AUTHOR'S NOTE: I've read a lot of Aleister Crowley's writing during my long involvement with esoteric studies, including his Brief Lectures on Yoga a couple of times, but I don't recall encountering the forceful statement about pranayama (controlled breathing) that I just found quoted in Robert Anton Wilson's Prometheus Rising. It made a powerful impression … Continue reading Pranayama and the “Compassion” Mantra: A Magic Bullet for Insomnia