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Astound the public with magic prowess learned with the help of eHow’s advice on magic shows, card tricks and other illusions. Novices wanting to impress their friends can find plenty of tricks to choose from, as can more advanced magicians seeking to add an extra rabbit to their magic hat. While it’s true that a good magician never reveals his secrets, eHow conjures up experts willing to share the tricks of the magic trade.

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  • Penguin Magic Daily Show Explained

    Penguin Magic Daily Show is a podcast at the website penguinmagic.com. The website promotes illusionists and ventriloquists from all over the world. It discusses the illusionary techniques and...

  • How to Levitate a Card Like Criss Angel

    Criss Angel MindFreak entertains audiences with his impressive illusions. This famous street magician has used his tricks to entertain small public crowds, large private shows and even hosted his...

  • How to Choose The Right Magician for Your Memorable Party

    While choosing a magician first confirm the dates, then check his experience and references if any, magician's dress, language fluency, plan of show, props, cost, his past performance video’s etc....

  • Levitation Methods

    Levitation is a magic trick that creates the illusion that a person is hovering above the ground. Mediums, shamans and mystics supposedly practiced levitation using the power of their minds....

  • How to Become a Pro Card Magician

    Card tricks are a wonderful way to wow your friends, but it takes real skill, perseverance and a willingness to fail in order to become a professional-level card magician and even more of all...

  • How Does the Raven Magic Kit Work?

    The Raven magic trick kit consists of two main objects: A fake coin made of steel and plating and a magnet attached to an elastic band with a clip at the other end. The magnet also has a string...

  • How to Perform the Get Together Trick

    A trick that uses the glimpse technique, Get Together, involves the magician and spectator each shuffling half of a deck, memorizing a selected card and replacing it atop the deck. The spectator...

  • Telekinesis Techniques

    Telekinesis, also known as TK, psychokinesis and PK, is the power to move something by thought without the application of physical force. Psychokinesis has been plagued by trickery. As the...

  • The Greed Magic Trick Revealed

    The greed magic trick is one that creates the illusion of turning a one-dollar bill into one of a greater value, like a five, a 10 or a 20. The magician holds the bill in his hands facing the...

  • ALR Magic Trick Revealed

    The "ALR Magic" card trick stands for "Almost Like Real Magic," as it involves little movement of the cards on the magician's part; what little movement there is is done with the audience's help....

  • The Raven Magic Trick Revealed

    "The Raven" is a type of magic trick that revolves around a disappearing coin. The trick involves placing a coin on the magician's hand and then making the coin disappear by waving the magician's...

  • How Do Magicians Levitate?

    Most magicians worth their salt understand how to perform basic levitation tricks, wherein they appear to float above the ground or cause other objects (including people) to float as well. Like...

  • How to Perform Simple Magic Tricks

    Performing simple magic tricks takes practice. Learn some simple magic tricks to practice at home with expert tips from a professional magician in this free magic trick video.

  • How to Make a Coin Disappear

    The disappearing coin is a classic magic trick that's simple to learn. Discover how to perform the disappearing coin magic trick with expert tips from a professional magician in this free magic...

  • How to Become an Illusionist

    To become an illusionist, start by studying the history of magic and illusion. Find out more about becoming an illusionist with expert tips from a professional magician in this free magic trick video.

  • How to Make a Coin Disappear in a Hand

    Making a coin disappear in a hand is a simple and easy magic trick. Learn to make a coin disappear in a hand with expert tips from a professional magician in this free magic trick video.

  • How to Do the Coin From Behind the Ear Trick

    Everyone loves the coin from behind the ear magic trick. Discover how to do the coin from behind the ear trick with expert tips from a professional magician in this free magic trick video.

  • How to Do the Bending Spoon Magic Trick

    To do the bending spoon magic trick, don't actually bend the spoon. Trick friends using the bending spoon magic trick with expert tips from a professional magician in this free magic trick video.

  • How to Do the Put a Dollar in an Orange Magic Trick

    Confuse friends by performing the put a dollar in an orange magic trick. Find out how to do the put a dollar in an orange magic trick with expert tips from a professional magician in this free...

  • How to Do the Jumping Paper Clip Magic Trick

    The jumping paper clip magic trick is done with two paper clips and a dollar. Learn to do the jumping paper clip magic trick with expert tips from a professional magician in this free magic trick...

  • How to Perform the Lucky Card Trick

    Perform the lucky card magic trick, and always find your lucky card. Learn to do the lucky card magic trick with expert tips from a professional magician in this free magic trick video.

  • How to Perform the Shipwreck Card Trick

    The 'Shipwreck' card trick performs a magic trick while telling a story about a royal family. Learn the shipwreck card story and perform a magic trick with expert tips from a professional magician...

  • How to Perform the Do As I Do Card Trick

    Using a red and blue deck of cards, perform the 'Do As I Do' magic trick. Discover how to perform the Do as I Do card trick with expert tips from a professional magician in this free magic trick...

  • How to Perform the Three Card Monte Card Trick

    The trick to performing the 'Three Card Monte' is to always keep an eye on the moving card. Find out how to do the 'Three Card Monte' magic trick with expert tips from a professional magician in...

