The Cult of the Occult

Nancy Du Tertre’s story begins in the Russian port city of St. Petersburg, where she met psychokinesis experts and was hoping to learn to bend metal with her mind. Instead she uncovered the unexpected dark world of Russian psychic training and survived to tell the tale. In this memoir, du Tertre details the isolation, meal deprivation, lack of sleep, and more she faced in this “cult-like environment.” This book serves as a cautionary tale of the fine line between true psychic phenomena and the exploiting power through control and manipulation.