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derren brown mentioned that people seem to percieve anything that floats from bottom to top as magic, and from left to right as PK - so that's the start off i suppose...

the only advice i can give you is that the "framing" of all your effects is important...the reason "why" you are doing something, or "why" something is behaving the way it is...work that out and go from there...

im not sure I fully understand..

you mean make up a story, why it is floating? and stuff like that?

yeah...how and why would a note decide to move in your hand? is it you doing it my mind-power?

is it the collective energies of the audience? is it the bill itself?

that kinda thing...

yeah ill try that aswell!
I just got the trick, so im still really excited about making it float that I forgot about the importance of patter being the most important part of a trick..

thanks again

Heres a bit of advice thats crucial to your development. When you get a new trick dont go and show someone. The reason is you should practice it in the mirror to yourself antil your comfortable with it before you show anyone. What ive found out is if you show someone when your not ready they will always see you as a cheesy magician but if you only show them when your ready they will see you as someone with special powers or something and it makes everyone wanna be you and thats when you freak everyone out . Bear that in mind.

yeah, I know about that.. and im trying..
but as you probably know yourself, if you just bought this awesome trick which is practically unexplainable.. it takes a great deal of discipline to perform it infront of a mirror for weeks and not show anyone

yes it does i used to be the same as you but now im pro i have to disipline myself its hard but is best for me

It is very hard not to rush out and show people your wonderful effects right away, everyone here will agree with that.

However, over time two factors will make you less likely to do so. Firstly, you'll do it a lot and get annoyed that you don't perform the effects to a standard which does them justice. Maybe people won't react as well as you'd like, or they'll tip the method. This gives you motivation and understanding to practice longer before performing.

Secondly, you'll learn more and more tricks and after a bit a new one won't be quite so magical to you because you already know enough to amaze people and the desire to perform immediately wanes. That's when you start to get really bad CUPS and buy effects just to learn the secret