Castaneda found himself captivated by all this and also increasingly interested as a scientist in this, new for him, area of knowledge. For the first time in his life, Castaneda came across the miraculous phenomena that were absolutely beyond the scope of his usual secular and religious notions. Moreover, don Juan turned out to be a sorcerer himself. In due course, Castaneda discovered that don Juan possesses the knowledge not only about qualities of plants, but also about the ancient art of the Toltec Indians’ sorcery. So, they got acquainted, and their joint work began. He was introduced to an Indian, whose name was Juan Matus and who agreed to provide Castaneda with the data he needed free of charge. Upon arrival to Mexico, he started searching for people competent in this issue.

He had to collect material for his thesis, so he went to Mexico in order to study the experience of Indians of that area in using medicinal and psychotropic plants. So, the future author of bestsellers about the School of Juan Matus, Carlos Castaneda was an undergraduate student at a university in USA, majoring in anthropology. This is why the spiritual concept of the School must be evaluated not based on what don Juan said and did over these decades, but on what he attained by the end of his earthly life. Reading Castaneda’s books, one can see both the early and the later personal spiritual quest of don Juan, which was not free from mistakes. Over this period, it was not only Castaneda who advanced in his development, but also don Juan himself. It must be noted right away that in his books Castaneda describes the period of his relationship with don Juan that lasted for about three decades. Juan Matus and His companions are described in the books of Carlos Castaneda that became worldwide bestsellers. This group represented a spiritual School which possessed esoteric knowledge and methods of a very high level. Don Juan Matus was a leader of a group of sorcerers (spiritual warriors), who lived in 20 th century in Mexico.

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