How You can Become a Magician

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I really enjoy watching a magic show. I am always just amazed. I know it is just magic tricks but it always puzzles me as to how the magician makes the secret tricks appear to be so real.

Many children and grown ups have a fantasy to learn how it is done and how they can do magic just for fun or even for money.

This page is dedicated to magic. If you ever thought about magic or learning how to become a magician, then read on.

Magic - The Art of Illusion 

Magic is really the art of illusion. It's all about making the audience believe something happened when when it didn't. Magicians create illusions to make the observers believe they are seeing something impossible happen.

Sensory Illusion 

Sensory Illusion is when you believe you saw something happen. Magicians use mirrors and hidden gadgets to create these illusions. Mirrors, in particular, fool the human eye into believing that space or an object is there when it actually isn't. For example in the trick "the disembodied head" the use of mirrors and reflected light makes a head appear to be floating all by itself.

Levitation 

Levitation is an illusion used by many magicians - but just how do they get the body to appear to rise? One simple levitation trick involves using angles. The audience has to be on a 45-degree angle and your trousers have to be long! You pretend to levitate a couple of inches off the ground by standing on your tiptoes of one foot, with your other foot slightly off the floor. You will appear to rise slowly, your trousers will cover the toes still on the ground and the angle will fool the audience.

Levitating objects is also a simple illusion. Invisible threads can be attached to small objects and the magician can make them appear to rise unexpectedly. The movements required and the positioning of the thread need to be practiced, but the effect will have your audience amazed.

". . .eyes like saucers, he holds his breath watching as the tall stranger flourishes his long, black cape, quickly taps his wand twice and 'voila' - a white rabbit appears on the previously empty table..."

Famous Magicians on Amazon 

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Chris Angel Ice Cube Trick 

Criss Angel Mindfreak: Ice Cube CD Trick

Season 5 Premieres Wednesday August 12 at 10/9c on A&E While Criss' eyes are closed, Ice Cube picks out a CD and Criss is able to guess what CD he picked. http://www.aetv.com/criss_angel

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