| Magical Passes by Carlos Castaneda |
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| Books - Non-Fiction | |||
| Written by Chris Laley | |||
Echoing in the halls of anthropology departments of at least several major universities in the United States is the chatter of those caught in the seemingly endless debate as to the legitimacy of don Juan Matus in the study of native American shamanism...
The other side says that there is simply no way anyone could have contrived the elaboration, specification and order of ritual Castaneda describes and that to ignore Matus would be a tremendous waste. And there are others still, who question the usefulness of such a division and who would shed it to discover for themselves any benefit derived from practical application of theories offered and techniques outlined within the mass of Castanedas writings. One of Castanedas final books before his death, is titled Magical Passes. Magical Passes is a fully illustrated manual for the practitioner of Tensegrity. These passes are utilized in the "redeployment of power" providing the practitioner with extraordinary physical and psychical abilities for purposes of gaining access to separate realms of existence. Castaneda provides explanations and detailed instruction throughout the text.
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One side says Castaneda is a remarkable storyteller, but that Matus, the Yaqui Indian 'nagual' and central figure in much of Castanedas work, was a fictitious character and is therefore not available as a valid source.