  • How to Perform the Impossible Knot Trick

    Confuse friends by performing the 'Impossible Knot' magic trick. Discover how to do the 'Impossible Knot' magic trick with expert tips from a professional magician in this free magic trick video.

  • How to Slice an Unpeeled Banana

    Make a banana slice itself with the unpeeled banana magic trick. Learn to slice a banana using a magic trick with expert tips from a professional magician in this free magic trick video.

  • How to Become a Magician

    To become a magician, start by studying magic at libraries and bookstores. Find out more about how to become a magician with expert tips from a professional magician in this free magic trick video.

  • How to Make a Salt Shaker Disappear

    Trick the audience by making a salt shaker disappear. Find out how to do the disappearing salt shaker trick with expert tips from a professional magician in this free magic video.

  • How to Perform the Key Card Trick

    Perform the key card magic trick with the help of a friend. Discover how to perform the key card magic trick with expert tips from a professional magician in this free magic video.

  • How to Perform the Chasing Aces Card Trick

    The 'Chasing Aces' magic trick shuffles and cuts the cards with all four aces showing. Learn to do the chasing aces magic trick with expert tips from a professional magician in this free magic...

  • How to Make Magician Wax

    Magician's wax is one of a magician's most commonly used tools. It is used as an adhesive to help do a large number of things, from sticking two cards together so they look like one, to connecting...

  • How to Perform the Mental Agility Card Trick

    The spectator thinks of a number between 1 and 10, memorizes a card based on her number and hands the deck to the magician. Without ever seeing the deck, and with the deck behind his back, the...

  • How Does a Magician Levitate?

    A street magician gathers a few spectators. He turns his back to the audience, on a bit of an angle, so the audience can see most of the closest foot, and the heel of the other. With a little bit...

  • How to Perform the Absolut Magic Trick

    My favorite trick of all time is when the magician lines up 10 shot glasses and places a bottle of vodka and a bottle of water on the table. He fills nine of the glasses with water and the tenth...

  • How to Perform the Smell Test Trick

    Another pretty difficult mental magic trick: the magician instructs a spectator to take a penny, place his hands behind his back and keep the penny in an undisclosed hand. He brings his hands...

  • How to Perform Mind Power

    The magician places four objects: a salt shaker, a mug, a glass and a matchbook on a table. The magician then makes a prediction on a piece of paper, folds it and places it in the spectator's...

  • How to Perform the Stubborn Card Trick

    The magician gives a card to a spectator, telling him to place it face down in the face-up deck. Riffling the deck, the magician tells the card to turn face down on its own. After spreading the...

  • How to Bend a Fork

    The magician takes a fork out and calls two spectators to join him. One holds the thin end while the other holds the prongs. The magician grasps the middle with two fingers and prepares to move,...

  • How to Perform the Vanishing Coin

    The magician sits at a table with nothing but a coin in front of him. He shows his sleeves to be empty and no gimmicks or gadgets at work. He begins to cup the coin and cover it with his hands,...

  • How to Perform the Handkerchief Coin Trick

    A very easy-to-perform, and relatively effective trick, the magician places a coin in his hand in front of three spectators and covers his hand with a handkerchief or cloth. Each spectator places...

  • Cutting to Reverse Card in a Stripper Card Deck

    Learn how to cut to a reverse card in a stripper deck in this free series of card trick videos from our professional magician.

  • How to Do a Hindu Shuffle with a Stripper Deck

    Learn how to do the hindu shuffle of a stripper deck in this free series of card trick videos from our professional magician.

  • Removing Reverse Card of a Stripper Card Deck

    Learn how to remove the reverse card of a stripper deck in this free series of card trick videos from our professional magician.

  • How to do the Springing the Cards Card Trick

    Springing the Cards 1: Do you believe in magic? Like amazing tricks? Learn how to do card flourishes to develop your misdirection skills & sleight of hand techniques. A real magician's secrets are...

  • Dribbling in Stripper Deck Card Selection

    Learn how to dribble the cards of stripper deck for card selection in this free series of card trick videos from our professional magician.

  • How to do the Springing the Cards Card Trick: Part 2

    Springing the Cards 2: Do you believe in magic? Like amazing tricks? Learn how to do card flourishes to develop your misdirection skills & sleight of hand techniques. A real magician's secrets are...

  • What is the Hindu Shuffle for Stripper Deck Cards?

    Watch an overview of the hindu shuffle for a stripper deck in this free series of card trick videos from our professional magician.

  • How to do the Hand-to-Hand Spread Card Trick

    Hand to Hand Spread: Do you believe in magic? Like amazing tricks? Learn how to do card flourishes to develop your misdirection skills & sleight of hand techniques. A real magician's secrets are...

  • Table Spread in a Stripper Card Deck

    Learn about the table spread when having the cards of a stripper deck selected in this free series of card trick videos from our professional magician.

  • How to do the Dribbling the Cards Card Trick

    Dribbling the Cards: Do you believe in magic? Like amazing tricks? Learn how to do card flourishes to develop your misdirection skills & sleight of hand techniques. A real magician's secrets are...

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