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But you didn't. You saw a magician who has more vision than you do perform it, and decided to take his creative vision. You still haven't answered my earlier post. Have we heard of these magicians that supposedly condone stealing? Do they even exist or have names? Ask someone noteworthy, like...

And you needed to post this three times why?

-No, they didn't steal it. Firstly, they bought the book, they didn't take the routine from someone else who had bought the book. Secondly, it means they took it and made it their own. -Second off, that's called stealing. -Third, those magicians actually buy the material.

Nice post man. I enjoyed that. JetEyeNight, you'd be hard pressed finding a magician who telegraphed his sleight of hand. To me that defeats the purpose of magic. Have you ever played with using emotional hooks in your magic? You can't get the best reactions without them. I don't mind...

Guys, please be mindful that there are two different meanings of the word. Firstly, professional is an adjective which describes an employment status. The antonym here is "amateur". This is the strictest form of the word which simply means, a professional is someone who does what he does for...

Agreed. The important thing to note about beginning mentalism is this: mentalism is very different from magic. The mentality required to perform it is different. It needs to be presented differently. Most importantly, it requires a deeper understanding of what you're performing, how, and why. So...

Can I just say that as an actor, I do this all the time. I can't stop myself doing it, actually. It is one of the most interesting ways I can think of to pass the time, if friends aren't around. People are incredibly interesting, and watching people especially so.

Holy crap, that's fantastic! I could definitely imagine using such information if only in social settings, let alone magic. Great info Will.

The link is a dead link lol

EDIT: Never mind.

That's exactly right. So lift the deck up at the crimped card. Do you see what I mean? Have them shuffle it, and glimpse the bottom card as they do so. Take the deck back, crimp the bottom card in that action, and then "remember" that they should cut the deck to complete a shuffle. Now you have...

Right, can you name their names? Do they have the habit of stealing too? Have they ever had their work stolen from them? I'm not simply talking about people who released a trick five years ago. I'm talking about the best in the magic industry. Go ask Alain Nu what he thinks about stealing. Or...

magicman1212, all I'd say is this. Magic is meant to be performed. The true effect of magic can only be realised when there is interaction. Interaction can only best occur when they are physically present. Physical presence obviously cannot happen over a DVD. Therefore, I don't really see the...

I don't know, to be honest. I don't think she'll ask, though. She can appreciate the beauty of the mystery. With a moment like this, especially on the receiving end, the beauty is in the unknown. It's like when, after a war, you have a statue of a soldier - an unknown soldier who died in the war...

Your reasoning behind it is interesting, but I think it's better to be a disarming person, and learn to be disarming, rather than having to do a flourish simply for that effect. There are of course many ways to appear as a professional..

A very important issue facing mentalists these days (visual moments). Good point.

From the point of basically every single reputable magician you could name, that is the agreed perspective. So yeah, we pretty much can say that everyone says that - everyone with experience in the industry.

As a mentalist, it would be rather ridiculous for me to be seen manipulating cards during a performance. I was to eliminate any thought of sleight of hand skill, manipulation of cards, or the label of "card technician" when I do use playing cards because my presentation and my performing persona...

Nice post, Luka. :)

With 99% of the magicians, I would ask, with their performances to laymen: What's the difference?