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Gregg Webb

After 16 years as a working magician, Gregg turned to illustrating, writing, and in some cases "ghost" writing technical magic.

Besides his own collections of his newsletters for magicians, he worked on the Tannen catalog, Tannen's Top Hat Topics, Sam Sharp's Mechanical Secrets, Genii Magazine, Richard Robinson's ALL MAGIC web site, David Roth's 3-Ball Trick lecture notes, two books for Doug Edwards, dust jackets and a few interior illustrations for Steve Minch's Hermetic Press, and he has helped build, sculpt, or decorate props for a number of working pros.

Gregg still invents magic, writes his newsletters, and occasionally still performs. His Zarrow Shuffle draws praise when seen from the right angle.

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Super Sessions: all 15 issues by Gregg Webb

I did a series of monographs at one time, one trick at a time, that I felt had unusual ideas I hadn't seen before, and sometimes variations on ideas that had been around, but handled a different way. My thinking about these went back to the New Stars of Magic which Tannen's put out. These of course were one routine explained well. Lately, I thought of bundling them together and this is the result. I used drawings and not photos.

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Aether: all 17 issues by Gregg Webb

Aether was another run of ideas as monographs ... one routine or trick or idea per issue. Again, I recently thought to combine them into a collection. Ideas of mine include tricks, routines, and also handlings of various types of magic. I mainly work with sleight-of-hand with an occasional manipulative piece. Drawings and not photos, as illustrations.

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Triplets: all 10 issues by Gregg Webb

Each issue of this series by Gregg Webb started out as three articles - hence the name. Usually, each issue was devoted to a topic such as cards, coins, or mental magic ideas. Usually, two articles were about specific tricks and the 3rd article was sometimes an article about theory or other more general topics.

There is even material about how to learn to be creative and not simply follow the crowd. The series contains some of Gregg's most original thinking in years. If you like "outside the box" thinking, try this. Some of the items are improvements and streamlined versions of Gregg's...

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Triplets 10 by Gregg Webb

This volume, Volume 10, will be the last issue of Triplets. It will include Magic News including some new contacts and various pieces of magic news. Following this will be many "Thank you's" to all the people who helped me over the years.

The next essay will be a retrospective of the theories that have guided my movements of minimalism and streamlining. These go back to the 60's and 70's when every trick in every magazine ended with "lap the extra item", to end. Many other trends began with ideas that were ahead of their time. While there have been great thinkers along the way, my magic...

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Triplets 9 by Gregg Webb

This issue will begin with an essay called "What a Place for a Mission Statement!" by Gregg Webb. Indeed, 9 issues in and a Mission Statement? Anyway, it should make Gregg's position on magic even more clear for any newcomers.

The next section is about ideas for mentalists. Here is how to revamp your entire lifestyle to make it easier to convince others that you are a mentalist ... before you even begin. You don't even have to change your name (although in some cases it may help). Other ideas include having your business card re-printed differently. And, looking through your wardrobe....

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Triplets 8 by Gregg Webb

This edition features a completely different routine for MacDonald's Aces and a simple way to make the gaffs yourself. This is more of a platform or parlor version and not a close-up trick. The patter and presentation are also completely different from MacDonald's Aces. This is also different from the version in Hilliard's Lost Notebook. Gregg performed this on TV in 1968 long before Hilliard's notebook was even found. If you pride yourself on being different from the crowd, you'll love this. A very catchy storyline and premise is included.

Next follows many updates on a trick of Gregg's,...

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Triplets 7 by Gregg Webb

Following the mentalism issue of Triplets 6, this one, Triplets 7, will also be mainly mentalism, specifically about Equivoque. I learned a lot about this, with 5 objects, from Max Maven's video, and at the same time, I discussed this with Charles Reynolds who in turn discussed it with Pat Page. Then I put in some work of my own and came up with a very practical way of working this.

I will go into every detail. Every mentalist I have shared this with thought my procedural changes worthwhile.

Next, I will go through every object I can think of with which to do this feat. I once saw Kreskin do it with...

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Triplets 6 by Gregg Webb

This is an all-mentalism issue, and the first essay is about the various kinds of mentalism, to help you describe your "powers" to your audience. These include Thought Reading, Remote Viewing, Precognition, Drawing Duplication, Clairvoyance, Psychometry, Living and Dead Tests, and also Metal Bending, and Psychic Healing (Faith Healing) and unusual "powers" such as Handwriting Analysis. Calling your feats by the correct type of power will go a long way in establishing yourself as an expert.

The next essay is about presentations that may be new to you so that your act will have more thought...

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Triplets 5 by Gregg Webb

In this mixed props issue from Gregg Webb, it starts out with some magic news, and a book review, and an essay on how today's audiences want shorter tricks, and why.

