Magic and Mystery School

Tuesdays October 12th - 26th from 5-7 pm pacific time (8-10 pm eastern)

Tuition is $145 until September 21st. After that $199.

Corporate conferences, conventions, and associations worldwide use MCs to keep audiences engaged and events running smoothly. Comedy clubs, magic conventions, the Hollywood Magic Castle, Comic Cons, Anime Expos, casino tournaments, cruise ships, weddings, and themed entertainment venues all over the world utilize the talents of professional MCs. Many magicians and mentalists have worked as professional MCs because they can travel light and live well. The role of an MC can include - introducing and thanking speakers, introducing the theme of the conference, facilitating panel discussions & even interviewing celebrity guests, as well as plenty of opportunities to perform.

Join us for a weekend of wisdom! Spend quality time in small groups with some of the greatest magic teachers in the world. Explore the deep wisdom of the philosophers of magic. Our special guest: Dan Harlan.

The original vision of Mystery School was to create a safe place for serious play and a deep study of magic. For the first few years, 30 people met for three days in a secret location. Over the years, that grew and grew to over 100 students attending.

Here is your chance to experience the roots of the tree of wisdom: old-school, small-group style!

In response to many requests and because of extraordinary demand, we are delighted to present this Master Class aimed exclusively at mentalists. Jeff McBride's Master Class is the premier program in contemporary magic where YOU and your performance take center stage in a safe and supportive setting.

At this Special Master Class, all of the performances, talks, and breakout sessions are focused on the performing art of MENTALISM. Regular faculty members Jeff McBride and Dr. Larry Hass will share their thoughts on Mentalism and Mystery Entertainment. And our Special Guest for the Class will once again be ROSS JOHNSON, perhaps the most successful corporate mentalist in the United States. This is a RARE opportunity to learn from Ross, because he does not write books and rarely speaks to groups of mentalists. We are thrilled to be able to spend several days with him finding out what has made him so successful.

In addition to the Personal Performance Feedback sessions--when you get expert direction on improving your performances--the Master Class for Mentalism features small-group learning and trick teaching as well as KEYNOTE LECTURES on the art of mentalism by Ross, Larry, and Jeff.  These are high-level, cutting edge lectures on the topics, techniques, and/or leading figures in our field, prepared especially for this course.

This is an exciting opportunity, and it will sell out quickly. We hope that you will join us this November 11-14, 2021!

Dates:  November 19-21 2021    Price: $145 until November 1. After that $195.00

A Celebration of Bizarre Magick and Storytelling

They said it couldn’t be done—an online séance. But after last’s year's success, we decided to do it again!

Dedicated to the Spirit Theater and Bizarre Magick of Eugene Burger

Some of the top minds in the world of spirit theater, séance, and Bizarre Magick will gather online to form a circle and share their stories as we journey together into the world of shadows and candle-lit mysteries...

And when the candles are extinguished, these spirits will emerge enlightened, armed with messages of hope and courage for these challenging times.

Registration not open yet.

This will be an online class exploring the role of mentorship in magic, as exemplified by the late Eugene Burger, with the tradition carried on by Jeff McBride, Larry Hass and others. Many professionals take on students as part of their own practices, and this event is designed to help you do a better job as teacher and mentor.

We expect a more thorough description and to open registration in November of 2021.

Taught by Dr. Larry Hass, the Dean

February 10-February 24, 2022

$145.00 ($195.00 after January 1, 2022)

Taught online through the Zoom platform on three Thursdays: February 10, February 17, and February 24 at 5:00 p.m. PACIFIC (8:00 p.m. EASTERN). Each session is 90 minutes, plus 30 minutes Q & A. PLEASE NOTE: All the sessions will be recorded and available to registrants for one year.

Dr. Larry Hass is a world-leading expert on Eugene Burger. In this long-awaited course, Larry will lead you in a DEEP STUDY of Eugene’s masterful magic and philosophy of magic. You will learn at least 7 of Eugene’s astonishing, real-world magic routines, with all the depth and detail he shared with Larry over the 23 years of their close friendship. Larry will also work to present the essential wisdom of Eugene’s approach to performing magic with impact and excellence, insights and principles that are scattered throughout Eugene’s writings. However, special attention will be paid to Eugene’s three final books that he and Larry collaborated on starting in 2010: Teaching Magic, Eugene Burger: From Beyond, and Eugene Burger: Final Secrets.

Having Eugene's books is NOT a pre-requisite to attend, although the three final books are available for purchase here.

Registration to open in November

This will be a one-day introduction to the Magic & Mystery School, live and in person at Jeff McBride's House of Mystery

Live and In Person in Las Vegas!

Magic Master Class is the premiere magic educational experience in the world. It involves personalized instruction at the McBride House of Mystery in a small-group setting. It is designed so that each attendee takes their magic and their magic business to the next level.

In response to popular demand, the Magic & Mystery School offers seven-day Master Classes. This means there will be more time with Jeff and Larry (and sometimes Tobias) as well as special teaching units from world-leading teachers of magic. The seven-day class also includes a ticket for a major Las Vegas magic show, such as Mac King, and relaxed time for questions with the star. There will also be two events to which you may bring a guest or family member.

The Magic & Meaning Conference Will Be Online Again in 2022! Join Us as We Celebrate FIFTEEN Years!

Tuition is $145 until August 15. After that, it will be $195.00

Our past Online Magic and Meaning Conferences have met with huge success, drawing well over one hundred participants from around the world--people who would not otherwise have been able to attend. Further, our online community has grown by leaps and bounds since the beginning of 2020. Since Magic and Meaning is our School's "homecoming event," and since our presence has become so global, we have decided, once again, to hold the 2022 Magic and Meaning Conference online.

As has always been the case, the Conference will feature 18 of our remarkable P-E-P Talks by attendees. (Go HERE to see how you can submit a proposal to make a presentation to the community.) It will also feature Ensemble Shows, break-out room discussions, teaching magic effects, and discussing ideas "beyond tricks" that are essential to the art of magic..

Hosted by the Magic & Mystery School Faculty, the Magic and Meaning Conference is an annual gathering of magicians, scholars, public speakers, professionals from many areas, and performers of diverse arts. It is for anyone who loves magic, storytelling, the philosophy of magic, and who wants to think about magic in new ways.