"It's only on the brink that people find the will to change. Only at the precipice do we evolve."John Cleese The word 'precipice' has been haunting my thoughts. It's a feeling that has somehow taken over my gut. I feel more and more that I'm at the stage now where
Welcome friends old and new to the Arkane Magic Blog! In November 2019 I decided to write a weekly blog with the goal to improve my writing skills - some would argue that perhaps I still need to work on them! However, after achieving this goal (writing once weekly for
Although I have decided to give my blog a little break until the new year. I couldn't help wanting to write up my thoughts on what a real working day was for me in 2020. It took me to December to get one and it was a massive learning curve
Here are the results from the card size survey in my last post.
A personal rant about playing card sizes, and a survey for you to fill in.
Since my blog is now complete I will not be posting up events anymore. Before it vanishes with a FizzWizzPop! I wanted to do one final blog post to let you know about this project. It's a hidden section on this website so in order to find it you need
This last week has been an introspective one. I have used this week to rest and think a lot about 2020. All that I have done this year and all that I wanted to do but could not. Upon reading about the life of one of my hero's Doug Henning;
Greeks philosophers considered the number three to be the perfect number. The number of harmony, wisdom and understanding. Words grouped into threes are more appealing and easier to remember. And three is the smallest number we need to create a pattern with. Perhaps why it works so well with magic. *
Working as a magician means you are self employed and essentially on your own. During 2020 with all that has happened in the world it is extremely easy to feel alone. When you are a creative person, you are a sharing person. And it is extremely difficult not have a
My favourite time of year. Except Halloween 2020: the deadly and frustrating Pandemic - where real horrors exist. Not in the fear of the virus but the true horror of human stupidity and selfishness. I kind of want hide behind my sofa and just eat candy. Swedish candy of course!
The reason this blog exists is because of my sheer determination and compulsiveness to see the deadlines through! I am exhausted! I'm fed up with this year and the restrictions that have been placed on my work and life. This year has brought out the best and the worst in
After a wonderful week where loads of incredible and ridiculous things occurred... I performed as part of a Magic show where 200 people were watching virtually. Lots of my amazing friends and magicians tuned in. Only after upon perusing the audience did I glance and realise that Lance Burton was
