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TStone V.I.P. Stockholm, Sweden 774 Posts 
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 About 15 years ago, my friend Peter Rosengren and I were disillusioned with the than current Swedish magic scene. It had become more an arena for passive consumer mentality, rather than artistic explorations. To fight that, we responded by bringing in good thinkers and practitioners to do week-long hands-on workshops with few participants. In 2002 we managed to bring Tommy Wonder to Sweden, for a one-week workshop with eight participants. Very intense schedule, from early morning to late night. As a study aid, Tommy had assembled a manuscript with some of the more advanced writing on Misdirection from his books. Every single theory were discussed and then tried out in practice in improvised magic routines. With the kind permission of Tommy Wonder's estate (Frank Bemelman and Dick Koornwinder), I've just released that manuscript as an ebook at Warg Magic, with some annotations by myself. 38 pages, 15 illustrations. It can be obtained here: Misdirection does not exist |
George Hunter Inner circle 2015 Posts
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Tom:
Thanks so much for making Wonder's thoughts in this important topic widely available. George |
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George Hunter Inner circle 2015 Posts
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Tom:
I followed the purchase procedure on your website, paid via PayPal. I received a message from PayPal saying the purchase was completed but received the following contrasting message from your website: "your order amount is zero, We were unable to process your order, please try again." I suspect that the problem is at the password place. I was unclear whether to enter my PayPal password, or may email my password, or to make one you for my transactions with you folks. In any case, I resisted the invitation to "try again," lest I unwittingly buy multiple copies. I posted this request in this thread rather than to you in a personal message, in case other readers would benefit from your advice. So, thanks for any guidelines you can give. George Hunter |
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TStone V.I.P. Stockholm, Sweden 774 Posts
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On Sep 15, 2017, George Hunter wrote: Strange! I see nothing odd on this end. The purchase cleared as it should and the download link have been sent. Might it have been an accidental double-click or something? If you haven't got any email, please check the spam folder. -Tom |
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George Hunter Inner circle 2015 Posts
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Tom:
When I got back home, your website's email--with the connection that led to the pdf--was waiting in my inbox. The sign, which I pasted for you above, turns out to have been a fluke, I suppose. Incidentally, it printed out wonderfully, and a ten minute perusal of the article indicates that this can be a major advancement in the arts of Magic. Thanks for making it available. George |
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Mychine New user 59 Posts
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Hi Tom,
The checkout process went pretty smooth for me: Site Cart > PayPal Auth > Site Account > Confirm Order > Download Thanks for making this available. =) |
J-Mac Inner circle Ridley Park, PA 5338 Posts
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Tom, is this different from what he wrote about misdirection in his Books of Wonder?
Thanks! Jim |
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ash2arani Special user 923 Posts
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I would like to know that as well.
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TStone V.I.P. Stockholm, Sweden 774 Posts
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On Sep 15, 2017, J-Mac wrote: No. The contents of this manuscript cover the same ground as his books do. His discoveries and conclusions are basically unchanged. If you have the books, you don't need this. My annotations and illustrations are not in any book though.  |
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J-Mac Inner circle Ridley Park, PA 5338 Posts
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Thank you Tom. I didn't realize that you had annotated it.
Jim |
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TStone V.I.P. Stockholm, Sweden 774 Posts
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On Sep 16, 2017, J-Mac wrote: I've added a foreword, annotations, photos and illustrations.
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George Hunter Inner circle 2015 Posts
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Tom did an outstanding job, and, if you don't have Wonder's books, this is a very fair price for the powerful thinking within.
George |
Amirá Inner circle MentalismCenter.com 5131 Posts
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I love provocative thinking in any mystery performance art endeavour, and Tommy Wonder is one of the few magicians that I truly love. I apply this concept with my personal discoveries to my Mentalism and I am happy to learn Tommy´s and Tom´s perspectives.
Thanks!
Pablo
Performer and Author Mentalism Center: The best online space to get quality Mentalism www.mentalismcenter.com Arkanosophy: The Boutique for Mystery Performers www.arkanosophy.com |
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TStone V.I.P. Stockholm, Sweden 774 Posts
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Thanks! I'm currently working on another unknown manuscript by Tommy, which I hope to release at the end of this week.
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George Hunter Inner circle 2015 Posts
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This is a marvelous resource, worth many readings. I am not a magician so much as a locally-performing hobbyist mentalist, but I believe that the more I can internalize Tommy Wonder's wisdom, the more effective I will be.
George |
BrotherJeffrey New user 83 Posts
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Oh wow, thanks for making this. Will be checking it out!
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