Magazines & Journals in Magic & Mentalism

Lost ideas, concepts and tidbits of legerdemain.

• Editorial
• THEATER PRACTICE
  • Direction in Magic
  • The Theater Crew
  • A Director - Yes or No?
  • The Title of the Show - The Script
  • The Plot
  • Audiences Crave Emotion
  • Conflict: The Key to Emotional Flow
  • Building a Resourceful Repertoire
  • Recommended Reading
• HIDDEN GEM: Mark Elsdon's Limelight
• CLOSE-UP MAGIC: My Dice Switch
• HIDDEN GEMS: The Body-Load Box
• MENTAL MAGIC: Ballydesmond Polka
• RAMBLINGS: Crossroads
• CARD MAGIC: The Al Koran Deck Reimagined
• LETTERS FROM ETERNITY: A Letter from Dai Vernon
• GIMMICKS: Bill In Envelope Fold
• PRESENTATION IDEAS: Makramé Magic ...

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...

Lost ideas, concepts and tidbits of legerdemain.

This issue presents a collection of practical concepts, techniques, and ideas for serious magicians.

• Theory & Concepts: The D‑E-C-O-V‑A formula revisited, the five steps of deception, false assumptions and their use in magic.
• Sleight-of-hand techniques: Advanced false transfers, structuring a performance, and an alternative method for the card stab effect.
• Presentation & Scripting: The art of writing scripts, character development, and how to craft compelling magic routines.
• Exclusive Effects & Routines: The worldwide card trick,...

Our cover star is the brilliant Dan Harlan who tells us how he got into magic, his influences and the joys of teaching. We also go 'Book To The Future' with the Happiest Magician on the Planet - Steve Gore. If that doesn't whet your appetite we have an account on UKEA's convention, we explain how to review magic ... we also have some maths magic, how to be a magic dealer, and an article on the ethics of revealing magic online. And of course, there is our usual offering of product reviews and effects in the Masterclass section.

Vol. 20, ca March 2025, 80 pages
Cover: Dan Harlan

1. Cover: Dan Harlan ...

January 2023 - December 2023
Richard Kaufman, Editor
1120 pages

1. Genii - Volume 86, Number 1 - January 2023 - 88 pages
1. Cover - Max Maven
4. Contents
6. Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
   6. online video file available - More Genii Speaks - Richard Kaufman
   7. online video file available - FISM Québec 2022 - Max Maven Interview by Luis de Matos
10. The Eye - Vanessa Armstrong
16. In Memoriam - Max Maven (19550-2022) by Steven Minch, David Michael Rich & Jamy Ian Swiss
    16. online video file available - January 2022 Max at the Genii Convention
    18. Sticks - Stephen Minch
        21. online video file...

January 2022 - December 2022
Dustin Stinett, Editor
1040 pages

1. Genii - Volume 85, Number 1 - January 2022 - 104 pages
1. Cover - Gabi Pareras
6. Contents
8. Genii Speaks - Dustin Stinett
   • online video file available - More Genii Speaks - Dustin Stinett
   • online video file available - Gabi Pareras - Chop Cup
12. The Eye - Vanessa Armstrong
20. Gabi Pareras - Roberto Mansilla (translated by Pipo Villanueva)
    23. A Thoughtful Journey: On Ascanio - Roberto Mansilla
    23. online video file available - Ascanio about Gabi Pareras - 1994
    26. Gabi Pareras and Fictional Magic - Roberto Mansilla ...

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...

A treasure trove for South African magic enthusiasts.

Step into the enchanting world of magic with The Magician – the ultimate magic magazine for South African magicians. From January 1994 to June 1996, the legendary Wolfgang Riebe, a renowned South African magician, captivated the magic community with his bi-monthly publication. This wasn't just any magazine – The Magician featured contributions from both national and international magicians, delivering the latest global magic news and cutting-edge tricks. Now, for the first time, you can own the entire collection in one stunning 500+...

This periodical ran for 5 volumes and 60 numbers, from September 1905 to August 1910. With volume 1 number 9, it became the official organ of the Magic Circle. For the last two numbers in 1910, P. T. Selbit handed the editorship to George Munro. It was succeeded by the Magic Wand.

