Georgia Blunt ’27 remembers the exact moment she found her life’s passion—at only 10 years old.
The cause of that fateful occasion? A simple card trick performed by her older sister, Grace, for entertainment during a family vacation.
“I had never seen magic before, and I was completely amazed,” said Blunt. “I spent a few weeks trying to learn it. I couldn’t stop talking about it, so my parents had my sister teach me the trick.”
She continued: “They thought I would stop being obsessed about it. Instead, I became even more obsessed.”
That fascination only grew.
By high school graduation, Blunt had a specialty: card tricks and cardistry, which she describes as “card flourishes.” She even envisioned magic playing a part in her future career.
However, that professional dream was influenced by Blunt’s childhood in another significant way: Her experience as a pediatric cardiac patient.
Blunt, who had been born prematurely (along with twin brother, Andrew), was diagnosed with a heart defect in infancy, which led to numerous open-heart surgeries and extended stays in the hospital.
After first arriving at Endicott, Blunt was inspired to pursue a degree in exercise science.
“I realized exercise wasn’t just for working out aesthetically, but also for function and longevity,” she said. “I needed to be strong physically to move around after having heart surgery, and exercise is tied to that.”
As she progressed through her coursework, Blunt’s career plans began to take shape, with an adjustment. With the guidance of Endicott faculty, she changed her major to psychology.
“I realized that what I really love is the mental function of exercise, not just the physical one,” she said.
The classroom isn’t the only place where Blunt found the supportiveness of her new Endicott community. For the first time, her magic, which had only been a personal hobby, became something she shared with her peers—though it wasn’t right away.
“I didn’t tell people at the start that I was a magician,” she said. “I thought they were going to think it was weird. I was really nervous.”
That changed when Blunt joined the college’s Main Stage Theater and ECHO A Capella group. Over time, her friends learned of her magic skills.
“One day after a capella practice, someone asked me if I would show some tricks,” she said. “They stayed after rehearsal to see my magic because they wanted to, not because I asked them to. It was the first time that had ever happened.”
She continued: “When you play with cards for a hobby, it sounds a little crazy to a lot of people,” she said. “But when I got to college, people didn’t find it crazy. They found it cool.”
With her newfound confidence, Blunt felt comfortable bringing her magic to an even wider audience. During the summer, she launched her Instagram account, @georgia.does.magic.
And that’s when (even more) magic started to happen.
Blunt started landing gigs. Her first major exposure came when her idol, magician Daniel Madison, featured her on his popular YouTube channel. That led to an appearance at the Boston Magic Lab, a monthly show where up-and-coming magicians get to showcase their skills to a new audience.
“Daniel followed my Instagram, and I thought, ‘He’s so famous. I can’t believe he knows about me,’” she said.
Thanks to her relationship with Madison, in December 2025, Blunt will join the likes of the legendary David Copperfield and Criss Angel by performing her magic on one of the world’s biggest stages: Las Vegas.
Even as Blunt becomes increasingly known in the magic world, her ultimate goal brings her back to her early experiences as a young pediatric patient.
“I’ve realized I want to work in a hospital,” she said. “I want to use magic to help kids feel more comfortable while they’re there, rather than being the person that treats them.”
Blunt credits her Endicott community with making what were once only her dreams finally feel like goals within her reach.
“My friends at Endicott are the biggest reason I felt comfortable to share my magic,” she said. “I had so much support that for the first time, it felt like magic doesn’t have to be something that’s confined only to my personal life.”
She added: “The money doesn’t really matter. I just want to be able to say, ‘I’m really a magician. I finally got there.’”