Magic & Mentalism

Real magic, for real people.

First, in a live performance for lay people, close up and personal, you will see full-time pro Cody Fisher perform the powerful magic that has won him awards worldwide, including the very prestigious Texas Association of Magicians award for best close-up magic.

Each of these effects has been honed over countless performances into the strong magic pieces they are now. Cody tips everything, including all of the gags and bits of business, that make these outstanding tricks into the strong pieces of magical entertainment that they are.

If you have read Cody's...

Grand Slam is the ultimate closing routine for your card magic act. It's a hard-to-beat routine that will allow you to end your act with a bang!

Read what Aldo himself says in the preface:

Punchy, powerful tricks for magicians

From one of the most prolific and battle-tested creators in modern magic comes an ebook that does not mess around. Astonishers is not theory. It's not pipe dreams. And it's definitely not magic that only works in the comfort of your living room. This is real-world, audience-tested, reputation-building magic - created, refined, and performed by Wolfgang Riebe, a full-time professional entertainer with over four decades of global performance experience.

Every routine in this ebook has earned its place in front of live, paying audiences. No filler. No...

My Jazz Aces routine differs from the classic handling in both procedure and display, and it finishes with my own handling for a different ending.

1st edition 2026, video 9:22.

Effect: After the spectator shuffles the deck, he looks at a card in the fairest conditions and buries that card in the deck. He then freely selects a helper card (QD) and cuts the deck again. Unbelievably, the Helper card finds the spectator's card without the magician touching the cards.

Description:

Imagine a routine where the spectator does everything. They shuffle the deck, they look at any card - no force required - and they bury the card into the deck. You don't touch a thing while they "fairly" lose their card in the pack.

Why it's a must-have:

• Total Freedom: The spectator...

Sold today as Magic Coloring Book, for centuries these have been known as Blow Books. Senior Antonio Blitz worked from the 1830's through the 1860's. He possessed a rare hand-illustrated version. Kept constantly wrapped in heavy paper, he only unwrapped it while performing. This suggests he considered it to be of great value. We offer a few suggestions so that you can get the most response from this 200-plus-year-old marvel.

Note: This download video does not explain how the blow book is gimmicked or how to make one yourself. It is a common dealer item. The video provides a...

While the promo already covers most of it, here are a few important details it doesn't clearly point out.

The choice of card, number, and their combination is completely free. The deck stays in full view the entire time; it is never hidden or taken out of sight.

There is an additional secret action that happens while the performer is asking for the card and number. It is naturally woven into the conversation and presentation, so the audience won't notice it. From the audience's perspective, the trick hasn't even begun yet, moreover the deck remains in full view and more importantly away...

Two sets of 7 cards are shown. One pile has pictures of the logos of 7 of the most common social media platforms. The other set has the names of these platforms written in words on the cards.

Two spectators who do not know each other are invited to see whether they can connect via the same social media platform. The pile of cards with names on them are shuffled and spread face down. Spectator 1 can touch the back of any one of the cards – it is a genuinely free choice. The selection is placed aside unseen but in view.

The pile of logo cards is shuffled and spectator 2 names any number...

Six cards, three have a large red dot on their face, and the other three are jokers. The red dot cards change their backs multiple times.

1st edition 2026, video 2:35

An incredibly automatic mentalism effect in which the illusionist will be able to discover both the card chosen by the spectator and the role of knight or villain that he has secretly assumed!

A mentalism effect in which a spectator freely chooses any card from a deck shuffled by the audience and places it among a dozen or so other cards that he has taken himself, turning them randomly face up and face down, and shuffling them together. After a further series of shuffles and a few questions, which the spectator is free to answer either truthfully or untruthfully, the mentalist discovers...

Un effetto incredibilmente automatico di mentalismo in cui l'illusionista riuscirà a scoprire sia la carta scelta dallo spettatore che il ruolo di cavaliere o furfante che egli avrà segretamente assunto!

Un effetto di Mentalismo in cui uno spettatore sceglie liberamente, da un mazzo mescolato dal pubblico, una carta qualsiasi e la disperde in mezzo ad un'altra dozzina circa di carte da lui stesso prelevate, voltandole a caso un po' di faccia e un po' di dorso, e mescolandole tra loro. Dopo una serie ulteriore di miscugli e poche domande, a cui lo spettatore sarà libero di scegliere...

A simple, multifaceted routine you can carry in your wallet. Four blank cards, eight words, multiple revelations and much more. Names, places, emotions, objects, lies, truth and more.

"I've just bought and read both Moniker and DDT - Fantastic stuff." - Timon Krause

"It is clever, and I like it a lot! Especially as it uses something which I really like and use in different and various routines of my own." - Jan Forster

Basic Moniker
A spectator mixes four cards. Each card has two common names written on it. She thinks of one of the names while the performer's...

