Capricornian Tales - the Magic of Christian Chelman
The Effect
105 page hardcover book with dust jacket
Cost
£14.63 from
www.kernowmagic.co.uk
Difficulty
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used,
4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)
5 (My personal opinion, I believe that Bizarre magick is only for experienced magicians)
Review
I have been dying to get my hands on this for ages and when I finally came across it for under £15.00 I couldn't resist any longer. I finally had a day off to read it yesterday and from the moment I started reading I could not put it down until It was finished.
I have been a student of the Occult for as long as I have been a student of conjuring and to me Bizarre Magick is (when performed correctly) the field where the two can meet. Capricornian Tales contains 23 beautifully thought out and constructed routines and the first of them 'Zodiac' is easily worth twice the price of the book alone. I have been looking for a 'whats your sign?' effect that I can use for a while, and I have finally found it here.
The book is divided into five chapters containing between two and six effects in each, which are as follows.
Chapter one - Soothsaying. Effects with cards
Chapter two - Far countries. Bizarre effects from around the world
Chapter three - Devil's and Curses. Demonic effects.
Chapter four - Spirits and Initiations. Esoteric tales and stories from the otherside.
Chapter five - Mentalism. as the chapter title suggests.
I will only perform two or three of the routines in this book, but for me that more than justifies the purchase price.
I should probably say something negative about the book at this point...
I had to wait for over a week for it to be delivered (due to royal mail) apart from that there is not a bad word I can say about. If you are interested in adding a dimension to your magic and have a taste for the Bizarre then buy this book.
10/10