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Haha, I do a couple pseudo hypnosis effects that look like Jedi mind tricks as well. Fraser Parker's stuff in True Mysteries is okay. I do an effect by Patrick Redford that is a great way to make it look like someone has forgotten something it feels very Jedi.

The classic force is great. I think when people imagine picking a card from a magician this is what they have in their head. a riffle force or slip cut are fine but I think that they are more likely to cause suspicion because their process is going to look new and different when compared to what...

There's a new trailer that just hit. It looks pretty awesome in my opinion but I'm sure there are tons of people out there that hate it. Well, I'm not sure if you guys are like this but I find myself looking for material that makes me look like a Jedi OFTEN. It looks awesome, people can relate...

How about more close up magic than you can eat in a lifetime. Hundreds of tricks performed by David Copperfield, David Blaine Dynamo, Justin Flom, Chris Ramsay, Dan white and others... What you want is this:

If you go to Walgreens they sell Stud cards for cheaper than Bicycles and they handle just as well. I like to go to Sams Club or Costco and buy one of their big boxes of 12 decks every couple of months like the others said above.

Yeah, I like that about Mnemonica but Darwin Ortiz's stack, as well as the Si Stebbins, can start from a new deck as well. Even Dani Daortiz's stack (Which can do almost everything a Stebbins can do) starts from a new deck. I think that all of these stacks are more versitile than the Tamariz...

Antonio Diavolo is 100% correct. The "David Blaine double lift" is actually Derek Dingle/Steve Draun's double turnover. Derek Dingle did it with a break and Draun figured out a way to do it from a push off. Yeah, if you want to fool a magician my best advice is to avoid any sleight of hand at...

Let me preface this with one thing. Over my magic career, I have memorized six or seven decks of cards and have used many memorized deck effects in my working repertoire. The memorization isn't the problem, and finding material for the stacks isn't an issue either. I just don't get what sets...

What you see in the Peter Turner pdf is basically what you are going to get with psi forces. When I worked for Rick Lax we published several psychological forces and had the magic viewed by millions of people. For effects found in psychological subtleties, at best these worked out about 60 or 70...

Hey guys! So here are my recommendations for modern mentalism. The hip thing right now in mentalism is so-called propless mentalism. It's super practical but can be pretty tough to get down and a lot of what is being hawked is pretty bad magic. Never fear! In these two videos, I break down some...

The kicker with all of this is that "visual learners" don't really exist at all. That is to say, we all can learn visually, or with any of the many other ways that our brain takes in information. Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences has largely been misinterpreted and...

Correction, on my initial post. Loftus is located in Salt Lake. It's not really open to the general public though. I have been to one magic shop in Colorado although I know of a few great performers that hail from Colorado. Also, in Utah I never mentioned Mystic Dining. It's not a magic shop...

If you aren't familiar with Justin, here's some of my favorite magic of his.

I purchased a plastic expanding cane about 10 years ago for $20. It works fine but recently I bought a metal cane from China for about $3. It was considerably better in every way although probably not as great as a Russ Walsh cane

Hey, I live in Layton too! (and I'm from Kaysville) The answer is yes...ish There's nothing like you would think. Nothing like the Disneyland Magic Shop, or Tannens. All of the local shops have gone online. The magic community is pretty big in Utah though. There are 6 magic clubs from Logan to...

To add to the list Steve Spill, Al Lampkin, Lance Burton, Howard Hamburg, Lennart Green, Persi Diaconis, John Carney etc... Really, he didn't die that long ago. It was 1992 and he was very active up to his death.

Justin Flom is going to kick butt on World's Best!

Yeah, that's great. I hope it goes well! Thanks man! I miss all of you!

Hey guys long time no see! Arround this time of the year everyone is looking for Valentine's day magic I completed my list of magic that's good for meeting people and wanted to share.

Brand new decks slide around more. That's probably what you experienced. Things like this get confusing because of marketing. I have been in contact with Bicycle to create decks in the past. This is what they say about their different options in the packet for deck creators (I've changed the...