Maxims Of A Magician

Over 100 thought-provoking maxims of timeless advice from a working professional, focusing on the personal development of a magician. Richy Roy (author of The Wealthy Magician) reveals the unwritten rules and unspoken truths known amongst successful magicians. A perfect browsing book for motivation and mental refreshment, you can start reading at random spots or enjoy it in its entirety. Maxims is guaranteed to stimulate magicians of all kinds.

The mythical Philosophers stone is said to transform base metals to gold when touched by it. So is with this book. Anyone touched by the energy of this book is bound to get transformed in unexpected pleasant ways. The text of the book are not made of dead words. They are alive with spiritual energy that can raise your vibration instantaneously. Every time you read it your frequency gets raised. Synchronicities and coincidences happen and your life will change for the better, if you allow it. Gladiator, our hero, a billionaire entrepreneur proclaims YOU ARE THE ULTIMATE MAGICIAN creating your so called reality literally out of thin air. He goes on to confirm anything is possible if you can believe it. In this book Gladiator with Princess, his beloved of eons, show step by step the process of - dreaming, then following the dream and then living the life of the dream. The process is so simple, easy and natural that every reader can practice it.

While searching the woods for answers to his father's syphilitic death Big Dick Crypter runs into a mysterious, and beautiful, woman who will change his life forever. Karen Ample is on a dangerous mission to find a great and powerful wizard, the only man who can stop the threat rising in the East, but when she is attacked by assassins Big Dick must step in, and forever entwine his fate with hers. With the help of his friends, and a magic sword of course, Dick will take up the fight against the evil political mastermind who threatens the very existence of the status quo. Along the way he will fight monsters and children, learn about the true nature of power, and become a legend.

Your dog must be larger than a toaster. Tip well. Never use the word "blossom." Outperform the GPS. Know how to chug a beer (and know that you shouldn't). Always hold the door. Never use emoticons. These are The Maxims of Manhood. They cover every aspect of life: women, sports, sex, the office, family, entertainment, fashion, fitness, and more women. Some of these you'd expect. Some you wouldn't, as they usher in amodern code of masculinity (Your favorite book may not be The Da Vinci Code). In a series of 100 essays, the rules are analyzed, explained, vigorously defended and openly mocked. Every rule has an authorized exception. Except the ones that don't. This book might not be for you. It's only intended for people who fall into one of these seven buckets: 1) you are a man; 2) you will become a man; 3) you were once a man; 4) you are related to a man; 5) you are dating or have married a man; 6) you think that in the future, perhaps, you will date or marry a man; 7) you know, or think that at some point you will know—whether casually or formally—a man.

Alaska, a student at the university, had no interest in spirituality. But her accidental meetings with Maxim De Winter, a billionaire entrepreneur, better known for his spiritual work as “gladiator” around the globe, changed her views completely. Gladiator said his mission was to awaken humanity to their own inherent power. After learning to meditate and other spiritual practices, Alaska knew for sure she was an ultimate magician, as Gladiator said, with unimaginable powers to create anything she desired. Spreading Gladiator’s spiritual message was her passion now. To learn to present spiritual seminars herself, Alaska attended five seminars with Gladiator in different cities with different audiences, at the end of which she was expected to be able to present a seminar. Will she be able to do it? Alaska’s mother worried lest her daughter gets hurt in the process. She thought it was inevitable that Alaska would fall for Maxim De Winter with fancy cars, yachts, businesses around the world, and his spiritual knowledge that gave him an irresistible charismatic personality. So it was a welcome surprise for Alaska’s parents when Maxim De Winter called them one day to say he would be coming to meet them next Saturday. They were overjoyed and were looking forward to his visit, but Alaska was not, although she was curious to know why he always addressed her as princess. And whenever she asked him for anything, his response was “Your wish is my command, princess.” She wondered why.

Truth and lies are two sides of the same coin. But who's flipping it? A thought-provoking and brilliantly entertaining work of nonfiction from one of the world's leading deceivers, the creator and star of the astonishing theater show and forthcoming film In & Of Itself. Derek DelGaudio believed he was a decent, honest man. But when irrefutable evidence to the contrary is found in an old journal, his memories are reawakened and Derek is forced to confront--and try to understand--his role in a significant act of deception from his past. Using his youthful notebook entries as a road map, Derek embarks on a soulful, often funny, sometimes dark journey, retracing the path that led him to a world populated by charlatans, card cheats, and con artists. As stories are peeled away and artifices are revealed, Derek examines the mystery behind his father's vanishing act, the secret he inherited from his mother, the obsession he developed with sleight-of-hand that shaped his future, and the affinity he felt for the professional swindlers who taught him how to deceive others. And once he finds himself working as a crooked dealer in a big-money Hollywood card game, Derek begins to question his own sense of morality, and discovers that even a master of deception can find himself trapped inside an illusion. A M O R A L M A N is a wildly engaging exploration of the fictions we live as truths. It is ultimately a book about the lies we tell ourselves and the realities we manufacture in others.

