Magic & Mentalism: page 444

Table of Contents

• No. 1: Our Policy; Magic is Dead!; Representatives; $5 For a Name; Jealousy; Annual Banquet; Our Entertainments
• No. 2: Conjuring by Electricity / G.G. Laurens
• No. 3: Professional Ethics; Jack Norworth; Werner Says; Many Thanks
• No. 4: Our Minister Magician; Extra Copies; The Growth of Flowers; Leroy's Letter; Annual Big Magic Show; Annual Banquet; Illustrous Wilson; Our Lyceum Magicians; An Invitation; The SAM Magicians
• No. 5: Marvill Magician; Keep It Up; Come Again; The SAM Magicians; The Social Session; Supplement
• No. 6: A Slight Correction and Reminiscence; Originality;...

Eine Weiterführung in der Kunst, mit Karten zu zaubern.

Roberto Giobbi's Grosse Kartenschule, bisher in acht Sprachen erschienen, ist die am weitesten übersetzte Buchreihe in der Geschichte der Zauberkunst. Jede Version wurde zum sofortigen Bestseller.

Es ist die umfassendste Publikation ihrer Art und wurde von Fachleuten auf der ganzen Welt als die "Bibel des modernen Kartenkünstlers" bezeichnet. Dieser fünfte Band enthält die detaillierte Beschreibung von weiteren modernen Techniken und Methoden, über 30 der besten klassischen Kartenkunststücke, sowie zahllose theoretische und...

The Gombert Pass, as published in the Gen Volume 22, Number 3, July 1966, has a complicated and mysterious past. At some point, some card experts believed Gombert was a pseudonym of Edward Marlo. Jon Racherbaumer traces its history and finds and connects with Jan Gombert, the author of the article in the Gen.

• Meetings And Passings: Memes And Themes
• Gombert Pass Reverse
• One-Third Of The Gombert Pass
• Cervon's Invisible Reverse
• Turnover Pass Reverse
• One Fantastic Move
• Bibliography
• Finding Gombert

1st edition 2004, PDF 25 pages.

An original series of 25 silhouettes. As presented by William Hilliar for three consecutive months at the Great Paris Exhibition, 1900.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Introduction
• Dog And Rabbit
• A “New” Rabbit
• French Chef & Frying Pan
• The Man And The Bottle
• President Mckinley
• Mr. Gladstone
• Napoleon
• The Giraffe
• The Preacher
• Woman And Spoon
• The Swan
• Man With Pipe
• The Conductor And Lady Vocalist
• The Horse
• The Dentist
• The Snuff-Taker
• The Fowl
• The Dancer
• A French Advocate
• The Woman At Her Toilet
• Mr. And Mrs. Caudle
• A Good Story

1st edition 1900, 47 pages; PDF 28 pages....

Jack and the Beanstalk

This was designed as a series of booklets (even though I am only aware of one), each featuring one routine. This one explains a paper-tearing routine, including the original patter by Cedric Richardson.

1st edition 2003, PDF 8 pages.

An adaptation of a classic card routine - the Spades 1, 2, 3, and 4 travel between the top and bottom of the deck, finally gathering together on top. Just when you think it's over - no, the magic has only begun. The Spades 5, 6, 7, and 8 appear on top of the deck, the Spades 9, 10, J, and Q appear on the bottom, and the final Spade King rises to the very top of the deck. For full details, see the performance video.

Performance transcript:

• Imagine the deck as a building, with each card representing a floor.
• The Ace of Spades travels from the bottom to the top.
• The Two of Spades goes...

Effect: The spectator freely selects a card under the fairest of conditions. It is lost in the deck by the spectator. After placing the cards in the cardbox, it is wrapped in a handkerchief. The spectator holds the handkerchief and gives it a shake. His card falls to the table.

Description: This is a classic of card magic. Under the fairest possible conditions, a spectator selects a card from a deck that he has shuffled. The deck is placed in the cardbox and wrapped in a handkerchief. It is dropped by the spectator instead of the magician. This version uses an ungimmicked opaque handkerchief...

