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really struggling to get somewhere, there
are two techniques I will employ to get
someplace right now.
The first I will call the veil technique. I
picture what I want before me. As I do this
I do not know what it is. Therefore, there
is a veil over the thing I wish to see.
From this perspective, that what I want
already exists. It is just covered. As I do
this I strain to lift the veil and see what is
under it. I also try to imagine what it is
that is under the veil. If this is successful,
at some point I will go, "A-HA, I know what it
is." Whatever it is becomes clear and I
move forward.
The other technique is one that I use to
remove barriers to my progress. I
consider a barrier something that is in my
path as I travel toward a goal. This thing
is in front of me and I cannot pass. This
technique serves to get me on the other
side of the barrier. First I look carefully
and describe to myself exactly what the
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barrier is. Then I imagine myself having
completed the project. That is, I imagine
myself at the end of the path. Then, I
imagine myself working backwards up the
path. I continue this until I run up against
the barrier I am troubled with in the first
place. Now, however, I am on the other
side of the barrier. In my mind, I turn
and look to see how the other side
appears. For some reason, this gives me
a different perspective of what the barrier
is. Then, what I must do becomes clear.
Then I continue moving forward.
A Guideline
What follows next are some steps that
should be done to become creative or
execute a creative process.
First, understand what is already there.
If you wish to be creative in magic, you best
have read the entire Tarbell Course and
Bobo's Modern Coin Magic. Somehow, gather
a volume of knowledge about that which you
wish to work with.
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