Carlos Castaneda Casualties- An Interview With Amy Wallace 2004

[The23rdman]

Castaneda's books (the first six, at least) were the beginning of my journey as a conscious being and I believed them as gospel for years. I learnt to do walking meditations and trust my inner self to keep me safe whilst walking with crossed eye through town and across roads. When I had my spontaneous awakening the key lessons I learnt were almost verbatim The Four Agreements too.

[delfine]

Posted by Chinaski (here)

Posted by delfine (here)
I once talked to a shaman who knew both Carlos Castaneda and Don Juan. He told me that Don Juans real (indian) name was "two bears".
So apparently he´s not a fictitious character. For what it´s worth...

more please

Well... this conversation goes back 25 years. I was devouring the books of Castaneda and an indian shaman visited the city I lived in, and I told him that
I very much wanted to meet Don Juan sometime. He said that it wasn´t impossible, but I would have to be prepared to be tested before. They did´nt
just allow people in like that. He also said that he found Castaneda to be "strange". But he wouldn´t elaborate on that.
That´s all.

[DeDukshyn]

"I'd like to emphasize that the way we look at things, our favorite view points, our favorite concepts, the images that we use to describe reality to ourselves, our religions, our belief systems, and our politics are of no more eternal significance than the color of the clothes we wear from day to day.

If these things help us become more loving, conscious people, if they help us become more aware of the miraculous nature of the planetary life that surrounds us, and if they help us to be more creative, then they're good. I don't care what continent they come from, what cultures they're steeped in or what beliefs they involve. If they help us do those things, they're positive." -- Ken Carey

[onawah]

I was deeply affected, and I will say quickened, by Castaneda's books, which helped keep me together during some very difficult years.
Whether the books were fiction or not, they were inspired, and there was profound truth in them which spoke deeply to many people.
Tolkein's books were classified as fiction, but they also contained so much truth that they are considered sacred by many, and for all we know, the histories they related may have been true of some other world, or of some other time on our world.
Castenada's books described a separate reality, that of the shaman; we have very little experience of describing that reality in words, but somehow he conveyed the essence of that reality and taught many people something of how to access other realities, and that is what counts.
He opened a door for us that had previously been inaccessible.
I always felt that Don Juan was a reincarnation or aspect of the father of the Tibetan lineage, Padmasambhava in essence, or at least, very similar to that seminal soul.
I place the books among the great classics of our time; whether we can find a category to fit them into or not is irrelevant.

[DNA]

This is another top notch story on the non-sacred reality of Carlos Castaneda.

THE DARK LEGACY OF CARLOS CASTANEDA

[DNA]

Posted by Arrowwind (here)
Well as you said. Your take on sexuallity is really simple.

Well maybe what is being taught on your end of things is different than this. But this article gives a decent description of the kind of shannanigans I saw.

The followers of Harley Swift Deer Reagan call him a lot of things – a sex guru, a shaman, a Cherokee, a patriot. His critics have more colorful names for him.


Also, and I've lived in this same area for 20 years now. I have lived my whole young life here. I've partied here, raved, participated in some crazy stuff, I'm no prude I just don't need folks to call something spiritual when it isn't.

I've met three women since my experience I mentioned earlier with the deer tribe and they told me the deer tribe enouraged them to participate in prostitution: because on one hand, it enabled the women to pay for the quite expensive apprenticeship programs. The cost for a single seminar is some where in the $500 -$1000 range, call it whatever lodge you like. Also, the women who were enouraged to participate in prostitution were encouraged to bring, ahem, other ladies of the evening to said events. Such women could be proportadly used to grease the machinary of these "Quodoshka" work shops.


Bottom line, I look at the deertribe as offering aging folks the chance to participate in some group sex and what not while calling it something it is not.
I don't give a crap if middle age crisis folks want to get down and dirty, more power to you, but this is just not spirituality in my opinion.

[DNA]

Posted by Arrowwind (here)


To each their own. And I did not say that monogamy did not happen in Native American culture nor did I say that monogamy is a repressed European form of sexuality. Read again.

