LIGHTHOUSE [ˈlaɪt.haʊs]
A tall building near the coast or shore with a flashing light at the top to warn ships of rocks and other dangers. (—Cambridge Dictionary)
Useful to navigate through the Tsunami of information overload and not lose orientation.
- Macrame MagicIt pays sometimes to look into real life and get inspired. Recently, on my never ending search for proper string ...
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- He’s A GeniusOne thing that is annoying about social media is the fashion for calling people geniuses. No matter what the person ...
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- A Sad EmailThis email reached me, and it makes me feel sad, angry and hopeless. Another brilliant creator gone, hopefully not forever. ...
- How to Write A ScriptWith this, I am going a little into the technical details of scriptwriting. I will outline the way I do ...
- Exposure on Social MediaYes, it is real; it is there, and it is a shame—or a challenge. Most of these “revealers” are younger men, ...
- A John Archer ArticleRecently John Archer published a wonderful thing on Facebook which is too good to be forgotten in the Facebook ocean. ...
- The Journal (3)We are now going to set up our journal. Here I use techniques from the classic bullet journal, i.e. an ...
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- The Journal (1)The following articles are about how to create a journal (or log book). A few magic friends have asked me, ...
- Dogma in Magical LiteratureA big problem in magic literature—at least from my point of view—is that the majority of publications are dogmatic in ...
- A Riddle and ChallengeI tried an experiment on Facebook. I stated a riddle/challenge: And this is the bag I was talking about: I gave a ...
- Three Ball RoutineI value Curtis Kam’s magic and his thinking. My newest aquisition is his take on the infamous three-ball-trick. Take a look ...
- Dan Fleshman Again!This man continues to amaze me. Again, he gave me something truly useful for my work! After presenting his “Red ...
- Writing Better Ad CopyMagic needs better ad copy! But writing ad copy is an art for itself, and insider knowledge of the hints ...
- Memorable MagicRecently, I finished reading that book on how and why ideas stick with people (or not). It was an interesting ...
- Two Tips For Card HandlersIn card magic, there are a lot of “unspoken” things, minor details rarely discussed. Often, magicians do not speak about ...
- A Celebration!Sometimes, I thought to myself: “Why did they never ask or book me? Anything wrong with my material? Maybe my ...
- Solutions Against Bad HabitsHere the promised suggestions, tips and ideas to conquer the points I wrote up in the 10 Bad Habits article. ...