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If you care about this art, then you will be actively learning everything you can about its history. Sure, people recreate obscure ideas all the time. However, all too often today, people recreate effects which any well read magician would already know about. There is no excuse for that. The...

Let's take a moment to dispel a few myths: MYTH 1: DVDs are a more efficient (or faster) method of learning than books. TRUTH: It takes longer to watch a DVD than it does to read the same amount of information. Case in point: recently I was coordinating a project that required the...

Sadly, you do not see the magician "get into" or "out of the trick." Therein lies the artistry of what we do. Having said that, any basic book on coin magic, including Bobo's, will have this trick described. Brad Henderson

Yes, it does. However, you need to understand what is required to make it work. Few things in magic are truly self working. Attitude, timing, and appropriateness to the overall handling are things you need to consider. But in the right trick, with the right handling, it is can be as deceptive...

The "card through window" effect was invented by a man named Bob Hummer. He also invented the trick where the magician throws a card in the air and it flies around his body only to return to his outstretched hand. He had many wonderful ideas, some incredibly brilliant. His best works though are...

Benson by Starlight is one of the best magic books to be written in years. It is expensive, but reading it will make you a better magician - even if you don't learn a single trick in it! There are stage tricks, parlor tricks, and sleight of hand tricks. One of the coin moves was recently...

There are at least two interesting issues which come from Tally's point. First, he clearly has no desire to learn. He asks a question on the forum, and rather than listen and evaluate the answers given by people who may have more knowledge and life experience than he, he assures us he is...

Someone asked about The Dance. The Dance is about cold reading. If you have never studied cold reading, then it is not the book for you. It is written for people who understand the basic concepts and may have attempted it in the past. The book has received excellent reviews, but I would feel bad...

Education is not a product, it's a process. Yes, it's about learning 'stuff'. But more importantly, it's about learning how to learn. I am the magician I am today because I went through that process. I learned how to balance time to practice and perform magic with my school work. (I also majored...

I just wanted to thank theory11 for doing the right thing. So many people in our field rationalize theft and defend poor ethical positions. When they are finally forced into doing something about it, they still pass the buck or simply refuse to acknowledge an error had been made. So often we...