Reality Is Magic

2023
Written by Anson Chen
Work of Anson Chen
222 pages (Hardcover), published by The Neat Review
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
28 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Luke Jermay Foreword #1
10
Barclay Bram Foreword #2
12
Anson Chen Introduction
15
Anson Chen Reality Is Magic
16
Anson Chen Wishstone wish written on paper and paper is set on fire, paper rises up into the air and performer turns ashes into crystal, paper rocket
 		20
Anson Chen Real Magic In Fake Magic on finding the real magic in fake magic
 		28
Anson Chen Blindspot coin travels on back of spectator's hand twice, then it is found under the watch
 		32
Anson Chen Abracadabra on patter and scripting
 		46
Anson Chen Non-Duality spectator divines card other spectator selects, dual-reality to cover method
 		54
Anson Chen, Kelvin Chow Out of Hong Kong
62
Anson Chen, Kelvin Chow The Cull Block apparently showing several cards but limiting the amount by culling a card
 		64
Anson Chen Mentalist's Dilemma I
78
Anson Chen Thought Crime prediction of chosen object and of any named word, second prediction in wallet on table
 		84
Anson Chen Closing the Gap subtlety for ESP matching routines
 		94
Anson Chen Thought Of Card Transposition one card from ten card packet to other ten card packet
 		102
Armando Lucero, Benjamin Earl For 4 For Switch Variation
104
Anson Chen Mentalist's Dilemma II
  • Question of Value
 		114
Anson Chen Cactus prediction of object, people name objects which are listed from one to six, using a die for selection
 		124
Anson Chen Serial Killer first group of card is selected and then after the packet is mixed, one card is chosen, card matches prediction and order of other cards match serial number on bill, using a Quiver wallet
 		134
Bold Table Switch deck next to packet, deck minus bottom cards moved on other packet, top of page
Related to 141
Anson Chen The Uber Miracle changing time on phone to shorten time waiting for an Uber
Related to
  • Patrick Kun's & Marc Kerstein's app "Timeline"
 146
Anson Chen Shadow Play deck cuts itself and selection shoots out
 		152
Anson Chen The Full Moon spectator places imaginary golden coin in his pocket and silver coin in performer's hand, both become real, chocolate coin
Inspired by
  • Garrett Thomas' "Imagination Coins"
 164
Anson Chen Evaluate on post-show evaluation
 		174
Anson Chen Phoenix signed card is placed inside envelope and everything is burnt, card is found in sealed deck at correct position, Hollingworth signature principle
 		182
Anson Chen Lockdown post-it prediction signed by spectator is secured with lock and given to spectator in advance
 		194
Anson Chen Best Story Wins
  • Magic In Story Form
  • Creating Stories with Magic
  • How Will They Remember This?
  • Ultra Mental Deck
  • Spoon Bending
  • The Hierarchy of Mind Reading
 		208
Anson Chen Acknowledgement
218
Data entered by Lorenz Schär, October 2023.