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The Oracle

Snap a photo of any magic prop. The Oracle identifies it, values it, and tells you its history.

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Snap a photo. The Oracle will identify it.

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The Oracle Knows:

  • 🎩 Classic & vintage props (Thayer, Davenports, Supreme, Abbott's)
  • 🃏 Card tricks, trick decks, systems, and routines
  • ✨ Stage props (balls, cards, coins, silks)
  • 🔮 Mind-reading props & show pieces
  • 📦 What it might be worth

Methods are NEVER exposed. The Oracle respects the art.

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Learn the Art

Old Maurice's notes for the next generation. No methods exposed — just wisdom.

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Card Magic

Grips, moves, books, kit
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Coin Magic

Palms, vanishes, routines

👁 The Art of Misdirection

"They see what you tell them to see." — Old Maurice

  • Time misdirection — The most powerful tool. The secret move happened 30 seconds ago.
  • Natural actions — Secret actions hidden inside normal ones. Picking up a glass. Adjusting a card.
  • Your eyes lead — Where you look, they look. Point with your gaze, not your finger.
  • Relaxation is invisible — Tension draws attention. The hand with the secret must be relaxed.
  • They remember your story — Not what actually happened. Script carefully.

🎭 Presentation & Performance

"Technique is 20%. Presentation is everything else." — Old Maurice

  • Every trick needs a story — Not just a method. Why are you doing this? What does the audience feel?
  • Talk to people, not at them — Conversation, not performance. Make them part of it.
  • Silence is a tool — The pause before the reveal. Let the moment breathe.
  • Personality over technique — A funny average magician beats a boring expert every time.
  • Read "Strong Magic" — Darwin Ortiz. The best book on magical presentation ever written.

🔒 The Sacred Rules

"Protect the art. It protected us." — Old Maurice

  • Methods are sacred — Never expose. Not to friends, not to family, not online. Ever.
  • Credit creators — Know who invented your material. Say their name.
  • Don't steal someone's special trick — If a magician is known for a trick, it's theirs. Find your own.
  • Support the community — Buy from magic shops. Pay creators. The magic world needs you.
  • Respect the audience — They're not marks. They're people who chose to watch you.

Common Questions

Old Maurice answers the ones he gets asked every week.

How do I get started in magic?▼
Start with one trick. Just one. Learn it until you can do it in your sleep, then perform it for someone. The buzz you get from that reaction is what hooks you. Get "Royal Road to Card Magic" or find a local magic club. And don't spend a fortune on props — a borrowed deck and someone willing to watch is all you need. Every great magician started exactly where you are now.
What's the best first trick to learn?▼
The Ambitious Card. It's beautiful, it's repeatable, and the reaction builds with each phase. Use a regular deck. No gimmicks needed for the basic version. It teaches you card control, how to talk while you perform, and how to handle a crowd — all in one trick. Dai Vernon fooled Houdini with it. If it's good enough for Vernon, it's good enough for you.
How much should I spend on my first props?▼
Less than you think. A deck of Bicycle cards costs a few quid. A close-up pad is under a tenner. Two books (Royal Road and Expert at the Card Table) will keep you busy for years. Don't buy the shiny expensive props until you can actually perform with the basics. I've seen blokes spend 500 quid at a convention and never perform a single trick.
Should I join the Magic Circle?▼
It's wonderful if you can, but it's not the only path. Local magic clubs are often more welcoming and easier to join. The Magic Circle has history and prestige, but magic is for everyone — not just members of one group. Find YOUR community. Could be a local club, an online group, or right here in the village. The best magician I ever knew never joined anything — he just performed every Friday at his local pub.
Where can I perform for the first time?▼
Family first. They're kind (mostly). Then friends. Then your local pub — ask the landlord if you can do a few tricks at the bar. Open mic magic nights exist in some cities. Magic club meetings are perfect — performing for other magicians is terrifying but teaches you fast. The key: just start. The first time is always scary. The second time is better. By the tenth, you're hooked.
How do I handle hecklers?▼
Most hecklers aren't being mean — they're trying to be part of the show. Notice them, include them, make them the star for a moment. "Ah, we've got a volunteer!" works wonders. For the genuinely nasty ones: stay calm, stay funny, and remember — the audience is on YOUR side. They came to watch magic, not someone being a knob. If it gets bad, just move on. Don't engage with it.
Is it OK to perform tricks I bought from a shop?▼
Absolutely. That's what they're made for. Buy them, learn them, perform them. Just don't expose the method, and ideally add your own presentation. The creator made it so you could perform it. Where it gets dodgy: performing the exact same routine as someone else, word for word. Add yourself to it. Make it yours.
How do I protect my methods from exposure?▼
Don't repeat tricks for the same audience. Don't tell anyone how it's done — not your partner, not your best mate, not the "one person who promises not to tell." Present the effect as magic, not as a puzzle to solve. And if someone says "I know how you did that" — smile and say "that's wonderful" and move on. They almost certainly don't know.
What makes a good close-up routine?▼
Three to five tricks, building in impact. Start friendly (card trick), build interest (coins), hit hard (impossible finale). Use everyday objects where possible — borrowed items feel more magical. Keep it under 10 minutes unless they're begging for more. And always leave them wanting more, never leave them wanting less. That's the hardest lesson.
Where do I find other magicians?▼
Right here in the village, for starters. Beyond that: local magic clubs (search your area), conventions (Blackpool is the big one in the UK), magic shops (the few that are left are full of amazing people), and online communities. The magic world is smaller than you think — once you're in, you're in. And magicians are the most generous people with their time and knowledge. Just ask.

