First of all, it is important to stress that humans are so enmeshed: magi- cians have been around since the beginning of recorded history. Although most experts no longer believe that the images on the ancient tomb of Egyptian governor Baqt depict a performance of the Cups and Balls (instead, it seems that a game is being played);1 the Westcar Papyrus (ca. 1500 BCE) contains extensive accounts of ancient magicians going back to the times of Cheops (4000 BCE).2 The Torah tells us that Moses’ performances were at first ignored because he was working wonders that had already been performed by Pharaoh’s court magicians. It is because of these and much other textual evidence that magician and historian Ricky Jay suggests that, after music, magic is the second oldest art form (Grauer 108–112).