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Magic By Misdirection 2

[Enrico Varella is the founder and editor of The Quantum Ring, the official newsletter of IBM 115, Singapore since 1995. He has been published in The Linking Ring, and The Encyclopaedia of Card Forces (by Lewis Jones). He has received credit for his creation, the Tiepit (a jacket-less topit) in Bob Fitch's The Topit Workshop 3-DVD set (Kohler Magic). He is currently completing his omnibus of his Tiepit principles and application.]

In my last essay, which was more a summary of Bob Chua's Close-Up lecture on Misdirection Principles and Applications (3 February 2007), I briefly mentioned some specific principles of misdirection. I also introduced the concept of a 'System of Integrated Deception'.
 Integrated Deception, my own jargon for the 'Misdirection Package' (coined by close-up magician, David Williamson), is a holistic combination of method, influence and applied psychology. Tommy Wonder wrote in his Book of Wonder (Hermetic Press) that 'we cannot perform magic unless we understand human psychology'. Human communication, and thus psychology, combine verbal and non-verbal language.

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SMC's close up and parlour competition
 


Aloy and Sherman

Aloy and Faris

Aloy giving John Teo of IBM a token of appreciatio

Aloy giving Gician Tan of IBM a token of appreciat

Aloy giving John Teo of SAM a token of appreciatio

Aloy giving Uncle Charles of SAM a token of apprec

Aloy giving the hot layman judge from Ulu Pandan a

Results! 2nd Runner Up, Farid!

1st Runner Up, Shufi!

Champion! Sherman!

Man, is he happy :)

A "closed door" special token of appreciation to
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