Next we have a devilish coin trick, Rolled - or Pennies South, where a whole lot of pennies penetrate the table. Following this is The World's Fastest Cups and Balls Routine. In the essay provided in the magic news section is an essay on how magicians often go too long because they can, and why not to fall prey to that impulse these days.

Lastly comes Gregg's latest version of a series of methods for doing a mental version...

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Triplets 4 by Gregg Webb

In this, the second all-cards issue, of Triplets, Gregg Webb describes some old and some new in the news section, including a review of a rather old book Gregg thinks has good patter ideas for poker-themed card tricks, and some others that are quite recent, and a few things that are yet to come out but will soon.

Next Gregg describes a novel vanish of a card for standup manipulators, and then a card trick based on Schrödinger's Cat theory (from quantum mechanics), and a very direct new incarnation of Real Gone Aces, called Real Gone Queens, which includes a way to do it as Real Gone Jokers. ...

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Triplets 3 by Gregg Webb

In Triplets 3 - The All Coin Issue, Gregg describes a platform version of Hanging Coins with 3 coins so that it fits in with 3-Fly for those that do that trick. Also, the last coin actually vanishes instead of just being held at the fingertips as in the Roth original.

Next is a routine that looks like a standard Han Ping Chien trick but in reality is done by a completely different method - Pseudo HPC.

A routine using the Nokito Box which is described in David Roth's book Expert Coin Magic. A second ending is provided using a regular Okito Box.

Finally, a new feature, Magic News, has...

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Triplets 2 by Gregg Webb

In this second installment of Triplets, which is an all-cards issue, Gregg describes a new variation of a card change of Jimmy Groppo's. Jimmy was the glad-hander of one of the casinos in Vegas and would do very direct magic effects for the customers.

Next are some very strong tips and additions to a trick called the Repeat Card to Pocket. At the end, Gregg explains how to do this feat with a signed selection.

Lastly, Gregg explains how to solve some of the common problems of a move called The Misdirection Palm. Many beginners make the same mistakes with this move and miss the point....

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Triplets 1 by Gregg Webb

Triplets is a new series by Gregg Webb with three items each - tricks and essays. This first ebook in this series features "Cleverness", a two-card transpo, a coin routine that was inspired by Milt Kort's famous shot glass coin routine, and "Behold the Invisible Knife", a routine most suitable for a kids show.

"Gregg Webb is one of the most creative minds in Magic. For over 40 years he has been inspiring me with his contributions to our art." - Jeff McBride

1st edition 2022, PDF 7 pages.

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Aether #17: Who Really Wrote the Expert? by Gregg Webb

Gregg teaches two methods for the same trick. The question this trick tries to answer is who was the famous author of The Expert at the Card Table? This trick will probably not provide any deep insights into this question but it may produce laughing, weeping, protesting, or other human emotions because the subject of Erdnase can evoke some very strong ones.

One method is based on equivoque, the other uses a Himber wallet.

1st edition 2022, PDF 3 pages.

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Aether #16: Traveling Thru the Hand by Gregg Webb

Three cards magically penetrate your hand one by one. Gregg worked out other solutions to this problem in his earlier ebooks, but they all used four cards. This is a streamlined version with only three cards. He suggests using Ace, 2, and 3 spot cards.

1st edition 2021, PDF 5 pages.

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Aether #15: The Glove by Gregg Webb

Gregg Webb shows how he incorporates a glove into some of his coin work. Some gloves are unprepared others are gimmicked.

1st edition 2022, PDF 3 pages.

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Aether #14: Musings about Coins by Gregg Webb

Gregg Webb discusses some aspects of coin magic that have bothered him for a long time. How to best get rid of an extra coin without arousing suspicion? What is the problem with the Bobo Switch? Why do Jumbo Coins make no sense? What to do about the disappearance of the Half Dollar, the basis of so much classic coin magic?

1st edition 2022, PDF 3 pages.

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Aether #13: The Little Gift by Gregg Webb

Gregg modifies Jackie Flosso's Bill in Lemon effect to use a matchbox rather than a lemon - much less messy - among other tweaks.

1st edition 2022, PDF 3 pages.

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Aether #12: Polaroid Princess II by Gregg Webb

Turn a card trick into something much more relatable - a stack of instant photographs taken just minutes ago.

Polaroid Princess was an effect Gregg kicked around for hours on the phone with the great mentalist Bob Cassidy. He liked the idea. This is a further development of the same idea. You will need some form of instant camera, be it a classic Polaroid camera or any regular camera with a Zero-ink portable instant photo printer.

