What Is Poison?

 

CARLOS CASTANEDA BOOKS IN ORDER

 
Publication Order of The Teachings of Don Juan Books

The Teaching of Don Juan (1968)

A Separate Reality (1971)

Journey to Ixtlan (1972)

Tales of Power (1974)

The Second Ring of Power (1977)

The Eagles Gift (1981)

The Fire From Within (1984)

The Power of Silence (1987)

The Art of Dreaming (1993)

Magical Passes (1998)

The Wheel of Time (1998)

The Active Side of Infinity (1999)

 

 
Carlos Castaneda was an American author that built a reputation out of the mystery of his person and the enigma surrounding his work. The controversy surrounding Carlos’ books has always revolved around the question of whether they are fact or fiction.

Even though the books were published as fictitious works, many of Carlos’ fans have since come to the conclusion that his accounts of training to become a Shaman under t mysterious Don Juan Matus are actually true and represent an accurate testament of the things Carlos Castaneda endured.

+Biography

Carlos Castaneda was born in Cajamarca, Peru in 1925 to Susana Castaneda Navoa and Cesar Arana Burungaray. Carlos grew up in Peru, though he eventually moved to the United States and became a naturalized citizen in the 1950s.


He eventually met and married Margaret Runyan in 1960, though their relationship has since become the source of debate and controversy. Not only did the pair only live together for six months, but Carlos’ death certificate says that he was never married.

Carlos’ journey to fame began while he was studying anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles. As part of his research log, Carlos wrote ‘The Teachings of Don Juan’, a book through which he spoke of his apprenticeship with a Yaqui Indian from Northern Mexico known as Don Juan Matus.

Even after he acquired his Bachelor’s degree and Ph.D. Carlos Castaneda continued to chronicle his supposed tutelage under Don Juan, with each new book exposing new aspects of his training.

According to Carlos, who wrote these books as though they were an accurate account of his life, his teacher recognized him as a leader of sorts amongst seers and that he had some sort of connection to the unknown.

Carlos’ books gained renown because his supporters were certain that they were true accounts of the author’s ascendency as a seer; the books were also recognized for their contribution to philosophy, especially in their description of the practices used to attain increased awareness.

Many an academic scholar attempted to discredit the books, though, with some critics endeavoring to highlight the contradictions between Carlos Castaneda’s claims in the books and anthropological data, not to mention the absence of corroborating evidence to back some of the author’s claims.

However, these challenges to Carlos’ books only worked to grow his reputation as fans and critics alike delved further into his works in an attempt to find some sort of consensus on the debate.

Not that any of these debates mattered to Carlos Castaneda, the one person in the world that could have shed light on the argument. Even though his books had made the author such a popular public figure, Carlos rarely exposed himself to public scrutiny.

In fact, for all the fame that his books elicited, almost everything known about Carlos was little more than speculation, some media sources even going so far as to suggest that the cover portrait Carlos used for his books was just a surrogate.

The few interviews that Carlos permitted did little to clear up the misunderstandings surrounding his person. And after a while, Carlos completely retired from public view, allowing the mystery of his being to drive the popularity of his works.

Carlos Castaneda died in 1998. His death was imputed to his fight with Hepatocellular cancer. Carlos died just as he lived: surrounded by mystery and enigma. A public service wasn’t even permitted, with the author’s body being quickly cremated and his ashes taken out of the country to Mexico.

It took two months for news of Carlos’ death to proliferate throughout the literary world. His passing did little to quell debates about his encounters with Don Juan Matus, with many today still trying to ascertain whether or not don Juan Matus is a real person.

Carlos Castaneda touched many readers with his story of a young hero becoming apprenticed to a Shaman and seeking enlightenment.

+The Teachings of Don Juan 1968

The first book in the Don Juan series tells the amazing story of a young fellow looking to become an extraordinary man of knowledge. The journey he undertakes challenges the reader’s understanding of reality.

This is the most controversial book that Carlos Castaneda has ever written. While some readers view it as a powerful volume filled with unending wisdom, others dismiss it as the rantings of a man stumbling through a psychotropic experience after smoking one too many plants in Mexico.

Fans of Carlos will tell you to forget about all the controversies surrounding this book. It doesn’t matter whether or not Don Juan ever existed or if Carlos actually undertook this supposed journey to attain enlightenment.

