Magic & Mentalism: page 419

Now for a lousy five bucks, you can take the Counting Feint to a whole other world - a world filled with Tarot cards, mystic occultism and a crazed British madman, Aleister Crowley.

Consulting my Tarot cards, I know you will embrace my shameless hyperbole and fork out the lousy five bucks for Addendum #1 to TCF: The Counting Feint. It's a real deal.

The Addendum consists of four routines involving Tarot cards and a single killer card effect, "Blankjack" (even dice get in the show in some effects).

Any one of the routines will be sure to impress that girl in the bar with the inverted pentagram tattooed on...

Face a deadly challenge.

In front of you lies a high bridge made of eight pairs of cards, reminiscent of the perilous glass bridge from the popular TV show "The Squid Game". Each pair has one red card (safe, tempered glass) and one black card (dangerous, regular glass). A misstep onto a black card means instant failure. No second chance. The odds of crossing the bridge safely are slim—less than 0.4% chance of success. But you’re not going to let chance decide your fate!

During the preparation, the participant checked each pair to ensure it included one red card and one black card....

The binary effect I always performed the most was called Binary Squares and it combined the binary effect with the Magic Square effect in a unique way. I have always considered this a very special effect and not only one of my best but the most enjoyable of all of my effects to perform. However, this didn't mean that there wasn't room for improvement. So I spent some time working on this, adding some new reveals, refining it, and road-testing it. Also, all the procedures that can so easily telegraph the method of binary style effects have been so well disguised that the final revelations are...

A triple open prediction.

Tri-Optical Illusion combines Paul Curry's "Open Prediction" plot with John Scarne's "Triple Coincidence," without all the dealing, shuffling, and cutting found in its progenitors. It is also stupid-easy without sacrificing a powerful impact. It does require some gimmicked cards. But if you have been doing card magic for any length of time, you almost certainly already have what you need. (If you don't, all the necessary items can be purchased from your favorite dealer for about $13.)

Those who learn and perform this will find it to be a powerful and amazing routine that is a welcome...

Imagine an impossible location, an astounding coincidence, and an inexplicable prediction ... all jammed into one routine. Three effects in one, using two spectators. That's Three Shades of Wonder, and it's a true showstopper. Read on.

Imagine:

The magician introduces a deck of cards. He hands it over to the spectators so they can examine it and verify that all the cards are different. Then, the magician splits the deck into two halves, placing one half in front of each spectator.

The magician explains (as he gives a demonstration) that both spectators are to take their half underneath...

This video may not be magic, but it showcases some of the most astonishing blackjack cheating moves ever captured. You won't be disappointed. It demonstrates exactly how each move is executed, featuring cheating moves from both the outside and inside. Filmed from surveillance and floorman's perspectives, it offers a comprehensive view of the action in the blackjack pit. Watch the video and see if you can spot the move before it is explained. These are all sleight of hand moves, no electronics.

Moves shown and explained:

• Mucking
• Two Person Muck
• Stacking the Deck
• Exposing the Hole Card ...

You show four cards with red dots and four cards with yellow dots. When you touch the pack of red dots with the pack of yellow dots one of the red dot cards changes to a yellow dot card. You do this several times until all four cards you are holding have turned yellow. Suddenly they turn back to showing red dots. When you show the pack of yellow cards on the table they now all have blue dots.

1st edition 2024, video 6:21.

The Red Black Divination plot is simple and perplexing, and it is one of the few effects that the more you do it, the more amazing it becomes. My method uses no peeks, shiners, or smartphones, and can be done with a borrowed deck. I created a three-part phase, each phase seeming more impossible. I also created an optional kicker that requires a setup. Once I tip the secret, you will smile. This is an effect you will do.

1st edition 2024, PDF 12 pages.

Peek, predict, switch, index.

This intro price will go up to $63 from July 15, 2024.

