Reading sorceress crossing

New Practitioners u/helpmelurn 2025-07-01 09:35 UTC 1 points

Really enjoying the book so far but, i recently found out the author (Taisha Abelar) was likely part of a suicide pact once Castaneda died and she was never seen from again.

I'm feeling a little conflicted about the book now. Any one relate?

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u/Emergency-Total-4851 2 points 2025-07-01 09:43

You can take a look through these posts for some more information:

https://www.reddit.com/r/castaneda/wiki/reputation/

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u/TechnoMagical_Intent 2 points 2025-07-01 10:55

This recent comment in a thread linked therein, is particularly telling:

https://www.reddit.com/r/castaneda/comments/1js9m0h/comment/mly45ql/?context=3&share_id=ugR75GvmSAjXeX7eCfoS0&utm_content=1&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1

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u/castaneda-ModTeam 1 points 2025-07-01 09:43

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The Sorcery Lineage of Don Juan Matus & Carlos Castaneda

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Booklist

Carlos Castaneda's books in chronological order:

The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge (1968)
A Separate Reality: Further Conversations With Don Juan (1971)
Journey to Ixtlan: The Lessons of Don Juan (1972)
Tales of Power (1974)
The Second Ring of Power (1977)
The Eagle's Gift (1981)
The Fire From Within (1984)
The Power of Silence: Further Lessons of Don Juan (1987)
The Art of Dreaming (1993)
Magical Passes: The Practical Wisdom of the Shamans of Ancient Mexico (Jan. 20, 1998)
The Wheel of Time: The Shamans Of Ancient Mexico, Their Thoughts About Life, Death And The Universe (Jun. 1, 1998)
The Active Side of Infinity (Sep. 1, 1998)

Florinda Donner's books:

Shabono: A Visit to a Remote and Magical World in the South American Rain Forest (1982)
The Witch's Dream: A Healer's Way of Knowledge (1985)
Being-in-Dreaming: An Initiation into the Sorcerers' World (1991)

Taisha Abelar's book:

The Sorcerer's Crossing: A Woman's Journey (1992)
Unpublished Manuscript - Stalking With The Double (restored version) (March, 1996) - file includes a link to the original scanned version, older file links