1,667 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
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James G. Thompson Jr. Cards & Pellets "A Treatise" - Some Basic Moves
Also published here June 1968 183
James G. Thompson Jr. Some History on Cards & Pellets effects, starting in 1920
Related to
  • reference by F. I. Geohegan on p. 230
June 1968 184
James G. Thompson Jr. Some Analysis of Cards & Pellets
June 1968 185
James G. Thompson Jr. Cards & Pellets - Some Early Original Routines three cards written on billets divined, four methods and some further references and ideas
Also published here July 1968 192
James G. Thompson Jr. Cards & Pellets - Finale further remarks on the Three Pellet Trick, cards written on billets are divined
Aug. 1968 198
Peter Alexis Triple Telepathy two spectators write word on face-up deuces in deck, "ghostlike piece of paper" appears in almost dark room from cased deck, performer divines words
Dec. 1968 231
Eddie Fields Quintile spectator removes five cards, four random and one is the thought-of selection, performer divines selection
Also published here 1968 25
Eddie Fields Silent Transmission Telephone Mystery spectator deals cards over the phone, magician stops deal on selected card, Waikiki Location
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1968 30
Eddie Fields Field's Zodiac Card Miracle card divination effect with astrological sign presentation, also divine how many cards spectator hides in pocket
Inspired byAlso published here 1968 33
Eddie Fields Triple Spectator En Rapport
  • Phase 1: Magician receives spectator's thoughts
  • Phase 2: Spectator sends thoughts to second spectator
  • Phase 3: Spectator receives thoughts from another spectator
Also published here 1968 80
Louis Lam, Rolf Andra The El El Telephone Test slightly varied by Andra
Also published here 1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 3)
56
Pavano Omega any card divined because of mirror foil on back of joker
1969 28
Paul Swinford Four of a Mind spectator thinks of a value and removes card of that value from half the deck, performer divines it, repeat, do as i do finale
Related to 1969 59
Edward Marlo X-Ray Deck Handling handling ideas for an x-ray deck (half the cards have a hole at the index corner to glimpse inserted card)
1969 182
Karl Fulves Gray Stak combining gray code and stay stack in a deck with eight cards, in the application a selection is divined, see also Addenda on page 60, for sixteen- and 32-Card Arrangements see reference
Related to 1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Gray Codes)
23
Karl Fulves Interlocking Stacks in the example a pile is riffle shuffled and packets of four cards each distributed, one knows something about matching values in the packets, see also Addenda on page 60
1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Riffle Shuffle Techniques)
25
Rick Johnsson, Walter Rollins Colors Revealed after a riffle shuffle, the spectator sorts deck in multiple stage in colors and pockets piles in six different pockets, performer knows number of cards in each pocket
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
45
Jon Racherbaumer Addition to Marlo's "Matching Miracle" poker hand duplication
Inspired by Fall 1969
Hierophant (Issue 1)
26
Theodore Annemann Psychic Telepathy two-way forcing deck handling
1969 51
David Ray Primary Color cards with colors shown to audience, thought-of color divined
1969 61
Lou Borin Predicto deck dealt in two piles with two cards face-up, both divined, half forcing deck, see p. 289 & 308 for references
Related toVariations
  • "Predic2" (Phil Goldstein, Club 71, Winter 1990, p. 46)
Oct. 1969 285
Aldini, Paul Curry Mental-Matic Deck Name of card written on back of a card, matches freely thought of card
Inspired by 1969 38
Eddie Joseph Borrowed Sight peeked card is divined three times, last time with rubber banded deck
Related to 1969 25
Eddie Joseph Minds in Collusion deck not touched, spectator cuts, deals out four hands of thirteen cards, each pile cut, value of bottom card used to count to a card by four spectators, performer divines all
1969 66
Paul Maurer, Theodore Annemann Der Poker-Spiel-Trick cards dealt in matrix, spectators have to place a coin in row where their selection is, all cards are divined, stage and close-up version
1969
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 6)
107
Roy Walton The Abacus Card Trick four cards chosen, gray code on one way backs
Related toVariations 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
69
Robert E. Neale Infernal Machine "programmed" card packet, exactly wrong in coming up with desired card
Also published here 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
72
Edward Marlo Try this Trio - Second of the Trio using stack and naming the stopped-at card
Related to 1970 92
Edward Marlo Try this Trio - Third of the Trio fishing amongst a restricted range
Related to 1970 93
Robert E. Neale Infernal Machine eight cards with different men and women, dating presentation, anti-faros to produce requested cards, binary, see bottom of p. 341 for credit information, p. 420 for envelope suggestion by Cushing Strout
VariationsAlso published here June 1970 339
Allan Ackerman, John Cornelius Change of Mind one of five, kicker
Variations 1971 5
Edward Marlo Marlo's Peek Deck face-up/face-down faroed deck with secret incomplete faro condition
1971 46
Paul Swinford Mindreading Cards CCCC
1971 61
Edward Marlo Si Stebbins Sorcery Incomplete Faro Selection, then selection named or four-of-a-kind found, four effects
Variations Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
292
Edward Marlo The Chicago Miracle packet cut off and counted down, three methods (memorized deck, impromptu, Si Stebbins)
Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
294
Edward Marlo Si Stebbins on the Road packet cut off and counted down to selection, faro
Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
297
Gene Nielsen More Than Coincidence spectator deals through Si Stebbins, counting, if count matches value, he stops, this card named by performer
Jan. 1971 394
Eddie Fields The Zodiac Card Mystery card divination effect with astrological sign presentation, also divine how many cards spectator hides in pocket
Also published here 1971 6
Sid Lorraine Out of Sight... Out of Mind! revelation of multiple cards, phone number as memory aid
1971
Magick (Issue 15)
71
Frederick M. Shields Mind Warp mini stack, probability divination
1971
Magick (Issue 15)
74
Jerry Mentzer Lie Detector miniature cards in box, hole in box
1971
Magick (Issue 24)
117
Albert Cohn Quasi-Mental you know top card of cut deck, bold
1972 64
Clear Voyant stacked, spectator shuffles, "queen removal"-glimpse
1972 67
Tony Kardyro T.K. Mental Card from Pocket two cards, one placed in pocket one in deck, spectator names which one is where
1972 17
Earl Keyser Faro Ideas - Reflected Gray Stack sixteen-Card Arrangement & 32-Card Arrangement, solution
Inspired by Nov. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 16)
151
Edward Marlo Impromptu X-Ray Deck four selections returned to deck, performer names them, two methods
Inspired by
  • "Electronic Vision" (Jacob Daley, Linking Ring, April 1951)
June 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 6)
45
Jon Racherbaumer Turning on an Audience performer names card that is selected behind his back, three methods/phases
Nov. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 11)
85
David Douglas Tennessee Swindle ... or 'Hello Cousin' two decks, cards is revealed and predicted, reversed in second deck
Also published here 1972
Magick (Issue 48)
237
Nathan Stark Dyna-Mental card selected and placed in envelope, placed among other envelopes is found and divined
1972
Magick (Issue 61)
301
Naming the Card naming chosen card
1972 1
Pulse Reading divining card by feeling pulse
1972 1
From the Voice spectator names cards in the deck, performer divines it
1972 2
Howard Albright Lip Reading Test finger put on spectator's lip, card is divined
1972 2
Verne Chesbro Percepto selection divined in impressive manner while spectator looks at cards in his own hands
Also published here 1972 29
T. Page Wright A Mistake But... two cards transform into cards which indicate suit and value
1972 77
With a Glass of Water divination using water
1972 107
Harlan Tarbell By Touch Alone cards are divined by producing cards of matching value and suit
1972 137
W. A. Flaig Watchful Queen Variation whispering queen names card next to selection
1972 141
James G. Thompson Jr. Guess Your Card two cards are divined
1972 146
Billet Trick Mindreading No. 454, card peeked, another one thought of (or something else), both written on billets and divined
1972 128
