Practicing the Art of Magic

A practical guide

German edition was published in 2024
Book
2025
Written by Clemens Ilgner
Work of Clemens Ilgner
141 pages (Hardcover), published by H&R Magic Books
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
35 entries
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Clemens Ilgner Preface
9
Gene Anderson Foreword
11
Marc DeSouza More Words
15
Clemens Ilgner Introduction
17
Clemens Ilgner Practical Practice on practicing
  • 9 Hole Peg Test
  • The suitable number
 		21
Clemens Ilgner Train Both Hemispheres of the Brain
27
Clemens Ilgner Thoughts on Daily Practice
31
Clemens Ilgner Practice Plan
37
Clemens Ilgner Rhythm applied to overhand jog shuffle
 		39
Clemens Ilgner Metronome practicing with metronome
 		43
Henry Evans Exercise for the Second Deal
  • 1st Version
  • 2nd Version
 		45
Clemens Ilgner Elmsley Count with practice tips
 		49
Clemens Ilgner Etude
53
Roy Walton* A Switch in Time four red cards and four blacks cards, swap one, two, three cards around, always remain separate, as a climax the packets transpose, as practice etude for Elmsley Count
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 55
Clemens Ilgner More routines using the Elmsley Count
62
Clemens Ilgner A Series of Lessons
Related to
 63
Clemens Ilgner, Roy Benson Sponge Ball Vanish
  • Creating the magical moment
  • Tips for handling the wand
  • More tips on handling
Related to
 65
Clemens Ilgner Passe Sponges AKA "10"-Count
 		75
Clemens Ilgner Fake Transfer
78
Clemens Ilgner Coins
  • Visual Timing (coins to glass example)
 		85
Gabi Pareras Click Pass
89
Clemens Ilgner Four Coins to Glass
93
Double Click Pass retaining both coins
Also published here
 97
Clemens Ilgner Variations
99
Clemens Ilgner Shuttle Pass with Variations
  • Variation 1
  • Variation 2
  • Variation 3
  • Variation 4
  • Variation 5
  • Variation 6
 		101
Clemens Ilgner Reductions "Splitting complex structures"
  • Rotating attention
 		107
Silent Mora, Dai Vernon Wand Spin Vanish
109
Clemens Ilgner Chance Decides practice tip
 		113
Clemens Ilgner Mental Skill Training
  • The Carpenter Effect
  • The brain does not make mistakes
  • Relaxation helps
  • The mental image
 		115
Clemens Ilgner Performance Anxiety and Stage Fright
  • Exercice
  • Turning negatives into positives
 		121
Clemens Ilgner Tools, Tricks and Tips for practicing
 		125
Clemens Ilgner Video Tutorials for topics of the book, url and password
 		128
Clemens Ilgner Afterthoughts and Thanks
129
Clemens Ilgner Vita
131
Clemens Ilgner Bibliography
135
Data entered by Denis Behr, October 2025.