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Your wife did a beautiful job! That really looks nice! After about 6 decades performing magic, both close-up and stand-up shows, and my reluctance to ever get rid of anything, I need a lot of space for my props and card collection. So I have a tall antique dresser, with 8 large drawers - and it...

@MohanaMisra wrote: "The biggest harm is TOO MUCH OF TIME BEING SPENT TO LEARN A MOVE which could have been learnt in a week, with proper practice." Yes, I agree that this could be harmful, but isn't it even more harmful to spend a lot of time learning a move and learning it wrong - so that we...

Thank you for sharing that piece; I really enjoyed it. I am always a little reluctant to suggest any alterations or variations to another magician's routine, because the routine involves the creative and artistic choices of the magician. And particularly in this case, where the video is so...

I am sure that @MagicwithTom, given his experience as a professional, has a lot to offer in the way of advice and recommendations. After all, are there any of us, regardless of what level we may currently be on, who does not have more to learn and cannot improve? But in reading @PGGoutis01's...

@RealityOne, yes, but if I might humbly say, the jog shuffle addition, which I have not seen in Hoffman or elsewhere, makes a world of difference, taking it from a transparently obvious force to a subtle deception.

I will share with you a force that I (believe I) made up. But who knows, perhaps it was created by someone else centuries ago and I did not know of it. In any event, I think it appears quite fair and is deceptive. If you like it or it suits you, please feel free to use it. Let's say, for...

My confession: I have frequently tipped servers in restaurants/bars I've worked at to pick up signed cards I've palmed off and dropped on the floor behind me and to go outside and stick them on the window with a little piece of double stick tape. After having the spectator look through the deck...

@Ryker47 Don't blame yourself for what happened. If you do, then you are victimized twice - once by that immoral low life who is a disgrace to magic, and once by yourself, who is blameless. This could have happened to any of us, and it is good that you brought it to our attention, so that maybe...

@Littlemagicdude, that is fabulous. You do the flourish beautifully and teach it very clearly. Thank you for sharing this! AECD

@MohanaMisra, I agree with @RealityOne. Whatever book instructed the position in which you are holding the card in photo #2 is incorrect. When the card is held in that position, you are losing 25% of your cover. And the reason the card is popping free from your hand is elementary physics -...

@Mohana Misra wrote: "Think about it, if I told an aspiring magician who knows NOTHING about magic yet, that a coin vanish is definitely NOT real magic, and there's 100%, absolutely, surely, certainly a 'physical method' to what is happening, and then I put them in a room, eventually, they will...

I have been thinking about this question for a few days now. IMO it comes down to an individual's character, theme, style and/or persona. Like the magic wand, people see magic words as a classic icon or emblem of the magician. Magic words are of course used all the time by Harry Potter and...

This a great place to get some great "pointers" from people (but not with the fingers, LOL). One thing I have learned is that what looks best is what looks natural, so placing a coin in the hand for a vanish should look as close to how it would look if you were really just placing a coin in your...

One possibility would be a one-phase ambitious card. Have someone you know help you by selecting a card as you spread them face-down. Give them a sharpie to sign the card, and as they are doing so while the camera is on them signing the card, secretly turn the top card of the deck face up and...

OK so the most entertaining reaction I have ever seen is the question? I am going to try not to make this sound like bragging, but it is the absolute truth. Years ago, I was performing on a cruise ship, it was cocktail hour and I was strolling. On the top deck, I began doing an ambitious card...

"If you can read minds, what am I thinking?" I had some fun pondering this question and trying to come up with some replies: 1. "I KNEW you were going to ask me that question." 2. (Place hand to forehead, close eyes, and pretending to concentrate) "Woah! I think we'd better keep that out...

I am late to this party, but I have read and thought about the original OP's post, "just wanted to ask if anyone has any recommendations where to continue in magic. Cause what i learned is just from youtube and i want to change on that . So i wanted to ask where do i continue. Any book or video...

Just to comment on this interesting issue a bit further if I may. @Noah B8 strikes me as being quite humble and open minded, with a genuine desire to learn and improve as a performer. I think @RealityOne had some excellent and perceptive points in terms of human psychology as it relates to the...

In my personal experience, most people really enjoy watching magic - some even love it. However, there will always be some individuals (fortunately in the minority) who have such big egos that they cannot stand to be fooled, or resent it when anyone but them is the center of attention and...