Miscellaneous

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Lewis Jones Red Alert Two deck is cut in halves, performer turns over card of his pile and guesses if color in other pile matches
 		2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
161
Lewis Jones Red Alert Four selection is placed in other half, spectator names colors of cards and lies at selection, performer knows knows exactly when
 		2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
163
Jerry Mentzer Trio Less Two three spectators chose a card, one hides his card and the other two are shuffled back, all three divined, one travels to pocket
  • For Magicians
 		2000
Card File Two
22
Chan Canasta An Experiment in Memory several people select a bunch of cards each, all cards are divined
Related toVariations 2000
Chan Canasta — A Remarkable Man
38
Chan Canasta An Experiment in Remote Control spectator cuts the deck behind his back and puts two cards unseen in two different pockets, performer divines cards and spectator can chose in which pocket which card sholud be
Related toVariations 2000
Chan Canasta — A Remarkable Man
57
Chan Canasta An Experiment in Memory several people select a bunch of cards each, all cards are divined
Related to 2000
Chan Canasta — A Remarkable Man
79
Chan Canasta Cards in Pockets report of divination by Canasta, similar to "An Experiment in Remote Control", "Do you want to change your mind?"
Related toVariations 2000
Chan Canasta — A Remarkable Man
91
Chan Canasta More Cards in Pockets further report of divination by Canasta, similar to "An Experiment in Remote Control"
 		2000
Chan Canasta — A Remarkable Man
92
Milbourne Christopher Der Gedankenabhörer spectator writes name of playing card on a business card, card is divined, business card stolen with case
Also published here 2000
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 4 & 5)
143
Norman Osborn Double Choice two cards chosen with Charlier Cut procedure, one put back, performer can name which one spectator holds and optionally which one he put back
Inspired by 2000
Discoverie (Issue 2)
24
Tony Bartolotta A Small Seance three ages (numbers) are divined on blank cardboards, one year off by two, ashes from burned card form the number two
Related to 2000
Discoverie (Issue 3)
37
Chris Wardle Paranormal Piles three equal piles are made and cards moved around according to instructions, piles covered, performer divines number of cards in each pile
 		2000
Ten Mysteries
5
Alfonso Bartolacci Boxed Clairvoyance card put in borrowed shoe carton which is sealed with tape, performer divines card
 		July 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 11)
74
Justin Higham Mind-Reading in Reverse five methods
Related to 2001
The Simulation of Miracles
11
Tracy Atteberry Tell Me Lies, Tell Me Lies lie detector presentation, divination of one card
 		Jan. 2001
Pabular (Vol. 9 No. 5)
2072
Kenton Knepper The Card Channel spectator deals cards according to though-of number from one to ten, remembers next one and places dealt cards back on top, number and card are divined
Inspired by
  • Larry White & Larry Becker's "Out of Body"
 Jan. 2001
Pabular (Vol. 9 No. 5)
2073
Paul Curry, Michael F. Zens, David Devant Out of the Past deck is separated in halves, two cards thought of and one is selected, performer puts one card from the half into the other, first card is missing, second spectator touches a card, that is put into the other half and also his card is missing, third card invisibly travels into the other half
Inspired byAlso published here
  • "Genii" vol. 7 no. 4, 1942
 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
102
Paul Curry Turn of the Century
Also published here 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
129
Paul Curry Another Stop! spectator stops while riffling, performer knows card, short card and set-up
Related to 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
200
Paul Curry Think of a Card
VariationsAlso published here 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
202
Paul Curry One Down card is inserted face up in the pack behind spectator's back and divined
Related to 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
204
Paul Curry Smoke Signals card and word written on billets, then burnt and divined
Also published here 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
221
Simon Aronson Additional Mindreading Climax Extra climax to Worker Bees
Inspired by 2001
Try the Impossible
43
Karl Fulves Tea-Time Mystery No. 52, two cards from two decks are divined and then transpose
 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
77
Stewart James Strange Voyage No. 91, seven cards in a row, one is an Ace, spectator moves it to instructions and eliminates cards, Ace remains
 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
137
Karl Fulves Mystery Sight No. 57, four dice thrown and covered with cups, cards used to divine die values
 		2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
129
Harry Lorayne Unique Peek #5 naming card selected from incomplete faro peek, or finding it or its mate
 		2001
Personal Collection
179
Harry Lorayne Another Moment CATO procedure with twelve-card packet, reversed cards at end are known, or total predicted, or...
