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Hi everyone. i was just wondering what is the best thing to start with when learning magic. i have never done it before but i would like to learn.

thanks in advance,
Jason

Welcome jayhurl.

Plenty of guidance already available on this link:

http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/ftopic11561.php

It very much depends what you fancy turning your hand to. I assume you have seen a performance that has inspired you to learn? Was it playing cards, coins, stage illusions? It makes a difference where you should start. The link above references some excellent and affordable sources.

My advice is pick one area. Get hold of the relevant book, eg Royal Road to Card Magic for card magic, and put plenty of time in studying it hard. You will find it extremely rewarding.

Try to avoid the trap of buying lots of single trick DVDs off the internet. At this stage it can prove to be very expensive. We've all done it.

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Thanks redtyke. it was a friend of mine who showed me some tricks that were really cool so i decided i was going to try and learn some of them. it is mainly coin and card magic i would like to learn. thank you for the link it is very helpfull.
Jason

Hmmm funny I would suggest the opposite thing. When I started I learned about all I could parlor, rope, coin, card, ect. Although it can be a bit expensive, however, I'm prepared to perform magic in almost every enviorment. Buy Mark Wilson's course in Magic. Although RedTyke has probably more expeirence then me so it might be best if you listen to him.

I guess it depends from person to person. Some people want a general knowledge in magic, where some are only interested in one particular type. (For example, when I started I was only interested in coins)

Anyway, Bobo's Modern Coin Magic is what you want if you're into coins (and it's dirt cheap on amazon!), and as RedTyke said, Royal Road is what is recommended for cards

One of the best places to start is Mark Wilson's Complete Course. It's a brilliant book that'll take you through the basics of loads of different areas of magic from coins and cards, sponge balls, ropes, mental magic and loads of others. It really is a great place to get started.

RRTCM. Definetly.

and just my opinion, get an ID for a bit of beginners fun!

magicmindben wrote:
and just my opinion, get an ID for a bit of beginners fun!

I would personally say that an ID isn't really a toy for begineers. Unless all you're going to do is "Think of a card. Whoo. Look. Weird innit."