La danza de la realidad (2001) is a surreal, "psychomagical" autobiography by Alejandro Jodorowsky that explores his life not as a traditional chronological record, but as a journey of spiritual and psychological healing. Core Philosophy & Themes
Psychomagic and Healing: Jodorowsky views this work as an "act of healing". He uses psychomagic—a therapeutic system he developed that combines psychoanalysis, shamanic rituals, and art—to address deep-seated family wounds. alejandro jodorowsky la danza de la realidad
Available as an audiobook on Audible narrated by Jodorowsky himself. La danza de la realidad (2001) is a
In the 2013 film, Jodorowsky rejects traditional realism. He treats the past not as a fixed record, but as a flexible space for reinvention. Available as an audiobook on Audible narrated by
In therapy, a psychomagic act might involve asking a client to perform a bizarre, irrational act to break a psychological block—such as writing a letter to a dead relative and mailing it to a non-existent address. In the film, Jodorowsky applies this to himself. By filming his childhood, he is performing a psychomagic act on his own life. He is re-staging his trauma to exorcise it.
