Can Tarot Cards Predict?

The tarot (also known as tarocchi, tarock or similar names) is typically a set of seventy-eight cards,  composed of twenty-one trump cards, one Fool, and four suits of fourteen cards each—ten pip and four face cards (one more face card per suit than in Anglo-American playing cards).

Tarot cards are used throughout much of Europe to play Tarot card games such as

My 50th Post!!!

For my 50th post, I would like to share this video from youtube. This is by far one of the best short films I’ve ever watched. It is entitled The Mysterious Explorations of Jasper Morello which runs for about 26 minutes. The story is awesome and the animation is wonderfully strange.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you…

THE MYSTERIOUS EXPLORATIONS OF JASPER MORELLO

Pixspective Online!

Just launched my new photo blog over the net called Pixspective Photo Blog basically, its my second photo blog the first was Perspective Photo Blog but somehow I forgot the password for it after a month of no updates since I was a bit busy in making and looking up articles related to magic, mentalism and rare stuff. The Pixspective Blog is mainly about simple pictures that are being intepreted to bring about meanings. As the saying goes “Every Picture Tells A Story”. Seeing is different from Looking into … Sometimes we fail to value the simple things Life has to offer because we tend to forget that the things that are essential are invisible to the eyes yet they can only be appreciated with the heart.

PIXSPECTIVE PHOTO BLOG

Every Picture Tells A Story

www.pixspective.blogspot.com

“When the eyes and the heart are used at the same time, wonderful things happen” ~ nate marx

Twice the Laughs, Twice the Gasps

Life is short. You gotta make the best out of it. Opportunities are hard to find. Happiness is just around the corner. Imagination is unlimited. Reality is harsh. The wonder of the world is around you. When you’re sad why is it so hard to smile. The world is boring because you are too. Don’t be a killer of joy, be a jester. Amazement is priceless. A Laughter means the World makes you happy. A Gasp means the World Amazed you. Time is swift. Life is shorter than the sentences you’ve read. Enjoy life and INDULGE in a NIGHT of MAGIC, MENTALISM, LAUGHTER and SURPRISES you can ONLY imagine in your MIND!!!

The Philippine’s very own PENN and TELLER hits downtown on November 22 at Wikipilinas headquarters, Quezon City  (click here for the map). For 250 PHP you’ll have a seat on a crazy roller coaster ride of magic & mentalism with that priceless smile on your face. The world of imagination starts at 7:30 pm, BE THERE to make time STOP and make the best out of your life. The proceeds of the show will go to Giselle Sanchez Foundation which is focused on Scholarship Programs for Girls. Your smile will bring joy not only to you but also to other people as well. Be at JEST, be SHOCKED, be BEWILDERED, be ENJOYED, Be THERE!!!!! Bring out the child in you as you venture into a world of LAUGHS and GASPS.

For More Details GO TO: http://mistervader.blogspot.com/

Eye Fooled! The Wonder of Optical Illusions

What you see is sometimes not what you get.

An illusion is a disruption of our senses, revealing how the brain normally organizes and processes sensory stimulation.  Illusions may occur with more of the human senses than vision, but visual illusions, optical illusions, are the most well known and understood. The emphasis on visual illusions occurs because vision often dominates the other senses.

There are times when our eyes can fool us. We perceive something that is totally not real. Why???

An optical illusion sometimes referred to as visual illusion is composed of visually perceived images that deviate from objective reality. The stimulus received by the eye is then interpreted and the brain to give a percept that does not coordinate with a physical measurement of the stimulus source. There are three main types of illusion - literal optical illusions that create images that are different from the objects that make them, physiological illusions that are the effects on the eyes and brain of excessive stimulation of a specific type - brightness, tilt, color, movement, and cognitive illusions where the eye and brain make

The Pinoy Scare!

Do you still remember what your Grandmother always tells you when you were young.

