Christian Chelman

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Harry Lorayne	Stop!	estimation of place spectator cuts to	Related to 2. Abbott's version. "The Certain Card Trick." (Percy Abbott, 1937) I Should Judge (1946) The Stopper Mind Reading Trick (Charles Nyquist, Edward Dart, 1950) Blind Sighted (Christian Chelman, 1996) Speaking Volumes (Harry Mendoza, 2002) Variations The Trick That Baffled Babbage 2.0 (David Britland, 2010)	1962	Close-up Card Magic	64	Cards / Sleights / Estimation / Visual Estimation Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / No-Touch Locations Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stop Trick / Position indicated by Performer
Stephen Minch	Fortunes of a Wise Fool	based on an idea by Ed Mellon, matrix force	Related to Days of Force (Mel Stover, 1945) Variations Quintasense (Thomas Alan Waters, 1982) Arcana (Christian Chelman, 1993) Can You Tell My Fortune? (David Britland, 2024)	1974	The Book of Thoth	41	Cards / Sleights / Force / Mathematical Forces Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Multiple Card Prediction Tarot
Katlyn Breene	The Mystic Tarot	using the Major Arcana, divination of three cards	Variations Arcana (Christian Chelman, 1993) Also published here Katarot (Katlyn Breene, 2003)	1979	Magick (Issue 245)	1221	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / Princess Card Trick (Matrix) Tarot Mental Magic / Effects / Divination / Miscellaneous
Thomas Alan Waters	Trionic	three phases card is seen and reversed in the deck, card is revealed card is unseen and reversed in the deck, card is revealed prediction of a selected card	Variations Tryptyc (Christian Chelman, 1993)	1981	Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Trionic)	71	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Card Case Cards / Principles / Fishing Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Full Stack (DONT USE THIS) Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Miscellaneous
Thomas Alan Waters	Quintasense	some tarot cards are selected via the matrix force, reading, written on paper matches the selected cards	Inspired by Fortunes of a Wise Fool (Stephen Minch, 1974) Related to Days of Force (Mel Stover, 1945) Arcana (Christian Chelman, 1993) Stephen Minch's "Book of Thoth" p.41.	1982	Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Grymwyr)	279	Cards / Sleights / Force / Mathematical Forces Tarot Mental Magic / Effects / Readings (Cold, Crystal, Hand, Tarot etc.)
Martin Gardner	Locked-Room Mystery	No. 29, 3x3 number square, ring moved around to instructions, final position predicted	Related to The Fisher King (Christian Chelman, 1993)	1983	Self-Working Number Magic	48	Games / Instruction Games
Philip T. Goldstein	Zen Poker	streamlined "can you see your suit/value... here?", Age Cards credit information	Related to Demon's Divination (Charles T. Jordan, 1938) Variations Brainstorm (Christian Chelman, Philip T. Goldstein, 1993) Mind Casino (Bob Farmer, 2020)	1984	Thequal	2	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / free Choice (all 52 cards) Numbers / Principles / Age Cards Principle
Perplex	Bericht vom 14. Mephisto Magic Weekend in Ostende (Belgien)	on the convention in Ostende, Rocco Silano, Christian Chelman, Philippe Fedele, Pat Page, Jean-Jacques Sanvert, Chris Powers, Vito Lupo, Teddy Mills, Patrick Droude, Jacqueline, Eddy & Cie, Alpha, Bertran Lotth, Gili, Magic Boys, Eddy Allart, Yogano Junior, Yanco		1988	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 49 No. 6)	6	Articles / Convention Reports
Christian Chelman	Believing Is Seeing	cards through newspaper, wallet as cover	Also published here Class Cunning: Up Close with Christian Chelman, L&L	Mar. 1993	Magic (Vol. 2 No. 7)	45	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Newspaper Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Christian Chelman	Bizarre Magick in Belgium			1993	Capricornian Tales		Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Christian Chelman	Zodiac	clock trick to find lucky card and divine zodiac sign and birthdate		1993	Capricornian Tales	1	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Clock Trick & Variations Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Prediction in form of Mates Mental Magic / Principles / Fishing Mental Magic / Effects / Divination / Miscellaneous
Christian Chelman	Magic and Responsibility	on performing Zodiac		1993	Capricornian Tales	6	Articles / Articles
Christian Chelman	Magic and Illusionism			1993	Capricornian Tales	6	Articles / Theory & Essays
