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The dark legacy of Carlos Castaneda
The godfather of the New Age led a secretive group of devoted followers in the last decade of his life. His closest "witches" remain missing, and former insiders, offering new details, believe the women took their own lives.
By Robert Marshall [2007-04-12]

  • Lobsang Rampa got there first

    Before Castaneda there was the so-called Tibetan monk, Lobsang Rampa. When his hoax was revealed he cleverly claimed that the real Lobsang took over his body! Now that's chutzpah!

    At least he skipped the cult phase and simply followed the fine tradition of the British eccentric, moving to Canada and continuing to churn out novels presented as autobiography. His first book,The Third Eye, was also a classic occult novel.

    I'm sure there will be others in this fine tradition because there really is a sucker born every minute.

    -- Tapati McDaniels
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    Wednesday, April 11, 2007 08:35 PM
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