Mind Blasters II

More Mental Magic from England's Keenest Minds!

2009
Written by Peter Duffie
Work of Various
221 pages (E-book), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with photographs and drawings
Language: English
72 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Peter Duffie Introduction
Wayne Dobson Tax three blank cards, spectator puts sticker on two which match their backs, third card has "Tax" written on its back
Also published here 1
Wayne Dobson TLC "Think, Look, Choose", mental epic type effect, last item is a forced card
Also published here 3
Marc Paul Square Thoughts
5
Marc Paul The Psychedelic Square magic square, followed by prediction of sum of four chosen squares, different-colored squares
 		5
Marc Paul T.A.R.P. Squared "The Almost Real Prediction"
magic square, followed by prediction of sum of four chosen numbers by multiple spectators
  • The Believe it or Not Number Prediction
Inspired by
  • Jack London's "Almost Real Prediction"
 7
Simon Shaw Stuck for Words spectator thinks of a simple word and writes it down, secretly sticks to dictionary
  • Variations
    • Think of a Country
    • Think of Your Birth Date
    • Tarot Cards
    • Films
    • The Shopping Catalogue
 		14
Mike Hopley Crystal Clear spectator chooses card behind performer's back, another spectator divines it when looking into a crystal ball, then also the number where it is found in another deck
 		20
Mike Hopley Beyond Chance
23
Craig Petty Frick Off! five ESP cards distributed, performer divines who has which symbol, symbols written on business card, one symbol vanishes and appears on previously empty business card, Fixion pen
 		27
Craig Petty Psychic Paper Clip one of ten cards with countries on them is chosen, paper clip changes color several times and then into a star shape to symbolise the USA country
 		32
John Holt Hit List spectator writes shopping list of three items on business card, performer predicted the items in his wallet
Inspired by 36
John Holt Open Minded with a bottom deal
 		38
Andi Gladwin Peeked Too Soon spectator write something on a page in center of pad of Post-it notes, performer divines it
Also published here 39
Doug Segal The Shadow Knows... two words written on two business cards, one of them sealed in an envelope, both words divined, then the business cards transpose
 		42
Doug Segal Modified Shaxon Envelope
43
Lewis Jones The Odd Couple card at named number, using range force (two different odd digits)
 		47
Lewis Jones Impulse spectator deals out some cards, another spectator remembers one, performer deals cards with circus card trick method, spectator turns the selection over
 		51
Tom Lauten Stepping Stones dominoes with ESP symbols on them, spelling instruction game
Also published here
  • "Choice or Fate" (Sam Dalal, Psychic Dominoes set)
 54
Anthony Brahams Spectator Reads the Pockets two cards are chosen from one deck and pocketed by spectator, two cards chosen from another deck match
Inspired by 61
Mark Ashcroft The Robber spectator names a stolen item correctly when looking at four photographs
 		63
Steve Cook Matched prediction of chosen ESP symbol in matchbox
 		67
Steve Cook Auto ESP prediction of ESP card, double facers with same symbol on all backs
  • Part 2
 		70
Barry Cooper A Special Place presentation for a Swami Test, instant stooge hypnotism
Inspired by 73
Paul Gordon The "Mentalist's" Muldoon Match prediction of three named cards, also with ESP cards
Inspired by
  • "The Muldoon Match" (Paul Gordon)
 75
Paul Gordon The Sum Of All The (Hidden) Parts finding a card by rolling two dice and counting cards
 		78
James Ward Wishful Thinking freely said word is predicted in envelope
Inspired by
  • "El Numero" (Syd Bergson)
 80
Christopher Williams Dropped Card Trick some cards dropped to floor, spectator thinks of a card and places foot on a card, it's the chosen card, cull and double lift
 		83
Dr. Todd Landman The Presence of Mind chosen information and number from stack of cards with various information are divined
Inspired by 86
Andrew Brown Design Psychometry
94
Andrew Brown The Stop Trick indicator card with position written on it along with a fun message is used to find selection
 		99
Dan Burgess Simulacrum four letter cards THAT CARD, one changes into message with selection
Inspired by
  • Alex Elmsley's "What Card?"
