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Personally, I'm not a fan of the idea that we should only teach them self-working tricks that they may already know. Also, there seems to be a disconnect in teaching something "mundane" to encourage them to learn the art of mystery and wonder. But maybe that's just me... When I first tried to...

Why do you ask questions to which you already know the answer? Although... I'm more concerned with the fact that everyone thinks this is the pinnacle of reactions. That screams and blasphemies are the indicator of a reputation maker.

Generally true. Generally so. Time travel... and a card trick. Peculiar combo. Seems kind of stupid. However, there are two ways it could be made to work. The first is obvious: do it extremely tongue-in-cheek. Make it clear you don't buy your own line of crap, and the very fact that...

Xtreme Beginnerz 2 has a pen-spinning section on it. You can also Google it to find a number of communities instructing each other on the how-to's. Besides that, going over to Handlordz and the Superhandz forums should yield plenty of helpful advice.

Not what I was asking.

What have you done to call yourself the standard? I teach a five-session class in basic magic technique and performance to kids ages 8-12. Next classes are in March. Not a path I recommend to everyone.

And thus you engage your opponent in his territory where he has the advantage. If you have the higher ground, why give it up? Now there's an interesting perspective.

It would have helped to have asked in a forum where more than one percent of the people know Harry Lorrayne's work. That said, I do not have Apocalypse. However if you want a lot of good card and coin magic, I would recommend The Jinx or The Compleat Magick. Other alternatives I would...

Thank you for proving my point. There are times though when I hate being right. Read past the first post.

Which is part of the point. Many people do not see that distinction. Centuries ago, Genghis Khan recognized the tendency of Westerners to shun retreat and tactical withdrawal. They viewed it as a sign of cowardice and weakness. In response, he used tactical retreats frequently in battle to...

Strategy 11 - Trade Space for Time: The Nonengagement Strategy Strategy number 11 from Greene's "The 33 Strategies of War". In essence, it is the strategy of retreat. Mainstream wisdom holds that retreat is cowardly, dishonorable, and shameful. It is the telltale sign of failure and...

Well, that raises a new question. By emo, do you mean the bands MTV thinks are emo like My Chemical Romance, The Used, Bullet for my Valentine, and Hawthorne Heights? Or do you mean the real emo bands like Rites of Spring, Moss Icon, City of the Caterpillar, and Circle Takes the Square...

I wasn't making a dig on Jay (please, don't get me started) so much as a dig on the industry. It's the lack of quality control. Jay's DVDs range from okay to awful and he has a lot of issues with crediting, which is to say nothing of his sketchy technique (made particularly explicit on his...

That narrows things down a bit, but still needs more context. For practice, Nox Arcana would be better as it's less distracting and more ambient. There are times when brainstorming that I prefer to put that sort of thing on my iTunes and let the free association of ideas go. For videos, it's...

He did leave the qualifier of "sinister", which would rule out Pig Destroyer, Cannibal Corpse, Necrophagist, Children of Bodom, Immortal, Arch Enemy, and Darkthrone to name a few. I wouldn't describe any of those bands as sinister. Brutal, perhaps. Certainly intense. But they lack the...

If the proliferation of information can destroy magic, it wasn't very good to begin with.

And thus is revealed the inherent flaw in the market glut of magic DVDs.

Nox Arcana and Midnight Syndicate are my two picks. Nox Arcana have fewer sound effects though, so they'd probably be more appropriate. Necronomicon and Carnival of Lost Souls would be my two favorites. May I ask, what are you planning to use this for?

If you can't get good reactions performing The Miser's Dream, you need to stop buying the latest and greatest and perform more.

I notice no one has tried Sean Fields' Benz yet.