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Milton Kort Copper and Silver Transposition
Related to 1952 Modern Coin Magic 129
Slydini The Fake Take
Variations 1976 The Best of Slydini ...and More 26
Paul Harris, Patrick Snowden "Jigsaw" transpo with signed card, signed card is torn up, matrix with torn pieces, restoration
Variations 1976 Paul Harris Reveals Some Of His Most Intimate Secrets 21
Paul Harris Free-Flight coins travel from hand to under card on table
Variations 1976 Paul Harris Reveals Some Of His Most Intimate Secrets 36
Edward Marlo Face Up Startler card face up in hand changes
Related toVariations 1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 259
Edward Marlo Marlo Tilt Pass three Techniques
Variations 1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 62
Paul Harris The Ace Trap Leader Ace is placed with three indifferent cards while other three Aces are placed reversed in the deck. Aces vanish and assemble with the leader Ace
Related to 1977 SuperMagic 3
Paul Harris Super Swindle sandwiched signed card, sandwich folded up, card vanishes and reappears reversed in deck
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1977 Super Swindle! 1
David Roth Hanging Coins
VariationsAlso published here June 1978 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 1 No. 6) 68
John C. Wagner Matrix Torn and Restored Card matrix with torn quarters, restoration climax
Variations 1978 7 Secrets 12
Daniel Cros Cros Twist "An Enhancement for the Bizarre Twist", one-handed version
Inspired byVariations 1978 Las Vegas Close-Up 82
Paul Harris Cardician's Blendo Four and Six melt together to a Ten spot
VariationsAlso published here 1978 Las Vegas Close-Up 136
Fred C. Baumann Metalogic spoon bends and then breaks, extra bowl à la Hiroshi Sawa ("Gary Ueller", Genii)
Variations 1978 New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 10) 1
Paul Harris The Castle Conspiracy four cards are put in card castle formation, one of them changes place with King, other three transform into Kings
VariationsAlso published here 1979 Close-up Entertainer 152
Paul Harris, Tayari Casel Twilight coins are produced with a small mirror, four coins, mirror in small envelope, five phases
VariationsAlso published here 1979 Twilight 1
Earl Nelson Coined Card
Inspired byVariations 1979 Variations 75
Earl Nelson, Al Schneider Four the Hard Way four coins appear between two cards one by one
Inspired by
  • "Miser's Miracle" (Jerry Andrus)
Variations 		1979 Variations 91
Gordon Bruce Split Second Twos into Aces
Variations Aug. 1980 Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 8) 889
Paul Harris, Daryl Martinez Fantasy Aces Aces appear on table
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 Close-up Fantasies — Book I 19
David Britland Alien odd backed card, mirror face as kicker
VariationsAlso published here 1980 The Talon (Issue 6) 83
Ben Harris Dedication
1980 For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only! 2
Ben Harris Author's Note
1980 For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only! 5
Ben Harris Elevated Thought thought-of (peeked or riffle-thought-of-forced) card appears on top of deck
 		1980 For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only! 8
Ben Harris Backwards Center Deal Switch card injogged and held onto instead of top card as deck is moved forward
 		1980 For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only! 9
Ben Harris Super Slice case has open slit in it, card put in and another card as blade used to push through it, card inside shown folded in half, blade then transposes with card inside
 		1980 For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only! 11
Ben Harris Simplified Matrix card torn in quarters, they assemble in matrix fashion, then card is restored
Inspired by 1980 For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only! 15
Ben Harris Coin Fantasy four coins produced from between two cards
Inspired by 1980 For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only! 20
Ben Harris Coin Bullet
Inspired by 1980 For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only! 25
Ben Harris Coin Slide-off Vanish coin slid off deck, dropped onto injogged cards in lapping fashion
 		1980 For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only! 26
Ben Harris Ribbon-Spread Turnover with Coin coin hidden between cards
Related to 1980 For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only! 28
Ben Harris Incision deck in case, selection penetrates case and is apparently removed through a slit which then heals again
 		1980 For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only! 30
Ben Harris Slip Locators sandwich cards find selection and then change into selections
 		1980 For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only! 33
Ben Harris Slip Change Bilis Switch, bottom card of sandwich switched as center card is dragged out
 		1980 For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only! 33
Ben Harris Blendsation card blendo between sandwich cards
Inspired by 1980 For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only! 38
Ben Harris Final Words
1980 For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only! 44
Karl Fulves The Concept of Cover cover techniques for the masked pass
Related to 1981 Milennium Aces 8
Steve Dusheck Foreword "I don't really know Ben Harris. We are not close friends."
