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I don't mind that. My hero is Vernon, neither Houdini nor Randi. :D

I'll say this, I've never bought anything related to magic other than books online, and when I get the guts and wish to do so, I won't buy Stack Watch. :P It feels impractical. BUT, I'd DEFINITELY buy that watch as a collectible. Definitely. It looks cool and has a stack printed on it...

Kudos to you for wanting to start, and wanting to get over that. It takes guts. :) I believe you should start where you left. Because if any of the basic sleights have become rusty in your memory, you'll end up re-learning them anyways (one can't move ten steps in card magic without knowing a...

I feel you. But yes, I approach practice in the sense of usability. I keep learning and reading about new moves, methods, and so on. But unkess I have a definite idea of how to use that move in an effect, I don't really work at it. Once I have an effect, a REASON to practice the move, I do it...

Yay. Reading this thread made me realise that I've never judged a book by it's cover (literally speaking). :D Also, I understand the tone of this thread and everything, but just saying, one might do well to think why The Octopus Could Palm (with it's honestly brilliant cover) isn't bought as...

Wait, what gaps do you mean? I'm assumung you don't mean 'windows'... This is how I end up palming from the deck itself. But I'm not too sure of the thumb-corner of the card. Is it held fine?

If I do find my hands too small, which side is more dangerous to flash? As in, should I be more worried about flashing from the index finger side or the pinky?

Since you're a card magician, that is purely why you have the above sentiments. In fact, one can also say that the palms, passes, slipshifts and clipshifts are all to build the dexterity required for Sybil. It goes back to what I said earlier, OP, do whatever you want. If you want to become a...

@RealityOne and @Al e Cat Dabra , I'm using RRTCM, but the drawings weren't clear and I might have misunderstood the instructions regardless. Also, I can't figure out one thing... Should I practice getting comfortable with just the palm first or should I practice getting into the palm right...

Frankly, think of a random word. Make it the title of your trick. Use the items given. Developing ideas yourself is part of the fun, don't miss it ;) . Regardless, if I come up with an idea, I will PM you. Cheers! :)

Which is why I am happy with the non-complex nature of mental magic. :D (But I think some of my friends genuinely believe I can read their body language, in my defence, there exists actual people who can read other's body language really well, so I don't consider myself as 'cheating' them! :P...

Whatever you want.

This is how I used to palm (in the security of my room, alone) cards and thought it's alright, because real performances have the elements of misdirection and naturalness to hide sleights. Now this looks pretty darn natural from above, except the obvious point that, well, the card peeks out...

I see your point about religious rights... Just wondering, could it be because the players of the particular sport heard the psychic's prediction and are influenced by it? I did not know that. Thanks! Also, I wish such laws existed worldwide. That is true too! There are so many things which...

I did this right now, and I must say, sometimes having no tripod or camera stand makes the camera setup process so fun! :D :D

Honestly, the above is exactly my (indignant) question. How do psychics still exist and how is it even legal actually, if they are proven to be nothing but hoaxes time and time again? Psychics, unlike magicians pretending to contact the dead, not only sell what they are doing as something...

That is true. Since we're dealing so much in something that is hypothetical (because nobody is locking anybody to make them learn magic (they should, maybe :D ) ), one can argue that they will end up doing that, given enough performing chances. As much as hypothetical reasoning sounds unreal...

Because true art should be as close to nature as possible (hold a mirror to it) or even, merge with nature herself, if the art is beautiful enough. As @WitchDocIsIn defined above, and so does Google, a secret is anything which is either kept or meant to be kept unknown, hidden from others. Does...

I like to think of cardistry has having certain 'focus' points. When you're gripping the packets, focus on the 'focus' points. These are ANY points where ANY of your finger contacts the deck or a packet deliberately. If such a packet needs to move, then focus on improving the strength of these...