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I'm going to see Copperfield tonight and I might have a chance to perform for him. What effect should I perform for Copperfield to fool a master magician?

I don't think their is a competition in between them. I usually like to learn from books because a) I like reading and b) I can read it anywhere. Plus, in many instances you can get a lot more bang for your buck when buying books over a DVD. In many instances I learn from videos too. Usually...

Dude, it was meant as a joke. If it bothers you so much I'll change the title. You need to chill bro.

Youtube Magic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaBYzBHikUg This guy is amazing! Watch the whole video. I heard that this guy is coming out with a dvd with Dan & Dave called the Prequeligy. Note: The views and opinions above may not express my true feelings.

I'm looking for a color change which would suit my purpose. I'm creating a card effect but I have not seen a color change that will accomplish the effect I want to get. Legend (so that you can imagine it): Card A: Ace of Hearts Card B: Ace of Spades Card C: Card that I want to appear...

One time I was doing a simple trick for my friend called 'Hitman'. The thing is I was using a borrowed deck and it was too old and warped for me to control the card properly. So I somehow ended the trick with the wrong card in their hand. I told them, "turn it over..." and when they did they...

I heard somewhere that Tally Hos are one-way. I have been studying the backs of both fan backs and circle backs and I cannot notice anything. Is it really one way or was I misinformed?

Well the whole point of the discussion was to discuss how we could turn harmful deception into enchantful deception. I did not intend for the thread to be a debate on the validity of the quote to be quite honest.

In my opinion there isn't one solution to solve the problems of magic as an art. Many people get interested in magic as a phase in their life and drop it a few weeks or months later. Although every single new magician has to start somewhere these people do a lot of damage to the art. All the...

First of all the quote is a translation of Greek text because Plato lived in ancient Greece. The dialect they used back then is quite different from the one they use in Greece now, plus Greece had many city-states with different dialects. The quotation I put is an english translation of what he...

I think you are missing the point. Not every deception may be said to enchant but "Everything" that decieves may be said to enchant. Everything in this context means the person or item, not an actual scenario. And it is true, everyone or anything is capable of enchantment with proper intruction...

If someone is able to successfully have an affair without being caught then they must be good at deceiving. Except for they are using that skill in a bad way instead of using it constructively. The deception involved with cheating (lying, making aliases) could be used productively if the man in...

This is an experiment and I'll see how successful it is. I'll post a quote that relates to magic every week and we can discuss it. So for Week #1. "Everything that deceives may be said to enchant." - Plato Now I'm not to sure if Plato ever saw magic but he knew a lot about wonder. Wonder...

My suggestion. Have Your Name in big bold letters on the back. The left half in big bold letters and the right half in italic handwriting. A line going through the middle. Then at the bottom, "(your name)____ Blurring the line inbetween reality and illusion."

What kind of magic do you do and what do you have in your repetoire?

I was doing stigmata for my gym class. I forced the 2 of diamonds and everything went right. Then when I rubbed my arm nothing showed up. There was about 30 people just standing there. I was so embarassed.

Theory 11 wants to know what kind of gear we are interested in buying. I'm going to make a list of what I would like to see and everyone is welcome to add to the list. Custom Theory 11 CardGuards Imagine a cardguard with the t11 logo on the front, the guardian back (or other t11 custom card...

I already posted what I thought what was wrong with magic a couple pages back but I think I need to clear up what i think is wrong with Magic as an Art today. First of all what is our art? Our art is a secret art so we must treat it like a secret art. Not like an art which every sees...

What is wrong with magic as an art today? I can answer it in two parts. One part for laymen and one for magicians. Laymen: Most people have never seen magic, sure they probably have seen some grandpa tricks like the 21 trick or some simple find my card using a key-card, etc. So they don't...

I know what I want and I believe can do it, it is just a matter of how? Their is a cloud of fog in my mind, I doubt myself and my abilities. But when I look back the 3/4 of a year that I've been doing magic I've grown so much as a performer and a human being. I have so much more confidence now...