It’s always a good time in magic when Simon Aronson releases a new book. Alongside Darwin Ortiz, Simon is without doubt one of the most extraordinary thinkers and creators of card magic I have ever seen and the pleasure to study. It all began for me with his book “Bound to …
Lesson One: The Student Begins I have just completed reading Lesson One and I had a strange feeling of déjà vu. For those of you who have read The Dai Vernon Book of Magic, specifically the opening chapter on The Vernon Touch and Vernon’s thoughts on Practice, there is a strange feeling of familiarity …
The Book of The Month: The Book of Secrets – Update Read More »
I am delighted to announce the next book of the month challenge. John Carney’s ”The Book of Secrets”. This book reminds me very much of how I felt when I first read Dai Vernon’s Book of Magic. It was an exhilarating experience – the combination of theoretical discussion and evaluation, alongside John’s deep analysis on …
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My name is Tilman Andris and I am a German magician living in The Netherlands. You’ll probably get to know me a bit through my answers to Michael’s questions, so I can keep this introduction short. It’s the only short bit of this guest blog, since I am a lover …
Hello Friends, This first Book of the Month Challenge has been a fun and eye-opening experience. Though I have read the ‘Cardshark’ book in the past a good number of times, I still learned new things this time through, things that I read and said to myself, “Huh, I wonder how …
Book of The Month Challenge – Update:Dr. Joaquin M. Ayala de Cédoz, PhD. Read More »
Hi Michael, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this first Book of The Month Challenge, thanks for coming up with the idea! Here are my thoughts – I was pleased when you announced Cardshark as the first book in this project because I had only very recently got hold of a copy and so had not …
Cardshark By Darwin Ortiz Firstly let me say that the Cardshark is not one of my favourite books, however I have the greatest respect for Darwin as a performer, artist, thinker and author, and I have greatly enjoyed re reading and studying the book again. When I say that it is not one of my …
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Time Piece Thanks to my friend Jin Lee, I have been able to purchase a set of Hunter Watches for Darwin’s classic effect “Time Piece”. The watches have been engraved as per Darwin’s instructions. The company who sells them is called POCKET WATCH and they offer a free engraving service if you purchase three items which I …
Just a quick update to say how much I am enjoying this process. I have received some wonderful feedback from magicians and their selection of three effects are proving very interesting indeed. Cardshark as a book has so much source material to choose from, it is an embarrassment of riches for us. I shared the …
Since this challenge started, I am re-discovering my love and passion for this wonderful book. Having digested the Introduction by Paul Gertner and the Foreword by Darwin. i have starred to revisit the effects. I remember when I first read “The Pyschotronic Card”, I thought it was a great effect, however, carrying two deck around just …
