McCoy's Miracles: World Class Card Magic
By Ian McCoy
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Magic is not about moves and tricks. It is about entering into a relationship with a person or people whereby you can lead them to experience magic – that childlike sense of astonishment were time stops. Tricks are tools. Astonishment and wonder are very real.
Here however is not offered “good” card tricks - here is offered superb card magic learned from a lifetime of study. The cliché often heard from experienced magicians is that if they can find one routine/trick in a publication they will be satisfied. The author here offers the six routines he uses most. He guarantees that the more experienced card workers will use every single routine! They are extremely commercial and always get a massive reaction. They really are that good. They are his own invention. Of course like in all creative endeavours he sits on the back of giants.
Like in his previous publications How to be a Mentalist, How to be a Mentalist II, In Mind and Time Flies he also offers here something rather unique and of supreme value to the student. Every routine has a video link to both performance to live audiences and explanations. There are also links to teaching the various “sleight of hand” techniques necessary for the execution of these powerhouse routines. In effect the student is getting a DVD as well as written explanation.
The author/performer is aware that material like this is usually only offered by specialist dealers at very high prices. He has been criticised for this by other professionals. So be it.
This is top notch professional material. If the novice wants to take it on then that is great. The instruction is clear and the video links are invaluable. With diligent practice they can be learned even by the novice. They are however geared to the more experienced magician. These are McCoy’s Miracles and they are indeed world class.
Ian McCoy
Ian McCoy (www.ianmccoy.com) is a master magician and mentalist, a motivational speaker and teacher, a published author, a musician, singer/songwriter and a writer/journalist.For over a decade he was one of California's top magical acts and performed all around the world for blue chip companies, Hollywood celebrities, a cruise line, Las Vegas hotels and thousands of private individuals. . He also set up magic classes and camps teaching children of all ages throughout the Bay Area of San Francisco. He relocated back to the UK seven years ago and has performed around Britain and on TV.Ian is also a credentialed high school and junior college teacher in both the UK and USA. He has degrees in history and politics and post graduate degrees in education and theology. He is the published author of the book Magic in the Center : God Consciousness and You a work in Philosophy that examines the concept of the Soul. He has also developed an online environmental news and information service with his brother and sister called just4theplanet . Ian is lead writer.Ian's keynote speech Magical Values is a call for people to be their best. It is truly inspirational and incorporates entertaining magic and mentalism to illustrate some perennial wisdom and motivate his audience.In his Kindle books on the art of Mentalism and Mindreading, How to be a Mentalist , How to be a Mentalist II, How to be a Mentalist: Time Flies and In Mind, Ian takes his 35 years study and experience to teach this fascinating art. Every technique and performance has a video link. So as well as reading, the student gets to see both performances and live explanations.His related book Memory teaches incredible techniques to develop your mind to it's full potential.Ian has also published two books on the art of card magic under the title McCoy's Miracle's: World Class Card Magic and one book on mentalism with cards: McCoy's Miracles: World Class Mentaism with Playing Cards. As with his other work - they all have video links to performance and explanation.Ian's book Angels: An insight into their Existence, taps his academic insights from theology, science, philosophy and history. It is a fascinating study.Ian has two publications on the person of Jesus Christ.The Historical Reality of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ examines just that and argues that historians while agreeing with the historicity of Christ's life and death - have been blinded from the historical truth of the Resurrection by a philosophical stance that can not be justified. His other work Jesus Christ: Magic Man? examines the ministry of Jesus through his miracles.In his book the Atheism Myth Ian gives a robust defence of Theism - as a response to the militant atheists led by Richard Dawkins.Ian's largest and most ambitious project The True Magic: God, Mind, Consciousness and You is an all embracing piece drawing on all disciplines in defence of Theism.
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McCoy's Miracles - Ian McCoy
Introduction
There is a myth in the world of magic and mentalism that people do not like card tricks. It may be true that people become bored with tricks that go on endlessly with dealt piles and long routines. However good card tricks are usually enjoyed. When however we move form card tricks to card magic – we enter to a whole new level where people love what they experience.
The reality is that any branch of the magical arts will be badly received if the material is weak. The routines in this work are strong – very strong. The author who in recent years is more renowned as a mentalist has been studying the pasteboards for forty of his fifty one years. He has performed card magic on both sides of the Atlantic for every conceivable type of audience – from blue collar workers to Hollywood celebrities and prominent politicians. Here he presents six incredible routines of his own invention.
Like in his previous publications How to be a Mentalist, How to be a Mentalist II, In Mind and Time Flies he also offers here something rather unique and of supreme value to the student. Every routine has a video link to both performance to live audiences and explanations. There are also links to teaching the various sleight of hand
techniques necessary for the execution of these powerhouse routines. In effect the student is getting a DVD as well as written explanation.
With regards the myth. People love good card magic. Here however is not offered good
card tricks - here is offered superb card magic learned from a lifetime of study. The cliché often heard from experienced magicians is that if they can find one routine/trick in a publication they will be satisfied. The author here offers the six routines he uses most. He guarantees that the more experienced card workers will use every single routine! They are extremely commercial and always get a massive reaction. They really are that good. They are his own invention. Of course like in all creative endeavours he sits on the back of giants
.
There will be some difficult moves to learn. But understand that magic is not about moves or double lifts and Hammon counts. It is about entering into a relationship with a person or people whereby you can lead them to experience magic – that childlike sense of astonishment were time stops. Tricks are tools. Astonishment and wonder are very real.
The author/performer is aware that material like this is usually only offered by specialist dealers at very high prices. He has been criticised for this by other professionals. So be it.
This is top notch professional material. If the novice wants to take it on then that is great. The instruction is clear and the video links are invaluable. With diligent practice they can be learned even by the novice. They are however geared to the more experienced magician. These are McCoy’s Miracles and they are indeed world class.
McCoy’s Two Card Trick
The author performs this piece more than any other routine in his repertoire. It is a relatively short performance piece that has a massive impact on the audience. In the grand scheme of things magical – it would be classed as intermediate in terms of skill level and sleight of hand artistry. However in terms of impact it ranks with the best that card magic has to offer. For professionals and semi professionals it is the perfect routine for close up walk around and table magic. Straight to the point and right between the eyes. In the literally thousands of times he has performed it the author always gets gasps of astonishment followed by shouts of incredulity.
What the audience experiences
A card is freely chosen by a spectator unknown to