We all have our opinions about how many things are done, even if we don't really have a clue. We like to think that we can work out some logical solution. This is just the nature of the human being.
Well Magic is no different...
However, the essence of magic is creating the miraculous or impossible and certainly good magic defies all logic, otherwise it wouldn't be magic.
Like everything else we're baffled or confused by, or that we don't quite understand, we make assumptions about how magic tricks are done.
Also the audience tend to regard themselves as pretty knowledgeable and sophisticated and they assume that the tricks must be done by lasers or electronics or something really clever and scientific to fool someone as clever as them.....
When in fact, the Best Magic is usually very simple - and this is why it actually fools the audience.
You see most people are looking for and assuming that it's something much more complicated.
Even many amateur magicians make the mistake of thinking that the more complicated the "Sleight" or the move and the more intricate and scientific the gimmicked props are, the more they will fool the audience.
Well, they couldn't be more wrong!
So if you're an aspiring magician and seek to amaze, amuse and entertain your audience, remember that the audience are already assuming you're using some sophisticated electronic devices and complicated and difficult "sleight of hand".
Why not fool them completely by performing the best magic?....
That is, magic that is simple, easy to understand and defies all logic.
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Thursday
Friday
HOW A RED LIGHT CHANGED MY LIFE!
HOW MY MAGIC CAREER ALMOST ENDED BEFORE IT HAD EVEN
STARTED.... BUT SOMETHING AMAZING HAPPENED....
This may change your life too! .... I hope so.
Just image this... there I was driving to my first real professional cabaret performance and although I was well prepared and rehearsed, I was absolutely petrified, scared out of my wits.
I'd really wanted to be a performing magician for a long time and this was my big chance, but I didn't think it would be so scary. If this was "stage fright", then I was getting it in the car. I had a horrible sick feeling in my stomach that I hoped would go away before I reached the club.
At last I arrived and drove into the car park, but if anything I was feeling an awful lot worse. I kept saying to myself, "This is what you've always wanted to do, so now's your chance".
I sat shaking in the car park for what seemed like ages, but was probably only a few minutes...... No! It was no good. I couldn't do it, I just couldn't face this ordeal.
So I quickly started up the car, reversed out of the car park and sped away along the main road towards my home, my showbusiness career finished before it had even started.
I was actually relieved as I drove towards the main road junction where the traffic lights had just turned to RED and as I sat there, I thought of all the preparation I had done for this show and wondered what I would tell my family and friends on Monday morning....
There and then I decided to turn around and go back to do the show.
That was a great moment! - I drove back into the car park, quickly took my equipment out of the car and boldly walked straight into the club foyer. The receptionist welcomed me saying, "Ah, you must be the cabaret artiste for our show tonight".
It made be feel really good. I was at last a cabaret artiste, just what I'd always wanted, even although I hadn't done anything yet.
Although my nerves were really jangling, I got ready and waited for the call to do the first of my two half-hour spots.
To cut a long story short, I went down really well and was so elated as all the congratualtions and "well done" messages were ringing in my ears. To cap it all, some ladies were waiting at the dressing room and asking for my autograph. This was just ridiculous, this was my first cabaret performance, but there again, nobody else knew that.
However, let me tell you what made everything so frightening at the outset and so very satisfying when it was over......
You see, this was the premier Cabaret Club in Scotland, the place where everyone longed to perform and I had actually got booked for my first show.
There's a story behind how I actually got that booking, but the real story is the fact that I'm sure if that traffic light had been at GREEN instead of RED, I'd have been home and would probably never have performed magic professionally ever again.
It was a real turning point for me and really set the foundation for a very successful and enjoyable career as an entertainer.
I had started at the top and nothing would ever phase me again. I went on to constantly improve my act and thoroughly enjoy being a cabaret magician, thanks to the RED Traffic Light.
So if I can give you a bit of advice.... No matter what you choose to do, if you're always improving and growing, you'll always be pushing yourself just a little further into the unknown and the "NERVES" and apprehension will be there. - Don't let that stop you!
You see, if you prepare well so that you can carry out whatever you're required to do, with confidence, then you'll find the nerves just vanish when you start the job.
I can't promise you that you won't get nervous before a performance or before going to a new job or venturing into somehting new and exciting, because I always do, but I can promise you that if you've prepared well, then all the nerves and apprehension just vanish as soon as you start.
There's some tips and advice on overcoming nerves etc in the later lessons of the Professional Magic Course.
I hope that gives a bit of an incentive to learn some magic and then when you've practiced well, go out and entertain others. You'll enjoy it! It's a real thrill being able to amaze an audience and make them laugh. I often wonder who gets the biggest thrill them or me.
You don't have to start at the top as I did. That was too frightening and I wouldn't want to do it again. But just go on to greater things slowly but surely and I'm not just talking about Magic.
However, I've used magic to entertain work mates, to really spice up my sales presentations and increase my sales. I've had a tremendous amount of pleasure from magic and ultimately earned a substantial income for many years.
