Carlos Castaneda And The Shaman. A BBC documentary on the anthropologist, best-selling author, con-artist, drug guru and cult leader: Carlos Castaneda. (google video, 1 hour)
posted by empath on Apr 12, 2008 - 59 comments

Remains of guru's disciple identified Shortly after the 1998 death of "A Separate Reality" guru Carlos Castaneda, whose peyote-fueled sorceric journeys into the Mexican desert captured the imagination of a generation in the 1970s, five of his closest disciples made out their wills, disconnected their telephones, and disappeared into thin air. via
posted by hortense on Feb 20, 2006 - 46 comments

Who's doing a screenplay on the cult of personality? Did I hear you say Inekchok? Or maybe it was the word "trippy", but the 60's flashed before my eyes in a Castaneda blaze. Must have been that cigar on the flight down! (I dont smoke either). Eric, you have made me cry with laughter...
posted by nickyskye on Jun 22, 2000 - 0 comments