Notoria Improvement No. 469, card and geometric figure divined, cryptic, center tear and key card
1972 131
Synonymous Thoughts No. 490, two cards lost, they are divined and written down correctly, then wrongly found cards change into correct ones
1972 136
Dr. Jacob Daley Roterberg Thought Foretold No. 690, deck divided in four piles, one chose, all cards divined and predicted
Related to 1972 187
Frank Garcia, George Schindler Not a Word Spoken two person code with case and shuffling tell
Variations 1973 119
Karl Fulves Marked Miracle naming chosen card without looking at cards
1973 68
William Zavis Coincidence two selections are in same position in two halves and divined, faro
Mar. 1973
Epilogue (Issue 17)
158
Karl Fulves Mark Of The Reader selection becomes blank, performer divines selection
Related to 1973 31
Karl Fulves ESP In Gray five cards selected from face up face down deck are divined, gray code
Related to 1973 55
Charles T. Jordan The Missing Pair NPO deck dealt into four piles, spectator removes a value pair from any pile which is divined by performer
1973 1
Karl Fulves ESP + Math ESP cards are shuffled and distributed, performer knows who has a pair in his cards
Related to 1973 8
Karl Fulves Self Correcting Set Ups properties after riffle shuffling two sets of the same order
1973 20
Rick Johnsson, Walter Rollins Colors Revealed after a riffle shuffle, the spectator sorts deck in multiple stage in colors and pockets piles in six different pockets, performer knows number of cards in each pocket
Inspired byAlso published here 1973 72
James G. Thompson Jr. ESP + Math + Thompson ESP cards are shuffled and distributed, performer knows who has a pair in his cards
  • Adding Another Factor
  • Phase II
  • Phase III
  • Added Notes by Thompson
Inspired by 1973 92
Jerry K. Hartman Mentalias Use of signed card to divine thought-of card
Inspired byRelated to 1973 64
Anonymous Clairvoyant! from T. Page Wright's notebooks, miniature cards in matchbox are divined
1973
Magick (Issue 70)
349
James G. Thompson Jr. Karten und Kügelchen
  • Einige Grundlegende Griffe
  • Etwas Geschichte
  • Etwas Analyse
  • Etwas Zusammenfassung
Also published here Oct. 1973
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
26
James G. Thompson Jr. Einige Frühe Originalroutinen three cards written on billets divined, four methods and some further references and ideas
Also published here Oct. 1973
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
30
Alma Voyage d'une Carte packet is cut card selected and rest placed in pocket, amount of cards is pocket and chosen card are divined, then selection travels to cards in pocket
Also published here
  • Alma's "Nouveautés Cartomagiques"
1973
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 3)
41
Roger Smith Trickus Ultimatus single card and packet is removed, performer divines number of cards, selection travels from center to chosen position matching the chosen number, duplicates
Related to Jan. 1973
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 1)
4
Jeff Busby Whispering Joker five cards with joker, joker whispers selection which then vanishes, double facer
Nov. 1974
Epilogue (Issue 22)
208
Paul Curry Turn of the Century setting double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1974 57
Stephen Minch Traveling the Ethers ten cut to cards are divined, the a reading with selcted cards, eight kings stach with Minor Arcana
1974 16
Stephen Minch The Justice of the Gypsies face down cards are named, then a reading, Si Stebbins stack adopted to Major Arcana
1974 18
Philip T. Goldstein Ancient Las Vegas Pulse-Reading removed card is divined by pulse reading four times
1974 4
Martin Gardner Yin-Yang only high cards used, five cards dealt out in row, spectator marks them with either red/black, odd/even or high/low property, all cards divined, three-way gray code
Feb. 1974 710
James G. Thompson Jr. No Way two spectators decide on a number up to 25, first spectator counts down to that card in half the deck, performer writes down two cards, second spectator counts down, both cards match prediction
Sep. 1974 787
Karl Fulves Dynamic Duo two spectators each take a card from half the deck from performer's pocket, both written on slips of paper by performer
Oct. 1974 817
Bob Carver, Charles J. Pecor Dracula's Coffin one of five cards is divined, with dracula presentation
1974
Magick (Issue 98)
489
Rolf Andra Das Mathe-Magische Gesetz two packets dealt, one card used to select card in other pile, divination by performer
1974
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 35 No. 1)
9
Peter Wilker Soroban Soroban two packets, top card from one packet used to apparently calculate other top card using a soroban, bottom card is divined as climax, repeated
Inspired by
  • a routine in Bruce Elliott's "Magic: 100 New Tricks"
1974
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 35 No. 2)
22
Jochen Zmeck Der J. Z. Kartenbalken stick of wood with card suits and values, finger are moved together and where they meet the suit and then value are found to match a previous selection
Inspired by
  • version in Magie and "Das große Buch der Magie"
1974 20
Karl Fulves, Don Nielson Liars Convention magician blindfolded, three spectators choose cards two exchange cards, magicican knows who and the cards, marked stacked deck
1975 412
Karl Fulves Clocks and Cards clock time duplication, then drawn card is found by medium
1975 414
Johnnie Geddes The Knowing Nine two cards in spectators pockets, the "knowing nine" goes in the pockets and then knows the cards
Sep. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 1)
151
Dai Vernon Piles of Cards Divine number of piles of cards spectator deals out
Related to 1975 210
Karl Fulves White Line Problem no-touch condition definition, spectator upjogs four-of-a-kind and then removes one, performer divines it, two handlings, using different red backs in one deck
Related to Feb. 1975 865
Martin D. Kruskal The Kruskal Principle also with two deck, described by Martin Gardner, see p. 985 for references to Ibidem
Also published here June 1975 967
Francis Carlyle Mental Selection of a Card single card divnination
1975 67
Francis Carlyle "Almost Half" in course of divination a half dollar is produced under card
Related to 1975 161
Mental Divination tear in top of case allows glimpse of bottom card of cased deck
Related to
  • an item in The Gen
Also published here
1975 18
B.C. Milnov Mind Mirror single card divination, one out of a group is touched, tv as mirror
1975
Magick (Issue 137)
682
Nick Trost Reading the Backs Routine cards are named in shuffled deck, first singly then top cards of three cut piles
1975 4
Nick Trost Casing the Deck deck cut into two pile, top card of one is named when looking at the other
1975 5
Gerald Kosky "Tattle-Tale" several spectator select a card, cards placed inside spectators pockets and when "Tattle-Tale" card is placed inside those pockets, performer is able to name the selections
Also published here 1975 40
Gerald Kosky E.S.P. cards placed inside envelopes are divined
1975 166
Gerald Kosky The Cat's Meow card with picture on cat, cat meows to answer question and revealing selection
1975 226
Harry Lorayne Stalemate two cards removed, magician divines both
1976 16
Harry Lorayne Poker Face finding mate of freely removed card by looking at dealt poker hands
1976 17
Tony Slydini Sightless Vision card divined behind back, corner torn off
1976 17
Al Mann Astral Sight deck cut in several piles, cards on bottom are named by performer
1976 15
Al Mann The Mounds of Ishtar four cards selected and put in four envelopes are divined, flap envelope
1976 17
Al Mann The Reverse Fan Force Supreme five cards thought of from a fan are named, with several isomeric cards / multi-indices card
Variations 1976 23
Al Baker The Forces Within three selected cards are divined, Al Baker's Card Case, gaffed case to force cards
1976 24
Olof Jonsson, Al Mann Clairvoyance spectator puts cards in envelopes and those envelopes in a bigger envelope, light is turned off and performer names the cards
1976 31
Olof Jonsson, Al Mann Seeing Through a Brick Wall spectator in other room holds card on a wall, performer in other room divines the card
1976 33
Naming the Aces No. 16, spectator riffle shuffles deck and performer names the order of Aces in the deck, interlocking chain principle
1976 28
The Duplex Mind No. 31, deck cut and one half turned face-up, both cards at cut position remembered, deck shuffled face-up/face-down, performer divines both selections with some amulet, two key cards
Variations 1976 49
Think of an Ace No. 37, spectator thinks of an Ace and removes it in his own hands, position of Ace keys suit to performer
1976 57
