Ask Eugene Burger

[Mr.Ibis]

Thank you very much for your response. This 'bringing into the light' is something I really think can happen too. I'd like to volunteer the thought that in some ways, I have found that re-connecting magic with the art of juggling is one way of extending magic backwards past the point of its formalization. Still, I agree that the gentleman's art has a beauty of its own that I would love to see 'refreshed' by its true roots... I don't actually know much about bizzare magic, per se, but I know the lovecraftian mythos, and would agree that this is a limited way of bridging the gap.... might do the art more harm in some ways by excentuating ugliness and horror.... though, I expect it's awesome too in some way... You know it's occured to me, following the thought of people such as Jung, and some of the french linguistic philosophers that consciousness itself is a little like a conjurer's theatre; built of symbol and structure, such that the 'light' of human attention falls on some things and not others. There is so much wisdom in true magic, and in conjuring too, and I really salute and respect you for voicing this. When you speak of really asking yourself what you give to somebody you show magic to, that strikes me, and I'll make sure to think about it more when I perform. Jeff really does that too. I remember him talking about how magic comes up from the heart and out through the eyes... I imagined it as streams of liquid, golden light...Great images. Keep up the 'Great Work' as they say;
-Mr. Ibis

[Smooth]

I guess I came a bit too late. Well, thanks Eugene for coming through here at The Woods.

I'm not so sure exactly how this works and all, but if you are still around then this is exactly how I perform:

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[EddWithers]

Wow.

I can genuinely say that was the most special event in the history of The Magic Woods so far.

Eugene- you are a true friend, and I thank you so much for your time here.

Guys- Eugene can still be PM'd and contacted on TMW.

//Edd Withers

[EddWithers]

it really was a pleasure for me to do this. Once I got the sense of what to do and how to do it, it all became much fun. I'd be glad to do it again for you some day.

I thought there were 7 really excellent questions. I could not chose between them so I wrote down the names of the questioners and put them in a hat and, with my eyes closed, I mixed them and picked one. The winner was MitchellStafiej.

Well done Mitchell.

//E

[KeenanG]

I would just like to say thank you to Mr. Burger.

Thank you for all of your time, maybe we can do this again in the future!

Keenan