Comments on: Bi-Weekly Dream Report: Lucid Dreams all night long, Calea Z in a bong, 10x Calea Z capsules

By: Eddie

Eddie — Tue, 06 May 2008 05:10:51 +0000

I know I’m jumping in on the tail end of this a year later and no one will probably read this. But if someone does read this I’d just like to add my 2 cents on The Art of the Dreaming. It was the first Castaneda book I read and I found it in a library and checked it out without knowing what it was. The title just appealed to me. While reading that book I had my first lucid dream. At the time I didn’t really believe in them, half believing them an invention of the author. I believe that it was my teenage energy and my fervent teenage desire to experience that got me there. But it wouldn’t have happened without that book. So, yes I have a bias, but I love The Art of Dreaming.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:34:07 +0000

Carlos is not a con man pre-say, he is unethical and his morals are questionable but his experiences are real, just not like like he says they happend. I know because I have met him and people he has met. Don Juan is not one person, but a colaboration of almost 10-11 difrent people he met and spoke too, some of them where female and in some cases he introduces the same person as 2 or three difrent people. SOME of them where Yaqui some where not. The tradtion he presents is very, very real, the art of dreaming is a good book and lucid dreamers should take notes, he does however leave large holes bewteen information, that just needs to be said. Its still very workable. I think what he doesn’t stress that if you meet someone in this tradtion that knows is that when you begin to lucid dream you are not just acting in your dreams without consequence, you are acting with who and what you have had agreements with and can strongly begin to effect your physical body and events surrounding you, just so you know….Iam not trying to preach. Please excuse any typos, I am not a strong speller and my spell check isn’t working

By: Mad Hatter

Mad Hatter — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:18:59 +0000

I just posted about an article which pretty well reveals Castaneda as a con man.
http://dailydeluge.com/2007/04/11/carlos-castaneda-fraud/

By: Sophia

Sophia — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:44:44 +0000

The Teachings of Don Juan, a Yaqui way of knowledge is an excellent book! That is the book that I started off with, too.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:13:13 +0000

Thanks Hatter! Hopefully I can make time to read it in the next month or two.

By: The Mad Hatter

The Mad Hatter — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:59:47 +0000

I know that wasn’t directed at me, but being a fan of Castaneda, I can’t help but say that the Teachings of Don Juan, a Yaqui way of knowledge is the best to start with. That’s when Carlos first meets Don Juan, and starts experimenting with Peyote, the little smoke. It’s also a good lead in the the more “far out” books like the Art of Dreaming. Which was the craziest book I’ve read by him.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:35:00 +0000

Zataod, what would you say is the best book to start with? The truth is I gave away The Art of Dreaming because it was just way too new age-ish for me.

By: Zataod

Zataod — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:00:19 +0000

The Art of Dreaming had its moments, but it still doesn’t come close to his first 4 books.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:33:22 +0000

I’m starting to regret my decision to donate my copy of The Art of Dreaming to the local bookstore without ever having read the book!

By: The Mad Hatter

The Mad Hatter — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:55:57 +0000

Haha, he’s getting close to where Carlos was in the middle of the first book. When he’s meeting allies on the side of the road in Mexico’s Deserts I’ll call him Castaneda.