This PDF holds an index for the first four volumes each. The indices are grouped into the following categories (not all categories appear in all volume indices):

• Articles
• Ball Tricks
• Card Tricks
• Coin Tricks
• Correspondence
• Conversations
• Current Programmes
• Flower Tricks
• Gossip
• Handkerchief Tricks
• Hat Tricks
• Illustrations
• Jokes
• Magic Circle
• Obituary
• Our Monthly Telephone
• Poetry
• Popular Patter
• Portraits
• Practical Magic
• Programmes
• Recollections of Hartz
• Sketches
• Thimble Tricks
• Tricks

Contents:

1. The Wizard – Volume I – September, 1905 – August, 1906
2. Index ...

For the last two numbers, George Munro took over the editorship from P. T. Selbit.

773. The Wizard - Volume V, Number 49 - September, 1909 - 16 pages
773. Cover - Imro Fox
774. Ornum's advertisement
775. Notices
775. Gossip
776. Advertisements
777. A Protean Wand
777. The Magic Circle
777. Advertisements
778. Conjuring a Cake
     • Two New Methods of Performing a Popular Problem
       • The Preparation of the Cake
       • The Culinary Operation
       • The Cutting Part
       • Another Method
       • The Bran Box Again
       • A Fiery Dish
779. Nikola Breaks Out Again
     • A Half-Minute Perplexity Pickle
       • The Problem to...

581. The Wizard - Volume IV, Number 37 - September, 1908 - 16 pages
581. Cover - Chung Ling Soo
582. Hambley's advertisement
583. Notices
583. Gossip
585. Indian Conjurers at the Franco-British Exhibition
586. Correspondence
586. British Magical Society
     • Ideas Competition
587. Recollections of Hartz by Professor Hoffmann - continued
     • The Automatic Rising Cards
588. Marionettes - continued
     • The Figures
       • Chapter V - A Living Skeleton and the Donkey and Cart
589. The Northern Magical Society
590. The Master Mystery - A Puzzling Performance
     • Amusing Opinions
591. Advertisements

597. The Wizard...

389. The Wizard - Volume III, Number 25 - September, 1907 - 16 pages
389. Cover - Leon Herrmann
390. Hambley's advertisement
391. Notices
391. Gossip
392. The Carl Lebert Fund
393. Magic with Water Vases - J. W. Dewhurst
393. Thought Reading - New Book Advertisement
394. Recollections of Hartz by Professor Hoffmann - continued
     • The Mysterious Addition
395. The Magic Circle
395. Death of Bruno Walters
396. More Confetti Magic - N. P. Alvaro, India
397. The Egg and Confetti Trick - Another Way of Working It - J. W. Dewhurst
397. Correspondence
     • Derivations and meaning of Magical Expressions - humor
398. A Man of Magic - John Henry...

197. The Wizard - Volume II, Number 13 - September, 1906 - 16 pages
197. Cover - Le Roy, Talma and Bosco
198. Hambley's advertisement
199. Notices
199. Gossip
200. The Magic Circle
201. Oldest Conjurer in England - A Chat with Prof. Devono
201. Correspondence
202. Hartz and His Hat Trick - Professor Hoffmann - continued
204. The Melting Billiard Ball - effect
204. "A Black Art Handkerchief Producer" in the last issue was from Fullam McGlade
205. A Lively Drum - E. Cooper
205. To Tear a Pack of Cards in Two
206. Conjuring Tricks - by a Grown-up Infant
207. re: Tipping Stage Hands
207. A Sympathetic Ode - poem
207. re: Chapeaugraphy
208. The Instantaneous Production...

1. The Wizard - Volume I, Number 1 - September, 1905 - 16 pages
1. Cover - Poster for Maskelyne & Devant's Mascot Moth
2. Hambley's advertisement
3. Notices
3. Introduction
3. Gossip
6. Maskelyne & Devant's Mysteries
7. A Card and Egg Trick
7. Editorial
8. Practical Prestigiation
   • The Incubator Canister
10. note - Maskelyne & Devant in the "Topical Times"
10. The Magic Circle
11. Professional Announcements
12. In London City
12. Correspondence
13. Scissors and Paste
13. The Funny Electric Pencil - Ornum's advertisement
14. Conjuring - Past and Present
14. Pars. From the Provinces
14. A North British Magician's Wooing - humor
15. Harry...

An occasional journal of magic and strange.

Jazzy, fun, and informative, Ben Harris' new digital journal is full of surprises and tweaks.