Karl Fulves Mental Miracle No. 67, spectator selects and returns card under table, deals cards to performer under table who identifies selection
Inspired by 1976 103
Orville Wayne Meyer The Pineal Senses playing card, serial number of bill and a name are divined, clever pre-show handling
1976
Magick (Issue 144)
717
Dan Tong Empathy "3" cards, a word from a book and a geometrical design are divined blindfolded
Related to 1976
Magick (Issue 144)
719
Ronnie Gann Mind Blow two cards are divined, difficult conditions
1976
Magick (Issue 166)
827
Philip T. Goldstein Russian Roulette one of six cards is marked on the face and shuffled among other cards, performer turns over the other five cards and divines selection, russian roulette presentation
1976
Magick (Issue 168)
837
Karrell Fox Astro-Logical words and birth month divined with the use of cards with words and months on them
1976 101
The Reversed Card card reversed in center behind back is revealed
1976 82
Carlhorst Meier Ein Psycho-Kartenprogramm multi-phase routine performed genuinely blindfolded, comprised of the following effects
Inspired byRelated toVariations Nov. 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
38
Carlhorst Meier Experiment 4: Dreikarten-Vision performer blindfolded, three cards selected and pocketed by spectator, one by one he removes them and the performer divines them, card calling
Nov. 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
43
Al Baker In der Tasche des Zuschauers forcing deck, two deck switches
Also published here 1976
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 37 No. 1)
20
Al Baker Dans la poche du spectateur forcing deck, two deck switches
Also published here 1976
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 37 No. 3)
87
Arthur Setterington Animal Magic one of five animal cards is selected and divined, in the end a kettle appears
Mar./Apr. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 7&8)
382
Gaëtan Bloom Prestidigitational Prediction card is put in a book, card predicted and words on the page divined
May 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 9)
397
Barrie Richardson Think Hot - Think Cold
Also published here Dec. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 4)
502
Philip T. Goldstein Combo performer divines a shape and a card
1977 7
Wrapped in Foil file cards with symbols, packets cut and wrapped in foil, performer divines bottom cards
Related to
  • an effect by Ned Rutledge
1977 76
Joseph Dunninger Mind Spew ten cards are divined, ten people on stage
1977
Magick (Issue 172)
857
Martin Gardner Torn Corners corners from five cards are torn, performer turns corner over which matches selection, then corner travels to rest of the card in spectator's hand
1977
Magick (Issue 172)
859
Burton S. Sperber Mind Master single card divination, 9 force
1977
Magick (Issue 194)
967
John Cornelius No Sleight Card Location two spectators each select a card with magician's back turned, they call out any cards and performer stops them at their selection
1977 16
Harry Lorayne Name a Card deck cut in half, top card on one packet is looked at and tells the top card of the other heap
Related to 1977 129
Rudolf Braunmüller Noch eine Idee several spectators cut off a pile from an ESP deck and remember bottom card, performer divines each, marked and stacked
Dec. 1977
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 4)
148
Tan Hock Chuan Surprising Location Spectator thinks of a card in poker hand, magician divines
1977 8
Tan Hock Chuan Seven's a Most Magical Number Spectator chooses a card out of seven, magician divines
1977 9
Tan Hock Chuan Mind Reading
1977 11
Tan Hock Chuan Secret Sortilege Spectator places a random number of cards in their pocket, after some dealing and discarding, magician can tell how many cards are in their pocket
1977 14
Paul Fox Reading the Cards performer knows cards despite being blindfolded
1978 139
Karl Fulves A Scanner Darkly any four cards, one is agreed upon by three spectators, they all note position of the card in packet one by one, then it is divined, application to Hofzinser Ace Problem
Related to 1978 21
David Britland 'simpossible deck shuffled, two spectators each get half a deck and exchange any card, performer takes only one half and names both cards after looking through it
1978 13
Gewusst wo! performer cuts deck several times and always names card he cuts to
1978 65
Kartenraten raffiniert two cards are divined
1978 94
Rolf Andra Black-Out-Bluff card is divined in the dark, then performer locates it and puts card into pocket
1978 117
Edward Marlo Rauh-Glatt-Peek-Spiel peek deck
1978 126
Jerry K. Hartman Ex-specter Writing appears on paper card, revealing two selections
Inspired byAlso published here 1978 50
Hiram Strait Blink! card and number where card is in deck is remembered by spectator and divined by performer
1978
Magick (Issue 201)
1002
Nathan Stark Target Telepathy cards are divined, telepathy presentation
1978
Magick (Issue 203)
1013
Bascom Jones Mind Menta shuffled deck in case, cards are divined
1978
Magick (Issue 206)
1028
Harry Lorayne Rot-Schwarz Fantasie spectator pockets some red and black cards, performer divines how many
Also published here July 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
54
A Double Divination Quickie spectator faces the deck behind his back, performer divines the face-to-face cards
1978 86
Simon Aronson Two Card "No Touch" Location spectator cuts off a packet and remembers bottom card, second spectator shuffles same packet and chooses a card, both named by performer
Also published here 1978 95
Al Mann The Mystery of the Trinity deck shuffled and placed inside a box, performer names third cad, card addition using the Arca system
1978 12
Harry Lorayne A Lorayne Storm spectator moves selection from pile to pile, you tell him from where to which
Inspired by
  • idea in Jinx
Also published here
Jan. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 1)
154
Jerry K. Hartman Mentalias II using interesting force, spectator lies at his card
Also published here Jan. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 1)
155
Michael Ammar Kick Key glimpsing peeked-at card
July 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 7)
220
Harry Lorayne Straight On spectator cuts anywhere, magician names card, some cards set in center, estimation as out, Vernon's?!
1979 162
Barrie Richardson A Gestalt Revelation spectators turn their selections end-for-end by themselves
Also published here Aug. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 8)
715
Philip T. Goldstein Doubleview two person select a card, both are divined
1979 22
Karl Fulves Square One four cards placed on table, card selected and moved around while performer's back is turned
1979 2
Karl Fulves Plaintext Cards spectator concentrates on one of five cards when performer is not looking, he divines the cards, using code and confederate
1979 12
Karl Fulves X-Ray Vision spectator reverses card behind performer's back, it is divined, using code and confederate
1979 19
Karl Fulves The Parallel Locator two piles, spectator moves card from packet to the other, performer divines it by looking through the pile it came from
1979 30
Karl Fulves Leverage two cards divined, confederate needed that can clock
Related to 1979 43
Karl Fulves Parallax fair conditions, apparently not all cards are seen to count them
Related to 1979 47
Terry LaGerould Blind Peek peek method for one spectator
Also published here 1979 72
Christopher Morgan Computer Card Trick with introduction by Karl Fulves
computer program with which any selected card can be divined, program guesses color, suit, etc. correctly
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Computer Card Trick" (Christopher Morgan, On Computing, Fall 1979)
1979
Interlocutor (Issue 34)
132
Jim Snapp Brainiac Card Trick computer program with which any selected card can be divined, program guesses color, suit, etc. correctly
Inspired by 1979
Interlocutor (Issue 39)
153
Karl Fulves Knot A Knot spectator makes number of knots and lays rope onto shoulder of performer, number of knots divined
1979
Interlocutor (Issue 39)
156
Roy Walton Fireside Faces two cards from the deck help the performer to divine the selections, then they change into the cards
VariationsAlso published here 1979 15
Philip T. Goldstein Cue Stick card is selected and divined, notepad with wax
1979
Magick (Issue 224)
1117
Paul Rylander Sight Unseen divination of three cards
1979
Magick (Issue 237)
1183
Paul Rylander Strangers seven Spades are shuffled, secured with a rubber band and placed in an envelope, performer manages to order seven Clubs in same order
1979
Magick (Issue 239)
1193
Larry Becker It's In The Bag II shuffled deck in bag, spectator selects card which is divined by performer
