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Originally Posted by Gudy
The Litany Against Fear is not, as far as I understand it, meant to be a magical incantation. Instead it's a focusing mantra so that someone who was extensively trained in the proper mental techniques could, in moments of stress, recall and invoke those techniques in order to conquer their fears. It is, in short, not the lit torch you bring to brighten a dark room, but the light switch you use to switch on a previously installed light bulb.
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Like the various methods of dealing with child-birth without pain-killers then. Trying fancy breathing exercises at the last minute isn't particularly helpful
but if you've been practicing....
And like those exercises it works best if the method used meshes well with the way you do things.