1st edition 2022, PDF 3 pages.

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Aether #11: Creativity and Originality by Gregg Webb

If you think you have no creativity in you, you should read this article. Gregg describes concrete examples of his own creative process and development and how you can start with baby steps to ease yourself into becoming more creative. Progressively you take bigger and bigger challenges to ultimately create your own tricks.

Gregg Webb encourages magicians to create some original magic tricks, even though there is plenty of good material out there, for several reasons. It is a good exercise for the part of the brain that thinks creatively, and that part gets stronger by use. Also, even though...

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Aether #10: Slydini Touches by Gregg Webb

Gregg Webb presents ideas based on Slydini's use of Classic Palm and dropping coins to the cupped hand instead of lapping. Here, you will learn subtleties:

  • How to vanish a coin by dumping it from your palm to your other hand.
  • Tips for retaining and releasing coins from Classic Palm when standing or sitting.

1st edition 2021, PDF 3 pages.

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Aether #9: Sponge Balls to Box by Gregg Webb

Gregg Webb presents ideas using sponge balls and a folding box based on Slydini's "Paper Balls to Hat." The trick uses sponge balls and a folding cardboard box. Here, you will learn:

  • How to vanish several sponge balls one at a time
  • Cause the sponge balls to reappear from a small cardboard box

1st edition 2021, PDF 2 pages with illustrations by Gregg Webb.

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Aether #8: Sox, the Trick by Gregg Webb

Gregg Webb presents ideas using an egg bag to conjure up socks and other items that vanish in clothing dryers. The trick uses an egg bag and suitable small pieces of clothing.

Required props:

  • An egg bag (available through your favorite magic dealer)
  • Small pieces of colorful clothing, such as brightly colored socks
Here, you will learn how to:
  • Present a mirthful magic trick that uses an egg bag to produce clothing that disappeared in your dryer.
  • Create an alternate egg bag that resembles articles of clothing

1st edition 2021, PDF 2 pages.

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Aether #6: Webb's Flurry by Gregg Webb & Doug McGeorge

David Roth was fooled when Gregg Webb showed him this smooth gallop of visual coin magic. Required are four matching ungimmicked coins. Also required is the ability to classic palm two coins, and release one.

1st edition 2021, PDF 1 page.

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Aether #5: Ink Flight 2 by Gregg Webb & Doug McGeorge

The very first issue of "Aether" featured an exploration of Gregg's "Ink Flight" effect. The concept is stunning: a spectator's signature travels across space to appear on a selected card. This all-new version enables you to accomplish this miracle with sleight of hand and simpler props (with credits to Ed Brown). Required are:

  • A one-way forcing deck
  • A set of double-blank cards
  • A Sharpie

Hand-lettered text with illustrations by Gregg Webb.

1st edition 2021, PDF 5 pages.

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Aether #4: Wild Chip by Gregg Webb & Doug McGeorge

Gregg Webb explains how to make several poker chips change color, then change back using sleight of hand and simple props. (Note: this is not the Sol Stone trick explained in Super Sessions #13.)

1st edition 2021, PDF 2 pages.

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Aether #2: Bank Night 1 Handed by Gregg Webb & Doug McGeorge

Originally written for Genii Magazine as a "one-handed Wild Coin," this effect is direct, startling, and fast-paced. It requires the following props:

  • Three Chinese Coins
  • A Copper/Silver coin
  • One odd coin. (Gregg uses an Israeli Shekel, but any coin will work)
  • An ordinary cup

1st edition 2021, PDF 4 pages.

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Aether #1: Ink Flight by Gregg Webb & Doug McGeorge

This very first issue of "Aether" features an exploration of Gregg's "Ink Flight" effect. The concept is stunning: a spectator's signature travels across space to appear on a selected card.

The effect requires the following props:

  • Blank face cards
  • A forcing deck
  • A set of "Buddha papers"
  • A Himber wallet

1st edition 2021, PDF 4 pages.

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Super Session #15: Basic Emotions by Gregg Webb

Gregg Webb and Ed Brown teach a mentalism routine that enables you to perform a demonstration of clairvoyance or psychometry. Required are two easy-to-make packets of faces and a matching set of word cards that describe the emotions depicted by the faces. The spectator mixes the pictures and deals them to the table in any order. You deal the word cards face down on top of each face: all of the cards match!

  • The cards are unmarked
  • The method is simple and the effect is easy to perform, which allows you to focus on your presentation.

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Super Session #14: The Return of the Ball and the Big Fat Wand by Gregg Webb

Gregg Webb teaches a routine for causing a ball to appear in his hand and vanish multiple times, using an oversize magic wand. The routine uses one ball, and a simple-to-make wand: this is a great family-oriented trick for children's shows.