 		1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 4
Ben Harris Rundown of Effects summary of each effect
 		1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 10
Ben Harris Silverdust Production production of single coin in empty hands, drop from classic palm in other hand
 		1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 12
Ben Harris Four Coin Fantasy four coins produced one by one
 		1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 17
Ben Harris Production Move coin held between fingertips doubles, brought forward from classic palm
 		1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 23
Ben Harris Washout Wonder routine for Dusheck's props, coin from washer, coin through hole of washer becomes small coin and vanishes
Inspired by
  • "Washout" (Steve Dusheck, marketed item)
 1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 26
Ben Harris Twist and Shout Aces turn over one by one and then change into four selections
 		1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 33
Ben Harris Free-Fall-Aces Aces appear on table
Inspired by 1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 45
Ben Harris Images two Aces, they change to the two missing suits in various ways, then selection appears
 		1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 54
Ben Harris Stuck-Up small round stick stuck onto palm penetrates hand to back
 		1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 67
Ben Harris Round the Ben-d spoon bending, it breaks and is restored
Inspired by 1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 73
Ben Harris Housing Loan four cards are put in square card castle formation, a coin appears inside, it vanishes and reappears inside
Inspired by 1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 82
Ben Harris Twilight Visit coin multiplies with mirror, multiple phases
Inspired by 1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 88
Ben Harris Super Shift four coins vanish one by one from hand an appear under tabled card
Inspired by 1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 102
Ben Harris Han Ping Chien with Scooped Coins two coins scooped up with a card and tossed back on table
 		1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 105
Ben Harris, Woody Meltcher Twin Boomerang two cards "rise"/wiggle out of the deck in a hands-on handling
 		1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 111
Ben Harris, Woody Meltcher Aroma Cards spectator shuffles, makes three piles and follows a selection procedure, card apparently found by smell
 		1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 117
Ben Harris, Woody Meltcher Magnetic Aces three cards made into triangle card castle configuration, three of four Aces lost in deck, castle collapses and consists of other three Aces
Related to 1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 121
Ben Harris Author's Final Word
1981 Magic from which Memories are Made! 129
Ben Harris Dimensional Relativity signed cards turns inside-out so that it has blistered rough surfaces on the outside and when peeled apart the signed surfaces show up again, deck also changes color for some reason
VariationsAlso published here 1981 Dimensional Relativity 3
Derek Dingle Apparition Too blank card progressively transforms into picture card
Related to 1982 The Complete Works of Derek Dingle 23
Jerry Sadowitz Come Together transposition with transformation climax
Related toVariations 1982 Alternative Card Magic 4
John Cornelius Spring Set
VariationsAlso published here 1982 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 1 53
Ed DeMello, Tom Wolf The Kenobi Reversal top card to bottom, one handed, credit correction on page 647
Variations Feb. 1982 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 5 No. 2) 597
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Dimensional Relativity by Ben Harris 1982 Epoptica (Issue 1) 44
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Magic from witch Memories are Made by Ben Harris 1982 Epoptica (Issue 1) 45
Michael Weber "... Just an Old Premonition" photocopy of fifty-two cards with one reversed, freely thought-of card is missing
Variations 1982 Something for Everyone 12
Ben Harris Flying Collectors
1983 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2 80
Ben Harris Koin Seeled subtlety for the Downs palm
 		Mar. 1983 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 6 No. 3) 754
Ben Harris Barehand Spellbound one-handed
 		June 1983 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 6 No. 6) 783
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Killer Klose-Up by Ben Harris 1983 Epoptica (Issue 4) 220
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Table-Side Manners by Ben Harris 1983 Epoptica (Issue 4) 221
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Epic Flight by Ben Harris 1983 Epoptica (Issue 4) 226
Jay Sankey Pyramid banded deck is transformed in pyramid shape, including (mediocre) applications
Related toVariations 1983 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 5&6) 46
Jon Racherbaumer (reviewer) Table Side Manners by Ben Harris
weird review in dialogue form 		1983 Facsimile (Issue 1) 23
Ben Harris Prime-Hole-Card card torn in half, restores (bluff), then center torn out, rest torn into four pieces which become eight pieces
  • Part One. The Torn and Restored Sequence
  • Part Two. The Shatter Climax
 		1983 Prime Hole Card 3
Ben Harris Alloy Division borrowed coin is broken, both halves become hole coins
 		1984 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3 100
Ernst Pancrazi Four Parts Oil 4&4, no extra cards, four phases
Variations Feb. 1984 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 7 No. 2) 883
Ben Harris Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by July 1984 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 7 No. 7) 947
Ben Harris Topological Connection Climax done with miniature card frames which are streched into normal sized card frames as climax
 		Oct. 1984 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 7 No. 10) 973
Jon Racherbaumer Really Here! Kings and Queens, little assembly, Kings change to Aces
Inspired byVariations 1984 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. Summer Extra) 223
Ben Harris Masquerade ink on coin burns hole in coin in shape of index of forced card (flash paper)
 		Apr. 1985 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 8 No. 4) 1055
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Midnight Special by Ben Harris 1985 Epoptica (Issue 7) 397
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Out of his Mind! by Ben Harris 1985 Epoptica (Issue 7) 398
Jeff Busby (reviewer) New Directions I by Ben Harris 1985 Epoptica (Issue 7) 400
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) New Directions by Ben Harris 1985 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 28, 29 & 30) 307
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) The Ultimate Floating Deck by Ben Harris 1985 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 28, 29 & 30) 306
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Royal Divide by Ben Harris 1985 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 28, 29 & 30) 306
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) The Hypercard Experiments by Ben Harris 1985 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 28, 29 & 30) 306
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) A Session With Ben Harris by Ben Harris 1985 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 31, 32 & 33) 344
Ben Harris Signed Blendex odd-backed card finds signed selection, then becomes signed selection
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 484
Ben Harris Peek Finesse featuring a break display
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 491
Stephen Tucker (reviewer) Beyond the Black Hole by Ben Harris May 1985 Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 10) 1284
Stephen Tucker (reviewer) Prime Hole Card by Ben Harris May 1985 Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 10) 1284
Stephen Tucker (reviewer) Needled by Ben Harris May 1985 Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 10) 1284
Stephen Tucker (reviewer) Pen-Note-Tration by Ben Harris May 1985 Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 10) 1284
Harry Lorayne Ben Harris mini bio
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 483
Ben Harris Acknowledgements
1985 Gellerism Revealed 4
Ben Harris Introduction
1985 Gellerism Revealed 5
Ben Harris Who is Uri Geller?
