Have you ever watched a TV magic special and wondered, "How is
that possible?" have you ever been curious as to how the top
magicians accomplish some of their most extraordinary feats?
Soon you won't be wondering; you'll be trying them out for
yourself!
Let's start with one of the oldest tricks in the book, but one
of the best and most vividly compelling - levitation!
Levitation
Since you're interested in magic and illusion I'm going to bet
you've heard of levitation before. Perhaps you've even seen a
magician perform this incredible trick and wondered, "How the
heck is he doing that?!" Well, hold onto your hat, because
you're about to learn how.
First off, what is levitation? We all know what it looks like -
the act of floating off or above the ground. It's sort of like
flying. All the great magicians try to perfect this trick
because it's one of the most simply visually arresting illusions
in existence. And it's actually not that hard to do....
We practical magicians know that there is some trickery involved
in levitation as a performance. However, there are those who
believe in the real phenomenon of levitation as a form of
psychokinesis, or the ability to move objects just with the
power of the mind. The only people said to be able to perform
levitation in reality are the spiritual elite, or those
possessed by spiritual forces, like shamans, people in trances,
or those possessed by a devil.
Now I don't know anyone who's actually seen a REAL levitation
outside a magic performance, so take this for what you will....
I mean, you can sit on the floor and meditate and wait to "lift
off," but unless you're really in possession of some special
supernatural forces I don't think you're going to have too much
luck!
What I am here to show you is how to perform the trick of
levitation, to give your audience the impression that you are
floating, or else causing some other object to float.
Levitation as a magic illusion has recently been practiced in
the public sphere by such magic superstars as David Blaine and
David Copperfield. Copperfield even performed a spectacular
stunt in which he appeared to float over the Grand Canyon!!
All smoke and mirrors? TV special effects? Not exactly...
This article was extracted from the book 'Discover The Magic
Trick Secrets You're Not Supposed To Know'. To find out more
please visit www.DiscoverMagicTricks
.com
About the author:
Chris Lloyd is the author of 'Discover The Magic Trick Secrets
You're Not Supposed To Know'. For more details visit www.DiscoverMagicTricks
.com
Written by: Chris Lloyd
Magic and Illusion
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