Magic & Conjuring: page 121

Il titolo riassume lo spirito del manuale, infatti con questo manuale lo scopo è stato proprio quello di dare una visione d'insieme dell'arte del Mentalismo, parlando delle tecniche utilizzate, della psicologia, della Cold Reading e di tanto altro, non perdendosi in descrizioni di particolari che solo il singolo performer può e deve per forza imparare ed affinare provando e riprovando.

Non è stato dato spazio alle presentazioni proprio per tale motivo, sembra un paradosso non parlare della presentazione di un effetto illusionistico quando questa è probabilmente più del 90% dell'effetto...

• Same Show Over and Over
• Blog/Journal
• Productive Rehearsal
• Referrals Out of Shelf Life
• That's Old
• Projection
• Never End Articles

1st edition 2019, 10 pages.

Ein Handbuch der Knotenzauberei.

Aus dem Vorwort:

• Vorwort
• Kapitel 1: Eine Lektion im Knotenschlagen
  • Die 1. Lektion: Knoten oder kein Knoten
  • Die 2. Lektion: Der Schleifenknoten
  • Die 3. Lektion: Ein Knotenmärchen
• Kapitel 2: Verschwindende Knoten
  • 2.1....

An "even bet" gambling routine in ten stages with no preparation and no sleight of hand.

A gambling routine which is completely different to anything that has gone before, because it doesn't deal with the usual card games such as Poker, Blackjack, Bridge and so on. Even Stephen is a routine, you don't play for money, instead play for matches ... and yet you win. Even with poor luck, you "scoop the pool". It's all so easy to do, the main skill being in presentation. 'The last Bet' is the only one needing a little handling and even that shouldn't place a great strain on your ability. Altogether...

From the Foreword by Ed Marlo:

Seven fascinating and beautiful sculptures you can create from playing cards. "4 Way Card Henge" is out of this world - an incredible 3D sculpture made from a single playing card. All of these sculptures look impossible to make without gluing, but there are no secret cuts and and no glue is used. You merely cut and fold the card(s) the way Ralf teaches you in detail in the video. For the models that need more than a simple cut you will also receive PDF cutting templates.

• 4 Way Card Henge
• Card Fan
• Checker Card
• Circle
• Inside Out Card
• Knot Link
• Looped

1st edition 2019, length 46:52

A corner of a playing card is torn off. The magician pretends to grab the card at the missing corner. Despite the fact that he is not touching the card he can still lift and turn the card while holding on to this missing corner.

The effect goes back to Lubor Fiedler. However, Lubor's method is completely different and had the disadvantage that you couldn't show the back of the card. With Ralf's solution you can show both front and back while you are holding the card at the missing corner.

1st edition 2019, length 16:47

Here are eight new routines for the Dr. Q Slates that will thoroughly baffle any audience, who will believe that you enlist spirit assistance, as there is no other likely explanation.

The Dr. Q Slates are acclaimed by professional mentalists as the most amazing and baffling spirit slate writing mystery ever devised. An apparent miracle of the psychic world. Now you can present even more mind-blowing mental and psychic demonstrations with these incredible slates.

Here in this collection are new sensational routines - new prediction tricks - new possibilities and greater utilization with...

• Fore-Word to Second Edition
• The Chocolate Box Mystery
• Flash Paper Ideas
• A "Live" Rabbit
• Fishing for Money
• The Suffragette Problem
• The Levitation of a Piece of Paper
• The Transformation Tumbler
• The Lightning Ink and Water Change
• The "Eureka" Slate
• An Egg, Handkerchief, & Milk Combination

1st edition 1913, 2nd edition 1920, 36 pages; PDF 23 pages.

This PDF is called Shared Secrets because several well-known performers in the past, U.F. Grant, Syd Bergson, Al Mann and I, all released the same ideas independently. This proves that great minds often think alike. In this release you get three effects:

ULTIMATE NUMBER FORCE - you get one of the most amazing number forces ever devised. No complicated math or contrived moves. This is one of the simplest ways devised to force a 3-digit number and will amaze you when you see the subtle secret. This is worth the price of the PDF by itself. Foolproof.

EASY WAY TO KNOW SOMEONE'S THOUGHTS - this was a favorite of Al Mann...

This little pamphlet is deceptively packed with information that can help you to increase your status as a children's entertainer, and increase your income. It helps to fill a gap in a branch of entertainment sadly neglected. Bill Lainsbury is a Games Master, and has been for many years. Because of this second string to his bow he has been able to work through summer and winter commanding good fees for a little outlay. In this manuscript he passes on hints and advice to enable you to start up yourself as a Games Master. Details of performance, age groups, kind of games to play, etc. are all...

Almost every close-up magician and with near certainty every magician that uses cards in their performances includes assemblies. Some are good, some fall short of what we desire, but few have considered which of the wide variety of assemblies are the greatest. Such an assessment must, perforce, be subjective to some degree. Drawing from broad and extensive experience performing for real-world lay audiences, objective criteria can be applied and Wesley James, based on more than fifty years of first-hand performance experience, has done so. In this monograph he has distilled the subject to the...

Make money at magic shows, fairs, carnivals, or simply entertain your audience with the Pitchman's Svengali Routine. Now you, too, can add extra income at your shows by demonstrating and selling Svengali Decks, using this carefully constructed routine. Built along the time-honored comedy sales pitch, as used by medicine men and carny hucksters, this routine includes full patter and presentation so not only is the audience entertained, but the spectators are also primed to buy.

In this revised and updated version, you also get wholesale sources and other valuable information to help ensure...