This was pretty close but you can split hairs if you want to.

Posted by Arrowwind (here)
I think Harley feels that our repression in our sexuality, our kundalini force, our inability to control it, to master it, to channel it, is one of the hugest downfalls resulting from of our repression put upon us through conventional religions, you know, those religons pushed upon Native Americans when the white man came.

Posted by Arrowwind (here)
But millions if not billions have suffered by false judgement, beatings, invoking of shame, women thrown out of the house for being pregnant, false modesty,
incest, rape, and anything you can think of under the 'christian' domain in their control of sexuality. Remember catholic women are requried to produce children historically. Puritan women were not permitted to show pleasure during sex. For many women sex has been a terrifying event under the rule of their husbands according to Chrisitan dictates. Many women could not even talk of mensturation, even amongst themselves and if they tried to take any control over conception they could be burned as a witch or thrown out of the church.

And Aztecs ripped men's beating hearts out and the Annazasi sent cannibals to eat whole villages.
It doesn't mean all native american culture is representitive of this. Just as such with your white culture references.

This is a discussian it doesn't need to be tit for tat. There doesn't have to be a winner of an argument here. For that matter there does not need to be an argument.

I'm not attacking you, I'm giving you my first hand experiential data.

This data may in fact paint the deer tribe in a poor light, but that has nothing to do with you.

Unless you personally identify with the tribe to the point you consider youself a member, and as ironic as it sounds, in this case you should practice what the tribe calls "detachment", as they have managed to take it from the Castaneda books.

Posted by Arrowwind (here)
Many people who have 'teflon' sexuality really have deep sexual issues... preventing them from having a deep relationships.

As I said, I did not experience what happened over at Harleys.. but I do know a good bit about their sexuality teachings. In general I think that they are good.

My teflon statement had nothing to do with folks who have suffered some kind of phsyical or sexual trauma in their life.

I have never once ventured into the realm of the deer tribe offerring up solutions for people with physical or mental based traumas in this way.
But since you are hinting that this is one of their redeeming qualities I will simply say these folks should not in any way be trusted in this capacity, in my opinion they are more likely to take advantage of such wounds and exploit them.

This can be found here

One of the central Deer Tribe people, selling faux ceremony and as involved in abuse as Harley Reagan is. Moved to Frauds.

ILW is discussed here in probably the most extended expose of the Deer Tribe.
http://anonym.to?http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2002-06-13/news/sacred-orgasm

I was the one who went to the Phoenix New Times and urged them to do a story, and was interviewed by them. Earlier I'd called up the ad that ILW had in the local paper, asking about her "Cherokee sex seminar." I spoke to her, a very flaky woman with a whiny voice. (Think Sally Struthers.) And at their seminar, I and a couple friends went to protest. It was in a very wealthy home in Scottsdale. We handed out flyers as people entered, until she and her German bodyguards intervened. They seemed to be telling people entering we were terrorists or something, because the participants all got very scared. One of the German bodyguards tried to enter the car of a Native woman protester. We scared him off by taking his photo. And they called the police on us. But the cops actually praised us for knowing how to hold a lawful protest.

Then the cops entered the seminar to see if any laws were being broken. A participant told us later they had hurriedly hidden the marijuana and literature mentioning prostitution (excuse me, "sex surrogates") before the cops went in. The same participants tried to leave and demanded a refund once they found out the seminar was basically roleplay dressing up as Indians and putting objects up your anus as a group. They were told they could not get a refund until after they took part, and later told that refunds were solely at the discretion of the seminar holders. Basically you are not getting your money back, ever. I think it was $2000 each, or $3000 a couple. Maybe a dozen people had been lured in. It was sad to see, because some of them had such lost looks, the kind one sees at recovery or 12 step or survivors of sexual abuse meetings.

Interesting note: One of the "teachers" listed is "Porsche Lynn." an old time porn star today working as a professional dominatrix and a devoted Deer Tribe member who trained in that militia of theirs. You can't make stuff like this up.

