Magic & Conjuring: page 12

Mr. T is an underground gambler, the man who wrote the Pro Guide to the Lucky Log, and the exclusive manual for "Bingo Bango". Now he brings you A Sweet and Simple Swindle. Two of them actually, because the PDF includes an additional bonus swindle with playing cards.

Both dead easy to do, no sleight of hand, no complicated tactics, just a sweet advantage to you, where the mark will believe they have the better of you all along. No marked cards or anything of the sort, both of these use a regular deck of playing cards that can be borrowed, so easy a kid could take advantage of this ... if...

Host your own entertaining séance or year-round haunted house with these frightfully spooky stunts.

Not just for Halloween, you'll be the life of the party any time with more than a devil's dozen effects and stunts that take place around the séance table or darkened room. They won't break the (blood) bank, either.

Newly revised, with over 20 pages of added content, including new methods, attractions and ideas to make yours the most talked-about event in your city or town. Don't just perform magic . . . live it in your own house of spooks and ghosts.

Here's a partial look at the contents: ...

An intriguing selection of card effects, A Spell Of Cards is not wholly concerned with spelling tricks. There are more than several offering a sideways glance at the concept. They take the spelling genre a little bit off the usual well-beaten track.

Among the non-spellers, there are a few move-related fragments. Nothing to run and hide from, though faro shuffles and bottom deals get a look in along the way; as well as established favourites like the Braue Addition, Double Undercut and the odd false shuffle.

Anybody who likes cards and is not completely allergic to spelling effects should...

A thoroughly understandable explanation about how to create new magic and the techniques for improving the magic that you already do. De-mystify the creative process and open up your mind to simple yet effective ways to improve your magic.

Over the years there have been a number of books which have sought to create some sort of ‘system’ to explain and to formalize the process of magical creation. The problem is that in seeking to explain and elucidate the process so much jargon and complex theorizing takes place that the average reader is left with little that is understandable to work...

A wonderful routine only requiring a false count. Martin Lewis uses the Buckle count but several other false counts can be substituted.

The premise is a game of cards with a card sharper. You deal cards and the sharper counts his cards. He has 6 cards. Since you can't play poker with six he removes one card and counts them again still leaving him with six cards. This is repeated two more times always leaving him with six cards. Only the last time he is left with 4 cards. Since you can't play poker with 4 cards he adds a card but still is left with only 4 cards. This continues until in the...

En este fantástico e-book del prestigioso mago Aldo Colombini, encontrarás 5 impresionantes rutinas de cartomagia que dependen de ordenaciones de la baraja. Al más puro estilo de Aldo, sin manipulaciones complicadas.

Estoy seguro que estamos todos de acuerdo en que el efecto es lo más importantes y que algunos de los mejores efectos en la cartomagia se consiguen gracias a ordenaciones previas a la ejecución del juego.

Aquí encontrarás 5 fantásticas rutinas que dependen de ordenaciones en la baraja.

• Crazy Poker: La más salvaje demostración de poker que jamás hayas visto. ...

I am sure that we would all agree that it is the EFFECT THAT IS ALL IMPORTANT and that some of the most astounding effects in card magic can be obtained by setting up the cards in a certain order before the performance commences.

Here are five routines of Aldo which depend on set-ups.

• CRAZY POKER: The wildest Poker demonstration ever.
• KNOCK-OUT SPELL: Spelling procedures reveal incredible coincidences.
• ROYAL CUTS: The four Kings and the four Aces are produced in a surprising manner.
• JUNGLE JAM: A spectator cuts off a portion of a deck. The next two cards are dealt face up and their...

THE BIGGEST SNAG IN "EIGHT KINGS" OR "SI STEBBINS" EFFECTIVELY REMOVED.

Are you afraid of being caught when using a stacked deck of cards? Then you must know George Blake's system! No more fear of spreading the deck face up, if you know it.

From the introduction:

This is volume 3 in a three part series: Volume 1, Volume 2.

This is a licensed reproduction of the famous Magicassette series created by Martin Breese - now owned by Lybrary.com.

This is volume 2 in a three part series: Volume 1, Volume 3.

This is a licensed reproduction of the famous Magicassette series created by Martin Breese - now owned by Lybrary.com.

Roger Crosthwaite wrote the following after hearing John's recording: "These John Mendoza recordings are absolutely superb! Anyone who buys them will certainly not be disappointed for there is something for everyone ....he is a commercial performer who stresses direct and visual magic. Seasoned card workers will be excited and challenged by some beautiful new magic of the highest order and caliber...these insights into his own philosophy of magic are so valuable and really only come through the spoken word." A treat for anyone who is into advanced close-up material.

This is a three volume...

Magic enabled by double sided tape.

This ebook will show you how to place a coin at the tips of your fingers and, in full view of the audience, cause that coin to vanish in an instant! All this without the use of a pull. You may shake your hands vigorously to prove that nothing is contained therein. You then proceed to produce coin after coin from mid-air - you will produce a number of coins, not just one. With this new method of palming it is possible for the magician to work in short sleeves (or, for that matter, with no sleeves at all). You can show both hands convincingly empty and at...

A world famous silk magician designed this beautiful finale to his show. Based on the use of a tube like a Phantom Tube, these clever and subtle methods create a great act. Anyone interested in silk work can make up the act and do it. Many clear sketches, photos, careful explanations teach you how.

• To Dorny...
• Prelude
• Preface
• How it all began . . .
• Audience eye view
• Frightening imitators
• Scientific loading
• The gimmicks
• The box
• The "suitcase" prop
• Switching tubes
• The soup ladles
• How to load
• Concealment
• Count down!
• Note to reader
• Author!