Variations 2001
Personal Collection
499
Harry Lorayne Red-Black (Divide) Location divided deck riffle glimpse
Inspired by 2001
Personal Collection
595
John Cornelius Threefold three spectators cut the deck, remember the bottom card of the pile and put the cards in their pockets, three thought of cards are divined
Also published here 2001
The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius
81
John Cornelius Change of Mind one of five, kicker
 		2001
The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius
137
R. Paul Wilson DF Revelation selection drawn on pad, only back drawn as gag, when paper is turned over the selection is drawn on other side
 		2001
Omerta
9
Steve Beam The Birthday Card Trick spectator deals cards for month and day of his birthday then remembers a card, performer reveals selection and birthday
Also published here 2001
Hand-Picked Card Tricks
27
Steve Beam Party Time spectator deals cards for month and day of his birthday then remembers a card, performer reveals selection and birthday
Also published here 2001
Hand-Picked Card Tricks
28
Paul Cummins Stumped! three peeked at cards are immediately named
Also published here Dec. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 7)
9
Paul Curry Another Stop! spectator stops while riffling, performer knows card, short card and set-up
Also published here Dec. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 4)
57
Paul Cummins Stumped! three peeked at cards are immediately named
Also published here 2002
FASDIU II
7
Philip T. Goldstein Will O' the Whisper Joker put in the deck, two cards on either side are remembered, then Joker vanishes from deck and appears in card box, eventually two cards are divined
Also published here 2002
Mawny Notes
2
Philip T. Goldstein Centrifugal Poker cards in poker hand divined, "The Centrifuge Principle"
Related to 2002
Flaunting Five Fanciful Formulae
1
Lewis Jones The full monte Hummer's Mathematical Monte variation with three cards, chosen one named, variation by Jack Avis with three packets
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Monte Bank" (Lewis Jones, The Spring of 52)
Variations 		2002
Ahead of the Pack
63
Jack Avis, Lewis Jones The third eye three unknown cards in a face-down row, spectator choses one, his eyes are closed and performer touches both eyes with his (supposedly) two hands, card divined anyway
 		2002
Ahead of the Pack
68
Jack Avis, Lewis Jones Jubilee birthday month of spectator counted down, next card remembered, when performer turns back towards table he locates card and divines month
 		2002
Ahead of the Pack
212
Steve Beam Party Time spectator deals cards for month and day of his birthday then remembers a card, performer reveals selection and birthday
Related toAlso published here 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
54
Simon Aronson Birthday Memories spectator deals cards for month and day of his birthday then remembers a card, performer reveals selection and birthday
Inspired by 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
59
Robin Robertson, Peter Duffie Matsuyama to the Max card is divined by down under dealing, Matsuyama force
 		2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
91
Jack Avis Bent Out of Shape six pairs on the table, one is turned over and card remembered, packed and selection are divined
 		2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
105
Steve Beam Dicycles card revealed by counting down to number rolled with dice, small setup
Inspired by 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
142
Doug Canning Speed-Reader II
2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
152
Steve Beam Bullet-Ridden with Black Jack and Poker theme
Related to 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
168
Gianfranco Preverino A Perfect Bridge Partner all cards of a bridge hand are divined
Also published here
  • "Adivinacion Sin Preguntas" in "La Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid" N° 267, 2001
 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
171
Newell Unfried No-Looking Location divination of a card
Related to
  • Tony Koynini's "Any Number" in "Tony Koynini's Card Miracles", 1951,
Variations 		2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
224
Paul Hallas Waterloo spectator says stop during left-thumb riffle, bottom card of top half shown and deck assembled, performer names selection
Inspired by
  • "Magician's Waterloo" (Stewart James, The James File, p. 1831)
 Feb. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 9)
11
Luke Jermay Cold Emotion Spectator chooses an emotion from an E-motion deck (deck of cards with emotions written on them), magician divines it
  • Alternative Handling: One Ahead routine, use E-motion deck to divine person, place, emotion with envelopes
Variations 2002
7 Deceptions
10
Robert Cassidy The Enigma of #23 oddities about number 23 are told, two spectators cut packet and cut cards are divined, total of packets equals 23
Also published here 2002
Strange Impressions
1
Al Baker The Impossible Discovery forcing deck, two deck switches
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)
83
Al Baker ACME Mind Reading Effect name of card written on paper, impression
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
212
Al Baker The Pulse of the People three cards
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)
334
Al Baker The Stethoscope using stooge and signal
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)
337
Al Baker Mental Discernment marked
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)
405
Al Baker Long-Distance Telepathy marked
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)
406
Al Baker Tricks I Like - 1. stacked, medium finds three chosen cards, bottom cards code them
Related toAlso published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 47 No. 1, March 1948
 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magazines)
674
