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Only the interesting ones are online! I've met a lot of magicians in the area -- at magic shops and lectures. I'm pretty sure they are the same old guys (and they are mostly older guys) that are at the IBM and SAM rings. There are a lot of lurkers on the Cafe (seriously, posting there is like...

Wasn't there something that Paul Harris mentioned in Art of Astonishment about Michael Ammar doing that with Cards on Ceiling and Paul wanting to do it with coins for light and heavy dime?

My advice typically is to build on what you know. That is why I was asking what you perform. That also gives me a sense of what you like. So lets start there. If you were to do a show, what effects would you include?

Perfectionist... yes. Ever given up completely...no. Ever started learning effects only to give up because I couldn't get it "perfect"... so many times. How many magicians does it take to screw in a light bulb? 10. 1 to screw it in, 4 to speculate as to the method, 3 to say they know a...

Let's work with effects you currently perform. How do you present the invisible deck and Houchin's Counterfeit?

Hey Katie! I think there may be a couple of things going on. One may be a frustration with not being able to do things you used to be able to do. It doesn't feel like moving forward to relearn things. But we've all been there. There are routines that I've done three or four years ago that I...

Schmidt: There is a big difference between a performing a couple of tricks and having a show, especially when people are paying you. But before I get into that, I have a couple of questions: Are thinking of doing walk-around or doing a show in front of a group of people? What effects do you...

I'm imagining Tony Stark as a magician. We can work with that. Think about Stark's character and the multiple dimensions and motivations. Think of the different situations through which Tony is able to show his character. As you are building your performance pieces try to achieve what Eugene...

jjquidding: The short answer is to make your magic entertaining through the use of character and presentation. The long answer is, well, long. Rather than give you an essay, let's make this practical and develop your character and then come up with compelling presentations for the effects you...

If you were to read one book, it would be Larry Haas's Transformations. If you were to read twenty-five books, it would be: Walt Anthony's Tales of Enchantment Eugene Burger's Mastering the Art of Magic Eugene Burger's Performance of Close-Up Magic Eugune Burger's The Experience of Magic...

I didn't mean to derail the thread, just to give you something to think about. To answer your queston, as far as I know, there isn't anything exactly like that. Richard Sanders had an effect called Identity which meets some of those criteria. I also remember an effect in True Astonishment...

I agree that from an analytical and construction standpoint, it would be cool. I understand what you are saying about conditions, but I disagree about whether the audience would know about the conditions. The Out to Lunch Principle requires the use of a rubber band, but the audience doesn't...

I've highlighted the portions of your criteria that only a magician would care about. The effect is a card is selected, it is identified and then the card changes into the another card. I know how to do that five different ways - none of which meet all of your criteria but all of which will...

Actually, I wasn't able to send you a PM for some reason. Send me one and I can reply.

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Correction - Hermetic Press has free shipping on international orders over $200. L&L Publishing has 10% off the purchase of 3 or more books and ships internationally at cost. Either is a good source.

For the classic books, try Booktopia and do a search for card magic. If you are interested in more than cards, add Matk Wilson's Complete Course on your list. Most of those books are available at any bookstore. For the modern path, your best bet is ordering all eight books from Hermatic Press...

What country are you located in ?

Start with Scarne on Card Tricks and Royal Road OR Start with Card College Light and Card College Volume 1

There are two paths you can take regarding card magic. The first is the classic path (which is less expensive) and the second is the more modern path (which is more expensive). Classic Path Scarne on Card Tricks (lots of self-working effects) Royal Road to Card Magic - Hugard and Braue...