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{{Short description|Estonian esotericist}}
'''Hannes Vanaküla''', also known as '''Tokroda''', is an Estonian witch, a teacher and a theoretician.
{{More footnotes|date=January 2022}}
Hannes Vanaküla started to gather together Estonian witches and created new Estonian spirituality - Estonian Paganism. He is the leader of Estonian Pagans.<ref>] ] ]: </ref> <ref>] ] ] 20:31: </ref> <ref>] ] ] 20:33: </ref>
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{{Infobox person
== Biography ==
|name = Hannes Vanaküla
|image = Hannes Vanaküla.jpeg
|caption = Hannes Vanaküla in 2015
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1966|11|23}}
|birth_place = ], ]
|death_date =
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|other_names = Tokroda
|known_for = ] claims
|occupation = mage
|nationality = ]
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'''Hannes Vanaküla''', also known as '''Tokroda''' (born 23 November 1966, in ]),<ref name=ohmygossip>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohmygossip.ee/articles/16750-hannes-vanakuela-ohmygossip-eele-taenu-selgeltnaegijate-tuleproovile-kaotasin-klientuuri?locale=et|publisher=Ohmygossip.ee|accessdate=20 September 2013|language=Estonian|date=2012-11-26|title=Archived copy|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055510/http://www.ohmygossip.ee/articles/16750-hannes-vanakuela-ohmygossip-eele-taenu-selgeltnaegijate-tuleproovile-kaotasin-klientuuri?locale=et|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an ]n ].<ref name='maag'>] 19 September 2008: {{Webarchive|url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160522233439/http://www.ohtuleht.ee/index.aspx?id=296511 |date=22 May 2016 }} by Kaja Roomets</ref> In media he has been called a charlatan<ref name='soolapuhuja' /> and a cult leader.<ref name='soolapuhuja' /><ref name='postimees22022009'/>
Hannes Vanaküla was born in 1966 in Estonia. He has been brought up in an Estonian mage’s family. Also his grandparents had mage abilities. His paternal grandfather healed warts through words. Maternal grandmoher had great force of word, too. The way she put her words on a person, the way the life went for the person.<ref>] ] ]: Maag Hannes Vanaküla: Isepäisus teeb meist nõiarahva by ]</ref>


⚫ ==Activities==
In his childhood Hannes grew up mainly with his grandmother and grandfather in Vormsi in Estonia. To earn allowance he was working as a photographer during his high school days. His favorite classes in high school were math and physics.
⚫ In 2004, Vanaküla claimed to have transported "energy pillars", supposedly mystical structures helpful of magical work, from throughout the world to Estonia, supposedly their original and rightful positions. These claims, as well as the controversy over reality and transportability of those energy pillars between Vanaküla and ], another esoteric practitioner, were reported in various media.<ref>] 4 August 2004: {{Webarchive|url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160522233502/http://www.ohtuleht.ee/index.aspx?id=160677 |date=22 May 2016 }} by Kadri Paas</ref> Reportedly, the procedure involved Vanaküla and 21 followers entering ] for "several days" and "identifying with energy pillars throughout the world". The original locations were reported as ], ], ] and ].


In 2008, Vanaküla and two of his followers participated in ''Selgeltnägijate tuleproov'' ({{langx|et|Ordeal for seers}}), a TV show formulated as a contest between magic practitioners and based on the format of ]. <!-- Please source: While his score was not noteworthy, he caught attention by various complicated explanations for reasons of his failure, such as blaming ] ]s for conspiring against him and claiming deception on part of the show's production team. --> His followers were noted for applying unusual items, such as ] and ], for ].
From 1985 to 1987 he was forced to serve in Soviet Union Army. He was a sniper there. Coming back from service he decided to roll in Tallinn University of Technology and study in the field of automatic control systems.<ref>Vanaküla, H. (2007). The Basics of Magic. The Twenty Energy Transfer Channels. San Diego: ].</ref>


⚫ Shortly after the TV show series began, Vanaküla and his two followers from the show agreed to take on the ] 10&nbsp;000 ] challenge in a test of their ] powers.<ref>] 22 September 2008: by Martin Vällik</ref> The agreed-on protocol involved a "transmitter" being shown various household items randomly drawn from a ] whose content had not been revealed to participants before the experiment, and asking the "recipients"&nbsp;&ndash; the rôle of Vanaküla and his followers&nbsp;&ndash; to guess the items. The results were to be considered positive if any of the three participants would have guessed correctly at least three items out of six "transmissions".
He started to deal with witchcraft and to write his theories after the big Vormsi forest fire in 1992. He has never had a teacher or an instructor.<ref>] ] ] 22:30: </ref>


