And So It Goes…

The Art of the Lie (oddities): Oh the guilt! The magician’s GUILT! The horrible blinking of the eyes when telling a fabrication….. the treacherous need to look away when performing a slight. Oh, how the art of the lie has suffered its true potential: an aid for truthful expression. And so the little or big lie gets lost to confusion, so sad in its pitiful malformation of existence. It’s not that...

Creating Enchantment: Sources of Inspiration

CREATING YOUR OWN MAGIC I just returned from visiting Jeff McBride at the Magic & Mystery School in Las Vegas where we discussed ideas for new illusions and types of magic. Have you ever wanted to invent something new in magic, but didn’t know where to begin or feel you’re not creative? Here are some tips on how to get started… WHICH CAME FIRST: THE METHOD OR THE EFFECT? Magicians...