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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 22823 Posts 
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There must be almost unlimited answers to this question, and in this very specific case I do not believe any of them to be wrong. So please let’s not jump on any answers here, let’s just see where everyone is coming from.
Why do you study card magic? What is it that moves you about doing so? In my particular case it is one and only one thing. Performance for an audience is the only thing that motivates me. Making that performance as flawless as possible and as entertaining as possible for those who watch. ( It can be can be said if all the performance I do.) What moves you personally? Again ALL answers are absolutely correct! (Funny story to derail this immediately! I have horrible luck with auto correct. I went over this post pretty well. Not the title though! Originally it said Wendy instead of why? Thank God we can edit titles. Enough of why I’m dumb, answer away!)
Danny Doyle
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 3307 Posts
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1. Portability/Accessibility
2. Variety
Typhoon Tuck
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jkr Regular user Mn 165 Posts
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There’s something about the normalcy of cards that attracts me to it. I also enjoy the challenge of dexterity in working out the sleights. Last but not least is the smiles that come after a well prepared and presented effect.
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 3307 Posts
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On Apr 3, 2026, critter wrote: I'll add: 3. It's not something I'm naturally good at. A lot of things I'm able to learn really fast. Card magic isn't one of those things. That makes it interesting to me.
Typhoon Tuck
"As soon as you have succeeded at making a sustainable fire, your thoughts should turn to how you are going to start your next fire" ~Mors Kochanski "Work hard, study well, eat and sleep plenty. That's the Turtle Hermit way!" |
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TeddyBoy Special user New York, NY 650 Posts
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I am a "professional student" who loves learning. Initially I started out trying to cheer up family children when their grandfather died. Luckily, I picked Scarne on Cards to start me off giving me a quality introduction to the art. Then I got hooked as I saw the caliber of the creative minds involved. The challenge of handling cards smoothly just to come to a surprising end just hooked me. I only wish that I didn't have such bad stage fright.
So many sleights...so little time.
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Justin R Veteran user 307 Posts
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The great pool player Efren Reyes said that he took up chess to help his problem solving skills on the pool table. I tried that and I didn't like it because I didn't want another competive game to learn... I wanted a hobby to help me think of ways to solve problems using non-obvious solutions in order to help my pool game...I landed on card magic.
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jkr Regular user Mn 165 Posts
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On Apr 5, 2026, Justin R wrote: That is very interesting! Do you feel like it has helped your pool game? |
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Justin R Veteran user 307 Posts
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On Apr 5, 2026, jkr wrote: Yes, absolutely! They both are built on outside the box thinking...things like the one ahead principle get you used to thinking 2-3 balls ahead in pool... basically I feel thinking and pondering about magic keeps your mind flexible without the inherent stress of competition. |
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 22823 Posts
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Eddie Fields thought so. And he was right.
Danny Doyle
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jkr Regular user Mn 165 Posts
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On Apr 5, 2026, Justin R wrote: That’s awesome, thanks for sharing! |
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Justin R Veteran user 307 Posts
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Quote: you're welcome. Thanks for reading.
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 22823 Posts
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This was EXACTLY why I asked the question. What a great answer!
The different reasons we walk the same path fascinate me.
Danny Doyle
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jaschris Loyal user 262 Posts
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Many answers to be honest. But the cards are a great escape from an anxious mind and stresses of work.
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countrymaven Inner circle 1738 Posts
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One of my reasons is that I am on the perpetual hunt for an extremely small amount of true miracle techniques which are
impossible for the spectator to detect or to even think there is something going on. I am only excited about very very few miracle style effects to perform. Definitely a weird motivation. I am not looking for lots of busy type of knockout effects, just a few miracles. |
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lynnef Inner circle 1415 Posts
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Great topic, Danny. you mentioned performance before an audience. As a musician, I also understand this aspect of why study? The performance before an audience is a great motive. Its not just to "fool" but to "astonish"! And in the act of study, whether its magic or music, you end up astonishing yourself. And as for cards, you're like the flute player in a large orchestra. No lugging around large drums or basses. Lynn
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 22823 Posts
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They are great for mentalism. 52 common objects everyone knows in a random order!
Danny Doyle
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Greg Kiefer New user 69 Posts
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My reasoning for studying card magic is Instead of just learning "how" to do a trick, you’re exploring and studying why certain creators think the way they do. It makes every book you buy feel more like a biography or a manifesto than a simple manual.
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Mb217 Inner circle 9682 Posts
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I have liked card magic since I was a kid and going to Lou Tannen’s Magic Shop on Saturday mornings downtown in the City. Wasn’t real good at it, so delved a lot in packet tricks. But during Covid and being a bit shut in, I picked up a regular deck cards and started to play and learn better than I ever have as to the genre. Which is big in that Im mostly a decent-at-best coin guy.
 Some coin guys just do coins, coins all the time. But my basic reason because I truly believe in variety. It’s nice to do different things, and try to do them well. I can’t believe sometimes how deep I jumped into it and actually came to be able to do a few things. For me, this is being a closeup guy, good at it all. It’s what I think I always wanted really but them little coins were soooo shiny!
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