Ah tempis fugit
This blog, thingee is an unusual thing. I wrote a monthly column for nearly 25 years. And got to dread and hate deadlines. So I refuse to put myself on one now. When I have something to say I’ll write and upload. When I don’t I won’t. I know commercially this is a bad idea. But I don’t intend to make money with this blog. And won’t even use it to promote the few items I sell. I don’t really care, I think, if any one reads it. The joy is in the work, not the reward
What prompts this eruption. Is my recently being banned from the Mental Image forum. It was a forum, I had been thinking of leaving any way, but the circumstances of my leaving, appear to be cloudy. So I’ll try to clear them up
I joined the Image a few months back. Despite the fact , I’d never heard of Sebastian Black. But circumstances, beyond my control, I have an abundance of free time. It should be used on various projects I have started. But I try to avoid work. Habits of a lifetime I guess
Now I’ve been around Psychic Entertainment for half a century. I know or have known, many of it’s luminaries. I’ve also known those that don’t glow so bright. Not having heard of Black, could mean he’s young and an up and comer. However, I went to his site and saw his picture. If he’s young it’s Dorian Gray in reverse and he has a young handsome picture in his attic. Of course this is only my opinion of h is looks. I asked around about him. But the few that knew him, had nothing good to say. But again, only opinions!
As I said I had an abundance of time, so I joined. Immediately, I was badgered, by that blathering buffoon, Marc Lewis (my opinion). There are many who enjoy Lewis. I’m not among them. His only contribution to the art IMO, is destruction. People seem to enjoy his jibes. I don’t. Most afraid to get down in the mud with him. I’m not! I’ve lived my life not allowing myself to be mishandled or verbally abused. Without response. I’m unlikely to change. So the battle was on. Black, set up a special forum for us to battle. He called it Hell, a place , he may be familiar with. It is not part of my religious philosophy I attempted to participate in the meager discussions on the forum. Let me give you my opinion of the membership. For the most part, those not talented enough to get on the Magic Café. And because it’s much smaller, mostly lurkers and never was! The internet has created a whole new class of non-performer. They put up a website and immediately feel they are equal if not superior to people who’ve been performing for money for years. I call these people never was I believe Black is one. John LeBlanc also comes to mind. They confuse the right to an opinion, with the opinion being right. Not the same thing!
The majority of the members on the Image, lurk! Few contribute .at least in the Psychic entertainment forums. I didn’t contribute to the, tarot, palmistry and numerology forums. Because I don’t give that stuff away for free. Since I no longer perform, I’m a tad more liberal in that area. Just about all of Lewis’ and my fracas were in Hell or in the for sale forum. I offered a copy of the Marc Lewis tape on Chinese Numerology, for the best reasonable offer. Of course, offered his ha’penny’s worth And the war of the two of us was on. At no time, however, did it spill over into the mentalism discussions. Which were near non-existent. So any one saying it interfered with the discussion of mentalism, is full of it After our expulsion, Mark Lewis emailed me. Asking me to join him on some forum, where he is a moderator. I ignored his request. I did so for various reasons. Primarily, I’ve decided, not to participate in any Internet forum, unless I get paid. In my half century in psychic entertainment, I’ve accumulated a good deal of knowledge. I was willing to share it in return for being able to express my views without censorship. That didn’t happen, so if you want me to share, pay me! I’m in the midst of writing a few books. Perhaps, now, I’ll have time to complete them. And sell them. Perhaps not. In any case, even if they don’t sell they’ll earn as much as I was earning on Internet forums. AND I won’t gratuitously have to deal with never was and self praisers. In the short time since banned, I’ve accomplished more writing than I had all year
New topic. Recently Max Maven, one of magic and mentalism’s brighter lights. Had a book published, I believe, called Protocols of the Elders of Magic. I haven’t read it. I didn’t buy it. Because, I have minimal interest, these days in reading magic books and I found the title offensive. There have been myriad comments, that the book was worthless or a rip , from the dimmer bulbs in magic. I can’t believe anything by Max Maven could be worthless. Perhaps the readers weren’t sophisticated enough to understand it.
