Stepladders & Demon Traps by Nicolaj ChristensenStepladders & Demon Traps makes you a thoughtful, confident creator of your own magic. "This is the best thing I've read this year." Mark Elsdon Why do magicians ask people to say "stop" instead of "freeze" or "hold it"? Why do they pretend to fail a trick? Why does a routine include a magic effect at all? Stepladders & Demon Traps advocates purpose in the creation of a magic routine. Countless choices are always made but not always consciously, so

The conjuror or his assistant sits and puts on the helmet and from this moment the magic begins

"A super complete tutorial

so visual and so stunning is it

That all changes with Piff the Magic Book

fan them to show all the cards are different

Nothing is spared

Whatever your reasons

- Aeon Sun

The contrast of the parents working to strap the tree to the roof of the car while the kid sits with his dog to enjoy a sunset illustrates the magic of Christmas

the spectator does it and does not know how

which was a convenient method to produce 4 billiard balls instantly without an excessive amount of practice

I am not teaching you to read thoughts or to perceive the future