• Learn a no-reel version of the amazing Leviosa.
• Tweak a switch cup so it works twice without a reset.
• Explore fantastic effects with gilded playing cards.
• Tweak a classic Paul Curry effect with an additional 'discard pile,' making the impossible even more so.
• Re-purpose your favorite 'Four Ace Production' as a mind-numbing gambling challenge.

Edited by Steve Shufton and illustrated by Ever Elizalde, Tweak looks and reads with ease and excitement.

1st edition 2024,...

• Millard Longman shares Bitcoins from Cyberspace
• Patrik Kuffs teaches his routine, 2Kuda
• Adam Socha shares a method for Cards At Any Number
• Kyle Leon teaches his Clean Cut Aces
• Paul Hallas has a Three-Person Quickie
• Steven Palmer takes A Subtle Breather
• Dale Moore says, What the Actual Freak
• Landon Stark shows how to make a Face Change Gimmick
• Biz teaches the Metro Control
• Plus, Scott Baird shares some low-tech ideas for building a Lottery Simulator and other Mad Libs-based predictions over Zoom!

PDF 52 pages.

• Mentalissimus
• Patter Presentations
• The Reading Mind Book Test
• Two New Magical Accessories
• Pipe Dreams! (That Work)
  • Smoking Empty Pipes
  • Stretching A Pipe
  • Comedy Climax For Pipe Production
  • Hola Havana!
  • Acrobatic Cigar
  • Card In Cigarette
  • Climax For Cigarette Thru Handkerchief
  • New Penetration Of Handkerchief By Cigarette
  • Production Of Giant Cigarette And Holder
  • Cigar Rises Out Of Tube
  • Tobacco Jar Fantasy
  • Tobacco Bowls
• Rice Fantasia
• Mutilated Parasol In Miniature
• Menta Ad
• How I Vanish Milk
• Botania Finale
• Production From Foil
• Coin Fan
• Milk Carton Dove Bottle
• Paper Tear...

Vol. 19, No. 6, January 2024; 60 pages

Cover: Jack Rhodes

4. Magicseen Issue #114 - Editor's comments
4. The Team
4. What's Inside
6. Reader's Letters
8. Magic Amanda [Lindsey]: Spinning to Success - interview by Phil Shaw
16. Masterclass
    16. Make Love Not War - Vinny Sagoo
    18. Comedy Card Prediction - Ian Adair
20. How to Create Magical Moments at Every Table - Gary Jones
22. News - Renowned Las Vegas Mentalist Paul Draper Elected to Leadership Council of the Magic Circle
26. Promote Yourself
30. Jack Rhodes: The Future of Magic - cover article
40. The Bochord Club - Iain Moran
    • Scams & Fantasies with Cards - Darwin Ortiz
42. Approaching the...

• The Magician Of The Yearbook - Ron Urban
• The Princess And The Royal Rope (A Patter Story)
• Trickities II (The First Trickities Is In The 1958 Yearbook)
• Phantom Tube And Candle Routine For Children
• Routine For A Rubber Dove
• Seek A Peek Plexiglas Clip Board
• "Coo Coo" Savon
• Idea For A Lota
• A "Refreshing" Lecture
• Make Safety A Habit
• A Day At The Races
• Counterfeiter's Dream
• Yeow!
• Old Glory Be!
• Hypo Phoney Routine
• The Fantastic Bill Transposition
• Presto Coin Stand
• New Multipurpose Card Exchange Folder
• Magic Roulette
• Chinese Symbol Gag
• The Miser's Dream
• Variation On The Soft Soap Trick
• Rope...

• Patrik Kuffs presents some Billiard Mastery in Two Acts
• Boyet Vargas shares his mentalism routine, Person of Interest
• Landon Stark explains a tea time trick with Mentalitea
• Werner Miller returns with the Three of Diamonds Trick
• Joe Rindfleisch shares his Computerized Deck 2.0
• Andy Choy and Yathunandh teach their Corsican Closer
• CJ snaps your portrait in Copper Silver Camera
• Claudio Imperiale gets Two Birds [with] One Stone
• Adam Socha has a Threesome In The Box
• John Carey goes Topsy Turvy Carey

PDF 46 pages.

