Flamenco

Bewitched Music III

2024
Written by Stephen Minch
Work of Juan Tamariz
266 pages (Hardcover), published by Hermetic Press
Illustrated with drawings by Tony Dunn, Marga Nicolau
Language: English
54 entries
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Juan Tamariz Prologue
vii
Stephen Minch Dance in Slow Time on the genesis of Flamenco
 		ix
Toque True Palms, False Mixes and Sly Glimpses
 		3
Juan Tamariz The Phantom Top Palm deck held on eye level, one or several cards
 		5
Juan Tamariz The Non-Shuffle "The Shuffle That Doesn't Shuffle", apparently shuffling the card, spread on table, method to set up in front of audience, dated 1984
 		8
Juan Tamariz The Missing-Hour Shuffle riffle shuffle on the table and spread in un-squared condition, then cards are pushed together at an angle
 		16
Juan Tamariz The Hindon't Shuffle two false Hindu Shuffle methods, complete deck
  • The Hindon't Shuffle
  • The Charlier Variant
 		22
Juan Tamariz When Enough Is Enough false cut sequence which only cuts deck once, four packets, then three and then two, variation with five packets
 		26
Juan Tamariz The Sticky-Fingered Glimpse buckle
 		30
Juan Tamariz The Sensitivity Glimpse bubble peek of several cards on top, cover
 		33
Conte - Card Tricks for Near and Far
  • Compositions for standard fretting
  • False notes
 		35
Juan Tamariz The Accommodating Deck deck sorts in reds and blacks, then into suits, one suit is chosen after all have been shuffled and is found in sequential order
 		39
Juan Tamariz The Non-Shuffle set-up in the card box, with hide-out spread to conceal order of the cards
 		42
Juan Tamariz Packet Force spectator names a number between one and four, with psychological hints
 		57
Juan Tamariz Torero's Gambit how to make spectator not changing his mind after a selection, even when offered
 		58
Juan Tamariz Wordly Rise spectator says a word, numbers of letters are counted and four-of-a-kind appears from shuffled deck, last two cards rise in ladder configuration
Also published here 63
Juan Tamariz Quartet Spread Cull cull-type maneuver that brings a four-of-a-kind to the top
 		64
Juan Tamariz Tamariz Perpendicular Control enhanced TPC handling, bringing inserted card in perpendicular position
 		69
Juan Tamariz The First-Class Tourist four signed cards from four different pockets
Also published here 78
Juan Tamariz TPC Multiple Shift using a tabled spread with perpendicular cards as delay
 		78
René Lavand One-Handed Top Palm multiple cards from top
Inspired by 84
Juan Tamariz Card to Breast Pocket under Sweater
88
Juan Tamariz Oil Strike 4x4, second phase in staggered configuration
  • The First Separation
  • The Visual Separation
Inspired by 91
Juan Tamariz A Separate Piece shuffled deck is separated too as climax, three phase routine
  • Eight Divide
  • Greater Divide
  • Grand Divide
 		104
Juan Tamariz Red-Black Separation while removing cards
 		105
Red-Black Riffle Shuffle
111
Charles T. Jordan Red-Black Overhand Shuffle "Ireland Shuffle"
 		112
Juan Tamariz 1942
  • Setting the Field of Battle
  • First Salvo
  • Second Scrimmage
  • Shuffling and Final Engagement
  • Correction, Climax and Peace
 		114
Juan Tamariz Traveling Together two red cards are taped with self-adhesive label together, still red and black cards of same suit transpose, using ladder/staircase switch
Inspired byRelated to 122
Carmen D'Amico Snap-Over Double Lift
Related to 123
Juan Tamariz Très Optical Ace of Diamonds rubbed quickly over Two of Diamonds to give the illusion of the Three of Diamonds, card then changes to the Three, which also happens to be the selected card
 		131
Juan Tamariz Paradise Recovered seven cards for every spectator, the follow along and eventually locate their initial selection
Related to 135
Juan Tamariz The Final Mystery vanish of entire deck except selection
  • Act One: The Disappearance
  • Act Two: Forcing Conviction
 		143
False Notes
153
Juan Tamariz Exactly the Same with a Difference nerve trick followed by card to wallet
  • The First Time Through
  • Exactly the Same
Also published here 155
Loading Card to Outside of Case
159
Juan Tamariz Los Centauros packet trick, four cards with centaurs and mermaids appear
Related to 167
Juan Tamariz Flushtration Count Variation
172
Dai Vernon Through-the-Fist-Flourish
176
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Turnover Switch
177
Juan Tamariz Trise three cards rise from the deck, second in cased deck and third while deck is in clear plastic bag
  • Selection and Control
  • The First Rise
  • The Second Rise
  • The Third Rise
  • Clean-Up and Final Surprise
 		184
Juan Tamariz Automajuan two selections, one rises normally and second first turns over and then rises
 		200
Juan Tamariz A Case of Intuition spectator locates card that another spectator selected in corner of room, rising card gaff
Also published here 207
Juan Tamariz The Unwrapped Pharao Incomplete Faro Control and method to turn deck over, using a stripper deck
  • Another Undressed Control
 		211
Baile
220
Juan Tamariz Meal Tricks optical illusion of appearing sausages and of a coin, two coins are rubbed together, direction in which coin is moving can be named by spectator
Related to 223
Juan Tamariz The Secret Life of Coins coins are produced by rubbing cards together, coins travel from hand to hand, transpose, shrink and grow
  • Birth
  • Love
  • Travel
  • Change
Related to
  • "Sun and Moon" (Román García, Nanomagics DVD, 2015)
 229
Jerry Andrus, Juan Tamariz Coin Production rubbing two cards together
 		231
Tenkai Ishida, Herb Zarrow, Juan Tamariz Tenkai Pennies with copper and silver coin
 		237
Al Baker, Juan Tamariz Shrinking Coin while rubbing it to other coin
Related to 241
Juan Tamariz Point Blanche knife changes into three different colors, named colors, using three knifes with rainbow climax
  • Prologue
  • Green In, Green Out
  • Red Makes an Appearance
  • Blue and Every Color
 		246
Audley Walsh, Carlos Casavalle The Walsh-Casavalle Anti-Turn
247
Juan Tamariz The Majorette's Display rolling knife between fingers, hiding one side
 		248
Juan Tamariz The Trichange Switch displaying three knives at once
Related to 252
Data entered by Lorenz Schär, March 2025.