Title: Another toe(s) hits the ground
Product review: The authors main objection to Castaneda's works is that they somehow have something to do with Native Americans. They don't. Early on, Don Juan corrected Carlos' assumption. The Don Juan paradigm, was formed by mostly non-native practitioners, receiving their training orally, in a way similar to the shamanic tradition, but with no connection. Don Juan is not shamanic or religious--he is mystical--having to do with knowing the way the physical universe is put together, and thereby gaining mastery over it, and finally able to leave it "shoes, hat, and all". Don Juan is not shamanic, mythic, or Native American, and states so many times. The author's either are unable to assimilate Castaneda, or they have a hidden agenda--such as making a name for themselves by riding on the coat tails of the successes of the philosopher Carlos Castaneda.
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