Al Baker, Max Holden Another Subtle Mystery Si Stebbins & one-way, cards with same suit and value as selection are found face down
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
681
Al Baker Card Discovery selected behind back, corner is torn off to glimpse card
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
687
Al Baker Giant Memory Card Trick
2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
714
Al Baker Pellets and Card Trick cards are written on billets, performer devines cards, short card
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
726
Al Baker Selected Card Found two cards
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
735
Al Baker To Name any Card Drawn with stacked deck
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
753
Al Baker Two-Person Mental Card Trick stacked deck, medium are secretly given cards next to selection
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
758
Al Baker Two-Person Mind Reading one of four is selected, assistant in other room knows
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
758
Philip T. Goldstein Baker's Doesn't two peeked at cards are divined, using billets to write them down
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Appendices)
887
Philip T. Goldstein Revers-Al variation of effect "Baker's Doesn't" with selections reversing themselves
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Appendices)
889
Karl Fulves Tell-A-Die from shuffled packet two cards are remembered by spectators indicated by die roll, one card named and performer instantly names other
 		2003
Hofzinser Notebook
29
Luke Jermay A Remote Castle card castle is destroyed by spectator and face up cards divined
Related to 2003
Building Blocks
101
Jay Sankey Broken English "Chinese characters" written on a wooden chopstick change into TWO OF HEARTS, divining the selection
 		2003
Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Amazing Tricks)
20
Jay Sankey Transference Magician divines spectator's thought of card, then another spectator divines another's thought of card, then spectator locates his own card
 		2003
Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Amazing Tricks)
22
Jay Sankey Saved By The Bell Spectator dials phone number as indicated by seven cards on the table, message on answering machine reveals the spectator's selection
 		2003
Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Tricks of the Trade)
38
Philip T. Goldstein Centrifugal Poker cards in poker hand divined, "The Centrifuge Principle"
Related to 2003
Saint Louis Notes
1
Philip T. Goldstein Centrifugal Poker cards in poker hand divined, "The Centrifuge Principle"
Related to 2003
Singapore Notes
3
Philip T. Goldstein Centrifugal Poker cards in poker hand divined, "The Centrifuge Principle"
Related to 2003
... Land Notes
3
Karl Fulves Fragments two cards selected via dealing procedure, performer divines the suit of one and value of the other card, partial suit clocking
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 4)
52
Karl Fulves 3-Coin Monte three cards and three coins, spectator moves cards around, performer places coins on cards which he thinks match the value of the coins via instructions
Inspired by 2003
Off The Books (Issue 4)
59
Karl Fulves Edge of Mind spectator cuts off packet and hides it, card at same position is remembered, deck dealt into eight piles, selection named and packet with it pointed to
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
73
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Paranormalist spectator riffle shuffles once and turns up pairs without the performer seeing them, when a color-matching pair is found the performer names the higher value
Inspired byRelated to 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
95
Michel Huot Cellular Fun three cards chosen, name of first selection appears on cell phone screen, second spectator holds phone over a few cards and it rings over selection, third spectator phones a given number which answers with third selection
 		2003
Seven By Michel Huot
25
Tom Ransom Card Sense (By Computer) the twenty Royal Flush cards are used for a divination of poker hand and hole cards, using a paper computer with strips to find out about the cards
 		Jan. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 1)
81
Chris Wardle A Further "CW Mene-Tekel" Variation Plus Ideas For Its Use kind of "Multeffect Cards" type deck with various effects
Related to 2003
Investigating the Mene-Tekel Deck
23
Mark Elsdon Boxed Tekel two cards pocketed, the Jokers whisper the names to the performer, Jokers put in case, then pocketed cards shown, then they transpose with the cased Jokers
Inspired by 2003
Investigating the Mene-Tekel Deck
26
Doug Canning Point/Counterpoint packet cut off and counted, card at that position remembered, packet replaced, number named and card is at that position (faced deck) and divined
Also published here
  • Canning's Card Capers (Doug Canning)
 June 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 10)
91
Robert Cassidy The Paradigm Deck Peek deck combine with Psychomatic deck, multiple cards are divined
Inspired by 2003
The Schattenjaeger
8
Carl Mercurio Prism of Doom during fancy cut the performer names card which then rises from deck
 		2003
Bar None
19
Alain Nu Line Of Sight (Control) dressed up peek selection
 		2004
Dear Mr. Fantasy
46
John Bannon The LOS Control to set up four of a kind for a following trick
Inspired by 2004
Dear Mr. Fantasy
51
John Bannon, Simon Aronson Wait Until Dark Shufflebored combined with Ortiz' Human Blindfold idea
Variations 2004
Dear Mr. Fantasy
168
Karl Fulves Unsolved two cards exchanged from different decks, using card counting to finde out which, posed as problem
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
30
Karl Fulves Quicker Count spectator riffle shuffles deck, deals two ten-card piles, moves a card from pile to pile and gives either pile to performer who divines card
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
