GENII

THE CONJURORS' MAGAZINE

VOLUME 88
NUMBER 5
MAY 2025

The Genii Speaks by Jim Steinmeyer
  • Where's Sam? What's Mystify? And what does $9.58 buy you?

    • Mailbox
  • Readers report on the new issues, new reviews, new interviews

    • The May Almanac
  • LeRoy grabs the cards; Brooks pulls them from his pocket

    • The Eye by Vanessa Armstrong
  • Shenanigans, Advantages, Iterations, and assorted May magic

    • FEATURES

    The Fist Ever Mystify Magic Festival by Rebecca Spectre
  • A deliberately different kind ofconvention, a highly energized audience, and an innovative list of goals. Here's the insider's report.

    • Max Speaks To Balsamo by Jim Steinmeyer
  • The amazing story of Max Maven's skillful historical performance and the behind-the-scenes magic that made it all possible.

    • HIGA: Storming the Business World by Jim Steinmeyer
  • The popular magician found his place in the business world by charming audiences and speaking honestly about making magic.

    • VOICES

    Eclectica by Chris Power
  • Two books, a few people, who started the story

    • Maybe You're a Black Hole? by Alba
  • The various people you meet in magic

    • The Genii Questionnaire
  • Bill Malone makes it unexpectedly irreverent

    • Character Assassination by Annaya George
  • Looking at media, inspired by branding

    • IN PRACTICE

    Magicana by Richard Kaufman
  • Bernardo Sedlacek, Like a Rising Card;John Carey, The Perception False Shuffle

    • Inventing Magic by Blake Vogt
  • Birthday Card, Zip Tie Sefalaljia with Jay Sankey

    • Patrick Page's Continuous Do As I Do Jerry Sadowitz
  • A masterful stand-up piece of card magic

    • Tony Chang Vanishes a Dime by Noah Levine
  • And the spectator can't quite believe it

    • IN PERRFORMANCE

    The Magic Castle by Shawn McMaster
  • The LA fires and the Dai Vernon Foundation

    • Dickens Parlour Theatre by Vanessa Armstrong
  • Rich Bloch's showplace in Delaware

    • MARKETPLACE

    Best in Show by Jeff Prace
  • Mila's Custom Sponge Creations

    • Trick Reviews
  • Scotch & Whiskey, Henry Harrius Bottles, Babu, Salted 2.0, Unplugged XLR, Knotted

    • Book Reviews
  • Saving Magic: David Price & Egyptian Hall, The Principles of Destruction, The Magic of Hope, Forged by Fire, The Hummingbirds, Absolute Madness

    • Video Reviews
  • Piff The Magic Dragon Regularclass, Aaron Fisher Masterclass, Gabriel Werlen Live

  • Advertisers Index

    • WORKSHOP

    "You Wanna See Something Weird?"by David Kaye
  • A formula to experiment

    • Magic Under Pressure by Daron McDonald
  • The magic of distraction

    • PERSPECTIVES

    The Chamber of Secrets by John Gaughan
  • Illusion-Delusion: Thayer's Greatest Solid Through Solid

    • Silent Manipulators in Conversation by Alex Boyce and Matthew Holtzclaw
  • Two celebrated performers... doves... cigarettes... in front of modern audiences

    • An Unexpected Flurry of Amazement by Bob Higa
  • But baby, it's cold outside!

    • Nick Mohammed... on Magic
  • The Ted Lasso star on The Chop Cup and other marvels