Quote from emadgic on April 15, 2025, 5:20 am

The following are my thoughts on the principles of creativity in the art of magic:

• Your magical idea does not need to be ground-breaking, only a little ahead of the curve
• There are always other right answers and better ways to achieve an effect
• If you're not successful in achieving an effect at first, take a break
• If other magicians tell you that you're wrong, take it as a sign that you're on the right track. If they laugh at it, you're even further ahead
• Write down your ideas
• The methods for all tricks are written somewhere, you just need to ask the right questions to find the solution you're looking for
• The more absurd the "what if" question, the more brilliant the effect can be. Don't be afraid to ask silly, strange, and weird questions
• Visualize the outcome of the effect before figuring out how to achieve it. Learn to see things from the end back, inside out, or upside down
• To find a solution to an effect, don't look at it from the same old angles or point of view.
• Re-evaluating the foundations and rules can turn an obstacle into a new opportunity
• When it seems like you can't figure out how to do a trick, try looking at it from a perspective related to the effect
• There is no originality without a good foundation of knowledge. The more methods you know, the more creative you can be in creating an original piece
• If you encounter a problem in your routine, imagine it as something that exists in nature, like air or water and ask yourself what will happen
• You can try to copy the best magician in the world, but by adjusting it, you may be able to make it even better.
• Magical effects don't usually come on the first try. Failure at first doesn't mean the trick is a failure.
• Punish yourself for not trying instead of failing.
• A lot of the time, the idea for a trick comes from interesting factors, not from what the magician can or can't do
• Expect things to go wrong during a performance and be prepared for them.
• Creativity in magic can manifest in many ways, such as:
• Creating new illusions.
• Modifying existing illusions.
• Personalizing their performances.

Creativity plays a role in the performance of magic, as it allows magicians to come up with new ways to engage & entertain their audience. Magicians are constantly working to generate new and captivating ideas to impress and entertain their audiences, and this pursuit of creativity is an ongoing endeavor.