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There are books that are timeless. “The Book of Knowledge” by Alexandra Kryuchkova, written in the spirit of magical realism and based on a series of documentary films about Raisa Akhmetovna Mansurova, the first of which, “Miracles of Healing”, shown on the Channel 1 of Russian Television on September 1, 2009, has already been reprinted 13 times, with a total circulation exceeding 10,000 copies.

“Who is Mansurova?” the reader might ask.

R. A. Mansurova, a doctor of psychology, has worked closely with the Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as with international medical and scientific organizations, for many years. Having conducted a series of studies with famous geneticist, professor, and academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences Peter Gariaev (1942—2020, founder of the Institute of Quantum Genetics, nominated for the Nobel Prize in Medicine), Raisa Akhmetovna has been organizing trainings and seminars around the world for over 20 years. Her students learn the art of self-regulation and understand the unlimited resources and potential given by God to each of us. Thousands of people have not only overcome serious illnesses but also firmly embarked on the path of spiritual self-development. In “The Book of Knowledge”, unlike other authors, Alexandra Kryuchkova, a participant of the TV film “Miracles of Healing”, a seminarian, and a student of Mansurova, managed to present serious material (from Pythagoras, Plato, and Aristotle to modern discoveries in DNA and stem cells, neurolinguistics and psychosomatics) in a simple and accessible form – through dialogues with the main characters, who found themselves with her at a mountain seminar in China.

The novel consists of two parts: “A Path to the Light” and “The Book of Knowledge”. If at the beginning of the book the door to Another Reality only opens slightly, and a person learns to truly live here and now, without playing games invented by society and people, in order to realize their purpose and embark on the Path to the Light, the main part of the book, “The Book of Knowledge”, is a fascinating journey through Another Reality, where step by step the reader comprehends its spiritual content and learns to separate Good from Evil, ascending ever higher up the Stairway to Heaven.

The novel is autobiographical. In the interview with Evgeny Stepanov for the magazine “Children of Ra”, A. Kryuchkova, who makes no secret of her experiments with Time and Space, answered the question, “Alice walks barefoot on broken glass and hot coals, enters the Temple of the Soul, listens to the Music of the Spheres, merges with Heaven. Could this book be based on real events?” gives a clear answer, “Even as a child, someone told me, ‘Never write about anything you haven’t experienced yourself’.”

In the interview with journalist Margarita Palshina for Kulturologia news (April 2016, “A Path to the Light. The Book of Knowledge”), Alexandra shared the backstory of writing the book. The writer’s answers to questions about what magic is, whether she is a Teacher, and about the rules for those who have chosen the way to the Light, are very interesting.

“The Book of Knowledge” has been published since 2009 under various titles and by various publishers (West-Consulting, RIPOL Classic, etc.). Some chapters have been published in the prestigious magazines “Children of Ra”, “Russian Bell”, “Persona Plus”, and in the anthology “M.A.G.I.” The presentation marathon began at the Union of Writers and reached Red Square, where the author met with fans of “Another Reality” at the stand of the editor RIPOL Classic at the book fair 2016.

The book has got numerous positive reviews from Russian and international readers and was awarded from professional writers’ organizations: “Best Book of the Year 2008—2011” (Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia), “Literary Olympus” award in the Prose category (League of Eurasian Writers, 2011), the “Living Word” E. P. Blavatsky award (Creative Union “Indifference”, 2015), and the “Magical Realism of the 21^st century” Carlos Castaneda and George Gurdjieff award (Open Literary Club “Response”, 2020), the “Book of the 21^st Century”, nomination “The Path of Knowledge” Carlos Castaneda (Moscow City Organization of the Union of Russian Writers, “Literary Republic”).

I’ll allow myself to quote some reviews of the book, published in the prefaces of the previous editions, with which I fully agree after reading “The Book of Knowledge” myself.

“Alexandra Kryuchkova is a true Warrior of Light, and her novel is a reference book for those walking the Stairway to Heaven.”

Dmitry Tseselchuk, Chairman of the Union of the Literary men of the Russian Federation

“I am amazed by the author’s encyclopedic knowledge… Kryuchkova never ceases to amaze me with both her style and the plot. She is a master of literature, parapsychology, and a sensitive individual. How gracefully and stunningly the story of the clairvoyant Alice is woven into the fabric of scientific material and presented to the astonished reader in an accessible form. Bravo!”

Vadim Shiltzyn, writer, member of the Union of Writers of Russia

“My hat’s off to the author, it’s impeccable! A treasure trove of knowledge, indeed! The Path to the Light is thorny, but worth it!”

Irina Lezhava, writer, member of the Union of Writers of Russia

“Infinitely talented! The plot captures the mind, like a mystical treatise that cannot be deciphered immediately, but the truth is already there. The parable-like nature of the text transports you to a world of ancient wisdom, answers all questions, and returns the reader to our reality completely refreshed! Incredibly, A. Kryuchkova truly manages to connect with any reader, even the most skeptical. There’s an invisible author-reader connection, something so rare in contemporary Russian literature…”

Elizaveta Azarova, literary critic

“A book beyond time and for all times. The author’s Another Reality is our life, full of miracles we don’t notice. A kind, bright, and intelligent novel, the original of which is in the Library of the Universe!”

Alexey Ponomarenko, reader

“The main character, Alice, is a clairvoyant. She writes amazing poetry and paints wonderful intuitive pictures, experiments with space and time, and becomes aware of her dreams while asleep. Alice lives, unlike other characters caught up in games. She is real. And everything that happens to her is the absolute truth. Alice follows her destined, often very difficult, path, and signs sent from above suggest that she is on the right path. As a result of her captivating adventures, Alice finds herself on a higher rung of the endless Staircase leading to Heaven, she becomes a Teacher, transmitting Knowledge to the world. For me, the novel became a global metaphor of life, and the image of Alice is a universal symbol, a chorus of voices representing all the people who inhabit this world. I’ll pass on ‘The Book of Knowledge’ to my children and grandchildren, just as treasures are passed down from generation to generation…”

Elena Erofeeva-Litvinskaya, journalist, member of the Union of Writers of Russia, Vice President of the International Association of Citizens of the Arts, Spain

“By reading this book, you will understand your purpose in the world and change your destiny, learn to solve problems and find a way out of seemingly dead-end situations, gain the key to healing your body, soul, and spirit. You will also discover your hidden resources and talents, boldly realize your dreams, master the language of nature and the stars, recognize signs, travel in dreams, move through time and space, connect to the information field, and, realizing and feeling that the world is like a mathematical formula or a symphony, where each of us has his own sign, own note, you will become a true White Magician, using the energy given from above for the benefit of yourself and the world. This book, written in beautiful literary language, with a touch of irony and self-irony, will become your true friend and assistant, to whom you will return again and again for advice at different periods of your life. And, of course, it will be forever treasured on a shelf in the Library of the Universe, as one of those books that Time has no power over…”

Margarita Palshina, writer, journalist, member of the Union of Writers of Russia, winner of the international Golden Pen of Russia award

For me personally, Alexandra Kryuchkova has become a beacon in the realm of the Unknown. If you are truly interested in learning something new about Another Reality, don’t hesitate to read “The Book of Knowledge”! It’s quite possible that it really did come to our world from the Library of the Universe!

Elena Zhmachinskaya,

member of the Union of Russian Writers,

Head of the Creative Union “Indifference”

Newspaper “Literary News” / “Literaturnye Izvestia”, No. 1 (199), 2022