Magic Tricks

I have watched through the lesson, but there is so much content that we “magicians” typically don’t pay attention to, I thought it wise to go over this one multiple times. To make this easy I decided to convert the lesson into an mp3 where I can listen to it over and over again. I refer to this lesson as my therapy for being a magician.

This lesson brings so many elements together to create the moment, the effect. I sometimes forget about the importance of the why because I’m so interested in the how. Man is it cooler to have the entire package instead of the battery that runs the machine. I mean, a battery is cool and important but that’s not why the gadget is cool. Just as the method is incredibly interesting it’s not nearly as interesting if there is a wonderful reason for the effect besides “check me out”. Don’t get me wrong, I want to be “checked out” (so to speak) if it’s positive attention. But I would rather have the moment be more magical then just “see how cool I am”. This lesson really drives that home for me. Hence the repeated listening in my car time and time again.

Dan Harlan is a genius, truly a genius. Subscribe to this if you want help in learning how to be a better magician. I saw one review where a gentleman had mentioned he thought one particular lesson had so much preparation that it wasn’t worth performing the effects. I 100 percent disagree with that review. I feel that in the last few years going through these lessons that I’m just now learning what it takes to truly be a magician. The fun that goes into the work, that goes into the understanding and the pride when you have a finished a piece of magic is so much more rewarding. It’s as though my relationship with magic is deeper due to the extra dedication that I put into it. Dan Harlan is my couples counselor and magic is my mistress (it’s okay, my wife knows).