1,632 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card
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To tell one without confederacie what card the thinketh three cards on table, one thought of, divined by following gaze
Related to 1584 189
To tell what Card you think on in the whole Pack. probability and rudimental form of fishing
1784 63
Deviner la carte pensée card thought from fan
1786 144
To Guess Four Cards thought of by Different Persons
Related toVariations 1876 53
Another Mode of Discovering a Card Thought of twenty-five cards, different dealing pattern
1876 55
To allow a Person secretly to think of a Card, and dividing the Pack into three heaps, to cause the Card thought of to appear in whichever heap the Company may choose
1876 108
To allow a Person secretly to think of a Card, and, even before such Card is named, to select it from the Pack, and place it singly upon the Table one in fifty-two, or switch
1876 110
A Card having been Secretly Thought of by one of the Audience, to place two Indifferent Cards upon the table, and to Change such one of them as the Audience may select into the Card thought of using psychological force
1876 111
To Force a Person to Think of a Particular Card from fan or during riffling with slight stop at step
Related to 1889 12
Professor Hoffmann Thought Anticipated general thoughts on the plot
1889 128
A Person having Secretly Thought of a Card, and the Pack having been Divided into Three Heaps, to Declare in which Heap the Card thought of will be found
1889 129
To Invite a Person secretly to Think of a Card, and before such Card is named to pick it out of the Pack
1889 130
A Card having been Thought of by one Spectator, to offer the Pack to another, and cause him to draw the same Card psychological force & out
1889 132
Professor Hoffmann The "Sensation" Card Trick "An Experiment in Thought-reading"
three cards thought of, performer divines writes them on slips of paper, spectators remove their cards and the vanish from "card table" and reappear in deck
1889 231
Der Triumph der Magie one of four cards, "is your card in this pile?"
1896 60
Erraten von Karten durch Quadrate with square layout on table and four, five, six or seven spectators
1896 99
William E. Robinson New Thought Card Sleights - First Method fanning before the spectator's eyes
Related to 1897 35
William E. Robinson New Thought Card Sleights - Third Method springing from hand to hand
Related to 1897 36
Thought Reading Extraordinary thought of card at thought of number up to ten
Related to 1897 85
The Vanishing Of Thought Cards twenty-six double facers
1897 143
The Conjurer's Prediction three thought of cards are divined, then travel from Card Box (prop) to deck
1897 155
Marvelous Coincidence two selections from two decks match, double facer deck
Related toAlso published here 1897 158
Predestination two packs, one spectator thinks of card and its position, predicted number is counted down in other deck, card there matches first selection
Related toAlso published here 1897 192
Francis King Die Karte im Glase card thought of and card chosen and lost, they are the same, it travels into a handkerchief-covered glass
Feb. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 2)
21
Die aus dem Spiel verschwindenden Karten thought-of cards vanish, double facer deck with odd cards on one side and even on the other side
Mar. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 3)
36
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
Festina lente spectator remembers card and its position, performer tables a card which changes into the selection, originally tabled card taken from envelope, patter by Conradi
July 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 1)
11
L'Homme Masqué Kinetoscopic Force cards riffled in front of spectator and King of Spades among Club cards is mistaken for King of Clubs, spectator holds deck as it is riffled, non-index cards used here
Also published here Sep. 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 3)
43
Hugo Schrader Das Erraten dreier gedachter Karten three people are shown two cards each, they should remember one of them, they's found, two divided picture cards and a Seven/Eight of Clubs
Feb. 1898
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 8)
124
Hugo Schrader Neues mathematisches Kartenkunststück one of thirty-two cards thought of, eight packets of four cards each given to spectator who should remove some cards that match his value or suit, card found
Apr. 1898
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 10)
157
Die magische Einwirkung two packs, one spectator thinks of card and its position, predicted number is counted down in other deck, card there matches first selection, translation by John Willmann
Also published here Apr. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 4)
51
Francis King Das Erraten einer gedachten Karte card and its position remembered, performer removes a card and places it in his pocket, position counted to and card is gone, it is shown to be the one in the pocket
May 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 5)
70
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die vier Könige "Hofzinser's Kartenkünste V."
card thought of, three cards chosen from a chosen packet, another card quickly taken out of pocketed deck by spectator, assembly, three double facers
Related toAlso published here June 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 6)
84
S. W. Erdnase A. By the Riffle "Methods for Determining a Card Thought Of"
Related toVariations 1902 166
S. W. Erdnase B. By Springing Flourish "Methods for Determining a Card Thought Of"
Related toVariations 1902 166
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 167
S. W. Erdnase A Mind-Reading Trick one out of four, "did you see your card already" and fishing
Related toVariations 1902 194
Fourth Method - To discover a card mentally selected one of four, by following gaze
1909 42
L'Homme Masqué Kinetoscopic Force cards riffled in front of spectator and King of Spades among Club cards is mistaken for King of Clubs
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1909 77
Henry Hardin The Princess Card Trick (First Method), one of four thought of, performer places one in his pocket and it's the though-of card
1909 80
The Princess Card Trick (Second Method) double-ended cards
1909 82
The Princess Card Trick "The Prince's Card Trick" in index
1909 82
T. Nelson Downs The Mysterious Card "one of Mr. Downs' specialties", card thought of in spread of one fifth
1909 126
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die Vier Könige card thought of, then a spectator extracts it from pocket, three matching cards found, then assembly, four double facers
Related toAlso published here 1910 69
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Der forcierte Gedanke (Zweite Ausführung) card removed by performer and wrapped in handkerchief, card thought of from second deck vanishes and travels to pocket, wrapped card is also thought-of card
Also published here 1910 82
C. O. Williams To Discover and Pocket (Before Asking Any Question) the Card Thought of by a Spectator spectator remembers card and its position, performer removes it and puts it in his pocket
Also published here 1911 573
C. O. Williams To Discover and Pocket (Before Asking Any Question) the Card Thought of by a Spectator spectator remembers card and its position, performer removes it and puts it in his pocket
VariationsAlso published here 1911 19
To tell the Card thought of by arranging the Cards in a Circle Ace through Ten in a circle, on through of and after some counting divined
1911 96
Charles T. Jordan Transcendental Vision No. 10, stacked, one-way backs, "do you see a card of the same value in this pile?"
