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Impromptu MentalismRay GrismerImpromptu mentalism is usually improvised but certain effects may be prepared in advance if they are presented as impromptu ideas. Somewhat like the comic who memorizes thousands of one-liners and seems to create them off the top of his head.
1st edition ~1980, 14 pages; PDF 8 pages. | ★★★★★ $10 to wish list | |
Lulu Hurst Writes Her AutobiographyLulu HurstFor the first time explains and demonstrates the great secret of her marvelous power. In this autobiography, Lulu Hurst tells her rise to fame and fortune by performing acts of incredible strength on stage. She does this with personal recollections as well as quoting from various newspaper reports. At the time she performed many attributed her strength to some as of yet unknown or unexplainable force. But she had no unusual strength or the aid of any special force. She cleverly used mechanical principles as well as showmanship to make it appear she had super-human strength. In the second... | $10 to wish list | |
AutomentalismKen de CourcyA complete man and wife telepathy act. A nicely worked out two-person act that eliminates long memorization preparation and training. The basic idea can be adapted and extended to fit your needs. (Originally this booklet was sold with an 'apparatus'. The 'apparatus' was a set of cue cards or cue stickers which could be pasted onto cards. These are not included in this digital reproduction. However, the ebook does include images of all the cue cards and you can therefore make them yourself.) A truly sensational mental telepathy act with ordinary playing cards and other objects handed... | $10 to wish list | |
Magic no MysteryWiljalba FrikellConjuring tricks with cards balls, and dice; magic writing, performing animals, etc. This is a surprisingly interesting book edited by W. H. Cremer. It includes an early precursor of the Chop Cup. (See The Magic Dutch Balls.) It has interesting information on gambling, cheating, and scams. The chapter on 'Magic Writing' is a wonderful history of cryptography and steganography. The chapter on animal training is one of the most detailed I have encountered. It also includes a wealth of magic tricks, science experiments, and effects based on apparatus.
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How to Answer Questions for Crystal Gazing and Mind Reading ActsBurling HullExplaining the Burling Hull method of reducing the subject to a system - by classifying questions in four divisions and rendering answers according to a set of prescribed principles for each classification. This work provides a clear description of a highly practical method of how to answer questions, and how to avoid or answer difficult questions. It also includes information on how to construct the introductory talk. This was part of Annemann's Five Foot Shelf and is therefore required reading for mentalists. It does not explain how to get knowledge of the questions themselves but there are several ways to do that,... | ★★★★★ $10 to wish list | |
Danson's Diary TrickKen de CourcyDanson's Diary Trick was first published in the New Pentagram Vol 2. It was an effect many magicians liked and subsequently several variations were published. Ken de Courcy compiles here several variations from Roy Johnson, from MUM magazine, including his own ideas, tips, and suggestions. 1st edition 1983, 20 pages; PDF 23 pages. | $10 to wish list | |
3 Card ConMark LeveridgeThree pre-folded cards are tipped from a card box and displayed as being a QH and two blank cards. The three cards are folded to conceal their faces and arranged in a row on the table ready for the classic Find The Lady. Having mixed the positions of the three cards, the one that should be the QH is opened to reveal it is in fact one of the blanks. That’s surprise no. 1. Surprise no. 2 comes when the other two cards are unfolded to reveal they are both blanks as well! The QH has completely disappeared. Surprise no. 3 is revealed when the QH is found folded inside the card box that has been... | ★★★★★ $10 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
The Parlor MagicianWiljalba Frikell100 tricks for the drawing room. Containing an extensive and miscellaneous collection of conjuring and legerdemain; sleights with dice, dominoes, cards, ribbons, rings, fruit, coins, balls, handkerchiefs, etc. All of which may be performed in the parlor or drawing room. Without the aid of any apparatus; also embracing a choice variety of curious deceptions which may be performed with the aid of simple apparatus.
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ShortyRay GrismerA short change routine.
Clear Plot: You have $10, then $9, then $10, then $5. Entertaining: You show skill but lose money. Natural: No unusual-looking counts. The other day I asked a bartender if he could break a ten-dollar... | $10 to wish list | |
ESP Match Up PlusMark LeveridgeTwo sets of five ESP cards are freely displayed, one set with red backs, the other with blue. The red set is given to the spectator who shuffles them, the magician mixing the blue set. One at a time the performer places his cards face down onto the table and each time the spectator then places one of his cards at random next to the performer's. When the pairs of cards are turned face up, all five sets are seen to have been put down in matching pairs! This is a streamlined version of my card matching routine which has extra subtleties and a cleaner handling than earlier versions.
