Imagine taking a single blank playing card – then instantly and visually changing any drawing on it with just a flick of your finger.
Change anything – from playing cards to numbers, from names to symbols, feel free to change any piece of information on written on a blank card with extreme ease. It represents the visual moments in magic that your audience swears are trick photography.
“Singularity is the single best move I’ve seen in a long time. Finally, with enough practice, you can throw away your Invisible Deck!” — Gregory Wilson
Alvo Stockman is known for coming up with BIG ideas with tons of real-world applications (Postmentalism, BFF, BOSS, Poetry Reading) and Singularity is no different!
Imagine the ability to seamlessly perform the Invisible Deck effect with any standard deck of cards.
Using a BORROWED, SHUFFLED deck, a spectator simply NAMES any card. You go through the cards ONCE and the selected card is ALREADY reversed in the pack. That simple. That clean.
For the last 50 years, the Invisible Deck has been considered to be the purest card trick in the world. Its impact is evidenced by the sheer number of professional magicians who carry one around for anything from an “out” to a show-closing standing ovation.
Have you always dreamed of an extra phase for the crazy mens handcuffs? How about an extremely visual and mindblowing rubber band sequence? The the wait is over… LIMBO by Alexander Kölle is a highly visual rubber band penetration where one strand will penetrate 2 strands at the same time. It cannot get any more visual that this. And the best part is you can reverse the penetration and it is simpler than any other version of this effect out there.
You do not need any gaffs or extra gimmicks, it is completely impromtu, you just need two ordinary rubberbands and you can amaze your crowed. You can perform this almost 360° and it is easy to learn. SO don’t wait any longer and get one of the most visual rubberband penetrations out there..
The Sandwich Plot is a classic of magic. Most modern sandwich effects have one thing in common – they happen quickly, in the blink of an eye. Prisoners explores the other end of the spectrum, where every move is slow, clear, and deliberate.
A card is selected and can be signed if desired. The card is returned to the middle of the deck, which is then spread face-down on the table. The two Jokers are placed face-up clearly and cleanly at each end of the spread and the pack is squared. Immediately and with no moves the deck is re-spread, showing that the Jokers have jumped to the middle of the deck – sandwiching one card between them. It is the selected card.
In 1994, Adrian Guerra (Ramblar) the mnemonica expert won the first prize in Card Magic at FISM in Yokohama.
Since that time he became the most successful professional magician in South America. With these two acts he performs in the most exclusive places and corporate shows. He made his reputation and his living with these wonderful routines.
For over 20 years he has long kept the secrets of his acts, effects and techniques closely guarded until today. Now you have access to all the details of these two professional strong card acts.
A borrowed RING ends up in a WALNUT!
The WALNUT is in an EGG!
The EGG is in a LEMON!
After almost 15 years of performance, for the first time on DVD, John Shryock releases his signature routine. A true reputation maker. Nothing is held back. All of the tips and tricks from thousands of performances are explained in full detail.
“I used some of John Shryock’s ideas in the Ring In Walnut routine that I presented on the David Letterman show. His loading procedure is really quite brilliant, and served as the “missing link” for a routine I’d been working on for several years.”
– STEVE COHEN, The Millionaires’ Magician
“Very slick. Your sleight of hand is soft and undetectable. Huzzah.” – Doc Eason
“A truly beautiful piece of card magic that you will just love adding to your repertoire!” – John Carey
“A really practical handing of the vanishing plot!” – Ben Train
“I’m a big fan of Daniels work and when he showed me his 4 ace trick my eyes nearly popped out of my head! It’s a brilliant routine and beautifully executed. A real piece of eye candy for your spectators.” – Peter Nardi
“Best handling of this plot I have ever seen.” – Ryan Schlutz
“A beautifully executed vanish and reproduction of 4 cards that will have audiences scratching their heads in amazement. Great work Daniel.” – Robert Moreland
“Good Idea… Good Effect. I love it!” –Dani Daortiz
Daniel Chard is an underground card worker with some serious moves. Not only does he combine gorgeous sleight of hand with innovative thinking, but the effects he produces are also practical miracles that you can perform in the real world. He can make aces vanish from a deck one at a time, and in a manner so clean you’ll think trick photography is involved. This is Delete.
When Ryan Schlutz wants to do a hands-off shuffled deck trick to blow his audience away, one of his go-to effects is Equal Finality. This effect gets everyone involved and has a crystal clear ending that fools magicians and laypeople alike. Extremely easy to do, with almost no sleight of hand, you’ll get the jaw-dropping reactions you are looking for with Equal Finality.
Here’s what happens:
The deck can be shuffled by the audience. The magician takes one prediction card out and openly places it in the card box, which is closed and placed on the table. Next the magician places five or six heaps of cards at random in front of two different spectators. Each of the spectators randomly combines their heaps of cards until they each have one giant pile. They turn the top cards of each pile over and add the cards together to form a value and a suit that matches the prediction card in the card box.
Organic looking magic with everyday object is the strongest form of magic people can experience live. Everything appears to be raw, unprepared, and totally unexpected.
Something Out of the Ordinary is a collection of extreme visual magic from Nicholas Lawrence’s everyday repertoire. Learn insane visual magic with objects you can find around you.
Extreme matchbooks transpo, colour changing rubber bands, straw through borrowed bills, cigarette through eye, and a couple easy to do visual card effects to complete the set. Whether if you are looking for materials to impress your client, or effects to perform for friends in casual setting, you’ll find useful material in Something Out of the Ordinary. Check out the trailer and see it for yourself!
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Tras mucho tiempo dedicado a corregir, matizar (Tamariz), analizar, re-explicar, añadir, cortar, aclarar, variar y tratar de mejorar texto y fotos, he aquí al fin, esta Nueva edición de La Vía Mágica.
La primera edición (a pesar de sus defectos) tuvo una acogida maravillosa.
Se agotó la edición rápidamente ¡hace ya 20 años!, tuvo críticas excelentes en varios países (a veces, a mi gusto, casi ditirámbicas) y muchos magos me han escrito o comunicado verbalmente que su lectura significó para ellos un cambio de percepción en cómo sentir la Magia, o un estímulo para mejorarla.
