Hey guys, I always hear from people (most recently in the "My View Hate it or Love it" thread) that books are the way to go. That if you dont learn from books you are really limiting yourself as a magician. So my question is what is it about books that is so great?
praetoritevongor said "by refusing to study older magic, especially books... Well, I'm happy to declare them mediocre".
No i love older magic, i love to talk with the older magicians about tricks from Vernon and Paul Harris and discuss the history of tricks. So i can certainly understand saying that you are limiting yourself by not studying older magic. But why do people think that only through books can you become great?
I really havent read any magic books, i find them hard to learn from and prefer to see the tricks being performed while im learning. With that said, dont think that i only buy the latest hyped product and thats all i learn from. I love "Green Magic" by Lennart Green, lately I have been watching the "Vernon Revelation" tapes (which are extremley intersting) as well as others including Bill Malone's "On the Loose".
so back to my question, how am i limiting myself to being "mediocre" by only watching DVDs? I know that books (for the most part) have more material in them, but aside from that, whats the difference?
Thanks for any answers guys. Take care.
praetoritevongor said "by refusing to study older magic, especially books... Well, I'm happy to declare them mediocre".
No i love older magic, i love to talk with the older magicians about tricks from Vernon and Paul Harris and discuss the history of tricks. So i can certainly understand saying that you are limiting yourself by not studying older magic. But why do people think that only through books can you become great?
I really havent read any magic books, i find them hard to learn from and prefer to see the tricks being performed while im learning. With that said, dont think that i only buy the latest hyped product and thats all i learn from. I love "Green Magic" by Lennart Green, lately I have been watching the "Vernon Revelation" tapes (which are extremley intersting) as well as others including Bill Malone's "On the Loose".
so back to my question, how am i limiting myself to being "mediocre" by only watching DVDs? I know that books (for the most part) have more material in them, but aside from that, whats the difference?
Thanks for any answers guys. Take care.