Aleister Crowley wrote a mystical poem to summon the god Pan that required a participant to have asthma

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Nothing screams 'master of the dark arts' quite like weaponizing an asthma attack. The self-proclaimed 'Great Beast 666' wrote a chaotic ritual to summon Pan, the ancient god of the wild. Because Crowley loved being excessively dramatic, the spell required the participant to recite poetry until they literally induced an asthma attack from a lack of breath. Apparently, the secret to cosmic consciousness is just mild asphyxiation and peak theater kid energy.