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Over coming the trauma of bullying with a little magic.
Over coming the trauma of bullying with a little magic.
This conversation has been on my mind for a number of years. Prestige, Respect & Venue. Would you believe, in my opinion, subjective as it may be, I truly believe all three relate to one another. The Prestige of the Magican, the Respect he or she will get can take years to cultivate. It’s a …
When I first read this routine, it made no sense to me. It’s the first routine in the last chapter of The Royal Road to Card Magic. Jean Hugard described it well. I followed the instructions and still, the experience of it was lost on me. It would be many years before I saw the …
This topic represents my current thought process. I became fascinated with this once Darwin Ortiz released his book Designing Miracles. This is the Play Book on routine Construction, Design and Deception. Here is my attempt to document my thoughts and understandings of my studies so far. I will use my routines as an example to …
This next Blog Post is very dear to my heart. Again, let’s thank my friend Raj Jethwa for suggesting this fascinating conversation. I became intrigued with this subject during my first trip to New York in 1982. The seed was planted after seeing Slydini on television – Christmas Day 1978. I was 14 then and …
I practice everywhere. Coffee Shops, on Buses and Trains. I am writing this blog post on the train. I just enjoyed a random encounter with a lovely lady. She saw me shuffling and said. “Practicing your tricks are you”? “Yes mam” I said I then executed my Favourite Colour Change. Her gasp and laughter stopped …
Welcome to this new series. Performance Ready will be a series of conversations that looks at our pre show rituals. My Blog on this subject inspired this – I saw a connection and thought this would make a great series of topics. This first topic addresses Mental Rehearsal. My friend Raj Jethwa suggested this particular …
This Post is dedicated to Tommy Wonder The Card in Ring Box is a classic of magic, not just card magic. In fact, the effect is bigger than the props used. This is an important distinction because with such a big effect at stake, it presupposes this can work for a large audience, which it …
Classic routines in card magic don’t come any better than this wonderful premise. Let’s enjoy a video performance before delving into this conversation. I first learnt it in The Royal Road to Card Magic. I have lost count how many times I have referenced that book on this website. My dear readers, followers, members of …
Dai Vernon’s Matching the Cards has stood the test of time. It grown into a full mature interpretation call 12 The Hard Way by Darwin Ortiz.