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It all depends on the effect and its requirements: Houdini / Erdnase Change Paintbrush Change The Waive Change Shapeshifter Snap Change Not exaclty. Marc DeSouza's Shapeshifter is a based on Oscar Munoz's Pierouette change, but the moves are not the same. Marc had actually shown me both of...

Get a copy of Encyclopedia of Card Tricks. It has an entire chapter devoted to Svengali Decks and some great presentation ideas. It is a great book that has a lot of effects using gaffed decks and cards. There also is a Booklet Called 101 Magic Tricks with a Svengali Deck. For $2.50, there...

The 21 Card Trick? I think a better definition would be that magic creates the illusion of impossibility. Some people react with astonishment, some with wonder and some react to a perceived challenge. I believe that reaction can be guided by the presentation. Here is where I disagree...

In performing magic, my goal is not to challenge my spectators in the sense you are talking about. I actually think that a providing a sense of challenge is a negative in most performances of magic. I use magic to spark their imagination, to touch their emotions and to encourage their sense of...

I remembered this post which covers a lot of books: https://www.theory11.com/forums/threads/beginner-book-resources-on-all-things.42874/#post-442600

That would be my question. Without more detail, I second @ChristopherT's recommendations.

Search for Ring Box by Premium Magic or Double Locked Mystery Box. For a more industrial presentation, search for Joe Porper's Strong Box 2.0. If you are looking for pure beauty, look HERE.

Here is an old thread but a good one.: https://www.theory11.com/forums/threads/how-to-tie-store-carry-loops-video.25227/

There is no requirement of what it takes to be called a magician. If you perform magic, you are a magician. The amount of learning, practice and work you put into it determines how good of a magician you are. I do in an attempt to change that image.:cool:

Some good sources for researching history: Magicpedia - http://geniimagazine.com/magicpedia/Main_Page Conjuring Archives - http://www.conjuringarchive.com Conjuring Credits -http://www.conjuringcredits.com/doku.php?id=start Ask Alexander - http://askalexander.org Genii and Magic Cafe Forums -...

Your best bet is to get the Trilogy as a single book for around $95 to $115: https://www.abebooks.com/Dai-Vernons-Card-Trilogy-Secrets-Magic/20272653827/bd https://www.amazon.com/Dai-Vernons-Inner-Card-Trilogy/dp/B008Z24JV6 Or, if you don't mind e-books - you can get them from Lybrary.com for...

Welcome to magic and welcome to the forums! I love the history of effects and their variations, so grab your favorite beverage and settle in for a good read. So let's start with the slide talking about Vernon and the Cups & Balls -- not exactly. The Cups and Balls has been around for a while...

You can't do a signed card and hand out the card with the original Hovercard gimmick. Nonetheless, it is still one of the best tricks ever. Remember in performing it, slow is better. My suggestion is to go for books -- you get more effects for your money.

Roberto Giobbi has a book, the Art of Switching Decks that comes with a DVD.

One advantage to a corner short is that you can have two different short cards in a deck - on shorted on the top left / bottom right and one on the top right / bottom left. This would allow you to track / control two different selected cards. The disadvantage is that unless your spectator is a...

Maaz: I used to end with the magic candy factory (https://www.magictricks.com/candy-factory.html) and the result was that the kids would rush the table I was using for my performance. I don't do that for a bunch of reasons. The first is that the prop looks like something from a magic shop...

OK. A lot of what you have won't work for that age group like Ping, Sevenpad and most card tricks. Mark Wilson's Book is your best resource. The first step is to change your thinking from quick, visual magic to longer engaging routines. In a show, you have to draw in the audience's attention...

Go low tech. Gently take the bottom of the cellophane apart and slide it off. Open the deck from the bottom. Do what you have to do. Re-glue the bottom flap of the deck. Put cellophane back on deck. Put a drop of glue on cellophane on bottom. The spectators will be focused on the top of...

@Maaz Hasan the add-ons are a separate purchase. So you can get an annual subscription for $35 a year (digital only) or $58 per year (digital and print). Then you can get one of the books for a greatly reduced price - The Vernon Touch (you pay $25 regular price is $85), Tailsman (you pay $15...

So the effect that is being EXPOSED on YouTube is a Edward Marlo effect called "Perplexing" which was published in Frank Garcia's Million Dollar Card Secrets and which uses the Cut and Turn Over Force. Simon Lovell teaches that and a lot of other material from the Garcia's book on his Million...