⚫ The experiment's results were considered negative, as all three participants guessed correctly zero items out of six "transmissions".<ref>] 26 September 2008: by Martin Vällik</ref><ref>] 31 October 2008: by Martin Vällik</ref><ref>] 27 October 2008: </ref>
⚫ == Activities ==


==Media exposure==
⚫ In ], Vanaküla claimed to have transported "energy pillars", supposedly mystical structures helpful of magical work, from throughout the world to Estonia, supposedly their original and rightful positions. These claims, as well as the controversy over reality and transportability of those energy pillars between Vanaküla and ], another esoteric practitioner, were reported in various media.<ref>] ] ]: by ]</ref> Reportedly, the procedure involved Vanaküla and 21 followers entering ] for "several days" and "identifying with energy pillars throughout the world". The original locations were reported as ], ], ] and ].
On 28 January 2009, ]'s '']'' (English: ''Witness'', an Estonian popular documentary series similar to Canada's '']'') ran a segment reporting on activities of Vanaküla and his followers, sometimes referred to as '''tokronauts''', spurring media interest in Vanaküla and his followers. Reportedly, most of the followers consider themselves ]s and Vanaküla a god of light, Vanaküla himself explaining in the interview to Pealtnägija that he believes that every creative human being is a god. According to cited and interviewed sources, Vanaküla's followers are encouraged to think of outsiders as "people of lower quality" and to withdraw from them; on the other hand, Vanaküla himself is considered a "person of the highest quality", which gives him the power to "repair" women through sex.


Reportedly, the tokronauts have repeatedly attempted to kill various people through "spiritual means". A particular target of such an assassination attempt&nbsp;&ndash; admitted by Vanaküla in the interview by ''Pealtnägija'' but dismissed as a simple experiment by a single follower&nbsp;&ndash; was ].<ref>] 27 January 2009: </ref> When a journalist of delfi.ee asked Harrys Puusepp, the ] of Estonia's Northern Police District whether such an admission can lead to ] into ] or ] to commit murder, Puusepp responded by asking if the journalist was ], then stated that such an investigation would be contrary to sanity.<ref>] 30 January 2009 17:12: </ref>
In ], Vanaküla, two of his students and one former student participated in ] ({{lang-et|Fire trial of seers}}), a TV show formulated as a contest between magicial practicioners and based on the format of ]. He got the seventh place and his students got the fifth and the third place. His former student got the sixth place. He caught attention by blaming TV show team for deception. He claimed that cheating was going on in this TV show and the winner of the Fire trial of seers won because she was connived to get the first place by the TV show team and answers of the trials were given to her beforehand. He said that the reasons for this were political and served the interests of ] ]s.<ref>] ] ]: by ]</ref>


The resulting media exposure led to Vanaküla's firing from his long-term position as a ].<ref name='soolapuhuja'>] 31 January 2009: {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205011721/http://ohtuleht.ee/index.aspx?id=314155 |date=5 February 2009 }} by Eve Heinla</ref>
⚫ Shortly after the TV show series began, Vanaküla and his two students from the show agreed to take on the ] 10 000 ] challenge in a test of their ] powers.<ref>] ] ] 9:26: by ]</ref> The agreed-on protocol involved a "transmitter" being shown various household items randomly drawn from a ] whose content had not been revealed to participants before the experiment, and asking the "recipients" -- the role of Vanaküla and his students -- to guess the items. The results were to be considered positive if any of the three participants would have guessed correctly at least three items out of six "transmissions".


Vanaküla has ascribed ''Pealtnägija'''s interest in the affair to a ] involving ], ], and the Estonian party of ].<ref>lass24.ee: {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322031345/http://www.lass24.ee/w/2009/03/16/pealtnagija-saade-oli-irl-i-tellimustoo/ |date=22 March 2009}} by Hannes Vanaküla</ref>
⚫ The experiment's results were considered negative, as all three participants guessed correctly zero items out of six "transmissions".<ref>] ] ] 9:33: by ]</ref><ref>] ] ] 9:50: by ]</ref><ref>] ] ]: </ref>


==Political discussions==
In ], Vanaküla with his two students known from the TV show ] ({{lang-et|Fire trial of seers}}) made history. Hannes Vanaküla found the dead body of Kaido Sirel, which was not found by policemen nor by police dogs, which were trained to find dead bodies nor by many other sensitives who had tried to find this dead body. This was the first documented case about a sensitive finding a missing person’s dead body. Hannes Vanaküla found the dead body two days after the police had closed the case. He found the dead body a kilometre away from the place were Kaido Sirel was seen alive for the last time.<ref>] ] ]: by ]</ref>
On 18 February 2009, nine members of ] from the opposition party ] made a formal inquiry to ] ] regarding the activities of Vanaküla's sect, asking whether this sect&nbsp;&ndash; which they characterised as an 'extremist group'&nbsp;&ndash; and others like it are being investigated by the Estonian police and how such activities are regulated under Estonian law.<ref name='postimees22022009'>] 22 February 2009: by Hanneli Rudi</ref><ref> (in PDF) available at the public document database of ]</ref>


