I will not be sharing the solution publicly. If anyone is genuinely interested you can ask me in person.
I have spent years thinking about this, considering and weighing every possible point of view and I now have a total and complete understanding.
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- May 24th, 2020, 6:36 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Magic Community in TOTAL SILENCE as Youtube Magician EXPOSES Hundreds of Magic Tricks
- Replies: 219
- Views: 50866
- May 24th, 2020, 12:55 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Magic Community in TOTAL SILENCE as Youtube Magician EXPOSES Hundreds of Magic Tricks
- Replies: 219
- Views: 50866
Re: Magic Community in TOTAL SILENCE as Youtube Magician EXPOSES Hundreds of Magic Tricks
After much consideration I have found the solution to all this.
- February 10th, 2020, 10:03 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Techno-Spiritualism & VR Seances
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2547
- January 8th, 2020, 4:12 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Premium Quality Playing Cards
- Replies: 43
- Views: 14174
Re: Premium Quality Playing Cards
I would hope so. My playing cards are expensive though compared to a regular pack of Bicycles so you may want to only invest once you get a better grasp on sleight of hand.
- January 7th, 2020, 6:15 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Premium Quality Playing Cards
- Replies: 43
- Views: 14174
Re: Premium Quality Playing Cards
I would recommend my own playing cards: http://beforemagic.com/store I created Hidden Leaves with a Bee stock that is crushed thin and has a smooth finish. Emanations has a Bee stock with a smooth finish. I was somewhat inspired by Richard Turner and did a lot of research on what I needed in a deck ...
- January 7th, 2020, 6:12 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Magic Community in TOTAL SILENCE as Youtube Magician EXPOSES Hundreds of Magic Tricks
- Replies: 219
- Views: 50866
Re: Magic Community in TOTAL SILENCE as Youtube Magician EXPOSES Hundreds of Magic Tricks
The idea that he is protecting the Chinese public by exposing magic is absurd. People in China present, watch, and engage with performances of magic very much like they do in the West. Where is the proof that China has a history of magicians performing magic as occult demonstrations? I would very mu...
- September 7th, 2019, 4:20 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Magic Community in TOTAL SILENCE as Youtube Magician EXPOSES Hundreds of Magic Tricks
- Replies: 219
- Views: 50866
Re: Magic Community in TOTAL SILENCE as Youtube Magician EXPOSES Hundreds of Magic Tricks
Hi, feel free to ask me specific questions and I will do my best to answer. Also, I disagree with almost all of the statements made. One statement which I am considering is: "Shun all people who disrespect magic and its creators, who expose, steal, copy and sell other people's intellectual prop...
- July 29th, 2019, 5:14 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Magic Community in TOTAL SILENCE as Youtube Magician EXPOSES Hundreds of Magic Tricks
- Replies: 219
- Views: 50866
Re: Magic Community in TOTAL SILENCE as Youtube Magician EXPOSES Hundreds of Magic Tricks
I made two videos on these topics.
How Magic Became a Clown Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35lWAQeBdHI
How The Magic Community LOVES Exposing Magic to the Public & It's Consequences: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzVmgORsYps
How Magic Became a Clown Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35lWAQeBdHI
How The Magic Community LOVES Exposing Magic to the Public & It's Consequences: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzVmgORsYps
- July 28th, 2019, 2:17 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Magic Community in TOTAL SILENCE as Youtube Magician EXPOSES Hundreds of Magic Tricks
- Replies: 219
- Views: 50866
Re: Magic Community in TOTAL SILENCE as Youtube Magician EXPOSES Hundreds of Magic Tricks
“In China's second and third-tier cities, there are no (magic) classes, while traditional masters only have one or two disciples," says XX, who is from a small town in the southern Chinese province of Jiangsu.” There are no magic classes in most of the world. In China, every single book, VHS an...
- July 22nd, 2019, 3:37 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Magic Community in TOTAL SILENCE as Youtube Magician EXPOSES Hundreds of Magic Tricks
- Replies: 219
- Views: 50866
Re: Magic Community in TOTAL SILENCE as Youtube Magician EXPOSES Hundreds of Magic Tricks
I would say guard your secrets as the vaults of the Bank of England are guarded. If rivals or even members of your audiences happen to see the way you are doing your tricks, you will have to scrap your whole show and start all over again. - Jasper Maskelyne Houdini's secrets have never been authenti...
- July 13th, 2019, 2:52 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Magic Community in TOTAL SILENCE as Youtube Magician EXPOSES Hundreds of Magic Tricks
- Replies: 219
- Views: 50866
Re: Magic Community in TOTAL SILENCE as Youtube Magician EXPOSES Hundreds of Magic Tricks
"It's absolutely pointless to link to Asian exposure sites. In doing so you're projecting Western ethics on a culture that doesn't remotely partake of the same line of thinking." The link I posted was to Youtube which is an American company owned by Google. The text that was in Chinese is ...
