Carlos Castaneda wrote many Great Books about the Brujo Don Juan Mateus, a Yaqui Indian. He taught a different view of the world using medicinal plants and reality-stretching exercises.

The first book is called "The Teachings of Don Juan:  A Yaqui Way of Knowledge". It's a Classic anthropological study of Mexican Indians. Required reading in freshman cultural-anthropology at Chico State in 1973... The people in the book used the teachings to learn how to run thru the desert at full speed it total darkness using power from an "ally" that looked like a moth... Hence the images of men running... and Moths.  They were also able to travel instantly from one place to another... 

Often in these books, Carlos and Juan do things that are absolutely impossible... If you believe the traditional view of reality... However, the first set 

on the path of knowledge is to "question reality".

The book "Tales of Power" has many images in it that I used to make this animation... Like "finding your hands while dreaming": a way to take control of your dreams and use them to learn. 

https://www.amazon.com/Carlos-Castaneda/e/B000APXVFG

Carlos Castaneda wrote of "seeing" people as luminous eggs... with bolts of power connecting their midsections to the world around them.

I'm re-reading all those books again... a worthwhile use of my time... The Teachings of Don Juan starts the series... A Separate Reality, Journey to Ixtlan, The Eagle's Gift, Tales of Power and The Second Ring of Power... These books document a cultural anthropologist 's study of Mexican Indians, psychedelics and Toltec Warriors.  The first book is about psylocibin, datura and peyote experiences but the author quickly outgrows these and embarks on a magical journey learning the ancient arts of "stalking" and "dreaming".

A complementary author is Don Miguel Ruiz... The Four Agreements... They work well together.

and I remember doing a POWER WALK after a Grateful Dead Concert... I took ONE STEP and Grocked Everything there was to know about That Location... and then I took Another Step... and Grocked THAT Location... and Many Silly Deadheads Mocked Me For Walking SO FAST! "Watch Out Everybody! This Guy is Speeding TOO FAST! Danger Danger!" and I walked that way 

all the way to my car in the parking lot...

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Great Book: "The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz, a Toltec Brujo from Mexico. (Doctor/Priest/Teacher.)

1. Be impeccable with your word.
2. Don't take anything personally.
3. Don't make assumptions.
4. Always do your best.

READ MORE:

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2017/06/great-books-four-agreements-by-don.html

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Tripping 

(1999 Ken Kesey / Merry Pranksters documentary)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh2kK5IfS-8

Great Books: "1984", "Siddhartha" and "The Teachings of Don Juan" - All of these Books Help a Person to WAKE UP and NOTICE REALITY.

Nineteen Eighty-Four centres on the consequences of government over-reach, totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and repressive regimentation of all persons and behaviours within society. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four

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Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhartha_(novel)

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The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge was published by the University of California Press in 1968 as a work of anthropology, though many critics contend that it is a work of fiction.[1] It was written by Carlos Castaneda and submitted as his Master's thesis in the school of Anthropology. It purports to document the events that took place during an apprenticeship with a self-proclaimed Yaqui Indian Sorcerer, don Juan Matus from Sonora, Mexico between 1960 and 1965.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Teachings_of_Don_Juan

Did you ever Notice Arcata, California? It's Simply Wonderful. Here is A Collection of My Best Photographs and Links to Cultural Happenings... MANY FREE EVENTS!

Arcata is a Lovely town on California's North Coast

about Halfway between San Francisco and Seattle

Very Close to the Oregon Border in the State Of "Jefferson"

Click on the Pictures to See Them Bigger!

Doing Engineering Design was a High Point of My Life... I remember laying out a Circuit Card and the Sun was shining thru the window and I felt BLESSED... Programmers call it "The Zone"... another time I was doing 3D graphics on a Computer at School and DING! 4 Hours had passed... Here is the picture I was Drawing... Homework For Statistics Class At Humboldt State University...

And That's what we do here...
Why not come and Visit?

U2 can Bliss Out, Now

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX2utDYfzCY&feature=youtu.be

Music Video: Blue Rhythm Revue.

"With a little help from my friends" by The Beatles

What if you wanted to know More about this GEM of a Town?

Click on the Links:
http://www.humboldt.edu/

http://humboldt.edu/clubs/club_sites/ccat

http://www.schatzlab.org/

http://www.northcoastjournal.com/

http://lostcoastoutpost.com/

http://www.darrylcherney.com/
"I see by Your T-Shirt That You are an FBI Agent,
You see by my T-Shirt that I'm an FBI Agent, Too..
If you get a T-Shirt then You could be an FBI Agent,
Mumble mumble mumble I forgot the last Line..."
Sung to the tune "Streets of Laredo"

However, all the accurate Lyrics are on Darryl's website.

http://www.jailhurwitz.com/
Sadly, This Contest is Over and it is TOO LATE to Enter.

http://www.jailhurwitz.com/pdfs/hfcb_cover.html
But You Can Still Download the Headwaters Forest Coloring Book!

http://www.humboldt.edu/music/
You could learn to play a musical instrument.

http://www.humboldt.edu/music/calypso-band
For Example: The Steel Pans

http://www.humboldt.edu/music/dan-aldag
Dan Aldag teaches a fine General Education Course
"The History of Rock and Roll."
I took it and Had a Great Time...

Dan has been seen playing Trombone in The Fortuna Bandemonium.
http://fortunaconcertseries.com/history/2006/greg-moore-bandemodium.htm

http://www.humboldtfolklife.org/node/2
at the Humboldt Folklife Festival in Blue Lake.

http://lilanelson.org/
Singer Wrong Righter, Lila Nelson. Righting Wrong Thru Song.

https://www.facebook.com/tofumike
and Lila's brother "Tofu" Mike Schwartz
Who will do the Sound Mixing For and Event
http://www.absynthquintet.com/
or Play the Drums.

http://humboldtgov.org/1346/Public-Library/
You Could Read a Good Book at the Humboldt County Library.

http://www.humboldtmusic.com/webpage/index.cfm?id=282
Mr. Bill plays the drums for Vintage Rock and Soul.

http://www.mtsmusic.com/
Two Street Music is on Second Street in Eureka! I have Found It, CA

http://www.humboldt.edu/centennial/
100 Year Party Celebrating Alexander Humboldt,
The Last Man who Knew Everything There Was to Know.

http://www.humboldtmusic.com/webpage/index.cfm?id=883
Tim Day slappa da Bass.
Tim Day is an electric bass player, drummer, and composer based out of Eureka, CA. Originally from Los Angeles, CA, he picked up the guitar at the age of 5 and began playing. Over the years Tim also picked up the drums and bass and continues to develop as a musician.

Currently, Tim has been playing drums for local group Vintage Soul for 11 years, and he plays bass for local group
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Blue-Rhythm-Revue/94493887977
 Blue Rhythm Revue now in their 4th year. He has played at local bars, clubs, private shows, and festivals in and around Humboldt county.

http://lostcoastoutpost.com/HumboldtApproved/
Winner Best Singer Award: Samantha Toste
of the Blue Rhythm Review.

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And, Now for something Completely Different:
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http://www.derrickjensen.org/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjNqlhPFc4Y
Firesign Theater Temporary Humbolt County
No it's not Permanently Humboldt County,
It's THC.

http://www.yuroktribe.org/
Supposedly Named by A Yurok Tribal member.

https://www.caljobs.ca.gov/vosnet/Default.aspx
Looking for a Job? Search CALJOBS by Zip Code

http://www.mss.ca.gov/
Or Find a Job anywhere in California

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