I would love to teach you all that I know about the world of magic and you can allow me to do just that by registering for my
Professional Magic Course at:
http://www.magictouches.com/procourse.htm
That's all for now, but please just let me know if I can help you in any way.
Take care,
Johnnie
Helen & John Williamson
Health & Vitality Ltd. - Enhancing Life - The Magic Touch
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STARTED.... BUT SOMETHING AMAZING HAPPENED....
This may change your life too! .... I hope so.
Just image this... there I was driving to my first real professional cabaret performance and although I was well prepared and rehearsed, I was absolutely petrified, scared out of my wits.
I'd really wanted to be a performing magician for a long time and this was my big chance, but I didn't think it would be so scary. If this was "stage fright", then I was getting it in the car. I had a horrible sick feeling in my stomach that I hoped would go away before I reached the club.
At last I arrived and drove into the car park, but if anything I was feeling an awful lot worse. I kept saying to myself, "This is what you've always wanted to do, so now's your chance".
I sat shaking in the car park for what seemed like ages, but was probably only a few minutes...... No! It was no good. I couldn't do it, I just couldn't face this ordeal.
So I quickly started up the car, reversed out of the car park and sped away along the main road towards my home, my showbusiness career finished before it had even started.
I was actually relieved as I drove towards the main road junction where the traffic lights had just turned to RED and as I sat there, I thought of all the preparation I had done for this show and wondered what I would tell my family and friends on Monday morning....
There and then I decided to turn around and go back to do the show.
That was a great moment! - I drove back into the car park, quickly took my equipment out of the car and boldly walked straight into the club foyer. The receptionist welcomed me saying, "Ah, you must be the cabaret artiste for our show tonight".
It made be feel really good. I was at last a cabaret artiste, just what I'd always wanted, even although I hadn't done anything yet.
Although my nerves were really jangling, I got ready and waited for the call to do the first of my two half-hour spots.
To cut a long story short, I went down really well and was so elated as all the congratualtions and "well done" messages were ringing in my ears. To cap it all, some ladies were waiting at the dressing room and asking for my autograph. This was just ridiculous, this was my first cabaret performance, but there again, nobody else knew that.
However, let me tell you what made everything so frightening at the outset and so very satisfying when it was over......
You see, this was the premier Cabaret Club in Scotland, the place where everyone longed to perform and I had actually got booked for my first show.
There's a story behind how I actually got that booking, but the real story is the fact that I'm sure if that traffic light had been at GREEN instead of RED, I'd have been home and would probably never have performed magic professionally ever again.
It was a real turning point for me and really set the foundation for a very successful and enjoyable career as an entertainer.
I had started at the top and nothing would ever phase me again. I went on to constantly improve my act and thoroughly enjoy being a cabaret magician, thanks to the RED Traffic Light.
So if I can give you a bit of advice.... No matter what you choose to do, if you're always improving and growing, you'll always be pushing yourself just a little further into the unknown and the "NERVES" and apprehension will be there. - Don't let that stop you!
You see, if you prepare well so that you can carry out whatever you're required to do, with confidence, then you'll find the nerves just vanish when you start the job.
I can't promise you that you won't get nervous before a performance or before going to a new job or venturing into somehting new and exciting, because I always do, but I can promise you that if you've prepared well, then all the nerves and apprehension just vanish as soon as you start.
There's some tips and advice on overcoming nerves etc in the later lessons of the Professional Magic Course.
I hope that gives a bit of an incentive to learn some magic and then when you've practiced well, go out and entertain others. You'll enjoy it! It's a real thrill being able to amaze an audience and make them laugh. I often wonder who gets the biggest thrill them or me.
You don't have to start at the top as I did. That was too frightening and I wouldn't want to do it again. But just go on to greater things slowly but surely and I'm not just talking about Magic.
However, I've used magic to entertain work mates, to really spice up my sales presentations and increase my sales. I've had a tremendous amount of pleasure from magic and ultimately earned a substantial income for many years.
I would love to teach you all that I know about the world of magic and you can allow me to do just that by registering for my
Professional Magic Course at:
http://www.magictouches.com/procourse.htm
That's all for now, but please just let me know if I can help you in any way.
Take care,
Johnnie
Helen & John Williamson
Health & Vitality Ltd. - Enhancing Life - The Magic Touch
For your Life Enhancing Products & Courses
SEE OUR RANGE OF MAGIC PRODUCTS & COURSES
http://www.magictouches.com/products.htm
---------------------------------------------------------
Boost Your Confidence & Your Sales - with Magic!
Enhance Your Reputation & Increase Your Earnings!
http://www.magictouches.com/procourse.htm
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Monday
IT'S ALL IN THE MIND!
Here's another little effect that's really part of my Magic Course and is simply another way of vanishing a coin. - I've just added an amusing way of revealing the coin.
You can borrow a coin from a member of your audience, provided that it's not too heavy. You'll need to experiment with your own currence. However, I can say that all the UK coins work perfectly well. - I use the largest UK coin the 50 pence piece.
Anyway, let me just describe the it to you so that you get an idea of the effect before I give you a short explanation....
