20 hours ago by leodini

Here’s the latest advisory from James Infiesto regarding the Davao Magic Competition. First, the official title of the event is the First Philippine Magic Open Competition. Contestants will pit talents with each other in two categories, namely, Close Up Magic and Stage Magic. James has been working ...

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1 day ago by leodini

Today, let me show you several video clips to help me put my ideas across. These ideas are about the famous Indian Rope Trick, which, over the years, has intrigued scholars and lay audiences alike. For reason easily discernible, the Indian Rope Trick very much exudes an Indian mystique. Even today, ...

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2 days ago by leodini

Here’s another letter from a reader I want to share with you: From Patti Blahut Could you please explain how rose petals still attached to the bud can have a picture on them “appear” after holding it against one’s skin? A friend is going to see someone who does this phenomenon and I believe it to be ...

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3 days ago by leodini

Let me spend a good part of this week sharing with you letters and comments from readers of this blog. Many of these messages come from Filipino magicians and magic enthusiasts in the Philippines. A good number also come from professional magicians and lovers of magic abroad. And many more come from ...

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7 days ago by leodini

Many Filipino magicians are probably boring and don’t know it. It’s sad to be boring, but it’s sadder to be unaware of it. For all their powers, cunning, quick eye to spot trickery, ability to conjure the impossible, some magicians lack the sensitivity to feel for their audience’s needs. Many are un ...

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8 days ago by leodini

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11 days ago by leodini

I have a serious outlook on life. As a Filipino magician who employs comedy in his presentation, I even look at comedy seriously. But I almost fell from my chair (and could have brought my laptop crashing on the floor with me) when I read on one online forum a plea from a magician in distress. He wa ...

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15 days ago by leodini

Jesus Christ's likeness appears on a rose petal. Yesterday, I received a long-distance call on my mobile phone from someone I least expected to call me, let alone from someone in another continent. It was from Filipino visionary Bro. Carmelo Cortez calling from the USA. He was profusely apologetic f ...

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16 days ago by leodini

Prof. Al prepares to leave for a show to bring happiness to children and the young at heart. IMC member Prof. Al is a college professor of Miriam College. He must be a magician in his previous life, for he plays the part whenever opportunity presents itself. Yesterday, he dropped me an email contain ...

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17 days ago by leodini

I never thought of counting the number of tricks I do in my shows until the day the MC in a mall show I was performing at asked me about it a few minutes before I went on stage. I said, “I don’t know.” He gave me the weird look of a five-year-old child who just heard the explanation to the kid’s que ...

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