“Don’t ever go wandering off alone in the woods, the duwendes might take you to their kingdom and you won’t be able to go back” that’s what my Titas and Lola always say whenever I’m in our province. To be honest, I really wanna know what the world of the duwendes are…

In contemporary, children are very familiar with foreign monsters like Dracula, Frakenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Mummies, the bogeyman and oh, Michael Jackson!!! Hahaha.. Trick or Treats are very common nowadays especially in subdivisions in Manila, but come to think of it… Do these kids know our very own Filipino Folklore and Monsters ? During a halloween party, I asked a boy who was in a dracula costume what a Tikbalang is; he answered that its a small lizard.  *sob

So I thought of making this posts on our very own Filipino Monsters. Here are some of the most famous:

Business Talk!

I have been reading about marketing for the past couple of days as I am trying to find ways on how to apply N.L.P. (Neuro Linguistic Programming in it) or perhaps plain Psychology into it. I was requested to create a module on N.L.P. by people from a certain company of which I will keep confidential. In relation to this, I framed in my mind that I am a marketing agent and some how had a problem with a particular client.

Here’s the problem I imagined in my mind:

“A client is upset with one of my subordinate’s performance due to some glitches in the process. The client received an order which is incorrect. You then told her that wou will check what has gone wrong and get back to her by 5 p.m. with a solution. She became angry and said, she need the correct items immeddiately and need a solution right away. You have to consider the fact that it requires a bit of time to solve the problem…what should you do?”

My Solution:

Since the client is already upset you should consider what you will say first. Focus on the fact, that you need to calm her emotional

MBS2 a SUCCESS!!!

Last October 25 - 26 Bloggers from all over Mindanao gathered in Gensan to indulge into what seems to be the biggest eyeball of bloggers from all over Mindanao. The theme for MBS was “Mindanawon, Paminawon Intawon: Blogging the Mindanao Consciousness” It was a part of Gensan’s e-business week wherein bloggers got to chance to share their ideas and views on blogging about Mindanao.

Kudos to all organizers of the event, Mindanao Bloggers will trully treasure what transpired here in Gensan. The event was spearheaded by the author of Bariles Republic (one of the Philippines most influencial blogsites), Avel Manansala.There were a lot of resource speakers from different genre of blogging, from photo blogging to place blogging, from business blogging to student blogging; name it! MBS2 had it!!!

Sad to say, I wasn’t able to attend the morning activities where the most important activities were done because of my Master’s which is in Marbel. I was able to attend the night activites and the tour the next day though and was

Halloween Party at East Asia Royal Hotel

Do you feel the thrill of the halloween chill???

Then come and join East Asia Royal Hotel’s Halloween Party! Get your masks and costumes on and prepare for a scare! Join the clicky people of General Santos this October 31 at the Parking Lot. Party starts raving at 8 PM. Featuring PLAYLIST Band from davao, DJ ICE, DJ MOKO, and TOOLBOX Band.

I might be there too together with fellow magicians from Dadiangas Magic Society. Magic and Halloween a freaky mix wouldn’t you say?

NURSES inject BEST!!!

For Nurses registered in GENSAN Chapter, our PNA office is now at 2nd Floor Demontano Bldg. The Office is only open during Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 - 5 p.m. Let us support our association by participating in the events and projects. For Inquiries Contact 301 - 0175.

P.S. There are P.N.A. pins available at the office for only 100 Php. It looks nice!

Job Fair in Gensan

Last week while strolling around KCC Mall to check out the exhibits for the E-business week, I happen to stumble upon a huge job fair. Hmmm, I thought there would be an opening for a graphic designer or for a company nurse or some sort (I can’t have a job in the hospital as a nurse coz of my Masters) but it was for people who want to work outside of the country. I saw different faces, some were happy, some are beginning to be pissed off because of the very long line or perhaps because of people who are cutting into the line. Yeah, I even saw a group of males and females arguing about cutting in.

Anyway, I was glad that there was a job fair for people in Gensan it’s a sign that Generals are really productive individuals. The event was spearheaded by JIB e-Academy and Solutions in cooperation with DOLE.

Here are some pictures of the event:  Click to enlarge

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THE ONLY WAY THROUGH DIFFICULTY IS THROUGH IT

Okatokat!

I just got the idea for this blog since its almost halloween.

