Magic & Mentalism: page 425

One spectator selects a pair of cards of their choice, which the performer will magically locate within the deck. Afterward, a random card is chosen from the deck, which will then be found by the previously selected pair of cards.

This idea comes from the fusion of three routines by three different authors:

• 1-2-3-4 and 5 Ambitious by John Mendoza
• The 21-Card Trick
• Impossible Sandwich by Israel Rodriguez

1st edition 2024, PDF 6 pages.

The performer invites a spectator to choose a card. The chosen card is lost in the deck and shuffled. The performer takes the Ace of Spades, saying he will use it as an arrow, throwing it at the deck. The Ace of Spades will get stuck at a random point in the deck, and to everyone's amazement, cutting at that exact point will reveal the spectator's chosen card.

1st edition 2024, PDF 3 pages.

An unprecedented effect of semi-automatic card magic, on the theme of Any Card At Any Number, in which the irrational dread for Number 13 is the protagonist.

An all-new virtually self-working card magic trick in which the number 13 plays the leading role in an "Any Card At Any Number" effect: a spectator freely chooses which of the four Kings to eliminate from the deck. Then, from a dozen other cards at random, two will be chosen, whose sum of values will incredibly determine the number 13. A card of the same suit as the King chosen at the beginning will then be 'generated' and, magically...

Un effetto inedito di Cartomagia SEMI-AUTOMATICA, sul tema "Any Card At Any Number (Carta al Numero), nel quale è protagonista l'irrazionale PAURA per il Numero 13!

Un effetto praticamente SELF-WORKING di Cartomagia da PAURA: uno spettatore sceglie liberamente quale dei quattro Re eliminare dal mazzo. Poi, da una dozzina di altre carte a caso ne verranno scelte due, la cui somma dei valori incredibilmente determinerà proprio il NUMERO 13! Verrà poi "generata" una CARTA dello stesso seme del Re scelto all'inizio e, magicamente, contando dalla cima del mazzo fino al Numero 13 precedentemente...

"I wish this had been available 70 years ago. It would have saved me a lot of unnecessary side trips on my journey to performing the cups and balls. Everyone who performs the cups and balls or intends to perform the cups and balls needs to read and understand the material in this book ... the lessons learned in performing the "world's oldest deception" will transfer to everything else the performer does. The book reflects the knowledge gained from decades of performing in front of live audiences. Excellent work! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with the rest of us." - Bill Palmer

A choice collection of close-up gems from the fertile mind of Nick Trost, plus a bonus effect. These effects are fun to perform and entertaining to watch. And, like most of Nick's material, they rely on subtlety rather than difficult sleight of hand. And, added to this revised edition, you also get a bonus trick with playing cards that you're sure to enjoy.

Contents:

CARD IN CASE - A chosen card pops up from the deck which is held in the spectator's hands.

NICK'S PERFECTED CARD PREDICTION - You predict the exact number of cards to be freely dealt.

LOST AND FOUND - A miracle in...

There seems to be some controversy about what exactly to include in a modern-day recreation of a Ghost or Spook Show like the ones that scared the bejesus out of theatergoers back in the 1940s and '50s. What prevents many magicians today from staging their own "spooker" is the mistaken idea that a midnight ghost show must be a two-hour magic extravaganza requiring an 18-wheel tractor-trailer filled with expensive illusions and spook-themed props. Luckily for you, that's not the case.

Larsen sets the record straight, showing how little in the way of magic an act actually needs in order to...

A colorful butterfly leads a participant to her thought of lucky playing card in an impossible manner. And you can end up leaving an unforgettable souvenir with her. You can play this routine as influence, intuition, mind reading, impossible coincidence, prediction etc.

The Lucky Butterfly is a killer piece with a series of 3 moments of amazement. This works best with female participants whom you may be meeting for the first time. It works equally well with male participants too - just that the butterfly theme goes down a little better with female participants.

You will be using a single...

