Books like Sorcerer's Apprentice by Amy Wallace
Amy Wallace’s *Sorcerer’s Apprentice* opens with her first meeting with Carlos Castaneda, the famed anthropologist-turned-shaman whose books about Yaqui teachings made him a New Age icon. As the daughter of bestselling novelist Irving Wallace, Amy was no stranger to celebrity encounters; her father’s insistence on meeting Castaneda led to a partnership that blossomed into a two‑decade friendship. Over time, Wallace documents the dark side of Castaneda’s organization, a cult marked by charismatic authoritarian control, emotional abuse, manipulative rituals, and sexual excess. Her narrative is both a personal account of survival and a broader warning about the dangers of entrusting one’s life to a tyrannical leader.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Amy Wallace
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