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.

  • Google vs. Books
    We live in a time where we don’t actually need a good memory anymore. When we want to know something, ...
  • Simple, Easy and Right
    “The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge; it is always simple and direct.”– Calvin Coolidge This is one of ...
  • Take Action
    “Actions speak louder than words.“ We all know that saying, and it is true. Especially for magicians. In too many ...
  • Motivation for Magicians
    Sometimes, we suffer from being de-motivated, and see no reason to create this or that. This happens to me more ...
  • 5,000 Writing Plots
    When trying to find new ideas to create a script or screenplay for a magic routine, the beginning is, most ...
  • The Brexit Trick
    I have been doing my version of the silk and purse routine (I first learned it from Patrick Page) for ...
  • The Art Of Missing Out
    There is a trend contrary to the “be more productive, informed, on top of all, etc.” It is called the ...
  • Eisenhower Matrix Applied To Magic
    I am sure you are familiar with the famous “Eisenhower Matrix”, a productivity system developed by the president of the ...
  • Ockham’s Razor Blade
    In the 14th century, William of Ockham published his principle: “Entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity”. There are books ...
  • The Negative Approach
    Many magicians wish to do spectacular routines that make them unique or stand out from the crowd. The search for ...
  • Script vs. Screenplay
    Often we talk about “scripting” our routines. With that we mean writing down a routine, with patter, stage directions, and ...
  • Holism
    Holism is something very important to me, especially in magic. Whenever I conquer a new routine, I visualise it from ...
  • Three Simple Questions
    Sometimes, I wonder why it is so difficult to battle the monkey brain (I love this concept of the monkey ...
  • My Wacky Old Brain
    I chose this title because I read that the headline is important, as well as to create click baits. So ...
  • Think Cards
    Sometimes, the simplest things are the best. Here is such a thing, a suggestion to effectively fight the monkey brain ...
  • Magic and Short Stories
    Combining a short story with magic is a challenge. You always have to take care that the magic does not ...
  • Working With Ideas
    The most valuable thing we have these days are ideas. Ideas are the means of payment of the post-industrial age ...
  • Sharing Is Not Making A Gift
    Some wonder why I do this blog, and why it is all for free. Well, there are two points that ...
  • The Book Without Words
    There are so many things that are distorted in our magical society. We are on a race to the bottom, ...
  • The Grass is Always Greener There
    If we give new magicians the “inside” addresses on the Internet and the addresses of the important companies, then their ...
  • The Spanish School
    Many things have been told about the mysterious “Spanish Magic School”. The why’s and who’s that make this particular school ...
  • Jay Sankey Rules
    I consider Jay Sankey one of the most creative magicians we have on this planet in this time. No matter ...
  • Stuck in the Middle of Nowhere
    The false-transfer or false-take is a foundation in magic. How many times do we need to place an object from ...
  • Create a Themed Act
    Themed acts have a particular charm to them. The act is held together by the theme, and constructing a show ...