Hey everyone,
My name is Teddy Meagher and I've been reading the Café for a few years now but I finally have made an account. I have been in magic for 14 years now and hope to provide some interesting ideas and helpful advice. I have been studying to be a doctor so I have been very busy but I decided that I did not want to let magic be pushed off too far and thought that joining this community would help magic stay as an important part of my life. Im excited to finally be able to post and talk with the many great magicians on the Café.

Welcome Teddy Meagher,

I've known a couple of Doctors who were also Magicians and I am often impressed by their attention to detail.

Are you into Close-Up Magic?

-Mary Mowder

Welcome Teddy...I have been a physician for 28 years and a magician for 32 years...learning the craft and perfoming were very important to me while in med school...it kept my sanity and was a way to de-stress after a long day...even if you can take 5-10 min per day to practice a move or read something about magic it will go a long way...we are all here to help if you need a kind word of advice...good luck Howard

Thanks for the welcomes Howard and Mary! I am very into close up magic however I have begun to move away from knuckle busting moves and started focusing more on the psychology of magic. What I mean by that is that now I am relying on the core moves every magician knows (I don't even do a pass anymore) and try to come up with new plots and variations of tricks. I have found this to be much more satisfying since in a sense I am creating effects unique to me and my preference. Its very interesting to me how I have evolved as a magician and my interests have changed, I look forward to hearing more from everyone here but thank you both again for welcoming me.

Hi Teddy - welcome to the Café! Please see www.OpenHeartMagic.org for the power of magic in hospital settings. The founder, Mike Walton, has published papers on the positive impact of magic in hospitals and the organization now sees over 7,000 children every year at their hospital bedside. You will find this organization interesting and might even get some ideas.

I normally 'pass' on comments about the Pass, but ... I never understood why people take the effort to learn such a difficult, not very deceptive, move when there are many far better controls available to card magicians. I say you are thinking right about magic!

Hudson

Welcome! Check out Diamond's in Peabody, great shop!

Yeah, Eddie has always been really helpful to me. He found me a book I thought was out of print.