New comedy routines for magic.

"This guy's f***ing funny!" - George Carlin

Greg is a full-time pro whose performances have taken him to over 60 countries on five continents. George Carlin said about Greg, "This guy's f****ng funny!" Some testimony. In a moment of weakness, Martin Lewis convinced him to share his "Comedy & Magic" act with us, all of it - not just the effects - all of the gags, jokes, and bits of business that make those effects memorable. A couple of bits have immediately gone into Martin's own show.

This is Greg Otto's "packs very small, plays big, can...

"Gerald shares his favorite coin routines using an expanded shell. You will be able to fry your audiences with any one of them! My favorite is Traveling Silver, definitely worth the price of admission! Very highly recommended!" - Lonnie Chevrie

"Whether you are a master coin manipulator or only familiar with basic sleights, Gerald's routines can add an extra layer of mystery to your performance. The explanations are clear, accessible, and thoroughly teach every move. Each piece works beautifully as a standalone effect, or you may combine any of the included pieces to create a seamless,...

A deck is shuffled and placed squared face down on the table. A spectator is invited to cut off a block of cards from the pack and to look at and remember the face card of the cut-away section.

The helper is now asked to cut his block of cards to lose the selection in the centre of the pile, and then he is requested to slip his pile somewhere into the middle of the cards still on the table, squaring the pack at the finish.

The magician has had no opportunity to catch even a glimpse of the chosen card, and in fact, the deck itself is put away in the box to preclude that possibility. Despite...

If you're a student of the Corner Short Card (CSC), this new discovery is going to captivate you. The ability to locate a CSC can transform your card magic - making your handling appear completely natural.

Say goodbye to holding breaks and using crimps. A CSC remains permanently hidden in plain sight, and this method lets you find it without suspicion.

You'll discover the most deceptive CSC discovery technique ever devised - so subtle it's practically invisible, even to seasoned eyes. This is a sleight-of-hand method; no external devices are used. Over a dozen crystal-clear instructional...

The spectator selects a card and returns it to the deck. The spectator cuts off a packet, then the performer deals left and right. Four consecutive times the dealt cards are not the selection, yet each one precisely names an attribute of the chosen card, and after the elimination, the final remaining card is the original selection. Even more, when the four piles are turned face up, together with the selection they form a Royal Flush.

During the spectator's cut, there is no crimp and no extra handling, yet the selection and the key cards can still be located with precision.

1st edition...

After the four Aces are lost in the deck, the spectator cuts to each one.

Obviously, this is not a new effect and can be accomplished in a myriad of different ways.

Why explain it yet again here?

The answer is in the methods used. The combination of methods to be described are virtually unknown and have never before been used together in this context.

Hidden for many decades in the vast literature of card magic, the secrets are finally revealed here for a new generation.

It's $7, about the price of a Starbucks Frappuccino Delight, and unlike coffee, this routine will elicit gasps...

An A.C.A.A.N. in which everything was already planned!

An amazing prediction trick in which a spectator freely chooses a card from which an experiment will begin, guided by the deck itself to lead to a predetermined outcome. Based on the "A.C.A.A.N." theme, made self-working thanks to a new stack: "Tricolor".

After introducing a deck of cards and shuffling it, the illusionist hands it to a spectator to cut and complete as he wishes. Meanwhile, he places a blank card on the table and announces that the back of the card contains a Prediction of what will happen shortly.

The spectator...

Un A.C.A.A.N. in cui tutto era già previsto!

Uno stupefacente trucco Automatico di Predizione in cui uno spettatore sceglie liberamente una Carta da cui partirà un esperimento per il quale sarà il mazzo stesso a fare da guida per condurre ad un traguardo già previsto! Uno strabiliante effetto di Predizione a tema “Carta al Numero”, reso Self-Working grazie ad un nuovo stack: “Tricolor”.

Dopo aver introdotto un mazzo di carte e averlo mescolato, l’illusionista lo consegna ad uno spettatore perché lo tagli e ricomponga a piacere. Intanto dispone sul tavolo un cartoncino...

8 cards and a bewildering number of changing faces and backs. Watch the demo video below.

1st edition 2026, video 5:32

Our world is filled with unique creatures that appear to have magical abilities. Take the spider, for instance: it creates a beautiful work of art, then disappears like magic until prey stumbles into its trap. In this illusion, two volunteers prove that a 40-foot rope is real and solid before it's tied to a metal frame, creating a "web." The magician stands behind the web of rope, then his hands are tied and the lower part of his body is covered with a cloth. In an instant, he steps through the rope, drops the cloth, and reveals to the audience that he has "melted" through the impenetrable...