What matters is the message hidden within Carlos’ words, the profound writings scattered throughout this short book and the engaging questions the book elicits amongst those who have read it.

It has been claimed that the New Age movement elicited many of its teachings and ideas from the observations Carlos makes in this book. That alone should be enough to prove that this book can transcend its controversy and questions of its authenticity to become an educational tool for the seeking.

+A Separate Reality 1971

The second volume in the Don Juan books finds Carlos returning to Mexico and to the teachings of Don Juan seeking an experience unlike any Western Civilization has ever seen. Carlos rips apart the veil between this reality and the world of magic.

In the first Don Juan book, Carlos finished out his five-year apprenticeship to Don Juan and left. In this book, he comes back to see what more there is to learn from his sorcerer of a teacher.

‘A Separate Reality’ differs from its predecessor in that it doesn’t focus as much on philosophical teachings. Instead, Carlos smokes a lot of mushrooms and reveals the observations he makes on his new journey.

Carlos is learning to become a warrior. It requires that he learn about other sorcerers and make new allies. The book makes an effort to explore reality as it is seen by people, with Carlos highlighting the fact that people generally define their worlds, the words they internalize manifesting as truths over time. 

Who owns water? | DW Documentary

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Climate change is causing temperatures to rise. And everyone is consuming more water - whether it’s to make soda, microchips or cattle feed. But our reservoirs are running dry. Investors are buying water rights, prices are going up and farmers are running out of water.

The climate crisis is worsening worldwide. In many countries, increasing drought is threatening not only human survival, but entire ecosystems. Livestock farmers are running out of water. In India, farmers can no longer irrigate their fields. People are fleeing their homes in large numbers. 

Who owns water? Will there be more and more conflicts, even wars, over water? What will happen if our water disappears?

This is a three-part documentary series. Episodes will be released weekly on the following dates:

Part 1: The fight for water - August 10

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Part 3: Who owns water? - August 24

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“Wise Men” Co-Authors Evan Thomas and Walter Isaacson on Hiroshima Anniversary

  

“Wise Men” Co-Authors Evan Thomas and Walter Isaacson on Hiroshima Anniversary 

https://youtu.be/qzsIIKqsKRw

On this weekend in 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, snuffing out 70,000 lives in an instant and ushering in the atomic age. 77 years later, the world remains haunted by fallout from the bomb’s invention. Indeed, the United Nations Secretary General this week warned that the world is just one misstep away from nuclear annihilation. To discuss Hiroshima and its implications, historian Evan Thomas speaks with Walter Isaacson.

Originally aired on August 5, 2022.

Tigers Playing

 

Willie Dixon and The New Generation of Chicago Blues 1977 - Germany

https://youtu.be/lj_gs3V5N2s

Lurrie Bell,

Johnny B. Moore,

Freddie Dixon,

Harmonica Hinds,

Billy Branch

and Vernon Harrington.

Berliner Jazztage - Philharmonie Hall - Sunday 6 November 1977

01.Introduction by Host Willie Dixon 

02.'My Baby Done Changed The Lock On The Door' - Mervyn 'Harmonica' Hinds (vcl,hca) ,William 'Bom-Bay' Carter (g) 

03.'Billy's Blues' - Billy Branch 

04.'I'm A King Bee' - Johnny B. Moore 

05.'How Long' - Freddie Dixon 

06.Unid. Instrumental - Mervyn 'Harmonica' Hinds 

07.'I Am The Blues' - Willie Dixon 

08.'All Your Love' - Vernon Harrington 

09.'Don't Start Me To Talkin' ' - Billy Branch 

10.'All Because Of Your Love' (truncated) - James Kinds 

11.Unid Instrumental - Mervyn 'Harmonica' Hinds 

12.'Somebody Loan Me A Dime' - Dead-Eye Norris 

13.'I'm Ready' - Lurrie Bell 

14.'Going Back To Iuka' - Johnny B. Moore 

15.'Hoodoo Doctor' - Freddie Dixon 

16.'Berlin Wall' - All Performers Grand Finale 

17.'Got My Mojo Working' - All Performers Grand Finale

 

Berliner Jazztage - Philharmonie Hall - Sunday 6 November 1977

 

ALBUM

Gimme the Blues (Live)