Pseudo Psychometry

23 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Pseudo Psychometry
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown X Rays cards in envelopes are divined, two methods, envelopes marked visually or haptically
Related to 1897 New Era Card Tricks 144
Unknown Von drei Karten, welche drei verschiedene Personen gezogen haben, die zu nennen, welche eine jede gezogen hat three spectators do some calculation with their selections after which the performer know who has which card
 		Nov. 1902 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 11) 174
Unknown An Envelope Mystery forced cards put in envelopes with punch marks, including "A Variation"
 		1935 Mental Magic with Cards 14
William Larsen Lecture and Readings doing readings in the context of pseudo psychometry, examples with different objects
 		1951 Psychic Magic — Vol. 3 21
William Larsen Larsen's Psychometry Presentation with astrological cards, where people have marked their zodiac
 		1951 Psychic Magic — Vol. 3 20
Eugene Gloye Fitting the Pieces six cards are chosen and torn in half, each spectator keeps one half and the other is sealed in envelope, performer divines cards in envelope and locates owner of other half, last piece is burnt and card is found restored in envelope
 		1956 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956) 42
Dr. Stanley Jaks Eine wunderbare Übereinstimmung four cards in envelopes
Also published here 1961 Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse 149
Karl Fulves Covenant Ace, Two and Three are shuffled and distributed amongst three spectators, performer divines who has which card
VariationsAlso published here Mar. 1966 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 5) 23
Tony Shiels Seven Sinners spelling James Bond enemies on cards, then psychometry
 		May 1966 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 7) 36
Milbourne Christopher Tuning In! people write down their favorite TV shows and performer allocates all correctly
Variations 1972 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 41) 201
Sid Lorraine Think Dot different marking system than Tuning In!
Inspired by 1972 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 47) 232
Gerald Kosky Travel Agent cards with names of cities, spectators chose and sign them, performer allocates them correctly
 		1972 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 53) 261
Stephen Minch Psychometry Worldly Rampant Pseudo Psychometry with tarot cards
Related to 1974 The Book of Thoth 40
Nathan Stark Vibrations five business cards from spectators in a bag, found and allocated correctly by performer
 		1976 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 169) 843
Jack Yates Jack's Line-Up up to thirteen spectators on stage, they select a card from a pile, pile shuffled, cards again given back to the right spectators
Variations 1979 Card Caprice 6
Karl Fulves Covenant No. 61, Ace, Two and Three are shuffled and distributed amongst three spectators, performer divines who has which card
Also published here 1979 Self-Working Mental Magic 103
Karl Fulves, Charles T. Jordan The Up-Down System out-of-room four spectators seal cards in envelope, performer divines them in dark room, featuring stacking system
Inspired by 1983 After Jordan 7
Richard Osterlind Paroptic Psychometry I blindfolded, performer identifies objects
 		1999 Dynamic Mysteries 82
Richard Osterlind Paroptic Psychometry II blindfolded, performer identifies objects, different presentation
 		1999 Dynamic Mysteries 85
Juan Tamariz, Louis Zingone Trimental three chosen cards are first divined, then produced from corresponding pockets
Inspired by 2000 Card College — Volume 4 906
Al Baker Deck and Envelopes stacked deck
 		2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks) 707
Dr. Stanley Jaks A Wonderful Correspondence four cards in envelopes
Also published here 2014 The Incredible Dr. Jaks 100
John Lovick Chic Thief pseudo psychometry with drawings
Inspired by
  • "Sneak Thief" (Larry Becker, Stunners, 1992)
 2016 The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc. 83