{"id":16887,"date":"2022-02-10T09:17:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T02:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magicstore102.one\/product\/finished-group-buy-mainspring-by-alexander-hansford-out-of-print\/"},"modified":"2024-01-07T15:06:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T08:06:32","slug":"finished-group-buy-mainspring-by-alexander-hansford-out-of-print","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/magicstore102.one\/?product=finished-group-buy-mainspring-by-alexander-hansford-out-of-print","title":{"rendered":"Mainspring by Alexander Hansford."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mainspring is an unconventional magic book.<\/p>\n

Explore\u00a0handling adjustments, exercises, thought experiments, essays and stories,\u00a0all intent on creating a deeper appreciation for the magic we do, and achieving a softer handling of cards.<\/p>\n

There are no tricks inside the book.<\/p>\n

It pretends to no completeness.\u00a0It will undoubtedly stir within the reader many other ideas, notions and prejudices that could also have been included.\u00a0Such further thoughts, additions and objections are really what this book is about. This is a springboard from which to progress, a\u00a0Mainspring<\/em>, if you will, as the main agent of motivation to a more\u00a0considered look at what we do and how we do it.<\/p>\n

This is a companion to\u00a0Sprezzatura\u00a0and to the collaborative\u00a0projects produced with\u00a0Dan & Dave<\/em>.\u00a0Sprezzatura is the\u00a0What<\/em>, Mainspring is the\u00a0How<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Why<\/em>.<\/p>\n

112 pages, perfect bound.
\nWeighs approx. 0.4kg<\/p>\n

Excerpt from the introduction to the book:<\/em><\/p>\n

On the surface, Mainspring explores how to handle playing cards with ease and elegance. I feel that aesthetic is of paramount importance to what I do, so that is extensively discussed.<\/p>\n

So many magic books teach the technical \u201cHow\u201d but fall short of the nuance of other areas; state of mind, relationship to audience, relationship to your material, environment, battling nerves and opinions of our peers, work ethic, etc. There is much to be said of these topics, and this booklet is a start.<\/p>\n

At a slightly deeper level, and within the bounds of our very niche remit, we look at the constant pursuit of mastery, and why that is so alluring, and so important.<\/p>\n

For me, the pursuit of technical, difficult card magic has enriched my experience of the world. It\u2019s exposed me to the nature of working for a thing for its own sake, and for that I\u2019m incredibly grateful.<\/p>\n

I feel as though the drive to want to get better at magic is not being nurtured. People with an interest in magic are not often encouraged to foster their drive to be better. It\u2019s my opinion that proficiency is important too, an opinion seldom discussed, either because it\u2019s taken as a given, or because it\u2019s scorned.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m quite aware that someone can do the omni deck and get a stronger, more visceral reaction from an audience than I can with what I do. In magic, the reaction is usually the end goal. The bigger the reaction, the better. But this booklet isn\u2019t about that. It\u2019s about the merit of hard work as an end in itself. It\u2019s a selfish way of looking at our hobby, and a subtle point, but one that I feel needs to be made.<\/p>\n

That all sounds rather serious. I\u2019ll break that up from time to time. After all, we\u2019re talking about card tricks for goodness sake!<\/p>\n

The way I interact with magic day to day is now entirely informed by what you\u2019re about to read. I\u2019ve gained so much clarity in getting these thoughts down on paper that it\u2019s been a tremendous trip for me regardless whether any of you get any use out of it.<\/p>\n

Having said that, I have a sneaking suspicion
\nthat you might\u00a0love it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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