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Originally Posted by Praxeas
Yes that is quite a leap. The author is not being very honest in making such a flagrant assumption. BTW Houdini was an illusionists who also had a knack for exposing fake spiritualists (talking to the dead). He did tricks. How can doing tricks contribute to Azusa street?
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I really don't think the writer connects tricks to Azusa. Rather the fact that society, due to the popularity of magicians at the time was primed for this spiritual adventure