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    Exploring Mind, Spirit, and Body: A Hypnosis Question

    Hypnosis is, in its basic essence, a kind of meditation. By this I mean that it's essentially a hyper-focused state of mind where the subject is fully engaged in their imagination. Therefore, anything that can be achieved via meditation can be achieved via hypnosis, because they're largely the...
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    Help needed.

    Ah, I see. What part of the pass is catching you up? I'm going to pre-emptive guess that the issue will come down to hand flexibility and the need for more practice, though.
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    Help needed.

    What sources are you using to learn?
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    2024 magic

    If you were to announce a performance, what is the lowest number of people you are absolutely positive would show up?
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    2024 magic

    Do those college kids have money to pay you? I have no idea where you are, but in my area the college kids are broke. No point in marketing to them. Personally I can't stand doing restaurant magic so I don't really have much input there. Not to say table side magic is a bad thing, it's just...
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    Needing to which coins to use.

    Well, the "correct" answer would be whichever coin works best for the method for you. Personally I do very little coin magic but when I did, I generally only used half dollars. The reason for that is simply visibility. I wanted everyone to be able to see the coin, otherwise there's no magic...
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    sources explaining trick methods and Techniques and materials to use

    Yes, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of books explaining methods and materials and such. Read and absorb as many as you can - Magic books, science books and articles, YouTube tutorials on building things, etc. This gives you a toolbox of knowledge and skills that you can draw on when you...
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    Practicing Cold Reading

    Yes, I use cold reading all the time. Long post ahead. I haven't read Ian Rowland's books yet but I can say that in general magicians are not a great source for learning how to cold read. Too many of them are "skeptical" (honestly, cynical would be a more accurate word) and they treat it as if...
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    Card Palming technique

    The thing about palming is that it's really a psychological technique as much or more than it's a physical technique. What do I mean by that? Simple - if you don't want people to realize that you're palming something you have to make it psychologically invisible. Some context - I have...
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    2024 magic

    How established are you as a performer in your target area? What exactly is your goal with your performance? This is going to get a bit long, because there's actually a lot to unpack in this seemingly simple question. So I'll give a TLDR summary here and then deep dive: Most venues don't care...
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    Where do I buy a straitjacket?

    I got mine from Monkey Dungeon. Please note that this is an alternate lifestyle store/site so has some ... spicy items. However, they will do a completely customized strait jacket that will last for years.
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    Cyber

    There's more Androids in general, but iPhone's are far easier to program for.
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    Durable Cards

    Playing cards are kind of like cereal - the brands are often all made in the same factories on the same machines, and then just given different names. Most differences in durability or feel are psychological in nature.
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    Ultragaff

    Ultragaff was made by Ellusionist, not Theory11.
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    Good magic books

    My suggestion is not to download books from Scribd. Most of them are not legal copies.
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    How do I become a real performer?

    You can see the methods because you're looking for them. Same reason if you buy a blue car suddenly you see blue cars everywhere. Here's the thing, though - only magicians really look for methods. When a performance is engaging laymen will not try to figure out the methods and they'll probably...
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    Practicing sleights

    Well, the first thing I would say is that the idea of 'intermediate' or 'advanced' isn't really helpful. It will likely end up having you spending time on things you'll never use. Figure out which sleights and moves you genuinely need, and focus on those, and just worry about improving your...
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    Anna D. Is underrated and deserves to be an AGT finalist

    All things considered, I personally think that the best way to use an appearance on AGT (for a magician at least) is not to try to win, but to advertise oneself. Which is to say I agree - stay true to your style so that you can put "As seen on AGT" in your advertising scripting and get some...
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    Anna D. Is underrated and deserves to be an AGT finalist

    You make good points but there is one you are forgetting that's pretty important here - AGT itself. The producers have probably already decided who's winning and it's not a 'deserve' situation at all. I am not saying this as a conspiracy theory, I know a few people who've been on the show and...
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    Russian roulettes and Bullet Catch

    So you're more sideshow focused. I'm friends with several sword swallowers including Guinness record holders. Very familiar with the genre. I had never seen Hans Moretti's version before. Clearly a big inspiration for David Blaine's bullet catch. Unfortunately I can't think of anyone other...
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