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Message: <blockquote data-quote="teitan" data-source="post: 2830273" data-attributes="member: 3457">As a ceremonial magician I am at a loss as to what you mean? Aside from the extreme focus of will that ceremonial magick instills, I don't see anything in our techniques that would help in holding the breath and endurance. Maybe some Asana Yoga and Pranayama at the most extreme cycles can be used to increase the lung capacity and the efficiency of oxygen use but they are hardly Ceremonial Magick in the strictest since though I can understand where many would get confused after Crowley brought Yoga to the west and integrated it so fully into his system. Any techniques Blaine might have used would have been of the Oriental bent as the Occidental mostly focused on communication with outer intelligences beyond our traditional senses such as angels, demons and spirits of various nature. Even "enlightenment" as a part of the western paradigm was brought in by Blavatsky and Levi as earlier texts on Ceremonial Magick only comment on the relationship of God and man and its import to the rituals.Its easy to explain how Blaine does it, he has a magic item that he stole from David Copperfield, the SIGN OF THE DEVIL!!!!!!!Jason</blockquote>