1985 Gellerism Revealed 7
Ben Harris The Psychology Behind the Key Bend
  • The Metal Bend
  • The Amazement Factor
  • Suspension of Disbelief
  • The Involvement Factor
  • The Authority Factor
 		1985 Gellerism Revealed 11
Ben Harris Psychology Behind the Watch Trick broken watch starts running again
  • The Amazement Factor
  • The Involvement Factor
  • Suspension of Disbelief
  • The Authority Factor
  • The Watch Trick in Effect
  • Geller Starts a Watch
  • In the Spectator's Hands
  • The Progression Trick
 		1985 Gellerism Revealed 15
Ben Harris The Physical Methods thoughts about the methods used by Uri Geller
  • Television Work / Limited Field of Vision
  • Scope of Television Performance
  • The Cutlery
  • The Switchboard Effect
  • Lecture Work / Video Gimmickery
  • Chair Chicanery
  • Try Trickiness
 		1985 Gellerism Revealed 21
Ben Harris Natural Bends exploiting already bent spoons like Uri Geller
 		1985 Gellerism Revealed 27
Ben Harris, Uri Geller The Standard Bends
  • In the Hands
  • The Table Bend
  • The Chair Bend
  • The Microphone Bend
 		1985 Gellerism Revealed 27
Ben Harris, Uri Geller The Not so Standard Bends
  • The Shipi Bend
  • Long-Distance Bends
  • The Natural Key Gimmick
 		1985 Gellerism Revealed 35
Ben Harris The B.H. Gimmick for key bending
  • The Handling
  • The Two-Handed Method
 		1985 Gellerism Revealed 37
Ben Harris The Bobo Switch applied to key bending
 		1985 Gellerism Revealed 45
Ben Harris, Uri Geller Subtleties
  • The Pivot Move with Key No. 1
  • The Pivot Move with Key No. 2
  • The Flat Edge, Cut Edge Move
  • The Multi-Bend and Drop
  • The Key to Success Move
  • The Finger Cover and Turn
  • The Spectator Hold
  • The By-Play
  • Keep Rubbing
  • The Time Lag
  • The "Can You Feel It?" By-Play
 		1985 Gellerism Revealed 48
Ben Harris The Cutlery Bend chapter intro
 		1985 Gellerism Revealed 63
Ben Harris, Uri Geller Effecting Bends in Cutlery
  • In the Hands
  • The Table Bend
  • The Chair Bend
 		1985 Gellerism Revealed 63
Ben Harris, Uri Geller Revealing Bends in Cutlery
  • The Twist Move
  • The Fair Play Move
  • The Pivot
  • Bendiferous
 		1985 Gellerism Revealed 68
Ben Harris, Uri Geller The Rigged Spoon bowl falls off
  • Handling the Rigged Spoon
  • In the Spectator's Hand
 		1985 Gellerism Revealed 74
Ben Harris, Uri Geller Watch Wizardry
  • Geller Stars a Watch
  • The Snap Move
  • The Touch Down Move
  • In the Spectator's Hands
  • The Watch Progression Trick
  • The Get-Ready
  • The Wind
  • The Revelation
 		1985 Gellerism Revealed 79
Ben Harris Introduction
1985 Out Of His Mind! 1
Ben Harris B.H. Reverse top card reversed to bottom
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 5
Ben Harris B.H. Pass
Inspired byRelated to 1985 Out Of His Mind! 7
Ben Harris Split Personality Move one card is changed into its full four-of-a-kind on top of deck
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 11
Ben Harris P.U.P. - Pick Up Palm
Inspired byAlso published here 1985 Out Of His Mind! 13
Ben Harris Quick Fold into quarters under deck
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 15
Ben Harris D.L. Replacement Subtlety
1985 Out Of His Mind! 19
Ben Harris Card Stand card stand torn from another card
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 21
Ben Harris Crosswize Rize card rises perpendicular from deck on table
VariationsAlso published here 1985 Out Of His Mind! 24
Ben Harris I'll Show You How! top few cards are shown as double facers, then normal again
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 28
Ben Harris Instant Ink deck shown blank, blank card progressively transforms into picture card (Apparition), faces appear and backs change color
Related to 1985 Out Of His Mind! 31
Ben Harris The Two Card Illusion - Osmosis two cards, one penetrates the other, then both change
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 37
Ben Harris D'Amico Type Spread
1985 Out Of His Mind! 38
Ben Harris Flying Sandwich two red Queens vanish on deck, spectator tosses the invisible cards into deck one by one and they are shown one by one, they sandwich selection
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 42
Ben Harris Buckle Feeding at start of spread cull
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 43
Ben Harris Card and Coin to Pocket coin vanishes and reappears in pocket, so does a selection, then coin appears next to selection in deck
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 49
Ben Harris Flash Card to Case signed card appears folded in case
Related to 1985 Out Of His Mind! 54
Ben Harris Instant Fold #1 card folds itself into quarters in a flash
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 59
Ben Harris Instant Fold #2 card folds itself into quarters in a flash
Inspired by 1985 Out Of His Mind! 62
Ben Harris The Greenhouse Effect card appears folded in glass which is held mouth-down on deck
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 63
