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In *The Second Ring of Power*, Carlos Castaneda recounts his days as a student of Don Juan Matus, a Yaqui shaman. The book details the rites, rituals, and altered states that Castaneda sought under Don Juan’s guidance, offering readers a blended narrative of personal experience and anthropological observation. The work documents how the sorcerer’s teachings influenced Castaneda’s understanding of reality, spirituality, and the human psyche, while reflecting on the broader cultural context of Native Mexican shamanism.
First publish date: 1977
Genre: Religious & Spiritual Fiction/Spiritual Fiction
Authors: Carlos Castaneda
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