Now, I received a number of Marc Lewis psychic reading video tape series. It was a gift from a friend who said he purchased it directly from Marc. He gave 3 to me. The first is Volume one, Chinese Numerology. For those of you unfamiliar with it. It was introduced to the magic/mentalism community about 25 years ago. It’s a mini numerology chart , using a tic tac toe
(Noughts and crosses) matrix. In this video, Lewis attempts to explain the method to , what appears to be , magicians in a magic shop. It6's delivered in the scattered, wandering style, Lewis uses in his forum posts. The methodology may be clear to you , it wasn’t to me. I’d recommend if you want to learn Chinese Numerology, you buy Webster’s manuscript
What prompts this eruption. Is my recently being banned from the Mental Image forum. It was a forum, I had been thinking of leaving any way, but the circumstances of my leaving, appear to be cloudy. So I’ll try to clear them up
I joined the Image a few months back. Despite the fact , I’d never heard of Sebastian Black. But circumstances, beyond my control, I have an abundance of free time. It should be used on various projects I have started. But I try to avoid work. Habits of a lifetime I guess
Now I’ve been around Psychic Entertainment for half a century. I know or have known, many of it’s luminaries. I’ve also known those that don’t glow so bright. Not having heard of Black, could mean he’s young and an up and comer. However, I went to his site and saw his picture. If he’s young it’s Dorian Gray in reverse and he has a young handsome picture in his attic. Of course this is only my opinion of h is looks. I asked around about him. But the few that knew him, had nothing good to say. But again, only opinions!
As I said I had an abundance of time, so I joined. Immediately, I was badgered, by that blathering buffoon, Marc Lewis (my opinion). There are many who enjoy Lewis. I’m not among them. His only contribution to the art IMO, is destruction. People seem to enjoy his jibes. I don’t. Most afraid to get down in the mud with him. I’m not! I’ve lived my life not allowing myself to be mishandled or verbally abused. Without response. I’m unlikely to change. So the battle was on. Black, set up a special forum for us to battle. He called it Hell, a place , he may be familiar with. It is not part of my religious philosophy I attempted to participate in the meager discussions on the forum. Let me give you my opinion of the membership. For the most part, those not talented enough to get on the Magic Café. And because it’s much smaller, mostly lurkers and never was! The internet has created a whole new class of non-performer. They put up a website and immediately feel they are equal if not superior to people who’ve been performing for money for years. I call these people never was I believe Black is one. John LeBlanc also comes to mind. They confuse the right to an opinion, with the opinion being right. Not the same thing!
The majority of the members on the Image, lurk! Few contribute .at least in the Psychic entertainment forums. I didn’t contribute to the, tarot, palmistry and numerology forums. Because I don’t give that stuff away for free. Since I no longer perform, I’m a tad more liberal in that area. Just about all of Lewis’ and my fracas were in Hell or in the for sale forum. I offered a copy of the Marc Lewis tape on Chinese Numerology, for the best reasonable offer. Of course, offered his ha’penny’s worth And the war of the two of us was on. At no time, however, did it spill over into the mentalism discussions. Which were near non-existent. So any one saying it interfered with the discussion of mentalism, is full of it After our expulsion, Mark Lewis emailed me. Asking me to join him on some forum, where he is a moderator. I ignored his request. I did so for various reasons. Primarily, I’ve decided, not to participate in any Internet forum, unless I get paid. In my half century in psychic entertainment, I’ve accumulated a good deal of knowledge. I was willing to share it in return for being able to express my views without censorship. That didn’t happen, so if you want me to share, pay me! I’m in the midst of writing a few books. Perhaps, now, I’ll have time to complete them. And sell them. Perhaps not. In any case, even if they don’t sell they’ll earn as much as I was earning on Internet forums. AND I won’t gratuitously have to deal with never was and self praisers. In the short time since banned, I’ve accomplished more writing than I had all year
New topic. Recently Max Maven, one of magic and mentalism’s brighter lights. Had a book published, I believe, called Protocols of the Elders of Magic. I haven’t read it. I didn’t buy it. Because, I have minimal interest, these days in reading magic books and I found the title offensive. There have been myriad comments, that the book was worthless or a rip , from the dimmer bulbs in magic. I can’t believe anything by Max Maven could be worthless. Perhaps the readers weren’t sophisticated enough to understand it.
Now, I received a number of Marc Lewis psychic reading video tape series. It was a gift from a friend who said he purchased it directly from Marc. He gave 3 to me. The first is Volume one, Chinese Numerology. For those of you unfamiliar with it. It was introduced to the magic/mentalism community about 25 years ago. It’s a mini numerology chart , using a tic tac toe
(Noughts and crosses) matrix. In this video, Lewis attempts to explain the method to , what appears to be , magicians in a magic shop. It6's delivered in the scattered, wandering style, Lewis uses in his forum posts. The methodology may be clear to you , it wasn’t to me. I’d recommend if you want to learn Chinese Numerology, you buy Webster’s manuscript
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