1st edition 1962, 64 pages; 1st digital...

David Regal is a television writer and producer (Carbonnaro Effect) by profession, with a background in live comedy. But you likely know his work in magic, either through the tricks he has created like "Sudden Deck", or the books he's authored such as Approaching Magic, or his own performances at the Magic Castle or on video.

• What his process entails for coming up with engaging presentations.
• The difference between inspiration and attendance.
• How television writing informs his magic.
• Why a magic secret is only a beginning.
• Why being original (or not) is a decision.
• The differences...

This effect was created by Dai Vernon and was published in Rufus Steele's book The Last Word on Cards.

The deck is shuffled by a spectator. The magician removes a prediction card from the deck and places it face down on the table. The spectator creates two piles. The top card of one is turned face up. The value of that card is used to count to a card in the other pile. The card counted to is the mate of the prediction.

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A Quiet Corner was originally published in Nathan Spark’s ebook Tattoo and reprinted in Heavily Haunted: Second Edition. Here is what Don Theo III had to say about A Quiet Corner:

"Subtitled "Various Tips, Techniques, Pieces and Parts." Prepare yourself before diving into this entry. This is a walk on the wild side, led by the delicious madness that is Dale Hildebrandt. Dale goes really deep with this, and it's obvious he really put forth a lot of time and effort. Since first reading his work, I have always wanted to attend a lecture by Dale just for the pure experience. This is about as close as it gets without having him right...

An envelope is shown upon which there is a question mark. Nearly a dozen cards are removed and shown to have the names of various colors written on them. The cards are mixed and a spectator is asked to remove one. The remaining cards are put away back into the envelope. The spectator can put the card away someplace on their person. In spite of this, the performer is able give them a reading (if desired) based on the color as well as divine the color of the card selected.

Included are the complete instructions for this routine which includes Kyle's color coding system "A Question of Color",...

This is a verbatim transcript of a public debate between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, representing Spiritualism, and Joseph McCabe, representing the Rationalist Press Association. It is a back and forth, pro and con, mentioning examples and counter examples.

The debate was held at the Queen's Hall, Langham Place, London, on Thursday, March 11, 1920, and was chaired by Sir Edward Marshall-Hall.

1st edition 1920, 57 pages; PDF 31 pages.

As Executive Director of The Omaha Magical Society and author of a magic club leaders resource blog, Dave Arch saw the need for a low-cost junior magician's curriculum that could be taught by someone with even an entry-level knowledge of magic as long as they had a passion for growing kids in their personal confidence and social skills.

What you now have is the result of a two-year effort to build the curriculum, create the videos, and field test the project - fine-tuning it based on what was discovered out in the field.

Our hope is that you find it a resource that will be of use to...

Unpacking Dai Vernon's Pact

When Vernon's trick appeared, its puzzling aspect centers on the fact that the spectator chooses one of three cards and the one chosen changes into his selection. In other words, the spectator is permitted to make two decisions. He selects any card. Then he selects one-of-three cards, which changes into his selection. It is essentially a quickie.

• Introduction
• 1, 2, 3 Dai Vernon
• RECOUNTING ON 1-2-3 Dai Vernon
• LASSO-DOE-TRE Edward Marlo
• THE PROMISE II Edward Marlo
• STICKY ACE, DEUCE OR THREE Dave Solomon
• STICKING TO THE PROMISE Jon Racherbaumer
• ISOLATED 3-2-1 Jon Racherbaumer
• 1-2-3 INFINITY Jon Racherbaumer ...

Including the real deal on "The Trick That Fooled Houdini", and Jon Racherbaumer contributed a lengthy treatise on TILT.

MALLEABLE POKER DEAL - An amazing 3-part routine with a Poker Deal that will dazzle everyone - including magicians. This routine can be performed by almost anyone.

FIRST, a five-handed game of poker is dealt and the dealer displays that he can deal bottoms, seconds, and center deals at will. He deals himself the four Tens.

SECOND, the dealer asks a spectator, at which hand is the shill supposedly sitting, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th hand...the 5th is the dealer's hand. When the spectator...

Hardcover book with dust-jacket. The dust-jacket has some damage along its edges. Harry Stanley edition. For details on the contents see the digital edition.

The Handbook for Impromptu Magic

• Preface
• At The Dinner Table
  • Coin Through Saucer
  • Coin Vanish
  • Coin And Glass Of Water
  • Inflation
  • Coin Tester
  • Balancing Coins
  • Phoenix Matches
  • Smokeless Cigarettes
  • Multiplying Matches
  • Musical Cutlery
  • Telepathic Tapping
  • Psychic Steam
  • Burning Sugar
  • Production Of A Glass Of Wine
  • Bending A Spoon
  • Salt Transposition
  • Seven-Cornered Napkin
  • Surprise Penetration
  • Vanishing Shaker
• Impromptu Magic ... Anywhere!
  • Evaporating Scent
  • Disappearing Pen
  • Drink Cards
  • Horrific
  • Telekinesis
  • Vanishing Ring
  • Maxwell's Miracle
  • Coin Penetration
  • Optical Change ...

Card routines for the working performer.

Contents:

• THE MAGICIAN (Sam Schwartz): A packet of double-backed cards is shown. The cards then each contain a letter that spells MAGICIAN (or any other message).
• DRAW A BLANK (Aldo Colombini): Perhaps my most famous trick. A card is freely selected and it is the only printed card in an otherwise blank deck. No rough and smooth. No difficult sleight of hand.
• HATS AND RABBIT (Rachel Colombini): You show a prediction. Five cards with rabbits and a hat are shown and shuffled by a spectator. The prediction shows the same order as the packet held by the spectator. ...