Semi-Mental Journey

2004
Written by Wonder Man Fred
Work of Wonder Man Fred
312 pages (Hardcover), published by sic!-Verlag
Illustrated with drawings by Maria Schlingschröder
Language: German
50 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Christoph Borer Vorwort
11
Marc Gettmann Vorwort
12
Wonder Man Fred Vorwort des Autors
15
Wonder Man Fred Einführung thoughts on mentalism, props, playing cards, electronics, using stooges, instant stooges, pre-show, impossibility, visibility, emotions
 		19
Wonder Man Fred Booked on a Feeling on book tests
 		29
Wonder Man Fred Das Forcieren der Buchseite thorough analysis of the forcing of a page
 		30
Wonder Man Fred Task Force Book svengali book, to force page
 		40
Wonder Man Fred Sliding Force forcing a page using a bookmark, gaffed book
 		45
Wonder Man Fred Das Forcieren des Wortes: Das Lotsen-Konzept forcing a word on a page, verbal
 		50
Wonder Man Fred Die Präsentation des Ergebnisses on the revelation of the word
 		52
Wonder Man Fred Radical Imagination with three books, using the Task Force Book, svengali Peek book, last word appears on bill inside card box
 		54
Paul Harris Angel Case
Related to 58
Wonder Man Fred Knockout Punch with multiple books, using the Task Force Books, fake cover ploy with books with different sizes, last word appears on paper
 		65
R. Paul Wilson, Wonder Man Fred A Darkness Rises Switch switch of paper, writing appears
Related to
  • R. Paul Wilson's "A Darkness Rises" in "Twists of Fate" (DVD), 2001.
 72
Wonder Man Fred Der Zuschauer entscheidet on the choice of material, the audience as selecting authority
 		75
Wonder Man Fred Sanfte Gewalt thoughts and handling details for Equivoque
  • Omnia mea mecum porto
  • Die unsichtbaren Korridore
    • Phase 1: Aus acht mach vier
    • Phase 2: Aus vier mach zwei (und manchmal eins)
    • Phase 3: Aus zwei mach eins
  • Trekantet Forhold
    • Option 1: Die Ehefrau wählt den Zielgegenstand
    • Option 2: Der Zuschauer wählt den Zielgegenstand
    • Option 3: The winner takes it all
  • Nachgedanken
 		79
Wonder Man Fred Tricktychon spectator removes objects from pocket, selected one is predicted, repeated and spectator selects same object, repeated a third time then prediction changes
 		99
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Drei-Gegenstände-Force forcing one of three objects, mathematical
Also published here 102
Jay Sankey, Jean-Pierre Vallarino @#X! Switch Variation using a pen instead of a paperclip to switch billet
 		104
Wonder Man Fred Der Untersuchungsaustausch tagt on the inspection of props by the spectators
 		107
Wonder Man Fred B'Wave handling and script for B'Wave
 		115
Wonder Man Fred Von Profis und Amateuren on full-time and semi-professional performers
 		123
Wonder Man Fred Buffalo Bill spectator cuts the deck, removes five cards and thinks of one, card is divined
 		127
Wonder Man Fred Three-Diction with general observations on the one-ahead principle, three objects are predicted, using playing cards, a dice and random objects, selections are shown to the performer at the end of the routine
  • Von einem genialen Prinzip und seiner gedankenlosen Anwendung
  • Zwei Essentialia
    • 1. Die Offenkundigkeit der Unkenntnis des Vorführenden
    • 2. Die eindeutige Zuordnung der Vorhersagen
  • Die Grundstruktur der Routine
  • Abschliessende Präsentation
  • Nachtrag
 		139
Wonder Man Fred Mit den Augen der Zuschauer sehen on how the audience experience the trick and what they will think afterwards
  • 1. Wie werden die Zuschauer den Effekt erleben?
  • 2. Was werden die Zuschauer als Tricktechnik für möglich halten?
 		148
Wonder Man Fred Yesterday several songbooks on stage, one song is selected and predicted
Related to 157
Wonder Man Fred MVUA multiple books, sound of rain as final revelation
 		176
Wonder Man Fred Zu Sehr Perfekt on the Too Perfect Theory
Related to 184
Wonder Man Fred Three Envelope Test tip for handling the envelope in Cassidy's routine, routine is not explained
Inspired by 190
Wonder Man Fred Watch Out! handles on two watches are twisted unseen, they end up set at same time
 		193
Wonder Man Fred Fan-Tastic spectator removes a group of cards and performer names all but three, second spectator selects a card from different deck which matches one of the remaining cards, one card is divined by calling friend of performer and last one matches prediction in box
  • Das Finden einer Karte durch einen Zuschauer
  • Die telefonische Wiedergabe der Karte
  • Die Vorhersage der letzten Karte
 		209
Wonder Man Fred Mir muss es Spass machen on having fun
 		217
Wonder Man Fred I'm Looking Through You reworking a "Coin Deck" to function as a peeking device
 		221
Wonder Man Fred Watch Me Come Undone on performing in impromptu situations
 		223
Wonder Man Fred Impromptu Newspaper Prediction prediction of newspaper, page and word
 		227
Al Koran Koran's Binary Newspaper credited to Trost and Borodin
Related to 229
Wonder Man Fred, Barrie Richardson Any Card At Any Number variation on Richardson routine, using fingers of spectator to form a number
Inspired by 233
Wonder Man Fred Casablanca prediction and coincidence effect with names of actors and playing cards, in connection with ACAAN
 		235
Wonder Man Fred Aschenputtel oder Phoenix aus der Asche ashes on palm
  • Grundlagen
  • Das Anbringen der Asche
  • Der Fotograf und sein Modell
  • Durch Misserfolg zum Erfolg
 		237
Wonder Man Fred Pariser Schuh' unn Bernemer Fiess on "be yourself"
 		247
Wonder Man Fred Trans-Parenthesis prediction on cellophane of card case changes into prediction of second card, signed by spectator
 		249
Wonder Man Fred Setzen, Sechs! sum prediction using ruler
Inspired by 257
Wonder Man Fred Auf den Arm genommen ashes on arm to reveal selection, multiple selection
 		265
Wonder Man Fred My Desire spectators write destinations on a business card, five write a place where they have been and one a place he desires to go, all cards are correctly attributed and the last, desired place is named without looking at it, variation
Inspired by 268
Wonder Man Fred The Center of My Heart thoughts on the center tear
 		271
Wonder Man Fred No Way Out on having outs
 		274
Wonder Man Fred Bat Fishing borrowed dollar bill, eleven cards and scrabble pieces are selected, their values are serial number of bill
  • Tempora mutantur
  • Von der Bühne zum Tisch
  • Die Auswahl des Geldscheins
  • Die Wahl der Ziffern durch Karten
  • Die Wahl des Buchstabens
  • Der Austausch des Geldscheins
  • Der Ablauf der Vorführung
Inspired by 278
Christoph Borer Rune Stone Force using scrabble
 		285
Wonder Man Fred Headline Prediction oder Headline Production on the headline prediction, sent by mail
  • Die massgeblichen Kriterien
  • Die Herstellung gleicher Umschläge
  • Der Austausch
 		289
Wonder Man Fred Respekt on being respectful towards the spectators
 		303
Data entered by Lorenz Schär, December 2023.