Would You Like to Become More Commanding, Convincing, And Charismatic? In this book, Steve Cohen, master magician and star of the long-running Chamber Magic show in New York City, will reveal the secrets of all great showmen and magicians—how to persuade, influence, and charm, and ultimately accomplish the things you've always wanted to do. As Cohen writes, "You'll discover how to take over a room, read people, and build anticipation to a feverish pitch so people are burning to hear what you have to say." Win the Crowd will teach you Steve Cohen's Maxims of Magic, simple rules you can use to take charge of practically any situation, from on-the-job disagreements to dating to important cocktail parties. The Maxims of Magic will wash away insecurities and hesitations, and replace them with confidence, poise, and leadership. What's more, Steve Cohen will show you: How to Create a Magic Moment. Capturing people's imaginations and attention so they listen carefully to every word you say. How to Command a Room. Showing everyone in the room that you are speaking right to them, making them all feel unique—and completely focused on you. How to Read People. Learning to sense what people are feeling and thinking as you speak, what they want from you, and how to make them feel like they are getting it. Misdirection. The most important trick in all of magic—getting inside people's heads, and directing what they are thinking at every minute. When you strip away the sleight of hand tricks, magicians are essentially masters of attracting and holding attention and impressing audiences, exactly the psychological secrets you need to be successful in life and business.

This book looks inside the secretive subculture of modern magicians. Entering the flourishing Paris magic scene as an apprentice, the author gives a firsthand account of how magicians learn to perform their deceptions. He follows the day-to-day lives of some of France's most renowned performers, revealing not only how secrets are created and shared, but also how they are stolen and destroyed.

Here are three thousand three hundred thirty-three concise, honest, straightforward, street-smart, and timeless expressed quotes to delight and inspire your approach to the art of conjuring. The selections range from serious to amusing, from provocative to whimsical. These quotes will add to your thinking and challenge you to reconsider many prevailing thoughts in modern conjuring. By their very nature, the quotes in Conjurer's Wisdom are meant to be used often and shared during your performance to enliven your presentation. Folks from all lifestyles and all ages will enjoy the wit and wisdom these quotes provide. That was my intent in writing them. Whether you are performing close-up magic for one spectator or to a larger crowd, at a corporate gig, on stage, or you are at a loss for words, here you will find an appropriate quotable quote. There is no time limit or constraint to these pithy foolosophical quirky utterances. Some are based on truths, semi-truths, or just simply on untruths. You decide. These quotes will last you a lifetime. Read and enjoy! "Joe's wit and wisdom will delight and inspire you." --- Jeff McBride, International Star Magician, and creator of the Magic & Mystery School in Las Vegas. "Joe has done it again and magically filled a book with thousands of unique insights on conjuring. If you love our art, you will undoubtedly have years of enjoyment reading between the lines of these wonderful quotes, quips, and observations." --- Devlin, Award-winning Illusionist "I always thought the Ascanio Spread was a Spanish Dish. In addition, I often wondered why a Topit was placed underneath. These are just a few of the many wondrous bits I found in version II of Conjurer's Wisdom. The book contains plenty of good reading material, laughs, and quotes for magicians. I highly recommend it." --- George Schindler, Hall of Famer and Dean of the Society of American Magicians "Joe clearly understands the powerful wisdom that is inherent in quotes. These witty and insightful morsels will take you on a journey of hilarious reading that will joyfully inform and amuse your inner mind. Reading this book is good for the soul and uplifting to one's funny bone." --- John Pizzi, Comedian/Magician/Ventriloquist "In a world conflicted with inner turmoil, Joe Hernandez's Conjurer's Wisdom Vol. II is the perfect antidote." --- Howard Hamburg, Legendary Card Expert JOE HERNANDEZ is the author of Conjurer's Wisdom (Vol. I) and Phonetastic. He was a frequent contributor to Apocalypse, produced magic shows at the State Theatre in New Jersey, and was a consultant to the yearly NBC show "The World's Greatest Magic." Joe has also collaborated in producing many magic videos, including DVDs from Rene Lavand, Harry Lorayne, Gene Maze, Mike Gallo, Sol Stone, and Herb Zarrow. He has appeared on numerous public television shows performing close-up magic, including a solo show on WABC. Joe is a member of the Society of American Magicians and the International Brotherhood of Magicians and a monthly columnist for M-U-M and The Linking Ring magazine.

This book presents a selective, introductory reading of key texts in the history of magic from antiquity forward, in order to construct a suggestive conceptual framework for disrupting our conventional notions about rhetoric and literacy. Offering an overarching, pointed synthesis of the interpenetration of magic, rhetoric, and literacy, William A. Covino draws from theorists ranging from Plato and Cornelius Agrippa to Paulo Freire and Mary Daly, and analyzes the different magics that operate in Renaissance occult philosophy and Romantic literature, as well as in popular indicators of mass literacy such as “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and The National Enquirer. Magic, Rhetoric, and Literacy distinguishes two kinds of magic-rhetoric that continue to affect our psychological and cultural life today. Generative magic-rhetoric creates novel possibilities for action, within a broad sympathetic universe of signs and symbols. Arresting magic-rhetoric attempts to induce automatistic behavior, by inculcating rules and maxims that function like magic ritual formulas: JUST SAY NO. In this connection, the literate individual is one who can interrogate arresting language, and generate “counter-spells.”