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On a similar note, Daniel Madison's Blind is quite a good Do as I do.

Aristocrats. I absolutely adore the dullness of the backs, and of the yellows on the court cards. It has a nice refinement and reservedness about it.

Hooray for censorship. Add to that list that you should also avoid confusion with the Brits. I don't know how on earth people can hear Aussie accents as British accents, but it blows my freaking mind. This is a really fun project Will, I'm really looking forward to what else you can share.

Still better than what a lot of amateur magicians do.

Heard of it, yes. Haven't got it, since I don't use impression devices.

Renome covered it for me. I wasn't specific enough. There's a different sense of wonder that magic produces, a one of not knowing. For a brief second in time when the audiences mind is scrambling to try and rationalize and make sense of what they've just seen, and try to make it fit in with...

You don't need deep patter or presentation at all, it's true. I've experimented with the invisible deck: Me: Name a card Spectator: 4 of diamonds Me: *takes deck out of box, spread to the only face down card, gesture spectator to take the card* Spectator: *lost for words* You can perform it...

This is great, because it's about the spectators themselves. It gives them a reason to care about the magic, apart from the fact that they're humoring you. It makes them genuinely care about the effect, and therefore the parts about themselves that they are associating with it. There's a lot of...

Look at the chart on page 183 for some more ideas.

It's the same method that Tamariz describes, except Blaine simply omits the cut.

Tamariz gives a great way of memorizing the stack, however I'll touch briefly on 2 methods. 1. A memory palace. Basically create a palace of 52 rooms in your head. It can be a combination of real places, if you like. The important thing is to make sure you can, in your mind, visit each room...

That first effect is a beautiful piece is called "Mnemonicosis", an adaption by Tamariz of Dai Vernon's "Trick that cannot be explained". It's one of my favourite pieces to perform. It's explained in depth in Mnemonica. However, it's not a trick that you need Mnemonica for. I have a friend that...

By stack, I meant memorized deck system, as opposed to formulaic/cyclical stack.

Really glad to see you back man. Great thread. For me, it really depends on a few factors. -If I'm performing professionally in a walk around setting, it's purely spectacle. I'm make some tiny illusions to substantial things, but that's just for my character [You can't trust what you see...

In my opinion, some of the best benefits of Mnemonica are: - You can reach the stack from new deck order with just overhand shuffles and faro shuffles. - From what I know, and from my experience, magicians use Mnemonica more than any other stack. - It's a true memorized stack, so you don't need...

I'm probably reading too far into this, but it seems like the subtext is that people should be using these forgotten sleights? If not, then I'm not sure what the purpose of this thread is. Sleights are simply a means to an end. If they're not congruent with a performer's style or magic, then...

"The Game" by Neil Strauss. Amongst other things, if you really read between the lines, it discusses how to be an Alpha Male, and take control of the rhythm and flow of a group. I use theory from that book when performing more than any other source. Also, PM this guy: (AMOG = Alpha Male of the...

I don't know about you, but I read left -> right and up -> down.

When doing rope magic: "Take a look and examine this rope. Probably similar to the sort of stuff you have in your bedroom". Never gets old.

In transit* (Disclaimer: I'm not a grammar nazi. I'm a correct name of technique/theory nazi.) This is so true. I'll just quote Darwin Ortiz, because he puts it so much better than I do. (From "Strong Magic", pp. 267-268): "...some of the most unnatural-looking actions I've ever seen in magic...