A card game between four players, in which the magician seems to have no control, unless he manages to use magic to enchant the cards of each of the players.

This is a completely improvised card trick that the illusionist performs by randomly choosing three spectators and giving them a common deck of cards (even borrowed) that they can freely shuffle, before dealing a hand of cards (five apiece) to each of them.

The magician will show that, after everyone has looked at their cards, they must choose and remember the highest value card, placing it on top of their deck, keeping all cards...

Una Partita a Carte tra Quattro giocatori, in cui il Mago parrebbe non poter avere alcun controllo, a meno che non riesca con la Magia a stregare le Carte di ognuno dei giocatori

Anche con il titolo originale, "Haunted Card Game", si è voluto indicare un effetto di cartomagia del tutto IMPROMPTU, che l'illusionista esegue scegliendo a caso tre spettatori e consegnando ad uno di essi un comune mazzo di carte (anche preso a prestito) che potrà liberamente mescolare, prima di distribuire una mano di carte (cinque a testa) per ciascuno di loro. Il mago mostrerà che, dopo che ognuno avrà...

Ready-to-perform routines from a working magician's repertoire.

Hidden in Plain Sight isn't just another magic book - it's a curated collection of four battle-tested routines from Marko, a professional magician with 57 years of real-world experience. These are not theoretical curiosities or over-engineered gimmicks, but practical, powerful tricks that have fooled audiences on television, cruise ships, corporate stages, and intimate parlors across two continents. Each routine is streamlined for performance, easy to prepare, and designed to leave spectators genuinely astonished.

Whether...

Fun with paper, coins, matches, handkerchiefs, and other homely articles.

Excerpt from the preface:

Table of Contents

• Preface
• A Chat with my Readers
• The Red, White, and Blue Candles
• The Half Crown that Goes
• The "Diana" Trick
• Any Card You Like ...

This ebook explores the famous card magic theme "Any Card At Any Number," coined by mentalist David Berglas.

"This book has been produced with great attention to detail. Each effect is accompanied by numerous images that clearly illustrate the method, preparation, and execution. In some cases, links are provided to useful videos for further exploration of the topic covered. It contains some ingenious effects alongside others that are simpler, but all are guaranteed by the "trademark": B. Magic." - Davide Rubat Remond

All these effects, selected from the best I have...

Imagine a meaningful and memorable piece of mentalism using just a deck of cards.

• 100% impromptu
• No boring storytelling
• No gimmicks
• Simple sleights
• Useful for all situations

Welcome to Autumn Leaves, a piece that I originally released at the Emergency Act, part of my professional repertoire that can serve you well as a fascinating card prediction and a reminder of the power of child-like awe.

Every magician and mentalist can predict a card, but be the one who creates a beautiful precognition.

1st edition 2025, video 15:15.

Sandwich and Collectors are two of my favorite card effects and the ones I've studied the most. This is my original routine combining both effects.

The spectator selects a card, returns it to the deck, and the deck is shuffled. The magician cuts the two Jokers and four Aces into the center. When the deck is spread again, the two Jokers are found sandwiching the spectator's selection, while the four Aces have collected the other three cards of the same value. A pure sleight-of-hand routine with no difficult moves.

Performance transcript:

• Four Aces.
• The spectator selects a card. ...

Effect: The spectator shuffles the deck and cuts it, looking at the card he cut to (4D). The magician does the same showing his card to the spectator (KS). He places that card (KS) face down on the table. The magician spreads the deck face up, revealing one face-down card. It is the magician's card. The card on the table is the spectator's card.

Description:

Are you looking for an easy-to-do card effect that delivers an astonishing transposition while convincing the spectator they are in full control? This is the card transposition the spectator does not see coming.

Maximum deception...

A reading system utilizing 4 coins and 4 phases.

Addition and expansion of Paul Voodini's brilliant 3 Coins 4 Your Thoughts...

In this ebook, Curtis Foster develops and augments Paul Voodini's innovative "3 Coins 4 Your Thoughts...". He then shows how to incorporate it into Curtis Foster's "The Equation of Life". It contains everything that is happening in one's life.

