Magic & Mentalism

New comedy routines for magic.

"This guy's f***ing funny!" - George Carlin

Greg is a full-time pro whose performances have taken him to over 60 countries on five continents. George Carlin said about Greg, "This guy's f****ng funny!" Some testimony. In a moment of weakness, Martin Lewis convinced him to share his "Comedy & Magic" act with us, all of it - not just the effects - all of the gags, jokes, and bits of business that make those effects memorable. A couple of bits have immediately gone into Martin's own show.

This is Greg Otto's "packs very small, plays big, can...

"Gerald shares his favorite coin routines using an expanded shell. You will be able to fry your audiences with any one of them! My favorite is Traveling Silver, definitely worth the price of admission! Very highly recommended!" - Lonnie Chevrie

"Whether you are a master coin manipulator or only familiar with basic sleights, Gerald's routines can add an extra layer of mystery to your performance. The explanations are clear, accessible, and thoroughly teach every move. Each piece works beautifully as a standalone effect, or you may combine any of the included pieces to create a seamless,...

A deck is shuffled and placed squared face down on the table. A spectator is invited to cut off a block of cards from the pack and to look at and remember the face card of the cut-away section.

The helper is now asked to cut his block of cards to lose the selection in the centre of the pile, and then he is requested to slip his pile somewhere into the middle of the cards still on the table, squaring the pack at the finish.

The magician has had no opportunity to catch even a glimpse of the chosen card, and in fact, the deck itself is put away in the box to preclude that possibility. Despite...

If you're a student of the Corner Short Card (CSC), this new discovery is going to captivate you. The ability to locate a CSC can transform your card magic - making your handling appear completely natural.

Say goodbye to holding breaks and using crimps. A CSC remains permanently hidden in plain sight, and this method lets you find it without suspicion.

You'll discover the most deceptive CSC discovery technique ever devised - so subtle it's practically invisible, even to seasoned eyes. This is a sleight-of-hand method; no external devices are used. Over a dozen crystal-clear instructional...

The spectator selects a card and returns it to the deck. The spectator cuts off a packet, then the performer deals left and right. Four consecutive times the dealt cards are not the selection, yet each one precisely names an attribute of the chosen card, and after the elimination, the final remaining card is the original selection. Even more, when the four piles are turned face up, together with the selection they form a Royal Flush.

During the spectator's cut, there is no crimp and no extra handling, yet the selection and the key cards can still be located with precision.

1st edition...

After the four Aces are lost in the deck, the spectator cuts to each one.

Obviously, this is not a new effect and can be accomplished in a myriad of different ways.

Why explain it yet again here?

The answer is in the methods used. The combination of methods to be described are virtually unknown and have never before been used together in this context.

Hidden for many decades in the vast literature of card magic, the secrets are finally revealed here for a new generation.

It's $7, about the price of a Starbucks Frappuccino Delight, and unlike coffee, this routine will elicit gasps...

An A.C.A.A.N. in which everything was already planned!

An amazing prediction trick in which a spectator freely chooses a card from which an experiment will begin, guided by the deck itself to lead to a predetermined outcome. Based on the "A.C.A.A.N." theme, made self-working thanks to a new stack: "Tricolor".

After introducing a deck of cards and shuffling it, the illusionist hands it to a spectator to cut and complete as he wishes. Meanwhile, he places a blank card on the table and announces that the back of the card contains a Prediction of what will happen shortly.

The spectator...

Un A.C.A.A.N. in cui tutto era già previsto!

Uno stupefacente trucco Automatico di Predizione in cui uno spettatore sceglie liberamente una Carta da cui partirà un esperimento per il quale sarà il mazzo stesso a fare da guida per condurre ad un traguardo già previsto! Uno strabiliante effetto di Predizione a tema “Carta al Numero”, reso Self-Working grazie ad un nuovo stack: “Tricolor”.

Dopo aver introdotto un mazzo di carte e averlo mescolato, l’illusionista lo consegna ad uno spettatore perché lo tagli e ricomponga a piacere. Intanto dispone sul tavolo un cartoncino...

8 cards and a bewildering number of changing faces and backs. Watch the demo video below.

