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A History of the Art of Magic

T. T. Timayenis

Containing anecdotes, explanation of tricks and a sketch of the life of Alexander Herrmann.

To The Reader
The Art Of Magic
Healing By Words
Hands
Talismans
Aeromancy
Alectryomancy
Aleuromancy
Alomancy
Anthropomancy
Apantomancy
Arithmomancy
Astrology (Judicial)
Axinomancy
Belomancy
Botamancy
Capnomancy
Cartomancy
Catoptromancy
Cephalomancy
Ceromancy
Chiromancy
Cleromancy
Cledonism
Coscinomancy
Dactylomancy
Extispicium
Gastromancy
Geomancy
Hydromancy
Onomancy
Oneirocritics
Onychomancy
Ornithomancy
Pyromancy
Psychomancy, Or Sciomancy
Rhabdomancy
Sibyls ...

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You feign a centre deal with basic moves. You openly cut the four Kings into the deck and deal them to the spectator. But the four cards you get are the four Aces. Easy and magical! You get a bonus tutorial of Imperial Bicycles.

1st edition 2025, video 10:05.

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6 Stunning Card Tricks

Ian Adair

Snow Drift Deck: A find the Lady type of effect using a deck of 52 blank cards and a Queen.

Origami Card Discovery: A strip of folded paper displays a prediction of a card which a spectator will select. It's wrong! The image magically changes, and the prediction is 100% correct.

Simplicity Card to Wallet: No special wallets used, yet the same effect is accomplished using a very simple method.

Peek-A-Boo!: A joker card, which has a corner missing, is used to locate a chosen card within a shuffled deck.

Split Down the Middle: Ian's version of the classic 'Split Deck'. The deck has...

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Mental Magic with Slates

William W. Larsen & T. Page Wright

Here are 10 mental magic mysteries from the creative minds of Larsen and Wright, including a guest contribution from Dunninger, the world-famous mentalist and F. G. Thayer, owner of Thayer's Studio of Magic.

The contents include:

The Photographic Slates
Look Ma, No Flap!
Three Slate Test
Automatic Writing Test
Slate of the Swami
Ultra Book Test
Television
The Time Transmitter
Mumbo Jumbo and the Evil Eye (Thayer)
Spiritualistic Slate Writing (Dunninger)

An uncommon collection and one that belongs in every wonder worker's library. The "Television" effect...

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From the Private Files of Chanin

Jack Chanin

Step into the private workshop of Jack Chanin - Philadelphia's "Man With the Magic Hands" - with From the Private Files of Chanin, a curated collection of some of his most ingenious, deceptive, and surprisingly simple magical miracles. This isn't just another magic book - it's a vault of forgotten treasures, meticulously transcribed from Chanin's original instruction sheets, many of which baffled even his fellow magicians. Inside, you'll find 27 astonishing effects with cards, silks, ropes, eggs, coins, and everyday objects - including his legendary "Rip-It" (torn-and-restored bill), the mind-bending...

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Tracking Four Cards

Miku W.

This is a trick for quickly locating four selections.

During an overhand shuffle, four cards are freely chosen, with no control involved. The spectators clearly see the cards lost in four different positions. Yet in the end, the magician can still locate all four selections with precision. For the full routine and effect, see the video demonstration.

No force
No gimmick
No memory work
No peeking

1st edition 2025, video 6:42.

★★★★★ $19.97 $11.95

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Attention Misdirection and Creating of False Memories

Dustin Marks

Price Increase: Once 50 copies have been sold, the price will increase to $19.97.

"I found myself underlining so many passages - especially around how perception becomes reality, and how spectators' confidence in a false memory can actually strengthen the magic." - Gaia Elisa Rossi

This eBook, written in layman's terms does a deep dive into two of the most powerful psychological weapons available to magicians: Attention Misdirection and the creation of False Memories. These principles form the foundation of truly mysterious magical experiences that leave audiences genuinely astonished. ...

★★★★★ $18

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Grids of Destiny

Unknown Mentalist

Grids of Destiny is a set of killer routines especially suitable for close up and parlor situations. Of course, you can easily adapt them for stage also, if you want.

