So this is something different that I've wanted to do for a while. It's not quite a review but just a project in magic that I'm excited by. That project in case you haven't read the title is Half Half Man. Half Half Man is a team of magicians, that put out products that I think serious magicians should take a real interest in. So far my experience of the products has been in their magazine "Quarterly". This is full of essays on different aspects of magic, from Denis Behr and Pit Hartling's sessions over a beer and an orange juice to Helder's theory on "Contextual Invisibility" (one of my favorite essays I've ever read on magic, may I add), there really is something in here for the serious lover of magic. Aside from all this each copy has the owners name hand written inside as well as its own unique order number, this all comes wrapped up in brown paper, finished with some string. It really is the small details like that, that make a huge difference. Other products include a multiple selection routine from Helder and a notepad that has exercises to help improve yourself throughout. Aside from the products they also run a monthly book club, with people encouraged to email their thoughts which are then emailed out to other readers.
Half Half Man takes a different view on magic compared to the usual latest and greatest downloads. It is something that you will treasure and gain from, much more than the newest trick or sleight (And anyway we all have enough tricks in our library's). You only need to have a look at some of the names that are part of the team to know its quality - Helder Guimaraes, Denis Behr, Pit Hartling, Will Houston and Jared Kopf among others. I'd encourage anybody who is serious about their magic to have a look at what they do, specifically Quarterly. It makes a refreshing change seeing products like this out on the market and the deserve our support.
Half Half Man
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