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Magic and Illusions
Magic is the art of entertaining an audience by producing illusions of seemingly impossible acts by using purely natural techniques. A person who practices it is called a magician, an illusionist, or a conjuror.
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A woman who is supposed to have magic powers?
Maga. it is a Spanish word that is not as offensive as (Witch) if Mago is sometimes translated as Wizard or Magician, this is the feminine. there is also a name Magid which is a surname that suggests magic arts.
Yes, actually. An interview with the famed street magician in the November 2003 edition of People magazine reveals that he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior when he was seven years old at his grandmother's church.
What is the mailing address for criss angel?
Usually, he doesn't even get the fan mail. His staff reads it, and sends something back, like a picture of him. He usually sends stuff to people like me, an Ultimate Loyal Freak, because he has met me and know I exist.
"In the early 1600's in Boston, MA, there were witchcraft trials." -Previous answer. This however, can not be considered the "start" of magic. What is known as "magic" has been around since the dawn of time, often used to explain the "unexplainable." For example, ancient humans may not have been able to describe why the wind blew, or how the tides in the ocean propelled ships in a certain direction. Many of these "unexplainable" events where deemed as being controlled by god(s). Those who understood the "will of the god(s)" or who had a higher knowledge of nature, or those who appeared to be able to control nature came to be priests/holymen(women)/medicine men(women), or in ancient Persia, magosh.
The term "magic" is etymologically derived from the Greek word magika. Greeks and Persians had been at war for centuries and the Persian priests, called magosh in Persian, came to be known as magoi in Greek; that which a Persian priest did come to be known as mageia and then magika, a term which eventually referred to any foreign, unorthodox or illegitimate ritual practice.
~Wikipedia
The beginning of "stage magic" has never been able to be pinned down, though it is said to have started much later than "priest-craft" (above) or the other forms of "true magic." There are many records from the ancient civilizations that speak of "magicians, tricksters, and illusionists," though stage magic must have started even before these records came to being. There has never been a specific event for either "forms" that can be pinned as the start. There was a brief hiatus of the use of "magic" during the witchcraft trials of the dark/middle ages and into the Renaissance and colonial period (for obvious reasons).
of course it's real? have'nt YOU been skydiving with Alladin
Differences between sorcery and magic?
Sorcery is a (loose) tradition within magick (note the k, this is not stage magick) that basically focuses upon direct,effective methods to get real, tangible results in the real world. Also known as results magick. Working with spirits and enchantments is a significant part of sorcery, like binding a spirit or demon of courage into a jewel worn around your neck. Or emenating sexual energy so girls you talk to are attracted to you. Anything goes. Sorcery also has a cool name; compare saying" 'I am a sorcerer" to "I am a wiccan/witch/priest/ritual magician". And no, magick doesnt just exist in the harry potter books/movies, tho its effects are less visually flashy.
What does a prestidigitator do?
a prestidigiator is a michanary. and does all the fun stuff that a michanary does! like in battel or war they get to kill people.
Was Criss Angel killed in car explosion?
I watched the show in which the car went over the cliff unexpectantly! However, during the same show, he performed a card trick that I figured out by carefully observing the procedure and then trying the card trick to prove my hypothesis. I could repeat the card trick and fool my relatives: I'm going to perfect it!
No, I'm not going to set my car on fire to confirm my car explosion hypothesis. Nevertheless, here is what I think Chris did. To begin, Chris does a lot of tricks that are amazing, such as making a motorcycle become replaced with three babes.Just because I don't know exactly when the switch is made, doesn't make it supernatural.
If you examine Chris' procedure, he first offers one of the spectators to film anything he wants with the spectator's camcorder. This means that there will be people around Chris: he's not doing the show on an isolated stage. Rather, he haspeople for cover, so to speak. Next, he dresses in a suit the covers his completely: helmet,windmask,gloves,coveralls. Thiscostume is easily replicated and can be placed on a mannequin. Then, BEFORE he drives off the cliff, he invites one hundred people to walk past the window of the car to see-for-themselves that there is a driver handcuffed to the steering wheel of the car.
Remember: procedure, or sequencing if you prefer the word.
Therefore, in my opinion, and without knowing the exact moment: in my opinion, Chris somehow sat a mannequin in the driver seat of the car, and handcuffed IT to the steering wheel before any people were permitted to walk by the car! Then, Chris somehow sneaked out of the car and into the line up among the one-hundred people who were walking by the car. Chris was one of those one-hundred-and-one people who walked by the car, and walked away among the others.