31
Karl Fulves Secret Counting two cards removed from deck are found after riffle shuffle and clocking value predicted, no real card counting required
Related to 2004
When Psychics Play Poker
35
Karl Fulves The Apex nine card packet "riffle shuffled", dealt in row, center card turned over, spectator choses the four cards on either side and thinks of highest one which is divined, chains
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
41
Karl Fulves Kid Koin after riffle shuffle top card is pocketed, coin turned over according to color of next four cards, then performer looks again and names card
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
48
Karl Fulves Blocking Function work week cards (monday through friday) shuffled and dealt in groups of five, performer divines which days are duplicated and where in the packet
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
49
Karl Fulves The Hunt For Diamonds two cards chosen, deck thrown in paper bag and mixed, performer removes all diamonds without looking and then names selections, hidden rubber band
Related to 2004
Under Tension
66
Philip T. Goldstein Centrifugal Poker cards in poker hand divined, "The Centrifuge Principle"
Related to 2004
MINDvention Notes
1
Basil Horwitz Challenge Body Language Card and Design Test sticker on selection, spectator draws symbol on it
 		2004
The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz — Volume 5
24
Basil Horwitz Special Bonus Routine - Body Language Challenge body language reading presentation
Also published here 2004
The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz — Volume 5
55
Dave Campbell The Defectors four Jokers "whisper" three selections and transpose with them
Inspired byAlso published here 2004
The Dave Campbell Legacy
105
Grace Ann Morgan The Perfect Choice spectator deals down in shuffled deck and stops, performer knows the card, faro
Related to 2004
Weapons of Mass Destruction
24
Paul Chosse Triple Header spectator removes any three random cards, they are used to "calculate" name of selection with pseudo rules
Inspired by 2004
Weapons of Mass Destruction
64
Steve Beam Six Appeal thought of card is divined, using the Bait and Switch
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
162
Steve Beam Six Pack thought of card is divined, using the Bait and Switch, smaller set-up
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
164
Steve Beam, Doug Canning Zero Tolerance thought of card is divined, several methods
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
178
Ramón Riobóo In the Bluff clever card force, number is counted in the deck to select card, revealed by asking question to other spectator
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
201
Wayne Dobson Missing Think? one of twelve cards chosen and pocketed, then it is put back into the packet and travels to pocket
 		2004
Dobson's Choice 3
4
Jay Sankey Between the Sheets name of selected card appears on two previously blank and banded together business cards
 		2004
Sankey Unleashed
127
Al Bertini Das Spiegelbild card from cut packet is remembered and divined, number of cards appear on mirror
 		2004
Original Al Bertini
9
Simon Aronson, Ramón Riobóo The Three Hours three cards are divined
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 2004
Mnemonica
65
Juan Tamariz Divination of selected card
  • The Methods
  • Routined Divinations
  • Observations on Psychology and Presentation
  • A Tip
  • A Lament
  • A Warning
  • Other Effects
  • Naming the Position
  • By Estimation
  • Through a Misplaced Card
  • With a Medium
  • Concluding Observations
 		2004
Mnemonica
79
Juan Tamariz The Three Piles three groups of cards are removed from fan, all cards are named by performer
  • First Variation (With a Medium)
  • Second Variation (Ideas)
  • Third Variation (A Classic)
Related to 2004
Mnemonica
85
Juan Tamariz Carbuquillo playing a made up game with spectator, where performer always loses and while in the process of playing, divining all of spectator's cards, interlocking chains
  • Other Ideas and Variations
Variations 2004
Mnemonica
119
Edward Marlo, Juan Tamariz Face to Face cards shuffled face up into face down, one card selected by fingertip peek is divined
 		2004
Mnemonica
138
Juan Tamariz Royal Location divining card in memorized stack after doing out-faros
Inspired by 2004
Mnemonica
142
Edward Marlo, Juan Tamariz The Missing Card divination of removed cards
Inspired by 2004
Mnemonica
167
Juan Tamariz Answering Computer colors of cards as direction for spectator to lie or tell the truth, cards etc are divined
  • Other Presentations
    • A. The Trip
    • B. The Labyrinth
    • C. Hangman
Related to 2004
Mnemonica
220
Juan Tamariz Double Divination divination of two cards
 		2004
Mnemonica
239
Juan Tamariz Jumbled Divination cards shuffled face up into face down, packet is cut and number divined, as well as the amount of reversed card and the cards identities
 		2004
Mnemonica
240
Juan Tamariz, Carlhorst Meier Spectator Misses, Magician Hits spectator and performer each take a card and try to divine card of the other, while spectator misses, performer always hits, several phases
  • A Different Climax
 		2004
Mnemonica
243
Juan Tamariz Tell Me Who You're With and I'll Tell You Who You Are card is selected and replaced and deck shuffled, spectator names cards next to selections and performer names card, then spectator names a card and performer names cards next to it
 		2004
Mnemonica
246
Juan Tamariz How Many Reds? cards cut and performer knows amount of red and black cards, five phases
 		2004
Mnemonica
249
Robert Cassidy The Enigma of #23 oddities about number 23 are told, two spectators cut packet and cut cards are divined, total of packets equals 23
Also published here 2004
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy
249
