The Inner Magic Club is a group of individuals who are passionate about magic. The club is open to both beginners and experienced magicians, and its main aim is to promote and advance the art of magic. The Inner Magic Club holds regular meetings where members can come together to learn, discuss, and perform magic tricks. These meetings provide a supportive and collaborative environment where magicians can share their knowledge and skills with one another. In addition to meetings, the club also organizes workshops and seminars taught by well-known magicians. These workshops allow members to learn advanced techniques and gain insights from professionals in the field.
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These workshops allow members to learn advanced techniques and gain insights from professionals in the field. The Inner Magic Club also hosts various events and performances throughout the year. This provides members with opportunities to showcase their skills and entertain audiences.
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The Amateur Magician’s Handbook
07 Friday Oct 2022
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I’m ecstatic. I received the other day my new copy of The Amateur Magician’s Handbook by Henry Hay.
It’s not a “new” copy in the sense that it came fresh out of the printing press. The book has been out of print for quite some time now.
What I got is a second-hand copy that my brother in the US bought for me from Amazon.com.
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13 Wednesday Oct 2021
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As a magician, you must have heard of the phrase “break a leg.”
It is a theater jargon that has spread in other live performing arts.
People tell it to you before the show when they want to wish you good luck.
Wait a minute. Confused why “break a leg” means “good luck”?
Well, that is the idea of the phrase—to confuse.
Theories abound about the origin of this phrase. One is that back in the 1920s, in American theater, some stage actors coined it out of superstition.
In those days, they thought fairies and evil spirits haunted the theaters. They suspected these resident spirits were pranking the performers. That they used their malevolent powers to wreak havoc on stage plays.
This belief came about after they noticed something unusual. Every time they wished fellow performers good luck, bad luck happened. Props failed, scenery dropped, actors lost their place in the script, and so on.
It didn’t take long for stage performers to assume saying “good luck” moved the evil spirits to bring bad luck. So, to confuse the evil spirits and spur them to bring good luck, they changed tactics. They wished the performers bad luck before the show.
Yes, the strategy was to wish someone bad luck to bring good luck. Confusing, but that’s the idea—to confuse the bad spirits.
The phrase for bad luck they come up with was “break a leg”. As you well know, breaking a leg is the nastiest accident a performer can meet during a performance. It is the worst form of bad luck.
Photo by Leon Liu on UnsplashAccording to superstition, a wish for bad luck confuses evil spirits. When they hear someone wishing a performer to “break a leg”, they bring him the opposite. They give him good luck instead. The show then runs smoothly, free of accidents, mistakes, and bloopers.
What has all this to do with your magic?
Well, the pandemic has been upon us since last year. The virus has wiped out the local magic entertainment industry.
Unless you didn’t notice it, we have been in a long spell of bad luck.
Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on UnsplashI’m not superstitious, but I have this sneaky idea we need people to tell us to “break a leg” for a change.
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02 Wednesday Jan 2019
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I brought my whole family to Araneta Coliseum last night to watch the last-day performance of Magic on Ice. Surprise, surprise! The show gets an extended run until January 6.
The show is worthy of Las Vegas—glitzy, theatrical, lots of beautiful girls in skimpy costumes, spectacular magical illusions, and magnificent plays of lights. (More of this later.)
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19 Monday Nov 2018
Most people believe that persons who read a lot are intelligent.
Omnivorous readers have a reputation for being profound thinkers. Having a good grasp of everything, they can converse with anyone about many topics.
To make it to the list of intellectuals, I read everything that is dangled to me. It is a time-consuming habit, but I invest several hours a day on it just so I can sound erudite.
I read not only posts on online forums of magicians, but everything else. Including labels of corned beef cans.
I also find palm-reading interesting. I mean more interesting—especially if at the other end of the palm is a good-looking girl.
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16 Friday Nov 2018
So I watched Bohemian Rhapsody. I liked it more than I was willing to admit.
