This deep connection between doctors, therapists, healers, and magicians is not merely a historical fact. There are compelling reasons to think of these pursuits as closely related. For indeed, when a magician weaves a spell of wonder and leaves us in the state of astonishment… there can be a temporary healing of mind, body, and spirit. 

Join us on Saturday and Sunday, February 20 & 21, 2020, as we explore these fascinating connections between the shaman and the showman.

In March 2020, Jeff McBride, Larry Hass, Ph.D., and Ricardo Rosenkranz, M.D. offered its first Shaman & Showman Conference, but it was timed for Europeans. The Seminar quickly filled and it was a smash success.  This year's Conference will again be held online and will feature much new content--some of which will be provided by previous participants.  If you are a healer or health practitioner, or a magician interested in these themes, you will be enriched by your participation in the Shaman & Showman Conference. For over thirty years, McBride’s Magic & Mystery School has been offering educational experiences that explore the rich connection between magic and medicine.

DAY 1

Saturday, February 20, 2021:  Shaman & Showman: The Healing Power of Magic

Learn how the art of magic can be used in therapeutic environments to enhance the doctor-patient relationship.

Learn how magic can add that “special touch” to all of your interactions with patients and with colleagues in social situations.

Discover what magicians can offer to healers, AND what healers can teach magicians.

DAY 2

Sunday, February 21, 2020:  Shaman & Showman: The Meaning of Magic

Learn how to empower your performances by weaving powerful meaning into your magic.

 

TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:

—Presentation

            (How to present your magic for maximum impact)

—Magic as visual metaphor

           (How to turn any effect into meaningful magic.)

—Character development

           (How to share what is unique about YOUR life; how to connect your story with your audience.)

—Scripting

           (How carefully crafted “good words” transforms your “tricks” into powerful magic.)

—Plus exclusive magic routines and techniques for you to add to your current shows.

The conference is limited to 40 participants, who will receive an extensive video vault  The Conference is open to all levels of interest. No one needs to be a magic performer to attend. Indeed, we know that many attendees will not be performers, that they will be there to deepen their knowledge about this extraordinary subject and to have a great deal of fun with like-minded colleagues.

TAKE AWAYS

• Each registrant will receive access to an extensive video vault with extensive reading, viewing, and magic materials relating to the contents of the Conference.

* The lessons you learn at  SHAMAN & SHOWMAN will be utilized in your everyday work. Also, you will also be eligible at no cost to join our online group for Medicine and Magic, continuing our conversation and learning.

• You will leave SHAMAN & SHOWMAN a more informed practitioner of the healing arts and the magical arts.

You will have follow-up materials, and lecture notes from our guest speakers, Jeff McBride, Dr. Larry Hass, and Dr. Ricardo Rosenkranz tailored to YOU and your goals. 

The Basic Schedule For Each Day, All Times PACIFIC:

11:00 a.m.: Getting Started: Magic and Medicine with Meaning

11:20—11:50: Break-Out Groups 

11:50—12:10: Lecture

12:10—12:20: Break

12:20—12:40: Healing Magic

12:40—1:00: Lecture

1:00—1:20: Short Presentations

1:20—1:30: Break

1:30—1:50: Lecture

1:50—2:00: Final Questions, Wrap-up Concepts, Action Items etc.