by: Chris Lloyd

Have you ever watched a TV magic special and wondered,

"How is that possible?" have you ever been curious as to

how the top magicians accomplish some of their most

extraordinary feats?

Soon you won't be wondering; you'll be trying them out for

yourself!

Let's start with one of the oldest tricks in the book, but

one of the best and most vividly compelling - levitation!

Levitation

Since you're interested in magic and illusion I'm going to

bet you've heard of levitation before. Perhaps you've even

seen a magician perform this incredible trick and wondered,

"How the heck is he doing that?!" Well, hold onto your hat,

because you're about to learn how.

First off, what is levitation? We all know what it looks

like - the act of floating off or above the ground. It's

sort of like flying. All the great magicians try to perfect

this trick because it's one of the most simply visually

arresting illusions in existence. And it's actually not

that hard to do….

We practical magicians know that there is some trickery

involved in levitation as a performance. However, there are

those who believe in the real phenomenon of levitation as a

form of psychokinesis, or the ability to move objects just

with the power of the mind. The only people said to be able

to perform levitation in reality are the spiritual elite,

or those possessed by spiritual forces, like shamans,

people in trances, or those possessed by a devil.

Now I don't know anyone who's actually seen a REAL

levitation outside a magic performance, so take this for

what you will….

I mean, you can sit on the floor and meditate and wait to

"lift off," but unless you're really in possession of some

special supernatural forces I don't think you're going to

have too much luck!

What I am here to show you is how to perform the trick of

levitation, to give your audience the impression that you

are floating, or else causing some other object to float.

Levitation as a magic illusion has recently been practiced

in the public sphere by such magic superstars as David

Blaine and David Copperfield. Copperfield even performed a

spectacular stunt in which he appeared to float over the

Grand Canyon!!

All smoke and mirrors? TV special effects? Not exactly...

This article is extracted from the book 'Discover The Magic Trick Secrets You're Not Supposed To Know'. Full details can be found at

http://www.discovermagictricks.com