The Wheel of Time: The Shamans of Mexico Their Thoughts About Life Death & the Universe
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Summary
World-renowned bestselling author Carlos Castaneda's Selection of his wrtings on the shamans of ancient Mexico。
Originally drawn to Yaqui Indian spiritual leader don Juan Matus for his knowledge of mind-altering plants， bestselling author Carlos Castaneda soon 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。 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 soon 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。 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。
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Anat
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Una introducción al chamanismo， aunque el libro incluye comentarios del autor para cada "selección" lo hace desde dentro del chamanismo y no una visión externa， antropológica del tema。 Una introducción al chamanismo， aunque el libro incluye comentarios del autor para cada "selección" lo hace desde dentro del chamanismo y no una visión externa， antropológica del tema。 。。。more
Samiel
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Some of them are really good
Justin Boogaerdt
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The Wheel of Timeby Carlos CastanedaDon Juan was in a key position。 He knew about the existence of another realm of reality，a realm which was neither illusory， nor the product of outbursts of fantasy。To see energy as it flows in the universe meant， to don Juan， the capacity to see a human beingas a luminous egg or luminous ball of energy， certain features shared by men in common，such as a point of brilliance in the already brilliant luminous ball of energy。 The claim of shamans was that it was o The Wheel of Timeby Carlos CastanedaDon Juan was in a key position。 He knew about the existence of another realm of reality，a realm which was neither illusory， nor the product of outbursts of fantasy。To see energy as it flows in the universe meant， to don Juan， the capacity to see a human beingas a luminous egg or luminous ball of energy， certain features shared by men in common，such as a point of brilliance in the already brilliant luminous ball of energy。 The claim of shamans was that it was on that point of brilliance， which those shamanscalled the assemblage point， that perception was assembled。They could extend this thought logically to mean that it was on that point of brilliancethat our cognition of the world was manufactured。 Odd as it may seem，don Juan Matus was right， in the sense that this is exactly what happens。The perception of shamans， therefore， was subject to a different process than the perception of average men。 Shamans claimed that perceiving energy directly led themto what they called energetic facts。 By energetic fact， they meant a view obtained byseeing energy directly that led to the conclusions that were final and irreducible;they couldn´t be tampered with by speculation， or by trying to fit them into ourstandard system of interpretation。Don Juan said that for the shamans of his lineage， it was an energetic fact that the world around us is defined by the processes of cognition， and those processes are notunalterable; they are not givens。 They are a matter of training， a matter of practicalityand usage。 This thought was extended， to another energetic fact: the processes of standardcognition are the product of our upbringing， no more than that。For the shamans of ancient Mexico， intent was a force they could visualizewhen they saw energy as it flows in the universe。 They considered it an all-pervasive force that intervened in every aspect of time and space。 It was the impetusbehind everything; but what was of inconceivable value to those shamans was that intent-a pure abstraction- was intimately attached to man。 Man could always manipulate it。The shamans of ancient mexico realized that the only way to affect this force was throughimpeccable behavior。 Only the most disciplined practitioner could attempt this feat。Another stupendous unit of that strange cognitive system was the shamans´ understanding andusage of the concepts of time and space。 For them， time and space were not the same phenomenathat form part of our lives by virtue of being an integral part of our normal cognitive system。For the average man， the standard defintion of time is ¨a nonspatial continuum in whichevents occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present to the future。¨ And space is defined as ¨the infinite extension of the three-dimensional field in whichstars and galaxies exist; the universe。¨ For the shamans of ancient Mexico， time was something like a thought; a thought thought by something unrealizable in its magnitude。The logical argument for them was that man， being part of that thought which was thought byforces inconceivable to his mentality， still retained a small percentage of that thought;a percentage which under certain circumstances of extraordinary discipline could be redeemed。Space was， for those shamans， an abstract realm of activity。 They called it infinity， and referred to it as the sum total of all the endeavors of living creatures。Space was， for them， more accessible， something almost down-to-earth。It was as if they had a bigger percentage in the abstract formulation of space。According to the versions given by don Juan， the shamans of ancient Mexico never regardedtime and space as obscure abstracts the way we do。 For them， both time and space，although incomprehensible in their formulations， were an integral part of man。