1. Victor Dane was born on 1897 and was a British naturopath, occultist, physical culturist and yoga writer.
11 Facts About Victor Dane
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Victor Dane claimed to have studied under yoga Masters in India where he received the 'Guru Mantra' or "ear-whispered secret".
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Victor Dane's book Naked Ascetic is an example of the fakir-yogi genre filled with mysterious stories of bullet proof yogis, mesmeric powers and poison drinking.
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Victor Dane was a physical culturist and was the editor of the magazine Modern Psychology and The Sporting Arena.
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Victor Dane was considered an expert on the occult and was invited by Barbara Cartland to give a speech on black magic at Admiralty House.
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Victor Dane was not a qualified doctor and never described himself as a doctor.
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Victor Dane had diagnosed Pickett with anaemia for which he treated her.
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In 1934, Victor Dane authored the book Modern Fitness which contained an introduction by Herbert Chapman.
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Victor Dane was an advocate of light therapy and sunbathing to cure disease.
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Victor Dane authored The Sunlight Cure which argued that sun tanning was the manifestation of solar energy stored in the body.
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Victor Dane's book contains a photograph of George Bernard Shaw sunbathing.