Christian Chelman	Arcana	using the Major Arcana, divination of five cards	Inspired by Fortunes of a Wise Fool (Stephen Minch, 1974) The Mystic Tarot (Katlyn Breene, 1979) Related to Quintasense (Thomas Alan Waters, 1982)	1993	Capricornian Tales	9	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / Princess Card Trick (Matrix) Tarot Mental Magic / Effects / Divination / Miscellaneous
Christian Chelman	Malediction	set time matches time on pocket watch, marked small amulet vanishes from tube and appears in other tube secured with padlock, Egyptian story presentation		1993	Capricornian Tales	21	Watch / Set Time is Predicted or Changed Bill / Bill Tube
Christian Chelman	Scarab	block of wood is tipped over by scarab		1993	Capricornian Tales	24	Wood Animal / Beetle
Christian Chelman	Psychostasy	scale with feather and stone become the same weight, crystal turns black		1993	Capricornian Tales	27	Stone & Rock Scale
Christian Chelman	Scarabys	stone scarab changes intro living beetle, Gibson's Double Bill Tube		1993	Capricornian Tales	30	Bill / Bill Tube Animal / Beetle
Christian Chelman	Fetishes	Indian fetishes are placed on small carpet, compass needle reacts, part of corn missing		1993	Capricornian Tales	32	Carpet Mental Magic / Effects / Psychokinesis Food / Miscellaneous
Christian Chelman	Game of the Medicis	chest with two bottles, one apparently contains Acid, story presentation		1993	Capricornian Tales	36	Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.) Liquid / Chemical Ways to transform Liquid / Miscellaneous
Christian Chelman	The Devil and some Friends			1993	Capricornian Tales	39	Articles / Articles
Christian Chelman	Pact	Kane's Gypsy Curse with cards with skulls and red Devil		1993	Capricornian Tales	43	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Wild Cards Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Christian Chelman	The Soulsnatcher	number cards are used to play a game where spectator loses, face of selected picture card turns blank		1993	Capricornian Tales	49	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Ten Card Poker Deal
Christian Chelman	Voodoo II	two voodoo dolls, performer divines location, cards with body parts repeated with different methods	Related to Christian Chelman in "Mad Magic" 1983. Variations Voodoo Redo (Alan Nguyen, 1995)	1993	Capricornian Tales	52	Doll & Puppet / Voodoo Doll Mental Magic / Effects / Divination / Miscellaneous
Christian Chelman	Hoodoo You Do?	imprint from coin made on paper and coin placed inside a box, paper is folded and coin found folded too, paper is then pierced and coin found with holes, when paper is set on fire coin vanishes from box, Lippincott Box		1993	Capricornian Tales	60	Coin / Sleights / Spellbound & visual Changes Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Torn & Bent Coin Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Single Coin Vanishes / With Props Light & Fire / Flash Paper & Material Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Transformation (not so visual)
Christian Chelman	Midas	coin changes to gold coin when dropped in Whiskey		1993	Capricornian Tales	66	Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Transformation (not so visual)
Christian Chelman	The Seventh Object	routine for The Hand of Cleopatra / Hand der Kleopatra		1993	Capricornian Tales	67	Mental Magic / Effects / Locating hidden Objects Mental Magic / Effects / Divination / Miscellaneous
Christian Chelman	The Fisher King	map with squares and numbers, object moved around, story presentation	Related to Locked-Room Mystery (Martin Gardner, 1983)	1993	Capricornian Tales	71	Games / Instruction Games
Christian Chelman, Gaëtan Bloom	The Immortal	card at position to find out how many years one will live, named card is missing		1993	Capricornian Tales	77	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Premonition & Named Vanish
Christian Chelman	The Mikado Test	five numbered brass rods, one placed inside tube and divined by performer		1993	Capricornian Tales	83	Mental Magic / Effects / Divination / Miscellaneous
Christian Chelman, Philip T. Goldstein	Brainstorm	streamlined "can you see your suit/value... here?	Inspired by Zen Poker (Philip T. Goldstein, 1984)	1993	Capricornian Tales	86	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / free Choice (all 52 cards) Cards / Principles / One Way / Miscellaneous
Christian Chelman	Tryptyc	fishing deck by Chelman	Inspired by Trionic (Thomas Alan Waters, 1981)	1993	Capricornian Tales	91	Cards / Principles / Fishing Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
Christian Chelman	Impromptu Pendulum	compass method		1993	Capricornian Tales	95	Coin / Effect Themes / Mental Stuff Coin / Gaffed / Magnetic Mental Magic / Effects / Distribution of Items divined or predicted / Which Hand
