Welcome to my Mentalism Magic site! I've been involved in magic and collecting magic tricks, magic illusions, and books on magic for probably over 25 years.

For me it the MAGIC bug began at age 12 when my parents (I mean Santa) purchased me a Marshall Brodien TV Magic Show for Christmas. That magic kit propelled me into magic as a full time hobby. I began researching magic organizations, magic shops and start to open up to all the incredible magic tricks out there on the market. I discovered Louis Tannen's Magic Shop first and began my mail order frenzy. It was great getting all those packages in the mail.

Once my knowledge of magic started to develop, I quickly discovered my local magic shop, Phil Thomas's Yogi Magic Mart in downtown Baltimore. My weekends turned into visits to the Yogi Magic Mart to be mentored by Phil Thomas himself and many other professional magicians. I was extremely fortunate to have such exposure to great talent. They gave me one on one instruction and guidance.

My next interest move into escapes. I purchased a regulation strait jacket from a hospital supply company and was determined to be the next Houdini. I was the first magician in the state of Maryland to perform a double strait jacket escape which consists of a regular strait jacket and a transportation jacket placed over top of it all. Phil Thomas in Houdini like challenge style issued a public challenge to me to escape from this never tried before combination of restraints. On the day of the challenge, the Phil Thomas Yogi Magic Mart was packed waiting to see me fail. However, as in all good stories this one ended well and I escaped in less than 3 minutes. Now it was time to conquer handcuffs!

I moved into challenging police officers and successfully escaped from every handcuff placed on me.

From the magic side of things I performed for nightclubs, but my heart was in performing for children's hospitals. I did this for several years until entering into the Marine Corps. My magic hobby took a break for several years and once revived, it moved into the collecting arena and the rest is history.

On this site I wanted to introduce you my selection for Mentalism Magic; if you have a question or comment, they're always welcome.

J. Steven Warburton

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United States

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