Magic & Mentalism: page 381

Excerpt from the foreword:

• Fore-Word
• The...

This ebook features 28 of Mel's mentalism ideas, each of which is commercial and entertaining.

It also has an interesting essay on getting the basics right as well as three further pages of great one-liners to use in your act. Mel's methods are practical and uncomplicated - he has a real gift for getting directly to the nub of what is needed to created any desired effect - and so there will be many ideas that you will soon be including in your repertoire.

• Introduction
• Svengali Postcards
• Any Time Impromptu Book Test
• My Drink Prediction
• Blackout Gag
• Minor Miracle with M&Ms
• The Magic...

With his hilariously sharp yet playful put-down lines and quirky comedy plots, Mel Mellers has rightly established himself as one of the nation's favourite stand-up performers. Equally at home in front of lay people or a theatre full of magicians, Mel's individual performance style, which has been honed over many years as a pro and through countless performances all over the world, is a delight to experience.

Now you can go behind the scenes with this truly inspiring performer and learn how you too can become a top-flight entertainer. Mel gives freely of his advice on all aspects of performance,...

Elbow, Knee, and Neck is a genius routine by Daryl. Using only three ungaffed coins, you start and end clean, with three coins magically traveling from your closed fist to your elbow, knee, and neck. The routine is an "up" effect that plays for groups large and small.

You will also learn "easy pop," a simpler version of the pop-up move, and "hinge pop," a variation of the pop-up move that enables you to get two coins ahead, for a very clean, magical routine.

Upon purchasing this routine, you will be able to download a photo-illustrated pdf and several instructional videos.

1st edition...

Perform some amazing close-up routines with 15 dominoes with ESP symbols. These dominoes are not included with the ebook but they are fairly simple to make yourself.

This manuscript gives you the basic principles and presentations for a variety of possible effects. The principles involved are self-working in nature, and have been explained in sufficient detail to enable you to create your own amazing routines with these attractive and intriguing props.

• The Psychic Dominoes
• Psychic Stacking
• Choice or Fate
• Unique Match
• Desire and Destiny

1st edition 2004, 16 pages; PDF 15 pages.

The apparatus for this classic item comprises a solid ring and a nesting half-shell. These are not included with this ebook but you may already own the gimmick, or you can readily purchase it at any well-stocked magic shop.

Please note that Goutam is left-handed, and his descriptions and photos of the routines are based on his handling.

• The Jardine Ellis Ring
  • Basic Move No. 1
  • Basic Move 2
  • Basic Move 3
  • Basic Move 4
• Ring On The Ribbon
• Ring Off The Ribbon
• Continuous Production of Rings
• Ring Penetrates The Handkerchief
• Ring Penetrates Through The Palm
• Ring On The Spoon
• Ring...

Gregg teaches two methods for the same trick. The question this trick tries to answer is who was the famous author of The Expert at the Card Table? This trick will probably not provide any deep insights into this question but it may produce laughing, weeping, protesting, or other human emotions because the subject of Erdnase can evoke some very strong ones.

One method is based on equivoque, the other uses a Himber wallet.

1st edition 2022, PDF 3 pages.

4. Welcome to Issue #107 - Editor's comments
4. The Team
4. What's Inside
6. The Magic of F1 - Nigel Mansell
8. Vwgas & Lopez - A Magical Chainsaw Massacre Cabinet - cover article by Thomas L. Swieciak
14. Reader's Letters
16. The View from Behind the Stand - comedy re: convention dealers - Mark Leveridge
18. Masterclass
    18. ACAAN - The Rubik's Cube of Magic - Peter Turner
    20. Aces in Glass - Wolfgang Riebe
19. Magik Balay Announces Opening of New Magic Shop in NYC
22. Pro Tips - Part #4 Getting and Keeping Attention - Mark Leveridge
23. The Magic CRB - Magical Satire from Mark...

Close-up magic routines.

Excerpt from the introduction:

A collection of comedy routines.

• A Magician Extraordinary
• A Shocking Opener
• Comedy Of Errors
• Comedy Multi Balloon Penetration
• Confetti Cane Surprise
• Banner Surprise
• A Hairy Problem
• Threading Rope Trick
• The End
• Another Shocking Opener
• Smoking Episode
• Flowery Bow-Tie
• Long Long Pip Card
• Health Drink
• Flower Vase Trickery
• Three Comedy Gags
• Comedy Hat Production
• Socking 20th Century
• Magic Necklace
• Power Of The Mind

1st edition 1998, PDF 26 pages.

Volume 1, No. 11: November 2022, 44 pgs.

The eleventh issue of The Hermit Magazine features:

• EFFECTS
  • Isolation / Kyle Leon
  • Card from Purse Frame / Scott Baird
  • AP Card to Pocket / Claudio Imperiale
  • Damatter / Alexandre Moreaux
  • Hop! Hop! / Luka Kratsashvili
• ARTICLES
  • #hermitmagicchallenge
  • The Only Sin / James Mollenkamp
  • Can you really make a difference in the world? / Jay Sankey
  • Hocus Pocus Practice Focus / Amy Kimlat

A dictionary for the language of horse racing, dice and cards, bookmakers and runners, touts and tote boards, a colorful but expensive language to learn first-hand from the natives.