I won’t comment on the film’s music. I don’t have the musical depth to qualify as a critic of music. But I know the kind that pleases my ears. Queen’s music does. I find most of their songs have a frenzied but sweet euphony despite their intensity.
Nor will I share my thoughts on the artistic and technical strengths of the film. Even though I’m a hopeless movie buff, moviemaking is a puzzle. My consolation is that I know what movies entertain me. Bohemian Rhapsody pleases me…immensely enough to make me write this piece.
And this piece is about the lessons I learned from Queen. Or from Freddie Mercury, as portrayed in the film.
Lesson One: a performing artist must strive to distinguish himself from the masses. He should aspire to be exceptional. Or different to stand out from the crowd. If Freddie Mercury were a magician, he would not wear a tail tuxedo as most magicians do.
Lesson Two: Queen’s music is plain different. It is uncommon, unusual, and even unprecedented. Their songs are not mere screams, shrieks, and screeches. Their blistering instruments are not playing decibels merely amped up to the stratosphere. There’s an electrifying melody in the madding cacophony. If Freddie Mercury were a magician, he’d not be performing appearing canes and Snowstorms in China. He would show something else, something unusual to be different.
Lesson Three: in a live performance, audience participation is king. No doubt, Freddie Mercury possesses an irresistible stage presence. Still, he dishes out songs that encourage the audience to perform with him. The fans clap their hands, raise their arms in the air, and stomp their feet on the ground. They sway. They shake. They sing along with him. A hundred thousand strong mass of humanity moving in euphoric unison. A spectacle so magical to behold. And yet, Queen’s Freddie Mercury performs neither magic nor illusion. He performs music that is stupendously fun by involving the audience in the act.
These are good lessons performing artists can take to heart. It needs work to digest them, and even more effort to apply them in real-world performances.
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The club believes in the importance of performance and encourages its members to develop their stage presence and showmanship. Aside from honing their magical abilities, the Inner Magic Club also emphasizes the importance of ethics and respect within the art of magic. The club encourages its members to adhere to a code of conduct that promotes honesty and integrity when performing tricks. Overall, the Inner Magic Club is a community of magic enthusiasts who come together to learn, share, and perform magic. It serves as a platform for magicians to develop their skills, collaborate with others, and promote the art of magic to a wider audience..
Reviews for "The Journey to Inner Magic: Insights from the Inner Magic Club"
1. John - 2 stars - I was really disappointed with my experience at the Inner Magic Club. The show was very amateurish and lacked any real magic tricks. The performers seemed unprepared and the whole thing felt like a joke. I would not recommend wasting your money on this show.
2. Susan - 1 star - The Inner Magic Club was a complete waste of time and money. The tricks were cliché and unimpressive. I could easily see how they were done, which takes away all the excitement and wonder of a magic show. The performers lacked charisma and stage presence, making the whole experience dull and unengaging. Save your money and go see a professional magic show instead.
3. Mike - 2 stars - I attended the Inner Magic Club with high hopes, but unfortunately, it did not meet my expectations. The show lacked creativity and originality. The tricks performed were basic and could be easily found in any beginner's magic kit. The performers seemed disinterested and the overall atmosphere was lackluster. I was expecting to be amazed, but instead, I was left unimpressed.
4. Jennifer - 2 stars - I'm usually a fan of magic shows, but the Inner Magic Club was a disappointment. The tricks were predictable and lacked any wow factor. There was also a lack of variety in the performances, with most of the tricks being variations of the same theme. The show felt monotonous and failed to hold my attention. I left feeling underwhelmed and would not recommend this show to others.
5. David - 1 star - The Inner Magic Club was by far the worst magic show I've ever seen. The tricks were poorly executed and it was painfully obvious how they were performed. The show lacked any sense of mystery or wonder. The performers also seemed disorganized, with multiple mistakes and awkward transitions between tricks. Overall, it was a complete waste of time and money.