Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998) was an anthropologist and writer, spiritual father and ideologue of the “New Age” movement, who revealed initiates to the secret knowledge of the Yaki Indian tribe.
Castaneda can be counted among the greatest mysteries of the twentieth century—he is the creator and hero of a distinctive mystical thriller, a series of books in which, with captivating detail, he describes his journey beyond ordinary reality, into other worlds.
“Journey to Ixtlan” is the third book in this series. Several years of training with the sorcerer-Indian Don Juan, a deep penetration into the essence of his teaching, overturned the book’s hero’s life and formed for him an entirely new attitude toward the world. Don Juan led his student to this patiently and relentlessly, gradually creating in his consciousness a whole image of a special reality, different from the familiar and habitual picture of the world. Now, having mastered true perception, Carlos must take the final step—stop the world…