{"id":304,"date":"2020-12-29T14:08:26","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T14:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/magic\/?p=304"},"modified":"2020-12-29T14:08:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T14:08:26","slug":"experiencing-magic-what-the-buddha-might-have-to-say-in-an-age-of-lockdowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/magic\/2020\/12\/29\/experiencing-magic-what-the-buddha-might-have-to-say-in-an-age-of-lockdowns\/","title":{"rendered":"Experiencing Magic: What the Buddha might have to say in an age of lockdowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date\/Time<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thursday 7 January\u00a0 and Sunday 17 January 2021,\u00a0<i>8:00 pm &#8211; 9:30 pm<\/i><\/p>\n<h4>Book Now: \u00a310 or \u00a38 or \u00a35 \u2013 email boxoffice@ashburtonarts.org.uk<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ashburtonarts.org.uk\/whats-on\/\">http:\/\/ashburtonarts.org.uk\/whats-on\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join our conjuror-in-residence,for a highly interactive, online event that uses magic to explore how we can live in challenging times by taking inspiration from the philosophy of the Buddha.<\/p>\n<p>Brian isn\u2019t an ordinary magician, and this isn\u2019t your everyday magic performance. 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