DIY Magic: A Strange & Whimsical Guide to Creativity
D.I.Y. Magic has 36 mind-expanding exercises like:
• Lucid Dreaming
• Building your own tarot deck
• Vision Quests
• Creating Memory palaces
• Getting lost in a familiar city
• & much more
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“It represents a really significant change that is going on, the stripping away of a lot of the balderdash and exotica from esoteric and magical practices and the reformulating of them for a more immediate, hands-on, consciousness-hacking kind of approach.”
Erik Davis, author of TechGnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information.
“Alvarado’s magic is an entirely different thing altogether. It’s along the lines of hacking one’s perception — going on reality trips (mostly) within the confines of the law.” Boing Boing
“These are not quarters-from-behind-your-ears tricks your uncle would do–unless your uncle is really, really cool.” L.A. Zine Fest
“Anthony Alvarado has concocted a cookbook for vivid living: poetry that’s lived rather than written.” Lord Whimsy, author of The Affected Provincial’s Companion