Tales of Enchantment: The Art of Magic

Tales of Enchantment: The Art of Magic Walt Anthony Published 2010 |Leaping Lizards Press

|Editors Kelsey McGee and Ed Solomon

English Pages 270 ISBN: 978-1-932086-42-3

Short introduction about the book. Theatrical Magic Techniques and Original Presentations to make you....more Magical! A lifetime of practical material: Effects, techniques, articles, and anecdotes, from a full-time professional entertainer's career, are explored in the book. Foreword by Robert E. Neale, Introduction by Kostya Kimlat

Quotes

"Walt weaves many colorful stories into a magical carpet ride of adventure! This impressive book is rich in mythic images that will inspire you to think and feel deeply about our ancient art." - Jeff McBride, McBride's Magic and Mystery School

Editions

Signed Limited Hardcover Edition of 100, Hardcover, Paperbound

Contents

• Table of Contents

Foreword by Robert Neale ix Introduction by Kostya Kimlat xii Author’s Preface xvi Special Thanks xviii

I. EMBARKING ON THE PATH 1

What Is Story Magic? 2 Journey of a Mage 3 Instructions to the Audience 7 PROLOGUE: Realms of Astonishment 11 EPILOGUE: Your Magic Is Within 12 An Expedition into the Magical 13 The Silk Merchant’s Daughters 16 An Alternate Presentation 19 Song of the Friars Three 20 The Key to Your Opening Piece 24 A Matter of Perspective 25

II. FURTHER ALONG THE PATH 27

Making Your Magic Magical 29 The Tale of the Druid’s Herb Chest 35 Classic Okito with an Edge 41 The Shadow Death 45 The Ginger Boy 50 What’ya Mean It’s Not CGI? 53 Are You Your Body? 55 Crossing the Line 57 Somewhere in Time 61 The Cloak of Great Courage 65 Honor Tradition by Keeping It Fresh 69 The Artisan’s Bangle 71 The Seal of Samarkand 73

III. EXPLORATION ON THE PATH 75

Tales of Wonder and Shadow 76 The Power of the Grymoire 81 Magic in Everyday Objects 83 The Paradox of Mary Ellen Pleasant 85 Pleasant’s Voodou Mirror 88 The Lighter Side of Bizarre Magick 91 The Rainbow/Gold Connection 92 Gift of the Djinn 97 Tales from the Cave 101 Jack O’Shea and the Fairies 103 Gertrude Atherton’s Barrel of Rum 108 Sleep Can Be a Very Odd Conveyance 111 A Matter of Death and Life 113 For Better or Worse 114

IV. TWISTS & TURNS ON THE PATH 117

My Rule of Three 119 Detour into Other Realms 127 Letty’s Feather 129 To Theme or Not to Theme 137 Anton LaVey: Collector of Lost Souls 139 Brother Shadow’s Hotel Room 143 The Valley Bells 145 A Challenge of Sorts 149 Thrice Blessed 151 Universal Meaning 161 The Elusive Heart 163

V. TRAVERSING THE PATH 167

Working with Rhyme…and more 169 The Daemon in My Basement 173 There’s Something in My Bottle! 175 Works in Progress 180 The Winter Stones 181 Magic’s Voice 183 Reverie 185 Magician’s Glasses 187 Working with Illusions 191 The Other Zone! 194 If Music Be the Food of Magic, Play On 197 Shanghai Kelly’s Chinatown Hamper 201 To Hoop or Not to Hoop 207 Soaring As If in Our Dreams 210

VI. ALL PATHS CONVERGE 213

Mirror of the Mind 215 Specificity and Endowment 217 Adapting The Thing into My Thing 224 Captured! 225 Okitos and Zombies and Astros, Oh My! 229 Merlyn’s Enchanted Orb 236 Less Is More 239 The Mystic’s Dancing Sphere 240

AFTERWORD: The Legacy of the Magi– a Fable 243

Further Resources 245 About the Author 248 About the Prospero Cover Painting 250  

References

Genii Magazine, July 2011, Books Reviewed by Jamy Ian Swiss http://geniimagazine.com/2011/06/july-2011/ The Magic Café Reviews, December 2010 http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=393739&forum=110 Linking Ring Review, Phil Wilmarth, 2010 Magic Magazine Review, Francis Menotti, 2011 MUM Review, Master Payne, 2012 Publisher’s Page http://www.leapinglizardsmagic.com/aaa_newsite_2013/pages/product%20pages/Storytelling/tales.htm link title

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