Also published here 1920 22
Louis Nikola Wizard's Whist Four spectators each given four cards, each think of one card out of the four. Deck reshuffled and dealt into four bridge hands, magician can divine the selections
Related to 1927 36
Jack Merlin Super Mental Card Effect thought of card is found on number performer says in cut half, alternative ending, card stab
1927/28 17
Jack Merlin Telepathy Card Trick in pocket, hiding extra cards in pocket
1927/28 19
Good Simple Card Trick one of five cards thought of, performer locates it with five outs
1928 7
The Guesser with seven cards each
1928 13
Mind Reading one of five cards thought of, all pocketed, performer removes all except selection
1928 26
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Vorausbestimmung einer gemerkten Spielkarte one of six card is selected, performer puts card in pocket and puts five on table, card in pocket turns out to be the selection
1930 62
Graham Adams The Twenty Five Card Trick
1931 20
William Larsen Think of a Card spectator thinks of a card in the middle of an in-the-hands spread
1931 3
William Larsen Shuffle It Yourself twelve cards repeated four times, fishing & multiple out for divination, same as Walsh
Related to 1931 4
A Strange Hallucination thought of card to wallet, matrix principle
Variations 1933 87
Victor Farelli Four From Five Leaves One
1933 96
Ralph W. Hull Magic Touch Versus Mental Thought card and its position thought-of, divined and placed in pocket, Lazy Man's Card to Pocket
Related to 1933 14
T. Page Wright Thought-Of Stab spectator thinks of card in packet, then stabs in deck, names card, shown to be next to stabbed card
1933 20
Al Baker Cards of Thought
Also published here 1933 22
Al Baker The Finger Points reading body language, thought-of card
Also published here 1933 28
The Princess Trick Perfected
1934 64
Theodore Annemann The Mind in Retrospect
Related to 1934 16
Theodore Annemann The Five Card Thought Effect
1934 17
Theodore Annemann A Card to be Thought About three way out, OOSOOM type
Related toAlso published here Aug. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 11)
55
Forcing Thought Principle - Several Methods of Forcing a Certain Card during riffle, springing, fanning
1935 8
Divining a Card spectator writings some cards on paper including thought of card, which is then named
1935 11
Thought Card to Pocket several duplicates
Related to 1935 16
Mental Spelling progressive spelling set-up
1935 17
The Telepathic Bridge Game
1935 30
Theodore Annemann Annemann's Mental Masterpiece impression device on card box, carbon
Variations 1935 5
Improved Guesser No. 11, with twenty-five duplicates
Related to 1935 15
Dai Vernon The Vernon Five-Card Mental Force No. 35
1935 33
What Card Am I Thinking Of? No. 46, spectator does calculation with any thought-of card and performer names it
Also published here 1935 41
Eddie Clever A Test of Power spectator doesn't find performer's card in ten chances, performer finds spectator's card, billet
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1936
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1935/36)
89
John Scarne The Scarney Thought Card spelled "John Scarney"
Related to Apr. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 19)
107
Theodore Annemann, Al Baker A Version of the Al Baker Three Billet Trick three cards that are selected (one thought-of) and written on a billet are divined, stacked deck
Also published here Apr. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 19)
108
Herbert Hood A Mental Test Revamped thought-of card divined via center tear, see page 172 for variation by William Larsen
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 24)
151
Henry Christ Climax! impromptu stooge with reverse fan
Related toVariations Sep. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 24)
152
Eddie Clever Only an Image some card names written down by spectators that think of any one, one of them selected, blank card first becomes wrong card (re. Elmsley gag, someone might be thinking of that one or not), then right card, fainted card (Larsen idea), see page 166 for credit correction
Related toAlso published here Nov. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 26)
163
The Five Card Fan five cards pushed through deck until one remains
1936 157
Laurie Ireland Ireland's Four Ace Trick spectator thinks of ace in pocket, then three aces found in pocket and indifferent cards on table
1936
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1936)
8
Victor Farelli Controlled Coincidence (impromptu method)
magician divines mental selection by using two cards - one denoting suit and one denoting value
Inspired by 1936 40
Victor Farelli The Latest Method improvement in handling of A Strange Hallucination
Inspired byRelated to 1936 43
Victor Farelli A Rapid Routine similar to "A Strange Hallucination" but with three cards instead of five, less dealing
Inspired byRelated to 1936 44
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, Arthur Leroy Self Control any card is removed and put in pocket where it sticks out, any card named, card from pocket is named card
Related to 1937 27
In His Pocket one of three cards thought of, performer puts all in pocket, removes two of them, right one remains
1937 28
Al Baker The Finger Points muscle reading, thought of card
Also published here 1937 29
Dai Vernon The Five Card Mental Force
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1937 30
"Just Think" Mental Mystery any card thought of, spectator writes down indifferent cards and selection, psychological, pencil reading
1937 31
Lu Brent Matching the Aces psychological force of one of the Aces
1937 31
Thought Card from Pocket one of five, deck is put in pocket and performer removes thought-of card
1937 33
Thought Spelling progressive set-up, three spectators
1937 53
Quadruple Spelling progressive set-up, four spectators
1937 54
Theodore Annemann Another Thought Spelling progressive set-up
1937 54
Jimmy Kater Improved Spelling Trick progressive set-up
1937 55
Think It - Spell It progressive set-up with eight cards
1937 55
Theodore Annemann Think of a Card one of eighteen, card spelled out, short card
1937 65
William Larsen Think of a Card one of about five, no outs given
1937 93
U. F. Grant New Card Monte spectator think of one of two cards, double facer
Related to 1937 135
A Thought Card Prodigy spectator takes three cards and thinks of one of them which is found, one-way backs, OOSOOM
1937 142
Theodore Annemann Thought in Person one of five, one-way backs, OOSOOM
1937 143
Howard Albright Uni-Mentality free choice, but spectator takes out five cards with his selection, one-way backs
1937 157
Charles T. Jordan Transcendental Vision stacked, one-way backs, "do you see a card of the same value in this pile?"
Also published here 1937 161
Wimborough Upside Down mentally selected card of four turns over in deck
1937 167
Projected Thought matrix dealing with thought of card and prediction of card and its position with prediction index
1937 178
Howard Albright Uni-Mentality two methods
1937 179
The 52 Card Trick thought-of card ends up at named number up to thirteen, matrix dealing elimination process
1937 182
Ralph W. Hull, Nelson Hahne Modernism in Mentalism crude OOSOOM, one of nine
1937 184
Howard Albright Perfect Card Divination free thought of card, stacked, "has one of these the same value?"
Variations 1937 217
Howard Albright Psychological Discernment method for presentation when you know card already
1937 218
Another Impossibility one of ten, "is your card one of these?"
1937 218
Dai Vernon Card Divination card thought of from twenty-six-card stack, multiple out location of card once it is named
Also published here 1937 224
Ralph W. Hull Name O' Card any named card is found/spelled-to, full stack and multiple out
1937 237
Telepathy? performer marks a card on the face, it is the one named by spectator, nail writer
1937 300
James Maxwell Telepathic Selection carbon card, originally in Magic Wand, March 1920
1937 303
Theodore Annemann Mental Masterpiece carbon case
1937 304
Henry Hardin The Princess Card Trick
1937 339
Joseph Ovette The Buddha Whispers "has one of these the same value?"
Variations 1937 350
Louis Nikola Wizard's Whist with and without stack
Also published here 1937 399
Stuart P. Cramer Les Cartes par Hasard card thought of from the middle while riffled, multiple out after dealing into four piles
Inspired by 1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
182
Henry Christ Spell Me! thought-of card, progressive set-up
Related toVariations Mar. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 30)
195
Theodore Annemann Composite Routine spectator remembers card and its position, performer places card in pocket, turns out to be selections, three phases with different methods
May 1937
The Jinx (Issue 32)
206
Louis Lam "Mentalla"
1937 2
Sam Leo Horowitz The Knock-Out Card Trick one of five cards thought-of, one removed, shown missing, Mexican turnover, double facers, two handlings
Related to 1937 52
Joe Berg An Unbelievable Prediction one of five cards thought of, performer writes a prediction and removes one of the cards, both put in pocket, other four cards lost in deck, selection is missing from deck and prediction and card in pocket match
1937 7
Joe Berg Coincidental Location spectator and performer both think of a card, spectator removes two cards, they turn later out to be the two selections
1937 10
Sam Leo Horowitz The Twenty-Five Card Trick twenty-five duplicates
Related toVariations 1938 142
Dai Vernon Overhand Shuffle Positioning of Four Cards context (OOSOOM setting?)
