| If you ask most people this question, you'll probably get | | | | underneath this false bottom. At least that's what most |
| an answer something like, "What, are you crazy?" or | | | | people think. Other people think the rabbit is actually |
| just a plain simple "No". And most people hearing either | | | | slipped into the hat from the magician's sleeve or |
| of these two answers would almost agree 100%. But | | | | some loading device. The point is, there is some trick |
| does that mean there is no such thing as magic?That | | | | involved that is no more magic than shooting |
| kind of depends on what your definition of magic is. No, | | | | Superman on TV and having bullets bounce off of him. |
| we're not going to play a game of double talk here. | | | | It's all trick photography. And yet, there are those of |
| We're going to show a side of "magic" that most | | | | use who truly do believe in magic. We see tricks that |
| people don't regard as magic but as something | | | | are so amazing that we can't possibly imagine them |
| else.That side is referred to as metaphysical science. | | | | being tricks. In our minds the only logical explanation for |
| Of course there will be people who will insist that | | | | pulling off such feats is that real magic, in some form, |
| metaphysical science is nothing more than bunk in itself, | | | | must exist and each magician is tuned into a different |
| but just as we have no proof that a living god either | | | | element of the magical world. That explains why most |
| exists or doesn't exist, we really have no proof that | | | | magicians specialize in certain areas.Certainly if you |
| metaphysical science has any validity or not.For those | | | | were a child and went to a magic store to buy some |
| who are not quite sure what metaphysical science is, | | | | tricks, once you brought them home and practiced |
| it's the science of unknown things such as ghosts, | | | | them, you could see very clearly that these were |
| UFOs, etc. In other words, just about anything that we | | | | indeed tricks and that there was no magic involved. An |
| don't have a definite answer for. Magic may or may | | | | example would be the magical linking rings where one |
| not fall into the realm of metaphysical science | | | | ring has a slit in it and that's how the rings link. No |
| depending on your personal beliefs. Certainly, a person | | | | magic, just a specially made ring.But this fact doesn't |
| who believes in the existence of ghosts and UFOs, | | | | mean that metaphysical science is bunk. It doesn't |
| has more of a chance in believing in magic than | | | | mean that ghosts or spirits don't exist. It doesn't mean |
| someone who only believes what he sees with his | | | | that there aren't creatures from other planets. And it |
| own two eyes.For those of us who are totally | | | | certainly doesn't mean that somewhere in this world |
| grounded in reality, magic is a trick. For example, pulling | | | | there isn't one person who truly has magical |
| a rabbit out of an empty hat is accomplished by | | | | powers.Magic. Is there such a thing?We may never |
| showing the false bottom of the hat. The rabbit is | | | | know. |