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When a colleague asks him how he can stomach such a thing while eating, Doo-man replies that the food fuels his “shaman’s eyes,” which he uses to identify potential suspects.

Another woman then informed the victim by telephone that the "shaman" had fallen into a severe coma as a result of the ritual.

It gives Crystal one of his rare openings for a laugh line, “Say hi to your shaman, wish him a happy 1969 for me.”

Mr Verrett has said he is the latest in six generations of shamans and once said he died for four minutes and 25 seconds.

Meanwhile, Mr Verrett says on his site that he is a sixth generation shaman, “servant of god and energy activator” who “demystifies spirituality” through his “no-nonsense teachings”.