Ben Harris The Impressionist card changes into three selections one by one
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 66
Ben Harris Topological Connection Climax after linking effect with cards from mini deck the frames grow to normal sized cards
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 69
Ben Harris Four Changed red Kings and black Kings out, an Ace appears between each pair, then situation reverses with two Ace sandwiches with a King in between
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 76
Ben Harris Up In The Smoke pack of cigarette case, lid opens by itself, card rises out of it
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 81
Ben Harris Madman's Card to Pocket #1 slit in jacket under arm
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 85
Ben Harris Madman's Card to Pocket #2 card ends up under shirt collar under jacket
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 90
Ben Harris Madman's Card to Pocket #3 card bonded to jacket between shoulders
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 93
Ben Harris Silver Through Silver spoon handle penetrates coin, then coin vanishes
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 94
Ben Harris B.H. Quickie - In the Right Direction transposition between face card and card in center
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 96
Ben Harris Coming Together Again quartet transposition with transformation climax
Inspired by 1985 Out Of His Mind! 100
Ben Harris More Pyramid banded deck is transformed in pyramid shape in spectator's hands, with revelation of card
Inspired byVariations 1985 Out Of His Mind! 103
Ben Harris No Crimp Pyramid banded deck is transformed in pyramid shape in spectator's hands, with revelation of card
Inspired by 1985 Out Of His Mind! 106
Ben Harris Snappy Cannibal three cards eaten
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 107
Ben Harris Ring-O-Go-Go finger ring in fist vanishes
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 109
Ben Harris Snappy Blendo Card Blendo
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 111
Ben Harris Memoree position of selection named after order is apparently memorized
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 114
Ben Harris Magnetrix three Kings vanish and appear under tabled King
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 116
Ben Harris Bendsation
1985 Out Of His Mind! 119
Ben Harris Silverdust Transposition
1985 Out Of His Mind! 122
Ben Harris Reeload
1985 Out Of His Mind! 124
Ben Harris Frink instant shrinking fan, ungaffed
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 126
Ben Harris Cig-Stuff message appears on cigarette, written with invisible ink
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 128
Ben Harris K.M. Sandwich card appears in sandwich
Related to 1985 Out Of His Mind! 129
Eric DeCamps The Inverted Card short ambitious card sequence, card turned inside out and split, using blank-faced and blank-backed card
Inspired by 1985 The Magic of Eric DeCamps 22
Ben Harris Dedication
1985 Midnight Special
Ben Harris Introduction
1985 Midnight Special
Ben Harris The Turnover Palm top card into right hand as deck is turned over
 		1985 Midnight Special 1
Ben Harris Righting a Reversed Card clean-up for small packet as packet is spread, similar to Asher Twist
 		1985 Midnight Special 2
Ben Harris Diagonal Turnover Pass simulates flipping over the deck with only the left hand
 		1985 Midnight Special 3
Ben Harris Palm to Palm classic palm to gambler's cop, shuffle demonstration gesture
 		1985 Midnight Special 5
Ben Harris Hanging Palm holding card at table edge below table
 		1985 Midnight Special 6
Ben Harris The Return of the Alien combo of odd-backed elevator, universal card, three-card vanish, color changing backs
Inspired by 1985 Midnight Special 7
Ben Harris Unload on Deck during display sequence
 		1985 Midnight Special 9
Ben Harris I Didn't Know You Used Marked Cards spread bottom deal, deck spread between the hands and "random" card tossed out
 		1985 Midnight Special 12
Ben Harris Impromptu Daryl using tilt principle
Inspired byRelated to 1985 Midnight Special 13
Ben Harris Hanging Card two cards vanish by hanging them in the air, another card changes into those two cards and the the third card is reproduced from air
Inspired by 1985 Midnight Special 16
Ben Harris Oil and Water Delux 4&4
 		1985 Midnight Special 17
Ben Harris The Three Card Game color changing back kicker
Inspired by 1985 Midnight Special 21
Edward Marlo Floating Penthouse deck put on flat hand, deck opens up by itself and three selection rise into three different directions
Inspired by
  • "The Ultimate Floating Deck" (Ben Harris, 1984)
 1985 Midnight Special 25
Daryl Martinez The Ultimate Ambition famous rope finale, for ungaffed versions see references
Variations 1985/87 Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus 117
Ben Harris Spending Spree multi phase sequence with borrowed credit card in deck that finds two chosen selections
