Laflin, Duane: The Gospel Magician's Open Sesame ©Unknown Duane Laflin Softcover, comb-bound, 8.5x11", 62 pages

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Comments: Notes from a lecture on "Understanding the journey that leads to discovering worthwhile connections between magic tricks and spiritual message concepts."
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Contents (from book):

1 Introduction: Seven ways to find a message and magic connection!
2 About the Opening Routine: why Vanishing Cane to Jesus Silk works
3 Key #1 The Edison Method
5 Key #2 Key Word Connection
7 Key #3 Message Assignment
9 Key #4 Complete Category Scan
11 Key #5 Concept Matching
13 Key #6 Mapping Out the Action
15 Key #7 Indentify And Analyze the Effect!
17 The Most Important Thing: seeking God's work in us

19 Routines
19 What Color Is Your Bible?: Spectator picks Bible card that matches prediction
25 Christians And Their Separate Circles: Using commercial Multi-color rope link
29 Who Does God Love the Most?: Using Laflin's Red, Yellow, Black, White rope trick; a variation of the Patriotic Rope or Rainbow Rope.
31 Ledger of Life - Expanded Routine (Bruce Johnson): a variation of the Magic Coloring Book
35 To Catch a Butterfly: silks to caterpillar to butterfly silk to illustrate Christian growth
39 Save Lose Lose Save: bag with silk loses it, but empty bag has a silk, illustrating He who will lose his life for My sake shall save it.
43 Guilt Is Gone: variation of At The Circus Elephant vanish with Gospel cards instead
47 Transformed: lesson in transformation using Laflin's Versatile Massal Tube and silks
51 Three Who Saw the Light: Illustrating from darkness to light, black rings change to sparkling colors; uses Russian Rings effect.
54 Bonus Routine Idea: marriage patter for Patriotic/Rainbow Ropes
55 I Believe in Miracles, But I Don't Do Them!: illustration of illusion using thumbtip streamers
58 Ordering Laflin Magic Products
59 Bonus Routine Idea: Gospel patter for the 20th Century Silk Trick

61 About Duane Laflin
62 Ad: For some Laflin products