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DIY Magic
DIY Magic: A Strange and Whimsical Guide to Creativity | Anthony Alvarado
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DIY MAGIC offers a series of reality hacks encompassing self-help, philosophy, psychology, and inspiration, that will help artists, writers, and any creative types find new sources of inspiration. This is a book of magic. This is a book of mind hacks. This is a cookbook for creativity. In DIY Magic, Anthony Alvarado provides readers with a collection of techniques for accessing deeper levels of creative thoughtfor hacking into their subconscious. From Salvador Dali's spoon technique and ornithomancy (divination by crows), to bibliomancy and using (legal) stimulants, the exercises in this book will help anyone chasing the musefrom artists and musicians, to writers and moreas they tug at the strings of everyday reality and tap into the magic of their own minds. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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hissingpotatoes
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Mehso-so

3/5⭐ I liked the way the author, often with humor, promoted looking at the world in different ways throughout the book. While not groundbreaking (and sometimes slightly pretentious), the ideas support the underlying message, and most are easy enough to experiment with. #bookspinbingo

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akckitty
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Life has gotten in the way, more than I care to admit, from the things I love doing. Reading & Litsy being some. So heres my first post in a long while.

We got the bookshelf from Walmart for under 30. Hubby had the brilliant idea of getting fabric to put on the 'backing' to give the shelf a pop.

On the plus side the design and colors matches our rug and our couch/decor pillows!! He knows exactly what to do to make me feel spoiled 😍

CoffeeNBooks That looks really good! I never thought of doing that with a bookshelf before! 5y
Mdargusch Great idea! I love it! 5y
Lreads Excellent bookshelf! 5y
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LiteraryinLawrence What a smart idea to dress up the bookshelf! It looks awesome! 5y
zzz Love that👍 5y
RavenLovelyReads Welcome back!! 5y
inthegreensandblues Love the fabric, it looks so good! 5y
erzascarletbookgasm It looks lovely! 5y
llwheeler What a great idea! Looks amazing! 5y
dawn-pInk I am in love with how that looks. I may be doing this to all my bookshelves:) thank you and thank your hubby for the brilliant idea. (edited) 5y
ju.ca.no How pretty! Great idea😍 5y
tracey38 I have heatd of painting or putting paper on the back of shelves. I think it looks great! 5y
mabell Pretty!! 😍 5y
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Maewyn
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Pickpick

I really enjoyed this book. It is full of magic and fun with many different creative things I want to try.

https://bitsofdaydreams.wordpress.com/2018/09/23/d-i-y-magic/

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Maewyn
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Despite the sound of this quote, the author is advocating for growing a beard as an easy way to change people's perception of you. He also talks about trying out clothes you don't normally wear to get the same effect. Essentially presenting a new person to the world and seeing how you are treated differently and if you feel different as well.

Rae2 I imagine that if I suddenly had beard, people would definitely treat me differently. 😜 6y
Maewyn @Rae2 See? Success! 😁 (edited) 6y
Trashcanman I've been treated better since I grew my beard. 6y
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Maewyn @Trashcanman The author states that with a beard he is usually treated with more reserve and respect and purposes that it might have something to do with not being able to read facial expressions as easily. 6y
Trashcanman How very interesting, I think perhaps it's also due to the amount of Grey in it. I don't know, pure speculation. 6y
Maewyn @Trashcanman You might have something there. People would comment about how educated and sophisticated my dad looked when his beard started coming in grey. Without it at all he had a baby face for a long time. 6y
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Maewyn
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Commentary on reading tarot for others. 😆

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Maewyn
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#witchpleaseswap Part 4. Heaps and heaps of crystal books on this shelf. The only book not pictured on the shelves is the tagged book that I am still reading.

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Maewyn
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I am liking this book! 🔮