Magic & Mentalism: page 77

The Magician's Dream is a collection of two practical ACAAN's effects: Random ACAAN, ACAAN on Demand.

With Random ACAAN, you are able to perform ACAAN effect completly self-working: You can perform it without you touching the deck ever (before, during and after the effect). It works with any unprepared deck.

ACAAN on Demand is a full impromptu one to one ACAAN. This method is pefect when someone, in a informal situation, asks you to perform a magic trick. The method is very pratical and in 95% of the cases it works without you touching the deck from start to end.

Bonus effects: ...

This is one of Gugliemli's several methods for the open prediction that he is glad to offer all magicians. It should be noted that this effect does not respect all of the conditions set by Stewart James for his “51 Faces North”. This is a good Impromptu solution. It relies on sleight of hand to reach a 100% successful ending, but Tommaso tried to design the method to hide the “dirty work” and he has included 6 different techniques to hopefully meet the needs/styles of everyone. This method will require some practice before the performer can swiftly and confidently present the effect. ...

Destiny 2.0 is an easier and more spectacular version of its predecessor. Now, people with no big experience in magic will be able to astonish their audience with an even more entertaining effect. Besides, if you are just an amateur and have no abilities in magic, you will find enclosed a document that contains instructions to build yourself the "Destiny Deck", a way to perform with no skills at all!

You will also find a copy of Destiny Evolution 2; a trick that merges the original Destiny effect with an imaginary poker hand. Obviously everything will be done with a single deck of cards coupled...

Diese Ebuch ist Band 5 aus einer sechsbändigen Serie.

1. Band 1: Die Magie der Zukunft. 1. Teil.
2. Band 2: Die Magie der Zukunft. 2. Teil.
3. Band 3: Magische Gesellschaftsspiele. 1. Teil.
4. Band 4: Die Kartenschule. 1. Teil.
5. Band 5: Das Buch der Kartenkunststücke. 1. Teil.
6. Band 6: Die magischen Wunder der Neuzeit. 1. Teil.

Es finden sich in diesem Band wunderschöne Kartenkunststücke. Interessant fand ich einen Trick bei dem mit Farbstaub zusätzliche Points auf eine Karte 'gedruckt'...

Anate Extended represents a milestone in the development of this technique, which was first published in Anate. Since the original release, this has become an incredibly popular tool, much more so than we ever imagined it would.

Anate Extended is a supplement to the original ebook which contains lots more outs, applications, strengthening techniques, practice techniques, and routines from Titanas, Lloyd Barnes, Chris Lafferty, Steven Dylan Palmer and of course Dee himself!



Effects List:



Broken Watch - DC and Titanas


 The magician proves that he knew the outcome of a 1 in 10 choice...

This publication is in my opinion among the best books on cards ever written, but it is rarely mentioned or recommended. I am not sure why this is. Perhaps one reason is that Jack Merlin himself has not left a large footprint in the magic literature besides this one publication. He has a published trick in Expert Card Technique and if you read Card College 1 you will have learned the Jack Merlin's Riffle Shuffle. Farelli mentions in his Farell's Card Magic: "I agree with Mr. Jack Merlin that the custom of continually practicing in front of a glass is the cause of the unfortunate habit many magicians have of blinking at the precise moment of performing...

2002 and a small lecture tour. Harris needed an oddity that would contrast his card work. Some visual and aural distraction. TacTics was the answer. 150 units were assembled, fingers burned, and instructions written. The item was quite popular and did end up in an issue of Genii. Here is the original manuscript, re-edited and with clear photos. Ideas with color-changes, sound-based illusion and the "Milk Pitcher" application allowing you to vanish tictacs, half a container at a time, till they're ALL GONE!

1st edition 2002; 14 pages

A flash back to 1987 and a "long lost" manuscript, seen by only ten: Jerry Andrus, David Britland, Jeff Busby, Dave Faulkner, David Harkey, Ed Marlo, Dan McArthy, Harvey Rosenthal, Jay Sankey and Mark Trudinger, made it's brief, and only appearance... then, it was gone!

So what is the 5th Corner? It's a splash of ideas and techniques with a single playing card and it's ripped corners. You are both "one ahead" and "two behind" at the SAME TIME. This charming but annoying attribute is what probably led to the stony silence heard by the author in 1987. Can YOU make head-way with this strange and bizarre single-card oddity? Why not give...

This is volume 2 of The Ganson Story, recorded by Martin Breese to capture some of the essence that made Lewis Ganson the great writer of magic literature that he was.

(Here you will find Volume 1.)

runtime: 1 hour

"In all the world of magic, I don't think you could find a fairer, squarer person than Lewis" - Dai Vernon, Genii December 1974.

"As I look at the literary scene of magic today, the name of one man stands out above all the rest and the owner of that name is my old friend Lew Ganson." - Peter Warlock, Genii, December 1974.

Martin Breese writes in the original description of these tapes:

Ronald Haines, through his business Haines House of Cards, sold a deck of gaffed cards called 'Fa-Ko' cards. This deck is not anymore available but perhaps you can find it second-hand. However, now that it is very easy to make your own playing cards (see DIY Playing Cards) this collection has gained in value.

From the foreword

Table of Contents

3. Content

   Introduction

4. Professional Attitude
5. Scientific Principles
5. How to Study
8. Your Success in Magic

   Easy Magic

10. Millinery in a Minute
12. The Flying Band
14. The Divination
17. Magnetic Power
19. The Devil's Addition
22. The Hindu Slave Bangle

    The History of Magic (part 1)

23. Magic in Egypt
24. Priestly Wonder Workers
25. Early Sleight-of-Hand

1st edition 1931; 26 pages.

