Carlos Castaneda: Godfather of the New Age (Death Cult?)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
Jimmy Akin
4.8 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 11 December 2020
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
In the late 1960s, Carlos Castaneda claimed to reveal the drug-fueled, mystical teachings of a Native American sorcerer, launching the New Age movement. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore who Castaneda was and what he taught and the truth behind the mysteries surrounding him.
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| 1:01.3 | You're listening to episode 132 of Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World where we look at mysteries from |
| 1:08.3 | the twin perspectives of faith and reason. In this episode we're talking about Carlos Castaneda |
| 1:14.8 | and the Yaki Sorcerer Don Juan. I'm Don Betanelli and joining me today is Jimmy Akin. Hi Jimmy. |
| 1:21.7 | Howdy Don. Folks be sure to stick around for the end of the episode as we'll have your feedback |
| 1:27.1 | on our recent episode on curses. But first in 1968 America was experimenting with new mind-expanding |
| 1:35.3 | philosophies. The previous years summer of love saw the hippie movement blossom. Some were exploring |
| 1:41.6 | Native American culture as a path to enlightenment. Many pursued psychedelic drugs. |
| 1:47.6 | In 1968 an anthropology student named Carlos Castaneda published a book called The Teachings of |
| 1:53.7 | Don Juan, a Yaki way of knowledge which brought these themes together. It claimed to reveal the secret |
| 2:00.8 | teachings of a sorcerer named Don Juan. It became a bestseller and together with its many sequels, |
| 2:07.6 | Castaneda's books have sold over 28 million copies and inspired countless seekers. |
| 2:14.0 | Time magazine dubbed Castaneda the godfather of the New Age movement. But there were dark |
| 2:19.3 | mysteries surrounding Castaneda, mysteries that deepened after his death and that remained to |
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