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Presents the lessons of Yaqui Indian sorcerer Don Juan Matus on how to "stop the world, " his term for achieving certain states of awareness in which the reality of everyday life is altered.

The author discusses his experiences as an apprentice to Yaqui sorcerer don Juan, during which he sometimes used hallucinogenic drugs in an attempt to learn to see, or perceive the essence of the things of the world.

Don Juan concludes Castaneda's leesons in the sorcerer's art with a dazzling series of visions.