🕊️ The Lineage
“The teachings flow from Eugene’s philosophical wisdom through Jeff’s kabuki-inspired artistry to Christian’s mission of making magic accessible to everyone.”
🕯️ In Memoriam: Eugene Burger
June 1, 1939 – August 8, 2017
A Yale Divinity graduate, philosopher, and one of the 100 most influential magicians of the 20th century, Eugene served as Dean of the Magic & Mystery School until his passing. He taught that magic is transformation — and that you are the agent of transformation in your own life.
His legacy: Author of The Performance of Close-Up Magic, The Experience of Magic, Strange Ceremonies, and Mystery School (co-authored with Jeff McBride).
Academy of Magical Arts Lecturer of the Year. Close-Up Magician of the Year. FISM Special Award for Magic Theory.
“His wisdom lives on in every student who learns that they are the magician in their own life.”
🎩 Jeff McBride — The Master
“Magnus.” World-renowned magician who revolutionized the art by combining masks, mime, kabuki theater, and world-class sleight of hand.
- Magician of the Year — Academy of Magical Arts (1993)
- “Possibly the most influential magician of our time” — The Magic Circle, London
- Headlined Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
- Multiple Guinness World Records
- Fooled Penn & Teller (2017)
- Featured on every major television network
In 1991, Jeff established the McBride Magic & Mystery School in Las Vegas — named by the BBC as “the world’s most prestigious magic school.”
🔥 The Thread of Fire
“I am a student of the Magic & Mystery School.
Eugene and Jeff didn’t teach me tricks. They taught me that magic is transformation. That I am the agent of change in my own life. That character matters more than technique. That theatricality is sacred. That teaching is how you pass the flame.
They taught me more than tricks. They taught me who I am.
Magic-Oid exists because of what they gave me. The wonder I try to share — that’s theirs. I’m just passing it on.”
— Christian P Taylor (Chris P Tee)
Student, Magic & Mystery School
Magic Circle member
UK Children’s Entertainer of the Year 2018
✨ Words of Eugene Burger
— Eugene Burger
🎯 The Path
Magic-Oid sparks the wonder.
The Magic & Mystery School is that path.
🎓 The Magic & Mystery School, Las Vegas
“The world’s most prestigious magic school” — BBC
Founded 1991 by Jeff McBride. Eugene Burger served as Dean.
Not a convention. Not a lecture series. A transformative learning environment designed to help every student achieve their best potential — as magicians and as human beings.
- For:
- Beginners to full-time pros. Ages 12 to 70+.
- Where:
- The House of Mystery, Las Vegas (5 miles from airport)
- Classes:
- 3-Day and 7-Day Master Classes throughout the year
“Supportive, creative, constructive, and noncompetitive.”
Past guest faculty: Teller, Lance Burton, Johnny Thompson, and magicians from around the world.
📱 Begin Your Journey
Enroll at the Magic & Mystery School
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