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Tales of Power

Carlos Castaneda

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Founder connections

  • George LucasNamed creative influence
    In Paul Scanlon’s 1977 interview, Lucas names Tales of Power while explaining an earlier Force idea connected with Ben Kenobi. Rolling Stone’s own Italian reprint uses the Italian title L’isola del Tonal. This is a named creative influence; his edition and reading extent are unknown, and no recommendation is implied.
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Summary

The fourth book in Castaneda’s don Juan series follows a learner through teachings about sorcery, visions, initiation and a final farewell. The publisher presents it as the close of this stage of his learning. Read it as a narrative of a mentor and a learner; the supernatural events are the book’s claims.

  • SourceSimon & Schuster — Tales of Power · About the Book: fourth installment, don Juan’s instruction, visions, initiation and farewell; Product Details: Washington Square Press, 1 January 1991; 304 pages; ISBN13 9780671732523.

Why read it Our view

For a founder who makes stories, compare how a mentor, a learner and a final farewell give an abstract idea a form that an audience can follow. This is a study of narrative craft, not evidence for a business method.