Magic & Conjuring: page 221

On November 26th and 27th 2010 the first European Close-Up Magic Symposium, focusing purely on coin magic, brought 16 magicians from all over the world to Milan for two days of non-stop coin magic, with lectures and performances, private sessions and gala shows. The routines in this volume among the best and shot live at the symposium, are very impressive and strong. Expect some knuckle busters as most of the contributors in this volume are the best names in the coin magic genre. All routines, except two (as noted), are complete with performance and explanation.

AKIRA FUJII: "Grown Up Coin". Beautiful...

Beautiful one coin routine with many surprises. Technique is very impressive and not very difficult to do. Intermediate level. For stand-up workers.

length 13min

The master of the Spanish coinmagic presents one of the best routines of the symposium. Pure sleight of hand, pure magic and total enjoyment. A coins thru glass routine with seldom seen technique. A perfect lead in to a matrix or a four coin routine. Routine work at the table. Intermediate level.

length 10min

A fun, short and original routine whereby one of the two half dollars changes to a quarter and the other half dollar changes to a silver dollar. Student of Shigeo Takagi, Shigeo is now considered the dean of Japanese coinmagic. Beautiful routine to work at the table. Beginner/Intermediate level.

length 9min

This is his version of a classic routine, without the use of a wand. Many useful techniques are taught here, but it will be a challenge to accomplish. A very well constructed routine that shows the hand empty from time to time. Plenty of subtle convincers here. Advanced level. For stand-up workers.

length 22min 30s

One of the most well-known American close-up magicians with a very visual 3 coin production using flash paper wads and a total vanish of the coins. Routine comprises of several mixtures of gaffs. Clever and easy to do. Beginner/Intermediate level, for stand-up workers.

length 12min

This is a special performance by Yoshihiko Mutobe, very slick moves. One of the few videos of the great Japanese master that are on the market.

length 6min

A production of 3 coins from a flask. Another beautiful and original routine, shot live at the symposium.

length 6m 30s

A complete mental act with an impossible object!

You present a bottle with a full deck of cards inside. (You can hand out the bottle for examination). The spectator selects one of five playing cards (no force!). With the heritage from your grandpa you are able to reveal any selected card.

You can perform this on stage and even close up. Build the routine up to 4-5 minutes.

You will learn:

• How to build the impossible bottle (with all the cards inside plus the jokers)
• How to build the other gimmicks - they are very easy.
• (You will also learn an easy way to put a playing card inside...

Oracle is a multi phase performance piece with a pendulum and deck of cards by Simon Caine.

To demonstrate the powers of the pendulum, first it is used to divine a freely selected card. Next, the pendulum is able to answer questions from the audience, completely out of the hands of the performer. The selected card is then lost and mixed face down into several others by the participant, and still, the pendulum is able to 'dowse' the selection, using nothing more than the participants unspoken thoughts. Finally, a card is merely thought of by another audience member. The pendulum reveals this...

Effect:

Somebody hides a coin in one of their hands, and the mentalist has to guess or predict which one: Left or Right?

This method uses classic techniques and is probably the simplest, the most direct, the safest, and probably the boldest one! It can be done separately, or embedded with other methods, or used as an out. Its major advantage is that it will not be perceived as a logic puzzle, and will really leave an impression of free choice. It will kill all previous solutions of potential methods (logic, electronic, gimmicked, etc.) that Cartesian spectators might suspect.

Another...

Erich Juhn war von 1927-1929 der Manager des Hellsehers Erich Jan Hanussen (mit wirklichem Namen Hermann Steinschneider). Diese Zusammenarbeit ging jedoch in Brüche und Juhn schrieb diesen Enthüllungsroman der Hanussens Tricks und Methoden verrät. Juhn gibt sich auch als ehemaliger Sekretär Hanussens zu erkennen. Hanussens Anwalt erreichte dieses Buch aus dem Handel zu ziehen. Um 1933 machte Juhn Hanussens jüdische Herkunft bekannt was vermutlich mit ein Grund für dessen Ermordung durch ein SA-Kommando war.

1. KAPITEL Das Plakat
2. KAPITEL Die Seance
3. KAPITEL Graphologie
4. KAPITEL Hellsehen ...

You will not only learn how to float balls but many other objects including balloons, boxes, bulbs, blocks, eggs, kites, puppets, canes, cards, microphones, telephones, heads, hats, hands, horns, ...

• Introduction
• Publisher’s Note
• The Basic Routine
• Publisher’s Suggestions
• Ball Suspension From Rope
• The Ashra Ball Routine
• Ball On Book Suspension
• Instant No Gimmick Method
• Clinging Ball
• Another Magnet Idea
• Floating Balloon
• "No Hole" Miracle Ball
• Color-Changing Silk Interlude
• The Miracle Seance
• Miracle Writing
• A Production
• The Vanishing Miracle Ball
• A New Miracle Ball Method ...

