The Art and History of Magic

Posted by admin on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 in Ring Member Activities | 0 comments

Ring member Ryan Wallace wrote an excellent 11 page paper on The Art and History of Magic, and he would like to share it with everyone via our Ring web site. What follows is his introductory paragraph. Below that is a link where you can download a PDF version of his paper. Enjoy!

Magic is an art that truly mystifies people, and allows them to feel like a young child for just a moment. It allows people to leave the confines of reality, and actually wonder about the forces of the universe that are around us. What people see when it comes to magic is the practice of the person who does it, combined with theatrical use of the environment. There have been many ways in which this ancient art has been used, some good, some bad. But all in all, magic is a true wonder.

Download the entire paper (small 80K file in Adobe Acrobat PDF format) here.