Beginning Magic
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Buy the Art of Astonishment Series. Buy 1 at a time. A bunch of magic, fun, and easy things are in their.
Mark Wilson's Encyclopedia of Magic. Most of the time you can find it at your local library and check it out for free. There is a lot of good stuff in there for the beginner. I would go for the Art of Astonishment books until much later. Those books could easily overwhelm the beginner.
You should ALWAYS first try to learn an overall magic approach.
Not concentrate on one subject,especially when you havent touched on magic at all.
Mark wilsons encyclopedia of magic is good. I also think joshua jays beginner magic book is extensive in effects and history.
from there,after a while of performing those effects and you feel more drawn to a specific genre as in stage,close up,coins,etc. then delve into that.
But always go into general magic at the very beginning to really see what you want.
Not concentrate on one subject,especially when you havent touched on magic at all.
Mark wilsons encyclopedia of magic is good. I also think joshua jays beginner magic book is extensive in effects and history.
from there,after a while of performing those effects and you feel more drawn to a specific genre as in stage,close up,coins,etc. then delve into that.
But always go into general magic at the very beginning to really see what you want.
Truthed.
Don't listen to anyone who recommends anything on this site. You're not ready yet. Mark Wilson is a great first book, as is Nicholas Einhorn's The Practical Encyclopedia of Magic. Royal Road is great as well.
Ian
Hi danylo,
I'll give you a few of the most commonly recommended starting points for a few areas of magic. Any of these will set you up with more than what you need.
General Magic:
Harlan Tarbell's Tarbell Course in Magic
Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic
Joshua Jay's Magic: The Complete Course
Henry Hay's The Amateur Magician's Handbook
Card Magic:
Hugard & Braue's Royal Road to Card Magic
Roberto Giobbi's Card College
Coin Magic:
Bobo's Modern Coin Magic
Mentalism:
Bob Cassidy's Fundamentals
Tony Corinda's 13 Steps to Mentalism
Annemann's (kind of) Practical Mental Effects (AKA Practical Mental Magic)
(If you want more details on specific areas of mentalism, eg. Cold Reading, Suggestion, etc., or go into these in more detail, PM me, but these are the basics)
Flourishing:
De'vo's Xtreme Beginners 1 & 2
Jerry Cestkowski's The Encyclopedia of Playing Card Flourishes
Rope Magic:
Richard Sanders' Fibre Optics Extended
I'm sure there are more, but these ones are the best of the best to start out with, and the best for beginners. There are several good products to go from there, but this is where you should start. I would like to stress that this is not the only way, but it's probably the most suggested way by professionals, and the most proven way.
I'll give you a few of the most commonly recommended starting points for a few areas of magic. Any of these will set you up with more than what you need.
General Magic:
Harlan Tarbell's Tarbell Course in Magic
Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic
Joshua Jay's Magic: The Complete Course
Henry Hay's The Amateur Magician's Handbook
Card Magic:
Hugard & Braue's Royal Road to Card Magic
Roberto Giobbi's Card College
Coin Magic:
Bobo's Modern Coin Magic
Mentalism:
Bob Cassidy's Fundamentals
Tony Corinda's 13 Steps to Mentalism
Annemann's (kind of) Practical Mental Effects (AKA Practical Mental Magic)
(If you want more details on specific areas of mentalism, eg. Cold Reading, Suggestion, etc., or go into these in more detail, PM me, but these are the basics)
Flourishing:
De'vo's Xtreme Beginners 1 & 2
Jerry Cestkowski's The Encyclopedia of Playing Card Flourishes
Rope Magic:
Richard Sanders' Fibre Optics Extended
I'm sure there are more, but these ones are the best of the best to start out with, and the best for beginners. There are several good products to go from there, but this is where you should start. I would like to stress that this is not the only way, but it's probably the most suggested way by professionals, and the most proven way.