Osterlind, Richard: Making Real Magic ©2004 Richard Osterlind, Osterlind Mysteries Softcover, saddle-stitched, 22 pages ©2004 First eBook Edition

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Comments: Follow up to Making Magic Real, this book of essays (and one effect) continues the deep thought of living magic, not just performing tricks. Later compiled into The Osterlind Trilogy, including Making Magic Real, Making Real Magic, and Essays.

Contents (from eBook edition):

1 Dedication
2 Preface: not just about magic, but about life
4 Magic As An Art: not puzzles
6 The Nature of Magic: the purpose of Magic
9 Personalizing Magic: themes, borrowing objects, and variation
12 How Can Magic Be Real?: Feeding the soul
14 Tom Bombadil: from The Lord of the Rings
17 Making Real Magic: defining magic
21 Drama: creating hero stories
24 The Power of Simplicity
27 Seeing Through the Eyes of the Audience
30 The Magician In The Physical World: being calm and controlled
35 Osterlind's Amazing Memory Demonstration: Richard's rendition of a Corinda effect
41 Making Magic Your Own: learning from Tarbell
45 About the Author