Quote Originally Posted by bonsaiguy
The stars only know what Casteneda was smoking when he wrote his books.
Well... i dont think he was under influence when he did write the books, but surely he did use a LOT of psychedelics (datura, peyote and mushrooms) during his apprenticeship with don Juan Matus...

And writing a book while stoned is not a new idea... there was even a club called "The Hashish Club", in France at the 19th century, where writers, artists and etc used to meet, smoke hashish and record their experiences. So probably there are a lot of books we read that are written under influence.

I personally think that Tolkien was a first-rate stoner... and if reading his books isnt a good enough proof, remember that the elves resembles potheads (they love nature, eating, singing, they can talk with animals and trees, they hear the rivers voices, and the list goes on...), and that pipe-smoking is an important part of the history... look at how they value their pipes and weed... remember Gandalf trying to decide which way to get when they were lost in Moria mines... "I know whats wrong with me - he said - i didnt smoke!"... then he smoked and thought and then decided. Much like me, a stoner (of course), which thinks twice about anything... one time sober and one time stoned... :jointsmile: