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252life Inner circle Ninth Circle, Hades 3243 Posts |
Great stuff thx
Look for all the world like you're counting the brain cells in his cranium.
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Jed Maxwell Regular user 133 Posts |
A nice presentation Lewis and very generous of you. Thank you.
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On Mar 6, 2020, LewisLeVal wrote: ... (natural knowing. Nobody tells the seed to become a tree, but it does. Nobody tells the sperm to swim to the egg, but we did. A natural, universal knowing that modern society denies existence of, yet wouldn't exist without.) That is an unique opinion that I have not heard or read before. I want to research it. Any starting points? |
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LewisLeVal Regular user 131 Posts |
Hi Jed, thank you I can't currently think of a starting point regarding my statement, but it all comes from extensive study and interest in all things outside of immediate understanding.
Firstly, quite literally, if it wasn't for the natural intelligence of nature itself, I wouldn't be writing this, and you wouldn't be reading it. The sperm naturally knows its only chance of survival is to get to that egg. Some would say it is attracted to the egg via temperature, but there are too many variables for this to be the only or main reason. Modern science seems to work off the basis of "give us one free miracle, and we will explain the rest". Regarding natural knowing, consciousness is of course present at birth, yet has no physical place in the human body. To this day, neuroscience still has no explanation for it or where it comes from (do we generate it like a machine or receive it like an antenna?) But unlike the five physical senses (and the many others; sense of balance, temperature, time passing, etc) consciousness requires no development, it's already there, fully loaded from the cradle to the grave (and possibly beyond?) I say beyond as it is easy to deny a belief in, but realistically it is impossible to prove or disprove. We don't honestly know, we simply choose stories and convince ourselves of them; another basic impulse to satisfy our need for easy answers that align with our subjective outlook. Regarding the phenomenon of imagination, a neural network that's infinite in all directions, is again something that defies explanation but undeniably exists within all of us. If it wasn't for this immeasurable gateway to the universe beyond the physical, we would have no art, no language, no communication, no survival skills, no technology, no tools, no ideas... Nothing. It can be seen as an infinite, cosmic ocean in which we can fish with immediate access. It could be said that imagination is how we experience consciousness separately from the physical reality. Tethered to the physical self via the breath, as if we stopped breathing, the two would of course separate, but would the non-physical vanish? Or would we simply no longer have the physical tools to utilise it in a way that is observable or measurable? Does consciousness die with the body, or does it live on in the same way that my cell phone signal will continue to broadcast long after my phone itself dies? We just do not know, it is the greatest mystery of modern science. We struggle to see past the data our physical senses give us, as we rely on that data almost entirely (consciously). It gives us a sense of baseline reality, but our eyes only see less than 1% of what's in front of us (EM spectrum). Our ears only hear less than 1% of the acoustic spectrum. The human body is extremely limited in its ability to collect data from the world around us, but thanks to technology (thanks to imagination) we now have microscopes, and any reductionist scientist will tell you that if you look at your hand under a microscope and magnify it enough times, you'll see that 99.9999999% of your hand (and entire self, and entire universe) is empty space. The rest is energy. Quite literally, all we truly have, all we truly are, is consciousness and imagination. We are just fortunate enough to be structured in a unit that allows us to navigate the unfathomable. We are the mirror in which the universe can admire its own beauty. With all of this in mind (the mind itself being a non-physical entity), in my opinion, natural knowing is inevitable. Most people have little to no motivation to engage with anything outside of their immediate understanding of themselves and everything around them, as it would provoke more questions than answers. Our beliefs about everything form the foundations of who and what we think we are, they help us maintain the illusion of the ego, the sense of individuality and separation from everyone and everything else, and if we cannot provide ourselves with answers (no matter how true or false), then all we are left with is the abyss; the unimaginable yet potential realisation that we are simultaneously nothing and everything. We normalise miracles to help us forget how unfathomable they truly are. Sorry to get all philosophical on you there! I will stop here because once I get started on this stuff I absolutely do not shush I hope this provides some insight into where I got my natural knowing line from for the presentation Lewis x |
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Jed Maxwell Regular user 133 Posts |
That is wonderful. I share a lot of the same conclusions, but you word them so much better than I could. You are such an interesting gentleman. I have purchased a few of your products and loved them. I love your esoteric-with-a-trick style. An esoteric theme with a guaranteed result. Not the wishy-washy British prop-less fishing nonsense or Jerome Finley pipe-dreams. I will being buying more of your products to get more of this style of mentalism.
