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An Adventure Into the Deeper Meaning of Magic
First held in 1992, Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride's Mystery School promised to be a magic conference unlike any other: a group of magicians dedicated to seriously exploring the deeper sides of the art of magic. This event would not be held in a hotel or restaurant, but at a beautiful retreat center in nature where creativity and fellowship across differences could be inspired. Nine years later, after eleven incredibly successful sessions, Jeff and Eugene ended Mystery School at its peak.
Now, in Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride’s first-ever collaborative work, the rest of us may at last peer into the shadowy conclave known as Mystery School. In this most unusual collection of essays, magic, ideas, and artwork the spirit of a very unique group of artists has been preserved, while still guarding the secrecy in which they met.
Featuring Jeff McBride stage masterpieces revealed for the first time, new pieces by Burger, and essays by Mystery School faculty member Robert Neale, plus magic and writings by some of the world’s most magical thinkers, including: Bob Fitch, Dan Harlan, Paul Harris, Kevin James, Vito Lupo, Patrick Martin, Max Maven, Stephen Minch, Alain Nu and Peter Samelson.
Over 450 large-format pages printed on acid-free satin-finish paper, hardbound with 16 full-color pages showcasing the exotic art of Katlyn Breene and beautiful full-color dustjacket.
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CONTENTS
PREFACE Robert Neale
ARCANA Jeff McBride and Katlyn Breene
WELCOME Jeff McBride
EDITOR'S NOTE Todd Karr
WHY A MYSTERY SCHOOL Eugene Burger
A CONVERSATION Eugene Burger, Todd Karr, Jeff McBride
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FACULTY
JACK ADAMS
Visual Quick Change Jeff McBride
EUGENE BURGER
On the Structure of Magical Effects
Violence in Theatrical Magic
ROBERT NEALE
Ritual Magic
Suspension of Disbelief
Oddly Magic
A Ritual Gesture
Three Ways to Become an Oracle
Dream Die
Runed
Systematic Stimulation of Creativity
JEFF MCBRIDE
Shaman’s Bag
Air
The Butterfly
Fire
The Fireball
McBride’s Candle
Fickle Fire
Sparking Knives
The Fire Knife
The Phoenix Flower
Water
Working with Liquids
Earth
Mango Tree
Earth Flowers
Green Man
Alchemy of the Elements
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MYSTERY SCHOOL
GUESTS OF HONOR
DAN HARLAN
Horror Matrix
Soulmates
MAX MAVEN
Simplicide
ORMOND MCGILL
Let's Pretend Magic
The Presentation of Miracle
STEPHEN MINCH
Diary of a Mystery Fiend
Cognitive Dissonance (with Max Maven)
CHARLES REYNOLDS
On a Definition of Magic
PETER SAMELSON
Why, What, and Who
The Phoenix
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ALUMNI
DAVID ABRAM
The Joker is Wild
The Ecology of Magic
JEN ADAMS
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
TOBIAS BECKWITH
Magic Theatre 101
KATLYN BREENE
Katarot
KEVIN DUNN
Alchemy
MONT DUTSON
Teachings of the Medicine Wheel
BOB FELLOWS
Beginning in Mentalism
The Magazine Clipping Prediction
Five-Minute Murder Mystery
BOB FITCH
Why a Director?
Thesis 1
Flipped
Thesis 2
Undropped
ADAM FLEISCHER
The Magic of Mystery
PAUL HARRIS
Orange Bryce Kuhlman
BRAD HENDERSON
Heart Trick
JAY INGLEE
Psychotherapy and Magic
Crystal Clear
Treasure Chest
Stroll
JADE
Expecting a Miracle
KEVIN JAMES
The Sword of the Samurai
JUST ALAN
The Three Treasures
TODD KARR
The Timothy Leary Magic Inter-View
Crystal Heart
Numbers
Prince Rainier's Plume
BRYCE KUHLMAN
Accentuate the Positive Eugene Burger
JOE LANTIERE
The Witchcraft Potential Test
VITO LUPO
zenStticks
Magic and Mime
Preparation
Music
PATRICK MARTIN
Peace of Paper
SEAN MASTERSON
The Magician's Initiation
DAN MINDO
Two-by-Four Shackles Eugene Burger
ALAIN NU
Zodiattack
DAVID PARR
Fear
Blood from a Stone
DR. JENNIIFER PAULS
A Physicist Talks about Magic
FATHER DANIEL ROLLAND
Bubbles
SAMINA
Into Gold
LUNA SHEMADA
M for...
ABBI SPINNER MCBRIDE
Drumming in the (He)Art of Magic
MARGARET STEELE
Musical Inspiration
JOHN TUDOR
Developing A Leak in the Universe
NEWELL UNFRIED
The 203rd 4orce
Hot and Cold
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APPENDICES
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ROGAN TAYLOR
Magical Mysteries and Harry Houdini
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OTHER VOICES
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TERENCE MCKENNA
Magic, Science, and Language
GOODBYES
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