Some follow up on a new paper from Gustav Kuhn's lab. #magic #magicians #ScienceOfMagic

https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/blog/name-or-pick-a-card

HT @rmblaber1956 !

"Early poems about #Merlin portray him as #environmentalist, say scholars

Re-examination of #Welsh poems dating back to 10th century show #Myrddin as prophet concerned by human interactions with #Nature

by Steven Morris
Tue 25 Feb 2025 07.13 EST

"He is probably most often thought of today as a wizard, a shape-shifter or a mentor to the young King Arthur.

"But a detailed re-examination of Myrddin – Merlin – by Welsh scholars suggests he can also be considered an early British environmentalist deeply worried about human interaction with the natural world.

"Over the past three years academics from three Welsh universities have edited and translated more than 100 poems, all in Cymraeg (Welsh), about Merlin dating back as far as the 10th century.

"David Callander, who is based at Cardiff University’s school of Welsh, said some of the conclusions of the Myrddin Poetry Project challenged the modern view of the figure."

Tagging
@sevmunro

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/25/early-poems-about-merlin-portray-him-as-environmentalist-say-scholars
#History #Poetry #WelshHistory #Magic #Nature #Magicians

After 2 years off, I'm back to scanning slides taken by my grandfather. Today I found some pictures of fellow Ohio Bell phone company man, Don Tanner.

Turns out, Don was an important guy in the world of professional magicians. He edited several trade publications and even wrote some books!

Don passed away at 57, but his memory lives on at Magicpedia where there's now a face to go with his name. https://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Don_Tanner

#magicians #magic #ohio #columbus #photography #portrait #genealogy

@inthehands like most #magicians he really knows how to #captivate an #audience of #children

A friend of mine wrote this amazing book about #Pagan #Anarchism a few years ago (it's being translated into #Hungarian). Check it out! Available through #ABeautifulResistanceBookstore in both print and digital versions!

Pagan Anarchism
By Christopher Scott Thompson

Release Date 15 November, 2016

"Our best-selling and most global title…

"From #poet, #anarchist, and pagan Christopher Scott Thompson, #PaganAnarchism explores the history of #AntiAuthoritarian and #AntiCapitalist movements and discovers alongside them a fierce Pagan rebellion against the State.

"#Witchpunks, #rebels, #magicians, and #revolutionaries will find this book both a compelling history and an inspiring manifesto."

$12.00 (print version, plus S&H)
https://abeautifulresistance.org/bookstore/p/pagan-anarchism-by-christopher-scott-thompson#:~:text=From%20poet%2C%20anarchist%2C%20and%20pagan,Pagan%20rebellion%20against%20the%20State

Link to digital version ($6.00 USD).
https://abeautifulresistance.org/bookstore/p/digital-pagan-anarchism-by-christopher-scott-thompson

#PaganAnarchists #BooksByAnarchists #HistoryOfAnarchism #Histodon #ChristopherThompson

I'm lucky that the power is back, perhaps it's because I had many spiritual leaders (decolonized) #dank #magicians protecting me

We have to replace all food, I can't wash dishes here safely yet, last I checked no stores I can afford (no delivery fees) can deliver groceries and the elevator might still be out so I #need energy spent finding #food in long lines without being able to get #gas (all the stations are empty)

Time is short!

$900 is needed minimum

In "Magicians," this character Alice Quinn is always on the verge of crying or a nervous breakdown.

I can't stand the character.

#syfy #Magicians

Something for the #magicians out there...

https://www.magicresearchlab.com/auditorychallange

(too much of my work is language-oriented mentalism to be permitted, but YMMV)

#magic #audio #sound

BREAKING NEWS: Trump-Vance Transition Team call upon #the_VNR to serve in upcoming cabinet position!! Your constitutional right to birthday magicians won't be stolen by Liberals!
Learn more on Sept 23!
#BreakingNews #birthday #magicians #MakeAmericaGreatAgainAgain

In JUST ONE MONTH I'll be launching my #ecofantasy #novel #CityOfDancingGargoyles from SFWP

