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Illusory Magic: good reference (hope it doesn't sound too much like spam, please correct if does)

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	The most famous magical trick from [[period]] is the ''Indian rope trick''. Observed by [[Marco Polo]] this feat was performed in [[China]]. The trick involves the magician throwing the end of a rope into the air. Instead of falling back down the rope stays erect. A boy assistant then climbs up the rope and disappears into thin air. The magician follows with a sword, an argument is heard, and severed limbs fly out of the air into a basket. The magician descends, and then helps the restored boy assistant out of the basket.		The most famous magical trick from [[period]] is the ''Indian rope trick''. Observed by [[Marco Polo]] this feat was performed in [[China]]. The trick involves the magician throwing the end of a rope into the air. Instead of falling back down the rope stays erect. A boy assistant then climbs up the rope and disappears into thin air. The magician follows with a sword, an argument is heard, and severed limbs fly out of the air into a basket. The magician descends, and then helps the restored boy assistant out of the basket.

			For an excellent, well-written but academic discussion about this trick, it's origins and how it may have been performed, see:
			Lamont, Peter "The Rise of the Great Indian Rope Trick" (US: Thunder's Mouth Press 2005) ISBN: 1560256613

Conrad Leviston at 00:00, 1 December 2005

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'''Magic''' refers to supernatural power, real or illusory. The word derives from ''magus'', which was the name for a Zoroastrian priest. The most famous of these were the three magi who brought gifts to the infant [[Jesus]].

==Illusory Magic==

The most famous magical trick from [[period]] is the ''Indian rope trick''. Observed by [[Marco Polo]] this feat was performed in [[China]]. The trick involves the magician throwing the end of a rope into the air. Instead of falling back down the rope stays erect. A boy assistant then climbs up the rope and disappears into thin air. The magician follows with a sword, an argument is heard, and severed limbs fly out of the air into a basket. The magician descends, and then helps the restored boy assistant out of the basket.

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Asfridhr: /* Illusory Magic */ good reference (hope it doesn't sound too much like spam, please correct if does)

Conrad Leviston at 00:00, 1 December 2005