1st edition 2026, video 5:32

Our world is filled with unique creatures that appear to have magical abilities. Take the spider, for instance: it creates a beautiful work of art, then disappears like magic until prey stumbles into its trap. In this illusion, two volunteers prove that a 40-foot rope is real and solid before it's tied to a metal frame, creating a "web." The magician stands behind the web of rope, then his hands are tied and the lower part of his body is covered with a cloth. In an instant, he steps through the rope, drops the cloth, and reveals to the audience that he has "melted" through the impenetrable...

Originated by Val Andrews. Edited by T. A. Whitney. The perfect test for the performer who wants to create a name as a mentalist. A true classic of mentalism. Use it for parlor or stage. It involves a number of slates and blank business cards. Everything appears fair and straightforward.

A spectator thinks of a number. Another thinks of a card (no force). The number and card are used to locate a word in a large dictionary. All of this is predicted by the mentalist.

A tried and proven winner from the mind of Val Evans, as revealed by his performing partner, Dr. Gene Okkah.

Reviews...

Effect: The magician writes a secret prediction and gives it to the spectators to hold. The spectators shuffle the deck. Under the fairest conditions, two spectators each look at a different card (no force) in different locations in the deck. The deck is cut by both spectators. The magician's prediction reveals the card in between the spectator's two chosen cards.

Description: The spectators never see the ending coming! This is not another prediction effect. This plays like the classic Magician in Trouble ploy.

With minimal magician involvement, a true miracle happens. Before the effect...

After a brief breakfast survey with the audience, the magician brings out a box of a 'new' cereal called Halfsies. Excitedly pointing out the "Free Inside! Magic Card Trick" ad on the box front, a jumbo deck is pulled out. Well, actually, it's just half a deck, like everything in Halfsies land. A half a card trick follows, leading to a half round of applause and a second try. The Split Deck finds its best and most natural use in this funny stand-up routine that features clever wordplay and a surprising and satisfying ending.

Halfsies is one of my favorite routines because of its simplicity...

A quick, convincing, smart version of this classic. No heavy lifting here. The vanish is clean, the action deliberate, few if any angle concerns, little skill required. Can you afford not to invest the minimal effort required to include this startling vanish/production among your surprises? You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

1st edition 2026, video 38s.

This project introduces three of my secret single-card reversal techniques. You can present them as a sleight demonstration or apply them within other card routines to achieve greater impact and utility. These three techniques have not been named yet.

1st edition 2026, video 7:43

Four cards are shown and counted repeatedly. Every time through the count, one card suddenly has a big hole through its center. These are real holes you can put your finger through. This goes on until all four cards have holes.

1st edition 2026, video 2:13.

Like a magician, an art thief must hone his unique skills to make the extraordinary look ordinary. In this story-driven effect, the magician plays the part of an international art thief and illustrates one of the most unique heists in his "magician turned thief's" career. A volunteer is freely selected and asked to create a one-of-a-kind work of art on a framed canvas. Upon its completion, the magician removes it from the frame and seals it in an envelope. The story plays out, and the audience is surprised when the envelope is ripped open, revealing the work of art has vanished...only to...

"Lance Richardson has developed a great series of effects, big ideas in small packages, and then described them beautifully. These inspiring books deserve the attention of magicians." - Jim Steinmeyer

Shattered Reality illustrates the psychology of magic where the magician uses sight, sound and even touch to create the illusion of a solid mirror being smashed to pieces, then restored. In this unique effect, a framed mirror is inspected and touched by an audience member moments before the magician inflicts a damaging blow, making the mirror shards spill onto the floor. When the damage...

Yet another superb ebook dealing with original tricks and routines from author Ian Adair. This ebook contains a superb selection - a real mixture of commercial ideas for the children's entertainer. Practical material suitable for all age groups, with suggested patter lines to accompany many of these original effects.

• Preface
• Jolly Lollies
• Crinoline Kate
• Chef's Hat 'Egg Bag'
• Bunny Clown
• Old Mother Hubbard's Cupboard
• Kangaroo Kapers
• It's In The Bag!
• Zebra Crossing Paper Tear
• Circus Clown Paper Tear
• Four-Rings Routine
• Sweet-Toothed Bunny
• Hip -Hop- Rabbit
• Rocket Science
• Santa...

The spectator selects a card and replaces it in the deck. The magician has the spectator cut the deck into three piles and turn over the top card of each pile. None of them is the selection, but the values of the three top cards add up to the exact position of the selected card.

No Crimp - the position is found purely by adding the values of the three cards the spectator cuts to. There is no secret cut involved.

1st edition 2026, video 10:28.

A very simple way to cut to the desired cards, ideal as an opening effect. A detailed application of a classic principle, ending with an unexpected kicker.

1st edition 2026, video 4:10.

An impromptu location effect, incredibly self-working.

The title, which could also be read, thanks to a play on words, as "How to catch one card," indicates an easy but amazing effect, performable in any context and incredibly self-working, of finding a chosen card lost in the deck, thanks to two other cards that the magician himself will choose, inside two piles shuffled by the spectator, in order to capture it in a way that is as simple as it is unexpected...

Strengths:

• The effect is completely automatic and impromptu.
• The magician does not necessarily need to know any card manipulation...

Un Effetto Impromptu di Ritrovamento, incredibilmente Self-Working!

Il titolo, che in italiano potrebbe tradursi "Come 2 (carte) catturano 1 Carta" ma anche, grazie ad un gioco di parole, semplicemente "Come prendere una carta", indica un semplice ma stupefacente effetto, eseguibile in qualsiasi contesto ed incredibilmente Self-Working, di ritrovamento di una carta scelta e dispersa nel mazzo, grazie ad altre due carte che il mago stesso sceglierà, all'interno di due mazzetti mescolati dallo spettatore, per riuscire a catturarla in una maniera tanto semplice quanto inaspettata...

Punti...

Can you demonstrate your psychic powers with undeniable proof? Can you show your special mind skills in an absolutely convincing manner? With Credit Card Yantra, this is possible. Nowhere do these exquisite routines feel like tricks but feel like some mysterious phenomenon.

You do not need to have my earlier releases on this subject - Credit Kard Tantra and Credit Kard Mantra to perform these routines.

A Yantra is a geometric "machine" from occult traditions composed of patterns, symbols, lines, colors...

This bundle collects all five titles from the Audacious series, presenting a unified body of work focused on practical magic and mentalism. The material emphasizes clarity of effect, economical methods, and tools designed for real-world performance. Across the series, you will find card magic, mentalism routines, ACAAN work, wallet-based methods, and peek techniques, all intended to integrate smoothly into a working performer's repertoire.

Audacious
A collection of card and mentalism routines built around psychological forces, structured reveals, and audience interaction. The material...

There was a time when the Tilt, or Depth Illusion, was a top-secret technique known only to a few select insiders. The history of this move is somewhat murky, but most credit Dai Vernon with its invention. Marlo claimed he came up with it independently, which I find plausible. Regardless of who first had the idea, the Tilt is a wonderful deception. Over the years, refinements and subtleties have been added by several cardmen. Today, the Tilt is one of the core techniques most card magicians have in their arsenal.

The concept of the Tilt is the following: A card is apparently...

No quick tricks here - a super selection of tried and tested routines for the kids' show.

The author, Ian Adair, shares practical and commercial effects and routines using 'standard' props of all kinds, those which may well be gathering dust on the 'magic shelf.

Effects and Routines using: Dove Pan, Card Box, Drawer Box, Merry Switch Can, Change Bag, Evap Jug, Ghost Tube, Clatter Box, Sand Frame, Coin Wand and more, including silks, dye-tube, sponge balls, finger reel, rope, etc, etc.

• Preface
• Rabbits In Their Burrows
• Monkeying Around With Ropes
• Invisi-20th Century Silks
• Fun-Packed...

This tutorial teaches three of my palming techniques. Because my hands are relatively small, palming has always been challenging for me, which is why I developed several simpler palming methods.

Crescent Palm: a technique for palming a card quickly during the squaring of the deck.

Pinched Palm: a fast and simple bottom-card palm.

Stealing Palm: my take on the Diagonal Palm Shift, designed to move a center card directly into Classic Palm.

1st edition 2026, video 6:20.

Smushies is one of my pet routines and original to me in many ways. A simple sponge ball routine and a series of magic wands combine to create fun and surprises as an onstage volunteer tries to fulfill every kid's dream of being a magician. A natural progression of more 'smushies' and larger wands seems to hit a snag when an oversized wand fails to produce any magic. The issue is resolved when flying snakes erupt in the air, leading to an unexpected ending and a dream fulfilled. This is yet another example of practical entertainment that produces outstanding results for the Hometown Magician....

This is not just a card trick. It's an experiment in the fallibility of human memory and perception. With one card you create a miracle!

A single card is placed on the table by the spectator. Both spectators look at the card, and yet they see different cards. The magician never touches this single card. In the spectator's mind this is a hands-off miracle.

This effect creates a moment where the spectators question their own perception and memory!

Two variations: One variation is simple with no preparation; the other version requires a two-way forcing deck, but this leads to an impossible...

Uno studio sul PK Touch, la suggestione e la percezione silenziosa

"When Silences Touch You" non è una raccolta di trucchi. È un'esplorazione mirata del "PK Touch come esperienza intima e suggestiva.

Questo PDF è interamente dedicato ai fenomeni di tipo PK Touch, affrontati attraverso "linguaggio, aspettativa e focalizzazione sensoriale", senza ricorrere a movimenti evidenti o a metodi meccanici.

COSA TROVERAI

• Una routine completa di "PK Touch", pensata per contesti raccolti
• Un metodo basato su "parole, attenzione e percezione"
• Grande cura per tempi, ritmo e vissuto del partecipante ...

Two cards are chosen and revealed by the deck itself in an amazing automatic effect.

This is an amazing self-working effect revealing a pair of cards chosen by two spectators, made possible thanks to a special arrangement of the deck: a variation, unknown to most, of one of the most famous mathematical stacks... After learning a practical method for easily sequencing the deck according to this secret stack, starting with a factory-new deck, here you will find an explanation of the effect, automatic and themed "Truth Machine," which can involve two spectators.

Each of them will choose...

Due carte scelte e rivelate dal mazzo stesso in un incredibile effetto automatico!

Qusto è un incredibile effetto Self-Working di Rivelazione di una coppia di carte scelte da due spettatori, reso possibile grazie ad uno speciale ordinamento del mazzo: una variante, sconosciuta ai più, di uno dei più famosi stack matematici... Dopo aver appreso un metodo pratico per sequenziare facilmente il mazzo secondo questo Stack segreto, partendo da un mazzo nuovo, troverete qui spiegato l'effetto, Automatico e a tema "Macchina della Verità", in grado di coinvolgere due spettatori.

Questi...

We have researched this popular effect from the 70's Page/Kaps versions right up to the present offerings. Finn Jon's method is far superior to all others, using the Z fold, X fold, suspicious, unnecessary turnovers, and thick hidden packets. Simple to construct, foolproof in execution.

1st edition 2026, video 37s.

This is a brief but neat introduction and explanation of two-person codes by a scientist. It goes beyond the classic word lists and includes inflection, pauses, and tone variations.

1st edition 1921, PDF 7 pages.

Excerpt from the foreword by William W. Larsen:

• The Page Pass
• The Visible Pass
• The Riffle-Slip
• False Shuffle
• The Riffle-Down
• The Glimpse
• Simple Glimpse
• One of Four Packets
• A Card with a Certain Number of Pips
• The New Transferred Cards
• Any Card To Any Number
• A Cut At Any Number
• An Original Spelling Card
• The Red and the Black
• A Pickpocket...

In this PDF, I am publishing a very strong variant of my effect The Gift. I call this variant The Gift 3 - I've already published another effect called The Gift 2, hence this is the third effect in the series.

If you first watch the performance video of The Gift (using the aforementioned link) and then you watch the performance video of The Gift 3 (below), you will notice a crucial difference that makes this variant more impossible-looking. Thus, this variant is a good performance piece for those magicians who are aware of the workings behind the original The Gift...

Cedric Richardson was a full-time, professional children's entertainer of high standing. He was particularly gifted as a deviser of clever and entertaining routines using standard tricks, all of which included his well-planned patter presentations.

