Magic & Mentalism: page 370

Dealer-quality magic effects, props, hacks, and upgrades you can make at home.

This ebook was clearly ahead of its time, as the effects are classic and timeless. There's something in it for every magician. One effect, "A Stunning Transposition", if sold by itself at a dealer, would sell for twice what the entire book sells for. Even if you're all thumbs, the author's clear descriptions and illustrations make it easy to craft amazing effects, props, and utility items that you'll be proud to use and amaze with. Contains a nice variety of effects, tips, and practical suggestions for close-up,...

Over the years I have learned that even a very experienced performer can find himself/herself in situations during a show where you need to stay calm and ignore random things that happen during your show. For the rest of it, speak your mind, but always be respectful. These lines will help you have control over your show and also enhance your professional image.

"I just read the book and there are plenty of good lines/ideas. My favorite are "Balloons Animales" and "Marketing Lines. Thanks Regardt for your sharing!!" - Guillaume Cerati

• Jumping castles
• Photographer
• Naughty children ...

A mentalism effect with drama, humor ... and death! What's not to like?

Four people are asked to write the name of a living celebrity on a piece of paper, while another person writes the name of a dead celebrity on theirs. The papers are folded and put inside five unmarked tablet bottles which are then placed into a bag and mixed up. The performer brings out the bottles one by one, holding each against his forehead dramatically. He can instantly locate the dead celeb.

This is a simple but hugely effective mentalism routine with lots of laughs. You get the full routine with original one-liners,...

The Mark Twain stack is a Si Stebbins stack with a four-apart sequence in SHoCkeD order. It was first published in the February 1935 issue of Modern Mechanix and Inventions magazine. This is a reproduction of this article.

The Mark Twain stack, also called the Riverboat stack (see for example Magic Card System), due to the abundant gambling on Mississippi riverboats, gets its name from the practice on these riverboats to frequently having to measure the water depth. If it was two marks, pronounced 'mark twain', it was ok.

1st edition 1935; PDF 4 pages.

This is the first known publication of the Si Stebbins stack and several tricks that go along with it. It is a reproduction from the Sunday 18th December 1898 issue of the St. Louis Post Dispatch newspaper.

1st edition, 1898; PDF 5 pages.

Dieses mikromagische Juwel findet man schon bei Ottokar Fischer in seinem Wunderbuch der Zauberkunst. Auch Punx hat ihn gerne vorgeführt. Hanns Friedrich steuert einen wunderbaren Vortrag bei.

PDF 4 Seiten

The original Prophecy Move in Bill Simon's book Effective Card Magic has been a favorite with magicians since its publication. The spectator places a business card or playing card between two cards at a random position somewhere in the middle of the deck. The move forces the top and bottom cards of the deck. A myriad of variations and tricks with the sleight have surfaced through the years.

The author first describes his version of the move. This in-the-hands handling accomplishes the move using natural movements in spreading the cards. Neither hand turns over when performing the sleight as in the original version. Gerald...

Walker's Card Mysteries is a book of highly useful and original card conjuring. The forty odd items deal with systems, sleights and subtleties, while each experiment is worked out in the most minute detail. Accurate illustrations enhance the value of the publication.

From the Preface:

From the Foreword by Ian Adair:

This is the story of an Austrian inventor, his patent, and his appliance to make objects and people invisible on demand.

In the 1930s the Austrian press was excited about the invention of "invisibility rays" by an Austrian inventor. The invention was licensed by the company Semperit (the largest car and bicycle tire manufacturer in Austria) and exhibited at a trade show where it became a sensation and was viewed by hundreds of thousands of visitors. During that trade show, the inventor made for the first time also people invisible. He applied and received a patent in Great Britain for his...

Do you perform the Three Shell game/con? Have you thought about doing the Three Shell game? If so, this is a must, decades-held, secret underground move for you. This ruse adds an auditory convincer to the otherwise purely visual con. Easily executed; stunningly entertaining and deceptive. This is a move you will use.

Here are the reactions of well-known Shell Game workers with whom it was recently shared.

"Very Clever." - Pop Haydn

"An amazing idea I love it." - Terry Ward

"Brilliant!" - Michael Stehle

1st edition 2022, PDF 1 page, video 3:02.

From the preface:

This was the last volume in the series of Year Books Laurie Ireland published.

• salute To Our Collectors
• Love & The Magic Collector
• The Brotherhood Of Magic
• Wild Magic
• Fire Bowl From Paper Bag
• The Super Duper Safety Match
• Indian Maid Escape
• Flaming Torch To Cane
• Red The Crook
• Clock Vanish Idea
• Snow White Dove Production
• Topper Production
• Cane To Dove
• A Tip
• Johnny Brown's Split!
• Johnny Brown's Instant Silk
• From A Mentalist's Notebook
• Mommy!!
• Aristocratic Finger Chopper Routine
• Prof. Cheer Bits
• Paper Plate Caper
• Flower Production Dox
• Supersonic Silks
• How Did You Do That? ...

Following the footsteps of senior magicians and veterans like Sam Dalal, and Solyl Kundu, here comes a new magic magazine from the land of magic, India. The Magic Nest Magazine is a new magic magazine edited and compiled by Indian magician Balu. The Magic Nest brings you articles, effects, sleights, and ideas for amateurs and pros alike. We are featuring contributions from the minds of Sam Dalal, Shankar Junior, Kakinada Sreenivas, Dipak Roy Chowdury, Balu, Narayanamurthy, and many more.

• Foreword
• Articles
  • Editorial
  • Remembering Our Roots - Sam Dalal
  • Etiquette For Magicians
  • A Look At Magic Periodicals ...

