There will be guards,” Bast said. “And traps. And alarms. You can bet the house is heavily charmed to keep out gods. ” “Magicians can do that?” I asked. I imagined a big can of pesticide labeled God-Away.
Physical processes alone will never completely explain the existence of the universe , life , and consciousness. Religious answers are just wishful thinking and wanton fabrication cast over a bottomless pit of ignorance. To explain their occult and mystical experiences , magicians are forced to develop models beyond the scope of materialistic or religious systems.
Magicians are the most honest people in the world; they tell you they're gonna fool you, and then they do it.
I think with The Magicians, the Harry Potter and Narnia influences are obviously there.
Magic has a spiritual element, and is considered very important and of value, and magicians have always been a little bit silly, so if you're going to portray a modern day magician, there's gotta be a little silliness.
Most magicians are afraid of magic.
Dogs are the magicians of the universe.
We find that alchemy has to do with magicians or magic and may even have roots in the Chaldean people who lived in the land that we now call Iraq. Abraham emerged and took a flock of people with him into Egypt. They were later called the Hebrews because of the valleys that they came out of. The alchemy that they saw was a transformative power within the individuals to affect the "out there" reality - and that, of course, is the basis of shamanism and is the basis for most magical and so-called Third World belief systems.
One of the finest magicians you can see is David Oliver.
Magic is something that seems like it goes against how the world works and its us magicians job to be doing that.
Some of the best ideas I've gotten for my act have come from comedians and not magicians.
Who has more pockets than a magician? A boy. Whose pockets contain *more* than a magicians? A boy's.
Then again, what are liars if not great magicians?
Mimes were invented to give magicians someone to look down on
Once, poets were magicians. Poets were strong, stronger than warriors or kings — stronger than old hapless gods. And they will be strong once again.
Indeed, most magicians catch the bug as kids. My first audience was my family in Long Island. My first 'assistant' was my mother, whom I levitated on a broom in our living room.
I never thought about doing a sequel when I was actually writing 'The Magicians. ' I only ever considered it a standalone.
My mother brought me magicians and witches, because I was very ugly, really revolting. So she thought somebody had put a spell on me - this is the truth - so she made me drink some horrible terrifying potions, for year.
In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard.
I address you all tonight for who you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are the true dreamers.