1938 164
The Fadeaway Cards plunger-pushing back & forth a packet through deck until one remains
VariationsAlso published here 1938 243
C. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Part 2 do as i do with thought of cards
1938 277
Commander Slayton Spelling a Card merely Thought Of: Commander Slayton's Method
Variations 1938 315
John Northern Hilliard J.N. Hilliard's Method thought-of speller, ten-card set-up
1938 317
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin a. Effect thought-of card by one spectator is chosen by second spectator
1938 330
Passing the Cards Before a Spectator
1938 334
c. Effect stop trick with thought-of selection, two handlings
1938 334
By Means of the Fan Spread
  • a. Raising a Neat Fan
  • b. Raising a Ragged Fan
  • c. Spreading on the Table
  • d. Displaying a Reverse Fan
Variations 1938 336
With Prearranged Pack - a. Memorized Deck card reversed in deck turns out to be any named card, ungaffed, stacked deck
1938 339
Dai Vernon Vernon's Psychological Force Five Card Mental Force
1938 343
Ralph W. Hull By Elimination OOSOOM forerunner, using a psychological fishing without asking questions
1938 344
Audley Walsh The Magician's Dream four banks of twelve cards, fishing
Related to 1938 346
Sam Leo Horowitz The Princess Trick with three cards, double facers
Related to 1938 445
James Maxwell Prepared Carbon Card. A Mindreading Trick spectator thinks of card and writes it on piece of paper (carbon card)
1938 492
Theodore Annemann The Princess Trick
1938 538
Bert Allerton Mind Reading with the Finger Tips as Bert Gustafson, two thought-of-cards are removed behind back
1938 900
George C. Hanneman New Card Math binary sorting with sixteen cards
Mar. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 42)
289
Audley Walsh The Magician's Dream twelve cards repeated four times, fishing & multiple out for divination
Related toVariations Apr. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 43)
298
Charles T. Jordan Demon's Divination "can you see your suit/value... here?", set-up
Related toVariations 1938
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1938)
324
Al Baker Effect 3 using index card, matrix principle
1939
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Effects 1, 2, and 3)
499
E. Leslie May Magic versus Mentalism Addition thought-of card predicted, six out index
Jan. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 52)
363
Alphonso Much Thought three thought-of cards found by spelling, two decks, progressive spelling set-up
1939
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1938/39)
367
Henry Christ Mental Stud poker presentation
Dec. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 71)
479
Oscar Weigle Thought on the Line card thought amongst a group found over telephone
1939 27
Oscar Weigle The Challenge Blindfold Card Routine genuinely blindfolded
Effect No. 1: think stop
Effect No. 2: performer stops while dealing
Effect No. 3: spectator reads cards and performer detects card by voice
Effect No. 4: performer stops spectator's deal and even names card
Also published here 1939 43
Simultaneous Magic four decks, four people think of a card and later spell it (progressive spelling set-up)
1939 41
Theodore Annemann Thought, In Person one of five, one-way backs, OOSOOM
Variations 1939 17
Emergency Card Stabbing break, also for when the selection is known to be one of a few cards but not which one
1940 120
Dai Vernon Two-Six-Four one of a thirteen cards thought of and position remembered, two halves made and selection found with multiple out counting procedure using Four, Two and Six spots
Related toVariations 1940 221
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Mental Force
1940 271
The Princess Card Trick
1940 272
Paul Rosini Think of a Card spring flourish
1940 324
Psycho-Intelligence card is put in pocket
1940 328
Ultima Thule Location from fanned deck, with outs
Related to 1940 331
Crystal Thought duplicate, mexican turnover
Related toVariations 1940 335
Charlie Miller Mental Selectivity five cards
1940 336
Jean-Nicholas Ponsin Ponsin on Thought Reading lip-reading
1940 338
Louis Zingone Reverse Supreme mental reverse, bluff spacing in fan
Related toVariations 1940 344
Multi-Spelling Trick "The repeat Spelling of Mentally Selected Cards"
Variations 1940 347
The Carbon Card freely thought-of card written on slip of paper, performer divines it
1940 416
Stanley Collins, Dr. Lazlo Rothbart Thoughts O.K. prepared (double indices) and ungaffed method for princess card trick
1940
The Jinx (Issue 86)
547
Henry Hardin The Dissolving Card one of five
1940
The Jinx (Issue 97)
599
Lu Brent Mental Temple one of six, OOSOOM
1940
The Jinx (Issue 104)
625
Sam Leo Horowitz The Diving Pasteboard one of four random cards is thought of, they're shuffled back, Three-spot locator used to locate selection
Related toVariations 1940
The Jinx (Issue 105)
632
Dai Vernon Card of the Gods card thought of from top third, found with procedure and counting
Related toVariations 1940
The Jinx (Issue 105)
633
Charles Hopkins Think-a-Card thought-of card to pocket, ten-card set-up
Related to 1940 39
Louis Lam An Addition one of four thought-of, travels to pocket eventually, OOSOOM
1940 5
Joseph Ovette Different Princess Card Trick with Jumbo cards, to pocket
1940 17
Martin Gardner Big Casino Count Down one of nine cards thought of, Ten-spot stabbed reversed in deck by performer, it locates selection
1940 13
Martin Gardner Six of Spades Count Down one of seventeen cards thought of, Six-spot stabbed reversed in deck by performer, it locates selection
1940 14
Edward Marlo, John Scarne Marlo's Think A Card three thought-of cards are predicted on billets, one ahead, based on John Scarne's "Think a Card"
Related to 1941
Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?)
26
Edward Marlo Simplex Ten to One performer and spectator think of a card, spectator does not find it, performer does
Inspired byRelated to 1941
Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?)
29
Edward Marlo Streamlined Discernment one out of three, OOSOOM
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941
Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?)