As a final hint, throughout this show he was wearing a beard, hat and glasses. He is usually clean shaven and wears no hat. Therefore, if he wants to blend into the crowd, he can remove the hat & glasses to drastically change his appearance. Additionally, one wearing a false beard in preparation for an acting role is quite common.
Chris simply walked away as one of a hundred and one bypassers!
How? and When exactly?
I don't know, except to say that on previous tricks he has appeared on the opposite side of a barrier before. For example, with only one or two seconds lead time, he has appeared inside an armoured truck after being covered by a drape sheet.
Why isn't it possible for him to appear on the outside of a car door after being obscured from view briefly while an assistance helped him into the driver seat?
Of course he can do it, and did it.
Chris will likely be discovered in the distant parking lot to which that 1,000 person crowd is being ushered!
I'm looking forward to Chris' big reveal!
2700 BCE - The reputed first known performance of a conjuring effect (cups and balls) by the magician Dedi in ancient Egypt. Dedi had done other effects such as decapitating a birds head and reattach the head resurrecting it. (This is disputed as there is nothing in the reference to Dedi, specifically in the Westcar Papyrus, to indicate that he did the cups and balls for anyone. The famous drawing of two men performing the cups and balls, from the tomb and Beni Hasan is believed by most experts to be bakers making bread with bread molds.)(Note: Since there is no indication that Dedi performed the Cups and Balls, and the Beni Hasan heiroglyph is no longer considered to represent the effect, there is no evidence for the existence of the Cups and Balls during this time period.) 50-300 CE - The Acetabularii performed the Cups and balls in ancient Rome using stones and small vinegar cups (hence the name Acetabularii). Acetabularii are a group of magicians specializing on the cups and balls effect 400-1000- The dark ages; little is known about the history of magic, but much of it was associated with the occult and magic as entertainment is not prominent. 1000-1500 - The Middle Ages where much magic was still associated with the occult and witchcraft. The growing trading nature of society allowed some street or circus performers to make a living out of old classics such as the cups and balls and indeed more modern ideas such as cheating by short changing via sleights with coins and other small objects. 1584 - Reginald Scot publishes The Discoverie of Witchcraft(sic) a book designed in part to counter the activities of persecutionists, but at the same time revealing many conjuring secrets of the day. Magic and witchcraft were still linked, and many copies of Scot's book were burnt in the early 1600s. 1750 - Pinetti, Chevalier Guiseppe "considered to be the major figure of eighteenth century magic" is born. "Pinetti is said to be the first recorded performer to do the thumb tie effect" and he also performed second sight, exhibited automata and the orange tree illusion. [1] 1805 - Year of birth of Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin (died 1871). The "father of modern magic," who brought it from the street and circus side shows to an elegant stage or drawing room setting. 1874 - Year of birth of Harry Houdini aka King of Cards and King of Handcuffs (died 1926). Real name Ehrich Weiss, he achieved fame as an escapologist. 1876- The first publication of Modern Magic. Written by Professor Louis Hoffman (1839-1919) (Real name Angelo John Lewis), it was a definitive work on the state of the art of that time. 1894 - Year of birth of Dai Vernon (died 1992). aka "The Professor" and "The Man That Fooled Houdini", he was born as David Frederick Wingfield Verner in Ottawa. The most influential 20th C magician. 1902 - The "Expert At The Card Table" is published by The Charles T. Powner Co. was written by S. W. Erdnase. Considered by serious card workers as one of the most important books written. 1902 - May 10, The Society of American Magicians is founded at Martinka's Magic Shop in New York City, New York. It is the oldest magic society in the world. 1905 - Feb - The British Magical Society formed in London, UK; the oldest continually meeting magic society in Europe. Its first President was David Devant. In June it evolved into The Magic Circle. This prestigious organisation acts like a trade union for magicians and has strict rules against exposure. (It expelled its founder for alleged exposure, something it has done to many famous magicians.) 1911 - Our Magic by Nevil Maskelyne and David Devant arguably one of the most important books of magic theory is published. 1911 - The Mysto Magic Company incorporated by Gilbert, Gilbert, and Petrie. 1918 - Houdini first performs Morritt's Vanishing Elephant at the Hippodrome on January 7. 1921 - P.T. Selbit performs the first ever "Sawing in half", something that is, in present day, synonymous with the art of magic. 