Each and everyone of us has their own fear or phobia, though some may not have any at all.  A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder. It is a strong, irrational fear of something that poses little or no actual danger. There are many specific phobias.

Examples of Phobia Are:

Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing.
Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.
Acerophobia- Fear of sourness.
Achluophobia- Fear of darkness.
Acousticophobia- Fear of noise.
Acrophobia- Fear of heights.
Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances.
Aeroacrophobia- Fear of open high places.
Aeronausiphobia- Fear of

To teach is to learn TWICE!

I just finished checking the examinations of my dear students in one subject but partly done on the other.  Yes, I am also a teacher aside from being a nurse and a mentalist/magician. Their examination for one subject was over 230 points and on the other 160 points. Some of my colleagues on the nursing field said that my examination is for nursing students and not for nursing aid students. Well, I wanna train nursing aid students who can think like a nurse. I want to give my students the edge from other nursing aid students from other schools. Though I only teach conceptual nursing and not in the clinical side, I can well say that my students are going through hell with me as their teacher but

Numbers tell something

Do you believe that numbers can explain the occurence of things around us?

Do you believe in Numerology?

Here are some eerie facts about the number 23.

1. 23 is the most commonly cited prime number and the only prime number that consists of two consecutive prime numbers.

2. Two divided by three makes 0.666 recurring

3. The Hiroshima bomb was dropped at 8.15am - 8+15= 23.

4. Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species was published in 1859 - 1+8+5+9 = 23.

5. The Sept. 11th attacks: 9+11+2+0+0+1 add up to 23.

6. Each parent contributes 23 chromosomes to the start

Magic Cube Mania!

There are 42,000,000,000,000,000,000 different configurations for a rubik’s cube.

Before I thought there are only a few people who can solve the magic cube specifically those who are good in math and problem solving. I have to say I tried solving it before but after thirty agonizing minutes I was pissed off and gave up on it. It gave me a migraine and I was tempted to remove the stickers on the magic cube and put it back to its original order which I did (hahaha).

While I was walking around town, an analogy of the magic cube entered my mind. Perhaps the reason why math geeks are good at solving the cube it’s because they

How to take care of your Laptop!

It is very important to ensure that your laptop is well taken care of. Small and portable as it is, it is very prone to serious problems that might transpire. Always keep in mind that Prevention is Better than cure. I just got my laptop reformatted this afternoon by my brother because of a viral problem I got from a USB.

Here’s a point of advice, most people are very cautious of putting USB’s in their computer because of the fear of getting infected with a virus or a spyware. I know a lot of us encountered this annoying gesture, they’ll scan your USB for viruses and the more files you have on it, the longer it takes. The problem there is, they confirmed that there is no virus in your USB but are you sure that your USB wouldn’t be infected by the virus from their computer?  The next thing you know your PC or your top got infected too… Think about it!

TIPS IN TAKING CARE OF YOUR LAPTOP

1. Don’t drink near your laptop. This is very common in Coffee Shops, its okay to drink while your doing something with your top but please make sure that your not taking a sip in front of it. The moment a small amount of liquid enters the unit, it short circuits and corrupts your data. Keep your drinks away from the unit and when you take a sip, do it away from the laptop.

2. Don’t eat near your laptop. Small Crumbs of food can attract insects especially ants and when they get into your laptop the circuit fries them causing

Stop Shaking! Conquer your Nerves!!!

The Art of Performing Magic

We’ve all been there. Our hands are sweaty, your heart is racing and your hands are shaking like a leaf. Yes, I am talking about trying to pull off your first magic trick that you just learned. You are excited to show your friends and family your amazing trick but then when the time comes, boom!!! its like you are standing on stage in your underwear and everyone is laughing at you!! Even though you have practiced the trick hundred times or more and in front of the mirror, it’s never the same when you are about to do it to real people.

Well, have no fear, as this you’ll be glad to hear it can be conquered and you will pull of your trick like the pros!! You see, it is natural for our body to tense up when the spotlight is on you, now not everybody is the same, some people are just naturally gifted to have that knack of performing for people, they

I miss Chucky!

