Book sets from both years are now in stock! Go to the COLLECTIONS page to order yours ..read more

This lovely bit of praise and encouragement was shared in the most recent newsletter from Chris Wasshuber, founder of www.lybrary.com. If you don't subscribe to his newsletter, you should do so here and keep up-to-date with all the new ebooks and tricks being released through Chris' website every week! He sends a weekly newsletter and it's never spammy. Thank you, Chris ..read more

Can't read the image? Here's the details: YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE …is related, but different. Respond to the image below. Your response could be a caption, or be simply defacing it, or altering it, or printing it out and posting it in an alley, or contextually re-framing it, or juxtaposing it with something else, or recreating it, or collaging it, or writing about it, or distributing it in a new way, or sharing it out of context, or critiquing it, or responding to it musically, or responding poetically, or filming a performance where it's used in a magical way. Or anything else. Fill in his sign ..read more

Saw this online, and thought I'd share a simple screenshot. Who knew that you could secretly smuggle data to your magic gigs with your EDC? UPDATE: Check this one out ..read more

The September issue came out late, so I am offering it free for the first week of October. It reverts back to regular price at the end of the day on October 7th, so take advantage while you can and download it today! CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE PRODUCT PAGE Happy Reading ..read more

Read the JULY #hermitmagicchallenge and create a trick that fulfills the criteria of combining the classic six-card repeat with a poker deal! The winner will receive a trick in the mail from regular Hermit contributor Michał Kociołek! All the information is below. Sometimes, new magic routines can be created by combining two disparate, pre-existing plots. As a magician that enjoys this type of exercise in creative thinking, I will sometimes find that I have identified the plots that I want to combine, and even settled on the presentation for the routine before I come up with a useful, workabl ..read more

This lovely review was written by Nathan Coe Marsh and can be found at the back of this month's Genii Magazine. "Highly recommended. Pick of the Month ..read more

Reviewer Jeff Kowalk (of Erudite Magic fame on YouTube, and now the CFO of Vanishing Inc. Magic) just uploaded a great video that discusses magic periodicals, how they differ from traditional magic books, and gives a brief history and overview of some of the better magazines out there. You can watch the video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyobYC1VUec Love the shoutout to The Hermit at the end. Thanks Jeff ..read more

You have just three days left to back Chris Mayhew's Leon Playing Cards and get a great deal on these beautiful decks! Chris put out the first version of his cards a few years ago in a beautiful red, and now the V2s are green, inspired by The Expert at the Card Table. They'll never be offered at this low of a price again! Support magicians and their creative projects! Click HERE to back Chris and get some sweet green paper ..read more

I've finally figured out how to offer a subscription plan with monthly billing! If you have been meaning to subscribe to The Hermit but were unable or uneasy with the idea or reality of paying up-front, you can now consider subscribing month-to-month, with the ability to cancel at any time. Click HERE to subscribe on a monthly billing plan today! (Note: our Black Friday subscription discount offer does not apply to Monthly billing plans ..read more