The Psych-O-Matic is a mentalism plot device with a devious secret. Create your own device to bestow psychic powers on an audience member. Two volunteers from the audience are invited onto the stage. Volunteer number one is asked to select a famous person from a pile of magazines sitting on a table....
Andi Gladwin is a lifelong student of magic. In this Astonishing Essay, he passes on the lessons learned from two decades of studying the craft. He carefully demonstrates how magicians inadvertently limit their potential by not structuring how they learn magic: his approach is both methodical and ea...
Plots & Methods is the kind of booklet we love, because the creator spends time exploring some of his favorite creations, in depth. In this booklet, you will find five card routines — an impossible looking Sandwich (with a super sneaky follow-up), an unusual card at a number, a card to impossibl...
If magic is your business, or if you are tired of seeing other performers copy the products of your hard work, it is worth considering what you can do to protect your intellectual property. In Own Your Magic, lawyer/magician Sara Crasson explains the benefits and limitations of patents, copyrights, ...
Rune's World is a departure from any magic book you’ve read. Part instruction, part theory, part graphic novel, this new volume by Joshua Jay will challenge you to think in new ways, about new possibilities with your magic. Rune Klan is the most famous magician you’ve never heard of. An extremist in...
"Steve's Bottom-Line is the most significant development to this shuffle since Herb Zarrow created it decades ago." Allan Ackerman Steve Reynolds is a bone fide master of the Zarrow Shuffle. Even Steve Forte said that his "approach, handling, and timing for the classic Zarrow Shuffle ...
From the fertile mind of Juan Pablo Ibánez: "Body Mentalism" "Body Mentalism" is an in depth study of an ingenious principle. You'll find more than 16 extraordinary mentalism routines, using only spectators and almost no elements. These routines are powerful, practical and extrem...
Gibecière is a magic magazine that focuses on the scholarly, historical pursuit of magic, and the current issue (28, Summer 2019, Vol. 14, No. 2) is perhaps the most anticipated issue ever. This issue features a loving tribute to the late Ricky Jay, with contributions by David Roth, Michael Weber, P...
Gibecière just might be the best-kept secret in magic. They have been quietly putting out full books on a quarterly basis. Each issue of this historical journal is a deep-dive into arcane subjects related to magic and magicians. And, without question, these books have moved the craft of magic forwar...
'Kids' Entertainment in Libraries & Community Halls" In 2008, John Breeds released his first book on entertaining children with magic and fun: How to Create Kids' Magic and Triple Your Income. Behind that intriguing title lay a blueprint for commercial success in this field. Immediately upo...