Leading children's entertainers Eric Sharp, Quentin Reynolds, Henry Smith, and Maurice Day featured Cedric's routines in their programmes, with great success.

Author, Ian Adair, a lifetime friend of Cedric Richardson, not only studied Cedric's routines but used them regularly in his children's shows.

Cedric's routines incorporate standard...

Effect: After shuffling the deck, the magician turns away, while the spectator cuts the deck and deals cards face down into two piles, stopping whenever they choose. The magician then reveals the bottom card of each pile. As a kicker, the spectator selects any numbered card, and the magician tells them which card is at that position in the remaining deck. After demonstrating the procedure, the magician never touches the cards again.

Description: If you have taken the time to memorize a stacked deck but rarely put it to use, that's about to change. This effect is powerful and simple to perform....

Step into the little-known world of early 20th-century German conjuring with this rare digital edition of F.W. Conradi's "Magical Mixtum Compositum II." Long overlooked in the English-speaking world, this volume offers a fascinating glimpse into a rich magical tradition, packed with ingenious card tricks, sophisticated parlor illusions, anti-spiritualist experiments, and stagecraft that remains strikingly clever and effective today. From the intricate "Mysterious Thought Photography" to the grand stage illusion "Creo," each page reveals ingenious methods and creative thinking, preserved here...

The spectator freely cuts the deck. The performer spreads the cards and claims to mentally influence the spectator to choose a specific card. The spectator then freely selects a card - no force. After the selection, the performer splits the deck at the point of selection and reveals that the cards are in suit-and-value order, except for the one card the performer named at the beginning. The finale reveals the spectator's selection, which turns out to be exactly the card predicted at the start.

• No force
• No gimmick
• Only a regular deck

1st edition 2026, video 5:52

This intro price will go up to $18 from February 2, 2026.

Is it Coincidence or Clairvoyance between the Couple? The outcome is too impossible to be mere coincidence and so clairyoance has to be the only answer. Consciously, a husband and wife may agree or disagree on several things. But after a certain period of companionship, their subconscious minds are mostly in sync and in perfect harmony.

Anniversary Holiday is a set of routines ideal to be performed for any wedding anniversary couple. The theme is that of an impossible coincidence between the couple which results in an unexpected...

Herb Zarrow is one of the most recognized names in magic. His Zarrow Shuffle changed the face of full deck false shuffles some seventy years ago, and its popularity shows no sign of abating. Among Herb's other memorable contributions was Revolving Aces, a knockout 'Cutting To The Aces' approach that grabbed immediate attention and saw publication several times. Perhaps the most detailed write-up was in Harry Lorayne's classic text, Close Up Card Magic.

Decades later, here is Dusting Off The Revolving Aces, a revised handling from Ian Baxter that eliminates the necessary setup...

Using a freely chosen number of dice, the spectator ends up selecting the same symbol as the performer.

The spectator cuts a deck of ESP cards as many times as desired. The performer then removes five different symbols from the deck. He shuffles this small packet slightly before placing it in front of the spectator. As he does so, he explains that numbers follow us throughout life, marking every step of our fate.

To illustrate, he points to five dice on the table and asks the spectator to choose any number of them. The chosen dice are rolled, and their total becomes a number - for example,...

An exploration of electronic magic tricks.

Magicians have always incorporated the latest technologies into their miracles. Electronics is no exception. This ebook deals with effects that use lights and switches in deceptive ways. The Magic Switchboard effect with four switches and four lights is the most well-known of them, but there are others. Electronics is at the heart of their methods.

Little has been published about these effects in the past. One can find bits and pieces in the magic literature, but most of the necessary information to understand these tricks has not been released...

These tricks were taught to US soldiers in military hospitals to keep up their spirits. They do not require any sleight of hand. Originally published by the Association of American Playing Card Manufacturers.

• Foreword
• Three Deep
• Spellbinder
• Dead Duck
• Club Sandwich
• On Tap
• Topsy-Turvy
• Plus Ten
• Two-By-Two
• Seven-Eleven
• Frying Pan

1st edition ~1950s, 21 pages; PDF 23 pages.