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It is at moments like these that we need to remember the image of Temperance and what it stands for, internally and externally. Are we willing to look inside ourselves to seek where we need change or where we need to hold fast to our ideals, beliefs, and foundational purpose?

wildhunt.org/2025/05/opinion-w

The Wild Hunt · Opinion: When the world is running down, you make the best of what's still aroundBy Clio Ajana

A slightly fancy false cut, based on the Sybil. My only innovation was to eliminate the weird, discrepant move that everyone does at the end to restore the deck to original order.

I don't like fancy *anything* when it comes to cards, because it seems to defeat the object of appearing as though you're not proficient.

In this regard, magicians and cardists are always working at cross-purposes.

Mat Ricardo (@matricardo) is an incredible showman, magician, and film maker. I really enjoyed his newest video, "A day in the life of this autistic person" and thought y'all would too. There are parts I really connected with and parts that seemed totally foreign, but as he says in the video, "If you've met one autistic person, you've met one autistic person". youtube.com/watch?v=gDSv51Tu07s #autism #magic #magician

Chapter 5: The Magician and the Ghosts
On his birthday, the boy decided to become a magician.

He read about hat tricks and sleight-of-hand illusions, learning how to manipulate the world around him. He set up a curtain in the hallway, placed a table in front of it, and prepared for his performance.

But the audience wasn’t kind.

His aunt, the one who always had something to say, called him names—mocking, belittling, turning his moment of wonder into something small, something laughable. Every time he reached for something outside the box, there was always someone there to tell him he was wrong.

To dismiss him.

And maybe that’s why he kept running.

#magic #love #ai #aiart #youarelovedmorethanyouknow #space #cowboy #magician #show #passion
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It's funny you know, when it comes to actual magic (that is, close up magic with cards, or stage illusions), it's the opposite.

As soon as technology is or even appears to be involved, any chance to amaze your audience is ruined. There is an easy explanation right there: oh it's some kind of technology.

That's why the best magic is close up with common objects in the spectator's hand. Tech no longer creates wonder at a gut level for most people.

"Using suggestion, I could never make someone do something he didn't want to do. But it's different in a crowd. Psychologists don't know why, but somehow the level of morality is lowered and responsibility is lost."

George Joseph Kresge, better known as psychological illusionist The Amazing Kreskin, has passed away at age 89. He was notable for being an honest trickster who never took advantage of the impressionable by claiming to have paranormal abilities.

variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-a

Variety · Kreskin Dead: Renowned Mentalist Was 89By Michaela Zee