Should be a Lord Strange entry. But it’s here.
Last time I was in Vegas, my mom asked me what show I wanted to go see. I told her, “Penn & Teller.”
She said, “The Blue Man Group is supposed to be really good.”
I said, “That’s just three clowns dipped in blue paint. It doesn’t mean anything.” Then, I told her again. “I want to see Penn & Teller. And I’d like you to come along.”
So, we ended up seeing Penn & Teller. Why? I’ll tell you why.
Because magic–“real magic”–is about communicating deep and powerful truths. Sublime truths. Communicating that which cannot be communicated by words alone.
That’s why Masonic ritual works. It’s why Catholic ritual works. It’s why ritual itself works.
And it’s why this trick–this simple trick–communicates one of my favorite deep and powerful truths better than anything I’ve ever seen.
Magic. Real magic.