Inside Magic

?What is Magic?? a.k.a “WIM”

By: Edward S. Majian

What is Magic?

Ed in Action – Poetry in Motion.

To me, magic is an art form, just like painting. How often do you ask if a painting is real or fake?

We call it ?magic? but that?s merely a word we use to describe the action, the feeling. It?s the action of making seemingly impossible things possible for that one moment and the feeling of liberation from this ?real? world full of problems and negativity. It?s all about imagination and the fine line between reality and dream.

Anyone can pick up a pencil and draw a picture, but only artists have the ability to create works of art. Anyone can pick up a magic book and learn a magic-trick, but only magicians have the ability to create magic.

We tend to draw an imaginary line between real and magic. Often, magic falls onto the ?fake? side of this equation. However, what we fail to realize is that magicians in no way claim to be doing anything other than magic. Performers, calling themselves magicians, who attribute what they do to the supernatural are not necessarily being true to the art but the feeling created and trapped in that very moment is still very real. The way we look at magic often reflects our outlook on life.

Those of us who don?t believe in magic and comfort ourselves by calling it fake usually look at life through a tunnel vision – missing everything and anything that we can?t see. We look at everything as real or fake, missing the entire spectrum in between.

On the other hand, those of us who accept magic for what it is and let our imaginations soar tend to enjoy life a lot more. We still posses that ?inner child? inside, which enables us to dream. We?ve accepted that not everything is black and white and not everything can be explained.

Magic can be more than just what a magician does. It can be a way of life, a way of thinking and, of course, a form of existence. It can be something different to everyone, but to me it is an art that invokes creativity and imagination. Quite simply, it?s a state of higher consciousness.

Comparing it to a butterfly? You can look at it, admire its beauty, and than let it fly away or you can pull the wings and the legs off of it, to see how it works? All you will have left is a dead butterfly.
As for ?What is Majik?? Well, I can?t possibly discuss everything in the same writing?

Keep the Magic alive and leave the Majik to me!

? 2002 Edward S. Majian – All Rights Reserved.

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