Being a member of the Magic Circle is the equivalent of an actor being a member of blockbuster video or musician having a HMV loyalty card. The best magicians that I know have never been members of the antiquated, backward, elitist and naive Magic Circle. It is a place where most of the worst magicians in the country like to gather and feel important. I have visited several times and each time have felt a foreboding sense of dread; I think the place is haunted. Hiring a member of the Magic circle usually guarantees that you are hiring a terrible magician who believes themselves to be great because they own a nice suit and can just about manage to finish a trick without people leaving the room.

The Magic Circle was once a hallmark of excellence, but now (just like the Guinness book of records) it is mainly populated by meaningless stupidity and self indulgence. As a qualified futurist and statistician I an accurately speculate that 95% of current members are terrible magicians (none of whom believe that this blog applies to them) and 80% of those are terrible humans.

I’m with Groucho marks; I’ll never be a member of any organisation that would have me as a member.