Magic & Mentalism: page 454

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At the beginning of the experiment, a deck of cards is placed on the table in full view. The performer makes a clear statement: from that moment on, the deck will never be touched again.

A card is freely chosen. A number is freely determined. The performer does not approach the deck again. Instead, the deck is picked up and the cards are dealt one by one, counting aloud until the selected number is reached.

The card at that exact position is turned over. It is precisely the card that was previously chosen.

This routine is specifically designed for large audience settings and is not...

You are asked to perform magic. But you are alone and deckless. Meaning you do not have anything on you. Except just one single card.

You take out this card, face down and propose to do an interesting experiment. You place this card on the palm of a participant or on a table, face down and start your experiment. You ask the participant to think of a card and a number in a very fair manner. After this you ask the participant to turn over that single card. On the other side of the card is a grid of cards with the positions numbered. You say that you had randomly shuffled a deck of playing...

The spectator can create any card, yet the performer is still able to predict it.

A packet of thirteen playing cards, containing every value and every suit, is shown to the spectator. By combining the value of one card with the suit of another, any card can be created.

The spectator rolls two dice and obtains a total that serves as a starting number - for example, 9. The performer deals nine cards and arrives at a first card - for example, the 2 of Hearts - whose suit the spectator remembers. The performer then deals two cards (the value of the first card) and arrives at a second card...

This is a powerful everyday carry (EDC) effect designed for real‑world performers. It hits hard, is incredibly easy to do, takes up almost no pocket space, and features an instant reset - perfect for walk‑around, casual performances, and those "show me something" moments on demand. This is the kind of piece you'll find yourself carrying all the time and actually using.

At the same time, it doubles as a focused, practical study of equivoque. The structure is logical, visual, and taught in a way that lets you quickly grasp the core ideas and immediately apply them. Once you understand...

This is the most up-to-date method for making an origami butterfly from a dollar bill. It can be easily constructed and manipulated to simulate the realistic animation of this delightful creature. The slow, precise wing movements are lifelike in every aspect. Don't pass this up, it's a surefire hit with children. Making them up using stage money results in a unique giveaway.

1st edition 2026, video 1:26

• Preface
• Introduction
• Opening Paragraphs
• The Vanishing Gloves
• The Perfection Flag Trick
• The Mysterious Bowl of Fire
• The Multiplying Thimbles
• The Diminishing Pack of Cards
• Flowers from a Paper Cone
• The Card Wand
• The Twentieth Century Handkerchief Trick
• Handkerchiefs Dyed by Magic
• The Wonderful Egg and Bag Trick
• The Sliding Die Box
• Marvelous Pigeon Catching
• Closing Paragraphs

1st edition 1921, 36 pages; PDF 25 pages.

A completely open prediction effect. The spectator freely selects a card from 12 cards, then moves the same number of spaces in any direction according to the card's value. The final card matches the value of the original prediction.

Next, the spectator again moves freely according to that value and selects another card with a completely different value - also matching the magician's original prediction.

1st edition 2026, video 9:54.

A new mentalism effect in which the spectator thinks of just one card, which will then be the only one not found in the deck, and the magician will prove to be the only one who knows its location, right from the start.

A.C.C.A.A.N." (Arbitrarily Chosen Card At No Number) is an amazing mentalism effect, in which the magician, after producing a deck of cards, asks a randomly selected spectator just to think of one card, creating it in his mind piece by piece: first he imagines its color, then its suit, and finally its value.

He will then invite the spectator, after revealing for the first...

Un effetto inedito di Cartomagia Self-Working in cui il Mago riuscirà per ben due volte a catturare una CARTA liberamente scelta e dispersa nel mazzo!

"C.A.S.I.N.O." (Carta Arbitrariamente Scelta In Nessun Ordine) è uno strabiliante nuovo effetto di MENTALISMO, dove l'illusionista, estratto un mazzo di carte, chiederà ad uno spettatore scelto a caso di pensare solamente ad una carta, costruendola nella sua mente un pezzo alla volta: ne immaginerà dapprima il colore, poi il seme ed infine il suo valore. Inviterà quindi lo spettatore stesso, rivelata per la prima volta la carta a cui...

Martin Lewis convinced Alexander de Cova to release his work on the thumbtip. This is like nothing you have ever seen before. His innovative handling of this tool will astound you. First, Alex performs and explains three original routines, each of which is not only a lesson in the use of a thumbtip but a world-class effect to boot. Finally, he explains his deceptively simple "Three Point Theory" and discusses in depth the logic, reasons and methods that will change your view of the thumbtip forever.

Rosediction: In this presentation for platform or stage a romantic prediction...

Giveaway Magic for the Hometown Magician is a collection of experience-driven ideas and advice along with ready-to-use artwork. Giveaway Magic can be physical items that you actually give away or various types of secrets or magical insights that you are willing to share. These come from magic 'leftovers' and a variety of non-magic sources, including novelties and gags, or scientific oddities and curiosities. Giveaway Magic encompasses a whole range of magic related ephemera, party favors, teaching tools, keepsakes and inexpensive props, all customized with contact information that help identify...

