Out of tricks

Nicholas Taylor

Out of tricks

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This chapter forms a collection of essays has been written by magicians who really care about magic. Having discovered magic at a young age, they have allowed it to mature alongside their intellectual and practical formation. They contemplate different dimensions of magic and how they relate to it. Their stories and reflections reveal remarkable similarities in the themes that they address: Magic as power. Magic as escape. Magic as protection. Magic as play. Magic as medium. Magic as unknowable. Magic as symbol. Magic as language. Magic as incomplete.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Magiculum
Editors	Todd Landman
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	EyeCorner Press
Pages	101-111
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	9788792633279
Publication status	Published - 15 Apr 2014

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Hiding the Elephant in the Room – Performance Magic and Practice Research
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Out of tricks

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