>> Trust, Rapport and my Universe

I’m in a real happy mood tonight and the going is slow and so is the internet ’superhighway’. I thought, why not update the blog! The past few days have had their ups and downs, and looking back at all that has happened, I’m glad things have settled down. When our minds are overflowing with thoughts, what’s the best thing to do? Do we share them, express them to the open, or keep them inside and allow them to build up? I’m not sure and I guess it varies from person to person as well as the stuff that’s going through our heads and for me I base it on trust. What is this trust? How do we know if we can trust someone? I’ve known people for years together and still wouldn’t trust them in a lot of things. On the other hand, I’ve also known people for under a year, a couple of weeks or days and feel that I can share so much. What causes this to happen? Is it some kind of mental connection or wavelength matching? I think trust is a very powerful feeling/emotion and once you’re sure about it with someone or regarding something, it’s like a whole new part of yourself opens up and flows out.

While performing one of the most important aspects is the establishment of rapport and trust. Now why is this essential in magic? Magic is after all trying to fool the spectator, hide what you’re doing and make sure you aren’t exposed – right? No, atleast that’s not the way I see it. A couple of hours back I had a chance to read a story that was shared by one of the members on our boards on how magic had affected his life. It was a deeply moving read and I’ll link it below. To me magic isn’t about making sure I come out successful in the end, successfully ‘fooling’ my audience. That’s why trust is important. The earlier and more effectively you are able to establish this trust the better the experience you and your spectator share. It no longer remains a twisted contorted puzzling labryinthal hunt for the method. It becomes something totally different. But what? I’m trying to setup a show for later this year. Thinking a TON about it these days. It’s gonna be something I’ve never tried before. Something totally new, stuff I’m not sure whether will work or not. My goal is to attempt to play with emotions. Evoke a much deeper emotional response. If you’ve seen Copperfield perform, you’ll notice that many of his effects have something more than just a large illusion or a bunch of difficult moves. I won’t spoil the fun for those who haven’t seen him so if you get a chance, definitely have a look at his videos (or of course go to his show!). This isn’t just the case in performing. When you see someone for the first time, isn’t it great when you get that feeling of mutual trust or emotional affinity? I think those first impressions are what matter most in any relationship, encounter, acquaintance, gathering, et al. Maybe that’s the reason for me having different opinions about people I’ve known for different periods of times. Contrary to the standard trust being proportional to how well/long you know someone. I think it’s all intriguing and interesting. (Click here for the link to the story)

I didn’t want to make another post on the technical sides of magic so let’s steer this ship back on course! So, what’s keeping me happy? I’m really not sure. I just feel glad that I got awesome people around me, great things to do, great stuff to work with and so much to think about. Our universe is created by US and how it turns out is how we build it. It’s ALL in our thoughts. If we want something we will get it, I can promise you that. I want to be in a world that is always happy, with happy people around, people I can trust, fantastic things to do, great things to share, and plenty of good food. Erm, the last one was just a addition that came about because of the recent trends in the things I am forced to eat! Anyways, I already live in that universe. I got most of the things I want and what I don’t, I am just continuing to build and will continue to do so. I think the most important element in my universe are friends. Can’t exist without them, I don’t know who can?! Of course friends aren’t my whole life – it’s friends that make my life whole. It’s a pretty small statement but I love it and it’s so true. I thought I could be a bit more organized in this post but it seems like I’ve just gone all over the place writing all kinds of stuff. Oh well, I hope whoever reads this enjoys it, and till next time – keep smiling!

Dance like nobody’s watching, sing like nobody’s listening, love as if you’ve never been hurt and live as if heaven is on earth.

Peace.