38
Walter B. Gibson The Twin Princess
Also published here 1941
The Jinx (Issue 126)
729
Theodore DeLand Double Ender Princess Trick brief mention
1941
The Jinx (Issue 126)
729
Diogenes' Card a card helps finding two thought-of cards (card and their position remember-procedure)
1941 27
Bert Allerton Magnetic Thought
Related toAlso published here 1941 44
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Princess Card Trick: Stripper Version
1941 25
Al Baker The Finger Knows - And Tells one of five
Related toAlso published here 1941 9
Bob Hummer Double Thought two cards are located, edge marked deck with razor blade
Also published here 1941 7
Val Evans The Auto Repeato Speller divided deck spelling stack, card thought of from one half
1941 21
Val Evans The Prognostication Pack half Koran-type deck, one of five cards thought of, then performer shows five-card groups, card predicted on piece of paper
1941 34
A Psychological Impossibility thought-of card to pocket
Related to 1941/27 205
A Baffling Discovery 1 out of 5
1941/27 234
Thought Location magician finds thought card by placing it in pocket
1941/27 236
Card in the Pocket one of ten
1941/27 238
The Mystic Card Clock Dial chosen card is put in pocket
1941/27 239
Dai Vernon Addition and Subtraction one of fifteen cards and its position remembered, via calculation the card is found
1941/49 21
Edward Marlo Third Rosini
1942 12
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A Mindreading Feat one of four, OOSOOM type, describing also Guyot's 1749 procedure
1942 10
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue On the Gaze Selection Method see footnote, "secret of success" for one of Erdnase's methods
Inspired byRelated to 1942 13
Eddie Joseph Thought Transference five card mental force, card to pocket out with four duplicates
1942 23
Eddie Joseph One Out of Five card thought of, one of five, located with mediocre procedure and deck in pocket
1942 30
Eddie Joseph The Writing on the Arm named card appears on arm, index on arm
1942 32
Eddie Joseph Peculiar Passage two roughed red/blue menetekel decks, thought of or chosen card(s) transposes between red and blue decks, four methods
1942 73
Eddie Joseph Extra-Sensory Detection spectator thinks of a card with deck in his hands, risky
1942 77
Jean Hugard Thought for Five with faro-alternative for distribution
1943 24
Frederick Braue Incredo Thought new dealing pattern
1943 25
Bruce Elliott Buckram "Out" thought of card travels to book, as an out for the think of a card you see plot
Nov. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 48)
198
Stuart P. Cramer Les Cartes Par Hasard card thought of from the middle while riffled, multiple out after dealing into four piles
1943 17
Eddie Clever A Test of Power spectator doesn't find performer's card in ten chances, performer finds spectator's card, billet
Also published here 1943 30
Theodore Annemann Composite Routine spectator remembers card and its position, performer places card in pocket, turns out to be selections, three phases with different methods
1943 44
Jean Hugard Presentation presentation for "To Guess Four Cards thought of by Different Persons"
Inspired by Oct. 1943 18
William S. Houghton "Cards to Pocket" Wrinkle one of five cards thought of, that one travels to pocket, following gaze/eyes in five-card fan
1943 28
William S. Houghton The Three-Pellet Trick Perfected one card written on piece of paper, another cut to with center cut (key card), one freely thought of, non-carbon impression gaff
Inspired by 1943 63
Herb Lehwald Mental Disclosure four people think of a card, deck is dealt into four piles three times, each card can be named
1944
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1944)
8
Jean Hugard Telepathy Plus one of five cards is selected
Sep. 1944 70
Gerald Kosky The Biter Bit Magic Thrust as an out when someone challenges performer to find thought of card
Also published here Oct. 1944 74
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart Kartenclairvoyance divination of playing card
1944
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 6 No. 1)
10
Jean Marc Bujard Chang free selection is next to announced card, story presentation
1944
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 6 No. 2)
2
Theodore Annemann, Al Baker The Al Baker Three Billet Trick three cards that are selected (one thought-of) and written on a billet are divined, stacked deck
Also published here 1944 19
Theodore Annemann A Card to Be Thought About three way out, OOSOOM type
Also published here 1944 267
Walter B. Gibson The Twin Princess
Also published here 1944 284
Eddie Clever Only an Image some card names written down by spectators that think of any one, one of them selected, blank card first becomes wrong card (re. Elmsley gag, someone might be thinking of that one or not), then right card, fainted card (Larsen idea)
Also published here 1944 306
Herbert Hood A Mental Test Revamped thought-of card divined via center tear
Also published here 1944 310
Edward Marlo Think of a Card among five in spread
1945 10
Edward Marlo The Super Miracle daubing multiple cards
1945 11
Charles Kalish Purely Mental card divination, without cards, mathematical divination
Mar. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 10)
109
Bob Hummer Thot-Ography spectator remembers card and its position from top ten cards, Klondike shuffle, marked key card with needle scratch, see Collected Secrets for more references
Also published here 1945 1
Arthur H. Buckley Think of a Number Experiment No. 27 - spectator remembers card at thought of position
1946 184
Warren Wiersbe, Martin Gardner Think-A-Card - Wiersbe Version
1946 18
Reversed Fan to force a card, credited to Dunninger
Related to Apr. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 103)
414
Don Medley Ring A Bell spectator thinks of a card in the fan (several cards are more exposed and the target cards), then he writes his card und a paper along with four other cards, card is divined
Related to Aug. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 111)
445
"Senator" Clarke Crandall Triple Divination card from a poker hand or group of cards remembered, divined with "can you see one of same value here?..."
  • Effect No. 1
  • Effect No. 2
  • Effect No. 3
1946 22
Harry Blackstone Mathematical Discovery spectator does calculation with any thought-of card and performer names it
Also published here 1946 33
Bill Bowman Mental Thought spectator writes a free selection on a piece of paper, it is later divined, talcum powder impression device
1946 59
Edward Marlo The Vanishing Card: I. Vanishing Thought one of six
1947 34
J. B. Bobo Telepathic Miracle key card placed next to thought-of card
Related to 1947 40
J. B. Bobo Triple Thought spectator selects three cards and thinks of one of them, they're returned, performer finds thought-of card
1947 49
Bob Hummer Thoto (The World's Smallest Trick) one card location, cards marked with pin behind back
Also published here 1947 1
Telepathy Plus one of five, simple
1948 21
Thought Stealer progressive set up
Variations 1948 23
Card in the Pocket from top stock thought of with its position
1948 90
A Future in Cards one of five
1948 227
George G. Kaplan The Princess Card Trick with repeat phase, divided-card gaffs
1948 158
George G. Kaplan Mahatma Thought Control five spectators each pick four cards and select one, clever
Variations 1948 167
George G. Kaplan The Three-Billet Test No. 1 card chosen and two thought of, all written on billets, performer divines them
1948 193
Al Baker The Three-Billet Test No. 2
Variations 1948 194
Arthur H. Buckley An Amazing Card Illusion (Original) - Just Think of a Card five spectators, cards apparently thought-of from full deck, credit information
1948 164
Frederick Braue Think-a-card six crimped cards shuffled in the deck
Related to May 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 12)
421
Don Greenwood Opener for a Mental Routine chosen card placed inside pocket, behind back
Oct. 1948 474
Arthur H. Buckley Sympathy in Choice four or five cards chosen and lost, then other spectators think of cards in fan, they match
1948 97
Arthur H. Buckley Sympathy in Choice four or five cards chosen and lost, then other spectators think of cards in fan, they match
1948 97
Arthur H. Buckley The Mental Fan Force card more exposed in fan
1948 98
Arthur H. Buckley One Card from Ten thought-of card from ten-card packet travels to spectator's pocket
