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@coffeeparamedic - I agree with @DadMagic and @Al e Cat Dabra - try to focus on three self working effects or some simple effects. In Royal Road, Poker Player's Picnic, Intuition with Cards and Designed for Laughter are great tricks that require little or no sleight of hand. Also, if you want...

You are going to want to use black elastic cord with the thickness corresponding to the weight of the rock. Anchor the cord about one third the distance between where the person throwing the rock is standing and the imaginary wall. The lighting and backdrop need to accommodate the black of the...

@Mind I do understand what you are saying. However, part of that is the mindset of the performer. Effects that seem to YOU to be pure mind reading are more impressive to you AND you convey that to your audience. I could do a mentalism performance using concepts or props like a change bag...

Something from a project I'm working on.... "Imaginary Elmer" I fan the deck face down, take one card out, turn the deck over and insert the card face down in the deck. I then tell the audience that I'm going to project my imagination onto them. Whatever, I imagine is what will happen. "I'm...

Set the deck up so every fifth card is the A, K, Q, J, 10 of Spades. Set up the next 25 cards so every fifth card has a letter. Tell them you are going to play poker. Ask them how many people are playing. They most likely will say 4, 5 or 6. If they say 4, say "since I'm the dealer, that...

If you get those reactions with a regular deck, imagine the reactions with a Tarot deck or even with palmistry. One caution, you need to know what you are talking about with those because you WILL meet a spectator who knows the underlying "science" or "lore" for lack of a better term.

There is the Steve Darci method of putting them in the pocket of your suit jacket and then jumping in a pool.

I agree. There are a bunch of different age groups. There is the "5 and Under" group which I will not perform for; the "6 to 10 Years Old" which is my favorite to perform for because you can hold their attention with fun magic; the "10 to 13 Year Olds" which is a tough group because they want...

@tomyleft Welcome to the forums! I think you will find the feel of this forum a bit different than most others. The Magic Cafe and Genii forums have their uses (for me, typically researching the history of effects) but they also have their share of drama. The T11 forums have a higher number...

The need for "fast" or "visual" magic for kids is a common misconception. The effect needs to be something that accomplishes what they know to be impossible. This is exactly the issue with a mindset that kids need fast visual magic. That may work for table hopping where you are there for...

Go watch an episode of Game of Thrones and then an episode of Dora the Explorer. Then, go watch a video of Criss Angel and one of David Kaye.

Awesome, Rick!

It is like I can read minds across the forum.... I knew that you would ask that... I must be psychic. Remember, the method doesn't matter, only the effect. Use whatever method gets the desired effect. Cassidy's FundaMentals (on lybrary.com) Anneman's Practical Mental Magic Fulves's Self...

What source are you learning from? It sounds like you left index finger is too far forward in the deck or you are not rotating that finger clockwise the right amount.

Your motion to deal the card from the bottom is to reach over with your right hand, slide your fingers under the deck, make contact with the front middle of the card with your index finger and pull the card forward. You can push the card back with your right middle finger before pulling the...

I'd guess the Kindle version was scanned in using optical character recognition and the "r" was read as a "f."

Dan and Dave - Trilogy.

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I misread your post. I thought you were asking between RRCM and ECT. If you are looking for inexpensive books, try Mentzer's Counts Cuts, Moves and Subtleties, Buckley's Card Control or the Magic of LePaul.