Those shamans had another cognitive unit called the wheel of time。The way they explained the wheel of time was to say that time was like a tunnel of infinitelength and width， a tunnel with reflective furrows。 Every furrow was infinite，and there were infinite numbers of them。ThoughtsI。 When a man is not concerned with seeing， things look very much the sameto him every time he looks at the world。 When he learns to see， on the other hand，nothing is ever the same every time he sees it， and yet it is the same。To the eye of a seer， a man is like an egg。 Every time he sees the same man he seesa luminous egg， yet it is not the same luminous egg。II。 The core of our being is the act of perceiving， and the magic of our being is the act of awareness。 Perception and awareness are a single， functional， inextricable unit。III。 I am already given to the power that rules my fate。And I cling to nothing， so I will have nothing to defend。I have no thoughts， so I will see。I fear nothing， so I will remember myself。Detached and at ease，I will dart past the eagle to be free。IV。 The human form is a conglomerate of energy fields which exists in the universe，and which is related exclusively to human beings。 Shamans call it the human formbecause those energy fields have been bent and contorted by a life time of habits and misuse。V。 We perceive。 This is a hard fact。 But what we perceive is not a fact of the same kind，because we learn what to perceive。VI。 In order to follow the path of knowledge， one has to be very imaginative。On the path of knowledge， nothing is as clear as we´d like it to be。VII。 Every bit of knowledge that becomes power has death as its central force。Death lends the ultimate touch， and whatever is touched by death indeed becomes power。VIII。 To be angry at people means that one considers their acts to be important。It is imperative to cease to feel that way。 The acts of men cannot be important enoughto offset our only viable alternative: our unchangeable encounter with infinity。IX。 Warriors say that we think there is a world of objects out there only because ofour awareness。 But what´s really out there are the eagle´s emanations， fluid， forever in motion， and yet unchanged， eternal。X。 There is no completeness without sadness and longing， for without them there is nosobriety， no kindness。 Wisdom without kindness and knowledge without sobriety are useless。XI。 Anything is one of a million paths。 Therefore， a warrior must always keep in mind that a path is only a path; if he feels that he should not follow it， he must not stay with itunder any conditions。 His decision to keep on that path or to leave it must be free of fearor ambition。 He must look at every path closely and deliberately。 There is a question that a warrior has to ask， mandatorily: Does this path have a heart？All paths are the same: they lead nowhere。 However， a path without a heart is never enjoyable。 On the other hand， a path with heart is easy - it does not make a warrior workat liking it; it makes for a joyful journey; as long as a man follows it， he is one with it。XII。 The eyes of man can perform two functions: one is seeing energy at large as it flowsin the universe and the other is ¨looking at things in this world。¨ Neither of these functionsis better than the other; however to train the eyes only to look is a shameful andunnecessary loss。XIII。 Intent is not a thought， or an object， or a wish。 It operates in spite of the warrior´s indulgence。Intent is what makes him invulnerable。 Intent is what sends a shaman through a wall， through space， to infinity。XIV。 Every time a man sets himself to learn， he has to labor as hard as anyone can， and the limitsof his learning are determined by his own nature。 Therefore， there is no point in talking aboutknowledge。 Fear of knowledge is natural; all of us experience it， and there is nothing we can doabout it。 But no matter how frightening learning is， it is more terrible to think of a manwithout knowledge。XV。 The world is all that is encased here: life， death， people， and everything elsethat surrounds us。 The world is incomprehensible。 We won´t ever understand it;we won´t ever unravel its secrets。 Thus we must treat the world as it is: a sheer mystery。XVI。 The power that governs the destiny of all living beings is called the Eagle，not because it is an eagle or has anything to do with an eagle， but because it appearsto the eye of the seer as an immeasurable jet-black eagle， standing erect as an eagle stands，its heights reaching to infinty。 。。。more
Dr。 Javid Jafarov
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как по мне， это книга вообще не о чем！ Читая ее я вспомнил "Сломанные крылья" Халила Джебрана。 И там， и здесь ведется повествование о непонятном。 Морально очень не актуальная литература。。。 как по мне， это книга вообще не о чем！ Читая ее я вспомнил "Сломанные крылья" Халила Джебрана。 И там， и здесь ведется повествование о непонятном。 Морально очень не актуальная литература。。。 。。。more
Nikolay Nikolaev
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Быть воином — значит жить вечно， и только в его силах повернуть колесо времени， выбирая путь， в котором есть сердце。
Emerset
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Odd and egocentric。
Aida
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I didn’t read these books in the right order because I didn’t know there was an order until 5 books into my reading when “book” 3 was mentioned。 I’m finally reading in order and this book seems to simply be a recap of all the other Carlos Castaneda books with the exception of adding one new aspect taught by his new teacher。 Either way， these books all have great takeaways whether you believe in them or not。
