Carlos Castaneda

Carlos César Salvador Aranha Castaneda was an American author with a Ph.D. in anthropology. Starting with "The Teachings of Don Juan" in 1968, Castaneda wrote a series of books that describe his training in shamanism, particularly with a group whose lineage descended from the Toltecs. The books, narrated in the first person, relate his experiences under the tutelage of a Yaqui "Man of Knowledge" named don Juan Matus.

Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer (2004)

A best-selling author for 30 years, Carlos Castaneda inspired millions to break free from social dogma, fueling controversy over his work's authenticity and assertions of perceiving non-ordinary reality. Genius, guru, cult leader or fraud? No one really knows. Over ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Torjan
CAST:  Carlos Castaneda  •  Peter Coyote  •  Robert J. Feldman  •  Ron Goldstein

A best-selling author for 30 years, Carlos Castaneda inspired millions to break free from social dogma, fueling controversy over his work's authenticity and assertions of perceiving non-ordinary reality. Genius, guru, cult leader or fraud? No one really knows. Over ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Torjan
CAST:  Carlos Castaneda  •  Peter Coyote  •  Robert J. Feldman  •  Ron Goldstein

Carlos Castaneda: Tales from the Jungle (2007)

What happens when anthropology goes bad? The last in this series of great yarns from the world of anthropology is a story of sex, drugs and a long lost body in the desert. At its heart is the mysterious figure of Carlos Castaneda, to some a guru, to others a phony.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naomi Austin  •  Helen Seaman
CAST:  Dilly Barlow  •  C.J. Castaneda  •  Carlos Castaneda  •  Roderick Le Desma

What happens when anthropology goes bad? The last in this series of great yarns from the world of anthropology is a story of sex, drugs and a long lost body in the desert. At its heart is the mysterious figure of Carlos Castaneda, to some a guru, to others a phony.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naomi Austin  •  Helen Seaman
CAST:  Dilly Barlow  •  C.J. Castaneda  •  Carlos Castaneda  •  Roderick Le Desma

World Congress of Witchcraft 1975 (1975)

The meeting in Bogota, Colombia, on Aug 27, 1975, brought together spiritualist from many cultures: Israeli mentalist Uri Geller, Italian surrealist Federica Fellini, American ESP-researcher Edgar D. Mitchell, Colombian fantasist Gabriel Garcia Márquez and ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Carlos Castaneda  •  Federico Fellini  •  Gabriel García Márquez  •  Uri Geller

The meeting in Bogota, Colombia, on Aug 27, 1975, brought together spiritualist from many cultures: Israeli mentalist Uri Geller, Italian surrealist Federica Fellini, American ESP-researcher Edgar D. Mitchell, Colombian fantasist Gabriel Garcia Márquez and ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Carlos Castaneda  •  Federico Fellini  •  Gabriel García Márquez  •  Uri Geller