The Paper Engine - Aaron Fisher (1st ed.)

This first edition of The Paper Engine is an internationally acclaimed magic book owned by most magicians world-wide. Why? It incorporates the important lessons of classic (read: hard) magic texts, but unlike those, is entertaining to read and easy to understand. Aaron doesn’t hold back ‘the real work’; he gives it all up here, explaining every technique to the fullest, so that any committed cardician can grasp the material. Studying this book will make your magic softer, tensionless … and truly invisible. And, it is designed to have you performing miracles for living, breathing audiences. The Paper Engine: Shows you how to eliminate tension from your card work; and, just as importantly, when to embrace tension, and use it to strengthen the effect. Gives you the techniques that actually help you focus on the audience (instead of the more commonly used moves which force you to focus on your hands). Makes every action – from small to large – a piece of theatre, resulting in sleigh