You should do an AskMeAnything (AMA) style thing somewhere. You are obviously extremely well-versed in the intersection of science and the unknown (and no doubt, many more interesting subjects). I'm sure many of us would love to ask you more questions. It sets the mind racing about our own existence and the next killer presentation to pair with a Bobo switch! |
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Aeon Sun New user Austria 3 Posts |
So much nice feedback to the voodoo needle. Thank you all and have a nice day. Greatings from austria.
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252life Inner circle Ninth Circle, Hades 3243 Posts |
I don’t know where or if this will ever see use for me, but I’m happy to be aware of it.
I have a feeling it’s going to fit somewhere somehow at some point though.
Look for all the world like you're counting the brain cells in his cranium.
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Aeon Sun New user Austria 3 Posts |
It´s one of those little things ....
It isn´t a future classic, it is just a little effect for the moment. I am proud to be a part of it. |
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CardFan Elite user Found the Socks ! 430 Posts |
Any other effects close to this one ?
Aiming to become the only magician in the world that has ever produced the lost socks back from the dryer...
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macc Loyal user 203 Posts |
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On Oct 3, 2020, CardFan wrote: Sawing a lady in half? |
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saturnkk Veteran user Commerce Township, MI / Naples, FL 316 Posts |
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On Feb 27, 2020, alexhui wrote: I don't think it is possible to have a cuter daughter! |
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psylocke New user 85 Posts |
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On Jun 9, 2021, saturnkk wrote: Adding children to magic reviews seems to be in vogue. |
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mndude Special user 879 Posts |
One of those secrets that I now wish cost $100. The secret is gonna be exposed on YouTube before you know it.
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magicmind Inner circle My fence has 20, 3218 Posts |
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On Jun 10, 2021, mndude wrote: Look how long this thread is.....youtube? If one knows what they are looking for, maybe. |
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qkeli Special user paris,france 792 Posts |
I’ve bought this on second hand but can’t access to the video on the website, I own the password but the effect is no more explained there, any thoughts please ?
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saturnkk Veteran user Commerce Township, MI / Naples, FL 316 Posts |
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On Jun 10, 2021, psylocke wrote: ...and guarantee a future for the hobby? btw- this is the first child I've seen in a magic video. |
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MentalMik Regular user Ridgecrest, California 183 Posts |
Interesting and with a good presentation could be a killer, it works with thumb tacks too.
From the mind of Mik.
Ridgecrest, California, by way of the UK. |
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Lucky Lee New user 3 Posts |
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On Mar 6, 2020, LewisLeVal wrote: This is my first post on here as I've never been compelled to before but today that changed... I'm on this thread because I'm working on a set that is heavily influenced by the recent releases by The 1914 (what stellar work you guys are doing btw) and toying with ideas. To come across this gem of thinking is a ludicrous outcome for my nugget hunting endeavour to make my set better. Thank you so much for sharing this. It's personal, theatrical, mystical and memorable, and so many more 'al/ables' I'm sure! |
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MattyMediocrity Regular user 169 Posts |
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On Jan 31, 2022, Lucky Lee wrote: Before falling too much in love with it and making it a big part of your act, make sure you're okay with specs being familiar with it from time to time. I believe tic toc'ers made this one of the most exposed pieces of magic of all time.
Creator of Molly Mayhem's 25 Cent Tacos <ultra visual coin bend>
I try to treat others as if this were a small community where we're likely to be face to face one day |
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Race Blakhart Special user Selma,CA 624 Posts |
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On Feb 25, 2020, AceFace wrote: Maybe "obvious" to you. Not a single layperson had a clue in my many experiences. What's "obvious" to some of us may not be to layperson. They haven't been drowning themselves in methodology the way we do. |
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David asecas New user 54 Posts |
I totally agree with Race, I have presented him many times in informal situations where there is much more confidence and friends have been amazed, like everything, it depends on the presentation you give him.
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