1948 123
Arthur H. Buckley Is the Card You Thought of There? card thought of from spread, deck divided in packet, spectator says which one contains his card and it is named by the performer
1948 125
Arthur H. Buckley Selected Card at Any Number card thought of during riffling, it ends up at named number
1948 129
Dai Vernon Mental Card Miracle card is put in pocket
Related toVariations 1949
Stars of Magic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
80
Al Leech Turnover Divination
Related toVariations 1949 24
George B. Anderson Card Muscles with contact mindreading
1949 42
U. F. Grant Fire Reading center tear, center piece sticks to card
Mar. 1949 10
Edward Marlo Double Thought two cards, one freely thought of, one ahead, using two decks
VariationsAlso published here 1949 9
Ken Krenzel Mental Discernment Improved one of nine, Three-spot used to locate it
Inspired by
  • "Mental Discernment" (Ralph W. Hull)
1949 14
The Ten of Diamonds one of nine cards chosen, reversed Ten-spot used to located it
1949 18
C. O. Williams, W. F. "Rufus" Steele The Card in the Pocket
Inspired by 1949 29
Joe Stuthard Thought Card thought-of card is found next to another selection
1949 17
Harry Blackstone Cardology --or, A Card Trick Without Cards No. 118, magician divines thought-of card after spectator follows mathematical procedure and announces the result
1950 229
Clayton Rawson Sleight-Of-Mind two cards, one freely thought of, one ahead, using two decks
Inspired by Feb. 1950 628
Paul Rosini Somewhere in the Deck one of nine cards is thought of, it travels to pocket
Related to 1950 11
Paul Rosini Indicator Card one of four random cards is thought of, they're shuffled back, Three-spot locator used to locate selection
Inspired by 1950 29
Paul Rosini Purely Mental spectator thinks of a card and writes it down, performer also writes one down, they match
1950 54
Ormond McGill Telepathic Card Selection finding one of five cards
1951 11
Ormond McGill, Dai Vernon Psychological Locations first three cards, then five cards (Vernon's "Five Card Mental Force" credited here to Arthur Buckley)
Related to 1951 23
Bob Hummer Double Thought two cards are located, edge marked deck with razor blade
Also published here 1952
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1952)
4
Bob Somerfeld Cornered! spectator in corner of the room with deck thinks of one card, card is divined, force
1952 12
Bob Hummer Mind Reader's Dream cards dealt according to thought-of card, with Dreambook to transfer number to card
VariationsAlso published here 1952 1
Think of Any Card card thought of and its position in one half remembered by spectator, some dealing to locate it
1952 17
Edward Marlo Double Thought two cards, one freely thought of, one ahead, using two decks
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1953 31
Edward Marlo Red and Blue Telepathy two cards, written on red and blue slips of paper
1953 123
Edward Marlo Double Thoughts - Single Deck two cards, one thought of, one ahead
Related toVariations 1953 126
Edward Marlo, Bob Hummer Cardician's Dream counting procedure with value of thought of card, etc, see page 196 for credits
Related toVariations 1953 130
Edward Marlo Magic Total:
Eight-Two Locator
Ace-Three-Five Locator
Three-Three-Three Loctaor
using some cards to count down to thought-of card, multiple out counting procedure, three methods
1953 141
Gerald Kosky Tricky Mentalist thought-of card is spelled to
Mar. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 276)
1103
Bill Simon Simon Eyes! one of three cards is thought of, selection ends up sandwiched between two reversed cards
Apr. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 278)
1110
R. M. Jamison Yogi Tells one from four, card is spelled to
Apr. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 278)
1113
Howard A. Adams Trilemma three phase routine
  • two mentally selected cards change places
  • two mentally selected cards end up in performer's pocket
  • five mentally selected cards are found
Variations May 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 280)
1118
Alex Elmsley Melbourne position and card at that position are thought of, card turns up with down-under-deal
Related toAlso published here June 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 283)
1131
Tommy Vanderschmidt In the Suit thought of card is reversed, spectator selects a paper with a suit and writes value inside
Aug. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 287)
1147
Harlan Tarbell 3 - Fantus Cards spectator thinks three of the five cards (instead of just one), using envelopes with Phantom Sticker
1954/27 136
Cy Endfield Glimpse of Thought one of five, card is thought of as pack is riffled, card named or brought from pocket, OOSOOM
1955 30
Mel Stover T-E-L-E-M-A-T-H-Y "Telemathy", one or multiple cards thought of, then found after showing fans of cards with "is your card in here?" procedure twice, with cue sheet matrix
  • Special Effects (revelations when the card ends up at a position for down-under deal or similar)
VariationsAlso published here June 1955
Ibidem (Issue 1)
14
Stewart James Atlantic Avenue card thought of, then found after showing fans of cards with "is your card in here?" procedure twice, without the cue sheet
Inspired by Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 2)
3
Don Alan It Can't Be... three phase routine
  • Aces on table, spectator thinks of Ace, Ace pocketed, it's thought Ace, other aces are also
found in pocket, cards on table are indifferent cards
  • McDonalds Aces, spectator sits on fourth packet
  • four Aces in performers pocket change places with four indifferent cards in spectators pocket
Related to 1956 12
Oscar Weigle Challenge Blindfold Routine genuinely blindfolded
Effect No. 1: think stop
Effect No. 2: performer stops while dealing
Effect No. 3: spectator reads cards and performer detects card by voice
Effect No. 4: performer stops spectator's deal and even names card
Also published here 1956 13
The Five Poker Hands Five spectators dealt five cards each, think of one, put back and re-dealt, divine all the selections
1956 3
Mel Stover Okosa card thought from sixteen-card packet, top eight shown and asked whether selection is there, faro, repeat, ...
Related to Apr. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 5)
6
Dai Vernon The Challenge mind-reading presentation for transposition plot
Related toVariations 1957 114
Edward Marlo Telephone Test
  • #2 of "3 Mental Effects"
over telephone or from another room, spectator deals cards one at a time and calls them out and thinks of one of them, performer divines it, repeat with two cards (one thought of, another selection placed besides it, then the order called out), optional ideas for further phase
VariationsAlso published here Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
10
Edward Marlo Mental and Physical
  • #3 of "3 Mental Effects"
card thought of, another selection placed next to it, both found
  • Additional Ideas for Mental and Physical Choice
    • 1. Force
    • 2. Marked Deck
    • 3. Stacked deck
    • 4. One way deck on faces
Inspired byRelated to Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
11
P. Howard Lyons Telephone Extension different handling for second phase of Marlo's routine
Inspired by Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
13
(1) Any Card Called For spectator thinks of any card and whispers its name to another spectator, performer divines it, original source forgotten by Corinda
Variations 1958 35
Tony Corinda (6) Another Version of the Princess Card Trick Ghost Deck, with handkerchief
1958 48
J. G. Reed J. G. R. Mental Force five times six cards repeating
Aug. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 11)
13
Edward Marlo Mental Disclosure
  • First Method (one of ten memorized cards thought of, fishing and showing piles and asking whether the card is among them)
  • Second Method (shuffled, one of nine, asking whether the card is among them)
Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
6
Alex Elmsley Mathematics & Mentalism one of sixteen cards thought of with its position, during reverse faros the spectator says in which half his card is, selection ends up on top (and force card brought to original position)
Related toVariationsAlso published here Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
