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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

About Olga Kharitidi

As I finished Olga’s book “Entering the circle”, I did a quick search on internet because I was curious of what she was doing these days. I thought that others in the group would be interested in knowing what she has become.

She now lives and works in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She published another book “The Master of Lucid Dreams”, about her experiences in Samarkand, ancient capital of Uzbekistan (apparently in the same vein as “Entering the circle”).

Here name is now Olga Yahontova and she has just created Cliffhouse Publications; there is not much on the website yet, including on her blog “Breaking the Walls”, created on 06/09/2008. So all of this is fairly new. She posted two articles since then, one on practicing magic today, the other one on addiction. Still to see what will come. For some reason, I have felt sad and uneasy reading what she is now writing and looking at her picture on the website, as if something had happened to her in the meantime. In one of her posts, she writes “After years of extreme experiences and searching, I have found nothing. No concepts, no recipes, no solutions, no mysteries solved. I have arrived at this point in my life with more confusion, bewilderment, and amazement for life and its riddles than I ever had before. And I like it. Because all of those things - concepts, solutions, and resolutions are truly just the building blocks of more walls inside the mind…” Maybe it is just the way it should be.

For those interested in having a look at her blog:
http://www.cliffhousepublications.com/index.php/cliff_main/olgas_thoughts/

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

thank you so much fro your researches... I wanted to communicate with Olga to ask her a piece of advice about contacts in order to plan a future travel experience to SIberia, hoping to meet the wonderful people she met and she describes in her novels... Beatrice (Italy/Tuscany)

Anonymous said...

I had a similar impulse upon finishing both her books - finished the 2nd one yesterday. Very intense. My feeling on her website is mixed as well. On the one hand - a great idea and feels "cozy" in a way, on the other hand I feel a distancing from Olga, as though she wants to reach out but whether anyone can get close? Yes, we're all in our processes and it's good that she is where she is and we are where we are, and connection is happening. Integration as well. Warm greetings, Rebecca Noelle (eastern Germany)

Unknown said...

I am of Siberian descent, first generation in the USA. I have read Kharitidi's books and have enjoyed them tremendously. Much of her writing reminds me of stories and experiences my Mother and Grandmother would tell me. I am of Shamanic descent and have had many spiritual experiences that many would consider extraordinary. I have spent much of my life seeking answers from the scientific community to explain my experiences. Through my research I have developed a method I call "evidence based spirituality". Using urine and saliva and some basic laboratory analysis techniques, one can obtain a spiritual map/blueprint of our life, past/present/future; or as I call it "the signature of the soul". Yes there are answers to every question - one simply needs to know the right questions to ask. The common mistake made is we seek the answers outside of ourselves, when every answer lies within. Jung said: Who looks outside dreams, who looks within awakens. I would be most excited to share my research with anyone interested and work with you to discover what your blueprint looks like and what messages lie within you that you are waiting to discover. Please feel free to contact me: drv@iamu.us

Anonymous said...

For the people without access to the cd "entering the circle" ....

https://rapidshare.com/files/2678605981/Entering%20the%20circle.rar

Anonymous said...

for people without access to the cd "entering the circle" ....


https://rapidshare.com/files/2678605981/Entering%20the%20circle.rar

Anonymous said...

I just wanted to say thank you for posting information on Olga Kharitidi. I read "Entering the Circle" many years ago while living in Holland and found it fascinating. Recently I wondered how I could have misplaced such a great and inspiring book. blessings on your day. Susan (Canada)

Logos Solar said...

thank you very much im from argentina and i wanted some olga´s information because i was reading the book and thought it´s fascinating
im sorry for my english

Anonymous said...

I don't understand why it is so hard to get in touch with Olga today or to get to know a little bit more about her

Unknown said...

It's interesting to me that since Winter Solstice 2012, hardly anything has appeared on this site, which I just discovered in January 2016, yet the site is still active.

Mainly I am writing to relate my experience about Olga Kharitidi, which took place back in 1995 or 96, but which stands out today as one of the most "magical" (Shamanic?) experiences. I was a professional counselor at the time (retired since) and saw her book Entering the Circle advertised in a professional journal, on a page with numerous other books advertised. My "heart leapt within me" and I felt a great kinship, and knew that at some point I would at the least read that book, and that I didn't need to order it.

Within a month I attended a book fair in Eugene Oregon, and as I strolled the aisles with other book enthusiasts, suddenly behind me, nearly knocking me over, a man slapped a stack of books down onto a table. Startled, I looked around and saw that the stack was composed of 3 or 4 dozen copies of Entering the Circle.

In an instant my eyes took in a very striking petite blond lady who looked to be about 19 years old, standing behind the table. In that same instant she took the top copy from the stack and in a thick Russian accent asked me my name. She autographed the complimentary copy, and then did another for a friend I named for her.

That was my one single encounter with Olga Kharitidi, and as I relate it here, it continues to stand out as a touch from some other world, where magic is run-of-the-mill.

Anonymous said...

Brothers and Sisters.... Here is That Necessary Info everyone searching for :
www.as-gard.com Please foward to Olga as well (she needs it. I do not know e-mail..)
My e-mail leonto04@gmail.com Leona.