Question: A question about Karelia. When your assistant asked the Mystic-Old- Man if someone had influenced you when purchasing a place in Karelia, the Mystic-Old-Man said that it was the magi. Could you explain how you perceive who influenced you at that time? Was it the same force that you refer to as “they,” with whom you have a connection, or did you feel something else?
At that time, in 2019, Los Angeles, I was starting to study all the precious stones. I made rings for myself, and I also added King Tut to my collection. And then I started communicating with this voice, but now it was as if more consciously, understanding what it was and who it was – at least for that period of time, of course. And “they” said that “they” could influence me and communicate with me, and I could hear them, specifically, only when I was alone, so I needed to live alone and write books. And then “they” made a comment – so this voice or “they” at the time – that I didn’t look good... Not that I looked bad, but that I urgently needed to change myself. At that time, I was like a skater, wearing shirts tied around my waist, shorts, sneakers, various T-shirts, and sports caps, like a true California man. And I was told to change into a more classic style. Not strict, but more classic, like proper people, a little shorter haircut, a fringe, glasses, and that’s when I started transforming into all of this. And then I had a vision, besides the fact that I was supposed to be on this frequency among these people, like it was some kind of elite frequency, that I had to look this way and communicate with all of them. And I had a lot of somewhat unfamiliar acquaintances, they were like, you know, a separate tribe. And in order to be with them, I had to correspond: plan trips, meetings months in advance, be in this proper image, and everyone was like that. And, on the one hand, of course, many of my close friends told me, “Alex, why aren’t you talking to this friend or that girlfriend? If you talked to them, the whole world would already be reading your books.” I said, “Well, I’m not the type to socialize with someone for a reason.” And still, I always chose, you know, something simpler. I understood that it wasn’t always good and there were consequences, but I always chose simpler people, those who weren’t full of themselves yet, who weren’t show-offs, who were more humble, simpler, with whom I could have heartfelt conversations. But then it was like this voice was shoving me, you understand, pushing me into some kind of hell.