 		1986 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5 70
Ben Harris Apocalypse Variations or Additions
Inspired by Feb. 1986 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 9 No. 2) 1174
Jay Sankey Elastic Infiltration rubberband around card case is initialed, vanishes and reappears inside case around deck
Related toVariations 1986 Sankey Panky 11
Ben Harris Author's Word
1986 Killer Klose-Up 1
Ben Harris Angel Aces production of four Aces
Also published here 1986 Killer Klose-Up 6
Ben Harris, Jerry K. Hartman, Bruce Elliott Super Snap Out Snap card out from Kelly Bottom Placement
 		1986 Killer Klose-Up 9
Ben Harris Coin Arc Produce arc of four coins on table with a wave of hands
 		1986 Killer Klose-Up 11
Ben Harris Snap Elevator Sandwich Card instantly appears between red Queens placed on top of deck
Related to 1986 Killer Klose-Up 13
Ben Harris Quick Queens Similar to Snap Elevator Sandwich, different handling
Related to 1986 Killer Klose-Up 16
Ben Harris Killer Elevator Sandwich (K.E.S.)
Also published here 1986 Killer Klose-Up 18
Ben Harris Melt Down Wrong card splits into two selections
Inspired byRelated to 1986 Killer Klose-Up 23
Ben Harris Singular Brainwave Named card shown to have odd back
 		1986 Killer Klose-Up 28
Ben Harris Blendex Odd backed card stabbed into deck by spectator to find selection. Odd backed card vanishes, appears fused onto the back of the selection. Magician then peels the fused card apart.
 		1986 Killer Klose-Up 31
Ben Harris Transit Thought Card that has been palmed "invisibly" transposes with physical card under spectator's hand, turns out to be mentally selected card
 		1986 Killer Klose-Up 36
Ben Harris Killer Ambitious Multi phase Ambitious card routine
 		1986 Killer Klose-Up 42
Ben Harris Koin Seel Way to conceal coin in hand, variation of Down's Palm
 		1986 Killer Klose-Up 49
Ben Harris Bare Handed Spellbound One handed coin change
 		1986 Killer Klose-Up 51
Ben Harris Dazzle Change two coin transposition
Variations 1986 Killer Klose-Up 53
Ben Harris, J. B. Bobo Bobo Switch Variation Done as a coin transformation
 		1986 Killer Klose-Up 53
Ben Harris Rendezvous Rise Sandwich done as a card "rising" to meet the sandwich cards
 		1986 Killer Klose-Up 55
Ben Harris Outflashed Jack Card placed in between Jacks changes places with another card visually
 		1986 Killer Klose-Up 57
Ben Harris Twin Inspiration Flashy production of two chosen cards
 		1986 Killer Klose-Up 60
Ben Harris The Twin Inspiration Move
1986 Killer Klose-Up 61
Ben Harris Konverge Kings Producing four Kings using Twin Inspiration Move
Related to 1986 Killer Klose-Up 65
Srechko Howard, Paul Harris, Ben Harris Float-Flip-Flight Half of the deck floats up, then selected card shoots out of deck
 		1986 Killer Klose-Up 69
Ben Harris Super Cruel Triumph Triumph effect with color changing back kicker, half the deck is of different color
 		1986 Killer Klose-Up 72
Ben Harris Deck Snap Visual color change of card that is face up on top of the deck
 		1986 Killer Klose-Up 76
Ben Harris Thanx
1986 Killer Klose-Up 79
Ben Harris Introduction
1986 Fandango 1
Ben Harris Fandango Gaffed Handling card visually appears between sandwich cards
 		1986 Fandango 1
Ben Harris Fandango Move one-handed, bottom cards of small packet turned over
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1986 Fandango 2
Ben Harris Fandango Non-Gaff Handling card visually appears between sandwich cards
 		1986 Fandango 7
Ben Harris Introduction
1986 1 a.m. The Sequel 1
Ben Harris My Way convincing control handling, really just a cull control
  • With two or three cards
Also published here 1986 1 a.m. The Sequel 2
Ben Harris Super Sally Sandwich three selections, finishes with two selections sandwiching third
 		1986 1 a.m. The Sequel 5
Ben Harris Double Deal Stop Force
1986 1 a.m. The Sequel 7
Ben Harris Double Deal Collectors
1986 1 a.m. The Sequel 8
Ben Harris Double Deal Birthday Trick stop trick with age presentation and two-way out at end
 		1986 1 a.m. The Sequel 8
Ben Harris The Floating Ambitious Card
1986 1 a.m. The Sequel 10
Ben Harris The Floating Sandwich card injogged in center rises visibly between two sandwich cards on top
 		1986 1 a.m. The Sequel 13
Ben Harris Dazzle Change #2 ungaffed
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1986 1 a.m. The Sequel 14
Ben Harris Spread-Flip Change card changes as it is waved over tabled spread, snap-over change with unload, "I originally gave this to Richard Kaufman for ALMANAC, but Richie has not used it. "
 		1986 1 a.m. The Sequel 15
Ben Harris Notes on the Notes
1986 1986 World Lecture Tour Notes 1
Ben Harris Pinky Power presentation for Vernon's Twisting the Aces
 		1986 1986 World Lecture Tour Notes 1
Ben Harris My Way Convincing Control handling
Also published here 1986 1986 World Lecture Tour Notes 2
Ben Harris Pyramid Cards banded deck is transformed in pyramid shape, as simple revelation
Inspired by 1986 1986 World Lecture Tour Notes 3
Ben Harris Pick Up Palm (P.U.P.)
