Easy Card Tricks to Learn - Magic YOU Can Do!

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‘So, you have decided that you would like to impress your friends, make your family feel like you have harnessed dark and supernatural powers, be the life of the party, or woo that significant someone? Great! Maybe card tricks are for you then. If you cannot pass up the lure of the pasteboards, then join us as we explore some principles that you can use to build up your card trick repertoire. These are concepts that you can put into practice right away so you can get in front of some spectators and start building up your performing confidence before you learn harder and harder sleights, for more advanced tricks.

In Lesson One we take a look at the concept known as the key card and will see how this can be used to build some pretty interesting magic. A key card is a card in a deck that you know the position of that you will then use to know the position of another card, generally one a spectator has selected. For example, let's say that you give a deck to a spectator and have them shuffle it thoroughly. You want to make sure that they know there is no funny business going on; that the deck is indeed completely shuffled. Once they finish shuffling, have them square the deck which is to give it a good couple of taps on the table to get it all neat and tidy. Catch a glimpse of what the bottom card is. Guess what? All the preparation you need to do is now done. Easy, no? And you haven't even touched the deck at all. So let's look at how this can play out. 

The spectator has just been handed a deck and has just shuffled it thoroughly. In the process, you have glanced at the bottom card. What can you do with this powerful information? Let's play some.

1.- Tell the spectator to cut the deck to wherever they would like. You can even have them change their mind and cut to a different place if you want. It doesn't matter. The important thing is the seven of clubs (in our example) that you've already spotted at the bottom of the deck. (figure 1)

2.- Have them take the card they cut to and set it aside face-down. In this case the three of hearts. Have them replace the cut (return the top portion of cards they cut back on top of the deck). (figures 2 & 3)

1.- Now have them pick up the card they freely cut to and stare at it, not letting anyone else see what it is. Tell them to visualize it in their mind, saying it over and over in their mind, even screaming it as loudly as they can in their mind if you want. (figure 4)

2.- Have them put the card face-down on top of the deck (figure 5), and then cut the deck again. (figure 6)

 

Let’s continue - Easy card trick continued …

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