• Beamrules - Scott Baird
• The Point of It All - Part 2 - Scott Baird
• One Point Five Hummer - Scott Baird
• CAAN You Believe It? - John Carey
• CAAN Lite! - John Carey
• Hat Trick - Werner Miller
• Out of The Box - Boyet Vargas
• Opposites - Michał Kociołek
• Examining Biddle - Brandon Sheffield
• All Star Prediction - Kyle Leon
• The Great Pepperoni Trick - Patrik Kuffs
• Wallet Load - Biz
• #hermitmagicchallenge

PDF 48 pages.

• Slop Shuffle Triumph - Kyle Leon
• Anti-Triumph - Scott Baird
• Peeked Key Triumph Control - Scott Baird
• FUJ-ed Triumph - Scott Baird
• Triumph's World - Chiam Yu Sheng
• A.K.A. Triumph - John Carey
• Trium-Fanned - Brandon Sheffield
• Corsican Monte - Andy Choy
• Sankey Says - Jay Sankey
• A Dedication to Michael Vincent - James Mollenkamp
• Kufflydini - Patrik Kuffs
• 4Fly - Jim Turnpaugh
• Double Undercut Reversal - Biz
• #hermitmagicchallenge

PDF 54 pages.

Vol. 19, No. 5, November 2023; 60 pages
Cover: Marc Kerstein the App Man

• Readers' Letters
• Fraser Parker
• Masterclass
• The greatest trick that magic forgot
• Cube magic origins
• Marc Kerstein
• Bochord Club
• Quick guide to magic apps
• What will happen to book tests?
• Card Foolers
• Darwin Ortiz
• Product Reviews
• Stewart Francis one-liners
• Readers' Tips & Advice

• Carbon Paper by Tomas Giammarco
• Echo Stack by Bertie Mac
• Aces Up, Collectors by Scott Baird
• Double Agent Collectors by Scott Baird
• Eerie Collectors by Scott Baird
• Twisting the Aces Shocker by Paul Gordon
• Coin Box Moves by Joe Cole
• The Alpha and The Omega by Millard Longman
• Sloppy Oil and Water by Kyle Leon (and Ryan Pilling)
• #hermitmagicchallenge
• United Switch by Biz

PDF 48 pages.

• Box Bits by Joe Cole
• One Four All by Michael Kras
• Worker's Cheek to Cheek by Kyle Leon
• Flurry by Michael Rubinstein
• Joker Transpo by Patrik Kuffs
• The Final Destination by Boyet Vargas
• Cubicle Coincidence by Joe Rindfleisch
• Challenge Accepted by Chiam Yu Sheng
• Six Card Cheat by Scott Baird
• Dale's Last Card Trick by Dale Moore
• Slam Change by Biz
• Sankey Says by Jay Sankey

PDF 51 pages.

This was the house organ of Ireland Magic Co. which later became Magic Inc. It started in 1957 with a regular bimonthly publishing schedule but then became irregular. The last of 45 issues, volume 4 number 9 was published in 1988. Being a house organ there are of course lots of product advertisements but it also includes news, interesting photos, comments, trick patter and presentations, reviews, quips, tips, and other things about tricks and magicians.

In the first issue, Frances and Jay wrote:

• THE GIRL ON THE OPPOSITE PAGE
• TWO PRICELESS GAGS
• IDEAS FOR MAGICIANS
• CLEAR-VU BILL VANISH
• METAPOUR
• TRICKITIES
• PERSONAL TOUCH TO THE PAPER HAT
• THIMBLE TRANSPOSED
• PORTFOLIO OF TRICKS BY ALLESSANDRO
  • The Demon Dollar
  • A Cigarette Routine
  • Number Divination
  • Lie Detector
  • Four Ace Control
  • Magic Sum
  • Transposition Cards
  • Allessandro's Gag Kit
• ONE AT A TIME COINS
• ACES IN HAND
• HALLOWEEN ADAPTATION FOR SQUARE CIRCLE
• PATTER FOR THE TOM BOWYER REPEAT BILL TRICK
• BUILD- IT- YOURSELF PRODUCTION ILLUSIONETTE
• RIGHT CARD - WRONG COLOR
• SATAN'S SATIN
• A GROUP OF IDEAS BY AL MURDY
  • The...

