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Howdy, I'm new here, and to magic - obviously , but I've been practising the really simple tricks that you can do wherever to entertain friends (parlor tricks?), like changing an orange into an apple, putting a pencil up your nose and pulling it out your ear, and making things float, and I was just wondering if there were any more simple types of trick that seem like real magic (and don't involve cards!) the kind of stuff like making an umbrella apear in a drink. I don't know how hard that is or if it is even possible, it just looks cool So if anyone has any transformation tricks, or conjuring or making stuff float, that is relatively simple, please post suggestions here!

*Sorry if this isn't allowed, I read the rules and I only want to know suggestions for tricks or names of ones. Hopefully that is allowed

Welcome to TM! My recommendation is to get Peter Eldin's Pocket Book Of Magic. It's full of simple tricks that use everyday objects, and it's aimed at the 'beginner' audience so there's nothing sleight heavy in there.

Best of all, it's very cheap. I got my copy from Amazon for little more than the price of postage!

Thanks! I'll be sure to check it out

Street Magic by Paul Zenon is a good place to start. Amazon will have it.

Oh, and let's do the time warp again.

themagicwand wrote:Street Magic by Paul Zenon is a good place to start. Amazon will have it.

Oh, and let's do the time warp again.

some times you can also find it at your local library. They might possibly be more simple magic books there. Also get mark wilsons book on magic and work with that. Until your ready to take on the mother load which would definitly be tarbell coarse books. welcome new member read, post, and practice your heart out so it just comes second nature.

For coins try, J B bobo's Modern coin magic!

I would highly recommend that you pick up a copy of "The Secrets of Alkazar" (Kronzek), particularly if you are just starting out in magic. It is an excellent book that will give you so much in the line of good tricks and how to present them well. You'll find a review of that book here.

Quite often, the book can be found for under 7 pounds, delivered.

Mike.

id recommend learning and practicing some sleights. it may seem to take time now but when you want to progress, even with many self-workers and gimicks youll be glad for the practice of using your hands and 'learning to learn'

Michael Jay wrote:I would highly recommend that you pick up a copy of "The Secrets of Alkazar" (Kronzek), particularly if you are just starting out in magic. It is an excellent book that will give you so much in the line of good tricks and how to present them well. You'll find a review of that book here.

Quite often, the book can be found for under 7 pounds, delivered.

Mike.

Michael advised me to read this book a good while ago now. I read it and have found it one of the most useful for presenting magic tricks to their full potential.

I'd sincerely advise you to read it as well. There are some cards in there but you could ignore them as there's a good few other effects.

themagicwand wrote:Street Magic by Paul Zenon is a good place to start. Amazon will have it.

Street Magic was the book that started me off in magic, it has some good stuff in it. Again theres some card stuff in there which you can skip over but I would suggest that you take a look anyway, it's always useful to have a couple of simple card tricks up your sleeves (no pun intended).

I'm so with Michael on that book, I only read it a couple of weeks ago but have found some brilliant info in there, well worth a read.

Also my usual recomendation to anyone starting out is Mark Wilson's Complete Course, it'll give you the basics on all sorts of areas of magic.

another vote for Peter Eldin's Pocket Book of Magic. This book didn't start my interest in magic (I've got a Paul Daniel's Magic Set to thank for that), but it definitely cemented it.

As the above stated, there's a lot of very good tricks in here, all of which can be made with everyday objects. The book also goes into the history of magic, stage craft, putting a show together etc. and has a few interesting tidbits on famous magicians (Chung Ling Soo, Houdini, David Copperfield etc.). Highly recommended for beginners, or anyone interested in 'impromptu' magic. I still perform the unequal/equal ropes (prof's nightmare) which I learned from this book in every show I do.

There's also some simple stage tricks (squared circle, sword box etc.) you can build if you're that way inclined.

Wow! Thanks for all the help and suggestions guys I know I'm gonna be surfing the net for half this stuff tonight! Thanks!

kolm wrote:Welcome to TM! My recommendation is to get Peter Eldin's Pocket Book Of Magic. It's full of simple tricks that use everyday objects, and it's aimed at the 'beginner' audience so there's nothing sleight heavy in there.

Best of all, it's very cheap. I got my copy from Amazon for little more than the price of postage!

That was my first ever "proper" book on magic that my older cousin gave to me many years ago. It is a great little book, and I loved the short history of magic bit at the start. The replica posters inside the book are great too ( I loved the Houdini milk can escape poster near the front). There are some little gems in that book- like the great coins through table and a version of out of this world and an ace assembly. I'd definitely reccomend it.