Magic & Mentalism

Lost ideas, concepts and tidbits of legerdemain.

• Editorial
• OBITUARY: In Memory of Toni Forster
• MENTALISM
  • A Billet Switch
  • Shaxon's Revenge
  • Baby Gag - New Version
  • A Matter of Miracles
• MAGIC OF THE 70S
  • Karrell Fox
  • A Simple Card Force
• THEORY IN PRAXIS
  • The Tamariz Memorized Deck in 5 Days
  • The Basics of My Method
  • Visual Aids
  • What You'll Need
  • Let's Start
  • Day 1: The First 10 Cards
  • Day 2: The Next 10 Cards
  • Day 3: Filling in the "Five" Positions
  • Day 4: Tackling a Bunch of Cards at Once
  • Day 5: Finishing Strong with the Final Cards
  • Final Tips
  • Telegram from Fred Kaps
• FROM THE WORKSHOP: Old Paper
• CLOSE-UP...

Verlorene Ideen, Konzepte und Leckerbissen der Taschenspielerei.

• Editorial
• NACHRUF: In memoriam Toni Forster
• MENTALMAGIE
  • Ein Zettelaustausch
  • Shaxons Rache
  • Baby Gag – neue Version
• MAGIE DER 70ER
  • Karrell Fox
  • Eine gute Kartenforce
• KARTENPRAXIS
  • Das Tamariz-Memodeck in 5 Tagen
  • Tag 1: Die ersten zehn Karten
  • Tag 2: Die nächsten zehn Karten
  • Tag 3: Die Karten in den Fünferreihen
  • Tag 4: Jetzt wird es heftig
  • Tag 5: Der letzte Schliff
  • Telegramm von Fred Kaps
• AUS DER WERKSTATT: Altes Papier
• CLOSE-UP MAGIE
  • Lupengag
  • Der Taschendieb
• KARTENZAUBEREI: Der Kartenfinder
• SALONZAUBEREI
  • Streichholz-Spielereien ...

Imagine this: the spectator shuffles their deck, and without touching the deck, you have control over their freely selected card.

You can create powerful miracles for your spectators by simply knowing the bottom card. Learn simple, deceptive techniques to gain this crucial information that creates wonders. Learn key strategies for secretly obtaining the identity of the bottom card, techniques for controlling spectator-selected cards relative to the key card, methods for forcing the bottom card, and numerous reveals.

When the bottom card is known, it acts as a key card tracking the location...

This was Eric C. Lewis's first publication, a start to what would become a series of excellent magic books.

Excerpt from the introduction:

This intro price will go up to $30 from June 9, 2025.

When mental logs get married to magic squares, the result is an effect of extraordinary beauty. Logsquare is a giant leap forward in both the fields of magic squares and mental logs - a revolutionary synthesis.

Without even looking at the chosen mental logs, you can not only predict the total but also create a magic square whose magic sum equals that total. And all this in just 5 to 10 seconds with almost zero math skills. Yes, literally in 5 to 10 seconds. And the only math ability you need is to be able to add 3 or to be able to...

This is the third (and probably last) open prediction effect that I'm publishing. The other two that I've already published are called Open Prediction: A New Approach to a Classic Plot and Open Prediction: The Simplest Approach. I call this one Open Prediction: The Best Approach because, of the three, it is the strongest one (at least in my opinion).

Imagine:

The magician introduces a deck of cards - he spreads it to show that all the cards are different, and then hands it to the spectator. At this point, the magician openly predicts a card by naming it out loud.

The spectator is invited to cut off any number of cards and to flip them face-up on top of the rest of...

Four aces vanish in a pile of blank cards, only to magically reappear.

1st edition 2025, video 4:15

More interesting and fun stories from Derek's life as a performer, organizer, and booker.

• For Queen And Country
• I Work With The Stars
• Doves And Disasters
• The Genius Of Tommy Cooper
• Face To Face With Tommy Cooper
• Becoming A Magic Dealer
• Frank Baumforth's Magic
• Taurus Magic Studio
• Magic Max And The Dolls
• Max Turns The Tables
• Max Goes Chinese
• Max And The Thumbtip
• Max And The Three Sword Suspension
• Max And The Tabouret Illusion
• Memories Of Max
• Professor Peller
• Murray Smith And The Stool
• Orlestone From Shoreham-On-Sea
• Ventriloquism
• Ray Alan & Lord Charles
• Albert Saveen & Daisy...

Interesting and fun stories from Derek's life as a performer, organizer, and booker.

Excerpt from the introduction:

Effect: The spectator chooses cards based on their vacation preferences (Hawaii or The Alps - Red or White Wine - Tour or Show) and eliminates other cards until only one card remains, becoming the spectator's chosen card, aka their travel companion. A hidden prediction correctly identifies the selected card, which is the only blank card in the deck and the spectator's three vacation choices. This effect is achieved without psychological forces.

This effect has an emotional appeal to the spectator, as they make choices about their fantasy vacation. Strong enough to be your closure.

Now available as a video download. For the PDF version, see Card Trail.

Five effects and one in-the-hands false cut. Jaw-dropping card magic that's big on impact and easy on the knuckles. Fun plots and novel methods abound in this compilation of pasteboard chicanery.

IMPROBABLE VS. IMPOSSIBLE -- A prediction effect and four Ace production... sounds weird but it's really cool.

OUT OF POCKET -- An insanely visual card and bill transposition.

SAVING ACE -- A Triumph/Ace location effect that makes you look like a sleight of hand master, but is pretty easy to do.

PROVIDENCE -- A sandwich effect...

An introduction to some basic tools to make a magic performance outstanding and memorable.

In this book, the author gives an overview of various elements that influence the impact of a magic performance. There are short essays on a number of important topics such as meaning and clarity, the timing and interaction of action and patter, mimics and gestures, the performer's emotions, etc. Paying attention to these aspects will help to increase the impact of any performance.

