In 1970, John Lennon introduced to the world Alejandro Jodorowsky and the film El Topo that he wrote, starred in and directed. The film and its author instantly became a counterculture icon. The New York Times said it demands to be seen, and Newsweek called it An Extraordinary Movie! But that was only the beginning of the story and the controversy of El Topo and the journey of its brilliant creator. His spiritual quest began with the Japanese master Ejo Takata, the man who introduced him to the practice of meditation, Zen Buddhism and the wisdom of the koans. Yet in this autobiographical account of his spiritual journey, Jodorowsky reveals that it was a small group of wisewomen, far removed from the world of Buddhism, who initiated him and taught him how to put the wisdom he had learned from his master into practice. At the direction of Takata, Jodorowsky became a student of the surrealist painter Leonora Carrington, thus beginning a journey in which vital spiritual lessons were transmitted to him by various women who were masters of their particular crafts. These women included Doña Magdalena, who taught him initiatic or spiritual massage; the powerful Mexican actress known as La Tigresa (the tigress ); and Reyna D'Assia, daughter of the famed spiritual teacher G. I. Gurdjieff. Other important wisewomen on Jodorowsky's spiritual path include María Sabina, the priestess of the sacred mushrooms; the healer Pachita; and the Chilean singer Violeta Parra. The teachings of these women enabled him to discard the emotional armour that was hindering his advancement on the path of spiritual awareness and enlightenment. · Reveals Jodorowsky turning the same unsparing spiritual vision seen in El Topo to his own spiritual quest · Shows how the author's spiritual insight and progress was catalysed repeatedly by wisewomen shamans and healers
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" . . . for anyone who enjoys reading memoirs about truly interesting and influential people, this is definitely a book to check out."--Curled Up with a Good Book, Nov 2008
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Alejandro Jodorowsky is a playwright, filmmaker, composer, mime, psychotherapist, and author of many books on spirituality and tarot, and over thirty comic books and graphic novels. He has directed several films, including The Rainbow Thief and the cult classics El Topo and The Holy Mountain. He lives in France.
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By G. Mciver
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On eof the few of AJ's books to be available in English, gives some insight into the thinking behind the great man's films.
He really is serious about the spiritual impulses in his work, and this book clarifies it to the film fans, and offers much food for thought beyond the films.
Enlightening.
He really is serious about the spiritual impulses in his work, and this book clarifies it to the film fans, and offers much food for thought beyond the films.
Enlightening.
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Jodorowsky y las Magas
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By Roberto I. Quesada
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Great book by this great surrealist master. His first encounter with Leonora Carrington as he described it is simply amazing! surreal surreal surreal surreal surreal surreal. If you are a big fan of Jodo buy this book but read first "La Danza de la Realidad" [The Dance of Reality].
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WOW: WHAT AN SURPRISING JOURNEY!!
22 Nov 2012
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I HIGHLY recommend this book... it's rare that I have a serious emotional reaction while reading such as laughing or crying - and I think it's a testament to Jodorowsky's genius that he could elicit such deep feelings in me. I laughed and sobbed multiple times.
This really is a brilliant documentation about a man's spiritual journey. True or not -- I learned a lot. His investigation into Koans was mind-bending, in the best of ways.
Regardless of what you think about his filmmaking, this book stands on its own.
For my full review see: [...]
This really is a brilliant documentation about a man's spiritual journey. True or not -- I learned a lot. His investigation into Koans was mind-bending, in the best of ways.
Regardless of what you think about his filmmaking, this book stands on its own.
For my full review see: [...]
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What a wonderful book this is...
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By Niva Lev
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I wholeheartedly recommend reading this outstanding story of Alejandro Jodorowsky,one of the greatest,most inspiring and delightful men I met.
His story is breathtaking, fantastic and mosly inspiring to love and be loved and explore life to its maximum.
His story is breathtaking, fantastic and mosly inspiring to love and be loved and explore life to its maximum.
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