The Teachings of Don Juan - A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda

The Teachings of Don Juan - A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda is a book by Carlos Castaneda that was published by the University of California Press in 1968 as a work of anthropology. It talks about the steps on the road to becoming a “man of knowledge.”

Brief Details:

• It is based on Castaneda's experiences with a Yaqui Indian shaman named Don Juan, whom he encountered while studying anthropology

• It describes the effects as a narrative of the experiences and then as a systematic, scholarly analysis

• It includes Don Juan's teachings about attaining knowledge and developing spiritual power through the use of hallucinogenic plants and other rituals

• It includes a mixture of anthropological research methods and psychological exploration