Every leader is at some point called upon to manage change-that vast, complex project that could be a game-changer for the organization. Imagine for a moment it's your turn. Chances are you've been selected based upon your reputation, experience, and expertise. But implementing with excellence isn't enough this time. You need your audience to see the value-and you need them to get on board. The Method and the Magic conveys our proven method that ensures the success of challenging organization-wide transitions. It's a proven multi-disciplinary strategy integrating change management and communications, evolved from years of practical experience helping organizations navigate change successfully. Based upon common-sense principles, informed by the best thinking in our field and guided by knowledge of human behavior, it's more than a method. Much more. There's an element of magic that comes from knowing your audience, listening to their needs and being creative in how you reach them. Unlike many magicians, we're willing to reveal in this book how we pull the rabbit from the hat-and share proven strategies to help you confidently lead people through change.

Theodore "Theo" Annemann (stage name Ted Anneman) born Theodore John Squires (February 22, 1907 - January 12, 1942) was an American professional magician who specialized in the field of mentalism. Annemann is most famous for inventing and refining many of the standard mentalism routines that continue to be used by magicians today. Early in his life, Annemann began working as a railroad clerk and then got into showbusiness as a tenor singer and a magician's assistant. He eventually became interested in mentalism and used his invention and performance skills to become one of the most talented and respected magicians of the 1930s. Annemann perfected his own version of the famous bullet catch illusion, performing the effect outdoors. Accounts of his performance describe the feat as a dramatic effect wherein Annemann would collapse from the apparent force of the gun and then produce the bullet from his blood-drenched mouth. In 1934 he began publishing the famous magazine The Jinx, for magicians. The magazine was focused on mentalism, but also featured ground-breaking effects from other fields of magic. The publication of this magazine ceased after Annemann's death and copies of it have become collector's items. Effects from the magazine have been published in several books and manuscripts, among them Annemann's Practical Mental Magic. This book is considered a classic in the field of mentalism. Annemann was married twice and had a daughter by his first wife. His personality is the subject of much speculation. On the night of January 12, 1942, Annemann was scheduled to perform his bullet catch indoors for the first time. Before the performance, he committed suicide. Since the subject of suicide is complicated, we may never know exactly why Theo decided to end his own life.

This profusely illustrated book demonstrates step by step the astonishing card magic cultivated by one of the premier sleight-of-hand artists of the 20th century. It presents maneuvers that have left theater audiences amazed and that card-playing professionals have used to great advantage. It is not a book for beginners, but will help those with basic card expertise reach new levels of performance in their art. Among the moves are shifts, palms, glides, false shuffles, cuts, fans, and steals. You'll learn how to do the false table riffle shuffle, how to deal from the bottom, how to know an opponent's hole card, how to "warm up a cold deck," and much more. In addition, the author presents forty dazzling deceptions guaranteed to amaze your audience: Confusion, Birds of a Feather, The Ambitious Card, A Brilliant Climax, Your Favorite Ace, A Quickie, The Obtrusive Queens, and many more. Over 300 photographs show the practitioner's exact hand positions during each critical move. Australian-born Arthur H. Buckley became well known in America for the magic he worked with cards on the major vaudeville circuits of the 1920s. Schooled by the great sleight-of-hand artists he met in the entertainment business and by professional gamblers he met in his early years touring Australia, his absolute mastery of the most artful and demanding card-handling routines was legendary. In 1946, he wrote this practical guide revealing in detail the secrets of his art. Any magician or card conjurer who aspires to the utmost proficiency in card manipulation will want to have this indispensable reference in his or her library.

Learn how magic works and how to get consistent results. There are lots of books about magic, but how many of them actually explain how magic works or more importantly how to get a consistent result that meaningfully changes your life? The Process of Magic strips away the glamour and image of magic to focus on the reality of how magic works and what you can do to customize your magical workings. Instead of relying on prescriptive spells and rituals, why not learn the fundamental mechanics of magic and design your own workings? With the Process of Magic you’ll learn exactly that and much more: · What the 11 principles of magic are and how they create your magical workings. · What the 8 types of magic workings are and how to customize them. · How to methodically approach magic as a process that produces results. · How to troubleshoot and fix your magical workings. · How to get results that last. If you’ve ever gotten results that don’t stick, or tried to do a working and come away feeling like nothing worked, then The Process of Magic will help you demystify magic and make it into a spiritual practice you can use to improve and enhance your life.