Related to 1979 13
Larry Becker Fabulous Gypsy Spell six gipsy cards, one is selected and a chosen word from list used to spell through the cards
1979 75
Jack Vosburgh Scrambled Thoughts No. 11, Ace, Two and Three held by three spectators, two spectators exchange cards with back turned, performer knows which
1979 16
The Psychic Pickpocket No. 12, spectator places a card in one of his pockets while performer is out of his room, performer divines the pocket
1979 17
Karl Fulves The Invisible Die No. 40, deck shuffled and put in glass, number from one to six named, card at that position divined
1979 64
Bruce Elliott, L. Vosburgh Lyons Finger, Finger No. 60, number of held-up fingers divined repeatedly
Also published here 1979 101
Karl Fulves Covenant No. 61, Ace, Two and Three are shuffled and distributed amongst three spectators, performer divines who has which card
Also published here 1979 103
Michael Skinner Das Gedanken-Projektions-Spiel two spectators choose cards hands off, two halves with different sets of Koran type set-up
Also published here 1979
Das Mike Skinner / Piet Forton Seminarheft (Issue Das Mike Skinner Seminarheft)
6
Karl Fulves Scanner Count any four cards, one is agreed upon by three spectators, they all note position of the card in packet one by one, then it is divined
Related toVariations Sep. 1979
The Talon (Issue 5)
60
James G. Thompson Jr., Ned Rutledge Las Vegas Augen cards apparently marked, several times a card is selected and divined, eventually a card is put face up in the deck and cards named above and below, marking is seen with sunglasses
Also published here Apr. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 1)
8
E. Leslie May Mit Dank and Joseph und James three cards chosen with "cut a packet and turn it over", divined or predicted
Inspired by
  • "Nullifactor" (Stewart James, 1951)
Also published here
  • Pentagram, Dec. 1959
Dec. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 3 & 4)
128
Rolf Andra Eine Kartenkombination combination of two routines, first two cards are found in performer's pocket, used to switch decks, then several spectators put cards in their pockets and all cards are divined by performer
1979
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 40 No. 1)
12
Nick Trost Significator Cards spectator cuts off a pile, remembers the bottom card and shuffles the pile reversed in the rest, four random cards are used to divine the selection
Also published here 1979 14
Father Cyprian Glim Deck Pseudo demo of shiner, magician can divine the card cut to by looking at "reflection"
1979 8
Dan Tong, Theodore Annemann Tips from Tong Tossed out deck combined with Par-Optics
  • Tossed Out Deck Addition
Inspired by Sep. 1979 3
Barrie Richardson Almost Real Mindreading
Also published here July 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 7)
875
Philip T. Goldstein Psiangle one card is predicted, one identified by clairvoyance and the third by telepathy
1980 12
Alex Elmsley Blind Stud cards are cut and dealt out, things about hands are revealed with back turned, gray code to base 4
Also published here 1980 36
Karl Fulves A Four-Bit Trick card in square layout of face-up/face-down cards turned over and divined
Related to 1980 43
Karl Fulves Auto Abacus gray code on one way backs
Inspired by 1980 46
Karl Fulves The Auto Abacus Trick gray code on one way backs, "The 52-Card Deck"
Inspired by 1980 49
Karl Fulves Not Reflected Ace-Five of hearts and diamonds shuffled and dealt, pairs removed, all other cards match, elaboration of red-black-relationship principle
Related to 1980 53
George B. Anderson The Pendulum and a Deck spectator pockets unknown card, pendulum finds card which indicate suit and value
1980 20
George B. Anderson The Pendulum and a Magic Shop Deck two cards are reversed in the deck and found with pendulum, first by performer, second by spectator
1980 21
Rovi Safe Bet selection is revealed and vanishes from the deck, with wallet
1980 20
Karl Fulves Murder, Inc. a red card in a packet is designated as killer and its position remembered, then black card with same value cut at same position, performer divines it all
Inspired byRelated to 1980
The Chronicles (Issue 25)
1314
Graphite Match Box Daub daub on key card
Related to 1980 12
Bob Hummer Imagination spectator throws invisible die and deals deck in that amount of packets, back of performed turned divines amount of packets
Also published here 1980 21
Bob Hummer Something New living and dead test, spectator writes two names of living and one of dead person on playing cards, divination of which is which
Also published here 1980 37
John Cornelius Threefold three spectators cut the deck, remember the bottom card of the pile and put the cards in their pockets, three thought of cards are divined, trick not named in these notes, name taken from "The Award-Winning Magic Of John Cornelius"
VariationsAlso published here 1980 1
Gene "Phantini" Grant Midnight Man deck distributed to spectators, card is selected from second deck and performer finds person with matching card, blindfolded
Also published here
  • "Mystic Word" in "Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets"
1980
Magick (Issue 263)
1311
B.C. Milnov Xandu! spectator's apparently see thought of card on ceiling
1980
Magick (Issue 264)
1318
John Fedko Tri-Psi as John Fedco, three cards are divined
1980
Magick (Issue 268)
1337
Howard A. Adams Over the bRRAINBOW chosen color is divined using playing cards, over the phone variation of bRAINBOW
1980
OICUFESP (Issue 4 - esp card & mental miracles RETURN)
18
Howard A. Adams Mindevelopmental divination of color, suit, value and complete name of card, using a slate and playing cards
Also published here
  • "Mentalist" 1962
1980
OICUFESP (Issue 5 - the SON of esp card & mental miracles)
17
Fred Lowe Blindes Sehen three chosen cards are divined by blind-folded performer, simply a Christ Force
Variations Aug. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
49
Rudolf Braunmüller Die Rudolf Braunmüller Version three chosen cards are divined by blind-folded performer, cards replaced in switched-in normal deck while cards are chosen from short deck
Inspired by Aug. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
50
Dr. H. Walter Grote The Master Mental Divination spectator and performer think of a card, performer places both in a glass, he divines card of spectator, then cards change places, duplicate
Also published here 1980 26
Ken De Courcy Tear for Two two cards chosen, design for pips of both cards torn out of newspaper
1980 34
Ken De Courcy Bad Memories spectator should card to neighbour, application in which that is a stooge
1980 42
Val Evans Adivinación Increible Efecto N°1, simple card divination
1980 24
Val Evans, Juan Tamariz Adivinación Corte Efecto N°3, spectator cuts packet and performer divines if number is odd or even
1980 26
Juan Tamariz Los 3 Montones divination of three selection
1980 74
Edward Marlo Christ-Crossed Clairvoyance two cards named after Christ-Force type procedure, double backer
Sep. 1981
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 9)
71
Jon Racherbaumer, Edward Marlo Totally Telepathic two cards and their positions remembered, "is it in this group?", faro, ten memorized cards
Oct. 1981
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 10)
73
Jon Racherbaumer Third Thot card that falls on thought-of position is chosen, later named, ten memorized cards, faro
Inspired by 1981 25
Al Mann The Mounds of Ashtoreth two decks, spectator selects five cards and signs two, performer duplicates everything with the other deck, Al Koran Wallet
1981 23
Alex Elmsley Mental Boxer six cards are divined after cards are mixed face-up face-down, gray code
Related to 1981 22
Thomas Alan Waters Trionic three phases
  • card is seen and reversed in the deck, card is revealed
  • card is unseen and reversed in the deck, card is revealed
  • prediction of a selected card
1981
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Trionic)
71
Karl Fulves Fifty Dollar Deal
  • Poker Problem #6
spectator constructs any hand from five face-up piles, one card from each pile, magician names this hand
1981 56
Karl Fulves Centering one riffle shuffle, five cards considered, center card named when seeing some of the others
Related to 1981 55
Gene "Phantini" Grant Super Mental Deck Al Koran Deck meets Svengali
1981 26
Gene "Phantini" Grant Card Challenge card divination with Al Mann's Isomeric Cards
Inspired by 1981 30
Gene "Phantini" Grant Estimation "A Matter of Debit and Credit" with blank cards, Larry Becker's "Ghost Image" Deck
Inspired by 1981 40
David Britland Duet two cards
Sep. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 5)
81
