How To Create A Flying Object With Magic?

In this episode of How To Magic, Evan Era teaches beginners how to make objects levitate and float them. There are various ways to levitate an object, but the real magic lies in playing the angles to make the spectator’s mind see the card as levitating. This comes from rehearsing, making levitation one of the most compelling magic tricks a magician can add to their repertoire.

This tutorial teaches ten ways to make objects float, including cards and bills mysteriously. It also includes the Balducci levitation, a self-portrait trick. This principle is part of what keeps airplanes flying, too. In this easy magic card trick, you spin a playing card, and it mysteriously floats in mid-air underneath your hand. As if by magic, it slowly rises up—levitates—to your hand so you can catch it.

Magicians use various methods to make themselves and others float, including thin wires, strings, platforms, and even your foot. The Balducci method for levitation requires only your own two feet and an audience open to the possibility of magic. To make your own loop, tie two ends together into a small knot, starting with your loop around your wrist like a bracelet. This is a great way to make objects levitate and float objects for beginners.