Also published here 1986 1986 World Lecture Tour Notes 3
Ben Harris Angel Aces
Also published here 1986 1986 World Lecture Tour Notes 3
Ben Harris Super Flip top card turns over at end of dribble
 		1986 1986 World Lecture Tour Notes 4
Ben Harris Killer Elevator Sandwich
Also published here 1986 1986 World Lecture Tour Notes 4
Ben Harris Crosswize RIze card rises perpendicular from deck on table
Also published here 1986 1986 World Lecture Tour Notes 5
Ben Harris Dazzle-Change #2 ungaffed
Also published here 1986 1986 World Lecture Tour Notes 6
Ben Harris Tumble-Weed card placed crosswise between red sandwich cards, black Jacks are placed on top, card now between black Jacks
 		1986 1986 World Lecture Tour Notes 7
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Clearly Gone by Ben Harris 1987 Epoptica (Issue 10) 513
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Solid Gold Easy Action Card to Pocket by Ben Harris 1987 Epoptica (Issue 10) 513
Peter Duffie Worlds Apart one riffle shuffle, pairs laid out
Variations 1987 Inspirations 17
Shiv Duggal Ace Team red Aces appear sandwiched between Jokers, then Jokers change into black Aces
Inspired by
  • Ben Harris' "KM Sandwich" in "Magic Manuscript" July/August 1984.
Related to 		May 1987 The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 3) 56
Edward Marlo Almost Ultimate Ambition tilt with half card
Inspired byRelated to 1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 272
Steve Beam Upwardly Mobile 2 card sticking out at the back slowly and visibly rises to the top
Related toVariations 1988 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 22) 372
Ben Harris Introduction
1988 Off the Wall 11
Ben Harris 4 Corners four coins appear in four corners of close-up mat while hands make large wave motions
 		1988 Off the Wall 13
Ben Harris Static two cards apparently repel and attract each other on top of deck
 		1988 Off the Wall 16
Ben Harris Geller Card card bends visually
 		1988 Off the Wall 18
Ben Harris Divine Geller Card is used to divine selection
 		1988 Off the Wall 21
Ben Harris, David Faulkner Invertz pairs are deal after one riffle shuffle, top cards turned over, two chosen and exchanged, later located
Inspired by 1988 Off the Wall 24
Ben Harris Pyrobox card with signed sticker to matchbox, awkward handling
Related to 1988 Off the Wall 27
Ben Harris Pyrobook card to matchbook, card already in it from start, signed while partially covered
Related to 1988 Off the Wall 38
Ben Harris Foto one of three jokers signed on back, face changes into selection
Variations 1988 Off the Wall 44
Ben Harris The Norway Addition to Fandango Move center face-up card of sandwich visually transforms
Inspired byAlso published here 1988 Off the Wall 48
Ben Harris Invisible Sandwich sandwich cards thrown onto table from in-the-hands spread and selection appears between them
 		1988 Off the Wall 51
Ben Harris Slip Cut Sandwich sandwich cards vanish and appear around selection
Variations 1988 Off the Wall 54
Ben Harris S.C.S. #2 selection rises up to appear between sandwich cards
Inspired by 1988 Off the Wall 59
Ben Harris Twirl getting a cork-screw twist in handle
Variations 1988 Off the Wall 60
Ben Harris S.F.U.C. - Super Flip Utility Concept flipping over two cards as once with Super-Flip, upper one is scallop short, with applications:
  • A Flash Double-Lift
  • A Color Change
  • A Stunning Ambitious Card Climax
  • A Vanish
Inspired by
  • "Super-Flip" (Ben Harris, New Directions)
Variations 		1988 Off the Wall 62
Ben Harris Super-Flip top card turns over at end of dribble, onto table or other hand
Also published here
  • "Super-Flip" (Ben Harris, New Directions)
 1988 Off the Wall 62
Ben Harris Dynamic Duo two-phase transposition, using S.F.U.C., duplicate
 		1988 Off the Wall 67
Ben Harris Staple Diet signed card in deck, staple pressed into Joker face-up on deck, selection appears stapled back-to-back to it, using S.F.U.C. as a switch
 		1988 Off the Wall 71
Ben Harris Tight Joker signed by performer transposes with signed selection, between sandwich cards
 		1988 Off the Wall 75
Harry Lorayne, Ben Harris Illogical Double Lift Switch switching one of two
 		1988 Off the Wall 75
Ben Harris Pilgrimage three coins across, extra coin
 		1988 Off the Wall 82
Ben Harris Reach-Across Transfer hands cross, right-hand classic palm coin dropped on left fingertips
 		1988 Off the Wall 84
Ben Harris, Larry Jennings Three-as-Two Display
1988 Off the Wall 87
Ben Harris Strange Harmony selection sandwiched, all three cards torn twice, when pieces are examined the selection has vanished
 		1988 Off the Wall 91
Ben Harris Mid-Air Restoration on deck as several pieces are tossed in air
Inspired by 1988 Off the Wall 95
