About this episode

Ru Marshall discusses the controversial cult leader Carlos Castaneda and his impact on academia and spirituality.

This week I welcome Ru Marshall, author of the new book American Trickster which is on sale now, about the infamous 1970s cult guru Carlos Castaneda, a man who is still fooling professional academics at major universities with his schtick about Native American spiritualism. This was a sexual predator who gained an outsized amount of influence despite not ever really showing up in public. Ru Marshall breaks it all down for us. Enjoy! Ru Marshall's website: rmarshallstudio.com American Trickster book: https://orbooks.com/catalog/american-trickster/

People in this episode

Host: Chris Shelton

Guest: Ru Marshall

Topics covered

• cults
• spiritualism
• sexual predation
• influence
• academic deception

Keywords

• Carlos Castaneda
• cult leader
• American Trickster
• spiritualism
• sexual predator

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marshall Studio, Or Books

Books & works: American Trickster

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