Simon Lovell, Derek Dingle Simon And Derek Transport The Whispering Queen! Queen placed face up on deck, spectator reverses a card on the deck, Queen whispers name of card to performer, then they transpose
  • Finish Number One
  • Finish Number Two
 		2004
Derek Dingle's Last Notes
39
Wonder Man Fred Buffalo Bill spectator cuts the deck, removes five cards and thinks of one, card is divined
 		2004
Semi-Mental Journey
127
Wonder Man Fred Fan-Tastic spectator removes a group of cards and performer names all but three, second spectator selects a card from different deck which matches one of the remaining cards, one card is divined by calling friend of performer and last one matches prediction in box
  • Das Finden einer Karte durch einen Zuschauer
  • Die telefonische Wiedergabe der Karte
  • Die Vorhersage der letzten Karte
 		2004
Semi-Mental Journey
209
Paolo Cavalli, Massimo Tira Twicerpiece spectator reverses card without looking and tries to guess card by writing one down, performer divines reversed card and guessed card
Inspired by 2004
Upsilon
35
Aldo Colombini Underground Spies four Jacks "whisper" three selections and transpose with them, odd backed
Inspired by 2004
Cardsdotcom
8
Karl Fulves Displaceable U deck cut in half, both halves shuffled, spectator removes some cards of named suit and places them in box, another one from other half under box, last one is named
Related to 2005
Clockwork
11
Karl Fulves Mind's i two piles, two spectators each remove a card and put it in other pile, performer knows both after looking through one of the piles, also over phone
 		2005
Clockwork
27
Karl Fulves Strongest Suit two cards reversed are identified via "eminent domain" card counting
 		2005
Clockwork
33
Karl Fulves Thot By Proxy spectator removed queen and any card from same suit, they're divined
 		2005
Clockwork
35
Karl Fulves A Game Of Touch suit removed, spectator deals it from top or bottom into pile and retains last card, performer sort suit below table top and divines selection
 		2005
Combo II
52
Karl Fulves Gray's Anatomy connection between gray code and binary numbers, application with 24-cards stack, three consecutive cards tell position in stack
 		2005
Combo II
105
Tony Bartolotta T-Bills three pennies and three different bills, three people take a penny and bill each and close their hands around it, performer then tell who has which and in which hand
 		2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
415
Piet Forton Ein mentales "Kartenspiel" three spectator get a bunch of cards, performer divines missing cards and who has them, with description of a variation by Fred Kaps
 		2005
Das 2005 — Bühnen-Seminar
2
Derren Brown Bermuda spectators imagine a card on blank cards that are divined from the audiences point of view, are really actual cards
Related to
  • "Factory Blanks" (Tom Stone)
 Feb. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 2)
74
Don May, Edward Marlo, Jon Racherbaumer Heightening the Hoary piles are made, spectator eliminates some, four-of-a-kind climax, with more variations by Marlo
Inspired byRelated to May 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 2)
7
Erik Nordvall MAP - Mental Aces to Pocket Spectator thinks of an Ace, magician correctly divines it, then all the Aces turn into selected Ace, then selected Ace disappears, then in the pocket are the other three Aces and only the selected Ace is left in the hand
 		2006
Erik Nordvall Lecture Notes Asia 2006
4
Christoph Borer Herz 10
Related to
  • Herz 10 in "Seminarnotizen 2006"
 2006
Compilation
140
Harry Riser The Impossible Dream spectator cuts off pile, remembers bottom card and puts pile in center of rest, card named later, half stack
Inspired by
  • Ed Marlo Effect
Also published here
  • MUM, June 1995
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
39
Edward Marlo Dream Divination spectator cuts off pile, remembers bottom card and shuffles, performer shuffles bottom half (key to bottom and glimpsed), card named
 		2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
39
Harry Riser Needle in a Haystack card chosen, identity and position announced by performer, faro
 		2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
159
Jack Avis, Bob Haines A Bridge Hand four packets made, top cards taken until bridge hand is formed, all cards divined
 		2006
Rara Avis
29
Jack Avis A Change of Identity (Identity Crisis) four Jacks "whisper" three selections and transpose with them
Inspired byRelated to 2006
Rara Avis
35
Jack Avis The Jumping Thought card peeked at, deck shuffled by spectator, card divined and it comes to top
 		2006
Rara Avis
86
Jack Avis Locate Four - Locate the One four cards found that are same suit as selection and its total matches selection, or the four card can indicate color, suit, value etc
 		2006
Rara Avis
92
Jack Avis Some Thoughts on Old Card Routines tearing off corner of card to peek it, card located under handkerchief
 		2006
Rara Avis
173
Reinhard Müller Feeling the Same court cards and a Joker are shuffled, a four of a kind is chosen and cards put in spectator's pocket, a pile is handed to the performer and he is able to announce how many of chosen quartet are in that pile and if the Joker is there as well
Inspired by
  • Tom Craven's "Selected Suit Divination" in Tony Miller's "Channel One" Vol. 3, #10. 2003
Related to 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
59
Allan Slaight Perfected Strangers mathematical monte, with Jacks and a Joker, eliminated cards can always be named
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
65
Lewis Jones Blindsight spectator covers eyes of performer, cards are selected from deck and performer is able to name them
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
145
Michael Weber Racked and Stacked two phases, pile is cut and bottom card remembered, then pile is shuffled and dealt into several hands, card is divined
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
187
Steve Beam, Doug Canning Grat Minds Think Alike three thought of cards lead to selection
