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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.

Table of Contents

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...

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...

Uno stupefacene Effetto Automatico di “Carta al Numero”, che utilizza due semplici mazzi di carte, due dadi e due fiches per lasciar giocare il destino coi dadi!

Si tratta di un effetto incredibilmente Self-working di Cartomagia e Mentalismo, del genere “Any Card At Any Number”, che utilizza due semplici mazzi da Poker di 52 carte, due comuni dadi numerici a sei facce e due gettoni da Casinò che riportano su di essi la scritta “SEME” e “VALORE”. L’illusionista chiamerà una spettatrice ad aiutarlo, mentre spiegherà come spesso, nel corso della storia, sia le carte da...

"A really powerful spell-to-your-card effect. The title says it all, it is Bannon's "Dead Reckoning" except on steroids." - Tommaso Guglielmi

"For a long time I've been performing "Dead Reckoning" by John Bannon. It's one of my go-to effects in my repertoire. But that changed today. "Dead Reckoning: On Steroids" is a marvelous improvement on the original. It is unbelievably deceptive and impossible to reverse engineer, and it replaces "Dead Reckoning" in my repertoire. Thanks Unnamed Magician for this splendid creation." - Brian Draven

"The main effect is good but the first...

The Sync Book Test is a completely impromptu routine that can be performed anytime, anywhere, using two borrowed books. It is built around a strong, consistent presentation that turns the effect into a genuine test of how in sync the mentalist and participant are. The routine centers on a coincidence between a number and a word, but it sets the stage for a compelling telepathy demonstration - framed as yet another uncanny coincidence: the mentalist is silently thinking of the exact word randomly chosen by the participant.

Here's how the effect appears to the audience:

A participant freely...

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+...

The Automatic Placement Principle, named and popularized by Ed Marlo, is a mathematical marvel that places the spectator's card into a known position in the deck, without sleights. I've created two amazing enhancements: First, the spectator shuffles the majority of the deck after looking at his card. Unbelievably, you still know the card's position without touching the deck! Second, you're now privy to the card's identity as well as its location. Both methods are presented as a glimpse into gambling strategies. These enhancements have many potentials for your card magic.

1st edition 2024, PDF 19...

Excerpt from the introduction:

Table of Contents

• A Magical Mish-Mosh (And Other Tricky Trivia)
• The Magic Scroll
• Milk To Dove
• Dagger Dime
• My Six Card Repeat
• Two Coins And A...

Excerpt from the introduction:

Memfinity Deck: Memorising the Infinity Deck is a companion work for the Infinity Deck released by Craig Petty and Murphy's Magic. In this ebook, you will learn how to memorise every photograph in the deck using mnemonics. This is an easy process which takes just a couple of hours. Once you know this system, you can use it to learn most any list of objects. After you learn the photographs, you will learn some effects to do with your new skill - used in this way, it is as close to real mind reading as you can perform. Special thanks to Richard Osterlind for allowing the use of parts of his...

The title reads Applause-able Magic, and that is exactly what this ebook contains. Magic that will bring you the APPLAUSE you desire and magic that is presentable.

The author writes from experience, both as a childrens' entertainer and as a variety act. We leave you to pick out the gems from the dust, but, remember that it is gold dust, which is always valuable - somewhere - sometime.

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Passe Passe Tins
• Silk Shirt
• Silk Frock
• I've Got Worms
• The Card Mixer
• Magic Song Book
• Colour Changing Reels
• Sally The Silkworm
• Comedy Camera Capers
• Egg And Lemon
• Ha-Ha...