{"product_id":"the-sorcerers-crossing-a-womans-journey-paperback","title":"The Sorcerer's Crossing: A Woman's Journey - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTaisha Abelar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarlos Castaneda\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome twenty years ago, anthropologist \u003cb\u003eCarlos Castaneda\u003c\/b\u003e electrified millions of readers by describing his initiation--under the Yaqui Indian \u003ci\u003ebrujo\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eDon Juan\u003c\/b\u003e--into an alternate reality. Now \u003cb\u003eTaisha Abelar\u003c\/b\u003e, who was taught by the female members of Don Juan's group, recounts her own \"crossing\" in this arresting book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile 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. \u003cb\u003eThe Sorcerers Crossing\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaisha Abelar\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Sorcerer's Crossing: A Woman's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarlos Castaneda\u003c\/b\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Teachings of Don Juan\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, \u003ci\u003eA Separate Reality\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJourney to Ixtlan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTales of Power\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Ring of Power\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Eagle's Gift\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which are published by Penguin. He also wrote the \u003ci\u003eArt of Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e (1993).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 7.77 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753689841952,"sku":"9780140193664","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1e5e9ad323b2675fe5a111afea73edd8.webp?v=1780025601","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-sorcerers-crossing-a-womans-journey-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}