Castaneda

Castaneda attended the University of California in Los Angeles where he earned his B.A. in anthropology in 1962 and his Ph.D. In 1973. During his time at UCLA, Castaneda worked as an apprentice with a traditional shaman, or "Man of Knowledge", by the name of Don Juan Matus from Northern Mexico. It was this apprenticeship that became the focus for his first books entitlted The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge, A Separate Reality and Journey to Ixtlan. These books helped him achieve his degrees at UCLA. After the publication of his books, Castaneda appeared for one article for…