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I wrote this little story / dream sequence on the blog for my magazine, but thought I should also share it here and see what you all come up with. I swear to you that I had this exact dream the other night. It was weird, as I don’t normally remember my dreams. But when I woke up, I sat up in...

This is a thought that I had after watching a variety of online magic and mentalism performances. Do magicians suffer from some form of short-term memory loss? In the clip below, Derren Brown is working on the streets, playing a game where he is trying to guess how much money is in random...

Charlie Munger (98 year-old Billionaire Vice President of Berkshire Hathaway) tells this apocryphal story of Mozart: I see a strange desire of many new magicians ("new", meaning within their first 5-10 years of being a magician, or even earlier) to teach magic. They either make tutorials on...

I love when comedians "do magic", and the late, great Sean Lock's prediction effect in the video below is an excellent minute and a half of TV comedy that is well worth your time. Do magicians take themselves too seriously? Why don't we put moments like this in our shows? Sean reminds us that...

Hey guys, I see a lot of magicians and members of this forum who seem to think that learning magic involves reading it in a book (best case scenario) or watching a tutorial (more common) on YouTube or the like, playing with it for an hour or so, and then posting a video of themselves performing...

A faro card control, the FUJ Shuffle (Faro Utility Jog Shuffle), from The Hermit Magazine, by Scott Baird. In the video I produce the card, but it can be a secret control, or a peek. Some notes: - No pinky breaks are held - The selected card is always under your control despite the true nature...

Hi gang! I've recently started an online magic magazine that launches on January 1st, and thought I would share some of the things that I learned on this journey: 1. Everyone's already got a project When looking for contributors for the magazine, I realized magicians are busy people! Some of...

This is my own take on a Rubik's cube solution effect. It's published in The Hermit's FREE pilot issue for those who'd like to learn it (check out the links in my signature). It uses one regular Rubik's cube. Title credit goes to Henry Harrius' Rubik's Nightmare, and Rubik's Dream.

I had an interesting idea for a quick card thing that I thought I’d share. For those who’ve seen Chris Mayhew’s torn corner thing on his IGTV, you can see that I use it subtly here as a convincer, rather than as an overt move or change. The rest is just dressing it up for the change! enjoy...

Hi gang, I just wanted to share a Collectors routine that I’ve worked out, based on a 4-card production by Mike Bornstein in Apocalypse Magazine (Vol. 16 No. 1), “Bargain 4”. What I like about this routine is that the Collector cards aren’t even in play until the selections are lost. Please let...

Hey Theory11, Just wanted to share a video I took of a new concept that I’m currently exploring. A deck switch is when the magician secretly switches decks. This might be the opposite of that. Scott Baird.

Hi All, If you do a Zoom magic show, I had an idea that might appeal to you. It’s a way to frame a Card at Any Number effect using Google Sheets. The great part about the Google Suite is that you can instantly share access to the document with the person on the call, and they can view any...

Hello all, Just felt like sharing a new card routine that I put together for myself. Crediting the method- it combines a special Faro shuffle that I use in some of my own original work with the Undo Influence Control, created by Simon Aronson and explained in depth in his book, Try The...

Here’s my take on a multiple selection to pockets routine. Some of the thinking in this routine is inspired by Chris Mayhew (hence the title). Please let me know if you enjoyed it! Scott.

Hey, I'm Scott. As a re-introduction to these forums (It's been a LONG time), here's a take on a Larry Jennings classic (Open Travellers), with a cleaned-up handling and some reveals that "stuck" on the stainless steel countertop. Please enjoy! Scott Baird.

...that I could come up with. :P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtRCq77-P7M Comments and critiques are welcomed and encouraged! Scott.

As early as it is (I've had the DVD since Monday afternoon), here's a practice session of Ponta's Spellbound Sequence. Just showing that it CAN be done relatively well, if not as good as him, and trying to encourage everyone to give this kind of wicked fun coin magic a shot...

This is a new idea I had for handling jumbo coins (whatever those are). You seemingly start and end with hands that are empty of jumbo coins. The idea is to ring in the jumbo and get it out of play without ever going near a pocket. Let me know what you all think, and what I can do to make...

Based off of "Seven the Hard Way" by Reed McClintock (Knucklebusters), this routine is my attempt at bad humor and coin productions. It's done a bit differently than Reed does it; the patter is mine, unfortunately; and, the ending is also something I added to the routine. I know I've...

Scott Baird RUINS 3FLY- and he's back again! Hi. I'm Scott Baird. I can do a Fat Albert impersonation. Ignoring that, I've never really liked 3 fly. I loved it. But there was something that kept me from performing it. What didn't I like about it? All the transfers. Duh! Only the...