The Dreaming Circus: Special Ops, LSD, and My Unlikely Path to Toltec Wisdom

Jim Morris, a former Green Beret and war correspondent, was wounded in Vietnam and retired from the army. He became an acid head and immersed himself in the books of Carlos Castaneda and Kriya yoga. He was led to Toltec spiritual teacher don Miguel Ruiz and began a deep spiritual journey of change. Morris recounts his journey from PTSD to spiritual awakening, including his time as a civil rights advocate for the Montagnard people in Vietnam and his years as a war correspondent. He shares how his wife developed dementia and later became paralyzed, and how Toltec training and military training helped him to share her final years in a meaningful and fulfilling way.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 15 September 2022
Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company

During his third tour of duty in Vietnam, where he served as a Green Beret, Jim Morris was wounded badly enough to be retired from the army. He came home bitter, angry that his career had been ended. After reading The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, he realized that many members of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters had also been combat officers. Following this spiritual "hint," he spent the next couple of years as an acid head, even skydiving on LSD. Awakened by his LSD experiences, Morris immersed himself in the books of Carlos Castaneda as well as in Kriya yoga, Charismatic Christianity, and A Course in Miracles. From these experiences, he was led to Toltec spiritual teacher don Miguel Ruiz and began a deep spiritual journey of change. Sharing his journey from PTSD to spiritual awakening, Morris recounts his time as a civil rights advocate for the Montagnard people in Vietnam and his years as a war correspondent at the same time he was following Castanedas Warriors Way. He describes his momentous meeting with don Miguel Ruiz as well as his travels around the world and in the astral realms. Sharing how his wife developed dementia and later became paralyzed, Morris explains how it required all his Toltec training, all his military training, everything he had to share her final years in a meaningful and fulfilling way. Written from the perspective of a veteran and spiritual seeker, this powerful memoir offers a unique and inspiring perspective on the power of personal growth and transformation.

Weight: 470g
Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781591434535