Karroll Priest Sui Generis one card divination, deck is shuffled by spectator
1981
Magick (Issue 279)
1391
Danton Diabolique divination of written down information and location of hidden envelope, method to read impressions on wax impression device
Inspired by 1981
Magick (Issue 280)
1397
Dr. Lawrence Weinstein Hand of Darkness selection is divined as is position of the card in the deck
1981
Magick (Issue 284)
1417
Don Camp Word Games piece of newspaper page is torn and word selected, divination by performer
1981
Magick (Issue 287)
1433
Robert Cassidy, Ross Johnson Princess A Hoy cards are distributed to five people, they think of one card in their pile, tossed out deck version
Variations 1981
Magick (Issue 290)
1447
Marvyn Roy Five-Star Psychometry five spectator's select a card each, all are divined with a reading
1981
Magick (Issue 299)
1491
Howard A. Adams Matheight Numero eight cards are divided into two piles, card is removed among four cards and total can be named
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
4
Howard A. Adams Matheight Triple Threat divination of mentally selected card, word written of face of a card and name of concealed card, using eight playing cards
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
7
Harry Lorayne Das Gedächtniswunder spectator moves selection from pile to pile, you tell him from where to which
Also published here May 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 1)
41
David Douglas Noch ein Brain Wave Schwindel two decks, cards is revealed and predicted, reversed in second deck
Also published here June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
80
Jerry Mentzer Zahlenvibrationen letters of alphabet are on sheet of paper, spectators note down twenty-six numbers besides the letter, letter chosen from deck of alphabet cards, the number next to that letter is divined
June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
81
Roy Walton Fireside Faces two cards from the deck help the performer to divine the selections, then they change into the cards
Also published here 1981 177
Bruce Bernstein Your Card Variation behind back you produce card of same suit and value as spectator's selection, Si Stebbins
Inspired byAlso published here 1981 42
Jerry Sadowitz The Whisperers four Jacks "whisper" three selections and transpose with them
Related toVariations 1982 8
Michael Skinner Thought Projection Pack two spectators choose cards hands off, two halves with different sets of Koran type set-up
Also published here 1982 1
Ron Ferris, Harry Lorayne Firestorm Two top cards of freely cut to packets are divined, one ahead, red black separation kicker
1982 513
Ron Ferris Sandfire top and bottom cards of packets are divined, then suddenly royal flush in all packets
1982 519
Philip T. Goldstein The Hawk two cards noted while back turned, one found by shouting stop, other named, part of the "Birds of Prey" locations
Variations 1982 1
Philip T. Goldstein Cumulative three cards chosen from ten-card packet with dealing procedure
Inspired byRelated to 1982 5
Stewart James Cuemulat4e three cards chosen from 12-card packet with dealing procedure
Inspired by 1982 7
Thomas Alan Waters Clubble stopped at and thought of card are found
Inspired by 1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
197
Karl Fulves Parallex II fair conditions, apparently not all cards are seen to count them, "Parallax II" misspelled
Related to 1982 12
Karl Fulves Pointed Reminder small packet is cut in half with scissors, two matching halves are exchanged, performer divines which halves
1982 25
Karl Fulves The Parallel Principle shuffled deck split in two halves, performer and spectator remove card and put it in other half, divined in illogical way with both selections being the same
1982 33
Karl Fulves One-Deck Card Trick two halves, performer moves card to spectator's half and vice versa, after looking through spectator's packet performer names selection, parallel principle
1982 12
Al Mann The Lance from Lacus Solis four cards are chosen and impaled on two office spikes, all cards are divined, different shiner variations
1982 6
Mark Lee Pentell pen grows slightly, cap does not fit anymore, mixed with card divination
Also published here Mar. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 11)
203
David Hambly Strange deck shuffled, three cards dealt on table, those are used to "calculate" next card, or card at named position
July 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 15)
282
Edward Marlo, Stephen Tucker It just don't add up? not really by Marlo?!, on casting out tens clocking, with pre-show application
Aug. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 16)
306
Paul Brignall In the Dark divination of two cards, written on paper by perfromer
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
36
Pick a Card simple card divination with stack
1982 33
Pick Several simple card divination with stack, several cards as a block from one spot
1982 33
Other Uses - Prearranged Decks
  • Lie Detector
  • Think Stop
  • Gossiping Queen (whispering)
1982 34
Mental Divination tear in top of case allows glimpse of bottom card of cased deck
Also published here 1982 34
Robert Cassidy Pendulum Power! spectator holds pendulum and performer asks questions, card is divined, then sealed selection is divined using the pendulum by the performer
Related toAlso published here Oct. 1982
Magick (Issue 311)
1551
Edward Marlo Vernon Mental Force Handling
1983 47
Edward Marlo Blind Mentalism groups of cards are shown, then thought-of card named, faro, extension of Ibidem trick
1983 154
Edward Marlo Reading In Triplicate Spectator thinks of one of three, then the other two
1983 164
Richard Osterlind A Simple Divination Effect spectator reverses card behind back
Inspired by 1983 8
Les Johnson Micro Magic programmable pocket calculator finds card
1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 10)
1118
Karl Fulves Trackinback NDO deck dealt into four piles, spectator removes a value pair from any pile which is divined by performer, riffle shuffle connection
Inspired by 1983 3
Karl Fulves, Charles T. Jordan The Up-Down System out-of-room four spectators seal cards in envelope, performer divines them in dark room, featuring stacking system
Inspired by 1983 7
Paul Harris Language of the Cards cards divined via layout of Seven of Hearts, Ten of Spades on table with other cards, indifferent card transforms into three selections
1983 15
Al Mann The Iron Scuttle No. 1, steel bucket on head, deck is placed on it and performer takes and divines a card
1983 1
Al Mann The Medium's 3-Book Test No. 4, three selected cards put in three books, name of card, book and first sentence of pages are divined
1983 2
X-Ray Vision No. 87, shuffled deck is cut in four piles, performer names the four bottom cards
1983 24
The Cards in the Box No. 88, three unknown cards are put in box and divined by performer
1983 24
Daniel Kalanowski X-Ray as Daniel Kalinowski, deck switched to deck with holes in center, peek
1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3)
12
Stephen Tucker Whispered
Inspired byAlso published here July 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 27)
525
Philip T. Goldstein Whispereaders three selections are divined, then are found to have X on the back
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 29)
560
Bob Haines The Bridge Hand deck is opened and shuffled by four people, spectator deals himself a bridge hand and all cards are divined by performer
Feb. 1983
Magick (Issue 315)
1571
Ormond McGill Name-Sakes nine cards with names, one is selected and divined, as a climax name is spelled and last card is selection
Mar. 1983
Magick (Issue 317)
1581
Scott Davis Nine Plus nine cards are placed on a table, one is chosen while performer is in other room and then divined
Aug. 1983
Magick (Issue 322)
1608
Sam Schwartz Incredi Card lucky card from Astrology book is divined
Related to 1983 43
Edward Marlo An Effect from the 50's two cards peeked, named from performer, produced from different pockets
1984 299
Brother John Hamman The Phoenix Four four selections vanish, are named and reappear face up via spelling
Variations 1984 16
Roy Johnson Breakthrough Clock selection pocketed and divined
Aug. 1984
Epoptica (Issue 6)
388
Roy Johnson A Close-Up Routine cards are divined and predicted with Brainwave Pack, using the Breakthrough Card System
Aug. 1984
Epoptica (Issue 6)
388
Theodore Annemann Stop Trick unorthodox method with secretly torn card
May 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 21)
205
Philip T. Goldstein, Jerry Sadowitz, William Zavis Quietell
Inspired by Winter 1984
West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
30
Philip T. Goldstein, Jerry Sadowitz Quietell Jr.
