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    Best Non-Magic Trick Magic Book?

    Hi everyone, THIS IS MY FIRST EVER POST! I recently finished reading Maximum Entertainment 2.0 by Ken Weber, and loved it. I am looking for similar magic theory books, where magic tricks can be taught, but it is not the focus. I found it very interesting about how to be your own director...
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    Sound Discipline

    How do you reduce the noise of certain moves with cards? For example the cardini change has a very distinctive swoosh and click, there is a move developed by Nic Suriano and taught on Alex Pandrea's youtube where that is similar, and the other hand is occupied preventing a finger snap or any...
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    Learning Magic: Traditionalists vs. Radicals

    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...
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    Sparking Interest in My Magic

    How do I spark interest in my magic among my friends? I recently rediscovered magic after over 10 years of not practicing. (I’m 25). Getting back into it has brought me an immense amount of joy but it’s alot less rewarding when there is nobody to perform for. My girlfriend loves it but...
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    Duo Magic

    Hi. A friend and I are working on a two person telepathy act, and have lots of ideas for other two-person tricks. I can't, however, seem to find any literature written on the subject of two-person magic. I've been studying magic for 9 years now and know a lot of magic theory, it's my favourite...
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    What do you do after your a jaw dropper of a performance?

    Say thank you and walk away?
  7. Tyler Williams Discourse In Magic

    The Ethics of Deception

    As magicians it is our job to show people the impossible and improbable. However, it remains a little unclear as to whether or not it is our job to make people believe the impossible and improbable. At discourseinmagic.com we recently did an interview with Artist Ben Train on the ethics of...
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