• The Swan
• The Alligator
• The Basic Figure
• Four Cute Pups
• The Dachshund
• The Giraffe
• Peter Rabbit
• Peter's Dad
• Rudolph
• Bullwinkle
• The Aardvark
• The Elephant
• The Snake
• The Standard Poodle
• Snoopy
• Four Headpieces The Fancy Poodle
• The Cat
• The Zebra
• The Tiger
• The Kangaroo
• The Monkey
• "Tillie" the Turtle
• The Mouse
• The Roadrunner
• Dragon & Aeroplane
• The Blimp
• The Doll
• Spider & Octopus

1st edition 1987, 47 pages.

The Gemini Motif is an apparently fair-looking, semiautomatic dealing procedure that forces two, three, or four cards, depending on its application.

• Introduction
• The Gemini Motif: Background of the Gemini Motif
• The Basic Automatic Placement Procedure
• Junking Gemini (Jon Racherbaumer)
• Blushing Gemini (Jon Racherbaumer)
• On Perfection Day (Henry Evans)
• Caster & Pollux (Allan Slaight)
• Multiple Gemini (Al Thatcher)
• Free Will Refutation (Jon Racherbaumer)
• Collected Bibliography

1st edition 2016, 31 pages.

Here is another ploy to the Monty Hall problem, one of the most unexplored plots in magic and mentalism.

In this version, the mentalist plays the role of the candidate, and the participant plays the role of the host. As many people nowadays know the Monty Hall paradox or can search for it on the net, the game is made slightly more complex, in order to avoid any probabilities: The player can also play the role of a corrupt presenter if they wish. He can secretly steal the prize behind the third door, making it impossible for you to win the Ferrari! All this will allow you to mix mentalism...

The owners of this ebook can buy Star Signature for half price.

There have been many methods for divining the star sign of a participant. Most of these have used the principles of BA's or PA's. Such methods make the process longer and sometimes tedious. Here is a simple and smart idea for reducing your work by half but at the same time doubling the payoff and impact.

A cool principle called POWERGRAM is used to divine the target star sign within an average of asking just 3-4 letters only. In addition, a kicker revelation is also possible. This can be done impromptu face to face or even remotely over...

Learn how to exploit the ternary number system to your advantages. There is a new version of the old MUTUS DEDIT NOMEN COCIS or "The Pairs Repaired", as it was called in Prof. Hoffmann's Modern Magic. You will also find tricks with ESP cards and applications for the diminishing count...

• From Binary to Ternary
• Flexa-Nums
• Ups & Downs
• Ternary Cubes
• Royal Jungle Jam
• Atop
• I Knew It
• Every "Stop!" an Ace
• The "Anti-Card"
• Thai Hits
• 4tune
• Another Challenge
• À la Tantalizer
• A Matter of Logic
• ESP Simplicity I
• ESP Simplicity II
• ESP Simplicity III
• ESP Simplicity IV
• Surprise Match
• A String of Clusters

1st edition...

Werner Miller is a retired math teacher living in Austria. He has created literally hundreds of math based magic tricks which you can study in his more than 50 ebooks. He publishes his material in English and German. He has written for many magic magazines and continues to create and write new material.

This sampler gives you a little taste of what he has to offer. If you like tricks that do not require sleight-of-hand, tricks which are based on math, logic and geometry, then you will certainly enjoy this ebook and the many other ones Werner has written.

1st edition 2016, 25 pages.

From the introduction:

Get the most from a classic trick. All you need is a single piece of rope (that can be borrowed) and you are always ready to entertain your audience. It packs so small but it plays so big. You can perform it close up or for a big audience.

"The Impossible Knot", originally called "G.W.Hunter's Puzzle Knot", was well-known to magicians fifty years ago but appears to have dropped out of use. This is a shame because it is easy to do, not well-known and, due to the method, almost impossible for a spectator to work out even when he is apparently shown how it is done. In short, it's a useful thing...

This is the 6th Volume of Peter Turner's Mentalism masterclass. This Volume is about numbers. This is the only volume where Peter talks about his feelings and thoughts during the creation procedure so you have a chance to step in Peter's everyday life for some moments. As always Peter's teaching is very enjoyable to read and very easy to understand.

Effects included:

Serial Killer: This is a prediction effect with a very cool story around it. The spectators make all the choices they can change their mind as many times they wish. This effect is very clean it packs small and plays huge. ...

• Introduction
• What is a Drawing Duplication?
• Do You Have To Be Artistic To Perform a Drawing Duplication?
• Drawing Duplications
• Psychological Drawings
• The Wash Principle
• Abstract
• Abstract Association
• Pencil Reading
• Indexing
• Wish You Were Here
• Back to Indexing
• A Glimpse Back at History
• Simple Stage Duplication - Pablo Amira
• Symbolic Audience Duplication - Pablo Amira
• Double D - Mijrin Al Hajri
• NightSky - Dee Christopher
• Final Thoughts

1st edition 2016, 63 pages.

• Introduction
• The Psychology of Peeking
• Peek a Boo
• Envelope Peek
• The Pac-man Peek
• The Lotus Leaf Peek
• Prayer Peek - Pablo Amira
• Casual Peek - Pablo Amira
• The Block Peek - Dee Christopher
• The Fall Peek
• The Clip Peek
• To Justify or not Justify? - That is the Question!
• Seven Keys to the Baldpate (modernized)
• Alternatives to Blank Card Stock

1st edition 2016, 75 pages.