Eine höchst vergnügliche Kartenzauberfibel für jedermann. Mit langsam steigender Dosierung werden Kunststücke von verblüffender Einfachheit und äußerster Raffinesse servierfertig angerichtet und mit Witz, Anekdote und Historie garniert.

Mit einem gewöhnlichen Spiel von 32 Blatt, ohne Präparation und ohne Fingerfertigkeit, lassen sich sogar die Wunder der Telepathie, der Hellsicht und der Telekinese vorführen. Der elegante Plauderstil des Verfassers, aus seinen früheren Veröffentlichungen wohl bekannt, macht die Lektüre dieses Buches zu einem intellektuellen Vergnügen.

J. Stewart Smith presents more of his mystifying card effects, accomplished without knuckle-busting sleight of hand. The author was something of an enigma, eschewing public performances in favor of fooling magicians and mentalists at magic conventions. After a process of continual refinements from demonstrating his effects under the critical eyes of magicians, he would assemble a small number of his latest creations and issue them in small, limited-edition booklets. To say that his books are hard to come by is a gross understatement. This is a shame since the magic is priceless.

Smith was...

The Effect of the Card in the Orange ranks with that of the Bank-Note in Lemon, or the Card in the Egg effect, but has one main advantage over the other two and that is that it is easier to do. Although the impact on the audience is precisely the same, the trick can be performed under any conditions and is literally worry-free. The Card in the Orange is one of those effects that, in the right hands, can be a reputation-maker. The whole effect depends entirely upon showmanship and presentation.

• Edwin's Routine
• What You Require
• Another Method
• Knife Force
• Simplicity Force
• The Glide ...

• Karrell Fox - Instant Fun For Everyone!
• How To Be A Comedian In One Easy Lifetime
• Thoughts On Magical Comedy
• An A B C Of Magicomedy Bits
• What Do Magicians Do When They Aren't Magishing?
• Magic Isn't Funny
• Our Sense Of Humor
• If It's Laughter You're After ...
• 3 Oriental Boxes
• Magic Slept Here
• Pretty Snaky
• Red White & Blue
• Foam Plastic And Magic
• Flight Thru Space
• Hoy Deploy
• Transesp
• Tish Kebob
• Betty Hal - Astra Gal
• Make Safety Your Watchword
• A "Drop" Of Coffee
• Lines For Safety
• Ball That Went On A Trip
• Flying Carpet Card Trick
• Openers
• Teeth And Fish Idea
• Large Coin Routine
• The Abacus...

A simple and powerful display of intuition.

Imagine making an instant connection with a stranger by testing their intuition. Now, Imagine performing this test of intuition with a simple prop that you can make from almost anything.

From the mind of Heather Jay, Betting Hands is a simple and impactful demonstration using nothing more than two poker chips and your spectator's hands. Carry this in your pocket, and be prepared for a fantastic moment of synchronization and intuition.

This ebook will give you a full performance for the "Betting Hands" routine and detailed instructions on how...

Ein äußerst lesenswertes Ebuch über Magier, Schwindler und Scharlatane. Wilsmann vereint hier eine Reihe von faszinierenden Geschichten und Anekdoten von Zauberkünstlern und solchen die sich deren Methoden bedienten. Es gibt kein vergleichbares Werk im Deutschen Sprachraum. Zusätzlich stellt Wilsmann am Ende die erste Bibliographie Deutscher Zauberliteratur zusammen. Für jeden Sammler und Wissbegierigen ist es eine wunderbare Liste um neue Bücher zu entdecken.

• Statt einer Vorrede
• Magie ohne Magie
  • Das Geheimnis eines Papyrus
  • Was Alkiphron berichtet
  • Der Schwindler von Abonuteichos ...

Another fabulous comedy mentalism effect with a full comedy routine.

An envelope is in full view which contains a single book. A plastic tumbler contains many pieces of paper - each piece has the titles of two books written on it. The spectator freely selects one piece of paper. They then have a choice of either book - and they can change their mind! They finally select one ... and it's the same as the one in the envelope.

The envelope contains one book - the selected one. The envelope is then ripped up to prove there is nothing else inside. This is virtually a self-working effect and...

A novel blending of Linking Rings and Ring on Rope Magic during a demonstration of ancient marriage rites. This is not just a series of intriguing illusions, but an immersion to ancient betrothal rituals where magic and myth were alive and natural.

Three Routines:

• Troth Ritual
• Troth Ceremony Suggestions
• Pledge Bond Suggestions

Moves, sleights and stratagems adapted from the Primal Rings eBook. This is designed for an engagement party with lost of audience involvement with special attention for the special couple. Effects occur in their hands and because of their betrothal commitments. It is story...

As you can understand from the title this is an impossible divination. The method is becoming more and more diabolical.

The effect is a classic: the spectator chooses a card and the magician finds it. Here, however, the conditions are strict for the magician. There is seemingly no way the magician could find the card. The deck is shuffled while the performer looks away. Despite this, he will be able to find the chosen card face down. All this with a normal, borrowed, totally impromptu deck.

1st edition 2022, video 12:03

Please note that this is deckless. And that does not mean propless. Two double blank business cards are used in this effect, with something written/printed on them of course, as you will get to know in this manuscript. This ACAAN is notoriously unknown as DAD ACAAN. And this is completely different than the earlier Deckless ACAAN.

3 different participants freely and randomly choose a card value, a number, and a suit. All are fair choices...or so it seems. And you read all 3 minds with a uniquely stunning impact. You can even perform this to a single participant or even in a virtual show or a video call....