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  • In every culture, [there are those] shamans or medicine men who endured incredible physical pain, because it's a door opening to the subconsciousness. And the way we can actually control the pain -- it's how to control everything. This is the key.

    "Performance artist Marina Abramović: 'I was ready to die'" with Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. May 12, 2014.