Magic and Meaning [Expanded]

Book
2009
Written by Eugene Burger, Robert E. Neale
Work of Eugene Burger, Robert E. Neale
224 pages (Hardcover), published by Hermetic Press
Illustrated with drawings by Kelly Lyles
Language: English
31 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Eugene Burger, Robert E. Neale Acknowledgements
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 iv
Max Maven* Foreword
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 ix
Eugene Burger Introduction
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 xi
1. Conversations
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Eugene Burger, Victor Sansoucie Are Magicians Afraid of Magic?
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  • also in: Arcanum, Vol. 1 No. 2
 1
Eugene Burger, Victor Sansoucie Magic, Comedy and Mystery
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  • also in: Arcanum, Vol. 1 No. 3
 4
Eugene Burger, Victor Sansoucie Magic and the Bizarre
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  • also in: Arcanum, Vol. 1 No. 4
 6
Eugene Burger, Victor Sansoucie Finding Ourselves
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  • also in: Arcanum, Vol. 1 No. 5
 9
Eugene Burger 2. The Magical Experience
  • Expecting the Unexpected
  • Experiencing Surprise
  • Experiencing the Impossible
  • Experiencing the Nonrational
  • Experiencing Mystery
  • What It Means
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 13
Eugene Burger 3. The Shaman's Magic
  • Native American Conjuring
  • Shamans
  • Shamanism and Deception
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Related to
 25
Robert E. Neale 4. Early Conjuring Performances
  • The Doll (Cubio)
  • The Bull-roarer
  • The Shaking Tent
  • The Rope
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 39
Eugene Burger 5. Stories of the Origin of Magic
  • Stories of the Beginning
  • The Magic Behind the Magic
  • The Economic-political Theory
  • Shamanism and the Origin of Conjuring
  • Deception in the Animal World
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 57
Robert E. Neale 6. Matinée Magic
  • Matinée
  • Responses to Matinée
  • Sawing a Woman in Two
    • The Horrible Sawing
    • The Humorous Sawing
    • The Holy Sawing
  • Matinée Magic
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Robert E. Neale 7. Tricksters and Real Jokers
  • The Trickster Spirit
    • Images of Trickster
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Robert E. Neale Real Jokers Joker folded in quarters turns inside out, then torn and restored except one quarter
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Inspired by
 106
Robert E. Neale 8. A Potion or Two spectator selects the red pill from row of pills, ten-eleven force
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Eugene Burger 9. Are Card Tricks Card Magic?
  • What is a "Good" Card Trick?
  • The Awareness of "Moves" Murders Magic
  • Can a Spectator Restate the Effect?
  • The Adventures of the Props
  • Card Tricks and Card Magic
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 127
Robert E. Neale 10. Sole Survivor all cards eliminated except the Ace of Spades which represents the plague, epidemic story presentation, using Roy Baker's PATEO Force
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Variations
 133
Robert E. Neale 11. Meaning in Magic
  • Literal Demonstration
  • Problems with Literal Demonstration
  • Symbolic Demonstration
  • The Transformation of Magical Demonstration
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Robert E. Neale 12. Parable Magic on Gospel Magic
  • Parables
    • Zen Tales
    • Sufi Tales
    • Modern Tales
  • Truth Beyond Comprehension
  • The Parables of Jesus
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Parable Tricks
154
Robert E. Neale Parable of the Publican and the Tax Collector packet trick with two cards with pope/pimp written on them
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 154
Ed Mellon Double Turnover paddle move, credit information
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  • marketed 1953
 155
Robert E. Neale Parables of the Lost Sheep and Lost Coin spectator finds special coin out of many in a change bag
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Robert E. Neale Parable of the Great Feast
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 158
Robert E. Neale 14. Triskaidekaphobia prime principle force, packet of tarot cards counted to named number until only one card remains
  • Alternative Routine
  • More Facts and Their Sources
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Inspired by
 163
Robert E. Neale 15. Many Magics
  • Primary Magic
  • Secondary Magics
  • Reduced Magics
  • Restored Magics
  • Reflexive Magic
  • Conclusions
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 173
Reflections 2009
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Robert E. Neale 16. Magic and Mumbo Jumbo
193
Robert E. Neale The Pitter Patter Trick Hunter Knot routine
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Eugene Burger, Michael Caplan, Jack Gould, Dr. Ricardo Rosenkranz, Mike Burke, Robert Charles 17. The Meanings of Magic: A Conversation
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Data entered by Denis Behr, April 2023.