Irene
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Wasn't what I expected。 Seemed like random thoughts and not really about time。 Wasn't what I expected。 Seemed like random thoughts and not really about time。 。。。more
Oliver
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An interesting philosophical texts with great quotes and insights
Alex Anderson
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A kind of Castaneda taster。A short sampler of collected of quotes from most of the author’s works with brief commentaries。It’s fairly well established that Carlos Castaneda’s body of work is fictional， not documentary。 So what？ It doesn’t makes his best work （his first 4 or 5 books） less meaningful。 In later years， he seems to have gone the way of L。 Ron Hubbard， who used the novelist’s art， much less profoundly by the way， to establish the religion-system of Scientology。His later， “guru-transfo A kind of Castaneda taster。A short sampler of collected of quotes from most of the author’s works with brief commentaries。It’s fairly well established that Carlos Castaneda’s body of work is fictional， not documentary。 So what？ It doesn’t makes his best work （his first 4 or 5 books） less meaningful。 In later years， he seems to have gone the way of L。 Ron Hubbard， who used the novelist’s art， much less profoundly by the way， to establish the religion-system of Scientology。His later， “guru-transformational” material， appears to me much more self-servingly gringeworthy and derivative than his highly powerful commentaries on the varieties of perception of real world phenomenon coveted in his earlier work。 。。。more
Les75
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Se si arriva in fondo alla produzione castanedana， si finisce per leggere anche quest'ultimo lavoretto。 Perché di lavoretto si parla: sono citazioni sparse derivanti da ogni libro di Castaneda， da lui stesso estratte e commentate。 Tutto qui。 Prese a sé e decontestualizzate dai romanzi di provenienza， valgono come le pillole di Osho， poca roba。 Evidentemente serviva raggranellare qualche soldo ancora， sfruttando fino all'osso una produzione letteraria unica al mondo。 Se si arriva in fondo alla produzione castanedana， si finisce per leggere anche quest'ultimo lavoretto。 Perché di lavoretto si parla: sono citazioni sparse derivanti da ogni libro di Castaneda， da lui stesso estratte e commentate。 Tutto qui。 Prese a sé e decontestualizzate dai romanzi di provenienza， valgono come le pillole di Osho， poca roba。 Evidentemente serviva raggranellare qualche soldo ancora， sfruttando fino all'osso una produzione letteraria unica al mondo。 。。。more
Христина Лончина
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Моя порада， якщо ви беретесь читати Кастанеду， то прочитайте спершу про його життя， у нього дуже цікава біографія！⠀"Колесо часу" - це збірка цитат з восьми книг Карлоса Кастанеда про мудрість шаманів Мексики та коментарями автора до кожної підбірки。 Коментарі дуже вдалі， прочитавши їх， ти зразу вловлюєш суть попередніх висловлювань， більшість яких належить дону Хуану Матусу， духовному наставнику Кастанеди。⠀У них [висловлюваннях] розповідається про воїна і його життя， тобто є пересічна людина， як Моя порада， якщо ви беретесь читати Кастанеду， то прочитайте спершу про його життя， у нього дуже цікава біографія！⠀"Колесо часу" - це збірка цитат з восьми книг Карлоса Кастанеда про мудрість шаманів Мексики та коментарями автора до кожної підбірки。 Коментарі дуже вдалі， прочитавши їх， ти зразу вловлюєш суть попередніх висловлювань， більшість яких належить дону Хуану Матусу， духовному наставнику Кастанеди。⠀У них [висловлюваннях] розповідається про воїна і його життя， тобто є пересічна людина， яка живе звичайним життям， а є воїни， які торують свій шлях непохитно， чітко й майже беземоційно。 Вони живуть на самоті， знаються з смертю й не бояться її， вони впевнені в собі， наповнені мудрістю й спокоєм。⠀Мабуть， не усі вислови я зрозуміла сповна， проте ті， які виокремила， засіли глибоко в душі。。。 Вони про любов， силу， невідоме й незбагненне， про енергію й про тишу。⠀"Цитати й афоризми немовби намотуються на химерну спіраль。 Спіраль， яку древні шамани називали колесом часу…"⠀До речі， мене чекає ще одна книга Кастанеди - "Мистецтво сновидінь"。 У ній вже суцільним текст， а не уривки， надіюсь， що сподобається！ 。。。more
Así es la rosa
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Jajajsjaja
RRex
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If you want real wisdom turn to Confucius。If you're pursuing Castaneda， research the predators he wrote about。 It's an eye opener。 If you want real wisdom turn to Confucius。If you're pursuing Castaneda， research the predators he wrote about。 It's an eye opener。 。。。more
Rafe
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one of those books that seems to be pointless to make an opinion about it or a judgment 。。。pure unknown territory
Rico_Suave01
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Not bad。 Looking for insight。 Check it out！
Mikhail
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Excellent
Oliver
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voodoo， basically
Bel Riddle
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Como vamos a separar el estado de la iglesia， me dieron ganas de conocer otro tipo de enseñanzas， y qué bueno que agarré este libro de la biblioteca de heredaros， porque tiene algunas frases muy copadas。 Me quedo con las ganas de ser una guerrera， y con ganas de aplicar algunos de sus preceptos en mi día a día （no， no son completamente originales o novedosos， pero te os canta de una forma tan poética y a la vez directa que te dan ganas de ponerte en serio con esto de ser una mejor persona :P）
