Magic Video - World's Greatest Magic - Selfworking Card Tricks Vol 2 (Digital Download)

Unleash Astonishing Card Magic Without Complex Sleight of Hand

Step into the captivating world of card magic with 'Magic Video - World's Greatest Magic - Selfworking Card Tricks Vol 2.' This digital download empowers you to perform truly baffling card effects that defy explanation, all without the need for years of knuckle-busting practice. Playing cards have an enduring appeal, offering endless possibilities for wonder. While advanced sleight of hand opens many doors, this volume focuses on a powerful secret weapon in any magician's arsenal: 'self-working' tricks.

The Genius Behind 'Self-Working' Secrets

On this incredible video, you'll delve into a collection of card miracles that rely not on dexterity, but on clever mathematical principles, pre-arranged stacks, and subtle psychological misdirection. You'll find that while some effects incorporate very minimal, basic sleight of hand, the core strength lies in their inherent cleverness. Prepare to be amazed as you learn from some of magic's most revered minds.

Allan Ackerman kicks things off by not only locating a spectator's chosen card but also magically producing the four Aces. Johnny Thompson follows with an effect where the magician's card inexplicably finds the spectator's selection. Daryl showcases his 'sensitive fingertips' to retrieve cards from his pocket, revealing an audience member's thought-of card. Harry Lorayne presents a mesmerizing trick where a playing card mystically penetrates the card case, while Michael Ammar teaches a stunning method to instantly straighten an impossibly mixed-up deck. Allan Ackerman returns with 'The Magical Threes,' a magical game the performer always wins, and Johnny Thompson offers his brilliant version of one of card magic's all-time classic 'You Do As I Do' effects. Daryl reappears with an astounding small-packet mentalism gem, and Larry Jennings performs and teaches his beloved 'Impossible' effect, leaving audiences utterly bewildered.

The Power of Preparedness and Presentation

While the term 'self-working' suggests effortlessness, it's essential to remember that true magic still requires engaging presentation and a smooth procedure. However, these types of tricks are invaluable. They can serve as a confident opener, a baffling interlude, or a reliable go-to when you're unexpectedly asked to 'show me something' with a deck of cards. Learning these effects will add incredible texture and versatility to your magic performances, ensuring you're always ready to entertain and mystify, even if complex sleight of hand isn't your primary focus. Become the magician everyone talks about with these powerful, deceptive, and relatively easy-to-master card tricks.

Original Specs

Magic with playing cards has always held a deep fascination for performers and audiences alike, most likely due to the almost infinite variety of effects that are possible with them. Everything from sleight of hand to topological tricks are all potentially a part of the magician's arsenal and somewhere in this broad spectrum are card effects that almost work by themselves.

On this DVD, you'll see a number of powerful card tricks that rely not on knuckle-busting manipulation but rather, on mathematical principles, stacks, and subtleties, aided in some cases by very minimal, basic sleight of hand. Allan Ackerman starts things off by finding not only the spectator's chosen card but the four Aces as well. Johnny Thompson follows with an effect where the magician's card finds the spectator's selection while Daryl relies on sensitive fingertips to remove cards from his pocket that reveal the identity of an audience member's card. Harry Lorayne causes a playing card to mysteriously penetrate the card case while Michael Ammar demonstrates and teaches a way to magically straighten out an impossibly mixed-up deck. Allan Ackerman returns with a magical game that the performer always wins while Johnny Thompson offers his version of one of card magic's all-time classic tricks. Daryl reappears with a small packet mentalism gem while Larry Jennings performs and teaches one of his most-beloved effects.

While there's really no such thing as a self-working card trick - you still need to learn the procedures and rehearse an interesting presentation - it remains that a simple trick without the use of sleight of hand can be a deadly weapon when slipped into a card magic set. These kinds of effects can add texture to a magic performance and with the tricks you'll learn on this DVD, even if sleight-of-hand really isn't your thing, you'll always be ready to amaze and amuse when someone slides a deck of cards over to you and says, "Show me something..."

The Four Aces - Allan Ackerman
My Card Finds Your Card - Johnny Thompson
Secret Mathematician - Daryl
Interdimension - Harry Lorayne
Slop Shuffle - Michael Ammar
The Magical Threes - Allan Ackerman
Easy You Do As I Do - Johnny Thompson
8 Card Brainwave - Daryl
Impossible - Larry Jennings