The Secret of the Plumed Serpent: Further Conversations with Carlos Castaneda

by Armando Torres

“The Secret of the Plumed Serpent”, the second book of the elusive author and healer Armando Torres follows his bestseller “Encounters with the Nagual”, where he describes his friendship with Carlos Castaneda, the controversial author of twelve best-selling books recounting Castaneda’s apprenticeship with don Juan Matus, a Yaqui sorcerer and custodian of ancestral knowledge that has flourished for thousands of years in what is now Mexico and parts of Central America.

Here, eight years later (the original Spanish edition was published in 2010), Torres continues his account of his experiences on the path of sorcerer-healer, the account he began and then abruptly broke off in the last chapter of the “Encounters with the Nagual”. His simple, functional narrative opens an astounding vista of secret ceremonies, solemn incantations and magical beings roaming the otherworld, but also of relentless discipline and of unquenchable passion for absolute freedom his teachers the healers inherited from their ancestors, the Toltecs: masterful sorcerers, artists and men of knowledge dedicated to discovering the secret of existence. It is the secret of Quetzalcoatl, the Plumed Serpent, the gateway to infinity.
As Torres works his way towards the final revelation, terror and wonder mingle with moments of earthy comedy, deliciously seasoned with the irony, wit and practical jokes of his friend and mentor Carlos.

Somewhere in the anonymity of Mexican countryside, Armando’s quest for freedom and impeccability continues.

254 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Pedro]

The second book of Armando Torres, one of the toltec writers. Toltec writers are the one who were chosen by Spirit to belong to lineages of sorcerers, and wrote accounts of their doings, on the same premise as Carlos Castaneda that is one showing the world what is sorcery and toltecs as heirs of humankind of the knowledge that is at the tip of each individual's finger tips, really. The books of armando torres are great companionship to who read the books by carlos castaneda, because they develop the concepts introduced by CC.

[Fatih Gunicen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wrote a new Carlos Castaneda review with the name "The Science of Seers". It has a different perspective comparing Modern Science and the wisdom of the Shamans of Ancient Mexico and also the religion while touching all the main existential questions of human beings. And for me, it puts the writings of Castaneda to the right place as it has never done before. If you could take a look and read it I will be pleased.

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[Stephen Saffin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I recommend this book!! This book is a must have!!

[Erik · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very satisfying read. If you enjoyed the entire cycle of Castaneda's books this is a welcome companion to them. Carlos has taken a lot of heat, some of it earned but much of it barely informed or completely unhinged. This book shows a personal side that is very fascinating. Armando asks good questions and the responses are interesting and sew some of the more vague aspects of Castaneda's neo-nagualism together. But the best part is when Armando links up with a parallel lineage of healers and describes his experiences with them. I especially enjoyed his description of a ceremony to call down the Plumed Serpent. Very lovely.

Armando's first book, "Encounters With The Nagual Conversations With Carlos Castaneda" is available as a free PDF: https://thetoltecpath.files.wordpress...

[Ričardas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Author don't have any relations to Castaneda's party except one meeting. I believe is more fiction than true but book was worth reading.

[Jim · Rating 1 out of 5]

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