Unleash your card magic potential with MAINSPRING (2022) by Alex Hansford! This expanded edition reveals secrets to captivating audiences & mastering sleight of hand. Instant Download!
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MAINSPRING (2022) by Alex Hansford (Instant Download)
Discover the ultimate guide to mastering the art of card magic with MAINSPRING by Alex Hansford. This pocketable book is a treasure trove of insights into aesthetics and practice, meticulously updated and expanded for 2022. Originally published in a limited edition of less than 100 copies, this new version includes rewritten sections, updated content, and brand-new chapters.
Based on a series of enlightening lectures delivered across Australia, Beirut, Vienna, London, and Spain, MAINSPRING is the culmination of five years of rich conversations with magicians, painters, cinematographers, skateboarders, musicians, and theatre directors. It transcends the boundaries of magic, delving into the universal principles that drive all creative endeavors.
Inside, you’ll find a comprehensive handbook filled with handling adjustments, exercises, essays, and stories. Learn how to eliminate tension from sleight of hand, communicate presence, and break free from mental barriers. When Dai Vernon advised, “Be Natural,” what did he truly mean? MAINSPRING offers a profound exploration of this concept.
Key Features:
- Introduction
- 2022 Preface
- Objectively Cool
- Whiplash
- Sprezzatura
- Flow
- Softness
- Pace
- Gravity and Momentum
- Cardistry
- Guilt
- Mind your Head
- Bigger Picture
- It is Not a Move
- Respect
- Nervousness
- Conversational Magic
- ‘Performance Mode’
- Genuine Interaction
- Look How Clever I Am
- Just for Fun
- The Better We Want To Be
- Social Intelligence
- Diminishing Returns
- Expectations
- For the Art
- Negativity
- The Importance of Doing your Own Work
Whether you’re a seasoned magician or a curious beginner, MAINSPRING is your essential companion to unlocking the secrets of natural, engaging, and impactful magic. Download your copy today and elevate your craft to new heights!
A pocketable book on aesthetics and practice in card magic.
The early version of Mainspring was published in 2017 as an edition of less than 100 copies, for sale at lectures by Alex Hansford. For this 2022 version, every section has been rewritten, updated and expanded, with new chapters added.
Conversations from a series of lectures given in Australia, Beirut, Vienna, London and Spain formed the foundations for this book. This edition is the result of countless conversations with magicians, painters, cinematographers, skateboarders, musicians, theatre directors and the like over the past five years.
The contents spread outside of magic and speak to the permeability of the creative worlds. We start out with magic, but soon see that the motivators that drive us lie at the core of all arts. State of mind, our relationship to our audiences and to our material, battling nerves and the opinions of our peers, our work ethic. There are no magic tricks inside Mainspring.
This is a handbook of handling adjustments, exercises, essays and stories. How to remove tension from sleight of hand, communicate presence, and get out of your head.
When Dai Vernon said “Be Natural,” what does that really mean? This book is a stab at an answer.
CONTENTS:
Introduction
2022 Preface
Objectively Cool
Whiplash
Sprezzatura
Flow
Softness
Pace
Gravity and Momentum
Cardistry
Guilt
Mind your Head
Bigger Picture
It is Not a Move
Respect
Nervousness
Conversational Magic
‘Performance Mode’
Genuine Interaction
Look How Clever I Am
Just for Fun
The Better We Want To Be
Social Intelligence
Diminishing Returns
Expectations
For the Art
Negativity
The Importance of Doing your Own Work
