The Silence of Alexander
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The Silence of Alexander

There will come a time when you, who may have been merely drifting along with the tide, with no thought of whither or why, will make an effort to step aside from the multitude.

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The Secrets of Alexander’s Crystal Balls
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The Secrets of Alexander’s Crystal Balls

Your natural endowments will give you intense expression and creative activity. Open wide your whole being and let them come forth. Let new events, experiences, successes, and achievements shine into the powerhouse of your will. Start things. You will have new business relations, and new outlets for your irresistible energies.

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Alexander, On Himself
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Alexander, On Himself

Through all my twenty-seven years before the public I always have contended and always will contend that I OPERATE ONLY BY NATURAL LAWS. There is nothing MIRACULOUS OR SUPERNATURAL about me or my work—unless you account my possible greater knowledge of Natural Laws as being “miraculous”.

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Two Great American Magicians By Maskelyne
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Two Great American Magicians By Maskelyne

Howard Thurston’s life-story is so intensely interesting that I feel I must sketch it at much greater length than I have done that of Kellar, who, after all, belonged more to the old school of magicians than to the new.

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What Ancient Magic Teaches Us By Maskelyne
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What Ancient Magic Teaches Us By Maskelyne

There is no doubt that it is one of the oldest arts in the world, and it can be traced right back to the days of ancient Egypt, and even beyond that. If you become a capable magician and cause people to look astonished at your tricks and illusions with boxes, rings, cards, handkerchiefs, and so forth, you will merely be copying men who lived thousands of years ago.

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Maskelyne On The Indian Rope Trick
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Maskelyne On The Indian Rope Trick

When Houdini was asked if he could offer any explanation of how the Indian rope-trick was done, he used to smile expansively and answer, “There is no such trick.”

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Specializing In Magic By Maskelyne
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Specializing In Magic By Maskelyne

I will consider that I have done my duty by leaving the young magician to decide for himself whether to travel along the one road or to explore the many by-ways.

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