shifter, and animal co-essence. The last is a name for an entity, to which refers a widespread and ancient Mesoamerican belief that one part of the souls of humans (or human-like figures, such as gods), manifests itself as a sort of animal (or phenomenon, such as lightning) of a spiritual character. The Mayan term is way. The belief is still current in ma ...

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Dave Sheridan was the underground cartoonist who is best-known for his characters Dealer McDope and The Leather Nun. He was born and raised in the Cleveland, Ohio area and by the early 1970s had arrived in San Francisco, California. There he collaborated with fellow midwesterner Fred Schrier on three issues of Mother's Oats Funnies and a one-shot title called The Balloon Vendor. These were all published by Rip Off Press, the pioneering underground comix publishers founded in San Francisco in 196 ...

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Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) is a small spineless cactus whose native region extends from the southwestern United States (including the states of Texas and New Mexico) through central Mexico. Peyote contains a large spectrum of phenethylamine alkaloids, the principal of which is mescaline. All Lophophora species are extremely slow growing, often taking up to thirty years to reach flowering age (at the size of about a golf ball, not including root) in the wild. Human cultivated specimens grow considerably faster, usuall ...

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The Yaqui are a Native American people who live in region comprising the northern Mexican state of Sonora and the southwestern U.S. state of Arizona. The Yaqui call themselves "Yoeme," the Yaqui word for person ("yoemem" or "yo'emem" meaning "people"). The Yaqui call their homeland "Hiakim," from which the name "Yaqui" is derived. Yaqui - Lifestyle of the Yaqui. In the past, the Yaqui subsisted on agriculture, growing corn, beans and squash (like many of the natives of the region). They also made cotton pro ...

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• Yaqui - History of the Yaqui
• Yaqui - Yaqui in the United States

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Ñ or enye, (Spanish eñe) represents a palatal nasal (IPA: /ɲ/). This is reminiscent of /nj/ as in "onion" IPA: /'ʌnjən/. It is the fifteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, alphabetized between N and O. Though English keyboard schemes classify it as an N with a tilde, it is a ...

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When spelt with a capital A, Allies usually denotes the countries that fought together against the Central Powers in World War I and against the Axis Powers in World War II. For more information, see the related articles: Allies of World War I and Allies of World War II. Allies - Other uses. In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. In general English usage, those who share a ...

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Esalen Institute is a center for humanistic education, a nonprofit organization devoted to multidisciplinary studies ordinarily neglected by traditional academia. Now in its fifth decade, Esalen offers more than 500 public workshops a year in addition to invitational conferences, residential work-study programs, research initiatives, and internships. Part think-tank for the emerging world culture, part college and lab for transformative practices, and part restorative retreat, Esalen is dedicated to exploring work in the humanities and sciences tha ...

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see text Datura is a genus of herb and shrub plants belonging to the Solanaceae. Originally from the American continent, different species now grow throughout the globe. Some of them are now classified under the name Brugmansia; commonly called angel's trumpets, for their large (in some varieties up to 1 foot long) trumpet-shaped flowers. All members of the genus, under whichever name, contain the highly toxic anticholinergic alkaloids hyoscyamine, scopolamine, and atropine. One annual species ...

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In mechanics and biomechanics, tensegrity or tensional integrity is a property of objects with components that use tension and compression in a combination that yields strength and resilience beyond the sum of their components. Animals and other biological structures are made strong by their tensioned and compressed parts. Muscles and bones act in unison to strengthen the other. This kind of strength exists also at the cellular level, and it is a somewhat new understanding of biological structures. Tensegri ...

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• Tensegrity - The human organism
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According to New Age beliefs, an aura is a set of cascading colored outlines emanating from the surface of a person or object. It is a result of the emergence of chakra and it mirrors the supernatural energy field that surrounds and penetrates everything. In addition, an aura can be viewed by the naked eye. Training can improve one's ability to see auras. Many psychics, as children, such as Edgar Cayce assumed that everyone could see auras until they became older. Each layer of aura is separate and distinct yet connected to all the re ...

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Western interpretations of Taoism covers the portrayal of Taoism in the Western academic and popular press. "Western" is here interpreted very broadly so as to include books marketed to, as well as written by, Westerners. Western interpretations of Taoism - Academic interpretations. By "academic" is here meant, works which would be normal to cite as authorities in referreed journal articles and books from university presses. Graham, A.C., Disputers of the Tao: Philosophical Argument in Anc ...

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See also: 1997 in literature, other events of 1998, 1999 in literature, list of years in literature. 1998 in literature - Events. November 18 - Alice McDermott wins the National Book Award with her novel Charming Billy. Following the death of Poet Laureate Ted Hughes, there is a gap of several months before a successor is appointed. 1998 in literature - New books. About a Boy - Nick Hornby African Exploits - Roy Ma ...

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• 1998 in literature - New books
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