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Secret – core principle of conjuring; something which should not be shared, usually a method, sleight, or other means of accomplishing an effect. Self-working – describes a trick (such as a card trick) that requires minimal skill and no sleight of hand. Servante – a secret shelf or compartment behind the magician's table.
The word and concept originated in Scotland and has been popularized in various forms of folklore, games, and modern witchcraft practices. A Wiccan Dictionary defines a cantrip as "a magickal spell". In Scottish folklore a cantrip could refer to a trick, a minor spell, or some sort of supernatural effect. That still holds true in today's pop ...
This article contains a list of magic tricks. In magic literature, tricks are often called effects. Based on published literature and marketed effects, there are millions of effects; a short performance routine by a single magician may contain dozens of such effects. Some students of magic strive to refer to effects using a proper name, and ...
Magic words are phrases used in fantasy fiction or by stage magicians. Frequently such words are presented as being part of a divine, adamic, or other secret or empowered language. Certain comic book heroes use magic words to activate their powers. Magic words are also used as Easter eggs or cheats in computer games, other software, and ...
An illustration from Reginald Scot's The Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584), one of the earliest books on magic tricks, explaining how the "Decollation of John Baptist" decapitation illusion may be performed. Among the earliest books on the subject is Gantziony's work of 1489, Natural and Unnatural Magic, which describes and explains old-time ...
David Copperfield has announced his plans to make the moon disappear. The legendary illusionist, 67, appeared on the Today show on Friday 27 October, where he revealed his next trick. “I’m ...
How it works in a magic trick: “It’s rare that a magician straight-up lies to you,” Barnhart says. “Instead, they encourage you to lie to yourself through your assumptions.”
Another variant on the "escape gone wrong" illusion ends without the performer re-appearing. Such a trick was performed by Paul Daniels on the Halloween edition of his BBC television show in 1987. He was chained up in an iron maiden type device where a set of spikes were set to close on him after a timer ran out. The broadcast showed the spikes ...