The spectator takes half the deck, shuffles it, and then slides the bottom card out from the packet. After they shuffle the other half of the deck, they place it on top of that card and look at it - all while the magician's back is turned. After shuffling the entire deck together, the magician identifies the spectator's chosen card without asking a single question.
The spectator chooses and shuffles their own packet, selects a card while your back is turned, and then shuffles the entire deck themselves. You never ask a single question.
Instead of a simple "this is your card" reveal, the routine includes a "mental echo" presentation. You play it as though you aren't sure which card it is at first to further eliminate the possibility of marked cards, making the final naming of the card feel like a genuine feat of mind reading.
The magician remains facing away throughout the selection, viewing, and initial losing of the card. The spectator performs all shuffles, including a randomized shuffle of their chosen packet before selection and a final shuffle of the entire deck.
The magician never looks at the faces of the cards and asks no questions of the spectator to narrow down the identity or position.
- No key card
- No force
- No stacked deck in the normal sense
- No equivoque
- No math
- No duplicate cards
- No apps
- No electronics
- Easy to do
- Minimal sleight of hand
- Requires a marked deck
1st edition 2026, PDF 11 pages.
word count: 1842 which is equivalent to 7 standard pages of text