• Safety Cut
• Passee Egg Vanish
• Arizona Quickie Mental Routine
• Tie And Untie
• Dove Production And Vanish
• Doll Production And Levitation And Vanish
• Patter Presentation And Set Up For Mr. & Mrs. Green
• Musical Telepathy With Add-A-Number
• Comedy Finish For Slydini Paper Tear
• Rate Of Exchange Routine For Coin Capers
• Patter Presentation For The Milk Pitcher
• Brainwave Number
• Idea For Mr. Skunk Trick
• Ultra Citation
• Penny And Nickel Transposition
• Color Divination
• Three Lights On A Match
• Hubert, The Undernourished Rabbit
• Modern Club Act With Patter
  • Only A Roomer
  • The Scotchman's Pocketbook ...

Vol. 19, No. 4, September 2023; 60 pages
Cover: Carisa Hendrix

4. Welcome to Issue #110 - Editor's comments
4. The Team
4. What's Inside
6. Reader's Letters
8. Pete Firman - Tricktok - Interview by Phil Shaw
14. Enigma - Interview with Christian Grace
18. Masterclass
    18. Ultimate Payoff - Andrew Normansell
    19. Cut-Up Cards - Ian Adair
22. Cubeography - Kev G
24. The Bochord Club - Iain Moran
    • Ultra Cervon - Bruce Cervon & Stephen Minch
26. The Satisfaction of Creativity - Matthew J. Downen
30. Carisa Hendrix - Lucid Dreaming - cover article by Andi Gladwin
36. A Miscellany of Mischief and Magic - book by Tom Adams and Jasmine Floyd

• Greetings...
• Linking Rope Routine
• Who Gets The Prize
• The East India Card Trick
• Impromptu (?) Rigid Hank
• Cherchez La Rabbit
• Miracle Necklace
• Mrs. Murphy's Christmas Tree
• Allessandro's Marksmanship Act
• Divine Touch
• Allessandro's Comedy Routine No. 1
• Comedy Magic Routine No. 2.
• Comedy Convention Skit
• Allessandro's Cigarette Routine
• Magic Quickies
• Our Book-Within-A-Book-Feature (Leonard Austin)
  • Triple Transportation
  • No Beer
  • Sands Of Time
  • Production Box
  • Enchanted Cylinder
  • Aladdin’s Lamp
  • Silk Color Change
  • Novel Card Appearance
  • Sugar And Spoon Transportation
  • Seen In The...

EFFECTS

The issue starts out with Darned Pain in the Neck by Paul Gordon, a fun ace-spelling routine that goes wrong all the way until it goes right.

Then, learn Scott Baird's Fabulous Jumping Jokers, which is a different sort of take on a Ken Krenzel mystery card routine from The Collected Almanac.

Kyle Leon shares Predetermined Roll, a predicted card routine that is so fair it uses imaginary dice.

The Unknown Future by John Carey is a direct and to-the-point mystery card routine, originally published in his book Me, My Cards, and I.

Jason Connolly shares an ace-cutting routine with a triumph phase...

EFFECTS

The issue starts out with Joke Matrix by Scott Baird, a one-card and four-coin assembly effect based on the work of Shoot Ogawa.

Then, learn Michael Rubinstein's Purse Transpo Surprise, which is a copper/silver transposition routine using a purse with a big finish.

Kyle Leon then shares his take on a Bob Cassidy classic, called Name & Place. Learn Millard Longman's Acidus Novus peek and Jay Sankey's Paperclipped Switch in this routine as well.

Centrifugal Triumph by Jozsef Kovacs is a two-selection Triumph routine using the Centrifugal Lift by Kevin Fox.

Patrik Kuffs shares a short and sweet card reversal...

Vol. 19, No. 3, June 2023; 60 pages
Cover: Derren Brown

4. Welcome to Issue #110 - Editor's comments
4. The Team
4. What's Inside
6. Reader's Letters
8. N2G Magic - Nic Cheung - interview
16. What Happens When Two Magicians Get Married? - Alan & Kat Hudson
18. Masterclass
    18. The Return of the Muleshoe Gambler - Paul Gordon
    19. Fade-Away Lady - Ian Adair
    20. Old Blue Eyes - Paul Gordon
22. The Power of Palindromic Patterns - Kev G
24. The Bochord Club - Iain Moran
    • Art Decko - Simon Aronson
25. The Comedy Helpline
26. Ben Hart - Jadoo - new show
28. Where there's NO will, there's a way - Jay Fortune
30. Derren Brown - Notes From a Fellow Traveller...