I quit smoking about 7/8 months ago and to help I decided to get into magic. Again. I loved it as a wee fella.
It may well be the most frustrating thing I’ve ever done.
Magic sets are a thing of wonder, literally and figuratively. I’ve discovered old classics like the cups and balls.
One of the things I found when I started is that sometimes when you find out how a trick is done it can be disappointing. “Oh, was that it”? However a change occurs.
You find that magic, like all art (and it is art) is a performance. The trick is only a part of it. For example the aforementioned cups and balls. I’ve seen quite a few versions. Penn and Teller, Dai Vernon, Ricky Jay and although the same principles apply all three are very different performances.
There are three stages: Knowing how a trick is done, being able to do the trick and performing the trick.
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