AboutJohn Gordon - Master Magician Expertise I am a professional performer, and attained status of Gold Star Member of The Inner Magic Circle and, over and above this highest degree, I am only one of 5 perfromers alive who has been awarded their coveted 'Silver Wand'. I perform at the highest level as well as train and coach both beginners and experts in learning a few tricks to creating a brand new award winning act. I ran The Summer School at The Magic Circle for many years as well as booked performers for the monthly public shows. I run a company called `MagicWorks` which provides magic for adult private and corporate events, television, film and theatre productions. I also hold training workshops and seminars, teleconferences and online training on using magic in business, performing at Trade Shows, Magic for Presenters etc and provide after dinner or conference talks and speeches all on the subject of business and personnel development. This includes creativity, presentation, online and offline marketing etc.
Experience Whilst I have been a performer for many years I now spend an increasing amount of time as a personal and business coach, using magic as a metaphor in my teaching and training sessions. I have several Internet Businesses that include Coaching and Mentoring entertainers in the whole business of self Branding, Promotion, Marketing and filling their diaries with bookings.
Question hello john ,
i am fresher in learning magic , it would be my second trick that i will bend a spoon , yesterday my friend shown me a magic in which he bent a spoon by mgic in his hand he held a spoon keeping its bowl side upward and he held spoon close to the neck of it , he held that spoon near to the neck of spoon, i was watchint the spoon ,suddenly the tail of spoon was coing downward and it got bend the bowl of spoon was still upward and then he shown me totally a bent spoon , i checked it by holding it in my hand . .. he didnt tell me how he bent that spoon , i am really curious to know how i can bend spoon, please do reply me , i will be thanfull to you .
Answer Hello Rajkamal
Welcome to the wonderful world of magic! One of the wonders of magic is seeing something semingly impossible performed live, right before your eyes. It is something most experience in their childhood and these memories stay with us forever. It's important to remember this when learning magic ... as we have in our possesion a powerful tool that can create these magic lasting moments.
Why do I mention all this here?
Well, two reasons:
i) Many people who do look at these question that are asked and answered on the open forum are NOT magicians. they are people who have experienced magic and simply want to know how it's done. Well ... that would ruin the magic, wouldn't it?!
ii) For people who are magicians, even early in their learning pocess... there are stages of learning that you should go through when developing your understanding of the art. If not it would be like learning to play a symphony before even knowing your scales. You NEVER play it properly and the learning would be an uphill struggle. Same with magic ... IF I told you exactly HOW to ben a spoon, you wouldn't ever be able to perform it unless you had a total understanding about a number of techniques, strategies and subtleties (like timing, misdirection, attention control, verbal misdirection, angles, framing etc).
There are plenty of videos and DVDs on metal bending ... but beware, some of them are a total waste of money! And then they may teach you how but you'd still have wasted your money as you wouldn't yet have the other skills needed!
I suggest you learn magic from the foundation upwards. get some solid recommended books and start working on essentials. Then you'll be ready to bend spoons by end of the year!
If you check out some books and want to know if they are OK or not ... write again and I'l pass comment.
Good luck
John Gordon
MagicWorks
PS I am soon launching several websites, one is on a FREE MAGIC COURSE. Let me know if you want to opt-in to that and I'll send you to the appropriate link.