Justin
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I have mixed feelings on this collection of Castaneda quotes。 On the one hand I love the format and the knowledge contained in this book。 On the other hand， I think the context provided in the original books from where these quotes were copied added a good deal and is sorely missed here
Deimantė Levickytė
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Nesu tokios literatūros gerbėja， o kas mane pažįsta， žino ir mano nuomonę apie ją。 Tik dėl to， kad susidariau tokį skaitymo iššūkį šiems metams， kad jame atsirado ir tokio tipo knyga， šis darbas pakliuvo į mano rankas， kitaip eičiau， praeičiau ir net nežvilgtelėčiau į jos pusę。 Ši knyga， tai citatų rinkinys iš jo visų knygų。 Skaitėsi gana lengvai。 Buvo keletas minčių su kuriomis sutikau。
Cat
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My friend suggested reading him。 there's some interesting quotes。 I really liked one that said to be angry at someone you first have to consider that person important。 lots of other insites and shaman quotes。 overall the book was probably a little to new agey for me but I may read another of his works。 My friend suggested reading him。 there's some interesting quotes。 I really liked one that said to be angry at someone you first have to consider that person important。 lots of other insites and shaman quotes。 overall the book was probably a little to new agey for me but I may read another of his works。 。。。more
Roger
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The book cleverly says you can not possibly explain the teachings of the shamans without sounding like a fool， so I won't bother。 I will say: I started reading it right after my father passed away， and I appreciate how it put me into a different state of being than I would have otherwise， without foolishly ignoring the situation entirely。 The book cleverly says you can not possibly explain the teachings of the shamans without sounding like a fool， so I won't bother。 I will say: I started reading it right after my father passed away， and I appreciate how it put me into a different state of being than I would have otherwise， without foolishly ignoring the situation entirely。 。。。more
Javier
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Interesante
WhatIReallyRead
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I had this book lying for a while。 Finally， I picked it up and realized， that it's like book 11 of a series）） It's sort of a review of all the previous books， as far as I understand。 Half of the stuff I didn't quite get， but the rest seemed really profound。 Anyway， I liked it enough to decide to read Castaneda's works from the beginning。 I had this book lying for a while。 Finally， I picked it up and realized， that it's like book 11 of a series）） It's sort of a review of all the previous books， as far as I understand。 Half of the stuff I didn't quite get， but the rest seemed really profound。 Anyway， I liked it enough to decide to read Castaneda's works from the beginning。 。。。more
Oxiborick
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Una compilación de las frases más importantes de Don Juan Matus。 Una especie de 'Salmos' que se leen rapidísimo。 Es absolutamente necesario haber leído la 'saga' completa para entender conceptos como "guerrero'， 'huevos luminosos'， 'destino'， etc。 Una compilación de las frases más importantes de Don Juan Matus。 Una especie de 'Salmos' que se leen rapidísimo。 Es absolutamente necesario haber leído la 'saga' completa para entender conceptos como "guerrero'， 'huevos luminosos'， 'destino'， etc。 。。。more
Tine！
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Excuse me， I'll be in Mexico if you need me。。。the ancient intent-database of Mexican shamans outside of time， though， if ya know what I mean！！ （I'll be right here。）I have only read Castaneda's very first published work on his interactions with don Juan Matus （"A Yacqui Way of Knowledge"）， but this extremely distilled compilation of ideas from the entire opus gives me a great idea of what I should encounter if I continue to pore through the Teachings of Don Juan series。 Powerful stuff， these dist Excuse me， I'll be in Mexico if you need me。。。the ancient intent-database of Mexican shamans outside of time， though， if ya know what I mean！！ （I'll be right here。）I have only read Castaneda's very first published work on his interactions with don Juan Matus （"A Yacqui Way of Knowledge"）， but this extremely distilled compilation of ideas from the entire opus gives me a great idea of what I should encounter if I continue to pore through the Teachings of Don Juan series。 Powerful stuff， these distilled ideas - even alone。 I recommend them at breakfast with a hearty black tea or coffee， mellowed with coconut creamer。 。。。more
Mahjepe
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Fiction Not Factionhttp://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork。。。 Fiction Not Factionhttp://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork。。。 。。。more
Tony
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This book is a timely reminder of the wisdom that Don Juan conveyed to his pupil， Carlos Castaneda， and how it applies to life and living
Ahmad Sharabiani
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