These G.O.D (short for Grids Of Destiny) effects are an example of how a simple method can be turned into absolutely stunning and impossible mind reading routines which can cause tremendous impact.

The "Grids" does not refer to a magic square or a forcing matrix. These are also not binary grids. And there is nothing Occult or Oracle based about them, unless you want to make them so, for your presentation. These are normal...

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Magick Volume 19

#469 (March 20, 1992)

Foiled Thought / Dan Alessini
Insight / Dr. Charles Scott
Fogelepathy / Maurice Fogel & Orville Meyer
The Mystic Word
The Psychic Fair / Herb Dewey & Marc Sky

#470 (April 15, 1992)

Incredo Book Test / Orville Meyer
E-Z-up Lectern / Orville Meyer
The Meyer Pad / Orville Meyer
The Mystic Word

#471 (May 8, 1992)

Pop Secret / Dr. Rajneesh Madhok
Thomphitz Cricket / Tom Fitzgerald
Tempathy / Phil Goldstein
The Mystic Word
The Psychic Fair, Part 2 / Herb Dewey & Marc Sky

#472 (May 29, 1992)

Auroracle / T.A. Waters
Empathy / Rudy Hunter ...

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Magick Volume 18

#443 (August 3, 1990)

Spoon Beam / Dan Alessini
Cat Eye / Neil Somerville
Spill-master / Sandy Spillman
The Mystic Word
Ghost Show Daze / Jonathan Cooke

#444 (August 24, 1990)

Re marK able! / Gaetan Bloom
QuicFile / Herb Dewey
Tarot Touch / Larry Baukin
The Mystic Word

#445 (September 14, 1990)

Gimlet / Rudy Hunter
Hypno-Task / Ben Druckerman
Inflexion / T.A. Waters
The Mystic Word
Ghost Show Daze, Part 2 / Jonathan Cooke

#446 (October 12, 1990)

Signature Effect / Bascom Jones
Shape & Color / Riley G. Matthews
Sechel / Phil Goldstein
The Mystic Word ...

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Magick Volume 17

#417 (February 10, 1989)

Option Four / Bruno Haber
Focal Point / Dr. Juris
Mind Flight / Ted Karmilovich
The Mystic Word
The Witches' Runes, Part 2 / Richard Webster

#418 (March 3, 1989)

The Sensitives / Richard Osterlind
Psi-Pop II / Charles Adrian
The CT Tantra / Rudy Hunter
The Mystic Word

#419 (March 24, 1989)

Memory Bank / Ted Lesley
Hoy Plus 'X' / Richard Stride
Dream World / Bruce Barnett
The Mystic Word
Mentalism for Malls / David Harper

#420 (April 14, 1989)

Beat the Dealer / Phil Goldstein
Nuts and Bolts / David Altman
Dust to Dust / Richard...

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Magick Volume 16

#391 (June 12, 1987)

Mind-Reach / Bob Baker
6th Sense / Gary Lee Williams
Psi-cloned / Dan Tong
The Mystic Word
The Psychic Reading, Part 2 / Herb Dewey

#392 (July 3, 1987)

Snake Ayes / Gene Nielsen
Take Away / Allen Swift
Scent-sational / Tom Fitzgerald
The Mystic Word

#393 (July 31, 1987)

Chair-voyance / Barrie Richardson
Touch Tarot / Bruce Clark
It's Philatelic! / Bob Haines
The Mystic Word
The Psychic Reading, Part 3 / Herb Dewey

#394 (August 21, 1987)

Ultra-plus! ... Close-up Mental Act / Dan Alessini
The Mystic Word

#395 (September 11, 1987) ...

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Magick Volume 15

#365 (February 21, 1986)

Dark Side of the Mirror! / Valerie Nielsen
Sounds of Music / Dan Alessini
Touché... / T.A. Waters
The Mystic Word
Foul Play / Terry Nosek

#366 (March 7, 1986)

The Image Maker / Rick & Beverly Burcher
Thsakw / Walter B. Gibson
Reflections / Gene Nielsen
The Mystic Word

#367 (March 21, 1986)

The Legacy / Dan Blackwood
Screamer / Bruce Barnett
Preferences / Scott Davis
The Mystic Word
Foul Play, Part 2 / Terry Nosek

#368 (April 11, 1986)

One-Man Seance / Dan Alessini
Gypsy Wish / Lary Kuehn
Thinking Ahead / Gerald Kosky
The...