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
212
David Ben Reflected Writings chosen card divined humorously from answers to questions and scribble by spectator
 		Aug. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 8)
74
Jon Racherbaumer A Crown Con three selections (chosen, thought of and named) turn out to be the same card that the performer reverses under the table, two stooges that don't know how the effect work in its entirety
Inspired by May 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 2)
9
Eddie Fields Triple Spectator En Rapport
  • Phase 1: Magician receives spectator's thoughts
  • Phase 2: Spectator sends thoughts to second spectator
  • Phase 3: Spectator receives thoughts from another spectator
Also published here May 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 2)
12
Doug Edwards In A Whisper! whispering joker routine, using Wayne Sanderson's card box
 		2006
Brass Knuckles
134
Colin Miller Three Card Location Too three spectators cut off a packet, remember their card and shuffle, cards located, last one divined
Inspired by 2006
Another Bite of the Cherry
33
Andi Gladwin Signal versus Noice spectator shuffles Ace through Ten of Spades and puts them in a glass, performer divines the order and the last card has been predicted
 		2006
Sometimes it's Hard to be a Cardman
7
Jack Parker, Tyler Wilson Hit It & Split It Ace of Spades whispers name of two selections, then changes in those two selections
 		2006
Freebie 7
20
Andi Gladwin Cheek-to-Cheek spectator cuts deck and places halves face to face, performer names the face-to-face cards
Inspired by
  • "Kiss And Tell" (Paul Diamond & Jon Racherbaumer, Big-Easy Card-Cunning)
 2006
England Up Close
44
Andy Hurst Cancelled Out deck shuffled with spectator, spectator counts down to a number and removes card, performer divines it, faro
 		2006
England Up Close
66
Paul Gordon Impromptu Pokertell spectator chooses a card from a packet with dealing procedure, then reads off all the cards, performer knows selection
Inspired by
  • "Poker Tell" (Jon Racherbaumer, Big Easy Card Cunning)
 2006
England Up Close
134
Shiv Duggal Girl Talk four Queens "whisper" three selections and transpose with them
Inspired by 2006
England Up Close
152
Robin Robertson, Steve Dusheck On Your Mark cards openly marked on back, deck is used for mindreading and transposition
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
182
Gerald Deutsch Magic Vibrations card is divined, in second phase wrong card is divined, card comes from pocket
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
293
Joshua Jay To Tell The Truth II two cards are removed from (stacked) deck and divined with liar/truthteller presentation
Inspired by 2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
412
Denis Behr Packet Trick looks like it messes up the order, memorized deck
 		2007
Handcrafted Card Magic
51
Denis Behr Gray Matters three selections, fair conditions, gray code
Related to 2007
Handcrafted Card Magic
84
Benjamin Earl Playing the Odds spectator shuffles and deals themselves royal flush, thought-of card divined
Variations 2007
Seeing with Photo-Electric Eyes
10
Benjamin Earl Lie Detector 2 cards eliminated until selection found, additional thought of card determined
 		2007
Seeing with Photo-Electric Eyes
17
Karl Fulves Royal Wedding all court cards named from back, chosen card found
 		2007
Word Play
23
Karl Fulves Pseudo Poker eight cards, four envelopes, two random cards placed in an envelope each, performer divines content
 		2007
Word Play
29
Karl Fulves When It Started twelve picture cards laid out face-down to symbolize months, spectator exchanges one with the joker, performer divines month and card
 		2007
Word Play
35
Karl Fulves Dice and Dates three named four-of-a-kinds laid out, spectator choses one with two dice, card and rolled number divined
 		2007
Word Play
36
Jack Parker Stooge Fright Magician divines three random selections
 		2007
52 Memories
200
Christoph Borer Challenge Peek three cards are divined, half Al Koran deck
 		2007
Der Stoff aus dem die Wunder sind
37
Karl Fulves Down/Underhanded false down-under deal, order remains, value divination application
 		2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
162
David Solomon Whispering Queens two Queens appear reversed in deck, they whisper names of two selections and are shown to be next to the selection
 		2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
33
David Solomon Cut Deeper Sans Deeper two cards chosen with cut procedure, divined and then produced
Inspired by 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
74
Don May May's Take on Vernon's Trick piles are made, spectator eliminates some, four-of-a-kind climax
Inspired byRelated to 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
113
David Solomon Smith Without The Myth two spectators cut off a packet and count them, then remember cards at that positions, performer names both selections
Variations 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
150
Stewart James Freedom of the Sieze Magician divines card that was placed face to face with another card in the middle of the deck, deck held behind the back the whole time
Also published here
  • marketed by Abbott's 1937
 2007
The Essential Stewart James
16
Stewart James Pocket of Persistence Deck is placed in pocket unseen, magician can be blindfolded, but is able to extract winning poker hands, and even the mate to a previously selected card
Also published here
  • Typewritten instructions, Apr 1949 and Aug 1958
 2007
The Essential Stewart James
105
Chuck Smith Imaginary 21 Card Trick in effect a card is chosen under table and named by magician
Also published here 2007
7-7-7
130
Doug Conn Impossible 21 Card Trick spectator pockets card, it is named
Also published here 2007
7-7-7
133
Jeff Pierce The Marker'd Deck deck sticks halfway in case, card peeked at and immediately known to performer, marks on back of next card, re-invention of Krenzel variation