Christian Chelman	Equivox	purse with matching coin as prediction, thoughts on Equivoque	Variations Equicoins (John Carey, 2022)	1993	Capricornian Tales	97	Coin / Effect Themes / Mental Stuff Propless / Equivoque Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Standard Predictions (one or multiple items)
Christian Chelman	Options	card is placed unseen in case, chosen card is mate, using cards and dice	Variations Chance of Choice (Wonder Man Fred, 2003)	1993	Capricornian Tales	101	Dice (small) / Gaffed Dice Cards / Effect Themes / Dice & Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Trick That Cannot Be Explained Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck / Backs
Christian Chelman	Conclusion			1993	Capricornian Tales	104	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Chuck Fayne (reviewer)	Capricornian Tales	by Christian Chelman		June 1994	Magic (Vol. 3 No. 10)	67	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Jim Magus	Arcana	on Christian Chelman, Paul Harris		Apr. 1994	Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 10)	6	Articles / Columns
Ford Kross	Kross Roads	on Eugene Burger, Charles Reynolds, Bob Cassidy, Geraldo Show, Christian Chelman		Aug. 1994	Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 2)	4	Articles / Columns
Alan Nguyen	Voodoo Redo	spectator randomly chooses where three pins are pushed into a voodoo doll, performer has correctly predicted the locations on a second voodoo doll	Inspired by Voodoo II (Christian Chelman, 1993)	1995	Labyrinth (Issue 4)	4	Mental Magic / Principles / Marking Systems Doll & Puppet / Voodoo Doll Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Standard Predictions (one or multiple items)
Christian Chelman	Belgian Travelers	four Jacks produced, assembly with four additional indifferent cards		June 1995	Magic (Vol. 4 No. 10)	64	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Open Travelers Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Rough and Smooth (not full deck) Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Jazz Aces & Less Cards Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Christian Chelman	Blind Sighted	card approximately in center, then dealt into six heaps	Related to Stop! (Harry Lorayne, 1962)	1996	MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 8)	11	Cards / Sleights / Estimation / Mechanical Estimation Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / No-Touch Locations
Lee Earle	Lee Earle at the Editor's Desk	on Herb Dewey, Bascom Jones, Craig Bender-Rovinsky, Steven Logan, Lee Marelli, Allen Few, Charles Buckner, Joseph Dunninger, Mark Garetz, Leonard Hutchens, Christian Chelman, Six-and-One-Half, Marc Salem, Stewart James		1996	Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 5)	196	Articles / Columns
Bob Farmer (reviewer)	A Book You Should Buy	by Christian Chelman Capricornian Tales		Aug. 1996	Magic (Vol. 5 No. 12)	84	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Christian Chelman	Fly Caper	selection travels back and forth between sandwich cards, then to card box, Himber Wallet, plastic fly appears, fly appears drawn on card		Oct. 1999	Magic (Vol. 9 No. 2)	82	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Card Case Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Cards traveling (from Sandwich) to Sandwich Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Christian Chelman	The Display Load	card appears between sandwich cards, without deck		2000	Card College — Volume 4	949	Cards / Sleights / Sandwich Loading Techniques
Wonder Man Fred	Chance of Choice	card force / prediction, using six dice	Inspired by Options (Christian Chelman, 1993)	2003	Strange Things In The Night	24	Dice (small) / Gaffed Dice Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Sleights / Force / With Props
Christian Chelman	The Display Load		Related to The Display Load (Christian Chelman, 2000)	2007	52 Memories	32	Cards / Sleights / False Display / Hiding Surfaces
Michael Close (reviewer)	Hauntiques: The Bizarre Magic of Christian Chelman	by Christian Chelman		Feb. 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 2)	86	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Dr. Raffaele De Ritis, Christian Chelman	A Shaman Among Magicians	"The Theatrical Close-Up Magic of Christian Chelman"		Oct. 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 10)	32	Articles / Biographical Articles / Interviews
	The Magic of Christian Chelman			Oct. 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 10)	36	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Christian Chelman	Chaos	Triumph followed by deck changing into rainbow deck		Oct. 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 10)	36	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Color Changing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Effect Variations
