#GYRE MAELSTROM MANUAL#

I had some strange scary experiences as one will.drove my car into the ditch, witches, the huge incongruous panther like creature, and scariest of all.the giant deer gods.

This past summer I travelled to my ancestral home, a remote island, to visit the third largest whirlpool in the world. The spinning both ways works nicely although it is a feature I doubt I will require. It holds a reality as an artifact with a past.nothing toy about it. The box and wrap add to the mystery and are very well created. Mine arrived today in NYC despite the snow storm.ДЄ solid piece that feels very good to hold and spin. This is yet another winner for Prof BC! And, I am very glad to join the Gemini family for the first time as well (Alchemist's Bane was also included - yay!!) My mind was spinning with ideas that I thought were unique to me - but alas, another read through proved that the professor had beaten me to the punch each time.ДЄt any rate, I am extremely happy with this purchase.

#GYRE MAELSTROM MANUAL#

As I've said previously, the performance manual is absolutely stellar and is full of amazing storytelling and inventive routines. The box it is in is beautiful, and with its inner cushion it fits it perfectly and is an excellent vessel for the artifact. No one will mistake this for a children's toy. All parts that touch the table surface to spin are smooth, and it works exactly as the good professor says. Though I was at first taken aback at how different it looked, I have to say this definitely gives the appearance of something very ancient, like an old Roman coin uncovered in an archeological dig. I was fully prepared for this because of Prof BC's description of it, and I'm sure each one is unique due to the handmade process. The only smooth part is a small piece in the center of the rounded side, and even that is rather patchy. After some brief experimentation, I've determined that a wooden coffee table surface gives me the best reaction as far as the sudden counter spin, but even a glass or marble surface works wonderfully.ДЄside from shape, the piece itself does not look like the photo at the Gemini site - it is much rougher all around, almost like a rough stone rather than metal. Even the bit in order to keep it spinning normally in both directions. I have to say, it performs exactly as advertised. But after that awkward bit, I had some time alone to open and examine the piece. Well, mine actually arrived today! Got a text from my wife that she had to sign for a package, which was a bummer. I was kidding,Al.I know that the weight must preclude any Geller-type of 'puff' causing any movement. And I am wiling to wager that your little secret is not a form of the furtive 'Geller-esque' puff of breath through pursed lips.?.LOL I may take you up on that as I expect my Gyre today or anytime in the next day or so. But use it or not, it's another fun physical property of the Gyre. This little bit of information may or may not be usable to you, depending on what kind of routine you finally work up. I suspect it should work with the Professor's object too. This was taught to me about 35 years ago using a prior incarnation of this unusual object. I didn't see this suggested when I did a fast read through the performance manual. All you have to do is touch it in a certain way, and it should start spinning clockwise even though you did not exert any sort of rotational spin to the object when you touched it. When you folks get your Gyre's and have played around with them for a bit, PM me and I will describe a way to make the Gyre spin without even spinning it.

Gyre maelstrom