Magic Lessons - What Magic does for you?

I've been busy running a string of Magic Workshops daily at various venues. On top of that, I'm also juggling a performing career in the nights and weekends. Its good. Keeps my plate full and I'm able to afford for seconds...A big thanks to all my buddies, Dylan, Edmund, Keith, Sze Yong, Marli, Louis, and so many more, for this amazing opportunity and helping me reach out to society, the youth and to empower lives. What you are about to read, is a little write up of what Magic does to your lives. Might be dry, but what the hell! Read on...

Magic has been an art that has intrigued and mystified Man since its discovery. When was magic discovered? It’s hard to know. Long ago, Fire amazed Man the same way sawing a woman in half would today. The human mind is a curious one and Magic is THE TOOL to go for, to tickle the mind. Some might agree that Magic is merely entertainment and its usually a side item. In fact, very few Major shows used to feature Magic acts as a crowd puller. Untill the entry of Siegfried and Roy in Vegas, come 1972.



Yes, magic is a novelty, but it does have Tremendous holistic benefits too. Besides the mere entertainment value, it both stimulates the minds of both the Practitioner and the Spectator.


Magic isn’t just a Great tool to entertain. Believe it or not, it also has therapeutic purposes. With the aid of magic, one can learn to boost his confidence, approach various situations better, improve his public speaking abilities, break the ice in social situations, grow creatively, think spontaneously, improve psycho-motor responses and many more! In fact, facts aside, Magic is a great way to make new friends, add spice to your business meetings and a FANTASTIC way to stay the center of attraction in a group. Well that's still the surface, the bare minimum. There's much more to it...

The art and crafts of magic help the practitioner in more ways than one. In fact, Magic is becoming a popular tool in Rehabilitation and Therapy. The learned acquire better motor skills, co-ordination and dexterity. Holding a pack of cards the RIGHT way can prove to be a challenge to some. And this provides positive feedback within themselves upon mastery.  

Magic is perfect for mental conditioning, be it Anger Management, Co-operation, and effective communication. It helps the practitioner attain better leadership skills as he needs to be able to organize his thoughts, instruct clearly and deliver the effect. In fact, for those with some difficulties in processing basic information, learning magic allows one to practice thought segregation, and provides cognitive and perceptual challenges as well.

There are some with other challenges such as, LD, SLD , ADHD or other mental related conditions. Learning magic helps sequential ordering, social cognition, attention and memory too.

Practitioners understand through hands on sessions that magic is alot about communication and in return, they become better speakers. In time, self confidence increases and they are able to access and approach social situations effectively. Which is, in reality the Ultimatum of life.

Beyond that, practitioners understand more about logical thinking, understand how the human mind sees things and is able to apply these to daily life. Problem solving skills and Reasoning abilities greatly improve thanks to the conditioning their minds go through to solve a problem. In this case, decipher or perform a trick.

Magic trains one to be proficient in both verbal and non verbal communication. Body language speaks more than any words put together and an instant improvement in non verbal comm is often seen. It is often the case when the practitioner self learns the art of directing attention and body positioning, which are the same subtleties used in sales, to sell you a product.

Self positivity comes in naturally as well. The practitioner is happier, more confident and all this comes from the Instant gratification that one attains from accomplishing a trick.

Practitioners also understand, with time and practice, how to read 'tells' from others, being able to People read and spot behavioral patterns even before approaching a spectator.

All these skills equip anyone, in the workforce, education or other industry, with the Vital and Key ingredients toward personal success. What is success? Ultimately, success is brought forth from happiness.

Which brings me to my last point. Magic makes people happy. Both spectator and practitioner. The reason why I do magic most, is because I'm happy when someone experiences the feeling of wonder. That same feeling I felt when I was 7. I want to spread the joy and I continue to do so.

Honestly, there are much more, and I wish I was educated enough to provide more jargons or terms. Well, what's known is a grain of sand. Whats unknown is all the sand in the ocean. This is all I have to share. So think about it, would you like to learn some magic too?

Call me!
Kyle Ravin
www.kyleravin.com/lessons.html