The Secret of the Butterflies

2017
Written by Ondřej Pšenička
Work of Ondřej Pšenička
106 pages (Hardcover), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Tereza Kovandova
Language: English
37 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Ondřej Pšenička Acknowledgements
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Ondřej Pšenička Hunting the Butterflies History of one-way decks and edge-marked decks, which led to the Butterfly playing cards
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Ondřej Pšenička What Are Butterfly Playing Cards? Description of how the Butterfly cards should be used

  • The Two-Way Markings
  • The One-Way Markings
  • The One-Way Flower
  • The One-Way Faces
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Ondřej Pšenička The One-Way Principle Discusses ways to keep one-way cards in the same orientation during tricks
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Ondřej Pšenička Card Reversals Chapter intro
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The Riffle-Shuffle Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck
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The Tabled Riffle-Shuffle Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck
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Theodore Annemann The Two Halves Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck
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Jack Vosburgh A Principle in Disguise Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck
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The Assurance Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck
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Theodore Annemann The Genii Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck, behind the back
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The Around the Fan Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck
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The Ribbon-Spread Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck
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Tommy Tucker, Theodore Annemann The Supreme Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck, hands off approach, credited to Tommy Tucker and Theodore Annemann
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Justin Higham The Wrist Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck, hands off approach
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Theodore Annemann The Challenging Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck, hands off approach
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The Around the Table Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck, hands off approach
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Theodore Annemann The New Kink Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck, hands off approach
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James G. Thompson Jr. The One-Handed Reversal Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck, hands off approach
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Glenn G. Gravatt The Bruce Lee Way Secretly get a selection to be placed reversed end for end in a one-way deck, hands off approach, uses one way faces
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Ondřej Pšenička Sorting the Deck in Front of the Audience chapter intro
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Theodore Annemann, Ondřej Pšenička The Subtle Method Way of fixing a one-way deck if accidentally shuffled wrongly, re-orientate cards, variation on Annemann method
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Ondřej Pšenička The Open Method Way of fixing a one-way deck if accidentally shuffled wrongly, re-orientate cards in the context of a card location
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Ondřej Pšenička Routines chapter intro, talk about marked decks
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Ondřej Pšenička Impossible Divination Divine selection under impossible conditions, uses Butterfly cards
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Ondřej Pšenička Impossible Divination Kicker After divining the card, spell their name to find the card
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Ondřej Pšenička Dealing Any Four-of-a-Kind Shuffled deck, spell and count to names / favorite numbers, find named four of a kind, uses Butterfly cards
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Ondřej Pšenička Combination of the Two Above Combining Impossible Divination and Dealing Any Four-of-a-Kind, uses Butterfly Cards
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Ondřej Pšenička Butterfly Clocking Faux clocking demonstration, magician divines missing card in deck, uses Butterfly cards
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Ondřej Pšenička The Evidence Story Effect Two cards selected. Spelling the color, suit and value of one card locates the other three of a kind for the other selection
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Ondřej Pšenička Lazy Man on Edge Lazy Man Card Trick plot, uses Butterfly cards
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Ondřej Pšenička Motion Memory Magician able to deal and separate red and black cards with face down cards
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Theodore Annemann Annemann's Miracle Magician locates card while standing far away from spectator, does not touch the deck at all
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Ondřej Pšenička Diplopia on Steroids Diplopia done with Butterfly Cards, magician and spectator each pick of a card, then find each other's card, uses Butterfly cards
Inspired by 82
Ondřej Pšenička Clocking with a Kicker Faux clocking demo, also able to announce the exact positions of the other three of a kind that matches the selection
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Ondřej Pšenička Double Clocking with a Kicker Faux clocking demo for two cards, also able to announce the exact positions of the other three of a kind that matches the second selection
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Ondřej Pšenička Afterword Recommended readings
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Data entered by Harapan Ong, September 2018.