Technomagic

Issues 1-13

Issue 13 (written 1992) was finally published in 2007
1990-1992
Written by Justin Higham
Work of Justin Higham, Various
106 pages (Stapled), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
139 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page Categories
Justin Higham Double Sandwich Transpo King and Queen are sandwiched on one side, they travel one by one to another sandwich on the other side
Related to 1 July 1990 1
Edward Marlo Two-Step Fantastic Move altering position of five cards during "one move", reverse card in center during turnover pass, Prayer Half Pass
Inspired byRelated to 1 July 1990 3
Edward Marlo Half Turnover Pass
1 July 1990 3
Justin Higham Mexican Promise Ace, Two and Three of Clubs, chosen value changes into selection
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1 July 1990 4
Edward Marlo Do It Right four times riffle force in which top packet is turned over and spread until first face-down card to find the Aces, credit information
Related to 1 July 1990 5
Justin Higham Two Packet Transpo Finesse two cards openly exchanged
Related to 1 July 1990 6
Justin Higham Slide-Under Packet Switch slide-under switch from small packet with everything except top card
 		1 July 1990 6
Justin Higham Intro To Techno
  • Tech-Notes
 		1 July 1990 7
Edward Marlo Clear-Cut Jazz Aces "non-confusing version of the Peter Kane effect"
Inspired byRelated to 2 Aug. 1990 8
Edward Marlo Reverse Fan Count with a double
 		2 Aug. 1990 8
Justin Higham Pocket Prediction mate of freely peeked-at card is found in performer's pocket as prediction
Inspired byVariations 2 Aug. 1990 10
Justin Higham Perfect Pocket Prediction duplicate from a same-backed deck of freely peeked-at card is found in performer's pocket as prediction
Inspired byVariations 2 Aug. 1990 10
Justin Higham Named Pocket Prediction duplicate from an odd-backed deck of freely named card is found in performer's pocket as prediction
Inspired by 2 Aug. 1990 10
Justin Higham One Deck Perfect Prediction duplicate from a same- or odd-backed deck of freely peeked-at card is found in performer's pocket as prediction, Menetekel-Stripper Deck
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2 Aug. 1990 11
Justin Higham Influential Ace pocketed card turns out to be free selection, handling has an Ace of Spades on the table as helper card
Inspired by 2 Aug. 1990 11
Justin Higham Rapid Mental Force
2 Aug. 1990 11
Justin Higham A Streamlined Approach unknown card tabled, two Aces tabled as well, performer and spectator each select a card, spectator signs his card, both lost, indifferent card changes into performer's card between the Aces, unknown card is put between the Aces and shown to be signed selection
Inspired byRelated to 2 Aug. 1990 12
Edward Marlo, Justin Higham Before Our Time Aces lost, they come back to top
  • Phase One (Marlo)
  • Phase Two (Higham, time machine type plot)
  • Phase Three (Marlo & Higham)
Inspired byVariations 2 Aug. 1990 13
Reverse Count Switch off the top of the deck
 		2 Aug. 1990 13
Edward Marlo Reverse Push-In Change with deck held upwards
 		2 Aug. 1990 14
David A. Vogt The Mechanical Queens a red and a black Queen are placed on one side, the other red and black Queens on the other side, two Queens transpose so reds are on one and blacks on the other side
Variations 3 Sep. 1990 15
David A. Vogt Mechanical Pick-Off top two cards shown in stepped condition in End Grip, placed on deck and then put on table, on is switched
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Variations 3 Sep. 1990 15
