MYS132: In the late 1960s, Carlos Castaneda claimed to reveal the drug-fueled, mystical teachings of a Native American sorcerer, launching the New Age movement. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore who Castaneda was and what he taught and the truth behind the mysteries surrounding him.
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Links for this episode:

* Carlos Castaneda’s books
* Richard de Mille’s book Castaneda’s Journey
* Multi-author book The Don Juan Papers: Further Castaneda Controversies
* Amy Wallace’s book The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Jimmy has not read this)
* Salon article on Castaneda
* 1973 Time article (Thanks to Mysterious Irregular Fr. Matthias, O.S.B., from Saint Vincent Archabbey for helping me find the 1973 article.)
* Carlos Castaneda
* Yaqui
* Jimson Weed
* Peyote
* Tensegrity/Cleargreen website
* Tensegrity Video
* Pathological Lying
* Chacmool
* Plastic Shamans

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