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	Magician - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The term magician can refer to a practitioner of either paranormal magic or illusionism.
		In most cases there is little to differentiate a magician from similar fictional and folkloric practitioners of magic such as an enchanter, a wizard, a sorcerer, a necromancer, or a thaumaturgist.
		For the work entitled Magician by Raymond E. Feist, see Riftwar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Magician (98 words)

	About James Randi
		James Randi has an international reputation as a magician and escape artist, but today he is best known as the world's most tireless investigator and demystifier of paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
		Randi has pursued "psychic" spoonbenders, exposed the dirty tricks of faith healers, investigated homeopathic water "with a memory," and generally been a thorn in the sides of those who try to pull the wool over the public's eyes in the name of the supernatural.
		His lectures and television appearances have delighted — and vexed — audiences around the world.
	www.randi.org /jr/index.html (268 words)

	Magician - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The term magician can refer to a practitioner of either paranormal magic or illusionism.
		In most cases there is little to differentiate a magician from similar fictional and folkloric practitioners of magic such as an enchanter, a wizard, a sorcerer, a necromancer, or a thaumaturgist.
		For the work entitled Magician by Raymond E. Feist, see Riftwar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Magician (268 words)

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		A guide to tarot readings which explains how to read tarot cards for yourself and others.
	www.horoscopey.com /how-read-tarot-card.html (512 words)

	The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense
		The Professor and several other paranormal experts founded the BPRD with funding from the American government and was granted custody of Hellboy.
		Almost all the characters would have some sort of magical ability, either some sort of adept or magician, although not every encounter will be one that is defeated by magic.
		The BPRD is similar to the United State's NSA (National Security Agency) in that it's a publicly known secret agency.
	www.patman.org /wod/alternate/altworlds/wodbureau.asp (1325 words)

	CSICOP and the Skeptics: An Overview by George P. Hansen
		Richard Busch, chair of the Paranormal Investigating Committee of Pittsburgh, is a magician, as is Jamy Ian Swiss, a cofounder of the National Capital Area Skeptics.
		GREELEY, A. The Sociology of the Paranormal: A Reconnaissance.
		The primary focus of the Committee has been to influence the media and public opinion on the paranormal, and its rhetorical methods and activities are mainly directed to that goal.
	www.tricksterbook.com /ArticlesOnline/CSICOPoverview.htm (15104 words)

	Web site review 2
		James Randi is a former magician and escape artist who has made a new career of debunking the claims of psychics, faith healers, and other purveyors of the paranormal.
		It may be that this is really "James Randi Incorporated" masquerading as a non-profit organization, but the work of debunking fraudulent claims of paranormal powers is at least entertaining if not important for the well-being of society, so Randi is entitled to his revenue.
		Also, the Foundation publishes research into paranormal claims in an electronic newsletter and "other periodicals." And, finally "the Foundation offers a $1,000,000 prize to any person or persons who can demonstrate any psychic, supernatural or paranormal ability of any kind under mutually agreed upon scientific conditions" (ibid.).
	home.earthlink.net /~tshack2/reviews/review2.htm (412 words)

	James Randi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Randi's supporters note that there are other organizations of skeptics that have similar standing offers to prove the existence of paranormal abilities, and anyone claiming to be an expert in their field of the paranormal can apply for any of these other prizes, avoiding Randi altogether.
		The magician responded, "Ah, young man, you're a magician yourself, aren't you?", much to Randi's amazement.
		Randi could not participate in the trial, did not recognize the court's authority (since "insult", as opposed to "libel", is not a legally cognizable basis for a civil action in the U.S.), and refused to pay the $2,000 judgement that was awarded.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Randi (2266 words)

	The Mind and Magic of David Berglas - excerpts
		David himself had offered £5000 for evidence of the paranormal that could be presented under scientific conditions.
		David has never viewed Uri as a rival nor does he share his views about the paranormal.
		I just pointed out that a competent magician could duplicate his effects without resorting to psychic powers then left the audience to make up their own mind." David had performed metal bending effects and watch stopping routines before Geller appeared on the scene, notably during the sixties on his tour of Israel.
	www.zem.demon.co.uk /berglas.htm (518 words)

	james_randi.html
		Randall James Hamilton Zwinge (born August 7, 1928), more often known as James ("The Amazing") Randi is a stage magician, skeptic, and opponent of pseudoscience.
		He is perhaps most famous for the One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge, in which the James Randi Educational Foundation will award a prize of one million dollars to anyone who is able to show evidence of any paranormal, supernatural, or occult power or event under test conditions agreed to by both parties.
		Randi has worked as a professional stage magician and escapologist since the 1950s (he appeared as "The Amazing Randi" on a short-lived TV show entitled Wonderama in 1955), and he entered the international spotlight in the 1970s when he challenged the public claims of Uri Geller.
	www.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/j/ja/james_randi.html (518 words)