17
Dai Vernon Emotional Reaction key card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1959 7
Dai Vernon Look Up spectator spreads through deck and thinks of one
Related toVariations 1959 75
Edward Marlo Matcho - Method I two decks, two spectators make a selection each, one only thought of
1959 5
Edward Marlo Matcho - Method II two cards only thought of, see also page 9 for Variation
1959 6
Edward Marlo Matcho - Method V peeked at and thought of card found
1959 9
Edward Marlo Double Thought - Single Deck two cards thought of found, one ahead
  • Stooge Version
  • The Exchange Version
  • The Key Card Version
  • Memory Version
Related toAlso published here 1959 12
Edward Marlo Red and Blue - Spectator Coincidence card thought of and touched in other deck, match, two decks
Variations 1959 15
Edward Marlo Double Thought and Two Billets
Related to 1959 22
Edward Marlo Gaffed Method for "Double Thought", roughed Mene-Tekel Deck, two methods
Variations 1959 24
Edward Marlo Marked Matcho two decks
Related to 1959 27
Edward Marlo Unmarked Matcho two decks
1959 28
Edward Marlo Memory Matcho two decks, one stacked
Variations 1959 29
George Blake Devil Divination one of six cards, spectator looks for his card in two halves
  • The Added Revelation
  • A Synopsis
Inspired by
  • Hull's "Mental Discernment"
1959 1
Matt Schulien The Face Up Spread Force spectator thinks of a card in face-up spread, names it, and performer produces it, risky
Related to 1959 48
Matt Schulien Matt's Call A Card Force spectator is asked to name a card, one is secretly shown
1959 50
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 78
P. Howard Lyons Dream of a Dream cards dealt according to thought-of card, without reference book
Inspired by Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
13
Edward Marlo World's Best? spectator's chosen card ends up next to thought-of card, same card is reversed in a second deck
  • alternative method with memorized deck
July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
9
Edward Marlo Roughed Mene-Tekel Coincidence card thought of in blue deck matches card chosen from red deck
Related to Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
8
Dai Vernon Simple Arithmetic one of thirteen, using the Two of Clubs
Related toVariations 1960 9
Dai Vernon Riffled Thought break
1960 12
Dai Vernon Think of an Ace any Ace named, that Ace is shown in deck with four-way out
Related toVariations 1960 13
Dai Vernon Out of Sight - Out of Mind original handling
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1960 14
Dai Vernon Thought Transposed two sets of four Aces with different backs, thought of Ace transposes
Related toVariations 1960 16
James Steranko Fantasy Card Routine Chapter Thirteen
  • Oneway Faces (not pointer cards, but uneven printing)
  • The Division (spectator cuts to a card behind the performer's back and replaces)
  • The Afterthought (selection from in-the-hands spread)
  • The Bisection (two selections by cutting of small packets and remembering bottom cards)
  • The Retention (fake memory demonstration, move-a-card)
  • The Abstraction (one of three cards thought of, OOSOOM)
  • Fantasy Notes
1960 93
Edward Marlo Under Cover Mentalism five ESP cards placed under a handkerchief, one symbol thought of, performer removes one and pockets it, four under handkerchief shown to be not the thought-of one which is removed from pocket
  • First Method
  • Second Method
1960 22
Edward Marlo Behind, Under or Above one of five ESP cards thought of, performer removes one and tables it, it is shown to be the selection
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Variations 1960 25
Edward Marlo Card Man's Mentalism Ace through Five (or more) are shown, one thought of, performer removes one and tables it, it is shown to be the selection
Inspired byRelated to 1960 27
Harry Lorayne Mindreader's Nightmare Mindreader's Dream with blank deck, thought-of card is the only one with face
Oct. 1960
Ibidem (Issue 22)
15
P. Howard Lyons 5 Corpses in 1 Coffin one of three cards thought of, they are lost, performer finds it with "There It Is" sequence
Inspired byRelated to Oct. 1960
Ibidem (Issue 22)
22
Edward Marlo To Use in a Mental Effect how to control the block of which a card is thought of
1961 40
Edward Marlo Mental Bonus card thought of (one out of ten), deck shuffled and placed in pocket, card instantly removed by performer
1961 30
Charlie Miller Fifteen Card Trick Routine - 6 variation of Hull's "Mental Discernment" starting with freely thought of card, distribution with Erdnase's stock shuffle, OOSOOM
Inspired by 1961 15
Charlie Miller Variation of Mental Discernment OOSOOM, with variations by Vernon
1961 33
Maly Think a Card tip on restricting selection during fanning
1961 39
Max Malini Think a Card Secret spreading cards with faces towards spectator and following spectator's gaze
Also published here 1961 39
Charlie Miller Multiple Think a Card
1961 41
Dick Johnson Group Reception version of Vernon's Five Card Mental Force, on stage, majority of audience chose same card out of five
1961 31
Edward Marlo "Think I'll Stop Here" using Vernon's ending procedure from OOSOOM as a multiple out for estimation location
Related to 1962 12
Edward Marlo Mental Stab performer places Four spot card next to thought-of card
Related to 1962 55
Edward Marlo Super Mental Stab thought-of card is always above a face up indicator
1962 57
Harry Lorayne In the Side Pocket spectator thinks of one of top ten cards, magician removes this card and pockets it, risky
1962 78
Harry Lorayne Three for the Money Three-spot as multiple out indicator card
Variations 1962 106
Harry Lorayne Three Again Three-spot as multiple out indicator card, with real shuffles
1962 108
Harry Lorayne Three Times and Out Three-spot as multiple out indicator card
1962 109
Harry Lorayne Mentalamazement any card thought of, magician places card on table, correct one (switch)
1962 225
Dai Vernon Vernon Five Card Mental Force
Variations 1962 20
Dai Vernon The Vernon Card Divination card thought of from half the deck, multiple out divination
Also published here 1962 37
Dai Vernon Five Card Mental Selection one card of five cards divined and placed in pocket
1962 54
Dai Vernon New Divination one of top twelve, card and position remembered
1962 60
Paul Marcus Think of a Card Koran deck with set of eleven, fishing over phone
Aug. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 371)
311
Edward Marlo Mental Elimination one of four thought of, three discarded, remaining card placed on top is selection
1962 8
Edward Marlo Rising Thought "First Effect", one of four cards thought of, all lost in deck, selection comes to top
1962 9
James Steranko Take Five spectator removes any five cards, remembers one and performer divines it, risky
1962 25
Edward Marlo Concentrate Approach verbal ploy to make a thought-of card out of a peeked-at/selected card
May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
16
Nate Leipzig Princess Card Trick
1963 180
Edward Marlo Faro Divider Effects - Effect No. 5: Mental Eliminator one of thirteen memorized cards
1964 16
Edward Marlo Thought Determinator "Is your card in this pile?", memorized deck, faro
Related to 1964 21
Edward Marlo Faro Fan Constraint to apparently give a free choice to think of a card, but only half the cards are visible
1964 23
Alex Elmsley Elmsley's Ultra Mental ungaffed
Related to 1964 52
Edward Marlo Marlo's Handling Variation Brainweave
Related to 1964 53
Edward Marlo Marlo's Favorite Brainweave
Inspired by 1964 58
Edward Marlo Instant Reverse thought-of card (of about twelve) turns over, faro hide-out
1964 60
Edward Marlo Marlo's Brainwave one of ten thought of, this is reversed and odd-backed, faro fan
1964 63
Edward Marlo Odd Thought spectator thinks of only odd-backed card in deck, no rough smooth, faro fan
1964 65
Edward Marlo Physical and Mental performer places physical selection next to mental selection (one of twenty-six), two phases, half forcing deck, faro fan
Related to 1964 68
Edward Marlo Easy Logical Procedure
Inspired by 1964 69
Edward Marlo The Ultra Equivoce Brainweave, any card can be thought of
Inspired by 1964 71
Gerald Kosky Vernon's F.C.M.F. outs for the Five Card Mental Force
Inspired byAlso published here Jan. 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 386)
371
Eine von Sieben deck in pocket, thought of card from small packet is removed at named number
