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This is an unconventional and innovative marriage between the diary effect and the Acaan effect. An impossible and unbelievable showpiece. Do not be fooled by the low intro price.

Routine One as seen by the audience: A pocket diary is given to a participant and he is asked to check out the lucky playing card on his birthday. A deck of playing cards which was lying in full view on the table right from the beginning is ribbon spread and only one card is seen with Happy Birthday written...

Bend reality, blur perception, and make them question everything - straight from your phone.

Here is everything that the demo video does not say:

1. Works seamlessly on both iOS and Android.
2. No apps to install. No memberships needed.
3. Goes beyond ESP symbols - includes multiple alternative ideas.
4. Comes with a complete presentation, plus several additional ideas to perform it.
5. Lives quietly on your phone, ready anytime without interfering with your daily use.

Difficulty: Beginner to Intermediate

1st edition 2026, video 24:33.

A brand-new effect, using two decks of cards, one of which will be chosen by the spectator to represent the prediction.

This is a card an "Any Card At Any Number" magic trick that uses two decks of cards. The magician places both decks on the table, they are identical except for their backs: one has red backs and the other has blue ones. He lets a female spectator freely choose which one to use first and explains that, while one will serve as the prediction deck, the other will be used - after being shuffled - to allow her to freely focus on a card, from which the experiment will begin. ...

Un inedito effetto "Any Card At Any Number" con due mazzi di carte, dei quali uno verrà scelto dallo spettatore a rappresentare la Predizione!

Predizione di Carta al Numero con Due Mazzi è di un effetto di Cartomagia dove l'illusionista dispone entrambi i mazzi sul tavolo, sono identici tranne che per i dorsi: uno li ha Rossi e l'altro Blu. Lascia che una spettatrice indichi liberamente di quale servirsi per primo e spiega che, mentre uno servirà come Mazzo della Predizione, l'altro verrà utilizzato per permetterle, dopo che sarà stato mescolato, di soffermarsi liberamente su di una...

Wonderful card routines by one of the finest creators of magic entertainment. For example, he won the Academy of Magical Arts "Parlor Magician of the Year" for 2000. None of the routines requires particularly difficult sleight-of-hand. With an emphasis on offbeat effects, Martin delivers his original ideas with clear and insightful explanations. And, there's a non-card effect included, too, Martin's Chop-Cup Routine. It will teach you how you can make your own chop cup from items you likely have thrown away in the past.

This is material designed for the working magician, with each effect...

Even a folksy stand-up magic show needs a feature routine that delves into the theme of bodily endangerment reminiscent of the iconic Sawing in Half trick. Disecto and Sword Thru Neck are relatively interchangeable illusionettes that are suitable for both stage presentations and intimate venues. In addition to being compact and portable, they provide ample opportunity for clever patter and hilarious hijinks with the hapless volunteer and bemused audience. Full treatments of Daryl's unique treatment for both routines are provided.

Both Disecto and Sword Thru Neck are highly practical. They...

• Preface
• Comedy Opening Remarks
• Burlesque Mind Reading Act
• Burlesque Fortune Telling Cards
• Fire Eating Act
• Flowers From Paper Cone
• Patriotic Billiard Balls
• Silk Handkerchief Combination
• Rising Cards With Variation
• Diminishing And Enlarging Cards
• The Color Changing Balls
• The Bewitched Umbrella
• Torn And Restored Paper
• Spirit Seance In Lighted Room
• Ring In The Egg
• Floating Magnetic Wand
• Cards Passing Into Pocket
• The Spirit Paintings
• Chinese Linking Rings
• Wine And Water Passe Passe Effect
• Devil's Message Card Trick
• Wonderful Floating Ball
• Restored Card In The Lemon
• Aerial...

• Preface
• Introduction Patter
• Chinese Rice Bowls
• Twentieth Century Flag Trick
• Passe Passe Bottles And Glasses
• Egg Bag And Egg Trick
• Hydrometer Tube And Flying Handkerchiefs
• Wine And Water
• Dyeing Handkerchief Through Hand
• The Miser's Dream
• Pigeon Or Dove Pan
• Mail Sack Escape
• Enchanted Cage And Canaries
• Welsh Rabbit Pan
• Recipe
• Welsh Rabbit Pan
• Hot Coffee Vase
• Cups And Balls
• Cups And Balls

1st edition 1916, PDF 21 pages.

You begin with a challenge: can the spectator remember just four cards? You clearly display the Two of Hearts, Three of Diamonds, Four of Spades, and Five of Clubs. They're simple, random, and unforgettable. Or so they think.

Phase 1: The Transformation - Without a moment's hesitation, the four random cards are turned over to reveal they have transformed into the four Aces. The spectator's memory hasn't just failed; it has been completely rewritten.

Phase 2: The Callback - The spectator gathers the deck. To prove your control over their "fake memories," you instantly cut to the original...

There are many versions of Danson's 'Diary Trick' and I like to think that my version has much to recommend it. A spectator is handed a diary and on looking through it will soon see that every date has a playing card written next to it. The spectator looks up her own birthday date and remembers the card written against it.

A blue deck of cards is shown and there is seen to be one red backed card in it. This is the card that is in the diary next to the magician's birthday date. This odd backed card is left in the deck which is shuffled. Using the spectator's birthday date, cards are dealt...

Adapted from a classic routine by Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser. The spectator deals the cards into three piles on the table. In the end, the magician is left holding ten cards, while the tabled piles reveal four Tens. Finally, the bottom card is turned over to reveal four Kings.

1st edition 2026, video