ANGUS BASKERVILLE
Are you feeling lonely, isolated, down,
or depressed in any way?
If you are, then try out one of my workshops where we can really work on the roots of whatever you’re struggling with and push through it like nothing else!!!!!
We all have moments where we sink very low and feel like the world is against us but it is never impossible to change the thought and feeling and come out the other side feeling as bright as the sun.
"This is where you can take your broken heart and turn it into art." (By Carrie Fisher)
**ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE ***
I was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome and ADHD at age 15 having shown symptoms since age 3. As a result of this, nobody at school accepted me and I was always known as the naughty one. I was kicked out of 3 schools and attended a total of 15 different schools. I suffered from horrendous bullying at school and had no friends for the majority of my life at school. Even the teachers didn’t accept or understand me and I was constantly feeling like the world was against me. This led to my challenges going from bad to worse to the point where I was constantly getting angry and playing up and getting into more and more trouble. I even had thoughts about doing something stupid. It wasn’t until I got a formal diagnosis and attended speech and language therapy and groups/workshops like these when things began to turn and my life massively improved. I am now a professional magician running my own entertainment business, but also using my magic as therapy to help people with anxiety which I had to deal with throughout my own childhood, but without magic .This never would’ve been possible had I not had this difficult journey through school which indicates one thing, and that is, “Some gifts come in dark packaging.”
Everything is for us, not to us!
Here we will help work through any problems and allow you to be open and honest which is the key to getting the help you need and turning into the strong powerful person you can be.
What is vital more than anything nowadays is that when it comes to mental health and anxiety etc. the sooner you reach out and ask for help, the better. Vulnerability is strength! Get the help when it’s offered and before you know it, your anxiety or mental health can begin to improve.
If you keep doing the things you have always done you will keep getting the same results, so let’s explore some strategies that have helped me along the way.
Every moment is a new moment and a chance to move forward and finding the right way forward is the key to success and happiness.
As well as working on improving any challenges/issues you may have, this workshop will provide you with entertainment and fun activities and opportunities to meet new people and share your stories and ideas.“
A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC AND A LOT OF FUN!
TESTIMONIALS
"Our children have hugely enjoyed taking part in Angus's magic club and relish performing the tricks for their friends and relations. He is skilled at communicating his enthusiasm for magic and he is a kind, well organised and patient teacher who inspires and encourages the children".
Mr Alex Frinch, Head of Mappleborough C of E Primary School
"He consistently ensures that his pupils fully understand and are able to master the tricks that he teaches. The children really look forward to the sessions and are spellbound by his magical skills."
Mr Alex Frinch, Head of Mappleborough C of E Primary School
"I love magic because it is so mysterious. When you learn the tricks they look amazing, however they are simple but so effective"
Y4 girl
"Magic is a great skill to learn because I can impress all my friends, teachers and relatives with the amazing tricks"
Y4 boy
**THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX**
learn magic tricks and more ....
ILLUSIONS
Magic tricks and illusions involve making the impossible possible right in front of people’s eyes. This involves making things levitate, producing things from thin air, teleportation of yourself or objects and making things vanish and reappear anywhere, plus much more. This leaves the audience in complete amazement, spending all day thinking “How did you do that?"
Illusion is generally quite hard to learn but is super impressive and really does set you apart and people will remember you for it as it is a big step up from basic tricks involving just cards
COMEDY
Comedy, quite frequently, comes into presenting and showcasing a magic trick to a group of people. It adds fun, humour and enjoyment to what you’re showing and can keep the audience entertained.
I feel it speaks louder than the trick itself sometimes and people will generally remember it lot more if they laughed all the way through.
Making people laugh and putting a smile on someone's face is a great feeling.
CARDS & COINS
Coins are slightly more difficult to learn and do tricks with than cards, but are easy to carry around with you and allow you to do a trick quickly on the spot. 99% of magicians will have a great deal of effects up their sleeve involving cards and coins and most people enjoy card and coin tricks too.
MINDFULNESS
Mindfulness is something I have created using magic. When I’m learning a magic trick, I am fully focused which helps take my mind off anything else I may be thinking of that’s bothered me. Also when showcasing magic to anyone, I can adapt it so I can get people involved so much that it allows them to focus only on the trick and empty their mind from all negative thoughts/feelings and replace negative thoughts with happy thoughts. This helps make negative thoughts disappear like you do with a magic handkerchief.
MIND READING
Mind-reading is my USP (Unique selling point) and I really enjoy performing this to people. Mind reading with magic will leave people spending hours thinking “how did he know that”? and will have people thinking that it is possible to know what someone is thinking just by looking at them. Magic and Mind Reading is a really fun combination! !
FIRE ACT
Fire, flames and fun! Fire represents transformation - alchemy is turning lead into gold. Fire is used in our bespoke workshops to burn away old ideas and transform new ideas in the flames. Using magic tricks we can drop illusions and create new dreams!