The Marvelous Adventure of Cabeza de Vaca

You must awaken from the suppressed state of the conditional being, transcend the dogmas in the common world that suppress the conditional being, and rediscover the psychic nature of the world. You must rediscover your own existence as a psychic process that is not threatened by the apparent limitations of the physical world….

“The simple story of [Cabeza de Vaca’s] illumination, his irrevocable change of heart, wipes out the bloody tales of Cortés and Pizarro and of all the conquerors of the earth from time immemorial. It leads us to believe what deep in our hearts we all know, that a man can always stop dead in his tracks and, facing the truth, exemplify it in action. It leads us to believe more, that in truth nothing less than this will ever satisfy man. And this, I believe, is the meaning of the Journey which we all are making.”

“This barnacled memori of a conquistador marooned in America tells of the power of the human spirit, its heights and depths, in a unique and poignant way. Never before was a story as essential to a culture as this is to ours! Henry Miller’s introduction is arresting and brilliant, well worth the price of the book. But the reflections of Cabeza de Vaca would arouse a stone!... Cabeza de Vaca’s journal has given me renewed strength in my own quest for freedom and peace. I am most grateful!”