There is only one monster/villain I am really scared of. It is not 6 feet tall, nor has a freaky mask, nor has a powerful magic or some sort. It is just a mere 3 and half feet doll. I can still remember the time during my childhood years that my mom is fond of renting child play movies. Whenever we watch it everytime I see chucky I get the chills even until now. What ever happened to him I wonder? The last part is very “bitin”. Whenever Chucky kills someone, as I could recall I cried a lot. I was fuckin scared whenever I hear that laughter of his. I miss him though. I miss that murderous intent and that lurking around that he does especially when I feel that somehow he’s just right behind me!

Control your Dreams!

Is Dream Control Possible?

Can we decide what dream to have during sleep?

Can we be aware that we are just having a dream?

YES!

For the past few months I’ve been practicing the art of N.L.P. and has done myriad of experimentation on it like making a person color blind, apathetic, drunk and forgetful. The idea never came to me until the same feeling happened again. This feeling is when while I was sleeping I was able to picture in my mind what was happening in the news on T.V. It felt like I was in the scene when I woke up I was surprised that the person who was in my dream was talking on T.V.

I related it to my N.L.P. and I could well say that it has a big possibility. When we are asleep or perhaps half asleep our subconscious mind is very open and our conscious mind is temporarily shut down. With regards to N.L.P. and conversational hypnotism it requires the subconscious mind to be open for the effect to work. Thinking about it…. Hmm… Yeah, we could really tell our mind what to dream!

Coffee Shops in Gensan

There are a lot of coffee shops in gensan now than before and I could well say each coffee shop presents varied distinction for the other. I’ve been to almost all of the coffee shops here in Gensan and here are my

One of the best articles I ever read

*** Here is an article from Tim David, a magician and a magic inventor from overseas. This article shaped the one of the basic foundations of Mesmerize Magic Circle. Thank you for this Tim. I want to share this to other magicians who are reading my blogsite.

Sleight of Hand vs Self Working Magic Tricks

One of the debates you may come upon in the magic world concerns “self-working” magic tricks and whether or not these tricks are just as good as those requiring difficult sleights and moves, or if they are rather a cop-out to “real” magic.

To explore this, let’s first define what is meant by “self-working.”

Obviously, no trick works itself; it has to be performed and the performer usually has to do something - even if it’s pushing a hidden button - to achieve the effect. Self-working tricks are a mainstay of magic shops, especially those that cater to beginners. A seven- year-old just starting out in magic might be a little intimidated at the thought of performing a coin vanish, but will jump at the chance to use the simplest iterations of “egg-in-vase” or a change bag. As for whether or not the use of these tricks denotes a lack of skill, the answer is that it depends.

The New MMC Site

In relation of Mesmerize Magic Circle opening up its doors, a site was brought up. Feel free to visit the new MMC site at www.themmc.wordpress.com

With the final lists of aspirants, this Cctober the MMC Orientation and Training for Aspirants will transpire.  The location is not allowed to be broadcasted here as only Aspirants who passed the Q & A are invited.

To those who are interested in joining feel free to contact my number.

Mindanao Blogger’s Summit 2

This year the MBS will be held here in General Santos City which I believe is a big honor for the Generals. Bloggers from different parts of Mindanao will be joining and the summit would be a good venue for learning for those who are new to blogging. So if you know somebody who blogs are perhaps you are interested in putting up your own blogsite just go to www.gensantos.com for the details of the event. The event is scheduled on

Mesmerize Magic Circle Opens its Doors

MMC Logo

I just got the go signal from RJ and some of the fore fronters of Mesmerize Magic Circle to welcome people into the group. So far I we have 10 aspirants who want to join but as agreed we are limiting the number to only 23 for now. Aspirants include hobbyist and semi-professionals both on close-up and stage magic.