Ask Old Maurice

The village wise man. Ask him anything about magic — history, collecting, performing, getting started.

🧙 Old Maurice is in the back room. Pull up a chair...
Now then, welcome to the village! I'm Old Maurice — been watching magic since before most of you lot were born. Ask me anything about the art, love. History, props, getting started, collecting — I've seen it all. Just don't ask me how a trick works. That's sacred, that is.
Methods are never discussed

Props & Gear

Maurice's honest picks. If you buy through these links, it helps keep the village running.

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Bicycle Playing Cards

What the pros use. Every magician needs these. They feel great, they're cheap, and everyone knows them.

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Royal Road to Card Magic

THE starting book for card magic. Hugard & Braue. Has helped more magicians get started than any other book.

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Expert at the Card Table

S.W. Erdnase. The next-level book. When you're ready to get serious about sleight of hand.

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Strong Magic — Darwin Ortiz

The best book on how to perform magic well. Not the moves — the performance. Read this and your magic changes forever.

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Close-Up Pad

Essential for card and coin work. Gives you a surface, protects cards, looks professional. Under a tenner.

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Modern Coin Magic — Bobo

The coin magic bible. J.B. Bobo. Everything from your first vanish to expert-level multi-coin work.

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Cups & Balls Set

The oldest trick in magic. A proper set teaches hand skills, how to fool the eye, and how to build a routine — all at once.

Amazon links — buying through these helps the village, and costs you nothing extra.

The Code▼

All Welcome. Be Kind. Every background, every identity, every brain. We look after each other here. That's not optional.

Three Strikes. Hate, bullying, putting people down for who they are or how they're built — none of it flies. Warnings first. Then you're out.

NO Methods in Public. Ever. Master areas and invite-only hamlets only. We protect the art.

Honest Reviews. If it's rubbish, say so. Someone will still buy it — and they'll be happy because you were honest.

It's "Effects" Not "Tricks". And you 'ditch' something (get rid of it secretly), not 'drop' it. Unless it actually falls on the floor.

Common + Unity = Community

Did You Know?▼

🎩 The Magic Circle was founded in 1905. Their motto is Latin: "Indocilis Privata Loqui" — which means 'Not one to give away secrets.'

🃏 Dai Vernon fooled Houdini with the Ambitious Card. Multiple times. In one session.

✨ Making cards, coins, and balls appear and vanish with nothing but your hands is seen as the highest skill in magic. No trick props — just your hands.

🎭 Paul Daniels started performing at age 11 and turned pro in his 30s. There's no "too late".

Got a Noisy Brain?▼

This is for you if...

  • You call yourself "lazy" for sitting down
  • You feel like you have to please everyone, all the time
  • Your brain won't shut up, ever
  • You've been pretending to be 'normal' your whole life and you're exhausted
  • You think your brain might work differently but nobody ever told you

You might be ADHD, Autistic, or both. Many of us are. Found out late, worked it out yourself, or still not sure — it's all fine. You're welcome here.

This is a safe space to talk about magic AND how your brain works. No judgment. No pressure. You don't have to pretend here. Just people who get it.

Ask Doc. I got you.

Coming Soon▼

Comedy Magic Tour

Raising funds to pay magicians to perform. Get work, pass on work. We NEVER take a cut of your money.

EntertainCMS

Booking system for our performers. Founders get first choice.

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The Village

The people who believed before it was built.

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Miraiker

Puppet Maker
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Hidden Wren

Wandwright
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The Broken Wand

Memorial · Our service
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The Hamlet

The professional area. Where the people who make, teach, create, build, and sell find their place.

