Castaneda
The main work in the world of Carlos Castaneda is obviously the twelve books by Castaneda himself:
- "The Teachings of Don Juan" (1968)
- "A separate reality" (1971)
- "Journey to Ixtlan" (1972)
- "Tales of Power" (1974)
- "The Second Ring of Power" (1977)
- "The Eagle's Gift" (1981)
- "The Fire Within" (1984)
- "Silent Knowledge" (1987)
- "The Art of Dreaming" (1993)
- "The Active Side of Infinity" (1998)
- "The Wheel of Time" (1998)
- "Magic Passes" (1998)
His witches
Four women who associated with Castaneda and who were also said to be disciples of Don Juan were called the 'witches'.
Joanie Barker and Carol Tiggs did not publish any books.
Florinda Donner published three books:
- "Shabono" (1982)
- "The Witch's Dream" (1985)
- "Being-in-Dreaming" (1991)
Taisha Abelar published a book:
- "The Sorcerer's Crossing" (1992)
His ex-wife
Margaret Runyan was Castaneda's first American wife, and she published a book recounting the years they were together (from 1955 to 1960):
- "A Magical Journey with Carlos Castaneda" (1997)
One of his lovers
American writer Amy Wallace met Castaneda when she was a teenager and published a book recounting her experiences with him and his inner circle:
- "Sorcerer's Apprentice: my Life with Carlos Castaneda" (2003)
His followers
The French writer Veronique Skawinska became so obsessed with Castaneda that she traveled to the United States to search for and find him, and after many journeys she finally succeeded in 1985. She recounted this odyssey in her book:
- "A Magical Encounter with Carlos Castaneda" (1989)
Gaby Geuter was a student of Castaneda in Los Angeles, who, along with her husband Greg Mamishian, decided to spy on Castaneda during the last two years of his life, and they published their research in the book:
- "Filming Castaneda: the Hunt for Magic and Reason" (2004)
Instructors
Several believers in Castaneda have published books detailing Don Juan's teachings, and the main ones have been:
Daniel Noel:
- "Seeing Castaneda: Reactions to the Don Juan Writings of Carlos Castaneda" (1976)
Nevill Drury :
- "Don Juan, Mescalito and Modern Magic: the Mythology of Inner Space" (1978)
Donald Lee Williams :
- "Border Crossings: A Psychological Perspective on Carlos Castaneda's Path of Knowledge" (1981)
Gabriel Jaime Rivera:
- "Castaneda in quotation marks" (1992)
Guillermo Marín:
- "How to read Carlos Castaneda" (1992)
- "Don Juan Matus: the Here and Now of Toltec Wisdom" (2024)
Victor Sanchez
- "The Teachings of Don Carlos: Practical Applications of the Work of Carlos Castaneda" (1995)
- "The Toltec Path of Recapitulation: Healing Your Past to Free Your Soul" (2001)
Thomas:
- "Creative Victory: Reflections on the Process of Power Based on the Complete Works of Carlos Castaneda" (1995)
Joaquín Castillo and Richard Dixey:
- "The Spirit of Don Juan" (1996)
Martin Broussalis:
- "Castaneda for beginners" (1998)
Ken Eagle Feather:
- "The Toltec Way" (1998)
Joachim Gartz :
- "Scientific and Other Realities: the Case of Castaneda" (2001)
Armando Torres:
- "Encounters with the Nahual: Conversations with Carlos Castaneda" (2002)
Graham Kane:
- "Toltec Dreamer: a Collection of Memorable Events from the Life of a Man-of-Action" (2002)
Andrés García Corneille:
- "Carlos Castaneda: Drugs, Witchcraft and Personal Power" (2005)
William Patrick Patterson:
- "The Life and Teachings of Carlos Castaneda" (2008)
Douglass Price-Williams:
- "Dreams of Life: Field Notes on Psi, Synchronicity and Shamanism" (2008)
Felix Wolf:
- "The Art of Navigation: Travels with Carlos Castaneda and Beyond" (2010)
James L. Desper Jr.:
- "The End of History, a Commentary on the Warrior's Way" (2012)
Joan Wulfsohn:
- "Stalking Carlos Castaneda: the Story of a Woman's Journey with Aging Sorcerer, on her Way to a Magical Life" (2012)
Juan Morales Martín:
- "Trapped in the Tremendous: Carlos Castaneda's Knowledge System" (2014)
Peter Luce:
- "Getting Castaneda: Understanding Carlos Castaneda" (2017)
F. Lawrence Fleming:
- "Understanding the life and work of Carlos Castaneda" (2018)
Christos Voudouris:
- "The Metamorphosis of the Subject in Foucault and Castaneda: the Way to Experience the Spirit" (2018)
David Silverman:
- "Reading Castaneda: a Prologue to the Social Sciences" (2019)
Mike Sager:
- "Shaman: The Mysterious Life and Impeccable Death of Carlos Castaneda" (2020)
Fatih Gunicen:
- "The Science of Seers: The Opposite Twin of Modern Science: A Review of Carlos Castaneda" (2021)
C. Ramírez:
- "Castaneda on the Internet"
Critics
Several individuals have published books criticizing Castaneda, and among the main ones are:
American academic Richard de Mille published two books in which he carried out a structural and chronological analysis of the texts, demonstrating the impossibility of Castaneda's alleged encounters being real and exposing contradictions in his accounts :
- "Castaneda's Journey: the Power and the Allegory" (1976)
- "The Don Juan Papers: further Castaneda Controversies" (1980)
American anthropologist Jay Courtney Fikes published a book demonstrating that Don Juan's supposed teachings were fabricated:
- "Carlos Castaneda, Academic Opportunism and the Psychedelic Sixties" (1993)
Richard Jennings was a student of Castaneda during his later years and subsequently opened a website where he posted a lot of information about Castaneda and his inner group, revealing many of the lies they told.
Researchers
The French essayist Christophe Bourseiller published:
- "Carlos Castaneda's Biography: the Truth of the Lie" (2005)
The Spanish researcher Manuel Carballal conducted an exhaustive investigation on Castaneda, which he summarized in his book:
- " The Secret Life of Carlos Castaneda " (1918)
He also published a special edition of his magazine 'El ojo crítico' dedicated to Castaneda:
- "Monographic No. 3: Carlos Castaneda file"
Journalist Geoffrey Gray investigated what happened after Castaneda's death and published a digital book about it:
- "The Case of the Missing Chacmools" (1924)
American writer Ru Marshall published:
- "American Trickster: The Hidden Lives of Carlos Castaneda" (2026)
On this blog I have published many articles detailing the world of Carlos Castaneda, both the good and the bad.
Others
And there are also numerous forums, articles and interviews that have been published about Castaneda; to that can be added the audio and visual documentation (documentaries, YouTube videos, interviews that Castaneda gave and that were recorded, etc.) that have been transcribed.
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