Making the Magic Happen

When I was first learning magic, I admit I was sometimes disappointed to learn “the secret” of how the trick worked.  Of course, I really wanted to be Gandalf or Merlin and have the magic be real.  But it wasn’t and the secret was sometimes disappointing, hence one of the reasons the magician “never tells the secret.”  I had to learn to put the magic back in.  I had to learn to make the trick be more than a trick, to add the magic and make it into an effect, an illusion.  Much of the power of an effect or illusion comes from the set-up, the story, the context a magician adds.

This principle applies to more than just individual illusions, it applies to an entire routine, to offering that routine to individuals, libraries, etc.  Making the magic happens starts with an effect, putting in the magic, the mystery.  Then the effect becomes part of a routine, ranging from that one effect to a short series for table hopping to a number of effects, theme, running gags, etc.  Part of the magic comes in making the performance available so that people can actually see it and enjoy it.

Part of making the magic happen involves you.  Give me a call and let me bring the Magic & Malarky to you!

Abrakadabra!