Brother Kane37If you a researcher of such topic as a use of occultism in modern politics – you probably will be interested in this story. Because it was a rare event for a modern world.<br>There are a lot of different types of blocks, censorship and shadow bans of organizations in Russia. But most common bans are these 3 types – “foreign agent” – that is a light version, “undesirable organization” – middle one and “terrorist organization” – hard one.<br>Unassociated with the state or oligarchs media get a foreign agent label – so no money, constant searches by cops etc. More problematic for regime organizations, like human rights protection – gets undesirable label – that is no activities under penal pressure. With terrorists one – it is self-explanatory.<br>And lately Russian authorities added “Satanic temple” into list of undesirable organizations. This occult society with provocative name is non-existent in Russia at all. You may ask – why bother? The answer is in the basis for this decision – “to oppose occult ideology that threatens traditional Russian values”.<br>How many countries in the world so openly going towards inquisition and witch-hunt trials? Probably Iran.. i am not even so sure about DPRK.<br>The reason why Putin’s state become more and more obsessed with the idea of witch hunts – is because it already has felt political resistance empowered by occult rites and regime did not like it.<br>Russia as other countries of Eastern Europe are famous with its interest towards occult. In Russia, historically, there was often a connection between politics and occultism and usually this connection works against the state power. E. Blavatskaya, who was born in Russian Empire, founded one of the most famous occult societies – Theosophic society.<br>So, it wasn’t too much of a surprise when a revolutionary shaman-warrior appeared.<br>It is a somewhat legendary figure now – Alexander Gabyshev. A shaman from Yakutia – east region of Russia. Shamanism is an indigenous religion there. Back in 2019 he started his way from Yakutia to Moscow to exile Demon-Putin with shamanic ritual. While he was moving towards Moscow – more and more people from all over the Russia joined him in his march. He said a prophecy in 2019 – “if regime arrests me – then there will be a war”. And oh boy he was right.<br>How a secular democracy would react to it – probably done nothing and let a dude do his ritual and pretend that nothing happens.<br>How a secular autocracy would react? – wait until shaman with his crowd gather somewhere and attack them for an unsanctioned meeting.<br>How did Putin’s Russia react? – Political police arrested Shaman for terrorism (!), tortured and beat him. Then sent him into most dreaded psychiatric asylum in Russia. It is like arkham asylum but in Siberia, located in the middle of frozen wasteland. Constant forced sedative drugs use, tortures, beatings and humiliation – that is how life is there. Since he is considered mentally ill - he doesn’t even have a semblance of any rights in juridical system, like other political prisoners. Several times they let him go for a little while, thinking that they have broken his will for resistance – but every time he immediately tried to resume his march towards Moscow. In 2021 regime placed him indefinitely into mental hospital. So basically for life.<br>The regime overreacted, probably got scared. Its uncanny actions created a story, that is more suitable in fiction books or movies, then in real life – but nevertheless it exists. And since then a pressure against occultism has become more deliberate, it is now a reappearing theme in regular xenophobic nonsense and culture war bullsh*t, that regime spreads and supports by its fascist repressive laws.<br>I hope that regime won’t kill him, like Navalny or break his will, making him support Putin or war in Ukraine. Though who knows how long a human being can endure such suffering like politically motivated punishing psychiatry with torture methods inherited from Stalin’s great terror time. He stays there for 3 years already. 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