A review by laurenscharhag
The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda

1.0

I picked this up because I am interested in learning more about shamanic traditions. I started reading this with the understanding that it was an anthropological study, only to learn that the author lied. He never actually conducted the field work, Don Juan doesn't exist, and this book is in no way reflective of Yaqui traditions. Some people try to view the work now as a work of fiction, but that wasn't how it was originally protrayed. Why excuse a fraud?