Magic And Illusions - Why The Fascination?
Magic Tricks have fascinated people since early times. The Professional Magician has been with us since man learned to speak. If you can talk, you can make things seem other than they really are – and that is the essence of illusion.

Why the fascination? Why do we enjoy being fooled? We KNOW that the card didn’t really vanish into thin air – and yet … Have you ever witnessed unexplainable events or seen illusions so convincing that they leave you spellbound? Have you ever seen what happens to a group of people who experience up close? A high energy excitement develops that’s contagious. There’s amazement, laughter, a great buzz enjoyed by all those who witnessed the seemingly ‘unexplainable’.

We actually WANT there to be magic! We want to believe that someone can make things appear or disappear just by power of thought or by saying a magic word.

Nowadays we rarely see the ‘smoke and mirrors’ that the ancient magicians were reputed to use. Illusions are much more sophisticated; they use few gadgets to work their deceit, most is effected

Ultimate Mind Reading - Mind reading in minutes
This trick is very special. There are very few people in the world who know the secret and we would like to keep it this way. In fact Lee Petrucci has even stumped professional magicians with this one. Because of this it is a bit more expensive than most of our other tricks to keep it exclusive. Your friends may never work out how this trick is done. Let me get rid of any questions you may have. All of the people are genuine, they are not helping Lee. Lee cannot see the word that is written. It?s a very clean trick that anyone can master with ease. It is rare to get such an impressive trick that any one can do. I n fact even very young magicians could do this, so 10 years old to 100! Add this trick to the cart and after payment you will get the tutorial video. You will need to make a gimmick, which can be done at home, and you can perform the trick with very little practice. This trick is suitable for all levels.
Alchemy - Impossible magic!
Look how far the magicians hand is away from the cards. He is not moving the card with his hands. This trick really is brilliant and your audience are not going to figure this out, trust me. This trick does require a gimmick, which you can make at home. You will have to buy a few items from your local stationary shop, nothing too expensive. You can perform this trick close up, in front of people and they will be stunned when they see the card change. Grab this trick now and within a few minutes you will have all its secrets in the tutorial video. Please note that this tutorial does not have any audio instructions, however the video shows you the process very clearly.

by misdirection – making the audience look at one thing while something else is going on somewhere else. The Magician or Illusionist makes a big flourish with one hand while the other secretly picks an object out of – or drops an object into – his pocket. Whenever a performer asks you to concentrate on something you may be sure that the trick is actually being done where you are not concentrating. The magician’s ‘patter’ is designed partly to entertain and partly to distract.

Magic as a hobby is very satisfying. You don’t have to be a David Blaine. You can delight and amaze people if you perform reasonably well, and this could soon lead to your hobby paying for itself and perhaps providing a part time or even full time income. Whilst a Stage Magician needs expensive props, the hobby or amateur Magician can perform tricks with his audience up close – even surrounding him or her, for some tricks – and often uses borrowed objects. These can be the most amazing – very satisfying to perform – and will build the performer a magical reputation quickly.

About the author:
Andy Canning is an amateur magician; an enthusiast. He has created a Website for fellow enthusiasts – amateur or professional – at www.magic.4funandprofit.co.uk where he offers free for you to learn.