Magic & Mentalism: page 1

To compile this work, Derek Lever approached a number of Las Vegas resident magicians and visiting performers to contribute. Many have participated offering tricks, essays, and advice, including Rick Thomas, Jeff McBride, Aaron Fisher, John Bannon, Dan Garrett, Joshua Jay, Ed Ellis, Tony Chapek, Dirk Losander, Luna Shimada, Craig Dickson, Daryl, and Banachek.

• Foreword
• Ten Tips For Serious Magicians
• Here Is My Secret To My Success
• The Magician's Magician Daryl
• Untouched
• Magic Competitions - "The Will To Win!"
• Luna Shimada The Feminine Force Of Magic
• The Union Of Magic & Performance Art "Is It Magical Drama Or...

For too long, the color-changing knife has lived in the pockets of polite close-up magicians, flicked back and forth like a novelty toy. But in the right hands ... it is something else entirely. In Whispers in Steel Mystic Alexandre unlocks the hidden potential of one of magic's most popular tools, offering three unusual and unique presentations that linger long after the performance is over.

• THE RITUAL OF RELEASE
• THE SIDE WE HIDE
• THE DREAM KNIFE

You will not learn how the knife changes color, you will learn why it matters that it does.

Also included: The Psychology of The Color...

Excerpt from the introduction:

• To The Great Levante
• The Editor Speaks
• This Way, Gentlemen! / Max Sterling
• Magic as a Business / The Great Levante
• ERIC C. LEWIS says
• The Convocational Jacks / Chris Van Bern
• Playing With Fire
• The Writing That Grows...

Cristian has performed his original Hot Rod routine thousands of times in a strolling magic environment, amazing spectators with this unique blend of visual and mental magic. He now shares his time-tested routine with the magic community. He also includes two other variations as well as other practical tips. The last variation is a very strong mentalism routine, suitable for close-up or stand-up, and which can even be incorporated in a hypnosis or pseudo-hypnosis show.

• Introduction
• Magic, Mental Magic, or Mentalism
• Props
• VARIATIONS
  • My Standard Hot Rod Routine
  • Single Prediction Hot...

Excerpt from the Editorial:

• Editorial
• The Art Of The Magician, The Great Levante
• The Four Ace Trick With Giant Cards By Ellis Stanyon
• The Mirror Mystery By Chris Van Bern
• Remarkable Record By Eric C. Lewis
• Novel Necromancy With Numbers By Stanley Collins
• A Brilliant Card Effect By Archie Tear
• The Queer Liquids By Robert Harbin ...

The word 'stooge' evokes all sorts of emotions from magicians. Whenever we, as magicians, hear that a stooge is involved in an effect, often we're disappointed or angry. Many magicians have never even used a stooge as part of a routine. There are several reasons for this. Some magicians think that using stooges is dishonest, as if there are moral limits to trickery. Other magicians think that using stooges is too obvious, in the sense that an observing spectator will easily figure out that a stooge is involved.

In this PDF I would like to offer some ways of using a stooge that are not at...

Excerpt from the introduction:

• Exordium
• Chapter One: Magical Mixture
  • THE ERIC LEWIS PAPER AND HAT ROUTINE
  • A VANISH
  • SEBASTIAN
  • A PRODUCTION
  • A CIGARETTE CONCATENATION ...

Excerpt from the preface:

• PREFACE
• CHAPTER I. Tricks with Thimbles and Coins
  • Thimbles
  • An Improved Thumb-Palm
  • The Melting Thimbles
  • Tricks With Coins
  • A New Handkerchief Fold For A Coin ...

• PREFACE
• I. An Opening Wand Flourish
• II. A Novel Thought Reading Experiment
• III. Magnetic Writing
• IV. A New Multiplying Card
• V. A New Production for the Reverse Palm
• VI. The Enchanted Aces
• VII. A New Continuous Change
• VIII. A novel changing card
• IX. Hamley's Diminishing Pack of Cards
• X. Hamley's Novel Palming Coins
• XI. Two novel methods of vanishing a coin
• XII. Coin Wand a la Talma, Queen of Coins
• XIII. Le Coin Du Roi
• XIV. "The Miser's Dream," (Original Imitation)
• XV. L'eau Mysterieuse
• XVI. A Novel production for the "Organ Pipe" Illusion
• XVII. Hamley's Patriotic Thimble ...

Excerpt from the preface:

• Preface
• An Original Method of Working the Postal Order and Nest of Boxes
• Thought Reading Outdone
• The Baffler Rising Card Trick
• The Novel Coin Stand
• Le Roy's "Mephisto" Burning Dress
• The "Beat All" Candle...

Ventriloquism, conjuring, shadowgraphy, mimicry, comedy, reciting.

• PART I. VENTRILOQUISM
  • CHAPTER I. The Practical Ventriloquist
    • No New Thing
    • Practice makes Perfect
    • There is Hope for All
    • A Useful Accomplishment
    • How to Begin
  • CHAPTER II. Breathing and Use of Figures
    • Methods of Breathing
    • Vocalisation
    • How to speak without moving the Lips
    • Ventriloquial Figures
    • Estimate of Outlay
    • A Few Practical Hints
  • CHAPTER III. Voice Illusions
    • Near and Distant Voices
    • The Drone
    • The Basis of the "Near" Ventriloquial Voices
    • Different Kinds of "Distant" Voices
    • Voices from Above
    • Voices...

