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Free ‘Subliminal Influence’ Card Trick

The Magician — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:15:02 +0000

This is a good one, especially as it is free – courtesy of Brian Dean of LearnEasyMagic.com! Simple enter your name and email address, and click ‘Send Me My FREE Sample Magic Trick Now‘. In this trick there is no sleight of hand required, a small setup, and the rest is your cover routine (patter). The basic story is that you have a small note card that has a subliminal message printed on it, that will influence the spectators decision on what card they will choose. The spectator goes through the deck, stops where ever they choose, and then you reveal that the subliminal influence card has the the message visible on the back, revealing the next card they will turn over. Simple, effective, and sure to keep an audience wondering about the secret!

Free ‘Mental Card Read’ Mentalism Trick

The Magician — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:37:05 +0000

If you would like to learn a simple but effective mentalism mind reading trick, using an ordinary deck of cards, then check out the current free offering from MasterMentalism.com. Simply enter your email address in the box, and click “send me the video.” You will instantly have access to the video, a pdf transcript of the trick, and a pdf reference sheet for a popular method of stacking cards. Sleight of hand is not necessary for this trick, but preparation of the deck (stacking the deck) is required.

Learn Beginner Magic Vol. 7 – Spectator Finds the Aces

The Magician — Sun, 30 May 2010 08:38:22 +0000

Finding the 4 aces (or 4 cards of the same value) is a very popular card trick with perhaps an infinite number of variations. Many of the setups are the same, so it is really just the process of making the the trick look more-or-less complex that changes, and this is only really limited by your imagination and card handling skills. This variation of the 4 aces production actively involves the spectator, so essentially the spectator finds the aces.

A spectator does all the work, you never touch the deck, and all 4 aces are found at once.
This exact method is actually my own invention that I came up with as a kid after someone showed me the simpler version at the end and I didn’t think it was deceptive enough. Though I wouldn’t be surprised if I wasn’t the first on this. – magicalmaniac77

Learn Beginner Magic Vol. 6 – Aces With Your Wine?

The Magician — Sun, 30 May 2010 07:59:56 +0000

A simple, yet effective, card trick. It is based around performance rather than spectator participation (no card to choose). With the simple wave of a scarf or handkerchief the Aces from the deck magically appear in the wine glass, facing the audience. I will not give any hints as to the secrets of this trick as it is best to watch the performance video first, and then learn the secrets after you’ve seen it performed.

The trick that so many of you have been asking for, so here it is. Thanks to Lance Burton for this one. – magicalmaniac77

Aces With Your Wine? – Performance

Aces With Your Wine? – How-To

Learn Beginner Magic Vol. 4 – Color Changing Aces

The Magician — Sun, 30 May 2010 07:17:28 +0000

The ability to make cards magically and mysteriously change from one color to another requires some sleight of hand and a good story to dress up what could appear too obvious or boring. The sleight of hand is used in many beginners card tricks and can be learnt quickly and applied to many different tricks. The routine can be modified and is only limited by your imagination. Finding unique ways to make the trick look more difficult or more spectacular is what magic is all about.

I had a request for this one so here’s a simple easy handling of this effect. There are literally dozens of ways this effect can be achieved but this is a good beginner method. – magicalmaniac77

Learn Beginner Magic Vol. 3 – Under My Coin

The Magician — Sun, 30 May 2010 06:59:35 +0000

A good beginners card prediction routine where you use a magic coin to predict the card that the spectator has chosen. With some slick patter the trick will amuse your audience with the humorous misdirection.

Selected card is shuffled into the deck by a spectator and then you find it with your magic coin. – magicalmaniac77

Learn Beginner Magic Vol. 2 – Hit and Run

The Magician — Sun, 30 May 2010 05:44:19 +0000

For a beginners card trick Hit and Run is actually quite impressive. It is easy to perform with only a simple sleight of hand required. The sleight of hand that is used in is this trick is used in many different card tricks, so is well worth mastering. Also, pay attention to the way the cards are handled throughout the routine. You will discover why cards are dealt from, or returned to, the deck in a certain way when you move on to more advanced tricks. Learning to imitate so of the card handling skills will save you time later.

A chosen card appears alone in a spectators hand from a group of cards that were just shown NOT to be his. – magicalmaniac77

Learn Beginner Magic Vol. 1 – 21 cards

The Magician — Sun, 30 May 2010 05:28:34 +0000

One of the simplest card tricks that works purely by a mathematical formula (that no self-respecting magician seems bothered about learning or figuring out!). Basically, you deal out 21 cards in 3 rows of 7, ask the spectator to choose a card, but only tell you the row. Through a simple process the spectators card always ends up at a predictable position and you simply need to dress up the reveal with a clever performance of your choice.

The absolute beginners card trick. Many of you may know this but possibly not the reveal. Check out the second half at least, you may learn something useful. – magicalmaniac77

Magic Tower Card Trick Tutorial

The Magician — Sun, 30 May 2010 05:07:43 +0000

This card trick was originally shown as an entry for an online card trick contest. The designer and performer is Kubinator97. The trick uses a simple sleight of hand, and can be learnt quickly.

This is a good visual trick, as you actually use the cards to build a small ‘tower’ (card house) in front of the person, then magically transport the bottom card to the ‘roof’. Watch the performance video first, then the tutorial.

Magic Tower Card Trick Performance

Magic Tower Card Trick How-To

Learn Beginner Magic Vol. 6 – Aces With Your Wine?

Vanishing Card Trick

The Magician — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:02:58 +0000

This trick is easy to learn the basics of, but will take some time to master. The effect is quite good, although you will have to be careful when doing it close-up to a spectator so they don’t see how the card is concealed.

How to make your pinky disappear

Free ‘Mental Card Read’ Mentalism Trick