Magic22 Center of Sharing the Latest Magic Trick's
This is Derek notes from MagicCon 2010. Very good shuffle techniques and ideas!
sky shuffle
worraz shuffle
banded dioganal palm shift
Books
Comply by Fraser parker
Comply is a hard-back book containing break-through prop-less methods, principles and ideas created by Fraser during the lockdown period.
Methods include:
A prop-less way to force a two or single-digit number which can also be used to create a thought of card routine. This is a solid, mechanical method that lends itself to many different presentation angles.
One Degree Softback by John Guastaferro
I am excited about this book… This collection oozes style and substance from a true auteur.”John Bannon (from the foreword)
John Guastaferro embodies everything one admires in a magician: he is smooth but not flashy, soft-spoken yet in control. And he is an expert at crafting intelligent magic tricks. With over 150 pages and 240 photos, this elegant, refined collection is comprised of 20 professional card routines and five essays. One Degree features some of the most artistic, refined close-up material to come around in ages.
The Gen by Harry Stanley & Lewis Ganson (ALL 26 Volume)
The Gen magazine was published by Harry Stanley just after the war. The first issue came out in December 1945. The magazine was published for 26 years with 303 issues covering a total of 8,685 pages. Lewis Ganson, one of the greatest British magical writers ever, was the editor until the magazine changed hands in 1971. It continued under the editorship of Val Andrews for a further two issues as the New Gen.
Virtually every known name in the world of post-war magic made a contribution to the Gen or was featured in its columns. Ken Brooke, for example, contributed 27 items and even the final issue,
I MISS CHARLOTTE by Ali Foroutan
“I just read the first effect , Charlotte’s mind. This is truly high level Mentalism! I’m going to start using this. Thank you”
Marc Oberon
“I have just given this a read, and have got to say that I was very pleasantly surprised. What you will find in here are very creative ideas that will shed a new light on some classical ideas, using simple ideas to give you the ability to take your effects to the next level. I can really imagine these effect playing out great. Nice work. ”
Sean Waters – Contemplations
Contemplations – A Series of Thoughts in Action
This is my second compilation of mental effects.
Contemplations is a 100+ page PDF ebook, which contains seven routines, five essays and a “bonus” ideas section. In this lengthy ebook, you will learn how to affect the mind-body connection, solve crimes with your mental abilities, teach people how to access their subconscious clock (with a wristwatch) and how to control people’s minds with three words. The secrets of “real” mind
FLUXED by Alan Rorrison
Magicians have always been infatuated with the appearance of controlling time. Whether it is David Copperfield dramatically turning back the hands on an oversized clock to heal his newly severed body, or a hypnotist waving a watch in front of a drowsy participant’s face to hint at time slowing as they go under. It has been a popular plot in magic since the beginning of time itself.
This is what prompted me to make Flux. Flux was a simple to use system that enabled you to predict any named time and it was an absolute work horse for me. It was the first phone/app controlled time prediction on the magic market used by thousands of Professional magicians all over the world. I then started to expand on the idea to make it more natural and not look out of
