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Hi everyone

Do you think the Criss Angel ultimate magic kit is meant for children? It says kids 7 till adult. I have had a look at the set and think its really fantastic but hope that I wont be too old for it. I dont plan on using any of these tricks in the street but just using it as a starter kit. What are your thoughts?

My second question is, if I become good at magic and street magic how does one practice infront of crowds? Would it be a good idea to walk around and perform magic for people? Is it socially acceptable? I would love to practice in this way, obviously without revealing any tricks.

Thank you for reading
ShogunRonin (Begginer)

Hi Shogun,

I saw this post after i just replied to your intro...

Im sure as most people will tell you on here, books are the answer.

It may seem boring but it really is a great way of starting out at learning magic.

Im quite new myself and have received brilliant advice from these pages. I now own about 10 books on magic and would reccomend that for your first purchase you go for a book such as 'Mark Wilson's complete course in magic' or 'an idiots guide to magic'

Both cover many aspects of your new trade and are well written with loads of good quality effects to practice and learn.

If you would like to see an effect from the book i posted a video on here. see the link watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knHkK0gEiPI

If you would like any help on what tricks to start out with then i would be happy to give you some pointers.

Let us all know what sort of magic you are interested in and then people can guide you on the right lines.

Im currently learning Mentalism. I say currently but realise ill NEVER stop learning Mentalism lol.

You will find that you buy loads of things at first but after you start to learn real magic, you will find that you have a pile of stuff you never use. im thinking that after a year you may never use the stuff in the criss angel box set.

However...........if it feeds your hunger for magic and you enjoy learning how to perform to people then go for it. Its as good a start as any.

Hope that helps.

Alec

As Kobain says, books are the way forward, that said a magic set is not necessarily just for children, it depends on the skills contained within the booklet.

I recently dug out my Paul Daniels Magic Set at my parents and was surprised at the sheer volume of exceptionally useful information on sleights within the instruction booklet, although the props are pretty cheap looking now to my adult mind, the information in the booklet would have been worth the money alone.

For a good start with some basic props a magic set would be an okay start especially if you are not sure what you wish to specialise in, however if you do know then a book on the subject may be more useful in the long run.