Twenty-five ideas.

• Introduction
• About The Author/Lecturer
• Special Thanks And Acknowledgement
• Jumbo Identification
• Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend
• Some Thoughts On The Willow Patterned Plate
• Slinkeroo Silk Vanish
• Wally The Wizard
• Say How!
• Headline Paper Tear
• Self Contained Colour Force
• Egg Nest
• Billy Button
• Sucker Magic Painting
• Gravity Outdone
• Shop Window Prediction
• Yellow Silk - Red Can Or Red Silk & Yellow Can!
• Balloon Bank Note
• Slinkeroooo!
• Highlighted Book Test
• C - Thru Silk Production
• Pill Box Dead And Alive Test
• Red, White Or Blue?
• Split-Apart Production Box ...

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...

Stop digging through countless books looking for practical routines for your shows! Discover fourteen powerful routines designed to captivate any platform or parlor audience. Blending classic principles with clever innovations, this collection offers practical, audience-tested magic that is both visual and memorable. Whether you're a professional seeking new material or a student of magic eager to grow, these routines provide everything you need to turn simple tricks into unforgettable performances.

1. THREE CARDS TO POCKET
The magician shows three cards that vanish from his hand, one...

without apparatus, preparation or sleight of hand.

Excerpt from the introduction:

Looking for commercial, practical, and unforgettable material you'll actually use? Four Real Workers delivers exactly that - four powerful, practical, audience-tested routines that belong in every magician's arsenal.

Inside you'll discover:

MYSTERIOUS BOILING WATER - a startling impromptu effect with nothing more than a glass, water, a handkerchief, and a rubber band. The water boils mysteriously.

ULTIMATE IMPROMPTU DIE DIVINATION - a clean, fooling way to divine any thought-of number on a die.

INTO THIN AIR - a brilliant, overlooked handling of Theodore DeLand's Phantom Card...

About the Sweat Palm.

The basic idea goes back to Scot's Discovery of Witchcraft. Jon traces the principle, as much as possible, through the conjuring literature.

1st edition 2025, PDF 10 pages.

Fun with paper, coins, matches, handkerchiefs, and other homely articles.

Excerpt from the preface:

• Preface
• A Chat with my Readers
• The Red, White, and Blue Candles
• The Half Crown that Goes
• The "Diana" Trick
• Any Card You Like
• Reading the Cards ...

This book presents a large compilation of home entertainment, including conjuring and illusions, but also theatre, dance, puzzles, scientific experiments, shadowgraphy, marionettes, paper folding, and even how to build your own telephone, and many other activities. This paragraph from the prefatory note sums it up:

• PREFATORY NOTE
• PART I
  • CHAPTER I: AMATEUR THEATRICALS
    • STAGE CONSTRUCTION...

As a professional magician for over two decades, I truly can't thank the resort and hotel industry enough, as they have been a constant stream of income over the years. Not just a stream of income but a stream of enjoyment and stability. This is an evergreen market and has been my "holiday" on stage. I have finally decided to share my secrets with you. Every bit of info I share with you comes from a passionate magician's heart, a heart that is hungry for success. The resort and hotel market can provide you with success in many forms. Enjoy!

"As a professional full-time entertainer with...

Criminally good effects...

15 Effects - all self-working with a variety of objects (some you'll have to buy - but nothing that'll cost you more than a few bucks). Several brand new effects, a few crackers (including the Pencil Case Mystery) which have been published before, plus a few other ideas ... brilliant value! Ho! Ho! Ho!

McFooled: An easy effect which uses a McDonald's paper bag and a few pieces of card....

Predict-a-ball: A mentalism effect where a spectator comes up and selects a single, coloured table tennis ball from a stand and shows it to the audience, then replaces it...

This 19th-century book is a treasure trove of incredible magic tricks.

Magician Paul Gertner is famous for his cups and balls routine using metal balls. I don't know if the idea occurred to him on his own ... but this very same idea that seems so modern was already written over 100 years prior in this book from 1874! I'm talking of Jean Nicolas Ponsin's monumental work, Nouvelle Magie Blanche Dévoilée translated into English in its entirety. And I assure you that within its pages you will find many other excellent magic effects to enrich your repertoire in the 21st century! ...

The miniature version of this arrow illusion is a staple of beginner magic kits, but usually goes unappreciated for its true potential. By using a larger, realistic-looking prop and telling a clever story, this effect of arrows magically changing direction becomes a real gem and crowd-pleaser. It's the perfect little extra of easy entertainment for family and adult performances.

Daryl Hurst's Hometown Magic routines are laser-focused on practical entertainment that can be performed in a variety of formal and informal venues without significant restrictions, giving professional results with...

Here's a fabulous collection of Sam's beautifully routined magic with silks, smoke, dice, cards, liquids and more.

Long out of print, this collection includes several miracles, including some that Berland sold separately through mail order.

Contains ten complete, routined effects that include:

• A triple surprise opening wherein a lighted cigarette emits a puff of smoke that yields a silk handkerchief from which a glass of whiskey is produced and, before you can applaud, a bouquet of flowers pops into view.
• A most effective card trick called "Impact" where two mentally selected cards...