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Part II from Al Mann Zodiac Series. You will find here several card techniques and a special card trick: how to deal five Aces to any seat at the poker table with a shuffled and cut deck. From the introduction, by Al Mann: I have been told by magicians who should know, that Poker demonstrations and Mentalism should not mix. I disagree with the above 100%... I have seen the amazed look in the eyes of a person when the Mentalist reads his mind... And I have also seen the terrible look in the eyes of the spectator after the miracle man deals five aces (4 aces and the joker), to any seat at the...

• TRANS PHONE TEST: Mentalist asks anyone in the audience to use his cell phone to call home and ask anyone to choose a number (which is kept secret). Another person chooses a number secretly. These numbers combined secretly by the spectators to arrive at a page in a book. Mentalist reveals the passage in the book plus the two numbers thought of. You never approach the spectators.
• WEIRD PROPHESY: You write 6 digits on a card and give to anyone to hold. The digits are visible to the person holding them. Members of the audienc call out 4 digits while another person on the phone chooses 2 more....

1. ... quick bios of "Ten Present Day Australian Magicians."
27. If you're ready for more things Australian, here are "Ten Things You Never Knew About 'Magic' Australia." It's a short read at two pages.
29. It's not "Grandma's Necklace," but "Grandma's Purse" that Sean Taylor explains (as well as "Colossal Card Memory" in "Aussie Masterclass." Tim Ellis also features and explains "Wifeswapping," something that has a better ending than you probably expect. This lasts until page 32, where we have...
32. more News, one column's worth. Then a column of "the Five Golden Rules for Illusionists," which is supposed...

Percy Press died in 1980 at the age of 78. He was probably the last of the English Street Conjurors and learned his craft working the streets of England. He was also a distinguished Punch and Judy performer. On this recording, Percy Press talks about the effects that he performed on the the street and gives details of his routines for his Cups and Balls, his Funny Funnel, the Cap and Pence, a card trick using a card box and his entertaining Coat, Ropes and Rings.

One of Percy's most baffling effects was his production of a full glass of water and, on this recording, he gives the complete...

Three sweet effects that pack small but play big.

Trick Tac is a simple routine in nature that packs a big punch. You introduce a packet of tictacs, then you ask the spectator to pour some of the mints out into their open hand but restrict how many they take from your view. What ever they do, they MUST NOT allow you to see in their hand. The spectator keeps this in mind and keeps every single tictac they have taken in a tight fist. However, you are able to tell them EXACTLY how many they have in there down to the last mint!

• No gimmicks are used what so ever.
• Get the right answer 100%...

This is volume 4 of a seven-volume series. Close Up Magic.

• Close Up Magic & More
  • Side 1 [28:22 long]
    • Close Up Magic Conditions [0:00]
    • Cigarette Through Handkerchief [1:59]
    • Paper Napkin in Hand [7:53]
    • Silk Vanish in Hand [11:55]
    • Close Up Magic Conditions – again [15:57]
    • My Drink [17:25]
    • The Recurring Card [19:17]
    • Magic Auctions [20:41]
    • Punch & Judy Outfit [21:22]
    • Glove Monkey [22:27]
  • Side 2 [27:52 long]
    • Glove Monkey continued [0.00]
    • Selbit Sawing Through a Woman [1:21]
    • Crushing a Woman [5:48]
    • Compeering a show [7:23]
      • Thief Proof Case [9:32]
      • Flash...

• ... OF THIS COLUMN: More variations on Out of This World.
• BAD FORGERY: Some fun to do with a giant plastic penny.
• CLOSE YOUR EYES/TURN AROUND: A new column dealing with effects and methods that rely on closed eyes or turned backs.
• METALLIC PEEK WALLET: The worst ever peek wallet.
• WHAT'S WITH THE PUNCH IN THE ARM? Another editorial.
• X YOUR CARD: A card trick relying on sleight of mouth.
• WHAT PSYCHIC MEANS: A contribution from Colonel Ranjit Poon on what being psychic means.

1st edition 2011; 14 pages.

Inspired as child seeing a magician. Learned from Erdnase and Fischer's Illustrated Magic. Jazz pianist until c1963 when traded piano lessons for card magic with Dai Vernon. Thence school teacher and semi-pro magician and lecturer. Foremost inventor of finger-ring and rope tricks since late 1960s. Aka "The Idaho Flash". Wrote many booklets, including The Punch Letters (1988, 23pp). Tricks in Talisman, Arcane, Epoptica, Genii, and Linking Ring. Video (1992). Father of Vicki Grismer.

Gamages was located in London. This catalog is roughly from the 1930s.

• Accessories
• Books
• Card Tricks
• Children's Effects
• Cigarette Tricks
• Close-Up and Pocket Tricks
• Coin and Money Magic
• Comedy Props
• Magazines
• Miscellaneous Tricks
• Mental Effects
• Punch and Judy
• Rope and Tricks with String
• Silk Tricks
• Workshop Plans of Illusions

48 pages

And the best part is that you need zero knowledge of either cartomancy or astrology to perform these routines. It will take all of 5 minutes for you to learn these effects. They are quick, easy, surefire and self-working to perform but pack a punch in terms of impact. And what more, they are instantly repeatable to a different participant with a different outcome.

There are no calculations, no progressive anagrams, no one aheads, no peeks, no preshow, no stooges or instant stooges. No dual reality, no reframes and no psychological forces...