As the founder I am happy to see that there are more people interested in joining. Youngest aspirant is 11 years old and the oldest is perhaps 30 something. From students to teachers, from businessmen to waiters. Anyone can join even if you dont have any idea on the magic just the sheer love to learn the art of magic matters in the circle of course you will undergo through trainings and seminars if you want to join. But the circle is strict when it comes to people who just want to learn the secrets of the craft not becoming a real magician. You will undergo a series of obstacles that will

A Very Busy Week

I’m still on the middle of solving what’s left of my problems. Somehow, I was a bit relieved of seeing some of them getting solved. Yet in the midst of the stressful week I was able to perform for a party one of my mentalism routines using N.L.P.  It was a moment of profuse sweating on my part considering that the volunteer who came up on stage is not a good person for suggestion well she seemed to be but in the later part I realized I have to do more work than I should be. Good thing that of all the words in the magazine she picked the word that I “predicted”. It felt like

I’m Back!!!

Well it took me long to blog again. I’ve been busy with the Intramurals of my students since I am their teacher and also their division chairman. It was tiresome and I forgot about magic and mentalism for about a week. At least I was able to do a magic show for a children’s party before that. It was my 2nd time to do a magic show for a children’s party and my first to work with silks. No practice whatsoever but in the end I manage to pull it off. It was for free though since it was my colleague’s son who had a birthday. I had fun too. At least there were

My Favorite Crashing Place and Tambayan - Coffee Club 101

Since I’m back to crashing again, the best place for me is Coffee Club 101. I usually go here like 4 to 5 times a week just to have a time to relax or perhaps do a bit of street magic and street mentalism. The place has a good ambience for

Jacking Off

This is an excerpt from my demo video… It is called the Nate’s Jacking Off routine… Enjoy!

Tips for Crashing

Crash Performance - commonly known as street magic where a magician performs his routines on the streets for free depending on his convenience. This term originated from the founder of The Story Circle (www.thestorycircle.net). I started off as a street magician in davao on an amateur level with just the love of doing magic. Well I can say that I am an aggressive magician knowingly that I perform routines without any practice before… Well I use to practice not with mirrors but with people.. Through the times that I’ve been doing street magic, I have developed shall we say skills in crashing. Moreover, speaking of street magic, there is also

How to handle HOSTILE audience…

Last night, I was able to watch street magicians do crash performances in the a local pub in davao. I even became one of their “victims” wherein one of them did the 2 card monte on me. Though I know how to do the trick I didn’t reveal myself as a street magician too. It was later that night, that a probably 20 year old street magician got caught up in a fight with a bystander there. I really dont know exactly what caused the fight, all i know is the bystander got pissed off. So I thought of posting this bit of wisdom

Places that I crash…

CRASH PERFORMANCE - a magic or mentalism performance which is informal or impromptu. It can be performed for free as long as the performer feels to do so.

There are a few places here in Gensan where I do crash performances on close up magic and mentalism. Prolly coz I got tired of doing crashes on streets like I used to do during my early years as a street magician. So if you want to catch a glimpse of me performing you

Mentalidad III Cancelled.

Due to unfortunate events that happened, I have to cancel Mentalidad III early this September.  It was about to be ready when I have to fix certain problems that requires a lot of my time and effort. Sorry to cancel my invitations to my show. Though it will be rescheduled in the near future.

I wish I could help out

Just tonight, when I was about to dine I was asked by crew from a famous restaurant. Well, I can’t really give out the details on it.

I was asked to put my mentalism capabilities into use. Somehow, they had some problem with people in the restaurant but they can’t point out the culprit for it. Since I use to do crash performances there on mentalism, they thought I could help them out. Simply put, I was asked to point out the culprit.

Well after doing a bit of NLP and Psychological illusions through conversations

TIPS FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING

Here’s an article that I got from Nomer’s multiply site, a fellow mentalist in Manila who is an expert on Telekinesis. This does not only apply to mentalists/magicians but also to other public speakers out there. Enjoy.

A good Mentalist needs to be a good speaker below are some tips for effective public speaking. Hope this helps my fellow Mentalists and Magicians.

Know the room.
Be familiar with the place in which you will speak.
Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and practice using the microphone and

The Beauty of N.L.P.

Everytime I do psychological illusions and the sorts, I always tell people that what I’m feeding them is not true especially on my vodoo doll routine. It just seemed true because I applied N.L.P. on them.

“N.L.P.? Ano yun? National Library of the Philippines?”

“Of course not. Its Neuro Linguistic Programming”.

