IBM 210 – SAM 88
Book Review by John Philip Machniak The Art of Fortune Telling – How to Predict the Future for Fun and Profit by Jonathon Royle 473 pages If you’ve ever wanted to learn “psychic belly button reading,” “tree slapping,” “pawology” (palm reading of dogs’ paws) and “psychic tree reading,” this is the book for you. But, … Read more
On this month’s cover, Andrew Martin shows that he is a proud card carrying member of the Ann Arbor Magic Club just before performing a rousing rendition of the Francis Carlyle Homing Card for club members. Inside, Club President John Russell asks “who do you know?” and “are you ready?”. Last but not least, Club Secretary and Ex Libris author, Joaquin Ayala, Ph.D., introduces us to the works of his friend and mentor Maestro Ascanio.
Hello fellow magi and welcome to the Ex Libris article for June 2015! I hope you are all enjoying the summer! The book in the spotlight this month is a book that no conjuring library should be without and was in fact the very first book on magic that I got from a magic shop. … Read more
Hello fellow Magi and welcome to the Ex Libris article for the month of May, 2015! This month being our first foray into this article, I thought it most appropriate to start with what many consider to be a foundational book, among one of the first comprehensive books written on conjuring, The Discoverie of Witchcraft … Read more
AAMC ~ ARCANUM – May 2015
ar•ca•num – (ɑrˈkeɪ nəm) n., pl. -na (-nə). – [1590–1600; < Latin, neuter (used as n.) of arcānus arcane] 1. a secret accessible only to the few; mystery. 2. a powerful remedy; elixir. Welcome Theurgists! Please note that this is the inaugural column dedicated to: Retrieving – Retaining – Reveling …in the History of the AAMC!
Hello folks and welcome to our newest newsletter feature, the monthly article called ‘Ex Libris’ (Eh-cks LEE-breese), meaning ‘From the Book’. Generally you will see this term used on bookplates to denote that it came from the library of its owner, ‘From the library of John Russell’. My aim with this article is to encourage … Read more
The Magic Messenger for January 2015 has been published. Magic Messenger Jan. 2015
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Magic Messenger for November 2014 has been published. Magic Messenger November 2014