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Literally translated “Junto” means a group of people joined together for a common purpose.

In 1727 Benjamin Franklin organized a group of friends to provide a structured forum for discussion. He called the group “The Junto.” The members of The Junto were drawn from diverse occupations and backgrounds, but they all shared a spirit of inquiry and a desire to improve themselves, their community, and to help others. It is our hope that The Junto Sessions will do as much for our understanding of the Art of Magic.

The concept is simple: First - a book is featured. Once the book is announced you have approx. 1.5 months to purchase and raed the book in order to participate in a live online discussion.

Our goals will be to thoroughly discuss the ideas put forth in the book, test those ideas, and hopefully gain a better understanding of our art.

Our current Junto Session features Aaron Fisher’s critically acclaimed The Paper Engine. The live chat will take place JANUARY 16th right here at waynehouchin.com

The Paper Engine is NOW AVAILABLE - Pick up a copy today and participate!

126 pages - Softbound

The application of theatrical principles to the performance of magic has a long and proud lineage in the magical literature.

Today, The Paper Engine, Aaron's acclaimed work on sophisticated card magic, takes this notion one step further, arguing that the theatrical aesthetic can — and should — be applied on a level more fundamental than that of performance: to technique itself.

Through detailed explanations of technical artistry and principles, The Paper Engine teaches you — by exploring the important concepts of tension, focus, and design — how to construct and perform magic that’s built on a framework of impeccable structural engineering. Many of the sleights that appear in the book have become, in fact, the Gold Standard for modern sleight-of-hand artists:

Gravity Half Pass

One-Hand PopOver

Revolution Color Change

Nowhere Pass

Illusion Control

And yet this is not a book on optimal finger positioning. On the contrary, it is a work that envisions the larger picture, even as it crafts the small. A work that makes your magic softer, tensionless … and truly invisible. While some of the material is challenging, The Paper Engine is designed to have you performing miracles for living, breathing audiences. You’ll learn powerful, audience-tested effects including:

Search & Destroy, featuring The Nowhere Pass

The Omen

The Standing Challenge

Fisher’s Favorite Inversion

The Revolution

Written to take intermediate card workers to the advanced level, The Paper Engine will show you …