The Sorcerer's Crossing: A Woman's Journey (Compass) - Softcover

Abelar, Taisha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140193669 ISBN 13: 9780140193664

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 1993

Synopsis

Some twenty years ago, anthropologist Carlos Castaneda electrified millions of readers by describing his initiation--under the Yaqui Indian "brujo"Don Juan--into an alternate reality. Now Taisha Abelar, who was taught by the female members of Don Juan's group, recounts her own "crossing" in this arresting book.

While traveling in Mexico, Abelar became involved with a group of sorcerers and began a rigorous physical and mental training process designed to enable her to breach the limits of ordinary perception. The Sorcerers Crossing details that process, giving us a highly practical sense of the responsibilities and perils that face a woman sorcerer. Abelar's enthralling story is invaluable as a virtual "sorcerers manual," as anthropology, and as a provocative work of women's spirituality.

About this title

About the Author:

Taisha Abelar is an American writer and anthropologist, and a former associate of the shaman and author Carlos Castaneda, also known as Don Juan. She wrote about her experiences in The Sorcerer's Crossing: A Woman's Journey.

Carlos Castaneda was a graduate student in anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles, gathering information on various medicinal herbs used by the Indians in Sonora, Mexico, when he met the old Yaqui Indian Don Juan. His first book, The Teachings of Don Juan, was the story of the first period the two men spent together as master and pupil. This was followed by the other volumes in the series, A Separate Reality, Journey to Ixtlan, Tales of Power, The Second Ring of Power, and The Eagle's Gift, all of which are published by Penguin. He also wrote the Art of Dreaming (1993).

Synopsis:

Taisha Abelar is a member of the Sorcerers' Party, which also includes Carlos Castenada and Don Juan. This book and its sequel recount her training, with detailed, fundamental descriptions of her initiation and experiences.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0140193669
• ISBN 13: 9780140193664
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272