Table of Contents

3. Content

   Presentation

4. Natural
5. Comedy
5. Mysterious

   Paper Magic

5. The Torn and Restored Paper
9. The Blotting Pad Mystery
14. The Phantom Rings
17. The Torn and Restored Newspaper
19. Ching Ling Foo's Paper
22. The Snowstorm

    The History of Magic (part 2)

24. Magic in the Middle Ages

1st edition 1931; 26 pages.

Table of Contents

3. Content

   Showmanship

5. Stage Fright and Nervousness

   Impromptu Magic

7. The Travelling Marbles
11. The Moving Matchbox
12. No Choice At All
13. The Jumping Match
14. The Handkerchief Through the Ankle
15. The Hypnotized Matchbox
16. The Haunted Hats
18. The Penetrating Fountain Pen

    The History of Magic (part 3)

20. Magic in the Middle Ages

1st edition 1931; 22 pages.

Table of Contents

3. Content

   Misdirection

4. Distraction
5. Simulation
5. Disguise

   String and Rope Tricks

6. The Coat and Tapes
9. The Cut and Restored String
11. The Human Cheese
13. The Thumb Tie
16. The Golden Apple
18. The Travelling Knots
19. The Indistructible Rope

    The History of Magic (part 4)

23. Automatic Figures

1st edition 1931; 26 pages.

Table of Contents

3. Content
4. Introduction

   Sleight of Hand with Cards

5. The Ordinary Palm
5. A Simple Pass
6. The Force
7. The Waterfall Shuffle
7. Mechanical Forces
7. The Knife Force
8. A Simple Single-Handed Force
9. The Bottom-Slip Force
10. The Double Handed Pass
11. The Single Handed Pass
11. The Turnover
12. The Cards from the Mouth
12. False Counting
13. The False Shuffle

    Tricks with Cards

14. Mind Over Matter
15. A Novel Card Discovery
17. Spelling by Magic

    The History of Magic (part 5)

19. Automatic Figures (continued)

1st edition 1931; 22 pages.

Table of Contents

3. Content
4. Patter
5. Card-Colour Change
7. The Back-And-Front Palm
8. Vanish and Production of Five Cards
9. The Boomerang
9. Springing the Cards
9. The Miraculous Transit
12. The Four Aces
13. The Rising Cards
16. Cards Through the Handkerchief
17. The Painted Handkerchief
19. Spoofed!
20. "My Card"
22. The Cards Up The Sleeve
24. The Card on the Tape

1st edition 1931; 26 pages.

Table of Contents

3. Content
4. The Giant Four Aces
7. The Card and the Orange
10. The Same To You
13. The Three Card Trick
14. The Master Diminishing Cards
19. Taking the Count

1st edition 1931; 22 pages.

Table of Contents

3. Content
4. Arranging a Programme

   Sleight of Hand with Coins

6. The Ordinary Palm
6. The Inner Thumb Palm
6. The Outer Thumb Palm
6. Thumb and First Finger Palm
6. The Standing Palm
6. The Finger Palm
6. The Inner Finger Palm
7. The Outer Finger Palm
7. The Back and Front Finger Palm
7. Single Handed Vanish
8. Double Handed Vanish
8. The "Throw" Vanish
9. The Coin Roll
9. The Change

   Tricks with Coins

9. The "Impossible" Coin Vanish
10. The Impromptu Alchemist
11. The Travelling Coins
14. The Miser's Dream
16. The Note and the Lemon
17. The Coin and Envelopes

1st edition 1931; 22 pages.

Table of Contents

3. Content
4. Candle Flame Production
4. The Sleeve Production
4. Production from the Wand
5. Thumb Tip Vanish
5. The Sugar Bag
6. The Phoenix Handkerchief
6. The Vanishing Handkerchief
7. The Dyed Handkerchiefs
9. The Colour Changing Handkerchief
9. The Self-Knotting Handkerchief
11. Check Mate
13. The Blended Handkerchiefs
14. A Trick With A Tube
16. The Sympathetic Silk Handkerchiefs
20. Mr. Green and Miss Brown
22. The Unfortunate Sunshade

1st edition 1931; 26 pages.

Table of Contents

3. Content
4. Selling Your Services
8. Cigarette Magic Introduction
9. Cigarette Manipulation

   Cigarette Tricks

15. The Disappearing Cigarette
16. The Cigarette Holder
16. Cigarette Catching
18. The Asbestos Handkerchief
19. The Card and Cigarette
20. Lighted Cigarettes From The Mouth

1st edition 1931; 22 pages.

Table of Contents

3. Content

   The Magician's Dress

4. Afternoon Performances
4. Evening Performances

   Billiard Ball Manipulation

4. Introduction
5. The Multiplying Billiard Balls
7. The Patriotic Balls
9. The Transposed Balls
10. Cups and Balls
12. A Billiard Ball Phantasy

    The History of Magic (part 6)

15. Conjurers of the Eighteenth Century

1st edition 1931; 18 pages.

Table of Contents

3. Content
4. Rehearsal

   Thimble Manipulation

6. The Thumb Palm
6. Vanish No. 1
7. Vanish No. 2
7. The Change-Over Palm
7. Vanish No. 3
8. The Back and Front Palm

   Watch and Clock Tricks

8. The Flight of Time
12. The Flying Alarm Clock

    Borrowed Watch Tricks

14. With an Assistant
18. Without an Assistant
19. The Watch in the Loaf
20. The Watch Boxes

    The History of Magic (part 7)

21. Conjurers of the Eighteenth Century

1st edition 1931; 22 pages.

Table of Contents

3. Content
4. The Egg Glass and Handkerchief
5. The Egg-Laying Hat
7. The Levitated Egg
9. The Ring and Egg
11. The Egg Bag
14. The Human Chicken
16. The Ethereal Hen
18. The Conjurer's Egg

1st edition 1931; 22 pages.