The famous psychic Anatoly Kashpirovsky, who treated people with “charged” water in the 1990s, has returned to Russia with new magic sessions. They have already been held in Moscow. A group of social activists has asked to check whether the magician has committed fraud. What Kashpirovsky is famous for and what happened at his scandalous sessions – in the material of “Evening Moscow”.
What happens at Kashpirovsky’s sessions?
In 2024, Kashpirovsky managed to give at least 10 performances at the Moscow Central House of Artists (CDRI). Most of the visitors are retirees and early retirees.
At so-called creative meetings, the 85-year-old psychic talks about “magic” methods of curing prostatitis, allergies, adenomas and other diseases. Each lecture also includes a practical part. It could be lying on the floor or listening to Alexander Malinin’s songs with your eyes closed. Kashpirovsky suggests treating arrhythmia by running down the hall, Izvestia writes.
In addition, during the sessions the magician offers to treat “like with like.” At a meeting dedicated to “curing” allergies, attendees were asked to bring an irritating product, such as bleach or chocolate.
Kashpirovsky’s creative sessions raised many questions among Internet users, but the visitors of the sessions responded positively. One of the viewers said that after the session the bruises on his legs disappeared, another that his mother was cured of oncology, and a third that his vision was restored.
Kashpirovsky’s attack on journalists
The scandal broke out after Kashpirovsky’s team attacked journalists at the end of the next session. Telegram Shot correspondents asked the magician about his attitude to criticism. In response, they heard only curses and threats.
– This creature is filming. What is your name, creature? – can be heard in one of the videos recorded after the magician’s performance.
Kashpirovsky’s wife, Gulizar Chalbashova, in turn, tried to snatch the phone from the hands of one of the journalists.
Why Kashpirovsky is accused of fraud
The investigative authorities may also look into the scandal surrounding Kashpirovsky. Thus, members of the human rights centre “Sorok Sorokov” appealed to the head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, with a request to check the magician’s activities for fraud and tax evasion.
Kashpirovsky was suspected of illegal activities due to the cost of his sessions. Thus, for a meeting with Kashpirovsky in Moscow, you will have to pay from three and a half to nine thousand rubles. You can also sign up for an individual session for 25 thousand rubles. The hall where the magician’s performances take place is designed for 300 people. Accordingly, the income for four sessions can amount to about six million rubles.
At the same time, Shot discovered that the company was registered neither in the name of Kashpirovsky nor in the name of his wife. Upon entering the concert hall, visitors are asked to make a small donation, preferably in cash. And after the performance, guests can buy souvenirs, including salt, which provides a “powerful psychological connection.” They ask to transfer money to the magician’s personal card.
In addition to Kashpirovsky’s earnings, social activists are concerned about the possible consequences of his sessions. Human rights activists believe that among the visitors there may be people with serious illnesses who, instead of going to the doctor, prefer to resort to “magic”.
What was Kashpirovsky famous for in the 1990s?
Kashpirovsky began his career as a magician and TV star in 1989, when programs with his participation began to be broadcast on Central Television. During his television sessions, the magician relieved viewers of inguinal hernias, allergies and warts. During the screening of one of the episodes, thousands of people across the country placed glasses, jugs and basins of water near their TVs, which Kashpirovsky “charged” and endowed with healing properties.
The most memorable was the program in which Kashpirovsky performed “remote anesthesia” via teleconference. Thanks to a magician, a woman from Tbilisi was able to undergo abdominal surgery without painkillers. The performance delighted the audience, although the patient later said that during the operation she experienced unbearable pain, but she did not want to disappoint the healer and held back her screams.
Since 2010, Kashpirovsky began giving concerts throughout Russia, and in 2020 he created a YouTube channel with “wellness” sessions on the Internet.