Inspired byRelated to Oct. 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 3)
34
Jerry K. Hartman Deep Voodoo two selections freely cut to and buried in deck are divined by magician
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
Card Dupery
152
Jerry K. Hartman Cut to the Choice magician knows how many cards four spectators will cut off the deck, then top card of each pile is shown to be an Ace
Inspired by 2007
Card Dupery
214
Jerry K. Hartman Keynoted two cards selected and lost in fair manner with magician’s back turned, magician divines both cards or knows when to stop as cards are dealt
Variations 2007
Card Dupery
359
Jerry K. Hartman Psykey location of card that was selected and lost with magician’s back turned
 		2007
Card Dupery
363
Joel Givens Peek clean spectator's peek, see p. 203 for method
 		2007
Session
15
Jason Dean Practical Joker Joker whispers name of two selection and then transposes with both selections
 		2007
Freebie 8
10
Brett Bishop Ring-Ding card lost, performer takes his phone and makes a call, spectator's phone rings and selection is found underneath, performer names selection
 		2007
Freebie 8
22
Dave Forrest Mating Season card chosen from deck, performer divines it and then removes mate from pocket, faro
Inspired by 2007
Miraculous Minds
12
David Lees One from Three three items (cards, photographs) in a row, one chosen, the other two exchanged, performer divines it, mathematical three card monte
  • Basic Presentation
  • One from Three with Cards
  • Using Photographs and Envelopes
 		2007
Miraculous Minds
46
Justin Higham Jungian Poker five poker hands dealt, spectator peeks at one card from a poker hand, all cards are collected and re-dealt, performer gets winning hand of straight flush consisting of peeked at card
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2008
Dexterity Manual
31
Karl Fulves CyberDice dealflipdropcut with deck and the throwing of coins, posed as a problem
 		2008
Xtra Credit (Issue 1)
4
Allan Slaight Perfected Strangers Jacks face-up on table, spectator places Joker in row and switches it around according to instructions, performer lets him remove only the Jacks with his back turned, with variations
Inspired by
  • "Strangers from Two Worlds" (Stewart James, Tops, Apr. 1963)
Related toAlso published here 		2008
Spins & Needles
106
Allan Slaight Missing Links card, color and symbol divined, object divined and found in the room
Inspired by
  • "Link It Test" (Stewart James)
Also published here
  • The James File, 2000
 2008
Spins & Needles
138
Allan Slaight, Max Maven Speechless Stratagem calculation method for a divination using Eight Kings stack
Inspired by
  • "Silent Subterfuge" (Stewart James, The James File, 2000)
Also published here
  • The James File, 2000
 2008
Spins & Needles
142
Allan Slaight Fulvestige/Vestigeable deck cut, three spectators take the top card each, cards compared to new top card and switched around according to rules, performer names the cards
  • Vestigeable (simplified variation)
Inspired by
  • "Hofzinser Variation" (Karl Fulves, Abra #1205, Mar. 1969)
  • "James Version of Hofzinser Variation" (Stewart James)
Also published here
  • The James File, 2000
 2008
Spins & Needles
158
Dai Vernon, Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi The Cards Knew piles are made, values of top cards of some packets are used to divine value of a remaining packet, mathematical
Inspired by 2008
Card College Lighter
49
James Brown Dark performer has his eyes blindfolded by spectator, performer divines cards and changes one
 		2008
Mind Blasters
157
Paul Gordon Twin Peeks card peeked at in one deck, performer divines it and also its position in a second deck
  • Master Routine for "Twin Peeks"
Inspired byAlso published here
  • marketed with Aldo Colombini 1997
  • Professional Card Magic Miracles, 2001
 2008
Mind Blasters
165
Fred Robinson Mind Reading at the Marlborough combining stacked and marked deck
 		2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
226
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) 13. The Mysterious Seven spectator shuffles and cuts off some cards and removes a red card from packet which is divined
 		Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
3
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) 16. Moe & Moe spectator shuffles and cuts off some cards, thinks of first red card and black card next to it, spectator deals and performer stops him at selections which are also named by performer
 		Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
4
Benjamin Earl In a Glimpse lie detector and divination
 		Jan. 2009
Gambit (Issue 1)
20
Jon Racherbaumer, Hideo Kato Hermetic Penetration spectator cuts to a card and inserts it in the center behind his back and then cases deck, performer divines it and it reverses itself
Also published here 2009
Ten Card Mysteries Anneman Would Have Loved
5
James Swain Shush three cards removed, performer divines them fairly, peek case with hole
Inspired byAlso published here 2009
Ten Card Mysteries Anneman Would Have Loved
41
Barrie Richardson Stripped Ease out-of-hand selection from stripper deck, glimpse in center
Also published here Oct. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 10 (The Jinx - 75 Years))
4
Nick Trost A Divination Routine divination of number, color and suit in cut-of packet
  • Phase One - As Many As You
  • Phase Two - Color Sense
  • Phase Three - Suit Discernment
Inspired by
  • "As Many As You" (Walter B. Gibson, Magic Explained, 1949)
  • "Suit Discernment" (Paul J. Flory, The Linking Ring, Jan 1979)
 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
351
Nick Trost ESP + Pinochle cards are shuffled and distributed, performer knows who has a pair in his cards, uses Pinochle deck
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
506
Patrick Dessi Simplissime with variation, location of selection
  • Mental 1
  • Mental 2
 		2009
