Favorite Historical Figure

[soa0611]

Carlos Castaneda. His books are mindblowing

 

[KlaudiaK]

Carlo Gambino - Shrewd Business Man - Super smart and never even knew how to read or write.

Sun Tzu

Makaveli

Leonardo Da Vinci

Baba Vanga - blind Bulgarian mystic

 

[Hints404]

Carlos Castaneda. His books are mindblowing

Starting with The Teachings of Don Juan in 1968, Castaneda wrote a series of books that describe his training in shamanism, particularly with a group whose lineage descended from the Toltecs. The books, narrated in the first person, relate his experiences under the tutelage of a man that Castaneda claimed was a Yaqui"Man of Knowledge" named don Juan Matus. His 12 books have sold more than 28 million copies in 17 languages. Critics have suggested that they are works of fiction; supporters claim the books are either true or at least valuable works of philosophy.

Castaneda withdrew from public view in 1973, living in a large house in Westwood, California from 1973 until his death in 1998, with three colleagues whom he called "Fellow Travellers of Awareness." He founded Cleargreen, an organization that promotes "Tensegrity", which Castaneda described as the modern version of the "magical passes" of the shamans of ancient Mexico.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Castaneda

 

[KlaudiaK]

Starting with https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Teachings_of_Don_Juan in 1968, Castaneda wrote a series of books that describe his training in https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamanism, particularly with a group whose lineage descended from the https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toltec. The books, narrated in the https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-person_narrative, relate his experiences under the tutelage of a man that Castaneda claimed was a https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaqui_people"Man of Knowledge" named https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_(honorific) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Juan_Matus. His 12 books have sold more than 28 million copies in 17 languages. Critics have suggested that they are works of fiction; supporters claim the books are either true or at least valuable works of philosophy.

Castaneda withdrew from public view in 1973, living in a large house in https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westwood,_California from 1973 until his death in 1998, with three colleagues whom he called "Fellow Travellers of Awareness." He founded Cleargreen, an organization that promotes "Tensegrity", which Castaneda described as the modern version of the "magical passes" of the shamans of ancient Mexico.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Castaneda

Interesting, I never knew where Don Juan came from. We use it here as an expression, to call someone who is a ladies man.

"Who does he think he is, Don Juan"

 

[GenesisOne]

Starting with The Teachings of Don Juan in 1968, Castaneda wrote a series of books that describe his training in shamanism, particularly with a group whose lineage descended from the Toltecs. The books, narrated in the first person, relate his experiences under the tutelage of a man that Castaneda claimed was a Yaqui"Man of Knowledge" named don Juan Matus. His 12 books have sold more than 28 million copies in 17 languages. Critics have suggested that they are works of fiction; supporters claim the books are either true or at least valuable works of philosophy.

Castaneda withdrew from public view in 1973, living in a large house in Westwood, California from 1973 until his death in 1998, with three colleagues whom he called "Fellow Travellers of Awareness." He founded Cleargreen, an organization that promotes "Tensegrity", which Castaneda described as the modern version of the "magical passes" of the shamans of ancient Mexico.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Castaneda

Good fiction writer but not the real deal:

 

[Hints404]

Carlo Gambino - Shrewd Business Man - Super smart and never even knew how to read or write.




Sun Tzu




Makaveli




Leonardo Da Vinci




Baba Vanga - blind Bulgarian mystic

Grandmother Vanga (Bulgarian: баба Ванга; 31 January 1911 – 11 August 1996), born Vangeliya Pandeva Dimitrova (Вангелия Пандева Димитрова), known after her marriage as Vangelia Gushterova (Вангелия Гущерова), was a blind Bulgarian mystic, clairvoyant, and herbalist, who spent most of her life in the Rupite area in the Kozhuh mountains in Bulgaria.[2][3][4] Zheni Kostadinova claimed in 1997 that millions of people believed she possessed paranormal abilities.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Vanga



Carlo "Don Carlo" Gambino (Italian: [ˈkarlo ɡamˈbiːno]; August 24, 1902 – October 15, 1976) was a Sicilian-American mobster and boss of the Gambino crime family, which is still named after him. After the 1957 Apalachin Convention, he unexpectedly seized control of the Commission of the American Mafia.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Gambino

 

[shanna_doll]

Good thread.. i have several favorites... Muhammad prophet, Muhammad Ali, Einstein, Tesla..

 

[soa0611]

Good fiction writer but not the real deal:

supporters claim the books are either true or at least valuable works of philosophy

i tend to agree with the last part

 

[GenesisOne]

supporters claim the books are either true or at least valuable works of philosophy

i tend to agree with the last part

This isn't a cheerleaders contest, watch the video and learn.

 

[soa0611]

This isn't a cheerleaders contest, watch the video and learn.

that your old *smart* dude is not an authority for me

and yes, in CC books, 90% - philosophy, read them first

 

[GenesisOne]

that your old *smart* dude is not an authority for me

and yes, in CC books, 90% - philosophy, read them first

Not surprised that Stanley Krippner is not an authority to you as you don't even know what are you talking about.
I read Castañeda first book, good enough for a literature read, that's it.
Want to learn philosophy, read the greeks.