1964
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 25 No. 4)
67
Dai Vernon Mental Spell "Chapter Seven", one of ten, multiple out
1967 41
Alex Elmsley Double Prediction two cards, progressive spelling set-up, one-ahead, sixteenth card principle
Also published here 1967 182
Harry Lorayne, Bob Hummer Mental Photography blank deck, spectator thinks of any card and goes through some dealing procedure, thought of card appears, all others blank, card index
Variations 1967 105
Ray Grismer, Bob Hummer Computer Cards cards dealt according to thought-of card, simplified
Inspired byRelated toVariations Dec. 1967 145
Theodore Annemann The Thought Card - Annotation from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
spectator writes any card on back of card, magician divines it
Related to Dec. 1967 147
Charlie Miller Card Tricks
1967 18
Peter Kane The Blank Thought Deck blank deck, spectator thinks of any card, performer removes a blank card, all cards get faces and isolated card is thought-of one
Variations 1967 1
James G. Thompson Jr., Ned Rutledge Five Think five times four card, impromptu version with slop shuffle
Also published here 1967 10
Paul Swinford Duo-Spell two thought-of cards, sixteen card set-up
Related to 1968 30
Al Koran Princess Card Trick...Plus deck shuffled after selections, deck switch
Related toVariations 1968 71
Tony Kardyro The Fifty-Fifty Mental Selection one of two, three methods
Related toVariations 1968 53
Alton Sharpe Double Prediction Chest freely thought of and chosen card predicted, one ahead
1968 73
Edward Marlo Marlo's Pellet Index any card thought out of ten cards is predicted on pellet, featuring an index made from a playing card
1968 84
Edward Marlo Speller Presentation thought-of spelling with progressive set-up and optional prediction (billet index)
1968 86
Edward Marlo Prognostication Pack Improved one of five, matrix principle for one spectator, prediction on billet (index)
1968 92
Edward Marlo Marlo's Princess Trick four phases, using duplicates
Variations 1968 93
Edward Marlo Five Card Mental or "I Have It" one of five
1968 107
Edward Marlo, Burling Hull Variation on Hull's Prediction tabled card turns out to be any named card, sticky substance
1968 114
Martin Gardner Version of the 5x5 Problem
Feb. 1968 160
Roy Walton, Bob Hummer Daydream with dealing procedure
Inspired byVariations Feb. 1968 160
Ken Krenzel Two-Part Invention see p. 236 for Marlo reference
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Non-Confusing Challenge" ("Marlo Writes Again", Ed Marlo, Ibidem #27)
Winter 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)
220
Eddie Fields Quintile spectator removes five cards, four random and one is the thought-of selection, performer divines selection
Also published here 1968 25
Eddie Fields 5-Card Ad Infinitum Routine divination of thought-of selection from five cards, three phases
Also published here 1968 89
Rolf Andra Ein grossartiger Kartentrick spectator thinks of a card, double the value and counts the same amount from the deck, if the card is red one extra card is counted, divination
1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 1)
15
Bruce Cervon Think and it's Trapped one of two cards is thought of and appears in sandwich in deck, various versions:
  • First Version
  • Second Version
  • Third Version
  • Fourth Version (Pitfalls of Thought I)
  • Fifth Version (Pitfalls of Thought II)
Variations 1969 109
Edward Marlo Multiple Mental Spell four spectators spell down to mentally selected cards, stack, second method with bank of twenty-four duplicates (page 182)
1969 179
Edward Marlo Mental Lie thought-of card, spectator reads cards, performer catches lie, three methods
1969 45
Aldini Cards to Pocket Thought of card vanishes from packet of four cards, travels to pocket
1969 36
Aldini, Paul Curry Mental-Matic Deck Name of card written on back of a card, matches freely thought of card
Inspired by 1969 38
Robert A. Nelson Mental Magic two routines
  • one of four card is divined, all in pocket, three removed
  • carbon paper impression in magazine, divination of number
1969 2
Paul Maurer, Theodore Annemann Der Poker-Spiel-Trick cards dealt in matrix, spectators have to place a coin in row where their selection is, all cards are divined, stage and close-up version
1969
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 6)
107
Edward Marlo Try this Trio - Third of the Trio fishing amongst a restricted range
Related to 1970 93
Dai Vernon Thought Card from Pocket
Related to 1970 10
Allan Ackerman On Kane's Blank Thought Deck blank deck, spectator thinks of any card, performer removes a blank card, all cards get faces and isolated card is thought-of one
Inspired by 1970 1
Allan Ackerman Joker Sandwich thought of card in sandwich in deck
Inspired byVariations 1970 6
John Hamilton Computer Cards card thought-of, counting procedure with deck by spectator, see also p. 402 for suggestion by Leslie May
Inspired by Aug. 1970 355
Art Spring Divining Cup numbered slips with information written by spectators in cup, performer divines contents, slips secretly burned via flash paper
Oct. 1970 367
Peter Alexis Mini-Mental two cards thought of from eight card-packet
Winter 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio)
380
Robert E. Neale More Lies thought card revealed with eight-card-packet as computer
Related toVariationsAlso published here Winter 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio)
384
Allan Ackerman, John Cornelius Change of Mind one of five, kicker
Variations 1971 5
Paul Swinford Oil Always Floats card is shuffled to top via CCCC
Related to 1971 54
Paul Swinford Son of Faro Spell CCCC
1971 58
Paul Swinford Elmsley Revisited CCCC
Inspired by 1971 63
Harry Lorayne Four by Four four spectators with four cards each
1971 168
Karl Fulves 6-Card Mental Test one of six, off-beat method
1971 8
Roy Walton Pocket Princess
Related toAlso published here Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
282
Edward Marlo Simple Mental Five card thought from five-card packet is divined
1971 36
Edward Marlo Faro's Simple Dream counting procedure after thought of card, thirteen-card set-up, simplified "Faro's Dream" (Linking Ring)
1971 38
Joseph K. Schmidt Center Tear spectator writes card in center of square paper, cut into four pieces and puzzled together so a center section is missing, can be presented as pseudo center tear, see p. 527 for comment by L. Vosburgh Lyons
Inspired by Feb. 1971 398
Sam Leo Horowitz 3-Card Princess as finale in last phase the other two vanish, see also p. 476
Related to Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
446
Edward Marlo Stolen Hours
Related to 1971 18
Walter B. Gibson Three Card Mental Repeat three cards in pocket, two removed and bringing mentally selected card out at last, repeated
Related to 1971
Magick (Issue 25)
121
Walter B. Gibson Triple Mental Repeat three cards in pocket, two removed and bringing mentally selected card out at last, repeated, duplicates
Related to 1971
Magick (Issue 28)
137
Gerald Kosky Tele-Mental five cards on table, thought of card starts to move
Inspired byAlso published here 1971
Magick (Issue 35)
172
Stab-Mental thought of card is found
1972 75
Nick Conticello Seeing Through the Deck one of five
Related to 1972 124
Earl Keyser 22-Card Faro Spelling Trick
Nov. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 16)
151
Edward Marlo Multiple Choice Triumph chosen card can be any one in upper half
1972 57
Edward Marlo Impromptu Think Triumph applying Hull's "Mental Discernment" (one out of nine)
1972 82
Edward Marlo Streamlined Think Triumph one of three, applying "Streamlined Discernment"
Inspired by 1972 86
E. S. Bentfrum Matching Prediction
Inspired by Mar. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 3)
22
James G. Thompson Jr. Tangible Intangible presented as thought-of card
Winter 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio)
493
Princess Card Trick
1972 30
Al Baker The Finger Knows - And Tells one of five
Also published here 1972 30
Jack Merlin Fadeaway Cards plunger-pushing back & forth a packet through deck until one remains
Also published here 1972 109
Dai Vernon Vernon's Mental Trick No. 9, uses memorized thirteen card set-up, one of thirteen thought of, two halves made, values Two, Four and/or Eight used to locate selection once named, cryptic