The term defines itself. I always get arrays of question on it especially when I say that it is applied in business, lectures and the stuff thus explaining why some people are more persuasive than others. I was even asked from my colleagues in the Nursing Field to teach them about it even though they are already supervisors at their fields. I am a bit hesitant even if I’m sure they will put it into good use because of the fact that I really didn’t have a formal education on it. I just learned

Marketing Mentalism in Gensan

Unlike Davao City, marketing the art of mentalism in Gensan is particularly hard. Considering the fact that General Santos City is a small city and people are shall I say “not aware” about the art of mentalism, introducing it is like having a lecture. Whenever a client asks me for a demo I always get the statement “mentalism? ano yun para sa mga baliw?”, in contradiction to this mentalism is not for the weak minded.

What I usually do for a demo is present routines from magic and later on show them some feats in mentalism. Mentalism simply put, is an art which

People I look up to

As a magician and mentalist, there are persons that I look up to and gain motivation from. Being what I am now is basically a dream come true. A dream that I had way back when I was a boy. At this point in time I am still in gasped seeing other magicians and mentalist perform and very much enjoy their performance.

Let’s start off with Magic. Since I am into close up magic, I rarely look up to stage magicians.

1.) David Blaine - David Blaine (born David Blaine White on April 4, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American world record holding magician and endurance artist. He made

Just a point of information

I just had a call a while ago from somebody who wants me to perform for a private party at Polomolok, South Cotabato. I declined the offer.

The reason for it is coz when I do shows, I want to give it a 100% performance. I usually decline emergency offers where I have to do a show after 2 hours since not only will I wont be able to give a 100% performance it will also damage my repertoir as a

Braggin about my calling card…

I have new calling cards!

When I do impromptu performances on the streets, on coffee shops, and other public venues I never fail to give out my self created calling card. Since I don’t have any promotion on newspapers and other stuff before, I usually rely on my calling card and how people spread the word about me.

Somehow, my calling card improved a bit. Basically I have two set of calling cards, a simple one with the basic features of a calling card and the other one, a very tiny booklet just the same size as the calling card that entails the kind of show I perform.

People love the look and most of the time I ran out of calling card in my wallet. The Ace with the eye on the middle give a freaky feel to it. When you look at it from a distance it may look like a card.

2nd Mindanao Blogger’s Summit

2nd Mindanao Bloggers' Summit

2nd Mindanao Bloggers’ Summit in GENSAN!!!

MBS2 will be held in Gensan this year wherein a lot of bloggers from different areas in Mindanao will be meeting up. I will also be there to at least gain some insight about blogging since I am working on my photo blog (www.per-spec-tive.blogspot.com). If you are a blogger and you’re interested in joining just look it up on (http://www.gensantos.com) Probably I might be able to perform there too.

Also this October, the magical tandem of Kel and Jay (www.magikel.multiply.com) will be coming here in Gensan for a show as part of their Philippine tour. Hopefully it will push through.  So if ever there are companies out there who will be participating for the Gensan E-Business week and you want an extraordinary entertainment from top - notch performances feel free to hire Kel and Jay. Just contact me.

Jay and Kel with Amy Perez and her husband (www.magikel.multiply.com)

My First Citation over the net

After doing a walkaround performance in Six Blings’ Party I got featured in the event organizer’s blog site which was very flattering.

From www.gensan.wordpress.com

“We truly liked his David Blaine street magician tricks. Oh did I say he’s very young, very Filipino and does not look like a magician at all? You wouldn’t guess he is a magician. But once you see his card tricks and those mind-reading stunts, you will be impressed. ” - Cathy Bolodo (Chimes Concepts)

MAGIC TO MENTALISM

As the tides roll, so did my performing art. Right now I am into the art of Mentalism, this is the craft that I’m marketing right now. Basically, because this craft simply represents my character and capabilities at some point.

At the middle of my shows (close-up magic shows), I always introduce the art of mentalism. Then people would ask “Mentalism ano yan? Para sa mga baliw?”. I always get this statement.
I give them a very direct answer at the same time let them experience what mentalism is.

Here’s an example: