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Easy Magic Tricks You Can Learn
Five Steps To Get Started in Magic
The Five Best Magic Tricks for Kids5
Best Magic Tricks for Beginners
The Magic Commandments
Library of Simple Tricks |
If you are just starting in magic the
following items are recommended by Digiquick Please note if postage
is charged we only charge a single postage fee, if you purchase more than
one item a standard $7 postage fee applies Do read the Tree of Beginnings
by Danny Davis - A great introduction to magic -
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Instant Miracles
Magic With Everyday Objects $20
by Royal Magic
Miracle-making made easy!
With the techniques and methods explained on Instant Miracles, you will
learn classic, stunning magic tricks - easily. This broadcast quality DVD
teaches you how to conjure with items found around the house, at a
restaurant or even in your pocket. No special props are required
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The
Lit Light Bulb
$10
At last available again
The mMagic light bulb looks identical to any regular lamp bulb you would
use. The magic light bulb can light up in your hands, ears and even your
mouth! Makes a great entertaining illusion. |
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Imagine having the power to vanish nearly any small
object, in any situation, whenever you want. That's the sort of
versatility a Thumb Tip can provide you with. This DVD will teach you 25
different magical applications of this indispensable prop, which has
been a favorite of professional and amateur magicians for years.
With DVD technology, learning magic is easier than ever. By freezing
frames and jumping to specific explanations and performances, it becomes
simple to master the fundamentals of these marvelous magic tricks.
This DVD will teach you how to:
-Produce a stream of loose salt from your bare hands!
-Vanish a lit cigarette in your hands!
-Transform five dimes into a half dollar!
-Produce a silk handkerchief from mid air!
-And much, much more.
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Undoubtedly the most versatile set of trick cards in
existence, the Svengali Deck makes difficult sleight of hand ever so
easy! What takes profssional magicians years of practice and study can
be mastered quickly and easily with the aid of this DVD and a Svengali
Deck.
With DVD Technology, these tricks are extremely easy to learn. By
freezing frames, jumping to specific performances and explanations,
mastering these tricks becomes elementary for everyone.
Your Svengali Deck makes hundreds of tricks possible. The following are
a sample of those explained on this DVD:
-Force someone to choose a card you already know!
-Cut to the spectator's selected card - while blindfolded!
-Impale the selected card on the blade of a knife!
-The entire deck visibly tranforms into duplicates of the spectator's
selection, then changes back!
-And much, much more. |
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Some of the best rope magic you have seen! Most
of the items on this dvd are easy to do.
Includes:
Simple Cut and Restore
Vishnu Rope Mystery
Professors Nightmare
Ropes and Rings
Three way Cut and Restore
Hunter's Bow Knot
Classic Rope Thru Neck
Soft Rope
And Much, Much More!!!
Don't work yourself all up in knots. Learn the care and handling
of ropes. Amaze your audiences. Restore ropes that have been
cleanly cut in two. Let Carroll Baker teach you how to tie all
of the loose ends in Rope Magic.
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Easy to Learn (Beginners and Card Magic), Vol 1 & 2, DVD
$25 Inc
Postage
Beginners Magic:
Routines taught include: Cut And Restored String And Straw, Spool Off The
Strings, Bending Paper, Spooky Pencil, Cut & Restored Newspaper, Glass On
Card, Rubber Band Trick, Escape From Chains & Padlocks, Ruler Suspension,
Vanishing Coin In Hand, Vanishing Coin On Sleeve, Class Suspension, Trick
With Dice, Vanishing Thimble, Needle Through Balloon, Rising Magic Wand
and more.Card Magic:
Routines taught include: Card Revelations, Card On Rope, Changing Card,
Rising Card, Card Production Gimmick, Matching Cards, and different
sleights and additional routines
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Perform Tricks Like a Pro with an ORDINARY Deck of Cards
$18 Postage - $7
Learn the greatest secrets of magic's best moves & trick
routines that you'll use again and again.
Studio shot quality filming with fantastic step by step
explanation of valuable moves & handling. Each secret is exposed with a
detailed teaching session by a professional magician.
Use an ordinary deck or even a borrowed deck to perform unbelievable card
magic. Professional magician Carroll Baker takes you through each effect
step by step.
Jigger Poker Find The Aces 5 The Hard Way Carnival Trick
Key Card Untouched Freakinx Miracle
10 Card Poker Deal Oil And Vinegar Classic Schoolboy
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Mark
Wilson's Complete Course in Magic The Amazing Price of $36 -
Postage $7
Master illusionist Mark Wilson has compiled the most
comprehensive magic "teach-in" ever assembled. The secrets to more than 300
classic tricks-from sleight of hand to levitation-are carefully explained in
this 503-page volume.
It's all here: Card Magic, Coin Magic, Rope Magic,
Mental Magic, Make-at-Home Magic, Sponge Ball Magic, Billiard Ball Magic,
Cups and Balls Magic, and Magical Illusions. Mark Wilson devoted more than
two years of research, writing, and technical preparation to this book. More
than 50,000 still photographs were taken of the detailed execution of the
tricks considered worthy to include in this course, and these photographs
were edited and converted into hundreds of simplified line drawings. The
straightforward text follows Mark Wilson's "step method" of magic
instruction, the same method he has used to teach magic to Tony Curtis,
Telly Savalas, Bill Bixby, Dick Van Dyke, Peter Faulk, Bernadette Peters,
John Denver, and other professional entertainers. It's thoroughness makes
Mark Wilson's Complete Course In Magic especially recommended for the
beginner with absolutely no experience in magic. At the same time, its scope
and depth has earned this book a place in the libraries of many of today's
most accomplished magicians, professional and amature alike!
Softbound, 503 8.5" by 11" pages.
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Secret Seminars of Magic with Patrick Page 1-6
$22 per DVD
Postage $7
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vol 1 (DVDPP1THUMB)
vol 2 (DVDPP2CARD)
vol 3 (DVDPP3SHELL)
vol 4 (DVDPP4ROPE)
vol 5 (DVDPP5SPONGE)
vol 6 (DVDPP6SUPER)
Patrick Page is considered by his peers to be one of the world's most
knowledgeable magicians and in this fabulous DVD series, he extensively
explains many of magic's most enduring and classic tricks. There's material
here for every skill level -- from beginners to experienced performers.
You'll be performing like a professional in no time at all. It's truly
Patrick Page at his very best!
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Hot Rod combo trick $15
Inc Post -
A New Handling of a
Tested Classic!The Performer displays a small 4" black rod with
six "gems" of different colors on both sides. A spectator is asked to name
a number between 1 and 6. The performer recounts the number given to him
by the spectator using the gems as counters. The performer finishes the
count and lands on a colored gem that will be the selected color. The
performer then closes his hand around the rod. When the performer reopens
his hand the rod remains the same, but the gems on it have all changed to
the selected color! The performer shows both sides of the rod and all the
gems match! The performer then closes his hand and reopens it revealing
that he has restored the gems to multiple colors.
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Chop Cup (Aluminum) $22 Inc
Postage
by Uday
EFFECT:
You begin by placing a red ball on the table beside the empty aluminum cup.
You then pick up the red ball in one hand and the cup in the other hand,
showing both to the audience. You drop the ball into the cup from a good
height and let everyone see it go in the cup. Turn the cup opening down onto
the table and ask the audience where the ball is. They say "under the cup,"
and you say "no" as you the lift the cup straight up to show there is no
ball under it. "Here it is," you say, taking the red ball from your pocket.
After showing the audience this red ball, you put it back in your pocket and
ask the audience again where the ball is. Whatever they say, you lift up the
cup and show that the red ball is now underneath the cup.
The included instructions contain a more detailed routine and explanation of
how to use the chop cup.
Comes with chop cup, one regular red ball, and one "chopped" red ball.
Cup Height: Approximately 3 1/2" (9 cm)
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Cups and Balls Set $25 Inc Postage
hree small balls placed under three metal cups magically jump from cup to
cup, vanish completely and reappear again under the magician's control!
These shiny chrome-finished cups are perfect for any Cups and Balls routine.
Includes four hand-crocheted balls and velvet drawstring bag.
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New and Improved Phil Trick! $28
A spectator merely thinks of a card and the magician
names it! Surprised? Now the kicker! - the magician thinks of a card and
the spectator names it!
- Self Working, no sleight of hand!
- No Svengali!
- No Rough and Smooth.
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Cartoon Two
$25
The sequel to one of the top-selling card tricks ever...
Spectator names any card (no force). The performer shows drawings on the
backs of every card in the deck. The end of the deck is flicked, animating
the cartoon drawings. The little guy climbs into the cannon, lights it, and
throws cards into the air. The cannon blasts him out and sends him toward
the spectator with the chosen card in hand!
This can be repeated over and over with a different card each time!
PLEASE NOTE: CardToon is printed on CartaMundi cards.
Great trick deck
by James Luff from Eastbourne, UK on 22 Jun 2004
This is a brilliant card trick, like the first edition, the stickman makes
his return. This time at the circus. The animation is brilliant, the card
location gets spectators every time without fail. With very little practise
you should be able to to nail this effect perfectly. I use all three
versions in my act at different times, the third one Fart-toon is a little
hard to get hold of now, but if you can find it grab it!
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Twisted Sisters by John Bannon $25
This diabolical effect from the creative mind of John
Bannon is one of magic's all time best-sellers. With a clear and
incredibly powerful effect and a method ingenious in its simplicity,
this will simply blow your audience away. And, what might be best of
all, this outstanding effect requires absolutely no or sleight-of-hand
to successfully perform.
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Here's An In-Depth Description of the Effect: The performer
displays two packets of face-down cards, each packet containing
four cards. One packet is red-backed and the other is
blue-backed. The packets are tabled, and a spectator is allowed
to select either the red or blue packet. Whichever packet he
selects is used. There is no magician's force.
The
spectator is asked to imagine that his packet consists of four
face-down queens. Once this is done, he is to think of any one
of the four queens - hearts, clubs, spades or diamonds. Again,
this is totally free choice! A second spectator is now directed
to concentrate on the remaining four-card packet, and like the
first spectator, is allowed to think of a different queen.
Now, without touching the cards, the performer claims he has
caused the two selections to trade places. The first spectator
names his card, the performer spreads his packet, and the queen
he merely thought of is reversed face up in the packet. This
astounding feat is repeated with the second spectator's queen!
And there's more!
The performer points out that if each of the spectator's queens
really traveled across, then the backs of the selected queen
would also have traveled across. The face-up queen in the red
packet is turned over - it has a blue back! Now the face-up
queen in the blue packet is turned over - it has a red back!
The effect is truly unbelievable. And there is still more!
The performer points out that it is very interesting that the
two spectators selected the particular two queens they did.
BECAUSE THE REST OF THE CARDS ARE NOT EVEN QUEENS AT ALL - THEY
ARE JOKERS! And you turn them all face up to prove it!
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Wicker Man
by Daniel Greenwolf $28
An Ancient Relic Comes To Life In The Palm Of Your Hand!
A straw doll slowly rises and falls in the magician's hands... without
wires, magnets, or threads!
- Can be done in full light, even outdoors
- Hands can be examined before and after
- Can be done at any point during a performance
- large size makes effect accessible to a bigger
audience, but still deceptive enough to be done inches away from a
spectator
Effect
After talking about the legend of "The Wicker Man," the magician removes an
8-inch tall doll of straw and string and places it on his empty hand.
Slowly, the doll starts to stand up until it is completely vertical, almost
looking at the audience. Then, it slowly lies back down in the magician's
hand.
Wicker Man Dimensions Approximately 8" x 4 1/2" (20.25cm x 11.5cm
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Svengali Deck
Bicycle Plus DVD - $35 World
class playing cards - The fantastic Long and Short Deck Complete with DVD
Instructions
Undoubtedly the most versatile set of trick cards in
existence, the Svengali Deck makes difficult sleight-of-hand ever so easy!
What takes professional magicians years of practice and study can be
mastered quickly and easily with the aid of this DVD and a Svengali Deck.
With instant-access DVD technology, these tricks are
extremely easy to learn. By freezing frames, jumping to specific
performances and explanations, mastering these tricks becomes elementary for
everyone.
Your Svengali Deck makes hundreds of tricks possible.
The following are a just a few of those explained on this DVD:
- Force someone to choose a card you
already know!
- Cut to the spectator's selected card
- while blindfolded!
- Impale the selected card on the
blade of a knife!
- The entire deck visibly tranforms
into duplicates of the spectator's selection, then changes back!
- And much, much more.
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Invisible Deck
Bicycle $12 Invisible Deck Bicycle (Red)
by Daryl
Effect
The
Effect
Imagine the pure performance power of this effect. You ask a spectator
to think of any card in the deck. It really is a FREE CHOICE! You then
remove an ordinary looking deck and show it to the spectator. After
asking the spectator which card they thought of, you very fairly spread
thru the deck to show that there is one card and one card only face down
in the deck. The spectator pulls the card out to find that it is the
exact same card they thought of only moments before!
The Invisible Deck has been called the best card trick in the world.
It's quick, easy and you get it right EVERY TIME!
Watch the absolutely STUNNED look on your spectators faces when you blow
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What You Get
- The Invisible Deck, which does 99% of the work for you
- A very clear set of instructions
- An ingenious secret that will have people talking about you for a
long time.
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FAQ
Q: How long will it take me to master The Invisible Deck?
A: Only about 15 minutes. Seriously, it's that easy and that powerful. |
Complete with instructions written by World-class magician Daryl
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Princess Card Trick $15
A
classic of modern magic The trick is easy to do, requiring no sleight of
hand to perform. Specially printed cards do nearly all of the required work.
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Mental Photography $12
The Effect
A deck of cards is shown blank on both sides and the magician talks
about how cards are printed - not by printing presses, but by magic. At
the magicians command, a card appears - but it only has a face but no
back! Then the magician "prints" a back but no face! Finally the
magician shows what a deck looks like that a magician has completely
printed by making all the cards have both faces and backs! But a
magician can always control the printing on the cards and with the snap
of a finger they all turn blank again! Miraculous!
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I never thought that I would perform using a conventional change bag-a
rather infamous magic prop. However, Paul Gallagher's Miracles From the Sock
Drawer DVD explained an excellent change-bag-based routine that is great for
young kids. I recently purchased a change bag, but my bag is less than
optimal. If you're shopping for a change bag, here are things to consider.
Learning Magic: Books, DVDs and Tricks
You’re getting started in magic and eager to learn. But you have lots of
options ahead: books, DVDs and tricks that are vying for your money and
efforts. What is the best and most cost effective way to proceed?
The Best Magic Books for Beginners
Visit your local bookstore or library, and chances are, you'll find lots of
books on magic. While most magic books explain lots of tricks, few provide a
foundation in magic for the serious beginner who wants to learn fundamentals
and move beyond mental puzzles. With this in mind, here are several
beginning magic books that I highly recommend.
Basic Technique: The Coin Vanish
This basic magic technique allows you to make a coin seemingly disappear.
It’s a basic sleight-of-hand move that is well known among magicians.
ABOUT MAGIC
Beginner’s Magic Demo: Cups & Balls
Some consider the cups & balls to be the oldest recorded magic trick,
apparently depicted on the walls of Egypt’s Great Pyramids. While
professional magicians perform stunning, advanced versions of this classic,
beginning magicians can purchase simple, pre-packaged versions that result
in a mystifying sequence.
On Learning Card Magic
Forum member, and noted magician and writer Brad Henderson generously
contributed this comprehensive and informative post about the major texts
for learning card magic. If your goal is to become a proficient card worker,
Henderson discusses and compares Card College, Royal Road to Card Magic and
lots more.
Beginner Demo: Color-Changing Handkerchiefs
In The Color-Changing handkerchiefs, the magician appears to make a
handkerchief of one color change colors by simply pushing it through a hand.
At the end, the magician shows that his or her hand is empty.
Beginner’s Magic Demo: Svengali Deck
A Svengali deck is a trick card deck that allows you to easily perform some
seemingly amazing feats and it’s a great trick for beginners of almost any
age. We take you on a virtual demo of what the deck can do.
Basic Magic Technique: The One-Hand Cut
The one-handed cut allows you to hold a deck in your hand, break it apart
into two sections and exchange their positions. It’s a flashy card move that
is also known as the Charlier cut.
Book Review: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Magic Tricks
Tom Ogden’s The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Magic Tricks offers an excellent
introduction to magic and a solid foundation to those who want to seriously
learn and pursue magic. Like the competing book, Magic for Dummies, Idiot’s
Guide is loaded with good beginning tricks, comes with clear instructions
and illustrations and is written in a light and entertaining style. But when
it comes to magic, Idiots clearly rule over Dummies.