- July 12th, 2019, 10:27 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Magic Community in TOTAL SILENCE as Youtube Magician EXPOSES Hundreds of Magic Tricks
- Replies: 219
- Views: 50866
Magic Community in TOTAL SILENCE as Youtube Magician EXPOSES Hundreds of Magic Tricks
RK EDIT: LINK DELETED
*crickets*
*crickets*
- March 25th, 2019, 12:42 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Youtube LINKING Performances & Exposés
- Replies: 45
- Views: 13876
Re: Youtube LINKING Performances & Exposés
My name is Mahdi. Not Mahadi. Also, it seems from the discussion that no one understands or is interested in what I wrote about. Almost every single response is completely irrelevant to what's happening with the Youtube algorithm. It is just a good reminder for me to give up on trying to have intell...
- March 22nd, 2019, 8:45 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Youtube LINKING Performances & Exposés
- Replies: 45
- Views: 13876
Re: Youtube LINKING Performances & Exposés
I made a video to explain it in more detail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr8A2UruqQk
- March 19th, 2019, 11:32 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Youtube LINKING Performances & Exposés
- Replies: 45
- Views: 13876
Re: Youtube LINKING Performances & Exposés
To keep this on topic I would like to suggest a course of action. I believe it is possible to work together with Youtube for magic's benefit. I propose: I. A meeting of magicians + people who understand the technology. The goal would be to develop a strategy based on technological solutions that You...
- March 16th, 2019, 10:39 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Youtube LINKING Performances & Exposés
- Replies: 45
- Views: 13876
Re: Youtube LINKING Performances & Exposés
Magic faces an existential threat with Youtube's emerging artificial intelligence. It is not only linking videos of magic performances with explanation videos, it is PAIRING them! It's like a puzzle/riddle (the magic) + with the solution (explanation). Youtube is packaging them together. All short v...
- March 15th, 2019, 10:59 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Youtube LINKING Performances & Exposés
- Replies: 45
- Views: 13876
Re: Youtube LINKING Performances & Exposés
My point is, Mahdi, that there is nothing we can do about it. That's not true. They adapt based on the pressure that is applied to them. For example, gun videos used to be very popular on Youtube but then they had a lot of pressure to remove firearm videos from the platform. Now they have special g...
- March 15th, 2019, 4:37 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Youtube LINKING Performances & Exposés
- Replies: 45
- Views: 13876
Re: Youtube LINKING Performances & Exposés
You can be watching a magic video anonymously (meaning from a public/borrowed device not associated to you or your magic interest) with the same results.
Every single video of a magic performance is being linked to videos exposing that very same magic effect.
Every single video of a magic performance is being linked to videos exposing that very same magic effect.
- March 15th, 2019, 4:04 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Youtube LINKING Performances & Exposés
- Replies: 45
- Views: 13876
Re: Youtube LINKING Performances & Exposés
Richard Kaufman wrote:Mahdi, and your point is?
You are right. Nothing to see here folks. Move along. Nothing to see.
- March 15th, 2019, 2:48 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Youtube LINKING Performances & Exposés
- Replies: 45
- Views: 13876
Youtube LINKING Performances & Exposés
http://beforemagic.com/themagicway/2019/3/15/youtube-algorithm-linking-performance-amp-exposs Youtube Algorithm Linking Performances & Exposés Part of a series on what I’m calling The War On Magic. This all started with a click. Someone sent me a link to a Youtube video. I clicked it and watched...
Book Club
Hi everyone, I just finished the first year of my personal Book Club. You can join the upcoming season (2019): https://www.patreon.com/mahdithemagician or buy the first season: http://beforemagic.com/video-store/book-club-season-one Thank to everyone who took part! Mahdi CONTENTS MALINI AND HIS MAGI...
- November 23rd, 2018, 9:13 pm
- Forum: Convention Reports
- Topic: TAOM 2019 San Antonio, Texas
- Replies: 23
- Views: 16218
- October 26th, 2018, 5:36 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: The Caged Canary
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1801
The Caged Canary
Hi everyone, I've started a podcast to share my thoughts on a wide range of topics in magic. The Catalog: http://beforemagic.com/the-caged-canary-podcast The most current episode: http://beforemagic.com/radio/ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56dd8d2860b5e9cd549bd1ed/5bd1cc02e4966bef0e0c880b/5...
