NEX-GEN Everywhere!

PART ONE

I was sitting in a Brazilian grill in Asuncion, Paraguay with Suzie and some South American friends, when the table discussion switched from our amazing slabs of meat to unexplainable supernatural abilities. Several questions about the paranormal followed.

Being a magician, I use illusion and the art of deception, along with Suzie, to educate and entertain people of all ages. It takes much time to learn how to make the impossible look possible, but once these skills are acquired the average person is very easy to mislead. As a magician, I play the role of one with supernatural abilities, while making it very clear that any 9 year old could do what I do . . . with about 37 years of practice.

Often I hear people claim that this magician or that mentalist has supernatural powers. These claims often come from a person’s inability to explain how an illusion was performed. It would be like me trying to explain how a satellite beam becomes a HD program on my TV. All I know is that it is not supernatural!

I will attempt over the next few weeks to prove the following:

1. Human beings do not have any supernatural powers, except those who from God alone, but have gifts for special purposes (making bunnies appear is not one of them).

2. Satan cannot give supernatural abilities or skills to people that he does not posses, and he possess very few.

3. God is the only one who is all knowing, able to be everywhere, holds all power, created all things and lives forever eternal.

I invite those of you interested in Unexplainable Supernatural Abilities to take this journey with me as I seek to EXPLAIN it from a magician’s point of view.

Our journey will include truths about the Supernatural. These truths are discovered in the Bible, human stories, and personal experiences. I hope to expose the deception, while valuing the mysteries of living in a world of wonder.

THE FIRST DECEPTION

Let us begin with the first recorded supernatural deception found in human history.

The first deception on earth appears in Genesis 3. Satan comes in the form of a serpent, (to me that is a pretty amazing way to enter the stage). He encounters Eve and Adam and tricks them, causing them to choose to believe an illusion. Of Satan it is said, he is crafty (3:1) and he is a deceiver (3:13). Both of these are marks of a grand illusionist. These are two skills which Satan possesses.

When I have encountered anyone who claims to have supernatural powers to see the future, predict the unpredictable, exhibit power over the elements or power to control people. I have found them to be “crafty” and “deceptive”. If they know that I am a magician they will not show me their “tricks” for I am trained in their skills and will be able to expose them.

Often people expect performing magicians to trick them; they even pay them for a show. But humans somehow believe the “deceivers” would not trick them, and after a few crafty demonstrations . . . “tricks not found in boxes” they like Eve and Adam choose to believe the illusions and are lead into a lie.

There is much more on this subject, but I will stop for now for I am trying to keep every entry under 500 words and I see that I am already way over. See you on the next leg of the journey.

Living in a world of wonder with eyes wide open,

Dan Potter

Tags: Bible, choices, Supernatural, tricks

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