Anticipated by simpler versions in “Bitter Winter,” ten research papers will be published in the September issue of “The Journal of CESNUR”
Announcing a Collection of Essays on Konstantin Rudnev and “Ashram Shambhala
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José Villegas and the Theosophical Decalogue Paintings
A Spanish painter celebrated across Europe sought in Theosophy a spiritual grammar capable of transforming the Ten Commandments into a metaphysical journey.
The Rudnev Series: 10. “If It Bleeds, It Sells”: Western Media vs. Rudnev
Russian propaganda sources and, later, Argentinian prosecutors’ press releases largely dominated the coverage of the Rudnev case.
The Rudnev Series: 9. Manufacturing Monsters: Russian Media and the Rudnev Case
How the Russian state and opposition media both manufactured the image of Konstantin Rudnev as a “cult monster.”
The Rudnev Series: 8. The Anti-Cult Movement, Alexander Dvorkin, and Konstantin Rudnev
How Russian anti-cult activism, led by Alexander Dvorkin and supported by the Orthodox Church, shaped a long and successful slander campaign.
The Rudnev Series: 7. The “Tutors”
Interviews with Rudnev’s advanced students reveal how a dispersed network preserved and adapted his teachings after the 2010 raid and exile.
The Rudnev Series: 6. Practices of Liberation and Secret Knowledge
How an esoteric system blends secrecy, cosmic forces, and tantric practice into a comprehensive path of inner transformation.
The Rudnev Series: 5. Esoteric Teachings and Why They Led to Controversy
A structural analysis of Rudnev’s syncretic esoteric system and the doctrinal features that generated social, legal, and interpretive controversy.
The Rudnev Series. 4. Argentina: Inventing a “Cult”
How a hospital incident, Russian precedents, media bias, and prosecutors’ obsession with “cult trafficking” led to the construction of the “Russian cult” narrative.
The Rudnev Series: 3. Montenegro: Two Unrelated Events and a Manufactured Scandal
How recycled Russian propaganda and misreported events in Montenegro created a false scandal around a dissident seeking refuge.