About 10% of Russians surveyed said they believed in esotericism.

Most Russians do not believe in esotericism and paranormal phenomena. This was reported on March 20 by Gazeta.Ru" with reference to the results of the survey of the project "News Mail".

"Among those who believe in esotericism or admit its existence, only 9% are frequent clients of esoteric specialists (astrologers, numerologists, fortune tellers, tarologists, igropractors, energy practitioners, etc.). 27% of the respondents resorted to their services several times," the survey results showed.

14% of the respondents turned to such services for one-time assistance. At the same time, 48% have never considered it necessary to receive such services and consultations.

Almost half of Russians (45%) said that such practices mislead people.

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On January 30, a psychotherapist explained the Russians' demand for esoteric goods. According to him, turning to esotericism is the path of least resistance, where self-improvement does not appear. In November, the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) declared that tarot card reading is pseudoscience, and tarologists are scammers who take advantage of people's vulnerability in difficult situations.