Book Review: Magic for Dummies
For beginners, “Magic for Dummies” provides an excellent set of easy tricks
that require no complicated sleight of hand and use common objects that are
found in homes and offices, and it offers lots of good suggestions on
presentation. It’s a good way for novices, not necessarily dummies, to learn
some basic magic.
The Magic Commandments
If you’re interested in performing magic, here are basics that all good
magicians follow.
Beginner Trick: The Amazing Balanced Cup
Here is an easy trick that anyone may perform. All you need is a playing
card and a plastic cup. The trick looks like an incredible balancing stunt
to spectators, but it is really just a trick.
Beginner Trick: Fast Find
In this easy trick, you quickly find a couple of cards in almost no time.
All this trick takes is a deck of cards.
Easy Magic Trick: The Coin Slide
The Coin Slide is an ultra-simple trick for young kids to learn and perform.
It’s available from any magic dealer and many toy stores for less than a
couple of dollars. A mechanical trick, the effect does all the work to make
a coin disappear and reappear.
Simple Tricks for Beginners: Our Favorites
If you want to pursue magic, you’ll want to learn some simple tricks. Here
at Magic & Illusion, we explain lots of tricks that use everyday, common,
household materials and require no complicated sleight-of-hand. We also
offer clear, step-by-step instructions so you may quickly learn the tricks
and perform them for your friends. These tricks have been specifically
selected for beginners.
The Best of the Easy Card Tricks
With just a deck of cards, you can practically put on a show. Among the many
card tricks that we have explained in our library of easy tricks, here are
our favorites.
Easy Tricks: The Best of the Predictions
Who hasn’t fantasized about being able to tell the future? In this
compilation, we’ve put together the best of our prediction tricks. In these
effects, you ask a spectator to make a decision and somehow, you have
predicted the outcome. We offer lots of effects and diabolical methods.
The Killer Prediction
In this convincing trick, the magician shows an envelope and explains that
there is a prediction written within. The spectator is given a deck of cards
and is asked to mix it and deal cards (face down) onto the table until they
feel like stopping. When the letter inside the envelope is read, it states
the exact card that the spectator last dealt onto the table.
Easy Magic: The Coin Vanish-2
In this easy trick, a coin is placed into a handkerchief where it
mysteriously disappears. You can perform this one just about anytime,
anywhere. All you need is a quarter and a handkerchief, and that special
secret.
EASY MAGIC
Easy Magic: The Banana Buster
By executing an ultra-secret ninja move, you magically cause a banana to
separate into pieces while it’s still inside the peel. This trick is an easy
one that only requires a little preparation. And be sure that you’re hungry
so you can eat the banana when you’re done.
Easy Trick: Cold as Ice
You pour some water into a cup. You utter some secret words and when you
turn over the cup, all that comes out is a chunk of ice. This one is super
easy with the secret and a little setup.
Easy Trick: Teleporting Cards
Two effects in our library of easy tricks: "The Good Guess" and "Simple
Monte" are "gotcha" effects. You show a spectator some cards and remove one,
and the spectator tries to guess what's left and is always wrong. This trick
uses the secret from either "The Good Guess" or "Simple Monte" to make a
card appear to travel from one place to another.
Easy Trick: Cutting to the Aces
The spectator separates a deck of cards into four piles, mixes them a bit,
and at the end, discovers that there’s an ace on top of each pile. All you
need is a deck of cards, an easy setup and the secret, and you’re ready to
go.
Easy Magic: The Calendar Trick
Here’s a quirky trick that relies on a little known fact. You show a
spectator a piece of paper and ask them to name a month. After naming the
month you refer to a yearly calendar, find the month’s page and select a
column. You ask the spectator to add the numbers in that column. When the
spectator opens the piece of paper, they find that their total matches the
number that you have predicted.
Easy Trick: The Good Guess
You display a couple of cards, place them into a bag and then remove one.
When you ask your spectator which one remains, he or she is always right or
wrong. It’s your choice and completely under your control.
Easy Magic: Telephone Predictor
Here's one of those mathematical oddities that somewhat masquerades as a
magic trick. Your spectator, with calculator in hand, performs a series of
calculations. And surprise, at the end, he or she is looking at their
telephone number. We walk you through the steps and at the end, display them
all on a single page that you may print out.
Easy Trick: Mind Reader
A spectator shuffles a deck of cards and memorizes the card at the bottom of
the deck. So you can’t see the selected card, the deck is slipped back into
its box. After a bit of mumbo-jumbo, psycho-babble, you’re able to tell the
spectator the exact card that he is thinking of.
Easy Trick: Simple Monte
In this trick, you display three cards in a fan and ask the player to
remember them. After turning the cards over, you remove the middle card. You
ask the spectator if they can recall what the card is. And when you show it
to them, it’s a different card. This is an easy trick that you can easily
make and perform.
Easy Magic Trick: Incredible Spelling
In this trick, you take a packet of cards that contains the ace through king
of a single suit, and by simply spelling the name of each card (ace, two,
three...etc), you reveal each card in order. The kicker is that you are
placing the in-between cards back underneath the pile. It’s not really a
magic trick, but a fairly impressive mathematical stunt. Give this one a
try. You’ll have fun with it.
Easy Magic: A Dicey Card Prediction
Here's an ultra-easy card prediction that works with a pair of ordinary
dice. Your friend rolls a pair of dice and uses the resulting number to
count to a card in a deck. You then hand your friend a note that states the
name of the card that he counted to. You have successfully predicted a card
that was determined by the roll of the dice.
Easy Magic: That Thumb Thing
Here’s an age-old trick that you can do anytime, anywhere. In an instant,
you seemingly pull your thumb apart and then put it back together again. If
you’re an uncle or grandpa, you almost have to learn this trick to tease the
kids. And if you want to truly torment a professional magician, show this
trick and ask him if he knows how you did it.
Easy Magic: The Jumping Paper Clips
This classic trick is great for young kids and just about every magician has
played with it. In the effect, a pair of paper clips are attached to a
dollar bill. After pulling the ends of the dollar bill, the paper clips link
and jump from the dollar.
Easy Magic: The Color Spelling Trick
This is a mystifying trick that is great for kids. In the effect, a
spectator secretly selects a color and then by silently spelling it as the
magician touches a series of cards, the magician locates the color.
Easy Magic Trick: The Ball and Vase
The magician displays a small vase, takes out a ball and places it in her
pocket. With a wave of the hand or other incantation, the ball appears back
in the vase. And with another incantation, the ball disappears from the vase
and reappears in the pocket. This one is easy to perform and is perfect for
young kids.
Easy Magic Trick: The Coin Slide
The Coin Slide is an ultra-simple trick for young kids to learn and perform.
It’s available from any magic dealer and many toy stores for less than a
couple of dollars. A mechanical trick, the effect does all the work to make
a coin disappear and reappear.
Easy Magic Trick: The “Impassable” Corks
In this effect, you hold two wine corks that are seemingly interlocked, and
somehow pull the corks through each other. It’s a fast, visual trick that
you can also perform with rolled dollar bills and other objects of roughly
the same size as wine corks.
Easy Magic Trick: The Reversed Card
The spectator selects a card and places it back into the deck. After placing
the deck behind your back and bringing it out again, the selected card is
shown to have reversed itself in the deck.
Easy Magic: The Nine- or 21-Card Trick
This well known sequence allows a person to discover a spectator’s card
simply by dealing cards. Simply follow the instructions. If you like, you
may adapt this sequence to work with a pack of 21-cards.
Easy Magic Trick: The Jumping Rubberband
A rubber band mysteriously jumps from your pinkie and ring fingers to the
first and middle fingers of the same hand and then back again. All you need
is a rubberband.
Easy Magic Trick: Aces From Your Pocket
You mysteriously locate four aces from a shuffled deck. This one is easy to
perform. All you need is a deck of cards and a jacket that has an inner
pocket.
Easy Trick: The Knot Tie Challenge
Here’s an easy trick-actually it’s more of a challenge. You challenge your
friends to tie a knot in a piece of rope, but the catch is, once they grab
the rope, they can’t let go. Once they give up, you show them how.
Trick Review: Daryl's Ultra-Monte
If you’ve always wanted to perform Three-Card Monte but found the
sleight-of-hand daunting, Daryl’s excellent Ultra-Monte offers a relatively
easy, gimmicked-based version. And in addition to being a great trick, Daryl
provides excellent instruction with both a DVD and written text.
The Disappearing Coin
An easy coin trick that you can perform anytime and anywhere. But you must
have a friend to help you.
