Russian Esoteric Academy

Alexander Haritidi’s letter to Stopfools.narod.ru

By training, I am a lawyer. I have lived in America with my family for some years. I am engaged in cognitive research and the comparative analysis of spiritual cultures. I do consulting work.

Approximately 10-12 years ago, living in Novosibirsk, I carried out seminars and gave lectures on the psychological aspects of shamanism and ancient spiritual cultures. I included additional information in lectures, from linguistics up to healing traditions of native peoples as always trusted, that the information should be accessible to each person. One of the attendants to my lectures was Kostja Rudnev who was invited by his brother Sergey.

Kostja had been dismissed from the army, with a certain mental diagnosis. I am inclined to think that he had been seriously psychologically injured during childhood, and this deformed his development.

He had been obviously badly formed, but had one feature: he perceived the information he received literally (against our usual understanding through filters of symbols and metaphors). Therefore he accepted literally many abstract ideas, as instructions to action.

In such rather primitive way, Rudnev has constructed a “ system of belief ”, based on deformed ideas and not on his own ideas. Later, presenting himself as spiritual teacher, he organized around himself a group.

He never had any relation to my work, my expeditions, my researches and seminars. Nevertheless, he considered himself my pupil, and at our rare communications, thanked me for the information received at my lectures.

Later I found out that Rudnev organized not a spiritual research center, but a totalitarian sect, with a cult, under the names of Shri of Avatars Mooney, guru Sotitdonandana.i etc.. That he uses names appreciated by many people: the Christ, the Buddha, Moses, Mohammed, etc., declaring that they have appointed him the savior of the world.

I was afflicted, but not surprised (already knowing his false use of the names of Christ and the Buddha) that he also uses my name on completely false grounds.

I have learned that Rudnev began to promote himself as a spiritual prophet (that returns us to a trauma of his childhood and the mental diagnosis of doctors).

Unfortunately, many people fall for his impudent lie. Many of them sincerely want to find spiritual forces and knowledge that will change their life and will make them happy. This sincere desire renders people vulnerable for manipulation. False saviors use normal human qualities for their purposes and their ability makes people trust them.

Recently, Kostja Rudnev wrote some letters (on e-mail) asking me to present myself in his "spiritual school " in Europe and America. I have unequivocally answered, that my organization and I only support authentic spiritual teachers, whose life reflects pure motivations (the orthodox monk, Buryat the llama or the Yakut shaman). That I do not think that Is his case and that I think he does not deserve to call himself a spiritual teacher and have advised him to stop sectarian activity; to engage himself in useful business: self-education and work at a factory.

He is a very artful guy. His most important claim Is that he considers himself the owner of spiritual knowledge. With it he involves people.

He claims two basic spheres of knowledge: yoga and shamanism. Believe me, his knowledge in yoga does not possess sufficient breadth and has no uniqueness. Rudnev had no authentic teachers of yoga who could initiate him in this system. All his information comes from accessible books. He tried to get my approval of the thought about " the shamanic doctrine " he has developed. Everything that he has invented is a deformed interpretation. I have listed to him a set of mistakes into which he falls, muddling the Altay traditional outlook.

Some time back, I received letters from Europe asking my opinion on Shri Mooney's to Avatar. I answered, that he is not a real teacher and that he does not represent any real tradition, and that his organization is a totalitarian sect. Probably due to that, Rudnev began to spread false rumors about me. I have kept letters where he tried to blackmail me.

I always had compassion for Koste Rudnev, as I have for any person deprived of destiny. I advised him to study and to be truthful in what he undertakes. I never was seriously interested in his activity and until today, am not part or endorse the contents of his sectarian activity.

Kostja Rudnev has evolved from psychologically injured young man, to a spiritually crippled man whose tool is to lie.

Yours faithfully, Alexander Haritidi