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Come on Maaz... it is the Cut Deeper Force which is typically credited to Ed Balducci with a nod to Henry Christ. How about Lin Searles' So Simple Force? You also can use a riffle force to force multiple cards. However, I disagree with a need to use a different force. Using the Cut and Turn...

Or from Frank Garcia's Million Dollar Card Secrets?

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Rip it ahead of time and use repositional glue to put it back together. Rip away from the side you want signed so it is less apparent.

Although I don't know the exact method, I have several ideas for methods. The clues are much like how Penn talks to magicians on Fool Us. If you have a basic knowledge, you will understand. That is where having a good foundation in magic helps. Expand beyond YouTube exposure channels. Get a...

I get what you are saying, but want to give a more nuanced perspective. We do have powers over others (think a child begging their parents for something, someone using peer pressure to influence someone's actions, someone saying something mean to make someone feel awful). In magic it's the...

To paraphrase somethimg that @ChristopherT said, David employs systems. start with some educated guesses about human nature to set up the deck and then layer in some NLP and subconscious influence concepts. If that doesn't work, have multiple outs based on sleight of hand. Play up the that...

At what point in the video are you referring... I don't have 45 minutest to watch the whole thing....

What Erdnase called the Shift, we currently call the Pass.

I have no clue why anyone would have an issue with those reactions or why you should tone it down. I do have an issue with magicians who immitate David Blaine's monosyllabiac presentation, but authentic dumbfounded reactons are great.

Sending thoughts and prayers for your wife and for you.

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Exactly. The method is much more disappointing than the effect. The FACS / muscle reading / NLP stuff is really just additional layers that can enhance the presentation. It it sort of like controlling a card to the top of the deck. There are a number of methods to accomplish this, the...

@Maaz Hasan, I think your answer depends on "carry me through" - do you mean pay for college which is $20K to 25K a year or to get you a lot of spending money. You could easily get $400 to $500 a week by doing two kids shows on Saturday or you could score a job at a restaurant performing magic...

Kids shows and restaurants are two very different types of shows requiring different effects and different presentations. For one, you have to keep interest for 30 to 45 minutes by being in front of the group of kids, for the other you have to get in, establish a relationship, perform three...

1. You will look forward to reading it cover to cover every month 2. The access to the archive allows you to read past issues - what else do you have to do for summer vacation? 3. You can use the archive to do research on plots, themes, moves, etc. 4. So you are reading, thinking and doing...

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Anything that makes them look like a fool IS confronting them. Have you tried that and does it work? My sense is there are two possible results, The first is that you make them look like a fool which can lead the audience to think you are a jerk because they didn't deserve that. The second is...

Although there is some decent advice in that video, the whole approach is wrong. You don't engage hecklers because that just rewards them for being a jerk. Plus, even if you one up them, you come across like a jerk. See above. Heckling a heckler lets them win because it allows them to...

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