The active side of infinity : Castaneda and shamanism

More than 50 years after Carlos Castaneda’s first book and 20 years after his death the interest in his legacy is growing. The 12 books on his apprenticeship with the Yaqui sorcerer Juan Matus contain fabulous stories but most of all an abundance of shamanic wisdom. According to Jörgen I Eriksson, who has worked in the Nordic shamanic tradition for 40 years, Castaneda’s works represent deep shamanism from which present-day students of shamanism has much to learn. But it is necessary to keep Castaneda at arm’s length. In this book Eriksson tries to extract the very best of Castaneda and in a way liberate Castaneda from Castaneda.