Ben Harris H.G. Wells card selected, Joker vanishes from face of deck, deck sorts itself to new deck order with Joker at spot where selection would be
 		1988 Off the Wall 96
Ben Harris Under Your Finger! selection made, Ace to Three removed, Ace placed under spectator's finger, it transposes with Two and Three (without ever showing card under finger), card under finger turns out to be selection
 		1988 Off the Wall 100
Ben Harris Biography
1988 Off the Wall 104
Ian Keable-Elliott (reviewer) Off the Wall by Ben Harris July 1988 Opus (Vol. 1 No. 11) 5
Jay Sankey Spookey penetration routine with keys and key ring
Related toVariations 1990 100% Sankey 69
Ben Harris Acknowledgements
1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries xi
Ben Harris Musings
1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries xvii
Ben Harris Click Click Click some blank cards change into three selections
Inspired by 1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 1
Ben Harris The Fandango Move one-handed, bottom cards of small packet turned over
Also published here 1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 3
Ben Harris The Norway Addition to Fandango Move center face-up card of sandwich visually transforms
Also published here 1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 6
Ben Harris HighLight numbers on paper, one marked with highlight pen, digit travels to another paper, using principle that highlight pens dissolve printing on NCR paper (no carbon required)
 		1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 9
Ben Harris, Mark Kriewaldt Credit HighLight signature on spectator's credit card vanishes, a signature from a paper travels back onto credit card
 		1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 13
Ben Harris Through the Universe - Backwards odd-backed prediction card changes (turns out to be) selection, then transposes with it, then deck changes back color, "Structually, the effect is subtle, yet at the same time fully cocked."
 		1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 17
Ben Harris Flight of Fancy three empty wine glasses are covered with paper tubes, three signed cards vanish from deck and reappear in those glasses
 		1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 22
Ben Harris Mental Photography three photographs are introduced, three spectators each select one, performer divines who has which one
 		1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 34
Ben Harris The Creeps matchbox opens by itself, rubber band as secret power
Related toVariations 1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 38
Ben Harris The Strange Little House Upon The Hill card folded to matchbox that opens by itself
Inspired by 1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 43
Ben Harris Tagged key penetrates off and onto key ring that has a tag on it as well
Inspired by 1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 46
Ben Harris, Geoff Pearce Knuckle Buster borrowed finger ring stuck on performer's finger, finger is broken at its knuckle to release ring
 		1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 50
Ben Harris Prologue: A Little Sadist-fax-ion on fax machines
 		1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 55
Ben Harris MentaFax photocopy of fifty-two cards with one reversed, freely thought-of card is missing
Inspired by 1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 59
Ben Harris Brain Scan number arrived at with procedure, a fax sent earlier predicts that number in an indirect way
 		1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 63
Ben Harris Mirror Image Gag gag for fax, writing is printed in mirror image
 		1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 67
Ben Harris End Paper Gag gag for fax machine
 		1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 67
Ben Harris Blank Off Gag sending many blank pages via fax as gag
 		1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 68
Ben Harris MediFax Alert Gag gag, sending medical graph
 		1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 68
Ben Harris Million Dollar Gag fax gag, sending lottery winning notification
 		1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 70
Ben Harris The Pseudo Telephone Answering Machine Gag
1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 72
Ben Harris Some Tone-Generated Bits telephone gags
  • Twilight Zone
  • On Hold
  • Beam Me Up, Scotty
 		1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 72
Ben Harris Dimensional Relativity reprint of effect, card reversed on both sides is placed reversed in deck, rest of deck changes back color, then selection turns "inside out" and becomes kind of a double blank card with both signed sides inside
Also published here 1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 76
