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1) The eagle's gift

Author

Castaneda, Carlos

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"In this haunting and deeply personal book, Carlos Castaneda takes the reader into the very heart of sorcery, challenging both imagination and reason...Castaneda emerges, for the first time, as...a sorcerous leader"--Cover.

2) The power of silence: further lessons of Don Juan

Author

Castaneda, Carlos

Pub. Date

1987.

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Carlos recollects more of the teachings of Don Juan, including the true importance and meaning of sorcery and magic, and the illusory nature of all realities.

3) The fire from within

Author

Castaneda, Carlos

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The author depicts his instruction by the sorcerer Don Juan in the mystical religious concepts and practices of the Mexican Indians.

4) The Wheel of time: the Shamans of ancient Mexico, their thoughts about life, death and the universe

Author

Castaneda, Carlos

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Contains a selection of quotations, collected by the author from his works on his training as a shaman initiate, including "The Teachings of Don Juan," "Journey to Ixtlan," " A Separate Reality," and "Tales of Power."

5) The mythology of Mexico and Central America

Author

Bierhorst, John

Pub. Date

c1990

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Discusses the mythology from Indians of various regions of Mexico and Central America, describing origins, comparing the similar tales, and presenting some of the myths themselves.

6) Spirit child: a story of the Nativity

Author

Sahagún, Bernardino de

Pub. Date

1984

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An English translation of the Aztec version of the birth of Jesus Christ told in 1583.

7) Magical passes: the practical wisdom of the Shamans of ancient Mexico

Author

Castaneda, Carlos

Pub. Date

[1998]

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"Thirty years ago, Carlos Castaneda published The Teachings of Don Juan, the story of a magical journey into the unknown. Under the tutelage of don Juan Matus, the young anthropologist entered another world and emerged to give readers of his first book glimpses of the "nonordinary reality" of a Yaqui Indian sorcerer. Castaneda wrote eight more books, most recently The Art of Dreaming, which describes don Juan's teaching methods as well as the sorcery...

8) The Aztecs: Gods and fate in Ancient Mexico

Author

Burland, C. A

Series

Echoes of the ancient world

Pub. Date

1980

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A dark fatalism pervades the history of ancient Mexico. Over thousands of years, succession of highly developed cultures emerged, their cities dominated by massive pyramids dedicated to blood-thirsty gods. Yet, for all their power and sophistication, the final Mexican empire was destroyed by a mere handful of gold-seeking Spanish invaders.