 103
Dan Burgess Enigma Unshuffled with additional written revelation when deck is spread on table
 		107
Sean Carpenter Zodiac Double zodiac cards, spectator finds performer's zodiac sign and vice versa
Inspired by 110
Scott Creasey Close Up Dupe design duplication by performer and spectator for each other
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • lecture notes Escape the Restraints of Reality
 113
Scott Creasey The Druid's Eye "(Or Close Up Dupe for Druids)"
question answering with prediction
Inspired byAlso published here
  • lecture notes Escape the Restraints of Reality
 115
Roger Curzon Coinomancy chosen coin and heads/tails toss are predicted
 		117
Justin Higham Mindreader's Pipe Dream reading count via "moving elbows" principle
Related to 119
Shiv Duggal Psychic Journey ESP cards routine
  • Phase 1 (divination of selection)
  • Phase 2 (repeat of first phase)
  • Phase 3 (card chosen, two piles deal until two symbols match, they match selection)
  • Phase 4 (power of thought type coincidence)
  • Final Phase (two packets match in order)
 		122
Shiv Duggal Taste Buds flavor of chosen Revels sweet predicted
 		126
David Gemmell Thanks to James number generated, word from list chosen, it is divined, ten-twenty force to arrive at a position divisible by nine
 		128
David Gemmell 3 - 4 - 1 ten-twenty force, three card location
Related to 133
Joel Dickinson Sibyl's Pick three envelopes distributed by spectator into two pockets and one left for the performer, inside the envelope are predictions of where the envelope will end up, Equivoque Distribution
 		136
Chris Wardle It's a Gift! item chosen from list of ten items with number, predicted in gift box, four items are basically the same
 		142
Chris Wardle The Squared-Circle Prediction squared-circle prop as three-way out, list of six geometric shapes and chosen one is predicted
 		145
Stephen Tucker First Spot handling for three-way clear forcing bag, different spectators reach in and remove different types of items (balloon, coin, ...) which are forced
 		147
Stephen Tucker Freer Chance six cards tabled, spectator chooses anyone and decides on another one for the performer, those are the only two odd-backed ones
Also published here 149
Roger Ferriby Cajun Joe and The Absinthe Bar Tarot cards chosen, one put in wallet, reading and card in wallet is death card, story presentation
 		151
Chris Hare Taken a Step Further two letters chosen from five, spectator makes up a letter with them (kangaroo) and a country, predictions
 		153
Russell J. Hall Tri-Psyche three cards chosen and divined with lie-detector type questions, near-miss on final card
 		156
Ben Highway The Serial Effect spectator divines serial number of his bill, mostly
  • With Multiple Participants
  • If You Cannot Borrow the Ten Pound Note
  • Approaches
 		161
Walt Lees Note a Chance glass tumblers are covered with handkerchiefs, only in the one not chosen is a roll of bills, bills on string like in egg production trick
 		167
Stephen Jones COPS "Coin Personality System"
here spelled "Steven Jones", grid with business cards and coins on them, spectator places another coin down and a reading is given about where he chose to do so
 		169
Stephen Jones Droodlesp system for doodle interpretations, to force certain items in a list
 		172
Ian A. Thomson Bank Nite Congealed
178
Jamie Daws Psychological Jukebox song and CD album chosen and predicted
 		184
József Kovács Colour Scheme card at a number, number chosen in complicated way by adding digits written with different-colored pens, then backwards counting, faros, backwards count force
 		189
Roni Shachnaey Add a Number, Hate a Number add-a-number prediction, then one digit is chosen and predicted
 		192
Al Smith Before The Fire nine jumbo cards with numbers from one to nine are formed into three three-digit numbers, the total is predicted, credit information
Related to 194
Al Smith Beat Tapper chosen Beatles hit is divined, branching anagrams
  • Guesstimations (comment on guessing/fishing)
 		199
Dominic Twose A Fruitful Trick chosen fruit is predicted
 		204
Martin Jacobs Sum the Spots two dice stacked, performer instantly knows the sum of all visible spots, repeated blindfolded with more stacked dice
Inspired by 206
Liam Montier UV Mentalism
209
Liam Montier Sleuth Cluedo cards, featuring fingerprints only visible under UV flashlight
 		209
Liam Montier Mapped Out spectator makes cross on map behind back, nothing is seen, performer says it's a UV pen and cross is seen under UV flashlight and has been predicted
 		211
David Penn Bluff Headline Prediction "I have only performed this once..."
 		213
Harold Cataquet Little Miracles
216
Harold Cataquet Infrared Light & Digital Cameras looking at infrared light sources through a camera or making a phone picture
 		216
Harold Cataquet I-Nigma QR codes as predictions
 		216
Harold Cataquet Sliced Bread spectator cannot compress a slice of bread as much as the performer
 		217
Harold Cataquet Iridium Flares
217
Harold Cataquet Calcium Turnings foil folded into an origami kettle and put on spectator's hand with water in it, water starts boiling and smokes (does not get hot)
 		218
Data entered by Denis Behr, January 2025.