Everyday around 11am I like to visit my Petit Cafe. It is one block away from my home. This is where I order my Cappuccino, take out my mat, my Journal and create. Do you have a daily ritual? This is an important consideration. This is very often the best part of my day. It …
This Quest is a process with no end point. Take any technical discipline and you will see the best practitioners constantly refining and improving. Bruce Lee was always refining, eliminating anything that did not contribute to his expression. My magic has entered an interesting space right now. I am noticing stronger reactions from my audience. …
Before reading any further, please take a moment to watch and hopefully enjoy the following video. This video features two of my all time favourite effects: The Metamorphosis by Robert Houdin and The Tipsy Trick which was first published in The Royal Road to Card Magic. These two routines have taken half my life to …
In the company of Michael Skinner, I felt I too could be a great magician.
Your Peer Group can build you up or stunt your growth, choose wisely.
The first person to share the card magic of Roy Walton with me was my friend Shiv Duggal. I was astounded by the clarity and purity of the effects. This was card magic which I had not encountered before. By 1980, I would have some of Roy Walton’s booklets that he published. Eventually, all of …
Take a moment and consider this question; when was the last time you really looked into the eyes of your audience just to experience their reaction? Now, I know for a fact you have seen it. You know exactly what I mean, that jaw dropping, mouth wide open, bug eyed look on their faces. We …
The atmosphere of magic has been written about by Ascanio in his stunning book The Structiral Conception of Magic. This beautiful analysis transformed my mindset about what can be achieved with a performance of magic forever. It’s a strange paradox for us Magicians, we have to present magic in such a way that our skill …
This is an interesting topic. The title alone communicates a lot. Three different contexts and yet they sound the same, However, they each mean three different things. Practice This is all about learning, collecting information, testing, refining and adjusting. This can take months of study and reasesrch. My mentor Alan Alan once said; “Learn the …
This post has been many years in the making. Simply because I couldn’t have written about it ten years ago let alone when I first turned professional. How is it possible for a new student in magic today going to discover their style? They may be fortunate to be able to perform with confidence, …
