Spread between Hands, Faces towards Spectator

24 entries in Cards / Sleights / Force / Psychological Forces / Spread between Hands, Faces towards Spectator
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Psychological Force showing one card a bit longer
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
82
William E. Robinson New Thought Card Sleights - First Method fanning before the spectator's eyes
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
35
Die gedachte Karte "Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
cards quickly spread in front of the spectator, only force card shown clearly, think-a-card force
 		Aug. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 8)
114
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Classic Force card thought-of or taken, classic force
 		Mar. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 3)
37
S. W. Erdnase D. By the Gaze "Methods for Determining a Card Thought Of"
cards shown one by one, spectator's eyes are watched
Related toVariations 1902
The Expert at the Card Table
167
Jack Merlin Force showing the card a little longer
 		1927/28
Merlin's Master Miracles
3
Oswald Rae Spread Force face up, brief
 		1928
Sub Rosa
16
Forcing Thought Principle - Several Methods of Forcing a Certain Card during riffle, springing, fanning
 		1935
Mental Magic with Cards
8
Forcing the Mental Selection of a Card and Tricks Therewith by spreading, by riffling
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
329
Passing the Cards Before a Spectator
1938
Greater Magic
334
Philippe De Bischop The Card Thought Of (Improved Version)
  • Farelli's London Letter
forcing a card while spreading deck before spectator's eyes
Inspired by Nov. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 6)
863
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Special Sleights: The Card Thought Of forcing a card while spreading deck before spectator's eyes
Related to
  • Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin "The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic"
Variations 		July 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 2)
810
Jean Hugard The Latest Method spreading cards before eyes of spectator and locating selection
 		July 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 2)
810
Matt Schulien The Mental Fan Force Routine cards run through with faces towards spectator who thinks of one, card named and found, detailed with outs
  • A Sample Routine
Related to 1959
The Magic of Matt Schulien
78
B.C. Milnov Miracle Mental spectator remembers card he sees while performer runs them from hand to hand, face-up visual classic force
 		1976
Magick (Issue 165)
821
Justin Higham Rapid Mental Force
Aug. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 2)
11
Dani DaOrtiz The Fan Force
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
spectator remembers as cards are spread before his eyes
  • Increasing the Sense of Need
Also published here Apr. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 4)
30
Joseph Barry Thoughts on the Psychological Spread Force spectator thinks of cards while performer fans them with faces towards spectator
Related toAlso published here 2014
Reverie
18
Joseph Barry Thoughts on the In-Hands Spread Force spectator thinks of cards while performer fans them with faces towards spectator
Also published here Sep. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 1)
53
Joseph Barry The Psychological Spread Force cards fanned before the spectator's eyes
Related to Sep. 2017
Operandi (Issue 3)
37
Benjamin Earl Touch, Think spread held up and spectator asked to think of one, actually only one option à la Dani
 		2020
The Shift #3
49
Dani DaOrtiz Forcing from a Fan as You Spread the Cards for the Spectator “Think-A-Card” spread force, card from middle is forced and then controlled, card’s identity can be predetermined, many touches that make it work, psychology, how to handle when it misses
  • Control or force
  • Starting situation
  • Spreading the cards (p. 78)
  • Getting to the selection
  • Controlling the card (p. 79)
  • Initial position for the force
  • How does it work… (p. 80)
    • A. Increasing urgency (p. 81)
      • The speed of the selection
      • The specific order
    • B. Apparent nonchalance
      • The surprised technique
  • The importance of a thought-of card…
  • Facing mistakes (p. 82)
  • Cards and cards...
  • Conclusion... (p. 83)
Related toAlso published here 2021
Freedom of Expression
77
Dani DaOrtiz Psychological Forces. Ending with fishing spectator seemingly thinks of any card he sees, choice is limited, card is fished for
  • One of five (creating the feeling that the whole deck has been looked at)
  • A different ending for one of five
  • Peeking at a card during a shuffle (p. 100)
  • As close to the center as you can (p. 103)
  • Using the Hamman count (p. 104)
 		2021
Freedom of Expression
99
Tyler Erickson Face-Out Classic Force cards spread with faces towards spectator until he says stop
 		2022
Offbeat
49