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Fire from Within
by Carlos Castaneda
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Washington Square Press (1991-01-01)
ISBN: 0671732501
EAN: 9780671732509
Dewy Decimal #: 299.792
Paperback: 304 pages
SKU: T081815-5336
Condition: New
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Each of Carlos Castaneda's books is a brilliant and tantalizing burst of illumination into the depths of our deepest mysteries, like a sudden flash of light, like a burst of lightning over the desert at night, which shows us a world that is both alien and totally familiar -- the landscape of our dreams.Fire from Within is the author's most brilliant thought-provoking and unusual book, one in which Castaneda, under the tutelage of don Juan and his "disciples," at last constructs, from the teachings of don Juan and his own experiences, a stunning portrait of the "sorcerer's world" that is crystal-clear and dizzying in its implications.
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Customer Reviews
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Castenada is masterful...
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-11-02
I much enjoy reading the reviews here on Amazon, they're so enlightening... even entertaining. The insight we can derive from the opinions of others. Even when a reviewer writes a 1-star review of an excellent book or other product, we still learn. For example, when a reviewer lambasts Castaneda's "The Fire From Within" as Satan worship, we learn a bit more about our fellow humans. We begin to see why folks often do not appreciate great literature -- they seem to expect everything to be spelled out in clear, unequivocal terms with nothing left to imagination -- exactly the antithesis of great art (or literature). The genius of great art is often seen in that which is not overtly expressed. Such as the famous painting where a nude female form is depicted by a simple curved line on a stark white canvas. The viewer is drawn into the work, having to supply the "missing" portion from inside themselves, thereby great multiplying the impact of the work. Castaneda is masterful in this regard.
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On Becoming Impeccable
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-04-29
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
"Fire From Within" is one of two most memorable books (with the second being The Active Side of Infinity) by Carlos Castaneda that I have ever read, as ideas from this book that can be utilized for everyday life, such as "petty tyrant" and being "impeccable." This book contains profound lessons to learn in our world.
Face the petty tyrant in everyday life and you will face the unknown.
It is not the question of whether or not this book is fiction, but it is the idea(s) that stem from this book and others that can have such impact on our lives and how we deal with other people. These ideas seem to be traced back to ancient philosophies to which they were currently being ignored but they are crucial for today's world.
Most highly recommended.
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Disappointing Delusions
Rating  (1)
Date: 2008-02-25
2 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
Although I have no doubt that Castaneda under the influence of multiple mind altering drugs believed his experiences to be of great import to occult science, Thomas Vaughan summed the such likes in saying, The spirals of their towers of Babel seem to ascend to the clouds, but when a foundation in Light of Truth is sought; there is none to be found.
It serves no purpose than to take up time and research; except to perceive just how far God will permit a man to delude himself via demonic influence.
Matthew P. Dec
Founder - asrpcp.org
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One of the best Castaneda books
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-10-27
This is one of my favorite books by Castaneda. The main theme of Fire from Within is the idea of a 'petty tyrant'. In this book Don Juan teaches that the seers of old learned to face the unknown by dealing with petty tyrants of everyday life. One would think it would be the other way around. But their is genius in such an idea.
We are also given much of the humor of Don Juan as in the other titles and also it expands on the philosophy of the shamans of ancient Mexico. There are some very relevant ideas to be taken out of this book.
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The Fire from Within
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-08-01
I have been a fan of Carlos Castanda since his first novel, the teaching of Don Juan. This book is easily to grapse and interesting to learn about the life of a socery of Don Juan. Carlos experience so many vision in the fire from within. Being abstract, Carlos explain to the reader about his appreanticeship with Don Juan. From his hiliarous antic, Don Juan display his experience growing up as a seer. The book is highly recommended for any type of reader.
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