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| − | + | Neale is well known for mental magic. He became interested in magic after seeing a [[Tarbell show when he was ten. | |
| − | + | Neale earned degrees from Amherst College and Union Theological Seminary in New York. At the later institution he received his Ph.D. and became Professor of Psychiatry and Religion for a time of 24 years. | |
| − | Bob Neale is interested in occult, fortunetelling, eyeless vision, hypnosis, and also practiced self-hypnosis. He became well known for folding paper into magical forms. | + | Religious training provided him with new possibilities for understanding magic, but following the rule always keeping magic and religion separate. Bob Neale is interested in occult, fortunetelling, eyeless vision, hypnosis, and also practiced self-hypnosis. He became well known for mental magic and for folding paper into magical forms. |
<ref>M-U-M, Vol. 93, No. 10, March 2004 “Robert Neale: Imagination at Play”, p.28</ref><ref>Genii Vol. 58, No. 1, September 1994 “Much Ado About Me”, p.19</ref> | <ref>M-U-M, Vol. 93, No. 10, March 2004 “Robert Neale: Imagination at Play”, p.28</ref><ref>Genii Vol. 58, No. 1, September 1994 “Much Ado About Me”, p.19</ref> | ||
Revision as of 19:50, 30 May 2012
Dr. Robert Edward Neale is an Amateur magician, puzzler and origami expert.
| Robert Neale | |
| Born | Robert Edward Neale June 23, 1929 Mount Clemens, Michigan |
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| Categories | Books by Robert Neale |
Neale is well known for mental magic. He became interested in magic after seeing a [[Tarbell show when he was ten.
Neale earned degrees from Amherst College and Union Theological Seminary in New York. At the later institution he received his Ph.D. and became Professor of Psychiatry and Religion for a time of 24 years.
Religious training provided him with new possibilities for understanding magic, but following the rule always keeping magic and religion separate. Bob Neale is interested in occult, fortunetelling, eyeless vision, hypnosis, and also practiced self-hypnosis. He became well known for mental magic and for folding paper into magical forms. [1][2]
Marketed Tricks
- Bunny Bill (origami - 1964)
- Trapdoor Card (topology - 1983)
Books
- Tricks of the Imagination (1991)
- Magic and Meaning (with Eugene Burger) (1995)
- Life, Death & Other Card Tricks (2000)
- This Is Not a Book (2008)
- Magic Matters: Tricks and Essays (with Larry Hass) (2009)
