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Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Clubs, and Ace of Clubs

7 of Hearts, Queen of Clubs, and 4 of Diamonds

Jack of Spades, Jack of Hearts, and Ace of Spades

Hi there, 1) What about magic drives you to continue to perform, improve, and develop new pieces of magic? 2) How has your life been most affected by the art of magic? 3) When it comes to performing, what do you consider to be your biggest strength and what do you consider to be your biggest...

First of all, make sure that you aren't doing anything that you can't already do in your sleep! Your focus should be on effectively interacting and engaging the audience instead of focusing on what you should be doing with your hands. Second, your first effect should be an eye-opener. Something...

Patter can be hard to work out for a routine, especially a 3fly, but with how quick a normal 3fly routine can be, it might be good to come up with a stronger plot. I would be a rich man if I had a dime for every time I heard, "Now if I just squeeze here, sometimes I can get one to..." So, I like...

I think that this change has some real potential and is definitely not like anything that I have seen specifically. With lots of practice I think this change could look more magical than it already does. Just my $.02. -emagician

I see many ideas that have been taught and utilized by other magicians, maybe try crediting if you can, or researching things a bit. If you haven't yet, check out Daniel Garcia's Symphony, he teaches a credit card routine with a very similar concept. -emagician

I agree with JButterfield in a sense here. Coins can be simple, elegant, and absolutely mindblowing when handled by a well practiced magician. But it goes south without practice and without creativity. Cards can twist the way you think and challenge the spectator's perception. But when card...

I have always fantasized about doing something like this, and it looks like he has found an incredible way of doing it. It looks like REAL magic if you didn't know any better. I will definitely be looking for more info on an effect as crazy as this one.

To be honest, I barely perform magic EVER for my girlfriend. I just don't feel the need to and that is not why she even began to like me. The only time I have performed magic around her is for friends or her family. Sometimes it's fun to play pranks on her with magic though. Just make sure that...

Spellbound routines with a silver dollar and a poker chip look beautiful with the contrast that it makes when it changes. You just have to be careful with your sleights and make them nearly perfect so that you don't flash!

I thought the take on the Hofsinzer card plot looked a lot like others at first, then the Asher Twist came around and I began to see some originality. But what really got me was the kicker at the end when all of the cards turned into 3's. Nice work man and see what you can do to make the first...

I took a 10 day trip to Argentina last year and performed magic daily for the friends and relatives of the family that hosted us. I had been taking Spanish class for 1 and a half years at that point and barely knew enough to get me by, but they were just as amazed as people in the US. It is...

Born Standing Up by Steve Martin is an autobiography about his journey to making it big. If you want to know what it takes to make it, then read this book and learn first hand about what it means to be a performer and the work it takes to get there. An amazing journey and story that magicians...

I got it for Christmas one year and it is a very inspiring story and a very good read. Please pick this one up if you can guys, I highly recommend it as well!

I am right handed in nearly everything, but I guess when I started magic, I just picked up a deck of cards differently than most people. The amount of guitar that I play may also have something to do with it. It also makes it harder to learn flourishes, but it's not too bad. You can fan a deck...

It looks like somewhat of a reverse pass, but it's a bit different I think. I'm not quite sure though, maybe a more knowledgable card mechanic can pitch in!

I completely agree with UncleMings, as much as I am determined to become a professional someday as well, college for me is going to be about another interest. I know a professional who went to college for things completely different than business, theatre, etc. Try to find a mentor, they can...

This week: I am finally ready and have put together routines for table magic, but I have yet to go out and propose the idea. This week, I just need to do it! This year: A magician that went to my high school and turned professional (Nate Staniforth) did a few shows that teachers are still...