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Scripted #42: Mentalism Fail-SafeLarry BrodahlThis product is included in Scripted #41: A Taste for Words. In the event that a mentalism effect fails, this is a script, process, and handing that allows you to fairly easily switch tricks mid-stream, unnoticed by the audience, and still present a strong trick. This was originally designed if [lp= Scripted #41: A Taste for Words] routine failed, but the technique can work for many mentalism routines. Three different handlings, 2 scripts, and 1 core concept protects the mentalist from complete failure in many routines. NOTE: This was also specifically written for parlor and stage, but could easily be done close up with appropriate handling changes. ... | $10 to wish list | |
Modern Master MagicRudy RoxoWhen several of the foremost authors in modern magic collaborate with the owner of one of the most respected magic companies, you just know the result will be a great book. Originally released in a limited edition by the owner of Thayer Magic Studios, the first and only previous edition of this clever collection sold out and has never been reprinted … until now. Features top-quality effects from Dr. Boris Zola, J. Elder Blackledge, T. Nelson Downs, Edward Bagshawe, M. F. Zens, Harlan Tarbell, Herman L. Weber, T. J. Crawford, and others. Originally published in a limited edition, priced at more than $33.00 in today's money. Not just jaw-dropping... | $10 to wish list | |
Impromptu Lie DetectorMark LeveridgeThis is a straightforward version of the classic Lie Detector routine that can be performed with any deck (even a borrowed one) and with no advance setup. A deck is shuffled by a spectator to put the cards into a genuinely random order, and the performer then extracts one card which he leaves sight unseen in view on the table. The magician then asks a spectator three questions about the tabled card, and the helper is invited to make up his answers (since he doesn't know at this stage what the tabled card actually is). Whatever answers the participant gives, the performer spells the word... | $10 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Credit TransferMark LeveridgeTwo for the price of one here as with Credit Transfer you get a mental effect and a piece of magic together. A borrowed credit card is slipped into a small envelope. Two paperback books are shown and the pages are riffled of one of the books until a spectator calls 'stop'. The credit card in the envelope is dropped into the book to mark the place. The second book is now opened to reveal an envelope is already inside it, and the page it rests on turns out to match the page just selected in the first book. Then the credit card vanishes from the envelope in the first book and arrives inside the... | $10 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Tweak Issue 1 (April 2024)(Benny) Ben HarrisAn occasional journal of magic and strange. Jazzy, fun, and informative, Ben Harris' new digital journal is full of surprises and tweaks.
Edited by Steve Shufton and illustrated by Ever Elizalde, Tweak looks and reads with ease and excitement. 1st edition 2024,... | $10 to wish list | |
Bulletin of Latest Sleights and TricksBurling Hull
1st edition 1914, 26 pages; PDF 20 pages. | $10 to wish list | |
Gags in Close-UpVal AndrewsGags, visual comedy, and funny routines for the close-up magician.
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JJJJPeter Pellikaan | $10 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Parade of the Kings RevisitedMark LeveridgeThis is a revised version of the classic Parade Of The Kings packet trick from the 1970s. Four blue-backed cards are counted face down and the performer explains that these are the four Kings. Two spectators between them decide on one of the Kings. Immediately the magician spreads the cards to reveal the chosen King has now magically turned face up. But there is a further surprise when the back of this King is shown to have also now changed to red. Then there is a final kicker when the other three face-down Kings are turned face up to reveal they are in fact three blank-faced cards... | $10 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Money in the HolePeter Pellikaan | $10 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
New Dollar CardsPeter Pellikaan | $10 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Magnetic CoinsMark LeveridgeTwo coins are tipped from a purse and are placed apart on the table. They are then covered by two playing cards. With no apparent moves the two coins are suddenly found together under one of the cards. Replacing them apart again, they are covered once more. Again the two coins magically jump together under one card. Finally, one coin is placed back into the purse and the other is covered by the two cards. Instantly it vanishes and is found inside the purse with the first coin. This sleight-of-hand effect requires no gimmicks and must be worked on a close-up mat. You will only require some... | ★★★★★ $10 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Free Will SwitchDustin MarksThis effect has an innovative twist on the traditional Free Will plot, where the spectator makes all the choices. Yet, your prediction aligns perfectly with their selections, a feat achieved using only one prediction. This new approach utilizes a combination of psychological techniques and physical methods, all designed to maximize the chances of achieving the most deceptive and cleanest outcome possible. This effect serves as a fantastic opener, making it a suitable addition to your Everyday Carry (EDC), and best of all, it resets automatically. There are no complex flowcharts to memorize,... | $10 to wish list | |
Bammo Madame de la Grange was HereBob FarmerIt's never been done before because it's never been possible until now and now you can predict the assisting spectator's actual beliefs. For the kicker, a second prediction nails any card of 52 the spectator names! There have been no other predictions like these in the history of magic and mentalism. No sleights. No memorization. Instant reset. No refills. It can be a different card every time. Nothing added and nothing taken away. Also included as part of the The Bammo I Don't Know Wallet Dossier 5.0, so get it there or get it here. You will need a deck of cards, a Sharpie, and a Himber or Z-fold wallet. 1st edition... | $10 to wish list |