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Dr Spektor Eternal Order Carcanis 10781 Posts |
Hi gang,
Just wanted to report I did this major education event entitled "Magic(k)al Thinking: It isn't just for kid" - for the Hospital for Sick Children Peadatricians and psychiatrists etc.... man, what a crowd! It went over well - but I never realized how much really REALLY rides on proper participant selection - and man, having multiple outs always helps (when my PK touch went awry - thank goodness I hadn't yet told the person what to expect).... Good thing is I plan to write a series of articles on mental simulations... overall the stuff goes over like wild... Best Moment - performing Game of Life and Death with a modification of Tarot cards and some PW - killed them... Worst moment - luckily I just skipped this - I was planning to end the event with major PK - had my Entity all ready to go (a candlestick with flame) - when the special something fell from its spot with a clunk - since this was in the middle of the rounds - no one knew what it was etc...I just proceeded along - but man I was sad....!!! Goes to show you need to check on tape stickiness - thank goodness my Entity still works!!! I'll use it elsewhere - it looks so great with subtle movements with a flame - and I had it all timed for coolness (damn!!!)).... so for the finale I did Osterlind's Final Answer for the Q&A... that always kills. A little cold reading and a pen bag -zap! Most powerful thing - like usual - ended up the PW. Lincoln, I salute you - I carry your device everwhere I go!!!! Thought I would share with my fellow Café-ers.... I've been blending in magic/mentalism into a lot of my workshops etc. for a while (especially gambling) but today was basically declaring to my academic collegues the power of Magic and its ability to connect people who think they think "normally" with those who have "abnormal" mental illness driven thoughts.... Thanks for your attention! Bruce P.S. for that depression simulation I was working on - from way back - I know some of you wanted to know what I came up with - it ended up a storytelling symbolic piece entitled "The Noose of Depression" - if interested, PM me...
"They are lean and athirst!!!!"
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kbiehler Regular user 165 Posts |
Quote: "Most powerful thing - like usual - ended up the PW." May I ask what presentation you use that makes this so powerful? I have Rigg's book and Mark Strivings CD on PW. Do you write a prediction first or use it in a different way?
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Dr Spektor Eternal Order Carcanis 10781 Posts |
PW I find is most powerful when done real-time - or as close as possible - usually as a "kicker" to another effect - and then I use my Assassin (used to use SUC gen II) - and produce my note from my wallet "that I wrote the night before after having a dream about today"... or whatever - and floors the person and specs... I like combining it as a kicker becuase I have so much offbeat time to set things up it is almost too easy...
"They are lean and athirst!!!!"
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DoctorCognos Elite user 413 Posts |
Funny thing to have the special something clunk to the floor....
Mine has hung in there so far, but I can see that it "could" happen. Also, I like that you recognize one of the most important issues in performing for any audience; they don't know where you are going, so you can take them down any road.... I have known performers and speakers of all types who never get that. And if they happen to thrown off course, simply crash and burn from then on. Thanks for the update on the show. Sounds like it went over the way you want. Congratulations. The "Other" Doctor
The Doctor Knows.....
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Dr Spektor Eternal Order Carcanis 10781 Posts |
Thanks Doc - yep, one major thing I really now believe in is to do true magic - know a million outs and be flexible - how to make mistakes look like they were planned all along ...!
"They are lean and athirst!!!!"
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