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Hay’s Paradox: Why Hard Magic Tricks Are Often Easier to Perform
Learn about Hay’s Paradox and how it might help you become a better magician.
Perfect Partners: When Card Games Meet Card Magic
Learn a romantic card trick perfect for Valentine’s Day! 👩❤️💋👨
Brain Rot
Learn a pointless card trick designed for the modern mindless masses based on the brain-rot concept of 6-7! 🧠
When Magic Goes Wrong (But Actually Goes Right)
Transform your “Mistakes” into magical triumphs with this mind-bending four-King production. 👑
Dolly Parton Card Trick
A self-working prediction that’ll have you “Working 9 to 5” on your presentation skills! 🎵
The Thread That Binds: Designing Memorable Magic
Learn how thinking like a designer can help you construct stronger and more memorable magic routines.
Split Soul Theory
Learn a romantic packet trick that transforms a simple card routine into a profound celebration of love, destiny and life-long connection. 💞
Well Begun or Half Done? Classical Wisdom for Contemporary Conjurers
Could a 2,000-year-old Roman proverb transform you from a perpetual beginner into a master magician?
Sixpence Ceremony
Discover a new approach to “Will the Cards Match?” with a presentation rooted in the folklore surrounding the English sixpence coin.
Colourful Hijinks
Learn a pun-static card routine with four colourful Jokers based on the classic Gordon Bean packet trick, “Jinks”. 🃏🃏🃏🃏🌈
Albion Aces
A playful version of Herb Zarrow’s “Revolving Aces” with a two-phase “Spectator in Trouble” plot. 🇬🇧
A Taxonomy of Magicians
A simple classification system for the different ways to engage with magic as a hobby, career or art form.
Mark of the Beast
Learn a poetic packet trick with a Faustian feel based on the classic card trick “Color Monte” by Jim Temple. 👿
The Puzzling World of Paradox Poetry
In this post, I discuss the benefits of paradoxical poetry by looking at “Antigonish” or “The Little Man Who Wasn’t There” by Hughes Means.