Cold Reading deals with revealing personal things to someone you never met in such a way that it seems to be “psychic.”  It is a learned skill that blends generalized statements that apply to the average person, together with the knowledge to scan people, and some sleight of mind ..read more

When one begins to study piano-playing, there are specific exercises that must be mastered to gain proficiency as a performer. So it is with coin magic. No one can ever be an expert magician who has not learned and mastered the required basics of sleights and moves. For tricks with ..read more

  The King of Koins, who’s real name was T. Nelson Downs (1867-1938) was born in Iowa. By age twelve, he had mastered coin and card manipulation, and he did it all on his own.  He taught himself, which is an incredible feat.  In 1895, at the age of 28 ..read more

  Playing cards history is complicated, mysterious, and fascinating. There are secrets hidden in a deck of cards, and a lot of questions remain unanswered. No one knows for sure who, where, or when they were created. I am about to share with you an in-depth history of the mysteries ..read more