Magic is an art, and more than that, it is also a craft. As a craft, the only way that one can improve in one’s craft is to hone it to perfection. And this includes the three P’s – practice, patience, and perseverance.
The most important of this is practice. Since magic is also a performance, a magician must perform every chance he gets, from simple bar-room magic, to children’s birthday party-magic, to guerrilla street magic.
These little practice venues will eventually pave the way for bigger gigs, like performing in front of fifty people, or performing in an auditorium. This gives the magician to practice pulling off the trick itself, and at the same time, he gets to practice the subtle art of performance.
Showmanship is very important in magic. A mediocre magician who is an excellent showman is invariably more effective than a great magician who is a poor showman.
The second thing that an aspiring magician must learn is to mingle with his peers. There is only so much that a budding magician can learn on his own, and he will be limited by the resources available to him. Thus, his magic tricks will be those found in books and videos, and as such, will not really be unique, as many other people will have access to them.
To learn more advanced magic, it is important for the magician to learn these from the more experienced magicians. Magicians are bound by oath never to reveal the tricks of the trade, except to those who also wish to study magic, and the only way you can prove your worth is to join this circle of magicians.
And finally, the most important thing one must have to be a great magician is imagination. With imagination, a magician can understand how a trick is performed the first time he sees it, and there is a very high possibility that he would be able to duplicate the trick. He may even come up with his own unique version, which could be even better than the original.
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