Inspired by Winter 1984
West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
34
Philip T. Goldstein Sottovoce four Ace kicker
Inspired byAlso published here Winter 1984
West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
37
Philip T. Goldstein Out of Sorts thought-of card (from eight) found and named with back turned
Variations 1984 5
Philip T. Goldstein, Alex Elmsley Q&AVM
Inspired byRelated to 1984 9
Philip T. Goldstein Looming Thoughts combination with self-correcting set-up
Inspired by 1984 15
Thomas Alan Waters Hallmark shuffled deck, spectator thinks of a card she sees, card is divined
1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Cardiact)
533
Thomas Alan Waters Groupease five packets are cut, bottom card remembered shuffled and all five cards are divined
Inspired byRelated to 1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk)
616
Joseph Dunninger Publicity Effects card is divined and medium finds chosen card in the other room
1984 9
Steve Beam Teleforce computer program reveals selection, with code
Related to 1984 95
Philip T. Goldstein Quadrangle four cards from a shuffled and borrowed deck are divined, when put on performer's palm
1984 3
Karl Fulves ESP + Math No. 37, packet of cards is shuffled and distributed, performer knows who has a pair in his cards
Related toAlso published here 1984 48
Karl Fulves Coloroto No. 55, spectator cuts and removes four cards, performer divines it
1984 79
Stephen Minch Divination No. 4, spectator stops during riffle, the card is divined by performer, performer genuinely blindfolded
1984 14
Robert Cassidy The Pendulum spectator holds pendulum and performer asks questions, card is divined, then sealed selection is divined using the pendulum by the performer
Also published here 1984 47
Bob Hummer, Rudolf Braunmüller Immer bereit, Anruf genügt! pin-up girl cards, sixteen cards, list with numbers, chosen card/girl eventually divined with layout on table
Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
119
Martin Lewis Amazing Mind Control Impromptu simple version to divine three cards using One Ahead
1985 23
Martin Lewis Martin's Computer Cards Nine special "computer" cards used as lie detector and divines identity of card
Variations 1985 105
Impossible Coincidence card chosen, then divined on paper as well as its position (1935)
Related to 1985 1
Thought-Card Gimmick card thought of and written down by spectator, divined
1985 5
Clairvoyance with Cards card in fan is touched by spectator, performer instantly names card, lower index bent and glimpsed from behind fan
1985 6
Sid Lorraine Sid Lorraine's Liquor Card Trick packet with liquors printed on them, selection divined, method guess by Fred Braue
Variations 1985 24
Dai Vernon, Frederick Braue Insolvable Mystery deck behind performer's back in handkerchief, spectator names any number, performer the card at this position, also with stooge that names card (1942)
Inspired byRelated to 1985 11
Paul Curry 3) The Mental Thinkier
Also published here 1985 13
Tom Bowyer Svengali Routine selection made, card divined, then it turns over, then appears at named number and at randomly spelled card, spectator stabs next to it
1985 28
Frederick Braue Prearranged Pack Idea deck cut, top card named
1985 29
Frederick Braue Routine outline of routine for four selections with locator card
  • divination with crystal
  • at named number
  • stop trick
  • vanishing pack
1985 30
El Encantador The JC Legacy divination of three selection, three-way forcing deck
Oct. 1985
Magick (Issue 358)
1788
Charlotte Pendragon Psychic Touch two selections are divined, one by performer and one by spectator
Oct. 1985
Magick (Issue 359)
1791
Stewart Judah Ein kabbalistisches Mysterium number card selected from 123-deck and its position are divined
July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
143
Richard Kaufman Transparent Lies in effect a large hole in card case disappears with divination presentation
1986 27
Philip T. Goldstein Astrologame game with zodiac cards and printed rules, signs revealed
Inspired by 1986 3
Philip T. Goldstein, Toni Koynini Throw Rug card revealed via red-black pattern in layout of 7x4 cards on table
Inspired by
  • "Karpet" (Toni Koynini, Magic Wand, March 1953)
Also published here
1986 8
Karl Fulves Colorite after riffle shuffle and deal into two halves, performer divines color of top card of spectator's pile, repeated for all cards
1986 20
Jack Yates Monty three spectators exchange three cards, performer reveals which spectator has which card, mental monte
1986 1
David Britland The Shining coin is removed from chain to divine which of five envelopes has the spectator's word in it, word divined, coin travels back onto chain
1986 43
Barrie Richardson Cosmic Mirror divination of chosen card
Jan. 1986
Magick (Issue 363)
1811
Rick Burcher, Beverly Burcher The Image Maker divination of chosen Tarot card
Mar. 1986
Magick (Issue 366)
1827
Edward Marlo Stabbing Back spectator holds deck under the table and places a card face up inside the deck, cards next to it are named by performer
Inspired by May 1986
Magick (Issue 371)
1853
Das dreifache Mentalmirakel three cards chosen in different ways are divined and written on billets, Monte Cristo deck
Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
168
John Bannon Yin-Yang Sandwich card pushed into center, it appears between sandwich cards on top, card is also divined
1986 3
John Bannon II. The Cleaved Deck Location red and black cards openly separated, one card chosen and replaced in other half, halves shuffles together to apparently lose it, performer names card, faro fan
Variations 1986 24
John Bannon IV. The Cleaved Deck Discovery combination of previous routines, openly red-black separated deck, card location, instant mixing finale, faro fan
1986 25
John Bannon Three-Card Moxie three spectators remove a card from the deck that is at a chosen number with shuffles in between, all cards are divined
1986 29
Bob Farmer Deep Throte small packet divination routine with stack and reverse faros, three selections
Mar. 1987
Epoptica (Issue 8)
470
Ron Wilson Memphis Marvel cards are shuffled face up into face down, spectator selects three cards and puts them in pocket, he selects one and performer divines the card, next card is predicted
Also published here
  • "Genii" July, 1969.
1987 31
Ron Wilson Whispering Queen with shuffled deck variations
1987 58
Hal Barlow Dental Telepathy two cards are selected while performer is in other room, both cards are divined, code
Apr. 1987
Magick (Issue 388)
1938
Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders Bound to Fool two rubber-banded Queens, card selected, Queens whisper name to performer, selection appears between, see also p. xi at back of book
Variations 1987 4
Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders Thought Thief card shown around, the spectator who chose it cannot recall it while everyone else can, see also p. xii at back of book
1987 26
James G. Thompson Jr. Tuchfantasie three thought of cards are removed and put under a handkerchief, performer divines all three, edgemarked deck
Also published here Dec. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
86
Ned Rutledge Ich weiß alles! cards are removed and pushed back in the deck or in spectator's pocket, performer divines amount of moved cards and also the name of the cards, edgemarked
Also published here Dec. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
88
Peter Wilker, Christoph Borer Gewichtig digital scale is used to divine selected cards, in the end pack is cut and rest placed on scale to find selection
1987
Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 7)
10
John Clark Mindbender two cards, stacked
1988 151
Dai Vernon Affinities piles are made, values of top cards of some packets are used to divine value of a remaining packet, mathematical
Related toVariations 1988 131
Dai Vernon Packet Calculator small packet, mathematical
Related toVariations 1988 134
Dai Vernon Punched in the Face peeked at card instantly named, punch marked deck
1988 158
Dai Vernon Out of Touch peeked at card instantly named, glimpse
1988 164
Max Malini Hypnotic Gaze Divination peeked at card instantly named, glimpse
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1988 219
Edward Marlo Undiscovered Possibilities - 1st Effect stripper deck, missing card is named, memorized stack
Related to 1988 182
Juan Tamariz Miraculous Adivination (Al Koran Style) as divination or location, Al Koran Deck
  • First Version
  • Second Version
1988 61
Karl Fulves Non-Working Trix #2 symbols on pad of paper, covered with paper with hole, performer divines which symbol is visible through hole, posed as problem
1988
Interlocutor (Issue 48)
212
Barrie Richardson Touch Control two freely selected cards are named by performer and found blindfolded inside pocket
July 1988
Magick (Issue 407)
2031
Marvyn Roy X-Ray card selected under the table is divined
July 1988
Magick (Issue 408)
2038
Roy Walton Stage Shout three Queens whisper the name of two cards to performer, then one selection travels from deck to Queens and the other vanishes from Queens
Inspired byRelated to 1988 1
Ray Grismer The Killer card chosen and lost (impromptu) or pocketed (with stack), performer divines card with deck behind his back, punch-marked deck
1988 18
Ray Grismer Multiple Card Divination cards chosen and lost one by one, then divined with deck behind the performer's back the whole time (punch-marked deck) or only between naming the cards (impromptu)
1988 20
Peter Wilker Zmecklebreck! - Und sie steigt. number cards in houlette, number matching selection rises from deck, red and black paper are fused to form suit and eventually chosen card rises from Jumbo deck
1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1
Brother John Hamman Watch Me Like a Hawk selection placed with Aces, Aces shown, then selection named and it vanishes
Variations 1989 44
Brother John Hamman Opposite Pockets chosen and thought-of card are named, no-touch, weird thought-of procedure, partial stack
Variations 1989 75
Brother John Hamman Phoenix Four four selections vanish, are named and reappear face up via spelling
Related to 1989 202