Edward Marlo Mechanical Queens Finesse a red and a black Queen are placed on one side, the other red and black Queens on the other side, two Queens transpose so reds are on one and blacks on the other side
Inspired by 3 Sep. 1990 16
Edward Marlo Mechanical Pick-Off Double Change top two cards shown in stepped condition in End Grip, placed on deck and then put on table, both are switched
Inspired by 3 Sep. 1990 16
Justin Higham Auto-Speller card thought of while deck is spread, suit and value spelled in two packets, then spectator deals random number of cards, bottom cards of the three piles match value, suit and card itself
Inspired byRelated to 3 Sep. 1990 17
Edward Marlo Surprise Come-Back four red spot cards and an Ace of Spades change into Royal Flush, away from deck
Inspired by
  • Precursor XXIV, July 1989, p. 3
 3 Sep. 1990 18
John Carey Kelly Up card appears on top of the deck out-jogged, similar to Hartman's Popover
  • On The Table
  • In The Hands
Related toVariations 3 Sep. 1990 21
Justin Higham Applications
  • First Up (handling for production of selection)
  • Second Up (as a switch)
  • Third Up (handling for production of selection)
Inspired by 3 Sep. 1990 21
Justin Higham Modified Shuffle Pass variation of the Mahatma Overhand Shuffle Control
Related toVariations 3 Sep. 1990 22
Jack Avis, Justin Higham Twisting In The Nineties with Ace through Four, one extra card, spreads instead of counts
Inspired by
  • "One To Four" (Ed Marlo, Linking Ring, Sep. 1963, p. 65)
 Extra No. 1 Sep. 1990 23
Charles T. Jordan Half Reverse Cut bottom part is flipped over with left thumb as top card is cut to table, credit information
Related to Extra No. 1 Sep. 1990 23
Justin Higham Half Pass Flipover
Inspired by Extra No. 1 Sep. 1990 23
Justin Higham Thought Indicator "Is your card in this pile?", using faros
Related toVariations Extra No. 1 Sep. 1990 24
Justin Higham Words From On High(am)
Extra No. 1 Sep. 1990 25
Justin Higham Tech-Notes comments and credit information on the referenced items
Related to Extra No. 1 Sep. 1990 25
Justin Higham Super Thought Indicator "Is your card in this pile?", using faros, streamlined with set-up
Inspired by Extra No. 1 Sep. 1990 25
Daniel Rhod Jeu Double packet trick with two red Queens and two black Sixes, including 2&2 oil and water phase, twisting phase
Inspired by
  • earlier version in "Magie Sur Imaginaire" (Daniel Rhod, 1981, p. 33)
Related to 		4 Oct. 1990 26
Daniel Rhod D'Amico Spread Handling
4 Oct. 1990 26
Justin Higham The Rapid Shuffle Stack four Aces
Related to 4 Oct. 1990 29
Justin Higham Reverse Rapid Shuffle Stack four Aces
 		4 Oct. 1990 29
Justin Higham Slow-Motion Stripout Shuffle for hard surface, bottom section not part of the weave
 		4 Oct. 1990 29
David Solomon Sophisticated Open Travelers with Ace through Four, divided card
Also published here 4 Oct. 1990 30
Variations On The Vernon Stripout Addition
4 Oct. 1990 31
Edward Marlo Immediate Stripout Addition
Variations 4 Oct. 1990 31
Justin Higham Instant Stripout Addition
Also published here 4 Oct. 1990 31
Justin Higham Combination Cull And Addition strip-out addition with spread-culled cards
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 4 Oct. 1990 31
Justin Higham More Than One Ambition two cards come to top multiple times
Inspired byRelated to 4 Oct. 1990 32
Justin Higham More Than One Transposition an Ace and a King placed on each side, two cards transpose so that two Aces are on one side and two Kings on the other, two more phases
 		4 Oct. 1990 32
Justin Higham Secrets Of The Mind two cards thought from half the deck are located by performer
Inspired by 5 Nov. 1990 34
One Hand Card Switches
5 Nov. 1990 35
Edward Marlo Latest One Hand Switch
Variations 5 Nov. 1990 35
