Name: Spiritual Journey of Alejandro Jodorowsky: The Creator of el Topo
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Author: Alejandro Jodorowsky
ISBN: 9781594771736

portada Spiritual Journey of Alejandro Jodorowsky: The Creator of el Topo

Type

Physical Book

Author

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Publisher

Park Street Press

Year

2008

Language

English

Pages

250

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.8 x 15.3 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.47 kg.

ISBN

1594771731

ISBN13

9781594771736

Synopsis "Spiritual Journey of Alejandro Jodorowsky: The Creator of el Topo"

Jodorowsky's memoirs of his experiences with Master Takata and the group of wisewomen--magiciennes--who influenced his spiritual growth - 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 catalyzed repeatedly by wisewoman shamans and healers In 1970, John Lennon introduced to the world Alejandro Jodorowsky and the movie, El Topo, that he wrote, starred in, and directed. The movie and its author instantly became a counterculture icon. The New York Times said the film "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 armor that was hindering his advancement on the path of spiritual awareness and enlightenment.

Alejandro Jodorowsky

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Artista, cineasta y escritor chileno, nacionalizado francés, de ascendencia judío-ucraniana. Desde 1948 ha trabajado como novelista, guionista, dramaturgo, ensayista, director de cine y teatro, actor, editor de cine, escritor de historietas, músico, compositor, filósofo, titiritero, mimo, psicólogo, dibujante, pintor, escultor y autor de cómics. Ha publicado 41 libros originales entre 1963 y 2022. Es autor de más de doscientos cómics entre 1965 y 2022. Ha dirigido diez films entre 1957 y 2022.

Es mayormente conocido por su prolífico aporte al cine de vanguardia, especialmente por El topo (1970) y La montaña sagrada (1973).

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