06-06-2012, 12:01 AM
Some people say there never was a Don Juan Matus. Others say he was composite of several people, most often being named the revered Cahuilla spiritual elder Salvador Lopez and the Mazatec curandera Maria Sabina. Others, such as Tezlcazi Guitimea Cachora have claimed outright to BE Don Juan Matus. Still others say someone like Alex Apostolides, of whom I address the possibility, or the lack of same, in The Tree, if not Don Juan was the role model for him.
the funny thing is, i first Heard of Carlos Casteneda stuff drom trying to google more about theman from my childhood dreams. the fact he was mad einto a footnote in some hippy ****, as i saw it then, made me feel his memory was disrespected. But still i bought art of dreaming a bit after. And Since This figure was also Dr who, or another around him, but a talkative one, i figured sure why not who cares. Not the same though. One was a person who had been living. Dr who ive never been sure. I dont have an opinion. Its just funny. I can ask, but the answers are more for perspective then truth telling. I let it go.
As for the Huichol shaman-priest Ramón Medina Silva being Don Juan or a potential composite for Don Juan, the connection is made by a very thin thread that some say leads to Castaneda.(see) Although the thread existed, the strength of the connection weakens because of the timing of events. The person designated only as the Informant that shows up in various writings including Castaneda's last book, The Active Side of Infinity and who is known to have have been friends with Sabina long before her rise to fame is perhaps the most credible source.
http://the-wanderling.com/lopez.html
Byrat shamanisim was the first symbol i got in dreams that led me here indirectly. I drew it in 2006. It was a funny dream. I drew what is aw then googled a description of my drawing. The dream didnt tell me exact. Just shaman spirit. I asked what power i had what being did something ina dream and it was funny to power. It had me look in a mirror, and i drew what was on my head, which identified the "guilty" party. My reaction brought much laughter. I saw on my head the inverse of the flag of the sakha republic in russia, and the symbol for tengerisim. But inversed in mirror even colors somehow. And in the center, was a feutes...the dream said me maybe. I hope i can find that one again. I drew this when i wok e up the next morning. Was on old computer, but i saved it on facebook it seems
Salvador Lopez (d. August, 1967, with some reports stating 1973) was a member and highly revered spiritual elder of the Cahuilla band of Indians of the Morongo Reservation, ( ), California. He was renowned as an expert on medicinal plants, a bird singer and doing feats with fire as well as being a Bear Shaman. Lopez is considered by some to be at least one of the sources of information Carlos Castaneda used regarding Sacred Datura and other hallucinogenics presented in his first two books.* True, the possibility does exists that Lopez could have contributed in some fashion as an informant of Castaneda's
When i was a child, this is where i lived, ( ) Ca, and that reservation one end is where i would wander the hills. In dreaming, as a child, that was the name that man who didnt speak much gave to me...watched me...his name. He died three years after i before I was born. I didnt research any of this untill...i was deciding to come ( ) and investigate myself in this way or not. Many of my dreams still happen here. Its my dream hometown like dreamed of showing people recently. Had a long dream on those durring a nap a few hours ago again. the thing i was shown over and over was the fire...the sacred house was burned when the last shaman died. the version of the "Old Seers" in this tribes lore is similar. Also from my early dreaming, and the burning of the sacred house. this mythological figure found me in...2001 the summer. I still wont speak the name. I spoke of it once to a friend, and it saw her too. So i am carefull what i invoke. Its similar though. I will more freely speak of menily and agroot and the others When i went to a pool with fish in a dream the other night, this was menilys pool, when she left the earth to become the moon, that coyote tried to drink and drink to reach her.
When i said i went to find CC after leaving the house with all you gathered on the airplane with clock propellers. this is what i did. I went to find him, Carlos Casteneda, and pose some direct questions. The bit about faith as molds and spirit as syrup came out of our conversation. I then rode to menilys pool to see her reflection in the water and bring peace. Sometimes the fish are there, sometime sits the great axoltol. the next night i was prepared to ride the winds, like i explain, to the cloud palace. And learn more then return
the funny thing is, i first Heard of Carlos Casteneda stuff drom trying to google more about theman from my childhood dreams. the fact he was mad einto a footnote in some hippy ****, as i saw it then, made me feel his memory was disrespected. But still i bought art of dreaming a bit after. And Since This figure was also Dr who, or another around him, but a talkative one, i figured sure why not who cares. Not the same though. One was a person who had been living. Dr who ive never been sure. I dont have an opinion. Its just funny. I can ask, but the answers are more for perspective then truth telling. I let it go.
As for the Huichol shaman-priest Ramón Medina Silva being Don Juan or a potential composite for Don Juan, the connection is made by a very thin thread that some say leads to Castaneda.(see) Although the thread existed, the strength of the connection weakens because of the timing of events. The person designated only as the Informant that shows up in various writings including Castaneda's last book, The Active Side of Infinity and who is known to have have been friends with Sabina long before her rise to fame is perhaps the most credible source.
http://the-wanderling.com/lopez.html
Byrat shamanisim was the first symbol i got in dreams that led me here indirectly. I drew it in 2006. It was a funny dream. I drew what is aw then googled a description of my drawing. The dream didnt tell me exact. Just shaman spirit. I asked what power i had what being did something ina dream and it was funny to power. It had me look in a mirror, and i drew what was on my head, which identified the "guilty" party. My reaction brought much laughter. I saw on my head the inverse of the flag of the sakha republic in russia, and the symbol for tengerisim. But inversed in mirror even colors somehow. And in the center, was a feutes...the dream said me maybe. I hope i can find that one again. I drew this when i wok e up the next morning. Was on old computer, but i saved it on facebook it seems
Salvador Lopez (d. August, 1967, with some reports stating 1973) was a member and highly revered spiritual elder of the Cahuilla band of Indians of the Morongo Reservation, ( ), California. He was renowned as an expert on medicinal plants, a bird singer and doing feats with fire as well as being a Bear Shaman. Lopez is considered by some to be at least one of the sources of information Carlos Castaneda used regarding Sacred Datura and other hallucinogenics presented in his first two books.* True, the possibility does exists that Lopez could have contributed in some fashion as an informant of Castaneda's
When i was a child, this is where i lived, ( ) Ca, and that reservation one end is where i would wander the hills. In dreaming, as a child, that was the name that man who didnt speak much gave to me...watched me...his name. He died three years after i before I was born. I didnt research any of this untill...i was deciding to come ( ) and investigate myself in this way or not. Many of my dreams still happen here. Its my dream hometown like dreamed of showing people recently. Had a long dream on those durring a nap a few hours ago again. the thing i was shown over and over was the fire...the sacred house was burned when the last shaman died. the version of the "Old Seers" in this tribes lore is similar. Also from my early dreaming, and the burning of the sacred house. this mythological figure found me in...2001 the summer. I still wont speak the name. I spoke of it once to a friend, and it saw her too. So i am carefull what i invoke. Its similar though. I will more freely speak of menily and agroot and the others When i went to a pool with fish in a dream the other night, this was menilys pool, when she left the earth to become the moon, that coyote tried to drink and drink to reach her.
When i said i went to find CC after leaving the house with all you gathered on the airplane with clock propellers. this is what i did. I went to find him, Carlos Casteneda, and pose some direct questions. The bit about faith as molds and spirit as syrup came out of our conversation. I then rode to menilys pool to see her reflection in the water and bring peace. Sometimes the fish are there, sometime sits the great axoltol. the next night i was prepared to ride the winds, like i explain, to the cloud palace. And learn more then return