The magician displays a special deck made of double-blank cards. He has written a different word on each side of every card – only words that he can draw. After he turns away, the spectator removes a portion of the deck and eliminates all but one card. He remembers the word he is seeing and inserts the card in the middle of the deck. The magician faces the spectator again. He grabs a business card and a pencil while asking the spectator to concentrate on his word. When the magician is done drawing, the spectator reveals his thought-of-word, let's say it is "rabbit". The magician shows his...

The magician takes a deck of cards and shuffles them repeatedly. Then, the magician takes a face-up card from another deck and hands it to a spectator, asking them to insert it anywhere in the deck, leaving it halfway out. This card will naturally end up between two cards, which are then extracted and shown as the magician says:

"These two cards indicate a number, let's imagine it's a 3 and a 9, so given there are 52 cards, the only number they can indicate is 39!"

Continuing, the deck is spread in a ribbon, and a second spectator is invited to take the same card as the first spectator...

From a deck of cards, a spectator selects a card that, without being seen, is placed under the card case. Immediately after, two other spectators choose two cards, with which they will form a random card, meaning one will represent the suit and the other the value. Magically, whatever the composed card is, it will mysteriously be the one under the card case.

1st edition 2024, PDF 5 pages.

A new semi-automatic card magic effect where a spectator, from a shuffled deck, randomly chooses a card from among twenty red or black cards, and the magician, after shuffling them, first discovers the suit and, after an ensuing "successive elimination ritual" will be left with only one card in his hands: unbelievably just the twin of the chosen card! Hence the "The Mysterious Twin's Call."

A virtually self-working card magic effect in which a spectator, from an openly shuffled deck on view, chooses whether to play with red or black cards. The illusionist draws all the cards of that color,...

Un nuovo effetto di Cartomagia SEMI-AUTOMATICA nel quale uno spettatore, da un mazzo mescolato, sceglie una carta a caso tra una ventina di Carte ROSSE o NERE e il mago, dopo averle rimescolate, scopre dapprima il SEME e, dopo un conseguente “Rituale di Eliminazione Successiva”. rimarrà con una sola carta tra le mani: incredibilmente proprio LA GEMELLA della carta scelta!

Un effetto praticamente SELF-WORKING nel quale una spettatrice, da un mazzo apertamente mescolato a vista, sceglie se giocare con le carte ROSSE o NERE. L’illusionista estrae tutte le carte di quel colore, ad eccezione...

A card magic act that won the hearts of millions.

In 2024 Mark Lewis appeared on the Canada's Got Talent television show and got a sensational result winning $25,000 and a place in the semifinal by winning the Golden Buzzer. You have to see his performance below.

Now you can learn the entire act from the man himself, Mark Lewis, with all the bits of business, additional ideas, and showmanship the man has to offer. You do not need to be a sleight-of-hand wizard to perform this act. Clever sequencing, psychology, and a winning persona are the keys to success, and of course this ebook, too. ...

When Ed Marlo expressed his wish that his material be kept available "For the Guys," it was not his intent that the cost be prohibitive. That was not Ed's way. Ed didn't publish his material for the small amount of money they produced. He never received payment for most of the material he contributed. In keeping with the spirit of Ed's pricing, Wesley has decided to offer special pricing for those who purchase the full set of Marlo In New Tops.

In the month of October 2024, in recognition of the passing of the self-proclaimed "King of Cards," Harry Houdini, and the birth of the true, modern "King of...

In this long-awaited sequel to Secrets of a Psychic Reader, celebrity reader Charles Garner explains how to give readings that are satisfying and helpful to your clients. In Readings from the Client's Point of View, Charles covers:

• Who are your clients?
• Why do people visit psychic readers?
• What problems do your clients have?
• The two stages of a psychic reading
• Counseling
• The ethics of giving psychic readings
• Repeat business
• How to promote your psychic business
• The advantages of using a system
• The basics of crystal reading

Charles also provides a brief history of psychic reading and discusses the people...

