that can be executed with the hands held stationary and not show that some manuever has taken place, however cleverly it may be performed.'Д«ut I don't think that these two admissions make the study of the SWE and the Open shifts a 'waste of time'. Erdnase himself admitted that the Open shift is imperfect, and in the 'Artifice' section of the book stated that 'The shift has yet to be invented. They both have loads of information in them, even if they ultimately never become 'invisible'. Mrmagik, please, please spend some time on the SWE shift, and on the Open Shift. Obviously, I heartily disagree with Richard's position. Does that make studying the PRINCIPIA a worthless endeavor? Of course not. Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA was shown to be 'wrong' by Einstein in the early 20th century. I've never seen anyone do an invisible top change, should we throw that one out as well? Never.Therefore they have nothing to teach? Hmmmm. I have never seen a single person do an invisible SWE Shift or Open Shift. Mrmagik, don't waste your time with all of the oddball passes in the book. Sometimes it seems almost as though everything every great magician has said about performance and execution is already there in the pages of this book, concisely stated and well-phrased.Д«ut of courseyou already knew all this! ) Far beyond the wonderful moves contained therein, what the book gives us is an approach, a style, and a guidebook toward really understanding not only the inner workings and mechanisms of sleight of hand, but its psychology and practice as well - and because of this, much of what it has to say goes way beyond the field of card work alone. Within the pages is embodied an entire philosophy of conduct and manner, a cogent and complete system of thinking about magic and its related fields. I'm sure Max would also (as is his usual style!) give us some great insights.ДЄll I can say is that if the book is read and absorbed over a period of time, and if what it says is compared with one's own experience as he grows and learns, then it will reveal itself to be much more than a collection of techniques and artifices. Darwin would indeed do a wonderful job with it, as would Steve Freeman or Persi.

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