Use oracles as manipulatives to gain balance and control over life's issues.

The goal of this PDF is to bring attention to Paul Voodini's vast experience and illuminating body of work. Paul Voodini's...

At one point, a long time ago, Epes Winthrop Sargent was a person of interest in the hunt for S. W. Erdnase. The primary reason for this was his initials E. W. S., which, when reversed, give S. W. E., the same initials as the author of The Expert at the Card Table. He also had connections to magic (writing about Saram R. Ellison, an important collector and personality in the world of conjuring, and The Sphinx) as well as writing an article about a cardsharp.

However, a forensic linguistic analysis quickly revealed that Epes Sargent does not write like...

Dr. Saram R. Ellison was a Canadian, born in 1852, but he lived most of his life in New York. He was one of the co-founders of the Society of American Magicians and had the member number 1. He was an avid collector of magic books and apparatus. At one time, he had the most important magic book library, which he donated to the New York Public Library.

This ebook is a biographical sketch of Dr. Ellison and his magic collection, including some photos and letters he received from prominent magicians.

1st edition 1915, PDF 13 pages.

Magic tricks, bar bets, gambling scams, cons, puzzles, and gotcha's with playing cards, dice, coins, rope, dominoes, and humor.

"Bob's brilliance, deviousness, and creativity are perfectly balanced by his wacky sense of humor .... With The Bammo Flim-Flam Conglomeration you get everything you expect from a Bob Farmer book: an off-the-wall sense of humor, laser-sharp intelligence, clear and concise writing, and a mountain of intriguing and entertaining scams, cons, betchas, and tricks - enough to amuse any magic enthusiast of any skill level, whether or not they have larceny in their heart."...

About the Sweat Palm.

The basic idea goes back to Scot's Discovery of Witchcraft. Jon traces the principle, as much as possible, through the conjuring literature.

1st edition 2025, PDF 10 pages.

Impromptu rising card trick.

No setup is required, no gimmicks, and no difficult sleights. With just a regular deck, the spectator's selection rises from the pack. The effect is direct and fast. For the full effect, see the performance video.

1st edition 2025, video 3:32

Effect: Spectator thinks of any card, no force. They can change their mind. Without asking any questions or looking at the faces of the cards, the magician names the card. This is about as close to pure mind reading as it gets.

Description:

If you could truly read a spectator's mind, you would have them think of a card and then reveal it without asking any questions. But there's one more important element: verification of the card the spectator is thinking of. We all know there are spectators who want the magician to fail. They might lie about which card they were thinking of.

You...

The Ian Adair lecture for Kidology.

Table of Contents

• Welcome....
• Slippery Silks
• Caterpillar Ropes
• Bags..Bags..Bags
• Rabbit Changing Bag
• Wizard Bag
• Tissle-Tassel
• Silks/Bag Sequence
• My Girlfriend -Magic Painting
• Paper Tears For Kid Shows
• Wizard Paper Tear
• 1000 Birthday Paper Tear
• Silk And Ball Opener
• Tip-Top Wand
• Fun With The Snowy Mouse
• Scamp The Dog
• Harry's Wand
• Using A Rabbit In The Show
• Routine For Balloon Box
• Peter's Bunny Bank
• Backdrops..Back-Cloth Displays
• Tips...Hints...Advice For Children's Entertainers
• Wally The Wizard

PDF 14 pages.

Looking for commercial, practical, and unforgettable material you'll actually use? Four Real Workers delivers exactly that - four powerful, practical, audience-tested routines that belong in every magician's arsenal.

Inside you'll discover:

MYSTERIOUS BOILING WATER - a startling impromptu effect with nothing more than a glass, water, a handkerchief, and a rubber band. The water boils mysteriously.

ULTIMATE IMPROMPTU DIE DIVINATION - a clean, fooling way to divine any thought-of number on a die.

INTO THIN AIR - a brilliant, overlooked handling of Theodore DeLand's Phantom Card...