Ben Harris Digital Card Scanner card chosen and pulled through a plastic strip, fake buttons on the strip are pushed and location and later name of card appear on strip, repeated with another card
 		1991 Digital Card Scanner 1
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Mad Fax and other Mysteries by Ben Harris Feb. 1991 Opus (Vol. 3 No. 8) 12
Ernest Earick Cross Purposes card rises perpendicular from deck on table
Inspired by 1993 By Forces Unseen 153
Ben Harris Crosswize Rize
1993 By Forces Unseen 162
Vanni Bossi An Opening Effect: Prematrix four coins appear under cards taken from shuffled deck
Related toAlso published here 1995 Vanni Bossi Lecture Notes 2
Gary Kurtz The Folded Card in Cardcase
Related to 1995 Notes from The Summit 9
Jack Carpenter, Ben Harris One-handed Change sandwiched card changes visually
Inspired by 1997 The Expert's Portfolio No. 1 47
Simon Lovell, Ben Harris Super Flip Variation turnover at end of dribble
Inspired by 1997 Simon Says! 172
David Acer Flipwich center card in sandwich changes visually, one-handed, bottom cards turned over
Related toVariations 1999 Natural Selections — Volume II 127
Ben Harris, Santo Fandango one-handed, bottom cards of small packet turned over
 		2000 Concertos for Pasteboard 145
Ben Harris SFUC Super Flip Utility Concept
 		2000 Concertos for Pasteboard 186
Ben Harris Author's Foreword
2000 Quarks & Quirks 4
Ben Harris Introduction
2000 Quarks & Quirks 5
Ben Harris The Quarter Back Tear Apparently tear a card in half, but actually only tear a quarter
 		2000 Quarks & Quirks 10
Ben Harris The Particle Vanish Card sandwiched between two Jokers, all three cards torn into quarters, but sandwiched card vanishes, leaving only the torn Jokers
Related to 2000 Quarks & Quirks 12
Ben Harris Twist Assist Half card is given a twist between the fingers, corner visually appears restored on card. Possibility given to restore the full card.
 		2000 Quarks & Quirks 12
Ben Harris Space Oddity Half card changes polarity, sometimes widthwise tear, sometimes lengthwise tear. Corner of card then vanishes and appears on the other half.

Advanced version: the two halves can be shown simultaneously to be in opposite states of polarity.
 		2000 Quarks & Quirks 18
Ben Harris Particle Physics Spectator names any card, card is found face up in the deck. Card is sandwiched between Jokers, packet is torn into four, card vanishes and appears face up in deck.
Related to 2000 Quarks & Quirks 24
Ben Harris Many Worlds Climax (Hoodwink!) Ending for Hoodwink (another Ben Harris trick). Card given a small tear, suddenly disintegrates back into four pieces
Related to 2000 Quarks & Quirks 29
Ben Harris Wink Wink Two cards torn, one card is restored completely, the other restores and disintegrates. Presentation about entropy and time. Extension of Hoodwink by Ben Harris
Related to 2000 Quarks & Quirks 32
Ben Harris Slink two thin finger rings link and can be examined in linked condition, made from "Russian wedding rings", multiple phases
 		2001 Slink 4
Jay Sankey Twister spoon visibly spins 180 degrees, head is then twisted
Inspired by 2004 Sankey Unleashed 125
Michael Powers Sawing A Lady Queen in card case with slit through it, card is pushed through case and Queen
Inspired by
  • Ben Harris idea in Magic Manuscript
 2006 Power Plays 42
Ben Harris Super-Flip top card reverses during dribble
 		2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 29
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks David Regal, Banquet of the Academy of Magical Arts, David Mamet, Ben Harris, Houdini, Criss Angel
 		June 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 6) 10
David Regal (reviewer) Enlightenment by Ben Harris Sep. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 9) 85
Ben Harris Floating Ambitious Card card visibly rises via tilt
 		2010 Reinventing the Real 102
Ben Harris Tilt Switch card sticking out at back is exchanged
 		2010 Above the Fold 28
Ben Harris Introduction
2011 PSI Poker 5
Ben Harris PSI Poker spectator cuts, Hold 'Em hands dealt, outcome predicted
  • Basic Handling
  • Advanced Handling (prediction more specific, index)
 		2011 PSI Poker 6
Tomas Blomberg Mind Stress ten cards with ten three-digit numbers each, spectator thinks of one number, performer divines it
Also published here
  • marketed via Ben Harris's WowBound
 2014 Blomberg Laboratories 155
Helder Guimarães The Art of Premonition number up to ten named and card chosen using it, card is only one missing from deck and found in prediction envelope with number on back
Inspired by
  • "Silent Running" (Ben Harris)
 2015 The Veriloquent 5
Ben Harris Super-Flip
2017 Wabi-Sabi 40
Ben Harris Fandango Move one-handed, bottom cards of small packet turned over
 		2018 Principia 160