Il sogno della strega. La via di una guaritrice verso la conoscenza

After discovering the works of Carlos Castaneda I moved on to Florinda Donner. Both authors contributed to broadening my conceptions of spirituality, religion and people of other cultures.

This is an autobiographical account of the author's experiences in a remote Venezuelan town renowned for its sorcerers and mediums. Here Florinda worked as the assistant of Dona Mercedes, an old healer, witnessing the power of true healing, and leading to their mutual self-discovery. If you are on yo Leggi tutto

For those who have followed Carlos Casteneda and Don Juan Matus, this will be familiar territory. And this comes as no surprise when you learn that the writer, Florinda Donner-Grau, was a disciple Casteneda. This book follows the literary formula that was established by Casteneda very closely. That

A beautiful book. Well told tales of magic (realism? it does not really matter..)that make Garcia Marquez look pale in comparison.

A follower attempts to capitalize on the infamy of Castaneda's abusive cult of personality.