The Last Post

This is the last post on this blog. I have spent over 5 years looking into what has become a "trendy" spiritual path for the unenlightened and curious. Although this is the "last post", I will be updating and adding stuff from time to time. Latest update February 2025. As I have said elsewhere - no urban Westerner is ever going to become a Shaman (unless you get as lucky as Carlos Castaneda). Despite many "experts" criticism of Castaneda, I cannot recommend his books enough - to me, they are essential reading. Don Juan Matus, Castanedas' mentor, was a shaman in the Toltec tradition. These days this tradition is continued by don Miguel Ruiz , don Jose Ruiz and don Miguel Ruiz jnr and can be learned online on their Four Agreements website. These guys won't turn you into a magical shaman or sorcerer but they can help you to become happier and healthier and more aware of your true Self. The Toltec tradition is what I like to think of as "practica...