How To Do Magic Tricks

Learn Every Magic Trick In The Book !
VOODOO ASH
Effect: A name is written on a piece of paper on a notepad by the spectator , the paper is torn off unseen by the magician, crumpled up and placed in an ashtray.
It is then set alight.
The ashes are then rubbed on the magicians arm and the name of the person written on the paper mysteriously appears.
Preparation:You will need a small notepad , pen , ashtray , lighter and a small piece of soap or wax.
Method: The spectator is asked to write the name of a person or favourite anything of theirs on a notepad.
Then too tear of the sheet of notepaper, crumple it up and place it in the ashtray, where the magician then sets the paper alight.
The magician takes the notepad of the spectator and should be able to see the imprint of the name written on the paper above in the next sheet of the notepad.
Looking at the pad should not be made obvious and some misdirection carried out while he carefully takes the small piece of wax or soap and writes the name on the imprint on his arm or hand (this will not be visible to anyone ).
The magician can then take some ash from the ashtray and rub it over the wax where it will stick and create an impression of the spectators word to their amazement.
This is a great trick but depends on the magician creating an atmosphere with an entertaining routine and patter about black magic to enhance the effect and create misdirection to allow him time to pull off the trick.

David Blaine And Criss Angel Magic!
Effect: The magician has a card selected and signed. The card is then shuffled into the pack by the spectator and it is the magicians job to locate it. Unfortunately , the magician cannot seem to get it right , but after a few attempts , the magician seems to actually regurgitate a tightly folded card. It is the spectators card , with their signature.
Preparation: You need a pen and a deck of cards
Method: Have the spectator select a card from the deck and show it to the audience.
After the card is signed, control it to the top of the deck by means of a Hindu Shuffle control or a revolving pass.
The deck is now held in the standard dealing position in the left hand (with the chosen card at the top)
Get a finger break under the top card and palm it with your right hand immediately.
Flourish the rest of the deck with a one hand cut, or one hand shuffle with your left hand and offer it to a spectator to simply mix up the cards.
Make sure the spectator starts to shuffle because some stubborn people start to shuffle through the deck looking for their card.
Then turn your back making this move seem natural to show at there is no possible way that you could know where the card is .
At this time you are folding the palmed card into eighths (The smaller the better) This is easy as your back is turned you can use both hands to do this and then slip the tiny package in your mouth between your cheek and gum.
Turn around to face the audience as the card is folded so tightly in your mouth, you can talk normally.
Take the cards and act as if you messed up.
Turn over a couple of cards to reveal what was supposed to be their selection.
Do whatever you want , just make yourself look, bad .
As soon as people start to laugh at you , act as if your hurt , as if something inside of you is wanting to get out.
Make the audience curious , and have the suspense build up.
As soon as they reach their peak , work the card out of your lips and and slowly spit the card out onto the palm of your hand.
Unfold it , and watch the audience scream at the chosen signed card. It looks as if you somehow swallowed the card beforehand and regurgitated it back up again.

Effect: The spectator is asked to sign a card and the card is placed back in the deck. and the cards are shuffled.
The magician throws the cards at a bottle behind the spectators.
The signed card appears in the bottle.
Method: David Blaine showed the spectators a different trick before this one involving the same spectator signing a card of the same number and suit that is forced when showing the card in the bottle trick following after the card trick.
He then keeps the card and does another trick not involving cards and slips the card to one of the camera men or lights crew. The guy then puts the card in the bottle while David distracts the audience with the trick.
Then he goes on to perform the card in the bottle trick and the card is forced, signed, and the trick is done.
He then throws the cards at the bottle and the card that was recently signed is held on to.
He then tells everyone to look at the bottle and the card is slipped in his pocket.

Effect:The performer asks the spectator to pick a card without him seeing the face and replace it in the pack. The pack is then shuffled and the performer is apparently unsuccesful in locating the card.
After a few attempts ,the cards are thrown against a window in a fit of rage , on looking at the window , the chosen card is seen to be sticking to it , even more surprising is the fact that the card is on the inside of the window.
Preparation:You will need two identical packs of cards and a willing helper.
Method:
This trick should be performed in an area with a large window nearby and with the spectator facing away from the window.
The spectator is asked to choose a card from a pack , memorise it and without showing you , replace the card in the pack.
The pack is then shuffled and a couple of attempts at "is this your card " tried followed by a look of disbelief when the spectator tells you that it is not their card ( this is all part of the act as you don't and don't even need to know the card).
After a few attempts you fake an angry outburst and making sure the cards are squared up , throw the pack broadside at the window , where they will hit the window and fall to the ground except the chosen card which is sticking to the window.
Your helper was already positioned behind the window and spectator and had an identical pack of cards. He was able to see the chosen card and took the duplicate from his pack.
A small piece of looped sticky tape or magicians wax was attached to the duplicate card and it was stuck to the inside of the window.
The helper should then have walked away from the window.
This trick creates a real surprise but it is important to pick up the fallen cards quickly and to pocket the original chosen card.

Effect: (This trick requires a complete mastery of the double lift). The magician shows the spectator, the queen of diamond son top of the deck. He then tells the spectator to hold the queen face down between his fingers.
The performer then shows the next top card the other red queen. After several fast sneaky switches of the cards, the spectator is told to guess which card is where?
When he turns over his hand , he realises he is holding no aces at all.
Preparation: This trick is done with a regular set of cards. Before performing the trick, put the black ace on the bottom, preferably the ace of clubs, it is less conspicuous. On the top of the deck, place the queen of diamonds, then the ace of spades, then the queen of hearts.
Performance: With the deck set up as above, first show the spectator the (actual ) top card. Tell them to hold it between their fingers, face down.
Then tell them to look at the card they have, so they are sure that there was no fancy moves in play.
Using this as misdirection, prepare to double lift the next two cards once they have looked at their card.
Perform the double lift and show them the queen of hearts with the ace concealed.
Put the cards back on top of the deck, then remove the ace without showing them the face of the ace.
Then pretend to switch the cards, once or twice.
After this say "OK I'm going to teach you how to do this"
This time, perform the "switch" very slowly, actually switching the cards.
(Make sure that they do not look at the ace in their hands)
Then, very quickly, making sure that they do not notice what you are doing , take the queen of diamonds you are holding and put it on top of the deck.
Then steal the card off the bottom of the deck (Ace of clubs) and give it to them.
Then ask them to tell you where the card is.
After you hear their guess, have them turn over their hand and be amazed.