This house organ ran from May 1919 until February 1940. Each issue had 8 pages and was mostly filled with ads for items Hutchinson retailed. However most issues also included a trick contribution or effect (see below for the list of contents). The most interesting contribution is Graham Adams' Card Work, a series of his favorite effects, moves and in particular his take and fondness of Erdnase.

• Volume 1
  • The Evolution of the Flags / Wilford Hutchinson
  • The "C.H." Sympathetic Blocks / Cecil Heygate
  • The Mysterious Glass Frames (stage illusion) / B. Wayre
  • The "Flu" Trick / Jas. H. Smith (The Naval...

Routinen und Hinweise zum automatischen Becherspiel.

• 1 Bevor Sie beginnen...
  • 1.1 Informationen zu den Requisiten
  • 1.2 Hinweise zur Pflege der Requisiten
  • 1.3 Was Sie bei der Lagerung beachten sollten
  • 1.4 Was Sie sonst noch beachten sollten
• 2 Die Routine
  • 2.1 Was Sie benötigen
  • 2.2 Die Vorbereitung
  • 2.3 Phase I
  • 2.4 Phase II
  • 2.5 Phase III
  • 2.6 Phase IV
• 3 Tips und Anregungen
  • 3.1 Was Sie mit einem einzelnen Becher vorführen können
  • 3.2 Was Sie mit zwei Bechern vorführen können
  • 3.3 Was Sie mit drei Bechern vorführen können

Erstausgabe 1995, 31 Seiten; erste digitale...

What are you chasing? When you look at your show, are you leaving an indelible impression on your audience or just impressing them? Finally after years of waiting, Anthem Flint releases his personal routines that accomplish both.

Anthem is known for his Empowertainment and ability to remind audiences of their own inner power. This ebook will show you how to achieve this for your audiences and leave them smiling. But there is more than just motivational magic ... inside you'll find the inner secrets of ...

The Second Sight Act: how to develop, practice, and perform this act with a partner....

Ralf teaches four of his famous 'impossible' card designs. Everything is explained in his meticulous way. For each one you will get PDF cutting templates.

• Linking Cards
• Half Circle
• Slider
• Vortex

An unusual magical murder game. All the necessary cards are enclosed in the PDF and you can immediately print them and perform the trick.

An unusual and exciting effect for your mental act or magic show. It has much audience participation. Each of three spectators, invited up, plays a part in the enactment of an 'Orrible Murder, one being the body, one the witness and one the murderer. Each "chooses a weapon" - printed on large cards. (But you could use real articles: rope, dagger, gun, poison bottle, hammer). Cards or weapons are hidden. While this is afoot you have your back turned or...

You place a prediction in view. A spectator names any number between 1 and 50. You show a deck of cards and (without cutting or any moves) you count to that number. That card matches the prediction! Easy to do. No rough and smooth. [Note: These are merely the instructions that came with the prepared deck. You will not receive any cards. But it is easy to make up your own from a couple of duplicate cards.]

1st edition 1998; PDF 1 page.

Many performers are called upon, at one time or another, to host a show. Now you can prepare yourself in advance, to deliver a dynamic and exciting performance. Whether it's for a talent show, a two-hour evening show, or a variety telethon in front of a TV audience, being the Master of Ceremonies can be a fun and rewarding experience - if you know what you're doing.

The authors, who have performed as emcees for magic shows, beauty pageants, fairs, outdoor festivals, in hotels, and on theatre stages for hundreds of performances, reveal all their tips and secrets in this easy-to-understand...

Jimmy Muir's seventh volume is jam-packed with even more side-splitting jokes, gags, comic observations, heckler stoppers, one-liners and opening monologue ideas for magicians, emcees, comics, salespeople and others who need to inject humor into their presentations.

Jimmy Muir was acknowledged by many of magic's greats as the funniest guy on the planet. Whether it was performing at a huge national convention or emceeing the floor show at his San Francisco hotel, Jimmy's material was always top notch.

The original Laugh Lines booklets are sadly out of print and jealously hoarded by magicians...

"Fraser Parker is one of the finest thinkers in contemporary mentalism. If you are interested in practical, impressive effects based on subtlety and often breathtaking ingenuity, you will love his work." - Ian Rowland​

Opus is a "master-class" from Fraser released in video format, detailing his unique approach towards creating believable mind reading. In this video project, he outlines his use of words to create shifts in perception, in order...

In seinem Seminar Mentalitäten beschäftigt sich MZvD-Preisträger und ehemaliger leitender Redakteur der Fachzeitschrift Magie, Stefan Olschewski, mit dem Thema Mentalmagie.

Aber erwarten Sie nicht nur ein paar Effekte und langweilige Erklärungen. Als Theaterwissenschaftler geht es Stefan bei seinen Kreationen vor allem um die Inszinierung der Magie, um das "Theatrale".

Gespickt mit starken Effekten zum "Am-Kopf-Kratzen" erfahren Sie praktisch nebenbei eine Menge über Routinenstruktur, Dramaturgie einer Show und wertvolle Tipps aus der Praxis vom Bühnenaufbau bis zur Musikeinspielung....

This is a wonderful opportunity to experience the life and times of one of the UK's major performance artistes, whose illustrious career started in the 1960's and spanned over 40 years. Not only does this ebook provide a carefully researched and fascinating look at Johnny himself, it also shines a light on the general showbiz scene of the same period, as Johnny rubbed shoulders with many of the greats from the entertainment and TV world.

The ebook runs to over 200 pages and is profusely illustrated with playbills and photographs that really help to conjure up a clear vision of showbiz in...