Somehow, I lost the original post from this day. So here’s a simple tutorial of a penetration effect using a coin that I found in one of my other YouTube accounts: For a KILLER penetration effect, check out Numismatic

I hope you had a great weekend. I was busy renovating my office, but now it’s time to pick back up where we left off in our magic tutorial series… What was the 3rd favorite effect chosen by magicians? Levitation! (Honestly, I thought this would be #1 by a long-shot, but I guess I was [...]

Yesterday, I taught you a restoration effect and today I’ll be teaching you a… Production effect! Turning “nothing” into “something” has always been a favorite effect…especially when that “something” is MONEY! The trick I’m teaching you today is called “Denarius” and it is a silly story trick with a neat, visual production of an antique [...]

Last week, I had you vote on which of the five basic magic effects you liked best. I promised I would teach you one effect from the most popular category. I lied. I’m going to teach you effects from each category. Starting from last place to first place… Here are the results: In 5th place [...]

After receiving many emails, I feel I should explain something about the “Fave Five” magic categories a little further… Mentalism is not technically magic…it’s mentalism. That’s why I did not include things like prediction, psychokinesis, super-human strength, etc. in my list of the five most basic magic effects. Also, I suppose a restoration might be considered [...]

Did you know there are really only five magic effects? Everything else is just a variation or combination of those five. Here’s magic’s “Fave Five”: Vanish – Making something disappear. Production – Making something appear Restoration – Destroying something and then putting it back together. Penetration – Making a solid object pass through another solid [...]

Last weekend, I was at my brother’s house helping him clean up from this winter’s huge ice-storm. Here’s a video showing clips of the damage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY_kSccz7kE As I type this, every single house has a HUGE pile of dead brances on its front lawn. Anyway, my dad and I go to help him remove a [...]

Here’s a magic trick that I didn’t invent, but you really should know… I’ve used it to fool magicians, engineers, a yoga instructor (and energy expert), and even an ex-physics teacher (who happens to be my dad…who has seen me perform thousands of tricks.) It’s completely impromptu and completely devastating… http://www.TheMagicTeacher.com/motion.html That’s it for today! [...]

I know that a lot of people are feeling the effects of the economy, so I just wanted to ask you…how are you doin’? Whether you’re thrivin’ or just survivin’, one thing is for sure… Now is a great time to be an entertainer. As magicians, we have a special ability to bring smiles to [...]