	Lord of Illusions (1995)
		The story opens with the death of the stage magician who hides real sorcery as stage illusion; introduces Barker’s recurrent character of the paranormal private eye, Harry D’Amour; and ends with D’Amour being pursued by phantasmagoric horrors from Hell.
		Investigating D’Amour realizes that Swann was in fact a real magician who disguised his abilities by hiding them as stage illusions and that his death was no accident.
		There isn’t really much of a plot to it - and the film throws most of it out anyway, only keeping the image of the magician being killed.
	members.fortunecity.com /roogulator/horror/lordofillusions.htm (518 words)

	James Randi
		Randi was made a Fellow of the prestigious John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in 1986 for his work in investigating claims of supernatural, occult and paranormal powers, in particular his exposures of the TV evangelists and "psychics." Now he's started a foundation to carry on the work.
		About Randi MacArthur "genius award" recipient James Randi is a professional magician, author, lecturer, and investigator of unusual claims.
		The difference between Geller and a stage magician, Randi says, is that the magician acknowledges he is a trickster.
	psychicinvestigator.com /Link/PsiLnk04.htm (227 words)

	Scott Interrante Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography
		Scott Interrante (born August 4, 1961) is an American magician who specializes in escape-artist feats and grand illusions.
		Scott Interrante has won awards from the Society of American Magicians, the International Brotherhood of Magicians and the International Magicians Society.
		While in Australia, Scott appeared with James Randi in the film "Explorer" and assisted in public paranormal challenges in an effort to give away the then sum of (U.S.) $100,000 to anyone who could produce such pre-determined paranormal events under fair and supervised conditions.
	www.karr.net /encyclopedia/Scott_Interrante (356 words)

	The Magician - Henry More Smith
		A strange mixture of charlatan, magician, escapologist and paranormal talent, his feats of strength were beyond human, as were his abilities to start fires and keep warm in freezing weather.
		Henry More Smith - escapologist, impostor, magician, paranormal talent, was born Henry Frederick Moon in Brighton, England.
		A High Sheriff is as good a witness as we could hope for in early 19th century Canada, and the fact that Sheriff Bates put everything down in writing close to the time that it actually happened is a strong argument in favour of its authenticity.
	www.mysteriouspeople.com /Henry_More_Smith.htm (1220 words)

	James Randi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Randi's supporters note that there are other skeptical organizations that have their own similar standing offers to prove the existence of paranormal abilities, and anyone claiming to be an expert in their field of the paranormal can apply for any of these other prizes, avoiding Randi altogether.
		Randi has worked as a professional stage magician and escapologist since 1946 (he appeared as "The Amazing Randi" on a TV show entitled Wonderama from 1967 to 1972).
		Randi has rejected at least one applicant, with the rejection letter stating this was because the applicant was "a liar and a fraud." The applicant in question claimed to survive without food via breatharianism.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Randi (2197 words)

	Encyclopedia: Billet reading
		Billet reading is usually demonstrated as an entertaining parlor trick by magicians and mentalists.
		Mind reading has several meanings: A paranormal practice of telepathy An emerging field in neuroscience where thought processes are monitored using brain imaging An interpersonal communication term that refers to a particular level in a relationship where one person thinks he or she knows the other well enough to be...
		When the magician is supposedly predicting the contents of the first envelope, he is really reciting what he has already read from another envelope that he opened secretly.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Billet-reading (930 words)

	LidRock - "How ESP Works"
		High-profile skeptics, such as former magician James Randi, help steer the ESP discussion away from emotional responses and toward logical analysis by unmasking false psychics and providing other reasonable explanations for apparent paranormal phenomena.
		Randi is widely known for his offer of one million dollars to anyone who can prove the existence of paranormal phenomena in a supervised demonstration.
		So far, nobody has been able to claim the prize, which Randi suggests is evidence that none of this stuff exists.
	www.lidrock.com /esp5.htm (930 words)

	Odin, Nordic God, BUFO Paranormal and UFO Radio, Mary Sutherland, Burlington UFO and Paranormal Research Center
		A sage and magician, he ruled over all the gods.
		�Ships of Tarshish� means primarily those plying the Atlantic Ocean and therefore the �Isles� mentioned in association with Tarshish and Israelites are presumably those of Britain, America, and the coastline of Northwest Europe since the term �Isle� in Hebrew sometimes may be extended to include places by the coast.
		He also possessed the magic ship Skidbladner, whose sails were always filled with wind and which could be folded up like a piece of cloth and put away in his pouch when he wasn't using it.
	www.burlingtonnews.net /odin.html (930 words)

	Science and the Ig Nobels
		That magician I was standing next to was the Amazing (James) Randi, who aside from being an accomplished magician, is the foremost debunker of paranormal.
		It will be up to the many kinds of role models, adventurers like John Glenn and Troy Hurtubise, fundamental scientists like Sheldon Glashow and William Lipscomb and especially those like young Emily Rosa to inspire the public imagination and generate broad-based support for scientific endeavors.
		There is a large constituency for good science but it does not usually appear until a decade after the work is done, which is far too long a time for a politician to be concerned about.
	epb1.lbl.gov /homepages/Max_Sherman/ignobel.htm (930 words)

