OT:For the Castanedites and Castanedologists

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Here's a site put up by Corey Donovan(pseudonym) for anyone interested in checking up on the Castaneda legacy.
http://p197.ezboard.com/bsustainedreaction98489

Amy Wallace wrote a book (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)on her adventures as one of many of Carlos' main squeeze's, including in detail, many of the strategies that he employed to keep the game going and to feed, clothe,house,educate,and entertain so many women. He was the consumate "Sugardaddy."

Gaby Gueter has a book just released (Filming Castaneda) where she and Greg Mamasian teamed up and located Carlos' residence and began filming his and his cohorts comings and goings. They also were among the first to start discrediting
much of the misinformation put out by Carlos from intelligence gathered by "dumpster diving" the groups trash receptacles. :cool:
 
Have been to there many times. Was sad to read how he really ran his life.
I always loved the Castenada books and still believe there's a lot of good wisdom in them, however it appears to be collected wisdom rather than wisdom he actually lived. I really had my doubts after about 1980 when he started "remembering" all this stuff.

I wonder still about inspirations for Don Juan? Nobody has ever found his field notes. However I recall an article by Gordon Wasson back in the 70's where he was skeptical and I thought it said that Castenada actually gave Wasson part of his field notes. Maybe he did study with somebody but lacked the discipline to really do it so he moved off into fantasy.
 
I read, and enjoyed all the Castenada books. I never cared about the "real" Carlos. I was following the adventures of the Carlos in the stories. Where the writer got his information didn't matter.

Another series of books that I read about the same time were the "Lobsang Rampa" books. These are stories about a young boy growing up in a Tibetan monestary. They were written by a retired English military man who was pruning a fruit tree, fell out on his head, and remembered a former life as a Tibetan monk.

These are very entertaining and informative stories, which must have required years of research, or divine inspiration. As with Castenada, a cult grew up around the author, but being a follower or a believer is not required to enjoy and profit from reading the books.

The same can be said for the Bible.
 
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