of fine mesh, of a lattice of crossings. This was actually something suggested by Big Alexander. And that’s it — a kind of protection is built. But again, this is the kind of thing I don’t really practice. I’m just mentioning it in passing now, but I don’t write about this in the books, and I don’t really tell anyone. Always, when I’ve experienced something like I just described, it was like: I encountered it once, thought “oh, cool,” and forgot about it. That’s all. But yes, the only time I really do it is when I go to bed — I actually do draw a cross. Why don’t I do it at meetings or negotiations? Because I don’t have any meetings, I don’t see anyone, I’m alone. The only thing I can do is draw a cross in my bedroom before bed so the demons don’t come. But on the other hand, once you understand who demons are, it all becomes simple. They only come for liars. Those who lie — those are the ones visited by the sleep paralysis beings and the rest of it. And I explain this very well in the fourth volume. I explain how to get out of that labyrinth. And the symbol of the labyrinth is the underworld. That’s what the labyrinth means. And it’s very difficult to get out of it. It’s an interesting volume. For everyone who lives in the underworld, the fourth volume is really useful — for getting out of it. It’s full of life hacks, including about the cross.
Question: You write that when your acquaintances read the book, no one tried to similarly work through the matrix construction diagrams. How is it best to begin and where should one start in order to reach understanding — to say, “I drew this and I understand why it’s like this,” and so on?
Well yes, there really is such a problem: when someone reads my book, the first volume of “Alternative History” or the second, people tend to — again, it’s an automated habit, an autopilot mode — to assume that books don’t recommend anything. You just read it, and that’s it. Your job is to stay within the boundaries of the book. So you read it, and that’s it. And if the book suggests watching a certain film, opening a specific Wikipedia link to read, or listening to a piece of music, then the vast majority of people — 99% — don’t open those links, don’t watch the films while reading, and don’t listen to the recommended music. But in fact, doing those things would deepen their immersion in the book even more. And those who ignore that and think it’s unimportant are mistaken. It’s actually part of the book itself — it’s the same as reading a book and skipping