A deck is freely displayed and shuffled, and a spectator then selects any card (no force). The helper then cuts a block of cards from the deck, and the cards are counted to determine a random number.

Reassembling the pack, the selected card is slipped into the deck at a position decided by the spectator, and the cards are then cut a couple of times to lose the card's position.

The performer then shakes the deck a little as he explains that the selected card and the randomly chosen number will come together. Handing the deck over to the helper, she counts down to the chosen number and...

The spectator shuffles the deck freely, with no stack involved. The spectator first names any card, then remembers a random card. The magician has no knowledge of the remembered card. In the end, dealing to the named number reveals the spectator's selection.

1st edition 2026, video 7:54.

Effect: The deck is shuffled in portions - genuinely - by the spectators themselves. One of them cuts off a portion of cards and takes that packet beneath the table. Another spectator takes the remainder of the deck and does the same, both packets now hidden from view. The magician was turned away the entire time - no glimpses.

Yet, in spite of these impossible conditions, the magician reveals exactly how many cards were cut by the first spectator and how many the second spectator has. In the advance version the magician reveals the very card secretly placed from one packet into the other...

• Foreword
• Opening Address
• Opening Address
• "Patriotic Rockets"
• "Spirit Slates"
• Billiard Balls
• East Indian Yogi
• Ring On String
• Flag Vase
• General Patter
• Rising Cards
• Dove Pan
• Remarks

1st edition 1919, PDF 10 pages.

This talk was given before The Society of American Magicians at the Regular Meeting, Saturday, January 7th, 1905. A few years earlier, Sargent wrote in Mahatma on the same subject.

1st edition 1906, PDF 6 pages.

Magic with dice has been around for centuries, and although not as prolific as cards, these intriguing spotted cubes have the capacity to absolutely enthral an audience in a close-up setting.

Here is an astonishing dice routine put together by Ian Baxter, actively performing this gem since the early 1960's and as he likes to point out, frequently responsible for prompting some very well-paid bookings. He has performed this routine literally hundreds of times over the decades.

Now retired, Baxter has decided to release this personal favourite to the magic fraternity. Carefully detailed...

A brand new self-working card magic effect in which the magician will manage twice to capture a card freely chosen and scattered in the deck,

Repetead Escape Attempt is a new automatic card magic effect where the magician will always manage to find a card freely chosen by a spectator, representing an elusive thief, and hidden in the middle of the deck, using only a few clues provided by the deck itself.

After showing a deck of cards to the audience, he shuffles, cuts, and completes. He slides the cards in front of a spectator who, saying "Stop" at his discretion, will choose the card...

Un effetto inedito di Cartomagia Self-Working in cui il Mago riuscirà per ben due volte a catturare una CARTA liberamente scelta e dispersa nel mazzo!

"Reiterato Tentativo di Fuga" è un nuovo effetto di Cartomagia Automatica dove il prestigiatore riuscirà sempre a ritrovare una carta liberamente scelta da uno spettatore, a rappresentare un ladro inafferrabile, e nascosta in mezzo al mazzo, servendosi solo di pochi indizi forniti dal mazzo stesso.

Dopo averlo mostrato al pubblico, mescola e taglia un mazzo di carte. Ne fa scorrere le carte davanti ad uno spettatore che, pronunciando...

"What a great idea. If you are one of the thousands of magicians who have done Cardiographic on stage then this should be in your pocket!" - Paul Gertner

You show an image of a deck, drawn on your business card. Slowly, and in full view, a drawing of a selected card rises from it. You then give it away as a souvenir. Business Card-iographic is a stunning promotional giveaway, that your customer will keep for years.

The instructional video download comes with Brian's routine, which incorporates ideas from Joel Givens, Bob Sheets, and David Oliver. Also Martin Lewis...

This is a book on how to create original effects and routines, for your show or act, for lectures, for books and magazines, for marketing yourself or through dealers. Ian Adair was a prolific and successful trick creator. He shares in this publication his approach and lessons learned.

Be original, stand out from the others, create new ideas!

• About the author
• Testimonials
• Introduction
• Preface
• Thinking tricks... What this book offers you!
• 1 Researching what's been previously originated
  • Studying the classics
  • Studying magic inventors past and present
  • Studying all principles in magic ...

It contains two stacks, each made with 52 standard playing cards that contain bracelet sequences.

The Ruby Stack

The deck is cut and six cards are dealt out to six people. The people with cards that have a red suit stand up. The performer names all six cards.

The Ruby Stack is a full-deck stack where it's very easy to calculate the suit and value of the first card of six consecutive cards merely by knowing which of the six cards have a suit that is either a Heart or a Diamond. Alternatively, knowing which cards are a Club or a Diamond allows identifying the sixth card. The exact same...

A card is genuinely freely selected (and can be signed if required) and is shuffled into the deck, which is placed back into the box. A half dollar, which is marked with a sticker bearing a spectator's initials, is taken into the performer's hand from where it instantly vanishes.

With empty hands, the deck is slid from the box and is cut to reveal the marked coin resting on the back of one particular card in the centre of the pack. This card is turned over to reveal that it is the selection.

1st edition 2026, video 15:36.