miércoles, 22 de octubre de 2014

My favorite book is "The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge" of Carlos Castaneda. This book is part of a four book collection that also includes "A Separate Reality", "Journey to Ixtlan" and "Tales Of Power". These books were written in 1968, 1971, 1973 and 1975 respectively. 

The story of the book is based on a real experience of Carlos Castaneda and he wrote it in a autobiographical narration. He was studying anthropology in the University of California (UCLA) and this book were his grade thesis. He was doing an etnography in the state of Sonora in Mexico. There he met an indian wizard of the Yaqui tradition. The name of the wizard was Juan Matus but Castaneda tell him Don Juan. The story is about the teachings of Don Juan to Carlos Castaneda about being a Yaqui wizard. Don Juan train Carlos in the use of different entheogenics. This will help Castaneda to change his perception and consciousness, knowing how the Yaqui's see the life. Don Juan try to teach this knowledge to Carlos because he wants to maintain this tradition over the time. 

I really like this book because it taught me differents ways of conceive the existence. Also, know another cultures and how they use the nature for his benefit. Finally, I like it because the story is funny and curious, maintaining me intrigued, so I can't stop reading.    

miércoles, 1 de octubre de 2014

My dream work

In first place, I want to have a kind of job that I don't have to work very much. I think the dream job of everyone works like that, few days of working and many days of free time. I imagine a job where I can earn enough money for living and have enough free time for travelling. That job will be tour guide or private psychologist. 

If my job consist in tour guide, it will be outdoors. I will need to know another languages, so I can guide foreigners through Chile. I will work only when I want or when I have tours. Instead of working in a office, I will have a jeep so I can do tours in it. The main reason of working in this, is that I will have interchange with people of other cultures and I will have time for travelling around the world. 

If my job consist in private psychologist, I will have a private office so it will be indoors. The adventage of having a private office is that I will work only the days I want. I expect that this job give me enough money and free time for travelling so I can travel around the world. If I be a private psychologist I will need to study a minor. The speciality that I like to learn is humanist and transpersonal therapy. I will attend my patients based on this approach because I think it understand mental disseases in a holistic way. 

I hope that this job, in addition to give me money and free time, make me happy enjoying what I'm doing.