Le chapelet Periodo-Aperiodique C-PAP
63
Barrie Richardson Stripped Ease out-of-hand selection from stripper deck, glimpse in center
Also published here 2009
The Jinx — 75 Years
4
Chris "Doc" Dixon Double Duty card is turned over and both sides shown to two spectators, one thinks of reversed card other can think of any card he sees, both cards are divined
 		2009
MonkeyShines — Volume One
26
Chris "Doc" Dixon Deep & Meaningful Infatuation performer divines card and situation that the spectator apparently made up (but is really written on the card), with idea by Philipp Tawfik
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2009
MonkeyShines — Volume One
30
Russell J. Hall Tri-Psyche three cards chosen and divined with lie-detector type questions, near-miss on final card
 		2009
Mind Blasters II
156
Tyler Wilson *69 selection is divined and transforms into named card, memorized deck, telephone game presentation in which card is whispered around and changed in the process
Also published here 2010
Reinventing the Real
141
Jason Michaels The Fortune Teller folded origami Fortune Teller is used to reveal selection
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
19
Richard Bangs Suit Yourself Surpassed spectator distributes four of a kind into his pockets, magician knows order, out of hands
Related toVariations 2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
69
Caleb Wiles Armchair Mind Reading spectator cuts off packet, looks at bottom card and shuffles pile, performer names selection without seeing any faces, suit set-up
Inspired by
  • "Pure Telepathy" (Boris Wild, Marked Deck Lecture Notes)
Variations 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
85
Lewis Jones Ding Dong Effect five selected cards are divined
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
131
John Bannon No card on table is divined with other piles via down-under-deal using Mitsunobu Matsuyama's Petal Principle
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
187
Ramón Riobóo The Defibrillator free selection is divined via other cards produced from behind back, stack
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
235
Gordon Bruce Double Divination two cards glimpsed in odd-colored half while riffling, divided deck
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue July 8)
203
Roberto Giobbi Intriguing Thoughts dressed up divination
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue July 12)
207
Carlhorst Meier, Roberto Giobbi Double Divination stacked deck
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Aug 23)
253
Roberto Giobbi Triple Divination how to present the divination of multiple cards
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Sep 14)
276
John Scarne No-Clue Revelation spectator cuts, looks at bottom card and replaces, card and position named
 		2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
491
Karl Fulves Ahead Of The Game values and later suits of six randomly chosen cards divined
 		2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 7)
40
Max Maven Vegemental six cards with vegetables, two selections made and spelt, then divined
VariationsAlso published here 2010
Maven on Topic: Mentalism
1
Woody Aragón Carbuquillo Toledano cards are shuffled and dealt into poker hands, cards in chosen poker hand are known
Inspired by 2010
El Manuscrito (Vol. 3 No. 11)
304
Pit Hartling Identidades Remotas packet is cut, three cards are taken from that spot and divined
Related to
  • "Thought Transference" (George W. Lord, Linking Ring Vol. 43 No. 6, June 1963)
Also published here
  • "Remote Identities" (Pit Hartling, Circular, Nov. 2001)
 2010
El Manuscrito (Vol. 3 No. 13)
369
Larry Becker Mental Flush odd back principle, divination of chosen card from Royal Flush
Related toAlso published here
  • "Becker's Bluff" in Magic Castle Lecture Notes 1984 p. 13.
 2010
Card College Lightest
21
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli), Roberto Giobbi Cheers, Mr.Galasso! three cards are selected and divined
Variations 2010
Card College Lightest
53
Jon Armstrong My Opening Act card peeked in rubber banded deck, another spectator names wrong card, but that card is later found in wallet
Also published here 2010
Card Magic USA
4
John Born The Perfect Pick spectator removes random card, names three cards (one of them is the card), magician divines which is the card selected
Also published here 2010
Card Magic USA
20
Steve Dusheck Mind-Reading Svengali peek deck made from svengali deck with indices written in a corner, then prediction of a card the spectator cuts to (svengali principle)
 		2010
Card Magic USA
57
Harry Lorayne 3-4-1 three piles, spectator moves his selected card from pile to pile, performer divines piles and names card
Also published here 2010
Card Magic USA
136
Ryan Matney Doc John's Aces spectator riffle shuffles deck and performer names the order of Aces in the deck, chosen one travels to pocket, interlocking chain principle
Inspired by 2010
Card Magic USA
155
Robin Robertson King Cornelius' Stack three spectators cut the deck, remember the bottom card of the pile and put the cards in their pockets, three thought of cards are divined and removed from the cut-off piles
  • Deluxe variant
Inspired by 2010
Card Magic USA
216
Dan Tong The Tel-Tale Joker spectator takes a card from handkerchief-covered deck and puts it face up on top, Joker goes under handkerchief and then whispers card to performer, card is also predicted
Variations 2010
Card Magic USA
239
Dan Tong Rough Guy spectator takes a card from handkerchief-covered deck and puts it face up on top and cuts deck, Joker goes under handkerchief and then whispers card to performer, card is also predicted, deck roughed on faces
  • Variation
Inspired by 2010
Card Magic USA
241
Michael Weber Tip of the Trunk packet of cards, two selections made and spelt, then divined, part of Spelephant routine
Inspired by 2010
Card Magic USA
258
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