Here’s the key to the major characters in Amy Wallace’s book, Sorcerer’s Apprentice: My Life with Carlos Castaneda. For readers seeking a detailed Glossary to Sorcerer’s Apprentice, the ones for whom Amy didn’t use pseudonyms are listed below, without = signs. Original, birth names are listed in parens.
Muni Alexander, aka Carol Tiggs, aka Carol Aranha, aka Elizabeth Austin (Kathleen Pohlman)
Florinda Donner Grau, aka Florinda Donner (Regine “Gina” Thal)
Taisha Abelar, aka Annamarie Carter (Maryann Simko)
(Mary Joan Barker) known as Joanie Barker
Claude = Nuri Alexander, the Blue Scout (Patty Partin)
Astrid = Kylie Lundahl (Dee An Jo Ahlvers)
Poona Wiltee = Renata Murez, aka Reni Alexander, aka Angela Panaro (Alexis Burzynski)
Zuna = Nyei Murez, aka Clair Baron (Caren Mahoney)
Tarina = Tycho or Nayely Tycho Aranha Thal, the Orange Scout (Premajyoti Galvez y Fuentes)
Andy Horowitz, changes to Guido Manfred = Lorenzo Drake (Bruce Wagner)
Rick Fosterman, changes to Simon McKrindle = Julius Renard (Tracy Kramer)
Maria or Sonia = Talia Bey (Amalia Marquez)
Ridley James = Brandon Scott, aka Philip (Federico Jeanot)
Patsy = Aerin (Maria Guadalupe Blanco)
Nancy = Darien (Fabiana Pompa)
Ramon = Fabricio Magaldi (Humberto Fontanez)
Dorothy, changes to Beulah Puckett = Zaia Alexander (Susan Arslan)
Candice = Carola Garcia Arslan (Rene Galvez y Fuentes)
Dexter Dupree or Dr. Piero LaBruna = Miles Reid (Paulo Rivarola)
Susan, changes to Fifi LaRue = Halley Alexander van Oosten (Nina Blake)
Joey = Leroy Robinson-Welby (Marcos Conal)
Buddy = Grant Vospher (Steve Levinson)
Alice = (Margarita Nieto)
Myrna, changes to Raven McLoud = Wilkie McLaren (Darby Romeo)
Bonny, changes to Tildy = the Moonchild (Barbara)
Jim Gruber = (Paul Gutsmuths), now Felix Wolf
Harry = (Ralph Torjan)
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not mentioned in the book:
Gavin Allister (Heiko Hipken) (Amy married him, to get him a green card, at Carol’s request after Castaneda died)
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