Mark Townsend is a nationally acclaimed magician and author. He is also a clergyman. He has a compelling sense that magic and mentalism should allow people to explore their spirituality. He no longer performs tricks to just make a point; rather he uses magic and mind-reading to unlock people’s inner wonder. The experience of being in his audience is astonishing, slightly unsettling, but completely life-affirming. Mark’s books, The Wizard’s Gift and The Gospel of Falling Down, are published by O Books. As popular Greenbelt speaker, Fr. Richard Rohr says of mark: 'One wonders why more spiritual teachers do not use magic and storytelling to communicate Gospel mysteries and paradoxes!' Fr. Mark does it well-with humility, humour, and warm humanity!"