A prop(less) act

"Matt is an ingenious thinker and his presentations are always very well thought out and powerful, in my experience. He is a name to pay attention to these days!" - Kenton Knepper

"Matt's additional thoughts on a variety of effects are both insightful and creative. He's also a top favorite magician/mentalist of mine. Certainly recommended reading." - Joe Miller

Perplexed is a book from the creative mind of Matt Overd. In his first release to the mentalism community, he outlines how he believes prop-less methodologies should and shouldn't be utilised and shares his complete close-up...

A classic in card magic. A chosen card is repeatedly placed in the middle of the deck and repeatedly returns to being the top card.

The ebook features many color photographs that make the readability even easier, to the point that the ebook can be understood even just through the images.

1st edition 2024, PDF 14 pages.

En este ebook, se explican detalladamente las rutinas cartomágicas más significativas del artista John Mendoza. Estas rutinas, una vez aprendidas, os acompañarán durante toda la vida.

La primera rutina es una clásica rutina de apertura, donde un espectador nombra un número entre 1 y 5, y de inmediato el artista, después de haber barajado las cartas e insertado medio mazo boca arriba dentro de medio mazo boca abajo, no solo reorganiza el mazo dejando todas las cartas con el dorso hacia arriba, sino que las únicas cuatro que quedan boca arriba formarán el póker del número nombrado...

In the chaos of a shuffled deck, the magic is not in the randomness, but in the unseen order, waiting for the perfect reveal.

In these pages, I am sharing an effect using a method in card magic that many magicians these days do not use. This effect is capable of deceiving not only laypersons but also fellow magicians who are unfamiliar with the method used, and due to the nature of this routine, this effect will probably fool magicians who have a basic understanding of its application.

• No gimmick or gaff cards are needed.
• Easy to perform, if you know how to shuffle cards.
• Uses a standard...

The Lie Detector is a card magic and mentalism effect that can be performed at any time and employs six cards, randomly chosen by the spectator, which put together in a pack will act as a polygraph. Alternatively, it is possible to use six cards on which to write as many names, cities, emotions, instruments, or any other idea that makes it possible to freely choose between six elements. The spectator will have to choose the six cards, one of which will have to remain a secret, to be guarded at all costs, even in the face of the four questions that the illusionist will have to ask him so that...

La macchina della verità è un effetto cartomagico che può essere improvvisato in qualunque momento e impiega sei carte, scelte casualmente dallo spettatore, che unite in un mazzetto svolgeranno la funzione di poligrafo. È possibile, in alternativa, l’utilizzo di sei biglietti su cui far scrivere altrettanti nomi, città, emozioni, strumenti o qualunque altra idea che renda possibile una scelta libera tra sei elementi. Lo spettatore dovrà scegliere le sei carte, una delle quali dovrà rimanere un segreto, da custodire ad ogni costo, anche di fronte alle quattro domande che l’illusionista...

An unprecedented Semi-Automatic A.C.A.A.N. effect that will amaze: a spectator freely chooses, from a few cards, one representing value, one for suit, and the sum of the values of the others will return the position in the deck in which the card will be found.

The title plays on the words "Some Suit of Value", where "Some" is pronounced the same way as "Sum" and both "Suit" and "Value" can be referred to playing cards. In fact, this effect involves the spectator choosing after the deck has been shuffled and cut, from a group of six cards that will be drawn, one card that will represent...

Un inedito effetto Semi-Automatico, sul tema Carta al Numero, che saprà stupire: uno spettatore sceglie liberamente, tra alcune carte, una che rappresenti il Valore, una per il Seme e la Somma dei valori delle altre restituirà la posizione nel mazzo in cui verrà incredibilmente a trovarsi!

Il titolo originale gioca in inglese sulle parole "Some Suit of Value" che dovrebbero significare: "un vestito di valore", ma si potrebbero leggere in modo analgogo anche per "Somma (Sum) di Seme (Suit) e Valore"!

Infatti questo effetto prevede che lo spettatore scelga, dopo che il mazzo è stato...