The Clairvoyant Crayons
Using your amazing magical powers, you can always tell what color crayon a
spectator hands to you-even though you can't see it. You can perform this
one almost anywhere.
A Dicey Book
You somehow predict a word on a randomly selected page in a book.
Liar’s Lair
With this logic trick, you can guess who is holding what, despite the fact
that one person is lying and the other is telling the truth.
The Amazing Balancing Cup
Showing off your incredible sense of balance, you hold a playing card and
balance a cup on top of it.
Fast Find
Show your friends a couple of cards. Have them place them into the deck.
Within a second, you find them-to your friend's amazement.
Basic Technique: The Coin Vanish
This basic magic technique allows you to make a coin seemingly disappear.
It’s a basic sleight-of-hand move that is well known among magicians.
Basic Magic Technique: The One-Hand Cut
The one-handed cut allows you to hold a deck in your hand, break it apart
into two sections and exchange their positions. It’s a flashy card move that
is also known as the Charlier cut.
Trick Review: The Tim Card Poker Deal
Tim Ellis delivers a winner with his Tim Card Poker Deal, a poker-style
effect where the magician plays three hands of poker against a spectator and
always loses the first two hands and wins the last. The spectator seemingly
makes the choices. It’s an easy effect that is great for beginners, offers
lots of opportunity to interact with spectators and is strong enough to work
in a walk-around set.
Society of American Magicians
The Society of American Magicians, founded in 1902, is the oldest magical
society in the world. The society promotes the ideals shared by Kellar,
Houdini, Thurston and some 30,000 other world-wide members to elevate the
Art of Magic.
Genii Magazine
Genii Magazine is the oldest and most respected magic magazine in the United
States. Each month, the publication is filled with magic advice, techniques
and reviews. Also, the Genii forum is among the most active in the field of
magic.
Magic Clubs
The Academy of Magical Arts & Sciences
The Academy of Magical Arts is an organization devoted to the advancement of
magic. The Academy encourages and promotes public interest in magic, with an
emphasis on preserving its history as an art form, entertainment medium and
hobby. The Academy has a membership of nearly 5,000 and the Magic Castle in
Hollywood, California is its private clubhouse.
The Magic Circle
The Magic Circle, which is based in London, is a prestigious society that
promotes the world of magic and illusion. The society has an international
membership of some 1500.
Review: The Magic Castle
Hollywood's Magic Castle is a showcase for magic and is the home of the
Academy of Magical Arts.
DVD Review: "As I Recall..." Slydini
This excellent DVD set is a tribute to the great Slydini. You get to see
many of his classic routines that include "Coins Through the Table," "Paper
Balls Over the Head" and more, and learn them from Cellini, the noted street
artist and Slydini student. Other students perform their favorite Slydini
effects and recall their experiences with the master. This is a worthwhile
DVD.
Remembering Houdini
After he being punched in the abdomen a week earlier, Harry Houdini dies on
Sunday, October 31, 1926 at 1:26 PM. For the great showman, Halloween seems
a fitting day to die, and this date is now remembered as “National Magic
Day.”
Houdini in the New York Times, 1910-1943
Pittsburgh magician Tom Interval offers an informative site that organizes
the hundreds of articles, features, and letters about Harry Houdini that
appeared in the New York Times between 1910 and 1943. It’s a wealth of
information for magic historians and fans of Houdini.
Magician Fox Displays Restraint Collection in LA
Joseph Fox, a Southern California magician, is a long time collector of
restraints and jail locks. Recently, he loaned a major portion of his
collection to the Los Angeles Police Historical Society for display in their
Museum and Community Education Center. This web page features an interview
with Fox.
Arthur Conan Doyle & Spiritualism
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of the Sherlock Holmes books, believed in
Spiritualism and was a friend of Houdini. This article discusses that
friendship.
The Discoverie Of Witchcraft
Reginald Scot's famous document, published in 1584, explained the secrets
behind conjuring arts and showed that the feats were not based on
witchcraft.
Spiritualism
An interesting discussion of a dark side of our art-the Spiritualism
movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The Magician Who Won a War
The amazing story of how conjuror Jasper Maskelyne used his skills as a
magician to hide prime targets from the enemy in WWII.
The History of S.S. Adams Co.
You've seen the many gags and magic tricks sold in stores everywyhere. Here
are several articles about the history of the S.S. Adams Co.
