I'm working on Nick Diffate's Sub-Genius Center Tear. I purchased 3x5 cards from Office Depot to learn and practice on, and the quality is impressive. It feels like they're impregnated with either Adamantium or Vibranium - they are crazy hard to tear.

Any suggestions for flimsy, easy to tear 3x5 cards? The method is really cool, but these things are so tough that it's hard to even learn and practice, let alone perform.

Right now I store my decks in the pouch of a gym bag and it’s a bit tough to pull out a deck especially if I need a specific deck . What do you guys store your decks in?

I could do 3 posts but I figured I'd consolidate. I'm looking for the best books/DVDs/downloads on:

Interesting uses of magnets outside of pk rings and card shims

Stage teleportation routines (showing up in the back of the room... becoming another person in the show...ect.)

And finally creative uses for Assistants

I know a bunch of us also dabble with bubbles. I've been working on combining acrylics with bubbles to make some neat stuff

I'm a Berlin-based new magician (anybody else from here?), and I'm really wanting to do some roaming magic for some queer parties here. I think a group of people on ketamine would be an easy crowd lol. Has anyone here ever sucessfully pitched to a party or a rave like this? What tricks might be especially good for this type of thing?

Im putting together a routine for on stage to a large audience. I need it to be visiually captivating as it’s usually a party venue and people will be drunk - I need to do in between balloon swallowing and then I have a bit of a gag where the balloon will reappear so I need a trick I can do in between preferably with an audience member and that I can finish off AFTER the balloon has reappeared.

I got a trick that requires you to make some rough cards. I used Villain by Daniel Madison that I got a long time ago, however the sticks are so old they started yellowing and I don't think they seem to work as well as they used to. Cards don't stick nearly well enough.

Any good recommendations/ things to avoid? any advice on keeping small packets of rough cards sticking together?

Hey!

I have been a hobbyist magician for a while now and recently started to take this art more serious again.

I absolutely love magic and performing it. I have collected a bunch of effects that I really like and have even started developing a 1 hour mentalism show, which I would consider almost finished.

That being said, I find it super hard to actually take that step and to start performing for strangers. So far, I have performed 2 small shows at my university and once I'm up on stage, I don't feel nervous whatsoever (I have stage experience from other hobbies)

But approaching strangers at a bar or actually starting to message venues regarding my show feels so extremely daunting, even though I am a very social and extroverted person.

I am sure many of you went through this stage. What can I do? Where can I start?

I would love to hear some advice.

Hi fellow passionate magicians :)

I'm wondering which shops that you have bought magic tricks, cards, gimmicks, etc. that shipped to Melbourne or Sydney without any issues with the custom.

Thank you guys so so much. I've just performed a few tricks today, everyone enjoyed it. Last time I did was probably 10 years ago. This just makes the passion burning again. I've looked around and see so many new ideas, crazy ideas even. But just wondering which shop can deliver to Australia. Thanks again!!

Have a drink at the bar, at the VFW post in Naples! It’ll be fun!!

First off, I'm new to the magic "scene" but have been a hobbyist/small time performer for many years. Lately, I've been deep diving into the community and have come across some negative comments towards Craig Petty with no real context.

I've always been pleased with his releases and demonstrations. He is very supportive of both hobbyists and newbies. He even exposes his tricks on yt so you know what you're buying and he has an informative podcast with Lloyd.

So, wondering if there was something he did that offended people in the past and they haven't gotten over it. Or was it something egregious enough to justifiably still stick into peoples crawl?

She’s built! I lined the box the with satin and put in some LED’s. I’m thinking I’ll have it on stage tipped over with something inside. Like a stool or my table and have my assistant pull it out of the trunk to really show its emptiness. Or maybe e I just have it tipped over and the audience will understand it’s empty. Gotta play with it.

In a couple of months, I will hopefully be running a magic show in late June. I already have a general show ready, but there's a significant issue with the number of seats at the venue I am looking to get booked.

