| Hocus-pocus, abracadabra, are words all have heard | | | | many gimmicks to divert attention from the |
| as children when they were amazed by the tricks of | | | | main-stage to complete tricks such as beautiful |
| the man in the black tuxedo. These words form part | | | | assistants and fireworks. Mirrors and partitions placed |
| of simpler times in life, where before adulthood, | | | | at strategic locations make disappearances and |
| fairytales are real and magicians can actually do the | | | | conjuring tricks work. The catch-a-bullet-in-the-mouth |
| impossible. | | | | or the William Tell tricks are some of the most |
| Most people believe that tricks are all there is to | | | | common, projecting to the public the bravado of the |
| magic. The reality of magic and witchcraft is not a | | | | live targets. Most times however, the gun is never |
| question for them, but rather unquestionable fakery. | | | | discharged, only fired to produce a bang and the |
| Magic tricks are designed to please such a crowd, | | | | bullet is found where it had always been in the |
| which inevitably forms a majority at most gatherings. | | | | 'fearless' magician's mouth. The arrows, though |
| Children especially, are popular audiences for magic | | | | released are reeled back and a fake one |
| tricks since they are the most avid believers. Adults | | | | simultaneously pops out over the targets head. |
| may see the trickery of the trap doors and smoke | | | | With the appearance of magicians such as David |
| screens, but children marvel at the magic. They have | | | | Blain, it has become harder for people to accept the |
| no need to question the tricks because they believe | | | | televised magic as a simple amalgamation of tricks. |
| what they see is true and that is the real magic. | | | | After all, no one is supposed to fool all the people, all |
| Magic tricks can be of many varieties, but they all | | | | the time and so such magic must be real. The ability |
| involve hoodwinking audiences with the dexterity of | | | | to control matter with the mind and perform magic |
| the hand. Magicians performing card tricks take in to | | | | without the use of trickery is rare. In fact its |
| account the tendency of the individual to ignore their | | | | existence has never been documented or proved. |
| actions when picking the card. Elaborate tricks use | | | | But then again, it has not been disproved either. |
