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Raum Loyal user 227 Posts |
What books inspire you to create show? I'm talking about the novels that contain mystical atmosphere, magic and mythology. While reading these novels, I find myself in a completely different and magical world where the line between fiction and reality become very thin.After each book, my vision about the character, the atmosphere and mysticism in the show has changed.
My list: "Krabat" by Otfried Preußsler "The Gray House" by Mariam Petrosyan "Nevermore" by Neil Gaiman Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny Almost every book by HP Lovecraft. |
Alan Wheeler Inner circle Posting since 2002 with 2038 Posts |
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mindmagic Inner circle London 1740 Posts |
Take a look at the fiction books of Dion Fortune, especially the short stories in "The Secrets of Doctor Taverner".
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January Veteran user 390 Posts |
I had to come back and find this thread. I do a lot of reading, but not much of it would I related to mentalism.
The work of Ted Chiang, however, is really turning the wheels of my mind. He was the science fiction author who penned the short story upon which the movie The Arrival was based. Give his work collection Stories of Your Life and Others (2002) a read! I have only made it through the first story, "Tower of Babylon," and it was absolutely captivating. There are a lot of very unique concepts regarding, time, space, etc. in his work. It is very outside-the-box type thinking. |
Conner New user 60 Posts |
We will have different styles, but these are a few books that get me thinking:
- 59 Seconds by Richard Wiseman - A Thought-Reader's Thoughts by Stuart Cumberland - Influence by Robert Cialdini - The Memory Book by Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas - Moonwalking With Einstein by Joshua Foer - Born On A Blue Day by Daniel Tammet I'm interested in the stories of people that developed unique skills in themselves. Their journeys are interesting on their own, but also offer the promise of being able to develop ourselves. In many ways mentalism has the potential to be a very unique and powerful form of self-improvement. That can be compelling for an audience. |
jacobsw New user London 67 Posts |
Along the lines of what Conner said, I think "Peak: Secrets From The New Science of Expertise" by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool is something that everybody who is interested in becoming great at something should read. There is nothing in it about mentalism or any other kind of magic, but his basic idea -- that certain specific types of practice will enhance your performance in any field -- is extremely relevant and useful to learning magical skills.
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TheSecretFire Special user 597 Posts |
- Stephen Hawking's "The Universe in a Nutshell" - gets the gears moving for creating performances revolving around time and space travel.
- Richard Feynman's "The Character of Physical Law" - Gives a glimpse into the mind of a genius, and aides in learning to find connections between unrelated subjects - Stephen Erikson's "The Malazan Book of the Fallen" series - set the bar for my vision of what magic should look like - Anything by William Blake - John Howe's "Myth and Magic" - great for inspiring creativity - John Keats' "Hyperion" |
Yuan Moons Veteran user 348 Posts |
Gail Sheeley- New passages
Edit- just realised you asked for novels/stories. |
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