Carlos Castaneda

Carlos Castaneda was born on Dec 25, 1925 in Peru. Carlos Castaneda's big-screen debut came with Heksene fra den forstenede skog directed by Bredo Greve in 1976.

Carlos Castaneda, dubbed "godfather of the New Age movement," was born in Peru and came to the United States in 1951, originally hoping to make it as a sculptor. He worked a series of odd jobs and took classes in philosophy, literature and creative writing. While a graduate student in anthropology at UCLA, he interviewed and underwent an alleged apprenticeship with a Yaqui Sorcerer, don Juan Matus. His exploits into non-ordinary reality, including the ingestion of peyote and Castaneda's belief that he was "the chosen one" picked to receive teachings, became the basis for his 1968 classic "The Teachings of don Juan." Castaneda also claimed to be a Nagual, an individual with a specific energy configuration appropriate for leadership. As claimed in his books, don Juan recognized this configuration in Castaneda and thus began his apprenticeship as the last Nagual of don Juan's lineage.