Burger, Eugene & Jeff McBride: Mystery
School ©2003 Eugene Burger, McBride Magic, The Miracle Factory, Seattle, WA Hardcover, 448 pages ISBN: 0-9710405-4-0 |
Image courtesy Conjuring Arts Research Center |
Comments: "An Adventure Into The Deeper Meaning of Life". Illustrated by Katlyn Breene.
Contents:
11 Editor's Note (Todd Karr)
13 Preface (Robert Neale)
Arcana (Jeff Mcbride And Katlyn Breene)
17 Welcome (Jeff Mcbride)
19 Why A "Mystery School"? (Eugene Burger)
21 A Conversation (Eugene Burger, Todd Karr, Jeff Mcbride)
39 Faculty
39 Jack Adams
39 The Jack Adams Visual Quick Change (Jeff Mcbride)
43 Eugene Burger
43 On The Structure Of Magical Effects
46 Violence In Theatrical Magi
53 Jeff Mcbride
53 Shaman's Bag
56 Air
56 The Butterfly
58 Fire
58 The Fireball
59 McBride's Candle
61 Flashing Knives
62 The Fire Knife
62 Fire Manipulation
63 The Phoenix Flower
64 Water
64 Working with Liquids
65 Rain Fire
65 Earth
65 Mango Tree
67 Earth Flowers
68 Green Man
69 Alchemy Of The Elements
73 Four Faces Of The Magician
77 Robert Neale
77 Ritual Magic
78 Suspension Of Disbelief
80 Oddly Magic
81 A Ritual Gesture
82 Three Ways To Be An Oracle
84 - Dream Die
86 - Runed
89 - Systematic Stimulation Of Creativity
106 Guests Of Honor
107 Dan Harlan
107 Soulmates
109 Horror Matrix
113 Max Maven
113 Simplicide
123 Ormond Mcgill
123 Let's Pretend Magic
124 The Presentation Of Miracle
129 Stephen Minch
129 Diary Of A Mystery Fiend
133 Cognitive Dissonance (With Max Maven)
143 Charles Reynolds
143 On A Definition Of Magic
149 Peter Samelson
149 Why, What, And Who
151 The Phoenix
158 Alumni
159 David Abram
159 The Joker Is Wild
161 The Ecology Of Magic
177 Jen Adams
177 The Sorcerer's Apprentice
183 Tobias Beckwith
183 Magic Theatre 101
197 Katlyn Breene
197 Katarot Max Maven
203 Kevin Dunn
203 Alchemy
215 Mont Dutson
215 Teachings Of The Medicine Wheel
221 Bob Fellows
221 Beginning In Mentalism
223 The Magazine Clipping Prediction
224 Five-Minute Murder Mystery
231 Bob Fitch
231 Why A Director?
133 Thesis 1
233 Undropped
236 Thesis 2
236 Flipped
243 Adam Fleischer
243 The Magic Of Mystery
247 Paul Harris
247 Orange Bryce Kuhlman
253 Brad Henderson
253 Cupids Arrow: A Love Ritual
257 Jay Inglee
257 Psychotherapy And Magic
267 Three
268 Crystal Clear
272 Treasure Chest
276 Stroll
285 Jade
285 Expecting A Miracle
289 Kevin James
289 The Sword Of The Samurai
293 Just Alan
293 The Three Treasures (Joseph Ricciardi)
299 Todd Karr
299 The Timothy Leary Magic Inter-View
303 Crystal Heart
304 Numbers
307 Prince Rainier's Plume
313 Bryce Kuhlman
313 Accentuate The Positive Eugene Burger
319 Joe Lantiere
319 The Witchcraft Potential Test
325 Vito Lupo
325 Zenstticks
327 Magic And Mime
329 Preparation
331 Music
335 Patrick Martin
335 Peace Of Paper
341 Sean Masterson
341 The Magician's Initiation
347 Dan Mindo
347 Two-By-Four Shackles Eugene Burger
351 Alain Nu
351 Zodiattack
363 David Parr
363 Fear
366 Blood From A Stone
371 Dr. Jennifer Pauls
371 A Physicist Talks About Magic
371 Inside
377 Father Daniel Rolland
377 Bubbles
381 Samina
381 Into Gold
385 Luna Shemada
385 M for...
389 Abbi Spinner Mcbride
389 Drumming In The (He)Art Of Magic
393 Margaret Steele
393 Musical Inspiration
399 John Tudor
399 Developing A Leak In The Universe
403 Newell Unfried
403 The 203rd 4orce
406 Hot And Cold
412 Appendices
413 Rogan Taylor
413 Introduction (2003)
417 Magical Mysteries And Harry Houdini
443 Other Voices
443 Terence Mckenna
443 Magic, Science, And Language
445 Goodbyes