Product DescriptionWhat is, "Authentic Magic"? It's not stage magic, slight of hand, illusion or witchcraft. No, Authentic Magic is the natural magic of the human spirit. It's the natural magic of life. Human beings are Centers Of Energy and energy attracts. What we attract depends on who we are being. We hold our entire lives inside of us as memories and emotions. That's a lot of energy. When one carries too much energy in the form of pain and sorrow, their magic seems to attract more of the same. And when one is able to release and let go of all that, life just seems to magically improve. Authentic Magic is also a term Jim uses to describe when the good stuff of life happens or shows up. Like when you're finally able to stop hurting over that thing. When you're able to overcome fear and move forward in life. When you find the answer to the problem. You win the prize, get the raise, start a successful business, meet your soulmate, increase your income, change your life! You know, the good stuff!Every single person on this earth is living in the magic. 95% do not know this. It's hard to see the magic of life when there are so many distractions. Pain and sorrow, fear and anger, trouble and dispute. Turmoil in the world. "Living A Life Of Authentic Magic Using The Core Method" is about releasing all that and opening your mind to the possibility of the very real magic of your spirit and allowing it to flourish in your life so that more of the good stuff shows up. It's also about recognizing the blocks to your magic and giving you a simple but powerful method to remove those blocks so your magic flows freely for you. It's always there, just behind all the distractions you deal with every day. As you use The Core Method, you will begin to feel and see the effects of your magic. In little ways at first. Like when you rediscover that $20 bill in that pocket in the laundry or someone lets you in line in front of them. And in time, possibly in total life changes for the better. The kind of changes that bring in more of the things you hope and dream of. Authentic Magic is about living your best life. The Core Method is a way to make that happen.

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What is Mind Magic? "Mind Magic" is a modern system of magick that utilizes the mind-body connection to strike a beautiful balance between conscious thoughts and subconscious feelings with the result of making powerful changes to your reality. Learn real magick easier than ever! Unlike traditional magick, Mind Magic does not require complex rituals, objects or ingredients, astronomical conditions, daily repetition, or the invoking of angels or other beings. It's magick you can learn to do at any time all on your own! How is this book different? Mind Magic Methods doesn't give you specific magick that you must do in a prescribed way. Instead, it teaches you the basic building blocks of real magick and some solid methodologies for working it. Then it instructs you on how to use those building blocks to create your own magick to alter any situation or conditions in your reality. The result: Magick that is both Flexible and Powerful! What's in the book? In Mind Magic Methods, you will learn: * The 4 basic steps of Mind Magic * How to work magick using only your mind and your hands * 5 key methodologies for conducting powerful magick * How to engage the Mind Magic palette to activate the methodologies * How to combine these methods to magnify and complement their power * How to create and protect your magickal working space * How to prepare for, open, carry out, and close a magickal session * 4 exercises for quickly altering your state of consciousness * Powerful strategies for success that will supercharge your magick * 6 methods for deep detachment that allow magick to easily flow * How to remove negative energies from within yourself * How to raise key positive vibrational energies within yourself * How to fix magickal mistakes * Avoiding the biggest pitfall with magick * And much, much more! Can I actually learn real magick? Yes, you can! Merlin Starlight's simple, clear, down-to-earth explanations make Mind Magic quick to learn, intuitive to understand, and easy to practice! Mind Magic Methods is designed to promote your best success with magick! It includes over 400 pages of detailed instructions on working magick, dozens of illustrations, examples of practical magick in a wide variety of areas, a full example Mind Magic Session, and appendices at the back for easy reference. Merlin's love of his readers shines through in this timeless reference guide to a complete system of practical, powerful magick! Begin today, and come to know the magick within You!