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The Eagle's Gift

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Carlos Castaneda takes the reader into the very heart of sorcery, challenging both imagination and reason, shaking the very foundations of our belief in what is "natural" and "logical." His landscape is full of terrors and mysterious forces, as sharply etched as a flash of lightning on the deserts and mountains where don Juan takes him to pursue the sorcerer’s knowledge—the knowledge that it is the Eagle that gives us, at our births, a spark of awareness, that it expects to reclaim at the end of our lives and which the sorcerer, through his discipline, fights to retain. Castaneda describes how don Juan and his party, left thisworld—"the warriors of don Juan’s party had caught me for an eternal instant, before they vanished into the total light, before the Eagle let them go through"—and how he, himself, upon witnessing such a sight, jumped into the abyss. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Washington Square Press; Reprint edition (December 1, 1991)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 067173251X


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 16


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.9 x 8.25 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #599,101 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #230 in Native American Religion #793 in Native American Demographic Studies #1,546 in Spiritualism


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    • The Scary Eagle
I was a big fan of Castaneda when his first books came out. I was in college then. Two years ago, I set out to read all of his books, first to last, in order. I highly recommend that exercise. This was one of the better Castaneda books. It's always dicey to write about Castaneda and the "r" word: did this really happen? I am inclined to say yes, but not in the usual way. I know that some might see this as a cop out, but I do believe that we all live in our heads and in a world that we create in there. No one else really has access to our experience except us. What we perceive is what we imagine to be the world out side of us, and our thoughts and feelings inside of us. Castaneda's experiences are as real as anyone's. Did he make it all up? I don't know, nor can I ever know. If he did make it all up, he was a genius. Who knows? Maybe Plato made up Socrates. Sure, the was a person named Socrates, and maybe there was a don Juan Matus. In the time of Plato and Aristotle, it was quite common to write dialogs about famous thinkers and write what they should have said, or write what they might of said, what was characteristic of their thinking. If the original never actually said that was not a problem. This wasn't our sense of history and truth that we have today. Ultimately, there is being, what is, and what is not. Truth, falsity, right, wrong, good, and evil are all of the mind. If you stick to facts, what is, you won't find any of the above. "There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so." Shakespeare. For me, Castaneda, don Juan, and don Genaro are great beings. I enjoy their mystery a great deal. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2014 by Blue Dog
    • The Rule of the Nagual
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"The Power that governs the destiny of all living beings is called the Eagle,..."
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2024 by Bucefaal Bucefaal
    • His best!
I read all these books in college long ago. Listening to them now has been wonderful. This book in particular, reviews what has happened to him up to this point and goes into detail regarding those in his group and his interactions with them. I have to say I laughed pretty hard (particularly Juan as a young man, seeking to secure his nagual woman). Well worth the time; you may have to hear it more than once... ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2023 by Sandra Leblanc
    • the Amazing Mexican Toltecs
It is difficult to think of this book by itself; The Eagle's Gift is the sixth of Castaneda's series of eight books on his apprenticeship as a sorcerer. I suggest that the books be read in the order written; each refers to events which have been described earlier, but each book contains Castaneda's heightened awareness of those events. This book is special for two reasons: first, it is largely about Castaneda's interactions with other apprentices, and gives us readers further insight as Castaneda's actions and thoughts are as seen by the others. Previously related events take on new meaning as the others, some more advanced than Carlos, some not, reflect on his thoughts, personality and progress into sorcery. Also, it has been pointed out many times, that the sorcery of the ancient seers was quite different from that of the modern seers. Modern seers seek -total freedom- don Juan tells Carlos that "Freedom is the Eagle's gift to man". To understand just what this means, you will have read the book. It is a 'must have' . ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2013 by kookie womblat
    • ... write this series off as merely fiction is a sad act of ignorance
To write this series off as merely fiction is a sad act of ignorance. There is no way of writing a review that could possibly come close to encompassing the soul shattering effects that truly attempting to grasp this knowledge has had on my life. I have been tumbling down this rabbit hole for over a decade, and I can tell you there have been moments I have deeply questioned my own sanity because of this author. Start at the beginning and read through to the end. A simpl google search will give you the chronological order of the books. This is not the place to start AT ALL. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2015 by Edward John Stiffen
    • A wonderful continuation and expansion of the Castaneda narrative
Important clarifications and new material related to prior Castaneda Adventures.
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2018 by Noel Peercy
    • a new way to look at the universe
wrote an anti-corporate message in my last review of this book - it didn't make the cut - trying it once again - imagine if everyone thought like this - the corporate structure would crumble - the planet would heal - people's minds would be free to evolve - the pigs at the top will never allow this - i'm surprised they haven't figured out a way to suppress the sale of these enlightening ideas - to everyone that quests for true awareness - "want nothing - fear no one - be free" ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2013 by Charles Cleland
    • Decent paper and print just what I needed to keep reading Carlo’s books
Just what I expected when I select to buy this book I’m almost done reading it and if I have to get more of Castaneda’s books I won’t hesitate buying it again
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2018 by Amazon Customer

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