Excerpt from the preface:

All patter and two excellent videos are included.

My favorite effect of all time is my version of Dream Card, which was in my most popular e-book, My Favorites, and I have received accolades from professional magicians around the world for this effect. My second favorite is Dream Card Light which I have been very apprehensive about sharing because it is such a powerful effect - and it's easier to do than Dream Card ... and I've loved this trick for years.

This is more than just an impossible effect ... it is theater. The patter is so very powerful, that it is exactly what will be remembered most - and...

Techniques and routines for the Himber Wallet.

The Himber Wallet is a change device for flat card and paper items, like currency notes or bills, playing or visiting cards, pay envelopes, paper slips etc., which is an understatement, like saying "The Rolls Royce is just an automobile". When the Himber Wallet is correctly handled, it is far superior to other change wallets, card boxes, or devices that serve the same function.

Some wallets allow one to subtly prove no change has been made, when in fact it has. The contents of one side of the wallet can change, while the contents of the opposite...

The whiteboard bat is a paddle with whiteboard surfaces that allow you to write or draw pretty much anything on it with an erasable marker. This allows you to customize the classic paddle trick to your heart's content. Ian Adair developed this idea in the 1970s from an older version that used a blackboard material and chalk. In this ebook you will find loads of ideas what to do with it.

Note that no paddles are included with this download. But it is not too difficult to make these yourself from self-adhesive whiteboard material.

• The Origins Of The 'Whiteboard Bat'
• About This Model
• The...

The Multiplying Balls is a favorite trick all over the world. Though a very old trick, it is popular because magicians are regularly adding their own presentation and moves to it, to make it something new and different. The basic effect is that one ball held between the magician's fingers multiplies to two, then three and finally four balls.

No balls are included with the ebooks. Any well-stocked magic shop will be able to supply you with the necessary balls and gimmicks.

• Multiplying Balls
  • The Basic Multiplying Move
• Palming
  • The Regular Palm
  • The Finger Palm
• Productions ...

This ebook explains some routines, that will teach you the standard moves with ordinary thimbles, and also the handling of the nested pair.

No thimbles are included with this PDF. Regular thimbles can be bought in any sewing shop. For the nested thimbles check any well-stocked magic shop.

• Nested Thimble Magic Outfit
• Magic with Ordinary thimbles
  • Thimble vanish and production
  • See through vanish
  • Finger Switch Color Change
• Routines Using the Nested Thimbles
  • Thimble Penetration
  • The Roll Over Finger palm
  • Multiplying Thimbles
  • Nested Color Changing Thimble

1st edition 2004;...

No one knows the originator of this mysterious effect. Linking Rings were introduced into Europe about a century ago by a troupe of Chinese Magicians, and have been named the "Chinese Linking Rings" ever since.

The basic effect is that a number of solid metal rings that have been examined by the audience magically link and un-link at the magicians' command. The rings are linked into chains and designs comprising of two to eight rings. The effect is capable of infinite variations, and the routine can be as short or long as you like. It can be performed silently to music, or with a patter...

A complete treatise on the continuous production of fans of cards from the fingertips. Illustrated with many sketches, front and back views. One of the greatest applause-getters in the business, and you can easily learn how to do it from this ebook. Includes work with gloves, descriptions of performances, ...

Illustrated by Eugene Gloye.

• Introduction
• The Instruction
• The Hat Steal
• The Card Clip
• A Net For Catching The Cards
• Two Types Of Fans
• Gloved Productions
• By The Same Author

1st edition 1941; PDF 20 pages.

Excerpt from the introduction:

A playing card levitates above a deck of cards.

The method is based on the black art principle and therefore requires a black background such as a black T-shirt or similar. A bit of arts and crafts and you can make the gimmick yourself.

1st edition 2022, video 14:41

• Card Tricks And Magic
  • Useful Rules To Follow
• Tricks With Cards
  • To Call For Any Card In The Pack
  • To Make Another Person Draw The Cards You Call For
  • To Name The Cards Of A Pack Concealed Under A Handkerchief
  • To Call The Cards Out Of The Pack
  • A New Method To Name All The Cards In Succession Without Seeing Them
  • To Discern One Or More Drawn Cards
  • The Knaves And The Constable
  • To Show A Card Now On The Top, And Now At The Bottom Of The Pack
  • The Same Trick In Another Manner
  • The Same Trick In A Still More Surprising Manner
  • The Double Confederates
  • The Card In The Pocketbook
  • Of...

Three cards magically penetrate your hand one by one. Gregg worked out other solutions to this problem in his earlier ebooks, but they all used four cards. This is a streamlined version with only three cards. He suggests using Ace, 2, and 3 spot cards.

1st edition 2021, PDF 5 pages.

A gaffed card that allows performing a super-clean back color change of a signed card.

From a red-backed deck, a spectator selects and removes a card, signs the face, and returns it to the deck. The deck is spread and a blue-backed card is seen in the middle of the spread. When turned over, it is the card he signed.

Remember:

• The spectator removes and handles his initial selection which is a red-backed card.
• At the end, he can also handle the blue-backed card (he can even keep it as a souvenir).
• No carbon or other signature transfers. This one is a fooler. It is one of those "things...