The Sleight Of Hand Is Quicker Than The Eye

The Sleight Of Hand Is Quicker Than The Eye

The card trick is a staple to all magician’s bag of tricks. In fact, many magicians today begin warming up their audience with a few card tricks just to get them in the mood.

Magic is all about visual impact and showmanship projected to the audience. And these to don’t come without countless hours and time spent both practicing the trick itself but the show surrounding the trick as well. A well executed flawless magic trick truly is, at the precise moment, magical to the sitting audience.

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Easy Card Tricks - The Informer

Easy Card Tricks - The Informer

This simple card trick will amaze your audience and leave them wondering how you managed to do it.

But before we begin, it’s important to remember one thing - Although it’s an easy trick to explain, it’s vital that you take time to practice the performance of the trick until it’s well polished and look magic.

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History Behind The Hat: The Story Of The Magician

History Behind The Hat: The Story Of The Magician

The concept of magician as entertainer has its roots deep in human history, but mostly dates back to the sixteenth century. Prior to this time, those who practiced magic claimed to have supernatural powers. When this idea clashed with Christianity in the Western world, new magicians, who entertained audiences, emerged.

Chevalier Joseph Pinetti impressed audiences in the late 1700s with his tricks as an escapist and mentalist. Illusionists emerged in the nineteenth century, using devices to produce elaborate stage shows. One of the first magicians to use live animals was

"Hermann the Great," who performed disappearing acts and levitation tricks with the animals. Later, famous magicians Siegfried and Roy gained fame in part because of their elaborate show and tigers.

Harry Houdini, perhaps the most well known magician of all time, developed elaborate escape tricks including handcuffs and locked chambers in the early 1900s. His death on Halloween is now also known as "National Magic Day." Houdini also created grand illusions, some of which magician David Copperfield emulated. During Houdini’s time, Vaudeville acts included and promoted magic tricks.

Over time, the interest in magic has come and gone, although it enjoyed a revival in the 1970s that continues today. Many magicians, similar to other performers, develop a unique style or focus on a particular type of illusion. David Copperfield makes large objects disappear. Lance Burton employs many birds, and Penn and Teller are known for their unique style. Most recently, David Blaine gained fame for his street magic and outrageous stunts.

Magicians of all sorts keep their secrets very secret. The appeal of magic is trying to figure out how magicians accomplish those amazing feats. For those interested in learning magic, many sources are available for the entry-level magician. Some well-known tricks are "out in the open," and beginning magic kits can help a beginner learn the tricks of the trade. Many books and other resources are available for card tricks as well. Many stores carry magical wares as well.

For those who are serious about the craft, two organizations are devoted entirely to magic, both with headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. The Society of American Magicians and the International Brotherhood of Magicians have chapters throughout the world, provide information, and hold conferences. For those
seeking information, these are good places to begin. Your local library is also a good place to find more information, as is the Internet. However, online sources in particular are varied in quality and information, so beginning with one of the organizations may be a better way to begin.

The allure of magic is very real. Throughout the past few decades, magicians have taken magic to a new level, with elaborate stunts and full-out entertainment spectacles. From amazing card tricks to large disappearing acts, magic will likely continue to enthrall audiences worldwide for years to come. It is a performance art unlike any other, and the mystery associated with magic adds a level of intrigue that does not exist with other performance arts.

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How Did They Do That? Types Of Magic Tricks

How Did They Do That? Types Of Magic Tricks

There are many kinds of magic tricks, but most fall into one of a few categories. Oftentimes, a magician will specialize in one or a few areas. For those who employ a range of techniques, they will often develop some type of persona or specialty act to differentiate themselves from other performers. Just as other entertainers often find a niche, so too do magicians.

While no type of magic is particularly easy, some types are common for beginning magicians, such as learning sleight of hand tricks. Most magicians know a core base of tricks, and then develop their particular repertoire from there. (more…)

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Stigmata Card Trick

Basically the trick is this: You have a spectator pick a card and return it to the deck after memorizing it.  Then miraculously, the card is drawn into your arm in a stigmata type of effect.

Here is the trick:

This is a very setup-dependent trick, meaning that the payoff is something you need to do before even finding a spectator to perform for. Randomly pick a card from the deck (we’ll use the Nine of Spades) and place it on top of the deck.

Using your nails, scratch the number “9″ onto your forearm/wrist.

Step2

Four Islands Card Trick

Effect: There are four islands in an ocean. Each has a king, queen, a son named Jack (the Jack will be used,) and a dog named Ace (the Ace will be used.) One day, a hurricane storms through the ocean, creating complete chaos and wiping everything on the islands away. Finally, each king lands on his own island, each queen on her own island, etc.

Card Trick:

To perform this trick, you need to remove all Kings, Queens, Jacks, and Aces. Create four “rows” of cards going down as you would in solitaire. Each row should have a King, Queen, Jack, and Ace all of one suit. Explain the setting as you set them up on their islands.

When you tell about the hurricane, sweep the cards up from the bottom of the “island” (the Ace) up. Do this to each row, in order from left to right. Hold the cards face down. The order will be King, Queen, Jack, Ace (of each suit.) Have a member of the audience cut the small deck in half, and complete the cut (top half of deck goes beneath the bottom half.) This may be done with several audience members. Don’t let them make more than one cut at a time. Now just deal them out, one at a time, onto their four different islands (four piles.) If you have done it right, each island will have all of one type of card.

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Awesome Magic Tricks: Hankerchief Tricks

Magic tricks have been around for centuries and are practiced in every society. They are among the most popular past times both for children and adult.

Tricks may make use of materials or objects such as coins, cards, tables, game cards, and number tricks but the one that remains to be the most popular among children and the one that is first learned by a beginner is the handkerchief.

Linen or Silk?

Tricks using a handkerchief can be either performed in whatever material it was made of. However, the type of tricks to be performed determines the type of handkerchief you are to use.

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Free Weekly Magic Trick Via Email

Did you know that you can get a weekly email in your inbox with a brand new easy to learn magic trick?  It is really simple, really.  See the little box at the right that asks for your name and email?  Put in your first name and your email address.  That is it, you will start to receive an email a week with a new magic trick that is easy to learn and amaze your friends and family.

And, by the time you master that trick, guess what?  You will be getting another one in your inbox.  So don’t delay, sign up today.  Hey that kind of rymes

PS. We have 2 great resources available to you if you want to speed up your magic prowess….  A great place to get started is Learn Easy Magic.  It starts with the basics and walks you up to the more advanced.  If mentalism is more your style, my favorite, we recommend you give Master Mentalism a try.

Have a Magical Day!

Bob Carmine

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Beginner Magic Tricks: Box Tricks

Are you one of those people who would like to learn the tricks after seeing a magic show? Would you like to do some tricks on your friend especially when you want him to just ‘poof!’ out of your life for a while? Then, it is time that you learn the secret in doing magic tricks.

The problem is that most people who want to learn magic tricks could not get them directly from a magician. Probably, they were just afraid you could outwit them, or maybe they do not simply want anybody to learn the tricks.

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More Beginner Card Tricks

As many have heard and many have said there are tons of beginner card tricks for people of all ages to enjoy. Whether you like watching these card tricks performed or you like to do them yourself everyone likes the subject of magic. One of the most classic beginner card tricks that are still around is called “Find the Card”. Either way, it is as simple as they come, and very easy to do.

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