1st edition 2021, PDF 4 pages hand lettered text with illustrations.

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Super Session #13: 2 Poker Chip Transpo by Gregg Webb

A clean and fast transposition of two poker chips.

Only two poker chips are used - nothing extra is required. This trick is based on an original coin effect by Sol Stone, to whom this ebook is dedicated.

"Love the poker chip transposition. Easy to do and really practical -- it's a good example of why and when to use the Spellbound Change. This is a quick trick I'll use." - Ed Brown

1st edition 2021, PDF 2 pages.

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Super Session #12: Three-Way Spellbound with Kicker by Gregg Webb

This startling coin routine, "Three-Way Spellbound with Kicker," enables you to casually display a coin at your fingertips and magically change it into several other coins one-at-a-time. In the end, a silver dollar appears from out-of-nowhere as a surprise kicker.

  • Simple standard coins sleights are employed at each phase.
  • Required are a copper-silver gaff and a silver dollar.
1st edition 2020, PDF 4 pages.
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Super Session #11: Casino Zarrow Shuffle and the Gardner-Marlo-Webb Poker Deal by Gregg Webb

The original version of the following card tutorial, "Gardner-Marlo-Webb Poker Deal," was first published in Gregg Webb's ebook, Soapbox Derby.

The package presented here includes:

  • Webb's Casino-Style Zarrow Shuffle Tutorial
  • Gregg's improved "Marlo-Gardner-Webb Poker Deal" using Casino Zarrow Shuffles
Note that the streamlined method taught here eliminates 'showing' the audience the ruse of an exposed bottom deal to show how gamblers 'operate.' Performing Zarrow Shuffles smoothly requires practice, but any magician learning this tool and the tutorial presented will be amply rewarded with a powerhouse card...
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Super Session #10: All That Jazz - Face Up Jazz Aces by Gregg Webb

The following effect, "All That Jazz," was first published in Gregg Webb's underground magic newsletter, FEEN-X in 2000.

  • A great packet trick with normal cards - no gaffs are used.
  • Packed with surprises, eight cards transpose and assemble in front of your audience in the cleanest manner.
  • The cards are displayed face up at key points in the performance. Gregg's setup allows you to present the trick as slowly as desired - no discrepancies can be seen by the sharpest spectator.

1st edition 2020, 4 pages.

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Super Session #9: Twist and Untwist by Gregg Webb

The following effect, Twist and Untwist, enables you to practice and perform your "Steeplechase" coin roll with impunity - no more worries of dropping the coin.

  • You are always ready to perform - no coin purse needed.
  • Effective either as a flourish on its own, or when included as part of a coin routine.
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1st edition 2020, 3 pages.

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Super Session #8: Five Card Phlugelheimer by Gregg Webb

The featured effect, "Five Card Phlugelheimer," enables you to walk among your audience and allow five people to mentally select five cards from a deck:

  • Each spectator mentally selects a card - the deck is shuffled and cut each time.
  • The miracle worker rapidly reveals the selected cards.
  • As a bonus kicker, a sixth spectator mentally selects a card - the deck is shuffled again. Single cards are dealt to the table as the name of the selected card is spelled - the final card dealt is the selection.
This ebook has hand-lettered text.

1st edition 2020, 5 pages.

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Super Session #7: Thief Scrambld by Gregg Webb

This is for mentalists ... The original version of this effect, "The Key on the String," was first published in Gregg Webb's ebook, The Shade. However, this Super Sessions ebook features an all-new and expanded effect using 13 "thought cards" - no key and string used here, making a simpler and more direct presentation. Gregg's friend Jeff McBride's enhanced version is also explained as a bonus at the end of this ebook. This ebook has hand-lettered text.

1st edition 2020, 4 pages.

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Super Session #6: Harry and Bess, Love and Bondage - the card trick by Gregg Webb

This effect was originally published in Gregg Webb's ebook Lizard Wizard's Diary. This Super Session explains a clean and fast transposition of two cards. This ebook has hand-lettered text.

1st edition 2020, 2 pages.

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Super Session #5: Twisting the Night Away by Gregg Webb

Presented are two versions of the effect, "Twisting the Night Away," by Gregg Webb as first published in the ebook, The Book That Doesn’t Exist. The two versions presented here each have their own subtleties and strengths.

1st edition 2019, 5 pages.

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Super Session #4: Polaroid Princess Redux by Gregg Webb

This effect was originally published in Gregg Webb's ebook Soapbox Derby. This Super Session is an improved and updated version. Bob Cassidy loved the effect and came up with the name for it. This ebook has hand-lettered text.

1st edition 2019, 5 pages.

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