In his reasoning about the "spiritual", Puzakov not only manipulates ideas drawn from different religions, but also appeals to the authority of "esotericism". Roerich's "ears" constantly crawl out of Puzakov's chatter (let's remember at least about the cosmic creative beings – isn't it the "Elohim" of the Theosophists?). There are also direct references, for example, to Helena Roerich's reasoning in the Living Ethics about the Druids and Zoroastrians (1, pp. 17, 159). In the course of the text, there is a mention of Shambhala (1, p. 340), which is further developed. "Anastasia" teaches that "Shambhala" is a "holy place", but not somewhere on earth, but "its manifestations are recreated by people inside and outside of everyone" (grammar of the original) (2, p. 191). We also learn about "earthly teachers", "His sons" (read: mahatmas – Author), who will soon gain strength and conquer darkness (1, p. 355). We find mentions of Blavatsky as a writer who left reliable books (2, p. 174).

Domestic sectarians are not ignored either. Talking about the fact that Anastasia walks half-naked most of the time and is not afraid of forty-degree frost, its creator recalls the teachings of the founder of the Ivanovtsy movement, whom they call "the life-giving Lord" – Porfiry Ivanov, who walked in winter in only underpants (1, p. 40). We are also told that Puzakov's writings were approved by the head of another sect, the "Church of the Last Testament," "Vissarion" (Sergei) Torop: "Read a book about Anastasia, she will light you up" (1, p. 356).

Worship of the cedar

An important component of the doctrine of the "Anastasians" is the worship of the cedar. The divine purpose of the cedar is to serve as an accumulator of cosmic energy, which in turn is the light human radiation received and returned by the "Cosmos" (1, p. 10).

To confirm his rightness, Puzakov appeals to the Bible; He does not care that the Siberian and Lebanese cedar are different plants: the main thing is that the farther north, the greater the "strength" of the tree, and that's it (1, p. 17). He argues that it is "no coincidence" that the cedar is mentioned 42 times in the biblical text. (Actually, 77.) But something else is funnier. Puzakov claims that the Holy Scriptures do not speak of trees other than cedar, which were brought from Tyre, but cypress was also brought from there! This illiterate statement was taken up by a follower of the new sect, a certain B. Minin, head of a curious institution called the International Academy of Social Development (a poet at heart; here are some of his most "sublime" lines: "I am itching like hell"; "All our viscous ugliness, and dirt, and stench, and materialism, and malice"). Where did the balsam tree, pomegranate, oak, willow, cypress, castor bean, mahogany, olive, almond, myrtle, palm, fig tree, etc., go? Of course, these people, most likely, have never read the Bible (there is a lot of evidence of this: for example, King Solomon's friend, King Hiram of Tyre, is called Puzakov Chiron (1, p. 380); apparently, the Holy History of the Old Testament and the Greek myths about the wise centaur Chiron were mixed up in the writer's head). Therefore, the mistake is excusable, since Puzakov, as he repeatedly emphasizes, mainly consulted popular science literature, which, however, for some reason in one place he calls "ancient Vedic" (apparently, in a frenzy of creativity) (1, p. 16).

But there is also an outright distortion. Our Megre asks: what kind of cloud filled the Temple of Jerusalem? Not without the influence of cedar wood! The question is accompanied by a footnote to the place in Scripture (3 Kings 7:8-10), where nothing is said on this topic at all. But further, in 1 Kings. 8:11, we read: "And the priests could not stand at the service, because of the clouds, for the glory of the Lord filled the temple of the Lord." If everything is clearly said about the glory of God, why should readers fool with questions about "energy", "spirit" and the influence of the cedar? The explanation, one must think, is one: through intensified mystification, to convince the simple-minded and ignorant reader of the rightness of the author. And it is necessary to convince, since we are talking about money.

The point is as follows. Old people, allegedly Anastasia's grandfather and great-grandfather, who met Puzakov on the bank of the Ob, claimed that a piece of wood should be worn on the chest, on a string (1, p. 8). Instead of a cross, or what? The ritual is also described: to put it on, standing barefoot on the grass and pressing the palm of the left hand to the chest. A hint at a panacea: if you grind a piece of cedar with your fingers, in three months there will be a cure for diseases – "From any diseases!" (1, p. 8).

The tree is mythologized. Even in a small piece of wood, there is supposedly more energy than in all man-made power plants on earth. We are told that a cedar lives for 500 years, after which it begins to ring, waiting for three years for people to take the energy. Then he dies, unclaimed, for 27 years. Readers are invited to buy a piece of wood in order to "stroke and get the opportunity to communicate with an infinite amount of wisdom" (1, p. 378). According to the press, Puzakov's son-in-law earns good money on the trade in cedar roundels for "stroking"7. Cedar oil, produced in a special, ritual way, is also in great demand among admirers of "Anastasiashka".

The book "Anastasia" describes a cedar tree surrounded by "a halo similar to that which is depicted on icons around the face of saints" (1, p. 115). Moreover, the Gospel of John 1:14 is quoted in a completely blasphemous and inappropriate way: "In Him was life, and life was the light of men." It turns out that this is about the "ringing cedar", there is eternal life in it! The cedar invented by Puzakov is connected to the sky by a certain energy ray.

Advertising the cedar, the author of the epic emphasizes the ability of the plant to "restore male strength" (1, p. 14). As "outstanding" examples, he cites Grigory Rasputin (who, according to the "Anastasians", was described by Pope John XIII as a great monk, but no indication is given of the source of this amazing information) and one of the activists of the Unity bloc, Alexander Karelin.

"Holy places"