Neale, Robert & David Parr: The Magic Mirror ©2002 Robert E. Neale & David Parr, Hermetic Press, WA Hardcover, w/dj, 168 pages ISBN: 0-945296-38-X

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Comments: Illustrated by Kelly Lyles and David Parr. "Reflections on the Nature and Relevance of Magic".

Contents (From ToC, updated Feb 2018):

ix Introduction
xi Preface

1 Mirror, Mirror
3 Magic Reflecting Magic
6 The Many Magics
9 Life Magics
13 Traditional Magics
17 Modern Magics
20 Stage Magics
28 The Magic Dilemma
33 Magic As Mirror

37 Play With Mastery
39 Preconditions for Magic
47 A Play With Symbols
54 A Definition of Magic

59 Meaningful Impossibility
61 Staged Impossibility
63 Classification of Effects
66 A New Classification
74 An Application Exercise
76 Meaningful Impossibilities
77 Walking Through a Brick Wall
84 Quick to Tell
91 Baffling Borromean Rings: three interlocked rings change configuration even when held by spectator
99 Tarot of Love and Death
104 Swimming Over Fathoms
113 Counting Scarecrows: using an origami crow
119 The Last Dream: a tale with tombstone shaped cards
123 Tomb It May Concern
127 Valentines
131 Get Out of Jail Free
135 Trading Cards
141 The Contrary King
150 Whatsabox: a topological box trick
162 Magic Maturity

165 Appendix