	PaUriGeller.htm
		To sceptics, Uri Geller is a talented magician and showman who has gained his reputation by falsely claiming to possess paranormal powers — and with some justification.
		Geller doesn’t take kindly to those who express their doubts about his alleged psychic ability and there have been several defamation and libel cases brought against his critics, in particular, CSICOP (the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal), Prometheus Books, and James “the Amazing” Randi.
		Geller’s success can be attributed to a combination of presentation and psychology, and a boldness which enables him to fool his audience with the simplest of magic tricks.
	www.adam.com.au /bstett/PaUriGeller.htm (903 words)

	The Magician - Henry More Smith
		Henry More Smith - escapologist, impostor, magician, paranormal talent, was born Henry Frederick Moon in Brighton, England.
		A strange mixture of charlatan, magician, escapologist and paranormal talent, his feats of strength were beyond human, as were his abilities to start fires and keep warm in freezing weather.
		Henry said that he'd received a brutal kick from Knox, and people who saw him during his captivity thought he was dying.
	www.mysteriouspeople.com /Henry_More_Smith.htm (1220 words)

	Amazon.com: Truth About Uri Geller: Books: James Randi
		James Randi, a professional magician, extremely intelligent and honest writer, and an extremely cinical skeptic, is usually the target of "believers" of the paranormal (as you will notice on the "reviews" of his books).
		Randi simply demonstrate that all the paranormal feats of the famous psychic can be duplicated (Randi himself has done them in TV and personal appearances).
		Randi know that it is possible that, for some mysterious reason unknown to all the rest of manking, the universe had endowed Mr.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0879751991?v=glance (1717 words)

	James Randi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Randi's supporters note that there are other skeptical organizations that have their own similar standing offers to prove the existence of paranormal abilities, and anyone claiming to be an expert in their field of the paranormal can apply for any of these other prizes, avoiding Randi altogether.
		James Randi (born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge, August 7, 1928 in Toronto, Canada), more often known as The Amazing Randi, is a stage magician, a skeptic, and an opponent of pseudoscience (including homeopathy).
		Randi has rejected at least one applicant, with the rejection letter stating this was because the applicant was "a liar and a fraud." The applicant in question claimed to survive without food via breatharianism.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Randi (2089 words)

	mon_200210_content.txt
		»»» The James Randi Educational Foundation, headed by the magician and skeptic James Randi, champions the cause of critical thinking and scientific investigation of paranormal claims through its $1 Million Paranormal Challege, its library, and other resources.
		Lots of good stuff to learn from here.
	www.geekman.com /blog/arc/mon_200210_content.txt (1421 words)

	The X-Files Compilation: Fox Mulder bio
		Mulder is obsessed with the occult and paranormal phenomena.
		He was a fan of the television show "The Magician" as a child [Little Green Men].
		Mulder claims she was abducted by aliens; during regressions he recalled hearing his sister's cries for help, and a bright light which kept him paralyzed and told him that his sister would be all right [Conduit].
	x-files.host.sk /mulder.php (2342 words)

	Index: Stories, Listed by Author, Part 45
		GARDNER, G. (1914-); Mathematician, magician, popularizer of science, debunker of paranormal occurrences; expert on Lewis Carroll.
		GARDNER, ERLE STANLEY (1889-1970); Noted mystery writer, creator of character “Perry Mason.” Born in Malden, Massachusetts; died in Temecula, California.
		GARIS, ROY L. ; pseudonym of Phyllis A. Whitney, (1903-)
	users.ev1.net /~homeville/fictionmag/q45.htm (341 words)

	The Trickster and the Paranormal by George P. Hansen re Martin Gardner
		Martin Gardner was the most powerful individual antagonist of the paranormal during the second half of the twentieth century.
		Gardner, paradoxically, believes in God and the power of prayer, but he allies himself with atheists in his battle against the paranormal.
		His best critiques of parapsychological research are from the standpoint of a magician, but few of his parapsychologist-targets realized his stature within conjuring.
	www.tricksterbook.com /BookDescriptions/GardnerFans.htm (454 words)

	biog_dict.r
		Randall James Hamilton Zwinge) US (Can.-born) magician, escape artist, & investigator of paranormal claims; main founder of CSICOP 1976 _1928-- Randolph, [Asa] Philip (A. Philip Randolph) US black civil rights leader & labor leader; founder & 1st pres.
		Protestant clergyman; leader of Huguenots 1760-1794 _1718-1794 Rabbani, Burhanuddin Afghan polit.; leader of Shoora Nazar forces; pres.
		Russellites) 1876; 1st leader of Jehovah's Witnesses 1876-1916 _1852-1916 Russell, George William (pseud.
	www.sunsite.org.uk /sites/ftp.std.com/obi/Biographical/biog_dict.r (454 words)

	Magic / Building Protection
		"'Magic"' or "'sorcery"' are terms referring to the alleged influencing of events and physical phenomena by supernatural, mystical, or paranormal means.
		Renowned Magician is Taking His 'Magic' into Classroom and Homes via DVD Series, to Help Build Self-esteem in Kids
		Next season, Magic Springs, the Hot Springs, Arkansas theme park, will be debuting The X-Coaster, a multi-looping coaster that will feature a 150-foot upside-down inversion--the tallest in the world.
	paloweb.com /Society/Folklore/Magic/Building_Protection (340 words)

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