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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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Home arrow Photos arrow 2nd SMC Gathering. 9 Oct, 2004

This was the 2nd SMC gathering ever on 9th Oct, 2004 at Youth Park Coffee Shop. It was a small gathering and this is probably the earliest photos of SMC gatherings ever because we didn't have any for the 1st SMC gathering.
 

This was the 1st time Kevin came to a SMC gathering.
He was performing for Stephanie in this photo.
You see a little bit of a fire staff in the foreground because this gathering was the day that Ning got her 1st set of fire pois.

Kevin
Kevin working his magic

Kevin working his magic
Kevin is performing for Stephanie and Alvyn, Aloy's non-magician friends who dropped by.
Daryl is looking on.

Kevin
This is one of the very rare photos of Bernard doing magic.
He was performing for Stephanie with Ren (in black) looking on.

Bernard in action
 

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