• Introduction
• Setting the Stage
• Technique vs. Presentation
• Tricks vs. "Magic"
• Originality
• Puzzles vs. Magic Moments ...

Der Vorführende demonstriert, dass die Zuschauer nicht erkennen können, wie ein Kunststück funktioniert, selbst wenn er alles in Zeitlupe ausführt.

Das Faszinierende an der Zauberkunst ist, dass dabei scheinbar Dinge passieren, die eigentlich gar nicht möglich sind. Das, was die Zuschauer sehen, erklärt nicht, wie oder warum diese Dinge passieren.

Um dies zu illustrieren, lässt der Vorführende eine in die Mitte des Spiels gesteckte Karte durch dreimaliges Riffeln der vorderen Schmalseite des Spiels wieder nach oben zurückwandern.

Um auszuschliessen, dass ein Duplikat der...

After getting so much positive feedback from his first release, Perplexed, we now have the next step in Matt's creative journey, pushing things further into the unknown. The effects in this release are connected by the idea of energy. Energy in presentation, energy in methodology or both. This is some of the strongest material in Matt's repertoire, that will leave a lasting impression with your participants that they will not soon forget.

First up, we have a complete deep dive into Matt's Psychometry routine, including how to use it in any environment, one-on-one, close-up or stage. Completely...

This intro price will go up to $18 from June 2, 2025.

A new principle Step Jumble Force is introduced in this ebook. You can use this lovely principle to create your own routines on different themes.

Based on a presentation on the theme of Eye Patterns, a participant secretly thinks of several random digits from his date of birth or phone number and based on that arrives at a random word. Based on this word, he then mentally chooses either a personality trait or a color or playing card etc. And the performer is able to divine this final thought accurately.

There are no sleights, no...

Some time ago, a weird and bizarre deck, unlike any other, came on the market - the Dead Rebel, Angels and Demons deck. (Check your favorite dealer to purchase it. This download does not include the deck.)

Apparently, it did not sell as well as was expected. There may be two reasons for this. First, it's weird and not the sort of thing your average magician might want to use. Secondly, only one routine came with the deck, a version of "Out of This World" - not a routine to set any audience on fire.

However, when I got the deck, it inspired several more engaging routines. In the manuscript,...

Three cards are added to each of the four aces, but the aces magically get back together, besides other cards separating them.

As the name suggests, the ATFUS (Any Time Face-Up Switch) move has something to do with the method of this effect. No gaffs are needed. This is a sleight of hand routine.

1st edition 2025, video 2:55

One night at the Magic Castle, two young Germans showed this to Dai Vernon. Nine cards change to completely different cards with no hint of sleight of hand. A startling effect, it has the added plus of being in anybody's skill range, using only nine cards and no gaffs. You can customize this to illustrate whatever your imagination can devise.

The demo and tutorial videos will have you doing this in a matter of minutes.

1st edition 2025, video 2:02.

Also known as the "K" Book of Magic.

This material originally appeared in the booklet, Close Up Deceptions and in The New Tops magic magazine under the headings, Kardyro's Klose-up Konjuring and Klever Kardyro Kapers.

• T.K.'S Brain Dazzler Supreme
• The Ambitious Card
• T.K.'S Count Move
• Mentally Select One Card, Please
• T.K.'S Magapaddle
• T.K.'S Copper & Silver Routine Supreme
• T.K.'S Three Shell Game Supreme
• The Punch Ending Supreme
• Kardyro's Klose-Up Konjuring Rules
• Close Up Views
• T.K.'S Reverso-Nap Routine
• I'll Do It Again
• Deception With Sponges
• T.K.'S Magic Dust
• Keep Your Eye On My Hand ...

Tricks with magical accessories.

Edited by Roy Fromer and illustrated by "Doc" Tony Shiels. From the introduction by Roy Fromer:

• A Brief Biography Of Mercurio
• Introduction
• Acknowledgement
• Tricks With Magic Accessories ...

Tell people about themselves using their names. Or use it to add depth and structure to drawings people make and more.

A method for giving a character analysis or reading that can be combined with graphology or many other systems, though designed to stand alone. You can present this as psychologically driven, psychic, or something in between. You can also use this in various mentalism presentations, too, giving people reasons as to why they picked certain words.

You will be able to give a quick two-minute reading, or a more thorough one, depending on your circumstances. Released with...

Is this a completely new treatment of the hugely popular Ambitious Card theme?

Ian Baxter introduces this new, fast-paced routine that never fails to impress. A selected card starts jumping through the deck, unexpectedly turning up supposedly under control of the 5 of Diamonds. The selection is cut back into the deck and then it happens again - but this time, unexpectedly, with the 5 of Hearts!

Having dispensed with both red fives, the chosen card, already subject to 'lightning striking twice' is lost in the deck and then the performer ribbon spreads the cards across the table. Both...

Introducing my Second Chance Collection - a carefully selected set of six individual eBooks ready for rediscovery. While these gems didn't sell well when first appearing on Lybrary.com, I'm confident you will perform these effects if you give them a chance. I'm offering this complete collection at over 50% off the regular price.

And here's what makes this deal even better - I'm including my bestseller for Free: 103 Tips and Resources for Magicians. This eBook alone is worth the price. It will save you time and money.

Whether you believe in the concept of rebirth or not, you will surely enjoy performing this effect. It is quick, visual, self working and very impactful.

You can choose to perform this as a serious rebirth themed routine or you can choose to perform this in a humorous way, depending on the kind of audience you are performing this for. Your participant just needs to have a phone with google on it.

The performer shows a single envelope which he says contains the picture of a person who has taken a rebirth from a previous life. The...