The devil's weed

The encounter between a master's student and a shaman, this is an essential work in the counterculture of the 1960s. First published in the 1960s, The Devil's Weed marked a generation and still sparks great interest among those seeking alternative interpretations of the reality we live in, or even anthropological accounts of ancient Central American tribes. The book recounts the teachings that the author, Carlos Castañeda, received from the Yaqui Indian Don Juan Matus while he was on the US-Mexico border. What was intended to be a mere scientific account became one of the great books of the second half of the 20th century.