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Hospital Magic

In recent years, since 2017, in addition to regular shows, I have been working in several medical centers in children's oncology departments through the Larger Than Life Association.

I magish, teach and sprinkle magic powder.



Basically, I perform all kinds of magic tricks for children and families that aim to train the muscles of…

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Posted by Ori Ashkenazy on May 10, 2025 at 2:00am

Excel as a magic database

Microsoft Excel (or OpenOffice or another freeware version) makes a wonderful searchable database for your magic. Hint: use separate tabs for books, tricks, and routines.

Posted by James Short on February 25, 2025 at 1:27pm — 1 Comment

Tarot Magic

For those interested in magic with tarot cards (and I am), in addition to Stephen Minch's The Book of Thoth I also recommend Tarot Magic by Matteo Filippini & Friends.



While it's obvious English isn't Mr. Filippini's first language, it's worth looking past the typos and odd sentence structures to find a couple of real gems, one of which I immediately added to my repertoire.

The book is available …

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Posted by James Short on January 7, 2025 at 9:00am — 4 Comments

My latest acquisition

I've never seen an Okito box like this before.

Posted by James Short on November 22, 2024 at 8:05am — 6 Comments

My latest acquisition

I've never seen an Okito box like this before.

Posted by James Short on November 22, 2024 at 8:02am — 1 Comment

Ready for dis Halloween!

Me and dis gang is getting ready for da Halloween with many trickses.

Posted by Joan Patterson on October 26, 2024 at 12:15pm

 

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