I always cringe when I see magicians call themselves 'slieght of hand artists', and openly say to everyone they just do tricks.
I also have seen mentalists 'explain' what they do with pseudo explanations. My question is why?
In my act I tell people exactly what I am doing ( non verbal suggestions, verbal suggestions and intuition), and I just don't get why we have to use tricks, misdirection and deception.
For me this is something that was created with reductionist and 'logical' society. Even though they are wrong, it's easy to come with explanations for what they have seen.
I live in a country where most people are superstitious and believe in paranormal, and I am probably the most sceptic person here. After my act I meet people who believe I have some kind of power.
My last questions are, can we present magic that is genuine without false explanations and tricks? If we can why don't we?
I also have seen mentalists 'explain' what they do with pseudo explanations. My question is why?
In my act I tell people exactly what I am doing ( non verbal suggestions, verbal suggestions and intuition), and I just don't get why we have to use tricks, misdirection and deception.
For me this is something that was created with reductionist and 'logical' society. Even though they are wrong, it's easy to come with explanations for what they have seen.
I live in a country where most people are superstitious and believe in paranormal, and I am probably the most sceptic person here. After my act I meet people who believe I have some kind of power.
My last questions are, can we present magic that is genuine without false explanations and tricks? If we can why don't we?