The legendary Soviet and Russian psychic Anatoly Kashpirovsky, also known from his TV séances in our country the time of the soca is back, writes burgas24.bg.
He never actually left, but that's how the Russian media defined the series of chamber performances that the 85-year-old psychic, psychiatrist and showman performed in Moscow.
Although in practice he did not pretend to do what he does best – to deceive people that it cures everything – from eczema to cancer, the mass media suddenly sensationalized his performances, prompting backlash from Orthodox activists, public figures, and deputies in the Russian Duma. And while the psychic was babbling to the three hundred people in the hall about the passage to eternity and the victory over the flesh and the possibilities of remote cancer treatment, and old ladies rushed to exercise in the hope that they could hardly walk now but would soon fly, the show suddenly became a central theme.
At his sessions, Kashpirovsky uses methods of hypnosis and suggestion to influence the audience, the "Telegraph" writes. It is said to be able to help people deal with various ailments such as asthma, allergies, hypertension and more. It also promises to improve overall health and increase energy levels.
The price of tickets for Kashpirovsky's sessions depends on the location and other factors. Prices usually range from several thousand to tens of thousands of rubles.
In Moscow, the cheapest ticket for a Kashpirovsky session costs 3-4 thousand rubles - for this money you can look at the "healer” from the back of the hall. Places closer to the stage cost 5-6 thousand, and for a ticket in the first row you will have to pay 9 thousand. In addition, there is an opportunity to conduct a personal session with Kashpirovsky - the price of the session is 25 thousand rubles.
What happens in new healing sessions? During the performances, Kashpirovsky addresses the audience using various hypnosis techniques. He talks about how important it is to believe in your strengths and capabilities in order to achieve the desired result.
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As the Shot Telegram channel writes, the treatment of baldness or graying of hair, oncology, infertility and conspiracy to lose weight is carried out in the same way, plus or minus: first there are slow conversations, then you have to lie on the floor, in the crowd. Only the phrases differ: to lose weight, Kashpirovsky "strengthens invisible keys and screws in nuts”. To keep the heart rhythm normal, it "helps achieve invisible height“.
The procedure for restoring vision looks interesting: you need to listen to the songs of Alexander Malinin with your eyes closed for about five minutes. According to Kashpirovsky "The night is bright” helps against myopia, hyperopia and cataracts. Of course, for complete "healing” you must go through four consecutive sessions.
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Anatoly Mikhailovich Kashpirovsky was born on August 11, 1939 in the Ukrainian city of Proskurov (now Khmelnitsky). His father is a military man, his mother is Polish. In his youth, he loved sports and even received the title of master of sports in weightlifting. Then he entered the Vinnytsia Medical Institute, where he studied psychiatry and psychotherapy. For 25 years he worked as a psychotherapist at the Vinnytsia Psychiatric Hospital. In 1962-1963 he was a doctor in the medical and sports complex of the railway hospital in Vinnytsia.
In the late 1980s, Kashpirovsky began conducting mass psychotherapy sessions on television. They are aimed at treating various diseases and mental conditions. The sessions cause a great response in society and become the subject of discussions among experts and ordinary people.
Some claim that after Kashpirovsky's sessions they felt relief or even complete recovery from their illnesses. Others consider his methods to be quackery. But despite the criticism, Kashpirovsky's popularity continues to grow. He holds his sessions not only in the USSR, but also abroad.
Kashpirovsky was not the only healer popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His contemporary is Alan Chumak, also known for his television shows. Both healers use similar methods to influence audiences, but their approaches differ. Kashpirovsky emphasizes hypnosis and suggestion, and Chumak focuses on the transmission of energy through the television screen.
Some people considered them charlatans, others - just talented psychologists who know how to manipulate the public.
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After the collapse of the USSR, Kashpirovsky continued his work as a healer. He moved to Poland, where he led sessions and engaged in scientific activity. In particular, he studies the effect of hypnosis on the human body.
In Poland, however, Kashpirowski faced criticism from local authorities. He is accused of quackery and violation of health laws. As a result, Kaspirowski has to leave Poland and move to the USA.
There, Kashpirovsky continued his practice, but on a smaller scale. Conducts sessions for Russian-speaking audiences and collaborates with various organizations. But his popularity in the USA is much less than in the USSR and Russia.
In 1993, he was elected to the State Duma by the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia in the 189th Yaroslavl constituency. On January 13, a faction of the party was created in the State Duma, but Kashpirovsky did not enter it for technical reasons, as he is in the USA and cannot submit his application for participation. On March 5, he announced his withdrawal from the faction (by fax from America), accusing Zhirinovsky of racism and military propaganda. However, after returning to Russia in April 1994, Kashpirovsky remained in the faction. He left it only on July 1, 1995
In 1995, during the Budonovsk terrorist attack, he participated in the negotiations between the federal forces and the terrorists led by Shamil Basayev. In an interview for the "Memorial" Yuliy Rybakov says that Kashpirovsky tried to hypnotize Basaev, but failed.
Little is known about the personal life of Anatoly Kashpirovsky. He has been married twice and has two children. It is also known that Kashpirovsky loves sports and leads a healthy lifestyle. At 85, he still maintains his raven-black hair. It looks like a walking mummy with a wig. And his numbers keep going.
The most hated people of the psychic are the journalists. They constantly inquire about his income and speculate about his connections with the tax authorities. They suspect him of quackery and seek out listeners to his séances to expose him, sometimes masquerading as patients and secretly recording the séances. Therefore, Kashpirovsky did not spare insults and oaths towards them. But not personally – he prefers to suck a group of women who are like his runners-up. "Scoundrels", "I hope you all shut your mouths and when you are sick, crawl here on all fours”, "Cowards, crooks, corrupt half-breeds," burst out Kashpirovsky's female fans, who arrived for the show, dressed as theater – with hats, gloves, brooches, small bags.
The atmosphere in the hall where the show takes place is also theatrical – with heavy black and red curtains. Although many of the visitors to Kashpirovsky's creative meetings have visited them many times, they listen with rapt attention to the speaker, as if they were hearing him for the first time.
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Kashpirovsky knows he's in control and often banters with his audience. For example, by having an old lady who pee her pants tell a full house about her problem in detail.
However, fans are used to this reaction of the healer. Kashpirovsky regularly mocks his supporters, and sometimes even refuses to accept their "treatment” - as in a recent case with a woman suffering from a bleach allergy who brought too little of the same bleach to demonstrate the problem and thus, according to the psychic, showed her greedy nature.
After a stern moralizing, the psychic tells the audience the good news: they live in a unique time when it has become possible to cure physical ailments by psychological means. Kashpirovsky clarifies that these means, namely that he uses them in his work, are an expression of the law of the "true God". Thanks to this, according to the healer, his followers have a chance to ward off the "inevitable” by defeating arrhythmia, hypertension, poor eyesight and even oncology.
To prove this, the showman calls to the stage those who have managed to "recover” from the destructive arrhythmia, then puts them through tests. They must run three laps across the hall and the stage and then sit down ten times ("Put your ass back! You have something to put back, so put it on display for the people to enjoy!"). And finally it helps everyone at once. But not quite to come again.