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Quote of the Week: Joseph Campbell
Learning is at the other side of your fears.
Joseph Campbell, the master of mythology and comparative religion invites us to go out of our comfort zone, to embrace the unknown and our potential of victory.
We are, you are the hero of our own journey. You can also be the antagonist or a 2nd role in your story, but we have a conscious decision to make. You are the one that can be empowered to reach the higher and deeper potential possible.
Yes, transformation is complex, challenging and full of constant playful exploration. It is full of feedback (no mistakes) and uncertainty, and that is Life.
Each day in Mystery Performance is an opportunity to go beyond, to learn new ways, to share your mysteries with others. Yes, performance can be a hard task, and maybe you suffer from excessive nervousness, and that is fine!
If you notice that in your own experience, remember the power of rehearsal. Only in that space (performance without audience) you will learn new skills that can assist you through performance.
Years ago someone asked me: "Pablo, when I perform my hands shake a lot...how can I change this?"
The answer is simple: DONT CHANGE it! Embrace that experience and utilize it as a way.
"Sometimes when we enter to this telepathic experiences my hands start to shake a little bit but dont worry, is all part of this..."
This is a fascinating line that integrates your own experience of nervousness as part of the experience. This line is not only for your participant and audience, but most importantly, for yourself. You will teach your unconscious that is fine to shake but it is not needed anymore. After some iterations, your unconscious will understand that all is fine and the shakes will naturally disappear.
Fear is normal, is natural. What is limiting your experiences is to be fearful of your fears. Talk to your fears with courage and you will integrate them as potential.
Find your treasures!
Thanks Joseph for your constant inspiration
The Amazing Dunninger
Study and enjoy this powerful performance from Dunninger!
Quote of the Week: Robert Nelson
The Master Robert Nelson in his seminal "Encyclopedia of Mentalism" (you can get it in HERE) offer us a powerful basis of understanding for the student of Mentalism and Psychic Arts.
If you came from a "magic background", you need to consciously unlearn several cliches actions, words and fundamental axioms in order to truly perform Mentalism in a deeper manner. Normally when I met magicians they dont have any empty pocket. Always they need to keep "an act in his wallet" or "X minutes of material". Although this is fun and feels empowering, we need to go deeper and understand that it is not about the props, but the ideas. Is not about the physical, but the metaphysics that are communicated through the objects.
All Mystery Performers (not just Mentalists of course) can reach a level in which they dont need to DO Magic or Mentalism, because they ARE Magic and Mentalism.
Dont just do, BE.
Be the one prepared to share a little bit of mystery, with our without performance.
Embody the archetype of the shaman, the artist of the psyche, the elegant showman of mysteries. It is not about being "100% propless all the time" of course, but being able to perform anytime anywhere, if you feel appropiated.
Not just for social/amateur performers, but also for professionals. The cultivation of a prepared mind is a powerful value.
Practical recommendation: This 2022 prepare a simple act that only uses borrowed props (if you want one fully prepared, you can study "Simply Mental" for the full exploration, the "Anywhere Mentalism" eBook or "Anywhere Act Lecture"
Explore the power of your mind and become your best self through the path of excellence.
Thanks Robert!
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Quote of the Week: Niels Bohr
The deeper the science, the closest to the mysteries...
Today we invite quantum physicist Niels Bohr to our "Quote of the Week".
What is "real" is just a relative perspective. Mentalism, Magic and all Mystery Performance is not about doing the impossible, but doing the possible. Pushing the limits of mysterious and real experiences.
Reality in itself, as Niels says, is fundamentally a pure Mystery. Our potential is apparently infinite and open in the act of exploration.
Reality is just a consensus. There is no such thing as "supernatural", just unknown natural. Go beyond performance and BE a Mentalist, only in that way you will DO in an authentic manner. We are the ones that can bend reality, we can show with simple mind games that the limits are imaginary.
Lets explore what is real this 2022!
Thanks Niels for your wonderful inspiration.
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