Justin Higham Sleightless One Hand Switch
5 Nov. 1990 35
Justin Higham Almost Like Trick Photography Tenkai palm
Inspired byRelated to 5 Nov. 1990 35
Justin Higham Reverse One Hand Switch tabled card is turned over
 		5 Nov. 1990 35
Allan Ackerman False Insertion Move card inserted into the back of the lengthwise tabled deck, card either lapped or held at table edge, optionally added again reversed
Inspired byRelated to 5 Nov. 1990 37
Edward Marlo Latest Ace Assembly
5 Nov. 1990 38
Edward Marlo Slip Switch bold switch
Related to 5 Nov. 1990 38
Two Routines Base On "The Homing Card"
5 Nov. 1990 39
Justin Higham Hole Card Changeo poker theme
 		5 Nov. 1990 39
Justin Higham Hole Card Collecto poker theme, Homing Card meets Collectors
 		5 Nov. 1990 40
Justin Higham Direct Collect
5 Nov. 1990 40
David Solomon Sudden Sandwich - First Method peeked-at card appears between Aces on top of deck
Variations 6 Dec. 1990 41
Edward Marlo Sudden Sandwich - Second Method peeked-at card appears between Aces on top of deck
Inspired by 6 Dec. 1990 41
Edward Marlo Clip Palm Dribble Control card in clip palm during dribbling
Related to 6 Dec. 1990 41
Justin Higham One Riffle Shuffle Stack four Aces
 		6 Dec. 1990 42
Edward Marlo Invisible Add-On Move at table edge, elevated addition type
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Related to 6 Dec. 1990 43
Justin Higham Mental Mirage spectator thinks of any card and remembers the card in the deck in front of it, performer shuffles and deals through the cards, spectator stops when the thought-of card shows up, then performer divines the other card, faro
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
  • Fourth Method
  • Fifth Method
  • Sixth Method
  • Seventh Method
  • Eighth Method
  • Ninth Method (memorized deck)
  • Tenth Method
 		6 Dec. 1990 45
Neal Elias Casual Throw Change card picked up and thrown down reversed, Curry Change set-up
 		Extra No. 2 Dec. 1990 48
Justin Higham Highperbole on the "real work"
 		Extra No. 2 Dec. 1990 49
Justin Higham Tech-Notes
Related to Extra No. 2 Dec. 1990 49
Justin Higham Ambiguous Promise chosen Ace changes into selection
Inspired by Extra No. 2 Dec. 1990 49
Justin Higham Interlaced Transpo Finesse three selections between Aces, Kings in other hand, Aces and Kings transpose
Inspired by Extra No. 2 Dec. 1990 50
Bobby Bernard, Justin Higham Clear As Crystal
7 Jan. 1991 51
Bobby Bernard, Justin Higham Spread Switch
Inspired byRelated to 7 Jan. 1991 51
Edward Marlo Unexpected Poker Deal spectators think of highest card in their poker hand, all assembled and re-dealt and all thought-of cards are in one hand
Inspired by 7 Jan. 1991 55
Justin Higham Hocus-Locus two sandwiches are in different parts of the deck, the sandwiched cards transpose twice
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
  • Fourth Method
 		7 Jan. 1991 57
Justin Higham Centerpoint Subtlety deck spread on table in two stages, former reversed bottom card is seen in the center at the end, cut/pass substitute
Also published here 7 Jan. 1991 58
Roger Crosthwaite The FAB Change Sequence Two-For-One Top Change followed by stroke change, application effect in which back of card changes visibly when stroked
  • Variation 1
  • Variation 2: Somersault Change
  • Variation 3: All-Over Change
Inspired byRelated to 8 Feb. 1991 59
Justin Higham Tech-Notes
8 Feb. 1991 60
Justin Higham Easy X-Change Stroke Change look
Inspired by 8 Feb. 1991 61
Justin Higham Double-Back Clean-Up single card face up is turned face down, slide under double
Related to 8 Feb. 1991 61
Edward Marlo Undercover Quickie card vanishes from top and reappears at its previous position
