Effect: A deck is shuffled and then cut into four piles by a spectator. The spectator takes the bottom card of any pile and places it in their pocket without looking at it. Your back is turned the entire time.
Through a "reading" of their body language, you identify which pile they took the card from. But then you go further. You name the exact card in their pocket - a card that even the spectator has not seen yet.
Why it fools magicians and laypeople alike
- Two Powerful Reveals: You don't just find the card; you first identify the location, creating a double-punch of mentalism and card magic.
- Built-In Psychology: The construction of the routine eliminates the possibility of marked cards or stacks in the spectator's mind. You even spread the cards face up to "look for a non-existent Joker," proving the cards are in random order.
- The "No Marked Cards" Proof: Because the spectator takes a card from the bottom and pockets it immediately, the audience knows you could never have seen the back of the card, rendering the "marked deck" explanation impossible in their mind.
- Zero Electronics: No apps, no thumping, and no high-tech gizmos. This is pure, clever methodology.
What You Get
- The Full Routine: A step-by-step breakdown of how to turn a 1-in-4 probability into a 1-in-48 miracle.
- The Rosette False Shuffle: Included in this eBook is my complete guide to the Rosette Shuffle, a table-based false shuffle so convincing that even videos struggle to capture the secret. It is the ultimate tool for when you need your audience to believe the deck is truly random. This is one of my best-selling eBooks.
- Kicker: So impossible there is no explanation. You know which packet the mate of the spectator's card is in and how many cards down in that packet.
- Versatility: Works with any memorized, marked deck and utilizes one simple Corner Short Card (CSC) for effortless handling.
The reveal of a lifetime naming a card no one has seen is a shocker that leaves the realm of a trick and enters the status of the impossible.
- Minimal sleight of hand
- No force
- All 52 cards are different
- 5-second reset
1st edition 2026, PDF 18 pages.
word count: 2775 which is equivalent to 11 standard pages of text
