

The Spanish investigator Manuel Carballal, author of 'The Secret Life of Carlos Castaneda,' compares Carlos Castaneda to Charles Manson:

This is only one of many lies from the infamous messiah of the counterculture - a man who inspired celebrities such as Jim Morrison, John Lennon, George Lucas, or Oliver Stone. However, since Carlos Castaneda died of cancer in 1988, unveiling the truth to his followers who had spent fortunes on his "tensegrity" courses, many refused to believe it.

"Witches don't die they burn inside out," said Don Juan Matus, a fictional Yaqui native in one of the best-known bestsellers of history, 'The Teaching of Don Juan.'
