Genii the Conjuror's Magazine
Volume 88
Issue 5
May 2025
THE GENII SPEAKS
Where's Sam? What's Mystify? And what does $9.58 buy you?
MAILBOX
Readers report on the new issues, new reviews, new interviews
THE MAY ALMANAC
- LeRoy grabs the cards; Brooks pulls them from his pocket
THE EYE BY VANESSA ARMSTRONG
Shenanigans, Advantages, Iterations, and assorted May magic
FEATURES
The Fist Ever Mystify Magic Festival by Rebecca Spectre
A deliberately different kind of convention, a highly energized audience, and an innovative list of goals.
Max Speaks To Balsamo by Jim Steinmeyer
The amazing story of Max Maven's skillful historical performance and the behind-the-scenes magic that made it all possible.
HIGA: Storming the Business World by Jim Steinmeyer
The popular magician found his place in the business world by charming audiences and speaking honestly about making magic.
VOICES
Eclectica by Chris Power
Two books, a few people, who started the story
Maybe You're a Black Hole? by Alba
The various people you meet in magic
The Genii Questionnaire
Bill Malone makes it unexpectedly irreverent
Character Assassination by Annaya George
Looking at media, inspired by branding
IN PRACTICE
Magicana by Richard Kaufman
- Bernardo Sedlacek - Like a Rising Card
- John Carey - The Perception False Shuffle
Inventing Magic by Blake Vogt
Birthday Card, Zip Tie Sefalaljia with Jay Sankey
Patrick Page's Continuous Do As I Do by Jerry Sadowitz
A masterful stand-up piece of card magic
Tony Chang Vanishes a Dime by Noah Levine
And the spectator can't quite believe it
The Magic Castle by Shawn McMaster
The LA fires and the Dai Vernon Foundation
Dickens Parlour Theatre by Vanessa Armstrong
Rich Bloch's showplace in Delaware
MARKETPLACE
Best in Show by Jeff Prace
Mila's Custom Sponge Creations
Trick Reviews
- Scotch & Whiskey
- Henry Harrius Bottles
- Babu
- Salted 2.0
- Unplugged XLR
- Knotted
Book Reviews
Video Reviews
WORKSHOP
"You Wanna See Something Weird?" by David Kaye
A formula to experiment
Magic Under Pressure by Daron McDonald
The magic of distraction
PERSPECTIVES
The Chamber of Secrets by John Gaughan
Illusion-Delusion: