We are deep into SUSPENSION territory now, I heard from many of you who found the Genii Bottle redux to be inspiring. This is fabulous to hear.
It’s important to see how magicians of the past have APPROACHED a problem in order to help inspire us to look at trick methodology in different ways. Over the years many have tried to improve the classic LITTLE CORK BALL method for the Genii bottle, some techniques are incredibly clever, some are near misses and some just don’t work at all.
Within this video, GENII 2.0, I’ll take you through the pros and cons of some past magical thinking leading up to a method that I consider to be a TRUE ADVANCE in technique. Let's get started.
Up Next in SUSPENSION - A GUIDE TO POWERFUL MAGIC - 24 videos!
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5 - DAVID NIXON'S BOTTLE IDEA
In Will Dexter’s lovely book EVERYBODY’S BOOK OF MAGIC - the late great David Nixon details a fabulous routine for the Genii bottle, well, ONE PART of it is fabulous, and THAT’S what I’m discussing here.
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6 - INDIAN RICE JAR SUSPENSION
This PERFORMANCE PIECE is one of the main reasons for the whole series on suspensions.
Long considered by many to be impossible to do, the Indian Rice Suspension has been legendarily fraught with danger.
Once a staple of my cabaret show, I will teach you the true secrets, reveal my personal t...
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7 - DAGGER OF DAMOCLES
Hey, wait a minute, we are not done with this incredible topic yet! I’m about to share something of a personal journey in magic, and anyone who has EVER ordered a magic prop from a magic dealer will understand every emotion of this experience.
We have all loved to read the old magic catalogue...
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