Edward Marlo Invisible Thought Transfer card thought of from ten-card packet vanishes and is named, reappears in odd-backed deck, partial roughing
  • Second Method (ungaffed)
  • Third Method (ungaffed)
Variations 1989 36
Philip T. Goldstein Knowker performer divines high card in poker hand, then full hand
1989 8
Simon Lovell The All Seeing Eye Spectator sit on card, magician looks into their mouth to "see" the card and divine it
Related to 1989 39
Karl Fulves Faxfiction three cards on fax machine, two exchanged, image sent, performer on other end names position of unchanged card
Inspired by 1989 22
Philip T. Goldstein Sottovoce four-ace-kicker
Also published here 1989 3
Rudy T. Hunter The CT Tantra presentation for center tear, divination of word using dictionary
Mar. 1989
Magick (Issue 418)
2091
Karl Fulves Hands Off spectator remembers card, cuts off a packet, down-under deal, spreads card face-up, performer names selection
1989 11
Karl Fulves Nerve performer touches spectators forehead with both first fingers while he has his eyes closed and divines a selection, over the head situation
1989 16
Karl Fulves Bermuda Triangle three packets made, a card chosen, it is the originally third card from top and can be divined
1989 17
Karl Fulves Twenty-Twenty spectator deal pile into three packets and pockets top cards, they are divined
1989 23
Karl Fulves The Joker Thinks Joker apparently divines the top two cards of two cut-off packets
1989 31
Randy Wakeman Lapel of a Trick card divined, on second try the card appears under spectator's coat lapel
1989 149
Bob King Dual Count-Down two cards chosen in two piles out of hand, both deal in unison and performer calls "stop", both selections are there and performer names one of them
Inspired by 1989 11
Gerd Winkler Out of Imagine spectator cuts cards, one card pocketed and one put reversed in deck, performer divines both
1989 22
Juan Tamariz The Triple Colors Routine reds and blacks separated, one card chosen in each half, identified, cards change places, then whole packets change places (one in pocket)
1989/91 159
Harry Lorayne, Edward Marlo Without A Clue finding out name of cards peeked at in incomplete faro condition by glimpsing cards in bottom half, full stack
Related to 1990 44
Harry Lorayne, Simon Aronson The Equalizer slight variation on Aronson's "ShuffleBored"
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1990 171
John Bannon, Jerry Sadowitz Cries and Whispers four Jacks "whisper" three selections and transpose with them
Inspired byVariations 1990 8
Edward Marlo, Ken Simmons Marlo Improves Simmons card that spectator loses himself behind his back is divined and vanishes
Inspired byRelated to 1990 46
Gaëtan Bloom RemarKable! spectator writes name of a card next to any number on a list and writes other cards to the other positions, performer divines selection
Aug. 1990
Magick (Issue 444)
2219
Philip T. Goldstein Sottovoce four-ace-kicker
Inspired byAlso published here 1990 51
Paul Hallas Problematic pile is cut and placed in pocket, top card placed in another pocket, performer divines amount of cut cards and has identity of selection predicted
1990 23
Paul Hallas NFCF Bag 2 several billets are selected from a bag, one is divined and others are blank
1990 26
Dan Fleshman Kiss Me, You Fool spectator kisses selection, performer divines it
Also published here
  • routine by John Apperson
1990 32
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
Dec. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 6)
45
Alex Elmsley Chance and Choice strange selection process involving down-under-deal, three cards
Also published here 1991 319
Philip T. Goldstein Playing Cards cards in poker hand divined, "Centrifugal Poker"
1991 4
Philip T. Goldstein Mix Me Deadly murder, weapon and victim chosen from game cards and divined, using single riffle shuffle
Also published here 1991 30
Karl Fulves Digit Detective two spectators play "high card wins" with a packet, performer divines card value that was added previously
1991 15
Karrell Fox Riddle Droodle spectators select cards and doodle some lines on cardboard, performer completes doodles to names of selected cards
1991 43
Ben Harris Digital Card Scanner card chosen and pulled through a plastic strip, fake buttons on the strip are pushed and location and later name of card appear on strip, repeated with another card
1991 1
T. Page Wright A Lesson in Magic spectator has another spectator select and replace a card, performer names it
1991 176
T. Page Wright The Business Man five cards lost, performer names all selections, humorous presentation
1991 186
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Super-Detection spectator removes card from anywhere, performer removes two cards that stand for value and suit of selection, also with two cards or with spectator locating the cards in his pocket
1991 196
T. Page Wright The Shuffle-In Detection card chosen behind back and shuffled back by spectator, performer riffles through deck three times and names color, suit and value, interlocking chains
1991 199
T. Page Wright A Mistake, But... selection tabled face down, performer removes two card for value and suit which fit after apparent mistake
1991 235
T. Page Wright Psychological Number Forces seven and fifteen, usage for card divination
1991 279
T. Page Wright Forcing One of Two or Five Cards handling for psychological force, as divination with two-way out (waiting for reaction when tabling one of the cards face up)
1991 283
T. Page Wright A Cut Card Detection spectator cuts anywhere and replaces, then cuts deck some more
1991 287
William Larsen, T. Page Wright An L. W. Mindreading Routine three-part routine, third part set up during first part
  • peeked card divined
  • Erdnase's "A Mind-Reading Trick"
  • repeat with different method
Related to 1991 289
T. Page Wright A Simplified Five Card Problem five cards held behind performer's back, one taken by spectator an all shuffled back, selection named, performer can feel by touch which card has been taken
1991 292
T. Page Wright Gambling Demonstration deck shuffled, some cards dealt, hole cards named by performer, later Aces are dealt
1991 318
Jerry K. Hartman Mentalias II using interesting force, spectator lies at his card
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1991 454
Jerry K. Hartman Ex-Specter Writing appears on paper card, revealing two selections
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 485
Jerry K. Hartman, Sid Lorraine Taste Test packet with liquors printed on them, selection divined
Inspired by 1991 497
Justin Higham Reversatile number of face up red and black cards divined after face-up/face-down shuffle with spectator, impromptu
Inspired by Mar. 1991
Technomagic (Issue Extra 3)
73
Chris Kenner JBO selection removed, three cards chosen to find out about color, suit, value of card, they change into mates of the selection
Inspired byVariations 1991
Magic Man Examiner (Vol. 1 No. 1)
13
Karl Fulves AKA card selected, then pages in a dictionary are selected with card values, words are encircled on the pages and with those the performer divines the selection
1992 30
Karl Fulves Etaoin Shrdlu card divined via messy words typed on typewriter
Inspired byRelated to 1992 77
Karl Fulves Witness six spectators with cards and pens, one of them writes an X on his card behind performers back, those with red cards must speak truth, black must lie, performer finds murderer
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1992 78
Sam Schwartz Partner in Crime version of "Witness" in which criminal has a partner
Inspired byRelated to 1992 80
Frederick Braue Set-Up Thinker spectator says stop during riffle behind performer's back, secretly counting, using Braue Memorized Deck
1992 4
Frederick Braue The Loquacious Queen three cards selected via cut and count (no-touch force), then the whispering Queen of Hearts tells the performer their identities
Related to 1992 6
Ted Karmilovich Shuffled Thought divination of selected card, one suit stacked
Dec. 1992
Magick (Issue 482)
2409
Larry Becker Sneaky Two Sneak Thief applied to card routine, four cards are selected and only values written on four index cards, performer allocates numbers correctly to spectators and divines last card
Related to 1992 73
Leo Boudreau, Larry Becker The Unknown cards with names of playing cards printed on both sides, spectator thinks of any value and looks for all cards which have the value, then he choses a suit, performer finds card in a deck, variation where card is found at position written on case
1992 185
Larry Becker Power of Suggestion with the power of suggestion the selection becomes invisible for the spectator, then chosen card is divined
Inspired by 1992 205
Larry Becker Boxxed method to peek inside box sealed with rubber bands, two effects, divination of number of dice and of playing card
Inspired by 1992 317
Larry Becker Mini-Deck playing cards are written on business cards, chosen one is divined, using Zip Code marking
1992 386
Peter Duffie A Piece of Fred spectator shuffles and cuts into three piles and takes one, performer names the number of red and black cards in his pile
Inspired by 1992 5
Peter Duffie The Secret Merchants three Queens "whisper" two selections and transpose with them
Inspired by 1992 8
The Devil's Deck edge marked deck, freely removed cards are named
Also published here
  • "A Mystic Discovery" (1927 Tarbell System of Magic, p. 20-24)
1993 140
Thomas Alan Waters Cartomanic multiple spectator's think of a card from five shown, all are divined, first published in Burt Sperber's "Miracles of My Friends", 1982
Inspired by 1993
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Magazine Miscellanea)
473
おぼえたカード (Remembered Card) Basic key card trick
1993 21
Bob King Seeing is Believing performer blindfolded for full routine
Phase I: a card pocketed and another selected
Phase II: selection found at named small number
Phase III: two more cards divined, using 52-on-One and 3-1/2 gag cards
Phase IV: four Aces dealt in poker round
Phase V: pocketed card named
1993 22
Muneo Yokoi Mind Reading Magician divines three chosen cards hidden from view in picture frame and bag
1993 2