- September 1st, 2018, 2:11 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Magical Animals
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7196
Re: Magical Animals
Here's an update on Akaba. He's 7 months old and we're training to make him into a magic assistant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qPoonpDnso
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qPoonpDnso
- August 10th, 2018, 4:30 pm
- Forum: Close-Up Magic
- Topic: My EG Conference Presentation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1419
My EG Conference Presentation
Thought I'd leave this here for you to watch. Includes card magic, an interview by Eric Mead and card manipulation from Erdnase.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F9GdV7DUM4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F9GdV7DUM4
- August 7th, 2018, 8:52 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: How To Become A Magician
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12085
How To Become A Magician
Hi everyone,
I just started a podcast for my website, Before Magic called The Caged Canary and our first episode is how to become a magician. I'd thought I'd leave it here for your enjoyment: http://beforemagic.com/the-caged-canary ... a-magician
Best,
M
I just started a podcast for my website, Before Magic called The Caged Canary and our first episode is how to become a magician. I'd thought I'd leave it here for your enjoyment: http://beforemagic.com/the-caged-canary ... a-magician
Best,
M
- July 31st, 2018, 11:31 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: H.G. Wells wrote a magic book
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2726
Re: H.G. Wells wrote a magic book
When I was in University I had a course on Science Fiction Literature and the story was in an anthology I read. It's very rare for me to come across magic in books outside of magic so it really stuck out in my mind. I also just loved everything about the logic of the characters. I feel that we, as p...
- July 30th, 2018, 9:49 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: H.G. Wells wrote a magic book
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2726
H.G. Wells wrote a magic book
Hi everyone, For those of you who know of H.G. Wells you know how influential he has been on the world of literature, fantasy and science fiction. Many of his popular works have been turned into major motion picture films such as The Time Machine, War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, The Island of ...
- July 17th, 2018, 3:40 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Hidden Leaves Playing Cards
- Replies: 34
- Views: 17633
Re: Hidden Leaves Playing Cards
Hi, I am currently writing the secrets out and will update people who purchase when they become available. M Many of Hofzinser's finest deceptions were only possible because of the playing cards of the era. Hidden Leaves playing cards feature no indexes just like playing cards used to be made. This ...
Cardini
"Twice wounded in France and shell-shocked, I was in a military hospital in Liverpool. All day long I practiced tricks. Indeed I was so constantly manipulating cards that the doctors, thinking I must be insane, put me in a mental ward." - Richard Valentine Pitchford Read the new article I ...
- July 11th, 2018, 8:19 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Magical Animals
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7196
Re: Magical Animals
I do but I keep them in a little open shoulder bag and because we were sitting on the ground he would have been trying to get in nonstop so I left it at home. :) Mahdi Do you reinforce good behavior with occasional treats? I didn’t see you give him any in the video. I agree with you 100% about kill ...
- July 10th, 2018, 9:44 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Magical Animals
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7196
- July 10th, 2018, 8:17 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Magical Animals
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7196
Re: Magical Animals
I have many ideas that I think are original and would love great on stage. Does anyone know of any world class animal trainers?
- July 10th, 2018, 8:16 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: The Legend of Max Malini
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3124
Re: The Legend of Max Malini
MagicbyAlfred wrote:Thanks Mahdi - short but sweet - and inspiring.
Glad you like it.
- July 10th, 2018, 8:15 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Be Natural. What did Vernon mean?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6484
Re: Be Natural. What did Vernon mean?
Edward Pungot wrote:"Magicians are considered to be the scientists of show business."
--Milbourne Christopher
[ Stewart James The First Fifty Years ]
What does that mean?
- July 9th, 2018, 6:00 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Be Natural. What did Vernon mean?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6484
Be Natural. What did Vernon mean?
Hi,
This is a question that has been bothering me and discussed a lot. So I wrote an article with my thoughts on what it means to be natural and do natural magic.
http://beforemagic.com/modern-magic/201 ... de-ascanio
Please let me know what you think.
This is a question that has been bothering me and discussed a lot. So I wrote an article with my thoughts on what it means to be natural and do natural magic.
http://beforemagic.com/modern-magic/201 ... de-ascanio
Please let me know what you think.
- June 22nd, 2018, 8:16 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: The Magical Atmosphere of FRED KAPS
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2620
The Magical Atmosphere of FRED KAPS
Hi everyone, I wrote this article on Fred Kaps for my magic website, Before Magic. Enjoy!
http://beforemagic.com/modern-magic/201 ... -fred-kaps
http://beforemagic.com/modern-magic/201 ... -fred-kaps
- June 16th, 2018, 1:40 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Hidden Leaves Playing Cards
- Replies: 34
- Views: 17633
Re: Hidden Leaves Playing Cards
Hidden Leaves have just been launched and are available for purchase here: http://beforemagic.com/store/
- June 16th, 2018, 1:36 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: The Legend of Max Malini
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3124
The Legend of Max Malini
Hi everyone, I made this post about The Legend of Max Malini as told by David Blaine.
I can't format it here but you can read & watch it here: http://beforemagic.com/golden-age/2018/ ... max-malini
I can't format it here but you can read & watch it here: http://beforemagic.com/golden-age/2018/ ... max-malini
- June 16th, 2018, 1:34 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Magical Animals
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7196
Re: Magical Animals
Thank you for all your kind messages. Any magic literature on animals though?