"The System"

A friend of mine recently suggested I watch the cult like video "The Secret." Mostly due to the fact that I refused to read the book. I watched it; it presents some interesting points and for all intensive purposes it does seem correct albeit a rehash of what others have already concluded nearly 100 years ago. The error I see with it lies in their claim to be able to well wish off cancer, and other disease and illness. How preposterous a position to take. All that being said, it certainly is helping people and if that is the case then it certainly can't be that bad. It is also supposed to be some sort of borderline miracle working tool so, "let them eat cake." If this book is the one book (or video) to change your life then I would have to say Erdnase is the equivalent book of sorts for magicians. It is the one book that will change your magic life beyond all others more than all others. Well...it COULD be the book that does that. Of course that only applies if one is to truly take the words and information between the lines that Erdnase presents. As mentioned in an earlier post, once you understand the moves and some of Erdnase that is when you will really start to 'get it.' For those that make complaints about lack of time or inability to conceal a card due to hand size (Erdnase discusses the hand issue); I have no patience for. Not only do I have on patience, but I have no respect for someone who can claim to love an art form and all that jazz and then basically spit in the face of those that work so hard to elevate the art and present it in a light that will gain Magic some respect amongst the community at large. We aren't all children's performers working 100 bucks a pop. Some of us command and are worth thousands per performance. Some of us refuse to perform for children! Certainly a jack of all trades is a master of none and I feel this applies to magic as well. BUT fortunately we have "The System" it is arguably the cheapest book in magic with the most valuable information to boot. So when you look at your book shelf and compare it to your DVD shelf remember, all those people on DVD, they read Erdnase!