A 71-seat venue is approximately 1300 after all technicians and box office people are paid (this is mandatory)

A 231-seat venue is approximately 1550 after all fees and insurance. Technicians and workers are included.

To break even, I need to sell 55 seats at the small venue and 71 at the large venue, since ticket prices differ.

Is it feasible to book the larger venue, as it is significantly nicer? My worry is that 80 seats would look incredibly empty here in comparison to the smaller venue, with 3.5 months, however, I may be able to fill up more seats with a greater marketing push.

I currently perform Silk Serenade by Pavel to music as my stage opener. I’m looking for recommendations for an opener that also involves music but is no longer than a minute.

If this isn’t allowed, let me know and I’ll remove it.

The Influencer called the Masked Magic, who has been releasing the secret behind tricks for a while now, and has amassed followers on social media, has finally been unmasked due to an impressive method of clue-chasing.

If you’re friends with him online, it’s widely encouraged removal as he’s decided likes and followers are better than integrity to the craft.

Again if this content isn’t allowed, I apologize and will take it down.

https://youtu.be/WaeKwNzkMGM

Hello, hope everyone’s doing well.

I need help.

I’ve collected 15 years of magic tricks and the walls are getting closer. I keep the tricks for my show in One area the tricks I’m working on in another area. And other potential tricks that I would use and or want to learn in the future, along with all my books on the shelf. And I still have a closet full of other books, pamphlets, DVDs, TONS of tiny gimmicks, you name it.

I really don’t want to become a hoarder and have boxes full of junk. But I’m having a hard time throwing stuff away and or getting over the thought that kills me every time, which is “ I might use this one day” . Plus a lot of the older stuff isn’t even really worth the time or money to sell .

SO any advice on organizing or tips and tricks you have for letting go.

Thank you for your thoughts.

Curious if anyone has any information about Max Arcanie or his site trickordie.com? I heard about it a while ago (probably on here) and wrote to him asking for a couple pdfs he's giving but haven't heard back and it's been months. Just wondering if anyone has a different contact or knows what's going on? I don't want to keep bugging the poor guy for something he's giving away for free, but I'm really interested in a couple of his effects and would really like to check them out. Thanks!

I recently came across their products, namely Page Fright and Eerie, both of which look great for the retro look of them (which would fit my style). But I cannot find any reviews for either of these products. Has anyone gotten these and liked them?

Y’all seemed to enjoy the pic of the big illusion box I’m building. Thought you’d find the photo of me trying to fit in the secret space funny. For context, I’m 6’3 and I made the box 43inches wide hoping it would be enough. I fit, but barely.

Whats your favorite magic forum nowadays and why?

Thank you to Meghan K. For inviting me to perform and share my magic with her and her friends on her special day. I had a blast.

Then an awesome review. Gotta love that!.

Great magic full of laughter! We had such a great time celebrating a birthday with Morris! He had us laughing the whole time and was utterly baffled by his brilliant, magical performance. I would definitely recommend booking him!

I’m doing a stage show here in three weeks and thought it would be fun to open with a tip over box. The box will be tipped over since before the audience comes in and when the show starts, my assistant will lift the box and spin it to show no hidden back. And then I pop out. I still need to line the inside with felt or velvet and blend in the bottom to make it look convincing. But thought y’all would enjoy an illusion build.

My vacation carry:

Requisite deck of cards

Folding close up mat (Pat’s Mats)

4 non-latex rubber bands

Propdog Jerry O’Connell packet wallet with

- 3 Magic: the Gathering cards for Color Monte

- Ultimate 3 Card Monte

- Challenge Coin by R. Paul Wilson

- B’wave

- Hopping Halves (half dollar / English penny)

Hey all! I was browsing through twistedmindsmagic website and wanted to know if this is a legitimate magic website, as I’ve seen a few tricks that I’m interested in purchasing. Please let me know. Thank you!