Hey y'all, I received The Essential Dai Vernon for Christmas and am finding it to be a very difficult read. I feel like even Royal Road and Expert Card Technique, which were written at the same time as many of the selections in this book, are much clearer in description then most of the effects written up in this collection of Vernon's finest material. I'm not sure why this is but it is frustrating.
For example, in the section on Nate Leipszig it goes over a simple way to make dice change their spots while held between the first and second finger. It sounds like an interesting routine but it all relies on the magician executing what the author calls "the magician's turn". Does anyone know where I can learn this move?
Also, I've been giving myself a headache trying to figure out the description of Vernon's Oil and Water in the Inner Card Trilogy. I am baffled how anyone could learn this particular routine from this description. Has anyone had better luck from these specific texts?
For example, in the section on Nate Leipszig it goes over a simple way to make dice change their spots while held between the first and second finger. It sounds like an interesting routine but it all relies on the magician executing what the author calls "the magician's turn". Does anyone know where I can learn this move?
Also, I've been giving myself a headache trying to figure out the description of Vernon's Oil and Water in the Inner Card Trilogy. I am baffled how anyone could learn this particular routine from this description. Has anyone had better luck from these specific texts?