Originally drawn to Yaqui Indian spiritual leader don Juan Matus for his knowledge of psychotropic plants, bestselling author Carlos Castaneda immersed himself in the sorcerer's magical world. Ten years after his first encounter with the shaman, Castaneda examines his field notes and comes to understand what don Juan knew all along--psychotropic plants are merely a means to understanding alternative realities that one cannot fully embrace on one's own. "Journey to Ixtlan "introduces these clear new ideas--omitted from Castaneda's classic volumes "The Teachings of Don Juan "and "A Separate Reality"--to the reader for the first time. Castaneda explores, as he comes to experience it himself, his own final voyage into the teachings of don Juan, and shares with us what it is like to truly "stop the world" and perceive reality on his own terms.
鲁宓 中国台湾师大美术系毕业，德州大学奥斯丁分校艺术硕士。译有《巫士唐望》系列。
卡洛斯·卡斯塔尼达(1925年12月25—1998年4月27日)，秘鲁裔美国人类学家，因为唐望系列图书而在美国获得崇高的声望。由于他在美国中产阶级中的巨大影响，1973年3月5日出版的美国《时代》周刊，用长达万余字的封面文章来报道卡斯塔尼达和他的作品。