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It is hard to provide references without knowing the method. Based on your reference to Corinda, I'm guessing your method is the similar to the method in the Magazine Test on page 322 of Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic. Rather than having the spectator mark the page behind their back...

Why wouldn't all of the effects you perform be equally powerful? I like the idea that the late, great Eugene Burger talked about... performances need to have "texture." That is, each effect you perform has a different "feel" to it. So, let's talk terminology. As @ChristopherT said, an...

If you are talking about the left "index" finger, better to refer to it as your left first finger. The left first finger should be in the same position as dealing position. That is, it should be on the outer end of the deck. The tips of the right ring and little finger contact your left first...

Had the categories been "visual" "organic" or "impromptu" (whatever those terms actually mean) you would have gotten different responses. People buy magic that is well marketed.

There are two routes to stage magic. The first is large illusions. Generally, large illusions are expensive. The second route is to use props that play. You can use linking rings, an egg bag, 20th Century Silks and even an invisible deck. Those type of effects can play to an audience of 30 to...

Two words: Apollo Robbins.

So reading this, I can imagine giving the spectator the same experience using some advance preparation and three pretty basic sleights. I'd probably add a gaffed card that would replace one of the sleights with a double lift. Now, if you tell me that you never touch the unopened red deck and...

Good advice so far. I'll also going to quote Richard Bach's book Illusions ~ "You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it." Im not a professional magician, but I am a professional who has to convince clients to pay me on an...

OK, based on your character (anyone else will have to do some research on your character for this to make sense) check out "Silk to Panties" and "20th Century Panties." The gimmick for the Silk to Panties will have to be painted white or you will have to use a different gimmick (like the pull...

Apocalypse is pure gold. Spend some time with those books (I'm pretty sure there are only 3 books). Save the $17 !to buy any props you need to do the routines you find.

That isn't the first book you should start with. Try Fulves Self Working Mentalism or Annemann's Practical Mental Magic. Probably your best bet is John Bannon's Mentalismo which is card tricks with a mentalism presentation.

Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic. A great book with all sorts of magic.

For the Hindu Shuffle Force: After they say stop, rotate your left wrist clockwise as you bring your left hand closer towar your body. At the same time, rotate your right wrist counterclockwise as you move that hand up and toward the spectator. Their selected card is sideways, but that...

@gamedesign ~ Although you come across as confident, sometimes you have doubts that you are as good at what you do as people think. Deep down you know what you need to do to really become the best but that involves a lot more effort on your part. You have a friend or relative who is in a...

I think that there is a difference between viewing Magic as tricks, skill or illusions. Each of those words has a different connotation for how the performance is viewed. For me, a trick implies a challenge - I'm going to try to trick you and you try to figure it out. A skill implies a...

My favorite is the 203rd force. :cool:

I don't think it matters if you call it a mystery or a puzzle. I prefer to think of it as an illusion. That acknowledges that it is not real but emphasizes that the purpose is to enjoy what you see. I think the major difference is the starting point of our analysis. @ChristopherT and I start...

Top change? Bottom palm and return on top? Second deal but keep card in hand and then place on top? Double lift starting face up with second card being a double backer? Vernon Depth Illusion / Marlo Tilt

I couldn't have said it better myself! I bolded the most important words.