1926 - On All Hallows Eve at 1:26 pm, Harry Houdini dies. Circa 1940 - Edward M. Massey invents the finger chopper[2] which becomes many young magicians' first trick. 1949 - The first publication of Royal Road to Card Magic Written by Jean Hugard and Fred Braue, it's still an important first text for card workers today. 1952 - The first publication of Modern Coin Magic Written by JB Bobo, considered by some the "bible" of coin magic, many other works reference this one. 1956 - David Copperfield is born on September 16th, as David Seth Kotkin. 1960 - Lance Burton is born on March 10th, as William Lance Burton in Louisville, Kentucky. 1963 - The Magic Castle is formed by Milt Larsen in Hollywood USA by converting a 1908 Victorian mansion to a centre of magical excellence. Many leading magicians have performed there. Dai Vernon was resident magician in the latter part of his life. 1968 - The book 13 Steps to Mentalism by Corinda was published and is one of the most famous books on mentalism. 1974 - The musical The Magic Show starring Doug Henning opens on Broadway and ushers in a new "Golden Age" of magic. 1977 - Marco the Magi presents Le Grand David and his own Spectacular Magic Company premieres on February 20th in Beverly, Massachusetts. It becomes the longest running "Resident Magic Show" in history. 1977 - Jeff Sheridan, NY's celebrated Central Park Street Magician publishes "STREET MAGIC - An Illustrated History of Wandering Magicians and Their Conjuring Arts". Published by Dolphin Books, an imprint of Doubleday & Company. The first street magician to perform in NY in over 100 years. 1994 - The first WWW magic stores appear following the older text type newsgroups and bulletin boards. Pictorial and information sites soon follow, changing the way magic is learned and distributed.
How did Criss angel make it out of the explosion?
he actually just walked out before the stunt actually happened see he recorded himself doing the stuff the night before and then he just walked out of the building once he was in. his final big escape shall be remembered as a sadf joke. either that or he just eventually got on the roof waited until he was low enough and jumped
How much money is david blaine worth?
if you want david blaine to come to a party or some other thing he is worth about 250,000 pounds a hour
Unfortunately, she is. She passed away with ovarian cancer. In his special (Dive of Death) he explains some of his inspiration in endurance is due to his mother's struggles.
May she rest in peace.
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What happened to Chris Angel when he preformed the number 13 exploding car release?
Chris ended up making it like usual, but did hurt himself. I dont find these "illusions" any good, they are stupid, i like the floating on water or levitation.
How do you know if you are a magical creature?
MERLIN HERE FOLKS, OK TO KNOW IF YOU ARE A MAGICAL CREATURE YOU MUST TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING;
IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN BITTEN BY A WEREWOLF YOU WILL BECOME A WEREWOLF WHEN THE FULL MOON COMES OUT(TO PREVENT THIS DONT GO OUTSIDE AT ALL! OR YOU WILL TURN INTO A WEREWOLF) WHEN THE SUN IS OUT YOU WILL START TO HOWL AND GO REALLY SWEATY SO STAY AWAY FROM THE SUN.
OR IF WHEN YOU TOUCH WATER YOU BECOME A FISH OR MERMAID THEN YOU ARE A MAGICAL CREATURE ALSO. SO DONTTOUCH OR DRINK ANY LIQUID. OTHERWISE YOU WILL BECOME A MERMAID/MERMAN!
IF YOU CAN SEE THE POT OF GOLD AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW AND YOU ARE VERY SMALL WITH ORANGE HAIR THEN YOU ARE A LEPROCHAUN!
IF YOU ARE COUGHING UP FUR BALLS, YOU ARE A CAT! HAAAA A CAT A CAT, CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT!?
CONSULT YOUR WIZARD DOCTOR FOR FURTHER NOTICE
Does being sawed in half by a magician hurt?
Well, to answer the question completely honestly and simply, No. :) It's completely painless and relatively easy to do.
How do you know if im telipathic?
that's a great question you know if you can do strange things create shadows, move objects, read aura( like a mood ring) and if you have ever done this with your mind telipathic people use more of there brain then regular people i call them normys. back in Salem these people like me were rided off as witches and burned at the stake. but that is because people didnt understand. Im 14 and ican read aura and make objects move sometimes.
being this type of person doesnt make you bad your just more advanced.
What was Konstantin Stanislavski the magic if?
the magic'if' is where you as the actor puts yourself in the position of your character and you use how you would react in that situation. It is a technique used for developing a character using Stanislavski's 'system.well if im smart I shouldn't be on this site
There are no "Woulds" in acting only "do's".... an actor is either doing something or they're doing something else... and they're either doing it in the context of the moment or not...
