Oscar Owen - Mind-Blowing Magic Tricks for Everyone: 50 Step-by-Step Card, Coin, and Mentalism Tricks That Anyone Can Do

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Copyright 2021 by Oscar Owen

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Cover design by Kai Texel

Cover photograph by Oscar Owen

Print ISBN: 978-1-5107-6330-2

E-Book ISBN: 978-1-5107-6577-1

Printed in China

To Mum and Dad, for being magical inspirations in my life.

The More You Look, the Less You See.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

What if you could look at someone directly in the eye and know exactly what they were thinking? What if you could crack an apple open with your bare hands? What if you could guess the password to anyones phone?

This book is going to give you a masterclass in mind-blowing magic and reveal the methods behind some of the greatest illusions ever created. Packed inside these pages are more than fifty foolproof tricks that I have handpicked from over a decade of performing magic. All of these tricks are easy to do, require no previous experience, and always get crazy reactions.

Ive split this book into seven different sections. In the first section, Ill explain exactly how you should practice your magic. Knowing the right way to practice is essential because it allows you to learn tricks faster and perform them more confidently.

After that, we will look at my favorite card tricks. I will teach you the exact effects that have taken me around the world to perform at some of the most exclusive events and festivals on the planet. Next, I reveal eight incredible coin tricks that are perfect for doing at a party, bar, gathering, or any situation where youve got some coins.

The third section then delves into the realm of mentalism. Here you will learn how to read the mind of your spectator, predict the future, and even put thoughts into someones head.

Section four looks at magic with everyday objects. This includes tearing up and restoring napkins, making cups penetrate through a solid table, as well as vanishing pens into thin air.

Next, I teach you my favorite bets. These are perfect to do when you are out with friends having a drink and want to show them something that shouldnt be possible (such as balancing a coin on the edge of a banknote!) The final section then gives you tips on how to perform your magic: explaining what to say when doing the trick, what to wear, and how to speak clearly and confidently.

Youll notice that many of the step-by-step images in this book have QR codes printed on the top left-hand corner. If you take your phone, open up the camera app and scan the QR code, youll be taken to a performance of the trick. These performances will help you understand and visualize what the effect actually looks like before you try to learn it.

Ultimately, you can consider this book to be a little magic bible and the definitive guide to being the most interesting person in the room. The pages that follow will reveal the highly-guarded secrets behind some of magics most powerful tricks. So go and grab a deck of cards, open your mind, and get ready to dive head-first into this colorful, deceptive and mysterious ancient art form that we call magic.

About Your Instructor

Oscar Owen is an award-winning close-up magician and YouTuber. Magic has taken him all over the world to astonish large audiences and celebrity guests at some of the most high-end red- carpet events and festivals on the planet. Since 2016 he has been teaching magic on YouTube; amassing hundreds of thousands of subscribers and millions of views from over 120 countries. Internationally known for easy-to-follow tutorials that reveal mind-blowing magic tricks, Oscar has brought all his passion and knowledge for teaching magic into this book. By following his simple instructions laid out on the pages ahead, you will learn how to astonish anyone you meet with nothing more than a deck of cards or random objects lying around the house.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/oscarowen

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/0scar/

HOW TO PRACTICE

Ive written this book with the average person in mind by making sure that the tricks inside take minutes (not weeks) to master. This is so that you can get out there and start performing right away. All of these effects are either self-working or require minimal sleight of hand, meaning that anyone can do them regardless of previous experience and confidence levels. Nevertheless, you still need to put in practice so that you can perform these effects with conviction. Below I have outlined a practical three-step approach that will help you prepare, practice, and perform each trick.

Step 1: Practice the sleights

Sleights tend to be the hardest part of any trick and so you should begin by practicing them in isolation. Sit in front of a mirror and repeat the sleight over and over againnot until you get it right, but until you cannot get it wrong. Once you have mastered it, the trick will be significantly easier to perform.

Step 2: Practice the trick

Now you want to practice the entire trick from start to finish and become familiar with its mechanics, such as when to shuffle, when to perform the sleight, when to reveal their card, etc. Once the structure of the trick has become second nature, your presentation will be much more coherent, meaning the entire effect can flow naturally.