Related to 1972 8
Dai Vernon Vernon's Mental Gem No. 11, cryptic, probably strategy to narrow down four thought-of card possibilities to two
1972 8
Dai Vernon Vernon's Index Key Mental Trick No. 16, one of thirteen cards thought of and found with multiple-out counting procedure
VariationsAlso published here 1972 9
Dai Vernon Vernon's Divination Effect With 26 Cards No. 17, card thought of from twenty-six-card stack, multiple out location of card once it is named, no details
Also published here 1972 10
Dai Vernon Vernon's Mental Impossibility No. 27, three spectators each think of one of three cards, they are found with an OOSOOM-type procedure
1972 12
Dai Vernon Vernon's Thot Card Wrinkle No. 31, one of twelve cards, Two spot to locate it
Related to 1972 13
Dai Vernon Vernon's Thot Trick With Two Special Variations No. 35, one of thirteen cards, crimped Two spot to locate it
Related to 1972 14
Dai Vernon Vernon's Four Ace Thot Trick No. 36, any Ace named, that Ace is shown in deck with four-way out
Related to 1972 14
Dai Vernon Vernon's 4-2-6 Card Affect No. 52, effect typo, one of a thirteen cards thought of and position remembered, two halves made and selection found with multiple out counting procedure using Four, Two and Six spots
Related to 1972 17
Dai Vernon Vernon's Miracle Thot Card No. 63, spectator spreads through deck and thinks of one, risky
Related to 1972 19
Dai Vernon Vernon's Princess Card Trick No. 100, duplicates in pocket and double deal for vanish
1972 30
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Version of Horowitz Mental Spell No. 129, progressive set-up
Inspired by 1972 37
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Great Mental Trick No. 167, one of twelve cards thought of, distribution shuffle, perhaps some OOSOOM strategy but too cryptic
Related to 1972 42
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note No. 195, note for that trick, cryptic
Related to 1972 47
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Wrinkle For A Good Trick No. 209, spectator divines the card the performer is thinking of, center tear
1972 50
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Psycho Supreme No. 214, thought-of card predicted on business card
1972 53
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 3) No. 244-3, sounds like a selection is shown to be missing from a packet, perhaps for Vernon's "Mental Card Miracle"
Related to 1972 61
Dr. Jacob Daley, Sam Leo Horowitz Daley's Variation Of Horowitz's Bewildering Mental Effect No. 286, one of four
  • Note by Dai Vernon
Related to 1972 72
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Improvement Of Vernon's Mental Card Trick No. 288, one of a thirteen cards thought of and position remembered, two halves made and selection found with multiple out counting procedure
Inspired byRelated to 1972 73
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Version Of Vernon's Thought Card Wrinkle No. 301, one of a twelve cards thought of and position remembered, two halves made and selection found with multiple out counting procedure
Inspired byRelated to 1972 77
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Gone No. 318, one of five cards thought of, it vanishes eventually as cards are shown repeatedly, reappears face up
1972 83
Fred Rothenberg Fred Rothenberg's Mental Gag No. 399, group of cards which contains thought-of card is at bottom, spectator asked to remove a few cards including his selection, performer knows it's the last one removed
Related to 1972 109
John Newman Neuman's Muscle Reading No. 415, seven tips for muscle reading, and seven tests:
  • 1) Flower Test
  • 2) Cards
  • 3) Book and Poem Test
  • 4) Typewriter Test
  • 5) Cigarette and Match Test
  • 6) without contact
  • 7) Paper Test With Writing On Paper
1972 112
Variation For Horowitz's Shuffle Mental Trick No. 437, might be a way to get into an "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" distribution of the possible cards
Related to 1972 125
Billet Trick Mindreading No. 454, card peeked, another one thought of (or something else), both written on billets and divined
1972 128
Al Baker Al Baka - Effect With Nikola Deck No. 458, very brief
Also published here 1972 129
Dr. Jacob Daley Mental Thot Bridge Hand Improvement No. 557, one of thirteen cards thought of and found with multiple-out counting procedure, using Finley Natural Key Card
Inspired by 1972 156
Thot Trick Set Up Using 6 Cards No. 583, 1-0-1 set-up to locate a thought-of card, not clear
1972 163
Princess Card Trick Using One Duplicate No. 584
Related to 1972 163
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Location Thought No. 594, card thought of from thirteen cards during riffle peek, found by counting down its value
Related to 1972 166
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Mental Trick With Five Cards No. 597, "They usually choose the 5H which is in the middle.", one of five cards thought of, it vanishes and reappears in packet face up
1972 166
Sam Leo Horowitz, T. Page Wright Horowitz & Wright Combination Stack Routine Using Ace To King No. 616
  • card thought of from thirteen cards during riffle peek, found by counting down its value
  • then another card selected, spectator cuts, value cut to used to count to selection
  • spectator chooses a number of cards and puts them on deck, then a card of matching value is chosen or located
Related to 1972 171
Al Baker 3) For Horowitz "Shuffle Mental Trick" No. 633-3, cryptic, placement of cards near the face
Related to 1972 176
Poker-Mental
1973 113
Harry Lorayne The Mind Boggler any card thought of, then a dealing procedure, scratched distant key card
1973 13
Karl Fulves 5-Card Reader five cards, packet handling of Hummer's "Mindreader's Dream"
Inspired by 1973 43
Alex Elmsley Melbourne position and card at that position are thought of, card turns up with down-under-deal
Also published here Mar. 1973 607
Ray Grismer Mind Ray spectator deals card on table according to some instructions
May 1973 620
Robert (Bob) Hess Focal Point one of ten cards, OOSOOM
Inspired by
  • Hull's "Mental Discernment"
Variations
May 1973 625
Joseph K. Schmidt The Card Thought Of spectator looks at card in spread (effectively one of three), it is reproduced from pocket
  • No-Palm Method
see also p. 648 for credit information
Aug. 1973 650
Jerry K. Hartman Think Twice Spectator marks the back of previously thought of card
1973 65
Jerry K. Hartman Teleapathy Reversed card at the beginning shown to be the thought of card impossibly, something like Mystery Card
1973 66
Jerry K. Hartman Thought Thrust Toothpick thrust into deck next to thought of card
Also published here 1973 68
Jerry K. Hartman Hope For The Best Spectator thinks of highest card in the hand, then magician deals four of a kind
Related to 1973 80
Gerald Kosky On My Mind card ends up at impossible location, Himber wallet
Inspired by 1973
Magick (Issue 87)
431
Edward Marlo Highest Card Gambit
1974 23
Edward Marlo Splitting a Thought two cards are stuck together face to face and turn out to be two thought-of cards, rough-smooth
1974 49
Edward Marlo A Mental Location spectator shuffles, cuts to a card, looks at it, shuffles; crimped memorized cards
1974 141
Karl Fulves Wired Thot performer puts a paper clip on thought of ace
Related to 1974 28
Stephen Minch King of the Thought Ways
1974 12
Sam Dalal Double Vision two cards predicted on paper slips, using ballpoint pen with pencil lead, mirage deck
Also published here
  • Magigram (Rough-Smooth part, by Sam Dalal)
June 1974 743
Jeff Busby 2nd Thot spectator remembers card and its position from top ten cards, Klondike shuffle
Inspired byRelated to June 1974 746
Roger Smith Mental Reverse Five five cards, spectator thinks of one, it is predicted on cardboard and has odd back
Related to 1974 5
Orville Wayne Meyer Multi-Mentality Plus with four selections, each thought from a quarter of the deck
Inspired by
  • "Multi-Mentality" (Orville Wayne Meyer, Genii Vol. 4 No. 11, July 1940, p. 342)
1974
Magick (Issue 104)
519
Lenny Greenfader Think of Any Card spectator removes five cards, one of which is selection
1975 84
Jack Avis Siva's Nightmare one-way deck
Inspired by July 1975
Epilogue (Issue 24)
226
Roy Walton Kangaroo position and card at that position are thought of, card turns up with down-under-deal, non-faro method
Inspired byAlso published here July 1975
Epilogue (Issue 24)
232