Magic and Mystery School

Starting at 10 am, Pacific Time, on the Zoom Platform

This online event is open to women who perform magic, who work with magicians, or who simply love magic.  Together, we will share in group discussions about what it means to be a woman in the world of magic, the challenges we encounter and how we deal with them, and how we weave together the many worlds of performance and relationship.  Abigail McBride will be hosting this event, with special guest presenters!

Live Online on the Zoom Platform

3 Days - 3pm-7pm Pacific (6-10 Eastern)

This year’s theme: History

With a special focus on Women, BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, and individuals living with disabilities who were or are also magicians.

Conference Leadership Team: Benjamin Barnes, Christian Cagigal, Simon Carmel, Cody Clark, Paul Draper, Kayla Drescher, Felice Ling, Simone Carmel, and Dyna Brenda Staats.

Cards for Close-Up, Stand-Up & Parlor

2-day Session – Live in Las Vegas!

"Cards are the Poetry of Magic." --Hofzinser

Jeff McBride has toured internationally with his card magic show, entertaining audiences both up close and on the largest stages in the world! Now Jeff shares his 40+ years of experience with you... up close and personal.

Raising Your Spirits in a Time of Darkness

Dates:  September 17-19, 2021    Price: $145 until September 1. After that $195.00

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 Memory and Spirit Theater 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.

The Magic & Meaning Conference Will Be Online Again in 2021! Join Us as We Celebrate FIFTEEN Years!

Price goes up September 1, to $195. Register early & save.

The 2020 Online Magic and Meaning Conference was a smash success: it drew 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 2021 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 this year we will complete our celebration of the four archetypical tools of magic by featuring a FESTIVAL OF COINS.

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.

Do you have a talk you would like to offer for this year's event? Our "Call for Presentations" is now online here:

https://www.magicalwisdom.com/about/call-for-presentations

Or, if you want to contribute to The Book of Coins, which will complete our quartet of offerings on the classic tools of the magician, visit our "Call for Papers" here:

https://www.magicalwisdom.com/about/Call-Papers-Book-Coins

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.

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!

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.