FMMM = (Focused Magic Mind Meditation)

What is FMMM? As much as I would like to do magic full time I don't. Many of us entertainers have other jobs, family and it sometimes makes it very hard What is" FMMM?" As much as I would like to do magic full time I don't. Many of us entertainers have other jobs, family and it sometimes makes it very hard to rehearse and practice our routines or new ideas for our next show. So what to do? Our brain is very powerful. Everything we do in our lives makes like a motion picture of our day, our life. Why not take some of that  film and use it for "FMMM" (Focused Magic Mind Meditation) Don't try looking it up. I made it up, although I'm sure it was thought up millions of years ago. "FMMM" It is a technique I use to put my magic, thoughts, ideas, music and script together. It works especially well when you have very little time for yourself and your not around your props, or music.


First for starters I come up with a effect I want to do. Then a script and last if I want music or not. Once I have it all together I print my script out. Then throughout the day I start to memorize my lines for the routine. I knock out one script line at a time till I get them memorized. In-between memorizing the lines I start visualizing what I'll be doing while saying my lines. Will I be holding my magic prop? will it be on the table? all the detail starts flowing in my mind like a movie. Once I'm happy with the detail of the effect and have a mind visualization of where I'll be, where my props are, where I'll be standing and what I'll be wearing I then factor in if I want music. If I decide I want music I then wait till latter on in the evening where I mostly do my practice and editing. I select the desired music that works with the effect. I lay the music track down on my software I use. I then practice my script out loud to figure out if I want the music to come in right away or 20, 40 or 60 seconds into my talking.


I line up the whole song and my talking into a tightly timed routine that relies on precession of script memory that also rides right along with the customized magic sound score I created. Once that is all done the rest is pretty much up to using the "FMMM" technique. Since I have my lines down to the extent of how many seconds I pause or talk slow or fast. I will be able to actually meditate in my mind my whole routine without even having my props or music. I say my script in my mind and actually here the music in the background using my mind. Using this technique has saved me much time when I'm not able to do it at home because I'm at work. I am also able to actually solve problems or create new ideas that I haven't thought of using this "FMMM" technique. It makes the practice time more productive. Don't get me wrong! this isn't a short cut for eliminating practice, but a way to help make things more easy and go smooth because you have rehearsed in your mind how everything should look and sound for your routine. When it finally comes to being able to practice with the actual props , you will then be able to use you "FMMM" live.


Try it. I would like to know if it works for you. Try my technique without using any props. Just script and the rest detailed visualization of everything that is involved in the effect. Where are you standing? your props, when does the music start, end. do you have a assistant? where are they scripted to come out or leave. I don't want to come across as a no it all, because I don't. I'm just some guy that tried this technique that I came up with and it worked for me. I would like to hopefully give some helpful hints to the entertainers who are not in the show business full time, but have DREAMS! our life is one big movie. If our brains have the power to have dreams at night, to remember things, to be creative. 

We should then have the ability to create our GOALS, our thoughts and our DREAMS! into reality using the power of the brain and "Focused Magic Mind Meditation" to rehearse and practice our routines or new ideas for our next show. so what to do? Our brain is very powerful. Everything we do in our lives makes like a motion picture of our day, our life. Why now take some of that  film and use it for "FMMM" (Focused Magic Mind Meditation" Don't try looking it up. I made it up, although I'm sure it was thought up millions of years ago. "FMMM" It is a technique I use to put my magic, thoughts, ideas, music and script together. It works especially well when you have a little time to yourself, but your not around your props, music.... First for starters I come up with a effect I want to do. Then a script and last if I want music or not. One I have it all together I print my script out. Then throughout the day I start to memorize my lines for the routine.