Fredrick Turner

Reflections

Reflections

  • Make Procedure Interesting

    That was a phrase that was once spoken by Max Maven in a lecture I attended years ago. I don’t remember when exactly but it’s always stayed with me. I believe that the full comment was “the secret to mentalism is to make procedure interesting.” It’s not just mentalism but magic too. I reflect on Continue reading

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  • Occam’s Razor

    One of the reasons I have decided on my self imposed fast on purchasing magic is that the vast majority of material being produced fits into Sturgeon’s Revelation: “Ninety percent of everything is crud.” Most magic producers and by association, the magic buying public, believe that their audiences are idiots. While some may actually be Continue reading

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  • Deciding

    I keep a list of books I read throughout the year. Sometimes I wonder if I have captured everything. My official count was twenty eight. I used to note books I abandoned. I decided at some point that if a book didn’t grab me, it was okay to let it go. It wasn’t a reflection Continue reading

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  • Year’s End

    2025 is coming to a close. We have to admit it’s been a challenging one. “Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it well and Continue reading

  • Cataracts

    One of the “features” of getting older is cataracts. It’s a condition where the lens of the eye becomes cloudy. It’s a slow process so like many slow building things, you don’t notice the change readily. My optometrist told me a few years ago that I was developing cataracts but it wasn’t time for the Continue reading

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  • Cotton or China

    Today marks the two year anniversary of this blog. One hundred and twenty two posts in total. Not too bad; although it could be better. As I said in my first post, this is the resurrection of the blog, Magic and Conjuring, I ran for a few years on Blogger. I drifted away from Blogger Continue reading

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  • AI in Magic Advertising

    I don’t know if this story had much traction in social media as I’m not a participant. There’s been no discussion on the Genii or Magician’s Forums. Erik Tait and Nick Locapo discussed it briefly on the Penguin podcast and UK magician, Caven Booth, posted a YouTube video. It’s strange that there hasn’t been more Continue reading

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