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"Every village needs its professionals. Not the corporate kind — the real kind. People who make things with their hands. People who teach with their hearts. People who build because they can't help it. The Hamlet is where you lot belong. Pull up a chair."

— Old Maurice, Village Elder

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Makers Market

LIVE

Makers, crafters, and puppet builders. The people who create the real-world magic — the props, the booths, the costumes, the impossible objects. If you build things that performers need, this is your place.

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Miraiker — Villager #1

Master puppet maker. Hand-carved puppets, portable booths, stage frames. Suffolk & Essex.

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Hidden Wren — Hamlet #2

Master wandwright. Hand-crafted exotic hardwood wands, cups & balls, chop cups. 30+ years craft.

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Your name could be next. Makers who craft for the community belong here.

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Masters Row

LIVE

Dealers, demonstrators, lecturers, performers — anyone with something to share or sell. The trusted pros who keep the community alive. Methods CAN be talked about here — this is the private space.

  • ✓ 300 x 7-day Pro passes for your customers
  • ✓ Your shop listed across all -Oid villages
  • ✓ Custom QR code for your stand or shop
  • ✓ Secure Master Hamlet — methods OK
  • ✓ 50 Kudos per signup through your code
£97/year — First 50 Lock In Forever

Regular price £295/year. Founders get this rate for life.

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Teachers Quarter

COMING SOON

Magic tutors, workshop leaders, YouTube teachers, school show experts. The ones who pass the art forward. If you teach magic — from card tricks to stage shows — this space is being built for you.

What's planned: Course listings, student reviews, workshop dates, teaching tools, Kudos earned for every student who signs up. Real credit for the people who keep magic alive.

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Creatives Corner

COMING SOON

Performers, content makers, film-makers, designers, writers. The artists who tell the stories, film the shows, design the posters, and help people find us. If you create, you belong here.

What's planned: A place to show your work, find people to work with, see what gigs are going, and get booked. Hired by the community, for the community.

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Builders Workshop

COMING SOON

Developers, web builders, app makers, tech wizards. The people who build what runs behind the scenes — the websites, the apps, the tools that make everything else work. If you code, solder, or build things, welcome home.

What's planned: Open source projects, API access, build challenges, docs, Kudos earned for helping out. The workshop where the -Oid world gets built.

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The Mystery School

SACRED HAMLET

A tribute to the teachers who came before: Eugene Burger, Jeff McBride, and the Magic & Mystery School. Not a shop. A shrine. A student honouring the ones who showed him the way.

“They taught me more than tricks. They taught me who I am.”

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The Broken Wand

MEMORIAL

"The wand is broken. The spell is ended. The magic remains."

When a magician passes, their family is left with a collection they don't understand. Props, books, gimmicks, rare items — treasure that looks like junk. The Broken Wand honours the magician and helps the family — AI-powered valuations, trusted dealers, community protection. Free. Forever.

For families: Memorial pages, AI identification of props and collections, connections to trusted dealers. Our service to the community.
For dealers: Be the good one. Families find you instead of the vultures. Your reputation is your currency.

🕶 Enter The Broken Wand

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Your Place in The Hamlet

The Hamlet grows as the community grows. Makers and Masters are live now. The other spaces will open as the first pros arrive and shape them.

We follow your lead, not a plan. We watch how you use it, then build what you actually need. No corporate plans. No stuff nobody asked for.

Become a Founder Master — £97/yr Join as Villager — £27/yr

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Why Become a Founder?

Founders see what this could be. You're not buying a membership — you're backing something real. A place where magicians find work, share what they know, and help each other. Nobody takes a cut.

WE NEVER TAKE A CUT. EVER. Not from gigs, not from people you bring in, not from anything. You earn Kudos.

Founder Villager

£27/year

First 1,000 villagers only. Lock in this rate forever.

  • ✓ Pro access to ALL -Oid apps (12 villages)
  • ✓ Unlimited AI trick identification
  • ✓ Your own Villager number + QR code
  • ✓ Invite others, earn Kudos
  • ✓ First dibs on Comedy Magic Tour gigs
  • ✓ Founding Villager badge forever
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Founder Master — Magic-Oid

Lock in forever. Regular: £295/year.

  • ✓ 300 x 7-day Pro passes to give customers
  • ✓ Your shop listed on Magic-Oid
  • ✓ Custom QR code for your stand/shop
  • ✓ Access to secure Master Hamlet (methods OK)
  • ✓ Pro access to ALL -Oid apps
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