"200 releases is an incredible amount of material, congratulations! Well done on producing such a phenomenal amount of material, very impressive!" - Marc Paul

"I am happy for your success and I wish you a lot more!" - Luca Volpe

This is my 200th release to the magic community. A big thank you to each and every one of you for making this happen. I am humbled and overwhelmed by your patronage, support, love, friendship, and enthusiastic interactions.

Now about the Nostradum Wallet (NoW):

A special toolbox of physical...

A powerful card routine with 5 climaxes.

"I've had a lot of fun with this. Like a great Scott F. Guinn effect, it has a minimum of moves and a maximum impact. I love the ending in the second version when the selection is revealed. Recommended!" - Victor Brisbin

Scott F. Guinn explains three variations of a card routine with five separate climaxes that will entertain and amaze any audience. In progressively stronger revelations, you prove beyond any doubt that you knew in advance the spectator’s mentally selected time of day and her chosen card.

5-Alarm Clock, the first version...

This ebook is about a principle (a shuffling principle) that I discovered. More accurately, it is an extension of an already existing shuffling principle. In the original principle, the deck can be given one riffle shuffle at the end of a card location routine, after which the selected card can be located. In my variant principle, the deck can be given not one but two riffle shuffles at the end of a card location routine, after which the selected card can be located.

The ebook contains a detailed essay on both the original principle and the new principle, where the two principles are compared....

A novel divination system using chess pieces.

"I have over thirty books and manuscripts on divination and tarot reading systems in my library and notebooks. However, because of its unique focal point (the chess pieces) and easy-to-understand explanations of various divination systems, this will be the book I will recommend for people to start their exploration of professional readings and psychic entertaining." - Rolando Santos

Jim Saylor, a 30-year veteran magical and psychic entertainer, brings to you the first-ever book on performing readings using chess pieces. As the world's foremost...

Truly the most perfect, most baffling routines ever created for the famous, mechanical piece of magic known as the Jardine Ellis Ring. Only once in a lifetime does such perfect routining turn up. Leo Horowitz (Mohammed Bey) spent 30 years in perfecting these presentations. Breathtaking, smooth routines that leave an audience completely bewildered and entertained. Every move is perfectly described.

Jardine Ellis ring not supplied. You likely already have a Jardine Ellis ring in your magic tricks stash.

Now you can put this fine effect to work for you and entertain as never before possible. ...

Marketing for Entertainers

Do you want more shows? Of course, everyone does!

In this ebook, I explain step-by-step how I managed to travel halfway around the world as a magician. You don't need to make any phone calls or send expensive letters to companies. All you need is a computer with internet access.

I will explain what cold emailing is, how it differs from spam, and provide a detailed guide on setting up a service that will send emails for you and automatically follow up.

If you buy this book and implement the strategies, you will get more shows. Guaranteed! It's inevitable....

Marketing für Künstler

Du möchtest mehr Shows haben? Natürlich, wer möchte das nicht!

In diesem Buch erkläre ich dir Schritt für Schritt, wie ich es geschafft habe, als Zauberer um die halbe Welt zu reisen. Du musst niemanden anrufen und keine teuren Briefe an Unternehmen schicken. Alles, was du brauchst, ist ein PC mit Internetzugang.

Ich erkläre dir, was Cold Emailing ist, wie es sich von Spam unterscheidet und gebe dir eine genaue Anleitung, wie du einen Dienst einrichtest, der die E-Mails für dich versendet und auch automatisch Follow-Ups durchführt.

Wenn du dieses...

Dalle nebbie del tempo a volte riemergono cose sorprendenti. Per un caso di pura "serendipità" ci siamo trovati di fronte alle creazioni magiche di Luigi Ruggeri un genio dimenticato che ha ideato dei bellissimi giochi di prestigio principalmente a cavallo tra la prima e le seconda metà del secolo scorso. Siamo rimasti affascinati dalle sue incredibili creazioni che, a tutt'oggi, conservano il sapore senza tempo della genialità. Trucchi e routines perfettamente eseguibili oggi con effetti originali e presentazioni affascinanti. Sappiamo poco di Luigi Ruggeri (e quel poco che sappiamo viene...

