"The only thing that keeps the audience in their seats is wondering what's going to happen next." - David MametAs you put your coins back in the purse, gather up the four Aces or take a prop out of yo..

"Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult." - Lawrence OlivierWhat does it mean to bring feeling to an effect? Does it mean to weep as you demonstrate ..

"The history of art is the history of revivals." - Samuel ButlerWhen I create magic, I begin the process at a variety of 'places.' One place is with a move that has caught my imagination, a sleight wh..

"Without courage wisdom bears no fruit." - Baltasar Gracian"Never reveal the secret to the trick." This is the First Commandment we each learned, often within moments of learning the mechanics behind ..

"Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead." - Aldous HuxleyThink of the archetype of Merlin the Magician. Can you see him waving a wand o..

This prediction card trick is one of the basic routines that every aspiring magician should have in their repertoire. It has been around for centuries and can be performed hundreds of different ways, ..

Some card tricks commonly considered magic tricks require fairly good manual dexterity in order to shuffle the deck, palm a card, and do a double lift or a pinky block. Others require careful shufflin..

Magic is a type of entertainment enjoyed by almost all people. There are those who simply enjoy the illusion, accepting it as true magic. Others recognize that it is illusion and enjoy it anyway. Stil..

A magic trick is made up of more than one component. First is the element of the expectations of the audience. If they are told they will see magic, it will help them to believe that anything out of t..

Because magic is always an illusion which, if the illusion is revealed, becomes just deceit, magicians will almost always refuse to reveal the magic trick secret. In fact, the Magician's Oath swears t..