Alexander de Cova Magician's Fooler packet is cut from deck and the rest put in card case, one card of the packet is placed reversed in the center of the rest, all cards are divined, peek case
Also published here 1993 15
J. W. Sarles Roll Down "An Impromptue 3-Part Card Routine"
  • spectator reverses a card behind his back, performer names it
  • in repeat spectator reverses the card right next to first selection
  • spectator shuffles cards face-up/face-down behind his back, Triumph
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
6
Dave Campbell The Defectors four Jokers "whisper" three selections and transpose with them
Inspired byAlso published here June 1993
Profile (Issue 14)
8
Richard Bartram, Jr. Point of Thought two decks, performer removes card with arrow on back which points on selection in other deck, when card is turned over it is the same card, with Pop-Eyed Eye-Popper deck
1993 41
Steve Dusheck Edgy edge-marked deck, using case with one side missing
1993 113
Justin Higham (ESP)ionage normal cards have ESP Symbols on their face, one chosen and divined
1993 21
Sid Fleischman You, Too Can Have X-Ray Eyes No. 4, apparently reading a card through a piece of metal
1993 84
Sid Fleischman The Moving Lips spectator thinks of name of his card and performer names it
1993 86
Sid Fleischman The Eyes presentation for revealing a card
1993 86
Sid Fleischman The World's Greatest Average Card Trick comedy routine for naming a selection
1993 88
Alexander de Cova Magician's Fooler packet is cut from deck and the rest put in card case, one card of the packet is placed reversed in the center of the rest, all cards are divined, peek case
Also published here 1993 16
Harry Lorayne, Simon Aronson, Vicente Canuto Inexplicable prediction of reversed cards and or red/black cards
Related toAlso published here 1993 98
Vicente Canuto Recordando a Malini several cards are divined, a la Malini
1993 158
Vicente Canuto, Pablo Domenèch Viaje Hacia el Estuche number from one to twelve is chosen and card selected, number is divined and card travels to card case, duplicate
1993 285
Vicente Canuto Adivinación Imposible deck is cut, card selected and deck placed inside card case, then card is divined
1993 338
Vicente Canuto 5.- Doble Adivinación two card divination
1993 358
Gary Dudash Preposterous Princess deck split and shuffled by several people, cards are selected and all placed inside a bag, divination of thought of cards and fishing them from bag
Related to Jan. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 7)
13
Gary Dudash Preposterous Princess - Part 2 deck split and shuffled by several people, cards are selected and all placed inside a bag, divination of thought of cards and fishing them from bag
Related to Feb. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 8)
13
Dan Tong Stacked Fantasy spectator pockets some red and black cards, performer divines how many, no memory work and no sleight-of-hand version
Inspired by Sep. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 3)
12
Allan Ackerman Almost Consistent Cries and Whispers no mental presentation
Inspired byRelated to 1994 163
Chuck Smith Imaginary 21 Card Trick in effect a card is chosen under table and named by magician
VariationsAlso published here 1994 12
Alex Elmsley A Delicate Balance freely removed selection's color is named repeatedly, edge-mark in center
1994 45
Alex Elmsley Brownwaves III two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, then named
Related to 1994 64
Alex Elmsley Aussi-Mental three cards selected through dealing process out of performer's hand, named by performer
1994 87
Alex Elmsley Animal, Vegetable and Mineral pack of children's picture cards, three selections made and divined
Variations 1994 89
Alex Elmsley Tuppence two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, then named
Related to 1994 319
Alex Elmsley Auto-Discovery two cards are used to divine a very free selection that's pocketed by spectator, stacked
Also published here 1994 374
Alex Elmsley Blind Stud cards are cut and dealt out, things about hands are revealed with back turned, gray code to base 4
Also published here 1994 406
Alex Elmsley Mental Boxer six cards are divined after cards are mixed face-up face-down, gray code
1994 410
Alex Elmsley Kingfisher four cards are divined, gray code
1994 414
Alex Elmsley Pursuit of Thought four cards are divined, gray code
1994 419
John Northern Hilliard The "Ne Plus Ultra" Crystal four cards chosen and replaced, they and their position in the deck are divined
1994 1220
Philip T. Goldstein Boustrophedon two cards chosen behind back divined
1994 79
Karl Fulves Pendax one of five cards selected is divined, marks for long distance reading, three marking methods
1994 87
Basil Horwitz Body Language Challenge body language reading presentation
Also published here Jan. 1994
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 6)
7
Grace Ann Morgan The $ 1,000,000 Test three cards are divined
Inspired by 1994 939
Basil Horwitz A Mindreading and Premonition Experience deck is shuffled, five cards selected, four are divined by performer and last predicted
1994 61
Basil Horwitz Mindreading, Clairvoyance and Mindcontrol Experience card is divined and found
1994 85
Philip T. Goldstein Whisp Whisperers plot, four Jacks "whisper" three selections then different colored back of jacks and selections transpose
Inspired by Dec. 1994
The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 4)
12
Ray Grismer Focal Point spectator removes odd number of cards and remembers center one, packet replaced, performer can name card
Feb. 1994
Profile (Issue 18)
6
Jack Avis A Change of Identity four Jacks "whisper" three selections and transpose with them
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1994 190
Justin Higham Identity Cards alternate handling, whisperers
Inspired by 1994 198
Roy Walton Leave 'em Laughing spectator choses one of the four Aces and mixed them up, Ace located, all change to Jacks
VariationsAlso published here 1994 203
Paul Weir Quantum Leap selection put between Queens, two Aces cut face-up in deck, selection is named (whisper like) and travels to Aces in deck
Inspired by 1994 216
Jon Racherbaumer In Situ Glimpse spectator cuts off packet and remembers bottom card
1994 19
Kenton Knepper Linguistic Deception lists with words, chosen words are divined
1994
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. Quarterly Supplement #1)
18
Lee Earle Topologo paper with various logos is folded and cut, one logo is selected and divined by performer
Inspired by 1994
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 7)
30
Ted Lesley, Philip T. Goldstein The Out of Sorts Variations thought-of card (from eight) found and named with back turned, two variations
Inspired by 1994 52
Ellison Poland Si-Slough divining a selection by glimpsing next card during faro slough-off
1994 10
Peter Duffie The Impromptu Imposition suit and value of selection found by cuts, selection is then spelled to
1994 21
Ellison Poland Ubiquitous Readers performer names cards from their back one by one, consecutive switches
1994 125
Simon Aronson Two Card "No Touch" Location spectator cuts off a packet and remembers bottom card, second spectator shuffles same packet and chooses a card, both named by performer
Also published here 1994 88
Harry Lorayne Tell My Fortune card and word are divined (center tear)
Also published here May/June 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 23)
260
Walter Rollins Weigh-Ahead Color Divination after a riffle shuffle, the spectator puts the top thirteen cards in one envelope and the bottom ten in another, rest in third envelope, performer divines the number or red and black cards in each envelope
Related to Oct. 1994
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 2)
58
Dr. Dan J. Alessini, Peter Alexis Light Vision reversed card in the deck and selection placed inside aluminium foil are divined, secret deck switch
Inspired by Feb. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 8)
1
Robert Parrish Gordon's Divination packets cut off, performer divines bottom card of each
Inspired by
  • description of Jack Gordon effect in The Sphinx, Jan. 1930
1995 86
Theodore Annemann Cased Divination spectator cuts, remembers top card, cases deck, performer divines it, cut-out in case for glimpse
1995 87
Oscar Weigle Gordon's Divination - Marked Version
1995 87
Jon Racherbaumer Whispering Snitch selection divined with whispering card
1995
Facsimile (Issue 3)
49
John Riggs A Bird of Different Feather bag with cards cut in quarters, performer finds pieces of thought of card
Inspired by
  • Robert Baker's "Birds of a Feather" in "Shared Thoughts"
1995 65
Karl Fulves, Aldo Colombini Magic by Design No. 1, design chosen from chart, triangle, rubber banded deck animates into triangle configuration
1995 1
Simon Aronson Past, Present, Future spectator cuts off pile, pockets card, shuffles bottom pile and remembers card, cuts again and remembers card, deals through top pile and turns over a card, one named, position of one named, pocketed card predicted in wallet
1995 153
Karl Fulves Loaded cards with letters in scale layout, spectator thinks of a letter and says whether it would tip to left or right, binary, gray code, see also p. 26
Related to 1995
Underworld (Issue 1)
11
Karl Fulves The Nine-Cent Card Trick No. 63, nine cards in square and nine pennies laid out, one chosen, card and date on coin on it divined, using a confederate
1995 89
R. Paul Wilson Sticky Residue spectator deals out any number of poker hands, cut one hand and remembers top card, all assembled, performer divines number of hands and card
Inspired byRelated to 1995 46
Felix Farrell X-Ray Card card in box is divined, then it vanishes from box and appears somewhere else
1995 36
Bob King Direct Mental spectator removes cards to represent hour and then thinks of a card of the same value which is divined
1995 39
Barrie Richardson Nicht zu fassen!
Also published here Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
62
Mark Lee Pentell pen grows slightly, cap does not fit anymore, mixed with card divination
Also published here 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 3)
108
Stephen Tucker Damengeflüster
Also published here 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 3)
111