Originated by Val Andrews. Edited by T. A. Whitney. The perfect test for the performer who wants to create a name as a mentalist. A true classic of mentalism. Use it for parlor or stage. It involves a number of slates and blank business cards. Everything appears fair and straightforward.

A spectator thinks of a number. Another thinks of a card (no force). The number and card are used to locate a word in a large dictionary. All of this is predicted by the mentalist.

A tried and proven winner from the mind of Val Evans, as revealed by his performing partner, Dr. Gene Okkah.

Reviews...

Effect: The magician writes a secret prediction and gives it to the spectators to hold. The spectators shuffle the deck. Under the fairest conditions, two spectators each look at a different card (no force) in different locations in the deck. The deck is cut by both spectators. The magician's prediction reveals the card in between the spectator's two chosen cards.

Description: The spectators never see the ending coming! This is not another prediction effect. This plays like the classic Magician in Trouble ploy.

With minimal magician involvement, a true miracle happens. Before the effect...

After a brief breakfast survey with the audience, the magician brings out a box of a 'new' cereal called Halfsies. Excitedly pointing out the "Free Inside! Magic Card Trick" ad on the box front, a jumbo deck is pulled out. Well, actually, it's just half a deck, like everything in Halfsies land. A half a card trick follows, leading to a half round of applause and a second try. The Split Deck finds its best and most natural use in this funny stand-up routine that features clever wordplay and a surprising and satisfying ending.

Halfsies is one of my favorite routines because of its simplicity...

A quick, convincing, smart version of this classic. No heavy lifting here. The vanish is clean, the action deliberate, few if any angle concerns, little skill required. Can you afford not to invest the minimal effort required to include this startling vanish/production among your surprises? You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

1st edition 2026, video 38s.

This project introduces three of my secret single-card reversal techniques. You can present them as a sleight demonstration or apply them within other card routines to achieve greater impact and utility. These three techniques have not been named yet.

1st edition 2026, video 7:43

Four cards are shown and counted repeatedly. Every time through the count, one card suddenly has a big hole through its center. These are real holes you can put your finger through. This goes on until all four cards have holes.

1st edition 2026, video 2:13.

Like a magician, an art thief must hone his unique skills to make the extraordinary look ordinary. In this story-driven effect, the magician plays the part of an international art thief and illustrates one of the most unique heists in his "magician turned thief's" career. A volunteer is freely selected and asked to create a one-of-a-kind work of art on a framed canvas. Upon its completion, the magician removes it from the frame and seals it in an envelope. The story plays out, and the audience is surprised when the envelope is ripped open, revealing the work of art has vanished...only to...

"Lance Richardson has developed a great series of effects, big ideas in small packages, and then described them beautifully. These inspiring books deserve the attention of magicians." - Jim Steinmeyer

Shattered Reality illustrates the psychology of magic where the magician uses sight, sound and even touch to create the illusion of a solid mirror being smashed to pieces, then restored. In this unique effect, a framed mirror is inspected and touched by an audience member moments before the magician inflicts a damaging blow, making the mirror shards spill onto the floor. When the damage...

Yet another superb ebook dealing with original tricks and routines from author Ian Adair. This ebook contains a superb selection - a real mixture of commercial ideas for the children's entertainer. Practical material suitable for all age groups, with suggested patter lines to accompany many of these original effects.

• Preface
• Jolly Lollies
• Crinoline Kate
• Chef's Hat 'Egg Bag'
• Bunny Clown
• Old Mother Hubbard's Cupboard
• Kangaroo Kapers
• It's In The Bag!
• Zebra Crossing Paper Tear
• Circus Clown Paper Tear
• Four-Rings Routine
• Sweet-Toothed Bunny
• Hip -Hop- Rabbit
• Rocket Science
• Santa...

The spectator selects a card and replaces it in the deck. The magician has the spectator cut the deck into three piles and turn over the top card of each pile. None of them is the selection, but the values of the three top cards add up to the exact position of the selected card.

No Crimp - the position is found purely by adding the values of the three cards the spectator cuts to. There is no secret cut involved.

1st edition 2026, video 10:28.

A very simple way to cut to the desired cards, ideal as an opening effect. A detailed application of a classic principle, ending with an unexpected kicker.

1st edition 2026, video 4:10.

An impromptu location effect, incredibly self-working.

The title, which could also be read, thanks to a play on words, as "How to catch one card," indicates an easy but amazing effect, performable in any context and incredibly self-working, of finding a chosen card lost in the deck, thanks to two other cards that the magician himself will choose, inside two piles shuffled by the spectator, in order to capture it in a way that is as simple as it is unexpected...

Strengths:

• The effect is completely automatic and impromptu.
• The magician does not necessarily need to know any card manipulation...