⚫ ==Bibliography==
Lost UÜ had laid out gratuity of 15000 ] for the one who gives a hint, which leads to the finding of Kaido Sirel.<ref>] ] ]: by ]</ref>
In 2007, Vanaküla self-published a book ''Maagia alustalad. Kakskümmend ülekandeliini''<ref>] ]: {{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ({{ISBN|9789949152223}}). His ]s, such as advertising his book, caused some media interest.<ref>] 17 December 2007: </ref><ref>] 15 October 2007: {{Webarchive|url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160522233513/http://www.ohtuleht.ee/index.aspx?id=250025 |date=22 May 2016 }} by Eve Heinla</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSXL3ov0dq4|title = Aus reklaam|website = ]| date=26 September 2007 }}</ref>


⚫ The book has been translated to ] as ''The Basics of Magic. The Twenty Energy Transfer Channels'' ({{ISBN|9780979462436}}), printed by ].<ref>]: {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208014719/http://noriabooks.com/?lid=1&bid=7 |date=8 December 2007 }}</ref>
⚫ == Bibliography ==
⚫ Although Noria Books has undertaken the printing, the book is a self-publication, fully paid for by Vanaküla himself.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.skeptik.ee/index.php/2008/10/31/real-psychic-challenge-randi-kommentaarid/#comment-19138|title = Real Psychic Challenge (+Randi kommentaarid) – skeptik.ee| date=31 October 2008 }}</ref>


⚫ ==References==
In ], Vanaküla self-published a book ''Maagia alustalad. Kakskümmend ülekandeliini''<ref>] ]: </ref> (ISBN 9789949152223). His facetious commercal, in which he was posing almost in nude with the newspaper naked picture of Tui Hirv on the front page (the women who got herself naked to sell her book) and asking for people to buy the book, caused some media interest.<ref>] ] ] 22:30: </ref>
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* ] 28 January 2009: ,
* ] 28 January 2009: , edited by Kaspar Käänik
* ] 24 October 2013:


==External links==
⚫ The book has been translated to ] as ''The Basics of Magic. The Twenty Energy Transfer Channels'' (ISBN 9780979462436), printed by ].<ref>]: </ref>
*{{official website|http://www.hot.ee/tokroda}} {{in lang|et}}
⚫ Although ] has organised the printing, the book is a self-publication, fully paid for by Vanaküla himself.<ref></ref>
* {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061144/http://hannesvanakyla.blogspot.com/ |date=21 September 2013 }} {{in lang|et}}


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⚫ == References ==


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Hannes Vanaküla
Hannes Vanaküla in 2015
Born (1966-11-23) 23 November 1966 (age 58)
Tallinn, Estonia
NationalityEstonian
Other namesTokroda
Occupationmage
Known foresoteric claims

Hannes Vanaküla, also known as Tokroda (born 23 November 1966, in Tallinn), is an Estonian mage. In media he has been called a charlatan and a cult leader.

Activities

In 2004, Vanaküla claimed to have transported "energy pillars", supposedly mystical structures helpful of magical work, from throughout the world to Estonia, supposedly their original and rightful positions. These claims, as well as the controversy over reality and transportability of those energy pillars between Vanaküla and Vormsi Enn, another esoteric practitioner, were reported in various media. Reportedly, the procedure involved Vanaküla and 21 followers entering trance for "several days" and "identifying with energy pillars throughout the world". The original locations were reported as Egypt, Tibet, United States and Lapland.

In 2008, Vanaküla and two of his followers participated in Selgeltnägijate tuleproov (Estonian: Ordeal for seers), a TV show formulated as a contest between magic practitioners and based on the format of America's Psychic Challenge. His followers were noted for applying unusual items, such as mace and bucket, for divination.

Shortly after the TV show series began, Vanaküla and his two followers from the show agreed to take on the skeptik.ee 10 000 EEK challenge in a test of their telepathical powers. The agreed-on protocol involved a "transmitter" being shown various household items randomly drawn from a duffel bag whose content had not been revealed to participants before the experiment, and asking the "recipients" – the rôle of Vanaküla and his followers – to guess the items. The results were to be considered positive if any of the three participants would have guessed correctly at least three items out of six "transmissions".

The experiment's results were considered negative, as all three participants guessed correctly zero items out of six "transmissions".

Media exposure

On 28 January 2009, ETV's Pealtnägija (English: Witness, an Estonian popular documentary series similar to Canada's Witness) ran a segment reporting on activities of Vanaküla and his followers, sometimes referred to as tokronauts, spurring media interest in Vanaküla and his followers. Reportedly, most of the followers consider themselves gods and Vanaküla a god of light, Vanaküla himself explaining in the interview to Pealtnägija that he believes that every creative human being is a god. According to cited and interviewed sources, Vanaküla's followers are encouraged to think of outsiders as "people of lower quality" and to withdraw from them; on the other hand, Vanaküla himself is considered a "person of the highest quality", which gives him the power to "repair" women through sex.

Reportedly, the tokronauts have repeatedly attempted to kill various people through "spiritual means". A particular target of such an assassination attempt – admitted by Vanaküla in the interview by Pealtnägija but dismissed as a simple experiment by a single follower – was Condoleezza Rice. When a journalist of delfi.ee asked Harrys Puusepp, the spokesman of Estonia's Northern Police District whether such an admission can lead to criminal investigation into attempted murder or conspiracy to commit murder, Puusepp responded by asking if the journalist was sober, then stated that such an investigation would be contrary to sanity.

The resulting media exposure led to Vanaküla's firing from his long-term position as a leather dyer.

Vanaküla has ascribed Pealtnägija's interest in the affair to a conspiracy involving Christians, Freemasons, and the Estonian party of Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica.

Political discussions

On 18 February 2009, nine members of Riigikogu from the opposition party Keskerakond made a formal inquiry to Estonian Minister of Internal Affairs Jüri Pihl regarding the activities of Vanaküla's sect, asking whether this sect – which they characterised as an 'extremist group' – and others like it are being investigated by the Estonian police and how such activities are regulated under Estonian law.

Bibliography

In 2007, Vanaküla self-published a book Maagia alustalad. Kakskümmend ülekandeliini (ISBN 9789949152223). His publicity stunts, such as advertising his book, caused some media interest.

The book has been translated to English as The Basics of Magic. The Twenty Energy Transfer Channels (ISBN 9780979462436), printed by Noria Books. Although Noria Books has undertaken the printing, the book is a self-publication, fully paid for by Vanaküla himself.

References

  1. "Archived copy" (in Estonian). Ohmygossip.ee. 26 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Õhtuleht 19 September 2008: Maag Hannes: kellelgi on väga vaja Eesti nõidadele ära teha! Archived 22 May 2016 at the Portuguese Web Archive by Kaja Roomets
  3. ^ Õhtuleht 31 January 2009: Soolapuhuja Hannes Vanaküla löödi pärast tema sekti paljastamist töölt minema Archived 5 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine by Eve Heinla
  4. ^ Postimees 22 February 2009: Keskerakondlased nõuavad Pihlilt maag Hannese kohta aru by Hanneli Rudi
  5. SL Õhtuleht 4 August 2004: Nõiad läksid energiasammaste pärast tülli Archived 22 May 2016 at the Portuguese Web Archive by Kadri Paas
  6. skeptik.ee 22 September 2008: Selgeltnägijate tõeline ja päris tuleproov by Martin Vällik
  7. skeptik.ee 26 September 2008: Selgeltnägijate tõeline tuleproov. Katseprotokoll ja pildid. by Martin Vällik
  8. skeptik.ee 31 October 2008: Real Psychic Challenge (+Randi kommentaarid) by Martin Vällik
  9. James Randi 27 October 2008: Estonian Psychic Test Results
  10. delfi.ee 27 January 2009: Sekt ja seks “Pealtnägijas”
  11. delfi.ee 30 January 2009 17:12: Politsei peab selgeltnägija mõttemõrva jaburaks
  12. lass24.ee: Pealtnägija saade oli IRL-i tellimustöö? Archived 22 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine by Hannes Vanaküla
  13. enquiry (in PDF) available at the public document database of Riigikogu
  14. University of Tartu ESTER: bibliographic entry
  15. Postimees 17 December 2007: Nõid Vanaküla: me ei ole vaimselt vabad
  16. Õhtuleht 15 October 2007: Nõiad tülis! Archived 22 May 2016 at the Portuguese Web Archive by Eve Heinla
  17. "Aus reklaam". YouTube. 26 September 2007.
  18. Noria Books: product page Archived 8 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  19. "Real Psychic Challenge (+Randi kommentaarid) – skeptik.ee". 31 October 2008.

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