Vol. 20, No. 1, 56 pages
Cover: Michael O'Brien; chats to us about magic, music and Pokemon

4. Magicseen Issue #115 - Editor's comments
4. The Team
4. Subscriptions
4. What's Inside
6. Reader's Letters
8. Blackpool Rocks - 2024 Blackpool Convention reviewed
15. Masterclass
    15. Book Test Card Revelation - Ian Adair
    16. Do Not Get Confused - Woody Aragon
18. Back to the Future - The Musical - The Twins FX - Making Musical Theatre History - by Phil Shaw
22. Securing Success - The Crucial Role of Contracts for Magicians - Vinny Sagoo
26. How Much to Charge?
28. Michael O'Brien - Magic, Music and Pokemon - cover story...

You show five cards that have a blue dot on their faces. When you rotate the pack one dot changes to a red dot. You table the red dotted card. Another magical gesture and another red dot appears. You continue until four cards have changed to red dots. The final card with a blue dot changes to just a blue dot, no fifth card is visible anymore.

1st edition 2024, video 6:02.

You show four blank cards and a dot. By waving the blank cards over the dot several more dots appear one at a time. At the end, the blank cards show the same dots printed on them.

1st edition 2024, video 4:11.

DeToxic is a modern-day approach to the classic number force.

DeToxic is not a variation of the classic TOXIC* force but utilizes a different method altogether.

• It works seamlessly on both Android and iPhones.
• It is devoid of complicated formulas.
• You won't have to worry about prematurely hitting the equals '=' sign.

What is so special about DeToxic?

• DeToxic grants you the option to clear the memory right before your audience
• It also provides you an option to restart the calculation midway during the performance without moving a muscle.

*TOXIC force is a force of a number...

This is a mind-blowing, two-part effect. The spectator cuts the deck, looks at the card (no force) and then cuts the card back into the deck. With one cut, the magician controls the spectator's card to the 2nd card from the top of the deck.

The magician performs the effect again but under impossible conditions. After the magician cuts the deck, he never touches the deck again. The spectator is in control, cutting and shuffling the deck multiple times. Yet magically the spectator's card is again the 2nd card from the top of the deck!

No duplicate cards, no false deals, no forces, no rough...

Experience the fascinating blend of artificial intelligence and card magic with this intriguing routine. Watch as seemingly random guesses transform into astonishingly accurate predictions of card suits.

Imagine a spectator freely selects ten cards for an experiment. In the training phase, you boldly attempt to predict the suits of these cards using mere chance or intuition - your model's default policy. Initially, your guesses mostly miss the mark, but each miss serves as crucial data for refining your approach.

Next, armed with insights gained from the training, you meticulously adjust...

These are lecture notes that provide a quick summary of effects that were presented at the lecture. While the descriptions are brief, most provide enough details for the average magician to get the idea.

1. Blendo Bag
2. The Blooming Bush
3. Flower Production One
4. Flower ProdUCTION TWO
5. Bongoloon
6. Balloon Valve
7. Card Fantastick
8. Ring Rope And Hat
9. Ring Off Rope
10. Wedding Bowls
11. Witch Switch
12. The Mouse In The Bag
13. Holy Hanky
14. Chain Of Office
15. The Blooming Stooge
16. Fortune In The Flames
17. Button Bag & Blackboard
18. Clarence
19. Coins Across For Children
20. Coins Across - Impromptu
21. Coins Across With Bongotray ...

An amazing self-working "Any Card At Any Number" effect, which uses two simple decks of cards, two dice and two chips to let fate play with dice.

This is an incredibly automatic card magic and mentalism effect, of the "Any Card At Any Number" genre, which uses two simple poker decks of 52 cards, two common six-sided number dice, and two casino chips bearing the words "SUIT" and "VALUE" on them.

The illusionist will call on a female spectator to help him as he explains how often throughout history both playing cards and dice may have influenced the fates of many men.

He will then present...