Over the last few years, Ryan Schlutz has built up a cult following due mainly to his brilliant books, DVD’s and download releases which feature easy-to-do but nonetheless killer magic. He has made it cool to like self-working magic, and he performs the effects with effortless, laid-back likeability. The fact that Ryan is best known for his moveless magic only serves to further frustrate the many magicians he fools on a constant basis. Ryan's well choreographed subtleties and care free style, leaves witnesses with a feeling of astonishment with no signs of foul play. Ryan teaches his Self-Working approach to Parlor Magic, including "Fame and Fortune" an opener to build instant raport, the "Life hack deck" principle, a "Super fair card trick", "Random Happenings" a book test trick, and "Before the Thought" where the spectator has absolute free choice of a card from the deck which matches a prediction.