The Indian Rope Trick has captivated audiences for centuries, merging mystique with theatrical performance. Often referred to as ‘the world’s greatest illusion,’ this act features a magician, a length ...

Oxford University Press has done an immense disservice to John Zubrzycki’s fascinating “Empire of Enchantment: The Story of Indian Magic.” Apart from some print-on-demand atrocities, I’ve seldom ...

Christopher Bontjes teaches ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander a magic rope tying trick Watch closely as we perform an amazing magic rope tying trick that will leave you scratching your head! With just ...

Eating glass. Fire walking. Sword swallowing. These acts that shock and delight have roots in the real and mythical practices of Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, and Jain ascetics. This studio portrait of an ...

Dynamo returns to Watch with a new TV series next month and has released a new trick video online to launch the show. Featuring the super-cool magician pulling a skipping rope through the middle of ...

THE last time I was passing through India, I looked up an old fakir friend of mine to exchange a few burnooses (the burnoose is the official Indian monetary unit), and of course I ran into the same ...