What are you willing to make happen? (pt 1 of 3)
Hi.
When I ask, "What are you willing to make happen?" I'm talking
about right now! Joe Lonshore II gave me this glimpse, well, him
and Artemis.
Willing? Yes. You are manifesting your intentions all around you.
What you focus on expands. On what are you focusing?
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law.
A:.A
The Structure of Magic
[What are you willing to make happen? (pt 1 of 3)]
By Ben Mack
Magic Castle Award Winning Magician,
Author: Poker Without Cards
Magic is the act of facilitating a phantasmagorical
experience, the acceptance of the world where natural
laws don’t have such a firm grasp on reality. I grew
up a junior member of The Magic Castle—If ever there
was a real Hogwartz, this was it. David Copperfield
lectured to our membership, Dai Vernon tutored us and
Diana Zimmerman managed us. The Magic Castle wasn’t
open to kids interested in magic. Instead, The Magic
Castle held biannual auditions and initiated those who
demonstrated proficiency of craft and potential for
expertise. The older a candidate was, the better they
had to be. It took me two tries to be accepted. Natural
aptitude was rarely enough to muster the goods necessary
for acceptance. Virtually every candidate had been
tutored. Lorenzo Clark was my mentor. I called him Larry.
Larry not only taught me sleight-of-hand, called prestidigitation, but he also taught me the psychology of perception. In order to create a sustainable illusion, one must have a commanding grasp of perception. A magician must transcend fooling their audience and enter the realm of trust where an audience grants you their willing suspension of disbelief.
Magic is not a thing or a physical act, but a state of mind that approaches the sublime but is more aptly referred to as phantasmagorical. Magic occurs at the intersection of a performer and an audience. There is intentionality to the perception. A stone that looks like an eagle is not magic, regardless of whether or not it is carved to represent the physical traits of an eagle. A sculpture maybe a catalyst to an altered state of mind, but I am reticent to call a sculpture magical. Some panoramas feel almost magical to me, but real magic is dynamic and ephemeral. Magic is the process of engineering an experience where reality emerges as it cannot be, and yet the audience is compelled to set aside their disbelief and flow with the experience as long as it lasts.
Creating an illusion entails tweaking our visual prejudices. We drop a coin, and it falls. We know this to be true; we have seen the force of gravity pull objects to Earth since before we had words to articulate the phenomena. What most non-perceptual psychologists DON’T recognize is the extent that our mind projects our expectations, our visual prejudices, onto our sight.
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When I ask, "What are you willing to make happen?" I'm talking
about right now! Joe Lonshore II gave me this glimpse, well, him
and Artemis.
Willing? Yes. You are manifesting your intentions all around you.
What you focus on expands. On what are you focusing?
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law.
A:.A
The Structure of Magic
[What are you willing to make happen? (pt 1 of 3)]
By Ben Mack
Magic Castle Award Winning Magician,
Author: Poker Without Cards
Magic is the act of facilitating a phantasmagorical
experience, the acceptance of the world where natural
laws don’t have such a firm grasp on reality. I grew
up a junior member of The Magic Castle—If ever there
was a real Hogwartz, this was it. David Copperfield
lectured to our membership, Dai Vernon tutored us and
Diana Zimmerman managed us. The Magic Castle wasn’t
open to kids interested in magic. Instead, The Magic
Castle held biannual auditions and initiated those who
demonstrated proficiency of craft and potential for
expertise. The older a candidate was, the better they
had to be. It took me two tries to be accepted. Natural
aptitude was rarely enough to muster the goods necessary
for acceptance. Virtually every candidate had been
tutored. Lorenzo Clark was my mentor. I called him Larry.
Larry not only taught me sleight-of-hand, called prestidigitation, but he also taught me the psychology of perception. In order to create a sustainable illusion, one must have a commanding grasp of perception. A magician must transcend fooling their audience and enter the realm of trust where an audience grants you their willing suspension of disbelief.
Magic is not a thing or a physical act, but a state of mind that approaches the sublime but is more aptly referred to as phantasmagorical. Magic occurs at the intersection of a performer and an audience. There is intentionality to the perception. A stone that looks like an eagle is not magic, regardless of whether or not it is carved to represent the physical traits of an eagle. A sculpture maybe a catalyst to an altered state of mind, but I am reticent to call a sculpture magical. Some panoramas feel almost magical to me, but real magic is dynamic and ephemeral. Magic is the process of engineering an experience where reality emerges as it cannot be, and yet the audience is compelled to set aside their disbelief and flow with the experience as long as it lasts.
Creating an illusion entails tweaking our visual prejudices. We drop a coin, and it falls. We know this to be true; we have seen the force of gravity pull objects to Earth since before we had words to articulate the phenomena. What most non-perceptual psychologists DON’T recognize is the extent that our mind projects our expectations, our visual prejudices, onto our sight.
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posted by Ben Mack at
4:19 AM
1 Comments:
Ben darling,
Wow!
....what a frikkin ride you give us bravehearted and feebleminded, as we ride barebacked on your genius mental horse galloping wildly out the stable...(pun unintended!)
What an act of supreme courage and GENEROSITY you take,
when you allow us to venture into your brain hard and loose wiring.
Thought: What about creating an MACKMAGICK interactive video/internet game with brilliant graphics
that is like an adventure into your brain...like going into a "haunted" house or MAGICK house....
with doors and windows, and secret pathways, up the stairs, into the attic, in wardrobes etc....
and behind each portal, we the players, could read some of what I lovingly refer to as your "unrationed rantings"
(pun intended on the word ration as in rational---or we could call them unplugged plug-ins)
Just as I saw that you could use your magic in your presentation, I see your writings
in a game of some amazing pictorial/graphical value. Gosh, unlimited imagination!
What you could offer to those out there who have been you in your younger days,
longing for other intellectual dragons unafraid to unleash their fire through the air.
So be it.
Thought: Is it a coincidence your mom is named Morgann, like Morgana from medieval mystic days? Mists of Avalon?
On a somber note...After the wonderful mom appreciation call, I got this call from a woman, a stranger to me, who asked if I lived in Troy, and told me that she was concerned about you and your mental wellbeing. I asked her why?
I wondered what I had missed? I told her I thought that her worries were unwarranted and that you paused with emotionality in your voice because you were moved by your own love for your mom. She said okay and then goodbye. I forgot to ask how she got my number. (you had mentioned it on the phone!! I realized...but did she copy it down? )_
I was rather confused by the whole encounter. But I let it go...until I saw this email from you now about the cops et al.
So, my question is...what the hell happened? Were you really suicidal?
Where would that woman pick that up from?
Did she know you from before?
And if that was indeed there....what were the signs that I missed?
And what possessed her to call me?
Anyhow, on this Christmas day....a social construction for family unity and gift giving....
let me say that I'd love to offer myself
as a shoulder to rest on, when your head is weary,
or an attentive ear to hear through the noise,
and an eye for seeing to the heart of the matter,
and virtual arms to hug.
Must you stay in Troy?
My sense is that it's a lonely place.
What else lies ahead for you. . . .
Lots of love,
Naava
NAAVA PIATKA
www.naava.com
"I have no doubt that indifference is no option. I have no doubt that there is a purpose. I have no doubt that the purpose is not only bringing God closer to his creation,
but bringing his creatures closer to one another. " Elie Wiesel, 2000
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