Witnessing the Davenports
A writer’s real work is the endless winnowing of sentences, The relentless exploration of possibilities, The effort, over and over…
Séance, Magicians, and the Arms Race of Things
Historically, the apparent ability to contact spirits has provided a wealth of opportunities for deception by performers. Magicians have had…
Séance: A View through the Veil
*The film is now available to watch on the Media of Mediumship YouTube channel* An aptitude for deception is all…
More on Magic Objects
“Objects have histories. Some have souls” (Chelman, 1993, p. 65) In many ways, performance magic is about the props, the…
Séance Technologies – The Pendulum
I find it useful to think of performance magic props as a technology. In theatre we often talk about theatre…
The Extraordinary Project Podcast
Last year fellow performer Ashton Carter and I found ourselves at The Science and Spiritualism, 1750 – 1930 Conference. As…
Research Ramble
I’ve had a bit of a holiday, a few weeks away from most things. Just to regroup really and start…
Spooky Seque
A big thank you goes out to everyone who attended my Research Seminar on Performing Séance it was great to…
Performing Séance: Four Steps to Collective Delusion
On Thursday 30th October 6.00pm as part of the Magic Research Group’s Seminar Series I shall be giving a presentation…