For me, Erdnase has been a constant companion, and each reading triggers some new insight.

Erdnase wrote, “Our education then progressed through close application and constant study of the game.” So did mine.

My interpretation of an Erdnasian passage.

(Need video sequence from http://www.magicana.com/cta-an-erdnasian-allusion/)

My interpretation of an Erdnasian passage.

“Learn as many sleights at as you possibly can and then improvise,” was Ross Bertram’s advice.

As Erdnase was a cornerstone of his craft, we spent time moving through the book page-by-page – really paragraph-by-paragraph – discussing the philosophy and technique disclosed in this masterwork.

It would be Ross who educated me about Erdnase, the system and the musicality of magic.

Magicana is pleased to announce that one of our guest artists, Rob Zabrecky – the opening act for Card Table Artifice – will be a participant in Luminato’s Take On Me visual arts programme.

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