Christian Chelman	The Christmas Gift	one of six objects is chosen with equivoque and mis-spotted die, story presentation	Also published here Hauntiques	Oct. 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 10)	40	Dice (small) / Gaffed Dice Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Christian Chelman	The Capetown Curse	black and white pawn from chess set in tobacco set, spectator chooses black one, story presentation	Also published here Hauntiques	Oct. 2007	Genii (Vol. 70 No. 10)	43	Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Brad Henderson (reviewer)	Hauntiques	by Christian Chelman		July 2007	Magic (Vol. 16 No. 11)	47	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Joshua Jay	Christian Chelman			Oct. 2007	Magic (Vol. 17 No. 2)	50	Articles / Biographical
Christian Chelman	The Process			Oct. 2007	Magic (Vol. 17 No. 2)	56	Articles / Articles
Christian Chelman	The Suspension of Disbelief			Oct. 2007	Magic (Vol. 17 No. 2)	56	Articles / Articles
Joshua Jay	A Christian Chelman Issue	Talk About Tricks	Also published here A Christian Chelman Issue (Joshua Jay, 2022)	Oct. 2007	Magic (Vol. 17 No. 2)	99	Articles / Columns
Christian Chelman	Four Pence	four coins vanish, in folded paper another coin appears, story presentation	Also published here Four Pence (Christian Chelman, 2022)	Oct. 2007	Magic (Vol. 17 No. 2)	100	Coin / Effect Themes / Vanish Routines / Bare Handed Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / With Props / Miscellaneous
Christian Chelman	The Invisibles	assembly with Jacks and blank cards, art heist story presentation	Also published here The Invisibles (Christian Chelman, 2022)	Oct. 2007	Magic (Vol. 17 No. 2)	101	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / more or less off-beat variations Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer / Same Color
Christian Chelman	Return of the Chelman Poker Deal	any poker hand called for is dealt, then mates of selected hand are dealt in second phase	Also published here Return of the Chelman Poker Deal (Christian Chelman, 2022)	Oct. 2007	Magic (Vol. 17 No. 2)	102	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Any Pokerhand Called For Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Stacking / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Gambling Stack / Partial
Christian Chelman	The Paradox of Quan Tri	story presentation	Also published here The Paradox of Quan Tri (Christian Chelman, 2022)	Oct. 2007	Magic (Vol. 17 No. 2)	104	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Routines
John Carey	Equicoins	one of five coins predicted	Inspired by Equivox (Christian Chelman, 1993)	Feb. 2022	The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 2)	88	Coin / Effect Themes / Prediction Propless / Equivoque
Joshua Jay	A Christian Chelman Issue		Also published here A Christian Chelman Issue (Joshua Jay, 2007)	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)	659	Articles / Columns
Christian Chelman	Four Pence	four coins vanish, in folded paper another coin appears, story presentation	Also published here Four Pence (Christian Chelman, 2007)	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)	660	Coin / Effect Themes / Vanish Routines / Bare Handed Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / With Props / Miscellaneous
Christian Chelman	The Invisibles	assembly with Jacks and blank cards, art heist story presentation	Also published here The Invisibles (Christian Chelman, 2007)	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)	661	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / more or less off-beat variations Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer / Same Color
Christian Chelman	Return of the Chelman Poker Deal	any poker hand called for is dealt, then mates of selected hand are dealt in second phase	Also published here Return of the Chelman Poker Deal (Christian Chelman, 2007)	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)	662	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Any Pokerhand Called For Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Stacking / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Gambling Stack / Partial
Christian Chelman	The Paradox of Quan Tri	story presentation	Also published here The Paradox of Quan Tri (Christian Chelman, 2007)	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)	664	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Routines

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