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Hello all! With kids and work and all sorts of life responsibilities, I've had a really tough time keeping up any serious practice with magic, even though I've been seriously interested in it for 15 years now. I find I always come up against the same mental block: I'm no longer interested in...

Hello Everyone, Halloween night I was asked to 'perform' at my good friends party. (I know COVID Comments may ensue.) I am familiar with performing magic since I was 12 years old but never got too many chances to show off what I've been practicing in front of a crowd/stage environments, Just...

In one of the videos for the “torn, restored, transpo” on YouTube with Franco Pascali, he performs a visual color change that I’d like to learn, but I can’t find the name of it anywhere. Can someone help?

What sleights and tricks should a magicain that has been doing magic for 3 monthes be able to do?

Hey Guys! This question was probably asked and answered a whole lot of times but I didn't find a recent post about it. I've been into magic (mostly card magic) for nearly 3 years, now I'd like to get into something new and I decided to try learning mentalism (especially propless mentalism). I...

Since this seems to be so well regarded I figured I'd let everyone know the DVD is 0n sale for $9.99 on Michael's site: https://store.ammarmagic.com/introduction-to-coin-magic-dvd.html Anyone just wanting to get started (like me) may do well by picking this up. Just orderd mine today. If the...

Hi Everyone, I recently started with learning Mentalism. I am especially interested in mentalism without any Props, or as few as possible. So I wanted to ask if you have any recommendations where to learn that. I prefer books but videos are ok too. What I found so far are the books by Banachek...

I had learn the werm and would like some recommends on what simple two hand cuts to learn. Thanks in advance

Hi am getting into pk magic and just wondering if anyone has some tips on how I can stop noise when I use pk items thanks Azzab

Hi guys, For the last 8 months or so I've been practicing gambling sleight of hand (false shuffles, deals and passes mostly), but I'd like to start with magic moves as well. My problem: There are so incredibly many moves out there, it's difficult to know which to start with. I know it's really...

Hello everyone, I've been doing card magic for a few months now. I've come to understand (from some posts), that asking for redirection to learn certain effects or methods is alright as long as there is no exposure. If not so, please ignore this thread, as this is my first. After some time, I...

So I have begun to officially make up my mind on some touchy subjects. Let's go back to the beginning. I was roughly 7 when I wanted to learn magic. Svengali deck etc was available at my local dollar store.... OK maybe not that far. Here I am 30 and proud father of 2. My daughter age 8 is...

Hi Folks, I'm looking to see if anyone knows of any formal/Informal groups of Magic enthusiasts in the Glasgow, Scotland area. I'm a long term enthusiast but relatively new practitioner of sleight of hand and illusions. I've got to the point where my Wife is going to murder me if I don't find...

Hey guys, So I am a beginner to Cardistry, and from what I've gathered, people seem to generally like Tally Ho's better compared to bicycles. But from were I come from, cards are not as readily available, so is it worth it to buy a brick of Tally Hos if it will cost me twice as much as buying a...

Hey guys, So I am a beginner to Cardistry, and from what I've gathered, people seem to generally like Tally Ho's better compared to bicycles. But from were I come from, cards are not as readily available, so is it worth it to buy a brick of Tally Hos if it will cost me twice as much as buying a...

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and to card magic. Well, not really. When I was my a kid, my Dad was in the German magic circle and magic was a small part of my early life. When I was a young teenager I learned some card magic, but that only lasted for a few month until I experienced girls...

A couple of years ago, I was in London and saw a group of magicians who were travelling around and performing. Before this, I had never had much experience of magic, but I was captivated by what I saw. This inspired me to try my hand at magic. Originally, I tried flourishes, flicks and springs...

I'm a productivity nerd who likes systems, and I'm trying to develop a structured approach to learning magic at an accelerated pace. I know reading this I sound like another impatient kid but hear me out. After reading through a number of threads in this forum there seem to be two competing...

Hi Everyone, I am very new to card magic. I am 16 and I started card magic about a month ago. I was always fascinated by magic as a kid and would love some help from people with experience on this forum. I am getting "The Royal Road to Card Magic" I am also looking heavily into getting "The...

I'm about 3 weeks into card magic, so I barely know anything about this art yet. (you don't have to read this part...) I went to my local (2.5 hours away) magic shop last week looking for The Royal Road to Card Magic because Chris Ramsay suggested it, but the guy told me I should get Card...