Living a Magic(k)al Life with Dr Cavan McLaughlin

This is an inclusive session for curious adults. No prior experience is required, no dogma, and nothing supernatural is imposed. We will draw on my decades of experience as both a practicing magician and scholar of magic(k) to explore how ritual and symbolic action can support well-being, creativity, and ethical encounter. Come with an open mind; leave with simple techniques, fresh perspectives, and a renewed sense of possibility.

We’ll cover:

• Definitions of magic(k). What actually is it? What can it purportedly do?

  
  

• A brief, non-sensational history of contemporary “Western” magic(k) and its interrelationship with practices from South and East Asia (yoga, meditation, Buddhism).

  
  

• Demystifying the spelling of “spells”. We will consider the malleability of belief, the power of uncertainty, and the metaprogramming of mind and matter through language and action.

  
  

• Practical, gentle exercises you can use at home to focus attention, create symbolic meaning, and open dialogic relationships with the…