LESSONS OF SECT STUDIES

Lack of definition of religion in Russian law. "Religion as the worship of higher powers." "Faith" in the "Living Ethics". "Miracle" in the same place. The cult is internal and external. Insufficiency of the definition of religion as "belief in the supernatural". What does the word yoga mean? The Dogmas of Theosophy.

Hl. 5. SPIRITUAL ORIGINS OF AGNI YOGA

Helena Roerich's dream of "automatic writing". Spiritualistic séances at the Roerichs. "We need to wean children from the fear of ghosts." "With a movement of the table I will affirm." Who knocked? Agni Yoga as a "religion of revelation".

Hl. 6. THE VIRTUE OF DISTRUST

Psychiatric diagnosis of Helena Roerich. Sublimation and mysticism. Warnings of Buddhists and Orthodox. The Eroticism of Catholic Mysticism in the Assessment of Orthodox Researchers. Do the Roerichs have criteria for "discerning spirits"? "Kundalini Serpent". Necrophilia as a sign of spiritual error. Helena Roerich's pains and "Sergius' gray hair". S. Witte about Blavatsky.

Hl. 7. ARE THE GOALS OF OCCULTISTS RELIGIOUS?

"Practical Experiments in the Field of Occult Powers." Theosophical theory as a way to magical practice. Religion as the Overcoming of Death.

Hl. 8. IS THERE A CULT IN THEOSOPHY?

Reading as a cult process. The contradiction between Blavatsky and the Roerichs: from the prohibition of prayers to their prescription. The difference between magic and religion. The Roerichs' "master" is not Christ. Number 666 for the Roerichs. Roerich's amulets ("banner", "stone", paintings). Teraphim. The Roerichs about the innermost aspects of the life of their circles.