{"id":2136,"date":"2022-02-24T05:04:17","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T11:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darkdan.com\/?page_id=2136"},"modified":"2024-04-08T12:40:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T18:40:30","slug":"magic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.darkdan.com\/en_US\/magic\/","title":{"rendered":"Magic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-ae0bc409 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-59973544\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Magic<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-17187430 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-6999b479 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-788ba4c8\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Torn card appears inside sealed Tic Tac box\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m0ha2cZSIBk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-55f27f39\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-309bf170 uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h4 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">The Torn Card Illusion<\/h4><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">This is a wonderful trick I am proudly performing, from the brilliant mind of <a href=\"https:\/\/lloyd.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lloyd Barnes<\/a>, one of my favorite magic content creators. I joined his &#8220;Society of Secrets&#8221; and was desperately trying to locate one of the illusions he created called &#8220;Iris,&#8221; which he later revealed to the Society of Secrets members! <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-aac32278 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-a1c5c5cb alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-ffd0d737\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-446bc331\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Invisible Lodge Deck Promotional Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QAtJskBzufs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-16d72286\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-3f27e1af uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h4 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">I helped design a magic deck <\/h4><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">In 2022, I worked on a team that developed a unique set of playing cards and matching &#8220;gaff&#8221; cards used to perform illusions, including the &#8220;Masonic Light&#8221; trick shown at the :55 mark on the video to the left and a great trick for beginners called &#8220;Three Regular Steps.&#8221; My final trick, &#8220;A Master&#8217;s Wages,&#8221; was performed at the Magic Castle in Los Angeles, California and befuddled the professional magicians that observed it!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-3b63d9f7\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-a85acdf6\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-fbcefb68\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-68e09ba0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-c74bb10f alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-8a8fa395\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-e6ea25e1 uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h4 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">I have always loved magic&#8230;<\/h4><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">As a child, I created &#8220;The Sorcery Twins,&#8221; with my best friend so that we could earn money performing magic tricks at parties and events. 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