Author: M. (Martin) Young
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Published: 2016-08-28
Total Pages: 106
ISBN-13: 9781372640773
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Author: Martin Young
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-07-25
Total Pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9780282536152
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from The Secrets of Ancient and Modern Magic, or the Art of Conjuring Unveilled: Performed by the Wonderful Magicians, Houdin, Heller, Herr Alexander, Maskelyne and Cookie Bautler and Others; Comprising All of Their Best Stage Tricks, Giving Full Explanations for Performing Them Successfully in the Parlor or on the Stage It follows, as a practical consequence of this first rule, that you should never perform the same trick on the same evening. The best trick loses half its effect on repetition, but besides this, the audience know precisely what is coming, and have all their faculties directed to find out at what point you cheated their eyes on the first occasion. It is sometimes hard to resist an encore, but a little tact will get you out of the difficulty, especially if you have studied, as every conjuror should do, the variation and combination of tricks. There are a score of different ways of vanishing a given article, and as many of re producing it and either one of the first may be used in con junction with either of the second. Thus, by varying either the beginning or the end, you make the trick to some extent a new one. The power of doing this readily is very useful, and among other, advantages will enable you to meet an encore by performing some other trick having some element of simiiarity to that which you have just completed, but termi nating in a different and therefore unexpected manner. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Derek Parker
Publisher:
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9780671769215
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Offers an examination of herbal lore and astrology, and provides reproductions of works of art from medieval and Renaissance periods, Asia, and even cave paintings
Author: Frances Harrison
Publisher: Ishtar Pub
Published: 2004-10-01
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780973593105
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Full of new and refreshing materials and techniques never before seen in print, "Secrets of Ancient Magic: Path of the Goddess" delineates a system of spiritual and occult development, based on the ancient Chaldean tradition taught by the Hebrews and preserved by the Arabs.
Author: Derek Parker
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Published: 1999-08-19
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781840002225
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Throughout history, people have used magic to heal illness, control nature, and fulfill their desires. But what exactly is magic, and how does it work? The answer is here, illuminated by color photos and illustrations. See how magicians contact the spirit world and what entities allegedly exist there. Find out how actions, patterns, dance, and color invoke magic, and the truth about witchcraft, past and present. Extra added attractions: sexual magic, alchemy, talisman making, medicine, numerology, and predictions.
Author: Walter B. Gibson
Publisher:
Published: 2009-04
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781595833594
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this reprint of an illustrated book from 1930, the secrets of ancient miracles and modern magic are thoroughly explained as the reader is initiated in to the secrets of antiquity. It also features instructions on sleight-of-hand and magic tricks.
Author: Maarten J. Raven
Publisher:
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9774165322
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The ancient Egyptians were firmly convinced of the importance of magic, which was both a source of supernatural wisdom and a means of affecting one's own fate. The gods themselves used it for creating the world, granting mankind magical powers as an aid to the struggle for existence. Magic formed a link between human beings, gods, and the dead. Magicians were the indispensable guardians of the god-given cosmic order, learned scholars who were always searching for the Magic Book of Thoth, which could explain the wonders of nature. Egyptian Magic, illustrated with wonderful and mysterious objects from European and Egyptian museum collections, describes how Egyptian sorcerers used their craft to protect the weakest members of society, to support the gods in their fight against evil, and to imbue the dead with immortality, and explores the arcane systems and traditions of the occult that governed this well-organized universe of ancient Egypt.