Here's where I'll be on the West Coast, East Coast, and online

And of course you can always preorder at http://www.taracampbell.com

#gargoyles #climatechange #scifi #fantasy #alchemy #foundfamily #wolves #dragons #postapocalyptic #quest #roadtrip #magicians #banshees #robots #trees #ghosts #libraries #devils #bonfires #ottomans #dinosaurs #kudzu #jellyfish

New movie premieres today at #lalafestival2024

https://lalafestival.org/kurzfilmfestival/

#film #director #schleswigholstein #filmkultur #davelojek #apeironfilms #kurzfilm #shortfilm #movie #magicians #pets #lightbulbs

I can’t shake the feeling that there is something vaguely antisemitic about this situation . . .🪄🐇👿 https://www.davideriknelson.com/sbsb/index.php/2024/07/i-cant-shake-the-feeling-that-there-is-something-vaguely-antisemitic-about-this-situation/ #jewishness #Jews #JewsInMagic #magic #Magicians #mazeldon #newsD #newsF

My latest issue of The Linking Ring from the International Brotherhood of Magicians, IBM, was misdelivered. Fortunately the person who received it forwarded it with a nice note on the label.

#LinkingRing #IBM #InternationalBrotherhoodOfMagicians #magic #Magicians

#magicians #cyber #spiritual #war #lessons #43 "game over"

I was a bit surprised that psychic Char Margolis came out with the book You Are Psychic, recently. Is she trying to give away the game of being a psychic? After all, once you know her methods can’t you just be a psychic for yourself and get rid of any outside psychics?

Then I became really excited by her book. Perhaps she is coming out with the real book of psychics where she tells us the secrets of magicians, mentalists and faith healers as well as the related secrets of psychics that we could all use to help us defraud the world in general. Then I thought about it again. The world just isn’t ready to hear all that.

As to the You Are Psychic gimmick to earn readers, I’m just not feeling it. This book just doesn’t speak to me so I’m afraid it will be a pass from me in buying it. I listen to my gut and my gut says no.

But what if it were true and I could bring out my inner psychic just by reading some book. What would I do with such all encompassing power?

Well I don’t know what all I would do, but I can tell you the first thing I would do. I would firstly ask if Char is short for Charlotte, Charlene, Charlise or Charmaine. Or maybe it is a short form for a name that is more gender bending like Charlemagne or Charlie. Then, indeed, it might not be a short form at all but a complete name of four letters. Whatever. With all the psychic abilities Char Margolis is unleashing on this world, we will soon have an answer for this.

So, if you use some google fu to find out the secret of Char’s name, don’t tell me that. Pretend you have psychic abilities and I am missing out on reading this step by step psychic guide. After all, maybe this book would speak to me if I bought the Audible version.

https://larryrusswurm.com/2024/06/08/you-are-psychic/

#AudibleVersion #Char #Charlemagne #Charlene #Charlie #Charlise #Charlotte #Charmaine #ChsarMargolis #doesnTSpeakToMe #fraud #googleFu #justNotFeelingIt #listenToMyGut #magicians #mentalistsFaithHealers #psychic #psychics

Need another reason to listen to our latest #podcast episode? Well we have seven more for you! 😍🤩

Featuring #magicians, #books, #movies and even a #cybernetic zoo! 🪄📚🎬🦁

If you’ve already listened to our episode we’d love to hear your thoughts. We asked in our episode what the most fun, unusual, or unexpected way you’ve engaged with #science has been?

👇Let us know in the comments below 👇

#magic #illusions #magicians #tricks #tv #brilliant This puts it into perspective how clever some of the simplest magician’s tricks are. It’s stunningly devious, and even when he reveals how it’s done you’ll still be left guessing!
https://youtu.be/fg0CC99hVK8?feature=shared

Houdini and the Art of Escape (2020)
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/30/harry-houdini-and-the-art-of-escape
#ycombinator #magicians #books #biographies

#Romancing #robots? #Ghosts? #Magicians? Read sweet #queer tales of love and #fantasy / #ScienceFiction for #ValentinesDay : "At First Contact" by Janice L. Newman

https://journeypress.com/titles/at-first-contact/