I am wondering, how closely guarded are some of top magic secrets? Are magicians VERY reluctant to publish the methods/reveal them? How different are they from stuff that is already freely available? Thank you
I mean all magician "secrets" are published somewhere. We aren't exactly guarding the stuff in an underground temple.
"If you want to hide something, put it in a book".
I mean all magician "secrets" are published somewhere. We aren't exactly guarding the stuff in an underground temple.
Lemme fix that:Wrong on both counts.
Wrong on both counts.
I'm pretty sure those illusions were released by Copperfield himself. And there are still plenty of his effects that haven't been published anywhere. Not all magicians publish their biggest effects. In fact, most of them don't. Penn and Teller's bullet catch secret has never been published by them or anyone anywhere (I'm using this as an example again because imo it's almost a perfect trick).Well considering the fact that David Copperfield's flying illusion and sawing in half illusion can be found on wikipedia, it isn't hard to imagine why some think that way... That being said, can you expand a little? What do you mean? Don't magicians publish their effects somewhere? I mean, maybe some small variations are not, but even the MOST complex books detailing some of the rarest illusions are out there for ANYONE
That being said, can you expand a little? What do you mean? Don't magicians publish their effects somewhere?
I mean all magician "secrets" are published somewhere.
it isn't hard to imagine why some think that way...
New Ricky Jay has a huge library of books and secrets that he takes care of. I wonder what will happen to them when he passes.
No, they aren't.
There are many rooms in the house of magic. Some of them require a secret knock.