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Florinda Donner
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| Born |
Regine Margarita Thal
1944 |
| Disappeared | 1998 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Florinda Donner-Grau |
| Occupation | writer |
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Notable work
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Shabono; The Witch's Dream; Being-in-Dreaming |
Florinda Donner (originally Regine Margarita Thal, later Florinda Donner-Grau) is an American writer and anthropologist known as one of Carlos Castaneda's "witches" (the term for three women who were friends of Castaneda).
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Early life
Donner was born Regine Margarita Thal in Amberg, Bavaria in Germany on February 15, 1944 to parents Rudolf Thal and Katarina Claussnitzer who migrated to Venezuela when Donner was a child.
She studied anthropology gaining a bachelor degree at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1972, and a master's degree in 1972. She did not complete her-post graduate degree, letting her graduate studies lapse in 1977, after having advanced to doctoral candidacy. While studying she met Castaneda and worked with him on developing his thinking.
Writing
In addition to working on Castaneda's books, she wrote several books about indigenous healing, sorcery and lucid dreaming.
Disappearance
After the death of her mentor Carlos Castaneda in 1998, Florinda and four other women who followed Castaneda disappeared from Los Angeles, California. The last time Florinda was seen was the day after Castaneda's death.
Works
See also
In Spanish: Florinda Donner para niños