Inspired by 8 Feb. 1991 62
Edward Marlo Screened Charlier Pass under cover of a small one-handed fan
 		8 Feb. 1991 62
Justin Higham Overturn second card from top is openly out-jogged and apparently pulled out and turned over on top, top card is secretly added behind it
Related to 8 Feb. 1991 63
Justin Higham Overturn Transpo using Overturn move
 		8 Feb. 1991 63
Justin Higham Overturned Ace through Four, one card changes, using Overturn move
 		8 Feb. 1991 63
Justin Higham Repeat Code 678 Ace through Four, using Overturn move
Inspired by 8 Feb. 1991 64
Modified OPEC
8 Feb. 1991 64
Edward Marlo Not Quite Charlier Charlier Pass action done with both hands and cover
Variations 9 Mar. 1991 65
Justin Higham Hofzinser Triumphs In One Shuffle selection is lost, Triumph shuffle, reveal to have three Aces face up with selection face down amongst them, then selection's value used to find final Ace
Inspired by 9 Mar. 1991 67
Edward Marlo Moves, Sleights And Other Ideas
9 Mar. 1991 68
Edward Marlo Bottop Change Plus Coin change while coin is held under right thumb
Related to
  • Genii, Nov. 1989, p. 304
 9 Mar. 1991 68
Edward Marlo Finessed Bottop Change
9 Mar. 1991 68
Edward Marlo Finessed D'Amico Change
9 Mar. 1991 68
Bobby Bernard The Business Card Trick selection appears on back of business card, selection is blank instead
  • First Method
  • Second Method
 		9 Mar. 1991 69
Justin Higham Twist And Collect four Aces turn face up one at a time, then spread to show three mates of a previous selection interlaced between them, "complete re-think as regards the method"
Inspired by 9 Mar. 1991 70
Edward Marlo Reverse Fingering K.M. Move as Switch
9 Mar. 1991 70
Justin Higham Interlace Count to load collector cards
 		9 Mar. 1991 71
Edward Marlo Block Swing Slip Cut top block
 		9 Mar. 1991 71
Justin Higham Automagic on following self-working effects
 		Extra 3 Mar. 1991 73
Justin Higham Mental Subtraction spectator remembers a card and its position from one to ten, another spectator names a number from ten to twenty, performer places card at difference of the two numbers behind his back, streamlined
 		Extra 3 Mar. 1991 73
Justin Higham Reversatile number of face up red and black cards divined after face-up/face-down shuffle with spectator, impromptu
Inspired by Extra 3 Mar. 1991 73
Justin Higham Tech-Notes
Related to Extra 3 Mar. 1991 75
Justin Higham Magnetic Jacks two sandwich cards come together to trap selection
Inspired by
  • "Ace-X-Ace" (Ed Marlo)
 Extra 3 Mar. 1991 75
Justin Higham Easy-Change Routine three cards change to other four-of-a-kinds multiple times when one card is exchanged
Inspired by 10 Apr. 1991 76
Edward Marlo Routined From Scratch two cards appear between sandwich cards one by one on top of deck, then the packet general card plot (three cards change to other four-of-a-kinds multiple times when one card is exchanged), followed by poker deal, set-up during first effect
Inspired by 10 Apr. 1991 78
Justin Higham The Invisible Transfer Move cards are already out-jogged, top card of deck is removed and bottom one of out-jogged cards slides along
Related toVariations 10 Apr. 1991 82
Justin Higham Invisible Transfer Multiple Shift
Inspired byRelated to 10 Apr. 1991 82
Edward Marlo Placement Pick-Off Switch card apparently placed on top of tabled deck, but it is palmed together with the top card of the deck, thus allowing an odd-backed card to be apparently placed down
Inspired by 11 May 1991 83
Edward Marlo Simulated Coincidence two cards from two decks are exchanged and cut into the other deck, they match
 		11 May 1991 83
Justin Higham Applications For The Longitudinal Angle Palm intro
 		11 May 1991 84
