Successfully performing magic tricks is a matter of two things--knowledge and practice. Many times, the secret to magic tricks is not in the mechanism or technique itself, but in the showmanship of the performer and his or her manipulation of the audience. If you have the desire to learn magic, and if you have the commitment to do so as well, you will find that learning magic tricks is relatively easy. Whether it's to impress your friends, have fun with your kids, or maybe even as a way to earn some extra money (or you're considering it as a possible full-time career), learning how to do magic tricks is a rewarding adventure. Magic tricks are designed to please crowds, which inevitably forms a majority at most gatherings. They are often amusing, surprising and make us think. Magic is defined as 'the supposed art of influencing/ controlling events supernaturally, through witchcraft, conjuring tricks.

Magic tricks are made up of two parts, the secret and the presentation. Magic tricks performed close-up often rely on misdirection and superior manipulation skills. They are based on scientific principles but people do not seem to connect magic and science. Magic is like learning how to play an instrument, it allows you to use the creative parts of your brain. Magicians, especially professional magicians, tend to guard their secrets jealously. It is rare indeed to find a performer who would reveal the secrets of their art to the uninitiated or to colleagues. Very few of these individuals would indeed reveal the magic tricks they have developed on their own for love or money.

Nowadays books, videos, leaflets and other items available at bookstores and on the internet (even whole websites devoted to magic) have gone a long way towards explaining simple magic tricks. Amateur magic enthusiasts can even find the occasional magic convention to show them how to perform some of the more complicated magic tricks. All these things however are recent developments. Right up till the end of the 19th century there were very few books or teachers of magic. Outsiders wishing to 'break into' the art found it an uphill and often frustrating task. The magic community itself was a closely knit group where magic was concerned, and made it a point of honour to collectively close ranks against all would be new comers.

Magic tricks themselves can range over a diverse arena that includes everything from the old pulling a rabbit out of a hat trick and mind reading to more complicated forms of magic. These will involve levitation, using handcuffs and replacing your assistant with a Bengal tiger.

Be that as it may, coin and card tricks are still performed in every magicians act. They are some of the easiest and simplest tricks to perform. They require nothing more ingenious than a sleight of hand and a good routine to pull off a creditable performance. As you see there are many different tricks that are employed by magicians. These magic tricks are what makes these magicians so fascinating to us. The many different magic tricks you will find are part of the atmosphere of magic.