INTRODUCTION: On 6 September 1975 I wrote to Castaneda, telling him I was getting this book together, asking him to define emic, requesting permission to purchase Sorcery [Sorcery: A Description of the World, Castaneda’s doctoral dissertation] from Xerox, inquiring about the topic of his next book, and inviting him to lunch. On 4 November, having… Continue reading The Four Earliest Interviews with Carlos Castaneda: Excerpts and Annotations.
Month: May 2024
The Dissociative Trance Experience:
An Almost Separate Reality I first witnessed people acting strangely—that is to say, many people acting strangely at the same time—while I was watching television at the house of a friend of mine. My friend Billy and I were both seven years old, going on eight. This must have been on a Sunday because, if… Continue reading The Dissociative Trance Experience: