What's the difference between chimeras and gargoyles, and why are they not just decorations for Gothic cathedrals, but symbols of psychological weapons of mass destruction? A weapon used by ancient secret societies and adopted by modern intelligence agencies—for the gods of Time and Reason inevitably demand new victims. This is revealed in the VIP digest of the monumental work by prominent conspiracy theorist and historian of Freemasonry K. P. Golgofsky, who unwittingly becomes embroiled in the investigation of an assassination attempt on his dacha neighbor, GRU General Izyumin. Carthaginian sacrifices in the Caucasus, hybrid warfare in the noosphere, and Russia as an existential Stolypin train car—all this and much more in 'The Art of Light Touches.'