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Jeff McBride

Jeff McBride amazes us but not just as a magician. We
can’t even light the candle at one end and he’s traveling the world,
doing shows, teaching magic, operating a school, and is still a real
nice guy. Franky, we wouldn’t be so nice when some punk-internet-magic
-blog-reporter tried to hone in on our dinner to ask a stupid
question. He was, though, and so he’s different and amazing.

So when we received Mr. McBride’s note about his newest venture,
we took another B12 shot and tried to think happy thoughts.

Mr. McBride announced important work to
reduce medical patients’ fear.

That is so much better than anything we’ve ever done.

“Aside from pain, fear is one of the most important concerns for patients,
according to Lee Grotte, M.D. “I believe that creating confidence is the primary
method for overcoming fear.”

Dr. Grotte is working with Mr. McBride to develop techniques to help patients
overcome fear. The release describes Mr. McBride’s considerable talent as
reducing or eliminating fear with techniques he’s developed as a professional
magician.

Mr. McBride quelled fear of a young child brought up onto the stage during
one of Mr. McBride’s performances. He instilled the needed confidence in the
young man to eliminate the fear one would expect to see.

How does McBride overcome the natural fears of a young volunteer to
step before hundreds of strangers? “It isn’t even an issue,” he responds. “With
magic, I can take a child to a place where there is no fear.”

Perhaps modesty prevents McBride from revealing the real secret of his skill,
suggests Lee Grotte, M.D., who was watching from the audience that night and has
collaborated with Mr. McBride and Eugene Burger, the Dean of the McBride School
of Magic in Las Vegas, to create a workshop teaching magic to doctors.

“Jeff
has mastered many of the aspects of interpersonal psychology that make rapport
possible. He shares his confidence with his young assistant, and this allows an
inexperienced child to literally take center stage in a major production. It is
an amazing demonstration of the power of a relationship to transform a
potentially scary situation into one of delight and opportunity.”

Fear only exacerbates (not a bad word, we looked it up)the patient’s
symptoms. “Pain and other symptoms of disease can be very frightening, as can
the realities of treatment.” says Grotte, “Fear creates physiologic changes
which interfere with the healing process, so if we can reduce a patient’s fear,
that is a major accomplishment.”

“Is it possible to find solutions to problems of 21st century medicine in
methods that may date back to the Greek mystery medical schools? Jeff McBride is
one magician who has moved beyond trickery and the limits of stagecraft to
explore the interface of magic and medicine.”

The Magic for Medical Professionals workshop will be offered at the
McBride School of Magic in Las Vegas from November 4 to 6. Check it out
by going to Mr. McBrides’ web site:
http://www.magicalwisdom.com/calendar.php

Jeff McBride

So when we received Mr. McBride’s note about his newest venture,
we took another B12 shot and tried to think happy thoughts.

Mr. McBride announced important work to
reduce medical patients’ fear.

That is so much better than anything we’ve ever done.

“Aside from pain, fear is one of the most important concerns for patients,
according to Lee Grotte, M.D. “I believe that creating confidence is the primary
method for overcoming fear.”

How does McBride overcome the natural fears of a young volunteer to
step before hundreds of strangers? “It isn’t even an issue,” he responds. “With
magic, I can take a child to a place where there is no fear.”

Perhaps modesty prevents McBride from revealing the real secret of his skill,
suggests Lee Grotte, M.D., who was watching from the audience that night and has
collaborated with Mr. McBride and Eugene Burger, the Dean of the McBride School
of Magic in Las Vegas, to create a workshop teaching magic to doctors.

“Jeff
has mastered many of the aspects of interpersonal psychology that make rapport
possible. He shares his confidence with his young assistant, and this allows an
inexperienced child to literally take center stage in a major production. It is
an amazing demonstration of the power of a relationship to transform a
potentially scary situation into one of delight and opportunity.”