IT'S ALL IN THE MIND
Firstly you borrow a coin from a member of your audience and possibly perform a simple vanish, using something like the 'French Drop'. Then you say that you can actually vanish small items by using the "Power of the Mind".
You now clearly place the coin onto the palm of your left hand, and close your fist with the coin clearly still in the palm. You now turn your clenched fist over and give a little rub on the back of your left hend with the forefinger of your right hand, as you say, "It just takes a little concentration."
You next place your right hand onto your forehead, as if in deep concentration. Then SLOWLY OPEN THE LEFT HAND TO SHOW THE COIN HAS VANISHED!
As you continue to look at your empty left hand you remove the right hand from your forehead and say, - "There you are, VANSIHED BY THE POWER OF MY MIND."
However, the real FUN part is as you raise your eyes towards the audience, you say with a smile, - I can vanish things with the power of my mind but getting them back is not so easy."
You'll find there's GREAT AMUSEMENT as everyone can see that the coin is STUCK ON YOUR FOREHEAD. You look as if you're unaware of it being there and then when you relise what the audience are laughing at you, simply remove the coin from your forehead, hand it back to the person from whom you borrowed it and say, - "Powerful stuff this MIND POWER!"
So how's it done?....
The vanish is a nice little effect in itself and is done by placing the borrowed coin in the palm of your left hand , slightly towards the back of the palm (wrist side). - FIG. 1
If you now close your hand loosely and turn the palm downwards, your fingers will come into contact with the coin and and you can start to push it out of your palm towards the wrist.- FIG . 2 . This looks quite natural and is very easy, as your hand is turned palm downwards, gravity helps in the motion of pushing the coin part way out of your fist.
 FIG. 1 |
 FIG. 2 |
Now with your right forefinger extended you simply give a little rub and tap the back of your left hand a couple of times, and as you do this you slowly turn your left hand over, so that it is now facing upwards with your thumb at the top.
The vanish is actually done during this turning movement. As your right forefinger remains extended and is now tapping the thumb area of the back of your slowly turning left hand, YOU CAN SIMPLY CLIP THE COIN WITH SECOND AND THIRD FINGERS AND STEAL IT AWAY, as in FIGS. 3 & 4.
You'll find that this is very easy to do, as the coin will be sticking out in just the right position to grasp it with the fingers of your right hand, as your left hand slowly turns over. It is a simple matter for the right second and third fingers to grip the coin and secretly steal it and carry it away. This is an excellent and effective way to vanish a coin.
 FIG. 3 |
 FIG. 4 |
That's really the trick over, but you now need to use your acting ability to get the best and indeed the most amusing effect from the revelation of the coin on your forehead.
Once you have stolen the coin in the fingers of the right hand you simply let the right hand drop to your side and allow the coin to fall into the finger palm position. Or you can curl the fingers and push the coin into the standard coin-palm position, whichever is more comfortable. I prefer to let the coin fall into the finger palm, where it is in just the right place to stick on your forehead.
Next you hold out your left hand with the fist still clenched and supposedly still holding the coin and as you extend your left hand to the left side, you draw attention to it and keep your eyes on the left hand. You can now patter about the Power of the Mind.
As you are talking about the strange power of the mind, you bring your right hand up to your forehead and pretend to be concentrating very deeply and you press the coin against your forehead with the fingers. FIG. 5. Actually the act of pressing your fingers to your forehead is quite a natural one when concentrating and a little bit of play acting will convince the audience even more.
You'll find that the coin will stick to your forehead, due to the moisture and unless the coin is a very heavy one, you can take your hand away with confidence.. FIG. 6
 FIG. 5 |
 FIG. 6 |
Once the coin is stuck, you continue to stare at your left hand You then remove your right hand from your forehead, leaving the coin sticking there, and point to the left hand. This draws attention to the left hand and then with a magical wave of the right hand, you slowly open your left hand to show that the coin has VANISHED..
As you wave your hand over the left hand it is obvious to the audience that the right hand is empty and the coin has really vanished. As you are looking to your left at your left hand, most of the audience will not really see your forehead and as you show both hands now empty in front of your body you are looking down and you appear as bewildered as the audience as to where the coin has gone.
You can then just say how amazing it is that the coin has vanished by The Power Of The Mind. Then as you raise your eyes to face the audience you just smile and say, - "I hope I have the mind to bring it back again!" As you look up at the audience everyone will see the coin on your forehead and you'll certainly get a laugh.
The trick can be over at this point or you can take it just a little further by appearing to be unaware of the coin on your forehead and look as if you don't know what the audience are laughing at. Then when it finally dawns on you or someone in the audience tells you, you simply remove the coin and say, "You see it's ALL IN THE MIND".
Accpet the applause and return the borrowed coin with thanks.
It's a super little effect and you can have a lot of fun with it. You can also add a litle bit more fun by swapping the coin for one with a small nail or screw-nail stuck on it. FIG. 7. You can then dispaly this and rub you forehead and say, "All that concentration and using my Mind Power really gives me a sore head"
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FIG. 7
Go on try it and have FUN!
There's more Coin and Money Magic in Lesson One of
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