Video: Woman 'scarred for life' by expanding magic staff. Clarissa Clary, 44, had purchased a 'Magic Staff' on eBay for her 16-year-old son Caine.

For now, though, being a woman in magic can be a lonely pursuit. Take Nicole Cardoza, who often says she is the “only Black female magician I know. ...

Last year, the Magic Circle began searching for Sophie Lloyd, who disguised herself as a man in 1991 to gain membership and was then ousted. On Thursday, she returned.