Originally drawn to Yaqui Indian spiritual leader don Juan Matus for his knowledge of mind-altering plants, best-selling author Carlos Castaneda soon immersed himself in the sorcerer's magical world entirely. Ten years after his first encounter with the shaman, Castaneda examines his field notes and comes to understand what don Juan knew all along - that these plants are merely a means to understanding the alternative realities that one cannot fully embrace on one's own.

Carlos Castanada was a student of anthropology when he met Don Juan Matus, a Yaqui shaman and the inspiration for Castanada’s The Teachings of Don Juan. In this controversial work, Castanada relays his experiences being challenged by his mentor on his perception of the world and all living things in it.

Don Juan concludes the instruction of Castaneda with his most powerful and mysterious lesson in the sorcerer's art - a dazzling series of visions that are at once an initiation and a deeply moving farewell.

Transurfing is a powerful tool for managing reality. Apply it and life will begin to change according to YOUR order. When you use Transurfing goals are not reached, so much as realised for the most part of themselves. It seems impossible to believe but only at first. The ideas presented in the book have already received practical confirmation. Those who have tried Transurfing, experience surprise bordering on delight as the world of the Transurfer inexplicably changes before their very eyes.

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私は汽車の中で旅僧と居合わせた。話を聞くと高野山に籍を置いている旅僧で、宗派は違うが永平寺に訪ねる用があり、今晩は一泊するという。私は若狭へ帰省するところで、一泊しなければならなく、旅僧と敦賀の旅籠屋で同宿することになった。私は夜が更けるまで寝ることができない質なので、旅僧に諸国を行脚したおもしろい話はないかとねだった。 すると、旅僧は若い頃の奇妙な体験談を語りだし、それは、旅僧が飛騨の山越えをした時の話であった。



私（旅僧）は喉が渇き茶屋に入ったところ、付近で恐ろしい病が流行っていることを思い出した。茶屋の女にこの水は井戸のか、それとも川のかと訪ねたところを富山の薬売りに聞かれ、薬売りは「女ができないからと坊主になって、でも生命がほしいんだな。生命が危なくなったら薬をやるよ。」と馬鹿にされた。私は逃げ出し、むやみに急いでいると、先程の薬売りが無言でわざとらしく私を追い越し、危ない旧道の方へさっさと行ってしまった。見殺しには出来ないと思い、薬売りを追いかけることにした。蛇に苦戦した後、目の前に大森林があらわれ、森に入