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Magick Volume 14

#339 (September 28, 1984)

The Astro Connection / Neil Somerville
Standout / T.A. Waters
Witching Rod / David Himelrick
The Mystic Word
Palmistry for Fun and Profit, Part 2 / Richard Webster

#340 (October 12, 1984)

The Swedenborg Predictions / Fred Kolb
Chip / Tom Saville
Card Sense / Rich Bloch
The Mystic Word

#341 (October 26, 1984)

Focal Point / David Ashton
Showdiac / T.A. Waters
Thaumaturge / Dan Tong
The Mystic Word
Palmistry for Fun and Profit, Part 3 / Richard Webster

#342 (November 23, 1984)

Pop Luck / Phil Goldstein
The 'X' Factor / David Lederman ...

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Magick Volume 13

#313 (January 14, 1983)

One For All / Leslie Anderson
Source-X / Mike Selwyn
Design Dupli-kits / Robert Haines
The Mystic Word
The Credibility Factor / Myriam Ruthchild

#314 (January 28, 1983)

Star Power / Frank Shields
Symbols / Gene Nielsen
Shadow Seance / Leo Kostka
The Mystic Word

#315 (February 11, 1983)

The Bridge Hand / Robert Haines
ESPecially Yours / Peter Adrian Devlyn
Change 'Plus' / E. Raymond Carlyle
The Mystic Word
Listen to Yourself Talk / Bascom Jones

#316 (February 25, 1983)

Witch's Sticks / Bob Cassidy
Astro Logic / Gary Inglese &...

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Magick Volume 12

#287 (July 3, 1981)

The Jupiter Effect / Leo Kostka
Cubicle / Phil Goldstein
Word Games / Don Camp
The Mystic Word
Making Private Parties Pay / Peter Adrian Devlyn

#288 (July 17, 1981)

Dark Vision / Jack Kent Tillar
Poof! / Tom Craven
PsychoBond / David Ashton & Nikko
The Mystic Word

#289 (July 31, 1981)

Eyes of Isis / Cicardi
Challenge Prediction / Frederick Shields
Time Capsule / Peter Isaacs
The Mystic Word
Authentic Mentalism / George B. Anderson

#290 (August 14, 1981)

Princess A Hoy / Ross Johnson & Bob Cassidy
Sleep-Eez / Karroll Priest
One Man...

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Magick Volume 11

#261 (July 4, 1980)

Zaebos / Curt Walter
Swami / Jack Kent Tillar
Cognizance / Bob Haines
The Mystic Word
In the Beginning there was Man / Hugh Riley

#262 (July 18, 1980)

Gift of the Illuminati / Ray Grismer
PSI-Con! / Uriah Fuller
Cone of Power / Alessandro de Luca
The Mystic Word

#263 (August 1, 1980)

Midnight Man / Phantini
Selectrick / T. A. Waters
Bank Knight / Hiram Strait
The Mystic Word
Wish I Thought of That / Bascom Jones

#264 (August 15, 1980)

Dark Powers / Frederick Shields
Xandu! / B.C. Milnov
Die-Lex / Phil Goldstein
The Mystic Word ...

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Magick Volume 10

#235 (July 8, 1979)

The Ring / Jonathan Yarbrough
Mind-X / Nita Kemp
Secret Assistant / Kathi DeFrancis and Steve Aldrich
The Mystic Word
Quick Guide to Contact Mindreading, Part 2 / Hal and Robin Weaver

#236 (July 20, 1979)

Printed Matter / Phil Goldstein
The Crystal Key / Phil Goldstein
Day for Night / Phil Goldstein
The Mystic Word

#237 (August 3, 1979)

Star-Crossed / T. A. Waters
Direct Dialing / Elmer Deffenbaugh
Sight Unseen / Paul Rylander
The Mystic Word
"Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism, Volume Two" - An Historical Perspective / T. A. Waters...

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