Nut Tmu-Ankh Butterfly probably needs her own thread. A "Nubian-Khamite priestess and orgasmic alkamist."

And apparently no Native American Tribe in the United States approves of Harley Swiftdeer, in fact the tribes routinely protest his establishments because of how much they disagree with what he is doing.

From the Native American Times Newspaper: Exposing The Fake Medicine Men and Women

One fake shaman, Harley Swift Deer Regan, became very vocal in his threats.
He had just been featured in an HBO Special called “Real Sex” in which he
allegedly revealed the sex secrets of the Cherokee people. Then Principle Chief
of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller, protested the lack of authenticity
of this show to HBO executives demanding a retraction of the shows contents.
Of course, that never happened.

[Falcor]

without knowing much about energy or any of the carlos castaneda books, i tapped into my energy body through 'dreaming' probably around a year ago. i was actually speaking to friends on this forum about how i believed i had some major blockages in my root/sacral chakra. for whatever reason, that intent followed me into my dream when i took a nap later that day

in my dream, i meditated deeply into my root. i experienced a major movement of energy and woke up immediately. i knew it was real because my root and everything in my legs and feet were just full of energy.....something i had never felt before. i wasnt just imagining energy moving up through me anymore, it was now real

a few months down the road after that, my kundalini awakened........ and what a road that has been lol.

about 4 months ago a friend of mine from highschool that i havent spoke to in years came out of nowhere to recommend the books. he swore by them, so i gave them a try. i am currently reading the art of dreaming. i would recommend for those who are into OBEs, lucid dreaming, etc etc. its an easy way to go in and verify things for yourself

now i have conscious dreams on a regular basis, but am still having trouble with the whole remembering thing. trying to stay diligent.....if there are any experienced 'dreamers' on this board, please message me. i would love to chat with you

much love

[gini]

Scribe of Carlos Castaneda - Nyei Murez---

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=M4bFRjVzdD0

26,060 views May 19, 2020 Guru Viking Interview Series
In this interview I am joined by Nyei Murez, personal student and scribe of best-selling author and nagual sorcerer Carlos Castaneda.

We discuss who Castaneda was, and Nyei gives a detailed history of his lineage up to the present day.

We find out how Nyei first met Castaneda, and explore her intensive course of study and training under his personal guidance.

We learn about Castaneda’s writing process, including stories of Nyei’s close collaboration with him on several best selling books.

Nyei also talks on the nature of power, and shares insights into the current geo-political situation.

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https://www.guruviking.com/ep50-nyei-...

Audio version of this podcast also available on iTunes and Stitcher – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.

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Topics include:

0:00 - Intro
0:45 - Meeting Carlos Castaneda and Florinda Donner
20:21 - The history of the lineage
49:38 - Nyei’s training with Carlos Castaneda and Florinda Donner
57:46 - Why did Nyei call Nyei a ‘genius’ + change in teaching style
1:01:54 - Time as a chacmool or ‘fierce guardian’
1:05:30 - The purpose behind Nyei’s training
1:13:52 - Castaneda’s writing process and Nyei’s time as his scribe
1:24:15 - Scanning people energetically
1:33:31 - More on writing with Castaneda
1:48:08 - The death of Carlos Castaneda
1:59:25 - Castaneda’s widespread influence in today’s culture
2:1428 - Insights on the nature of power
2:22:38 - Nyei on the pandemic and immunity
2:30:31 - Nyei’s current work

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Check out my 2nd interview with Nyei:
- https://www.guruviking.com/ep54-nyei-...

To find out more about Nyei Murez, visit:
- www.creationinflow.com

[gini]

´The Secret of Carlos Castaneda´. - -

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dssxleeIYgs

. - -Feb 2, 2024
´Carlos Castaneda (1925-1998) is often called the "godfather" of the human potential movement. His name and life are surrounded by many contradictions, fictions and legends. This film feature Castaneda's closest apprentices as well as major experts in modern spiritually oriented psychology who lift the veil on the greatest mystery of his life: the stormy search of how to become real.´