Justin Higham Double Longitudinal Side Steal two peeked-at cards
Inspired by 11 May 1991 84
Justin Higham Longitudinal Fan Steal card peeked and stolen during fan
Inspired byVariations 11 May 1991 84
Justin Higham New Approach Assembly four assembly cards and four spot cards
  • First Approach Assembly (four Kings)
  • Second Approach Assembly (four Fours)
  • Third Approach Assembly (Ace through Four)
 		11 May 1991 85
Justin Higham The Fake Slip Cut apparently the deck is cut in the hands, then the top card slid over onto the other half, in reality the whole halves are exchanged
Related toVariations 12 June 1991 90
Open Slip Cut deck is cut in the hands, then the top card slid over onto the other half
 		12 June 1991 90
Justin Higham Ace Is Up four Aces, three are lost in center, they come back to top
  • First Method
  • Second Method
 		12 June 1991 90
Justin Higham Fake Slip Cut Steal apparently the deck is cut in the hands, then the top card slid over onto the other half, in reality the whole halves are exchanged while cards from top of left-hand half are transferred to bottom of right-hand half
Inspired by 12 June 1991 92
Justin Higham Fake Slip Cut Load apparently the deck is cut in the hands, then the top card slid over onto the other half, in reality the whole halves are exchanged while cards from bottom of right-hand half are transferred to top of left-hand half
Inspired by 12 June 1991 92
Justin Higham F. S. C. Sandwich Transpo "Fake Slip Cut"
 		12 June 1991 93
Justin Higham Ace Is Down Aces lost in center travel to bottom
 		12 June 1991 93
Justin Higham Face Is Up Aces rise to top
 		12 June 1991 94
Edward Marlo Bent Clip
Related to 12 June 1991 94
Edward Marlo The Ultimate Card To Pocket card is sticking out of pocket turns out to be later selection, switch as it is removed
  • First Version
  • Second Version
  • Third Version
  • Fourth Version
Related to 12 June 1991 95
Justin Higham Clairvoyant
Also published here Extra 4 June 1991 96
Justin Higham Simple Clairvoyant
Also published here Extra 4 June 1991 97
Justin Higham Super Clairvoyant spectator thinks of any card, deals twice the value and drops rest on top, after a reverse faro, the performer knows the value and can fish
VariationsAlso published here Extra 4 June 1991 97
Justin Higham Turn Of Events selection turns face-up, then all cards except selections
Variations 13 1992 99
Justin Higham Complex Turn Of Events version with four Aces
Inspired by 13 1992 99
Justin Higham Estimation Effects
13 1992 100
Roger Crosthwaite Packet Thickness Estimation performer cuts off named number of cards, no set-up
Variations 13 1992 100
Justin Higham Perfect Estimate performer cuts off named number of cards, no set-up
Inspired byVariations 13 1992 100
Justin Higham Another Perfect Estimate performer cuts off named number of cards, no set-up, bottom deals
Inspired by 13 1992 101
Justin Higham Underground Revolving Control packets roll back and forth between both hands, control of card
Inspired by
  • "Revolving Pass" (Blackstone's Modern Card Tricks, 1932, p. 19)
 13 1992 102
Justin Higham Delayed Double Cut Control
13 1992 102
Justin Higham Locating Aces Aces sink down next to chosen cards one by one
Inspired by
  • "Submarine Aces" (Bill Miesel, Precursor Special 1, Aug. 1983, p. 2)
Related to 		13 1992 103
Justin Higham Seeing Is Believing deck faced in three sections, all straight out except selection
 		13 1992 105
Justin Higham Tabled Longitudinal Replacement
13 1992 106
Justin Higham Blank-X-Blank two double-blank cards come together to sandwich selection
Inspired by
  • "Ace-X-Ace" (Ed Marlo)
 13 1992 106
Data entered by Denis Behr.