Victor Sanchez is a Mexican author, shaman, and teacher.

Sanchez was initially inspired by the writings of Carlos Castaneda and by his own studies among the Wirrarika, said to be descendants of the Pre-Columbian Native American Toltecs.

Sanchez's first book, The Teachings of Don Carlos: Practical Applications of the Works of Carlos Castaneda (1995), provides in-depth techniques and commentary on a path of "self-growth" based on the wisdom of the Toltec descendants. Sanchez has published three further books: Toltecs of the New Millennium (1996), providing an overview of and background on the author's experiences with the Wirrarika; The Toltec Path of Recapitulation: Healing Your Past to Free Your Soul (2001); and The Toltec Oracle (2004). Sanchez's recapitulation technique bears some resemblance to Sandra Ingerman's soul retrieval technique. Other shamanic teachers using similar techniques include Michael Harner, PhD founder of core shamanism, and Ken Page founder of Heart and Soul Healing. Some have associated Sanchez's work with Toltec author Don Miguel Ruiz, author

In his works Sanchez coins the term "anti-anthropology", likening his form of research to anti-psychiatry. His approach to the study of the natives he portrays is, in his own words, "not to transform them, but to transform" himself.

Bibliography

• The Teachings of Don Carlos: Practical Applications of the Works of Carlos Castaneda (1995) ISBN 1-879181-23-1
• Toltecs of the New Millennium (1996) ISBN 1-879181-35-5
• The Toltec Path of Recapitulation: Healing Your Past to Free Your Soul (2001) ISBN 1-879181-60-6
• The Toltec Oracle (2004) ISBN 1-59143-026-7

Related works

• Earthwalks for Body and Spirit: Exercises to Restore Our Sacred Bond with the Earth (2002) by James Endredy ISBN 1-879181-78-9
• The Gospel of the Toltecs: The Life and Teachings of Quetzalcoatl (2002) by Frank Díaz ISBN 1-879181-86-X
• The Art of Stalking Parallel Perception - The Living Tapestry of Lujan Matus (2005) by Lujan Matus ISBN 1412049849