Miscellaneous

70 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Sympathetic Effects / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
T. Page Wright Sympathetic Packs - A Giant Card Effect card turned over in deck, same card turns over in jumbo deck, then back again
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
49
Sympathy Connection No. 29, two cards chosen in complicated way in one deck turn over in another deck
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
29
Victor Farelli Pencil and Pack Selected card appears next to magician's card in the pack in sympathy (uses pencil to choose card)
 		1936
Lend Me Your Pack
26
Coincidence two cards turned over, in second deck same two cards are found turned over
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
171
Charles T. Jordan Sympathetic Numbers coincidences with number ten, Tens show up, cut off packet are ten cards, ..., stripper deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
278
Martin Gardner Sympathetic Decks unknown card sandwiched in red-backed deck with red Aces, red Aces also placed together reversed in blue deck, duplicate appears between Aces in blue deck
 		1940
12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck
19
Tom Sellers Blue Sympathy named card reverses itself in second deck
 		1943
Magical Mixture
5
Arthur H. Buckley The Sympathetic Cards Ace to Three of Spades are used to find Aces, Twos and Threes and make them transpose and change to match
 		1948
The Card Expert Entertains
111
James Steranko Voodoo Card "An Experiment into the Unknown"
card named and removed and turned over, mate turns over in deck, they transpose, Triumph phase
Variations 1960
Steranko on Cards
58
Karl Fulves Epilogue card turned over in one deck turns over in other deck, selection written on card in one deck appears on same card in other deck
Related to
  • p. 109 for reference
 July 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 9)
107
J. W. Sarles Strange Sympathy hearts from one pack tacked to easel, hearts from other pack removed, chosen card turns over on easel, then one of the tacked cards changes to spades, see p. 206 for idea by Larry Jennings
 		June 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 8)
188
Roy Walton Suit Yourself two small packets, one arranges in the same suit order as the other, self-duplicating set-up
VariationsAlso published here 1969
The Devil's Playthings
42
Ian Baxter Impromptu Transmigrationalism duplicate of a card reverses in second deck, then the two duplicates are turned over and shown to have transposed (with odd backs)
Inspired by 1970
Ten on Deck
18
Reverso Forced Or Forced Reverso No. 513, card peeked in one deck, another card chosen from a different deck is turned over, the peeked-at card also turns over and matches
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
144
Karl Fulves Split Second two cards from two decks (same face, different backs) change place through table
Variations Dec. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 2)
690
Jerry K. Hartman PersuACEive Three Aces lost in deck face down, Ace of Spades left face up in the middle. The other three Aces appear face up near to Ace of Spades
Also published here 1973
Means & Ends
18
Karl Fulves Matching Miracle with red and black ace to four, as a climax black cards transform into red cards, first face exactly as "Napoleon"
Related to 1974
Close-Up Mental Magic
37
Des Colgan Miracle Matchstick Missile card is selected and the cards put back in case, match is fired on the box, chosen card has a hole burnt through it
 		Dec. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 4)
195
Charles T. Jordan Sympathetic Numbers coincidences with number ten, Tens show up, cut off packet are ten cards, ..., stripper deck
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
159
Karl Fulves Generation jokers duplicate cards put between them, posed as a problem
Related to 1976
Interlocutor (Issue 14)
54
Murray Bonfeld Sympathetic Perception five (mental) selections, deck shuffled and dealt into three piles, all selections end up in one pile
 		1977
Faro Concepts
32
Bob Ostin Demonology signed card ends up with a burnt corner, name of card appears in a flash on tissue paper
Also published here May 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 1)
6
Roy Walton Suit Yourself two small packets, one arranges in the same suit order as the other, self-duplicating set-up
Also published here 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
34
Paul Taylor, Tom Prete Heatwave burn mark appears on card
 		1982
All the World's a Stage
27
Eugene Burger The Burned Card burned-in pentagram appears in selected card
VariationsAlso published here 1982
Secrets and Mysteries for the Close-up Entertainer
55
Ali Bongo Voodoo Card deck in bag, selected card is pierced with pencil and burnt with a candle, same card in other deck has same stigmata
Also published here 1983
1983
3
David Britland Voo-Duo "Two cards linked by uncanny forces"
card in one half is touched and turned over, mate turns over in other half
VariationsAlso published here 1985
Equinox
28
David Britland Daedalus animation of perpendicular card, sympathy presentation, devano
 		1986
Angel Card Rise Plus
20
Bob Ostin Twisting Twins card turned over, mate in deck turns over in sympathy
 		1986
Angel Card Rise Plus
20
David Regal Simple Sympathy about twelve cards from two decks are same in the end
 		1987
Star Quality — The Magic of David Regal
248
Karl Fulves Dial A Card four cards, spectator choses one that is turned over, packet placed aside, another four-card packet taken, the very same card is turned over in this one and the reversed card in spectator's packet has changed into another one
 		1987
Secret Session — Part Two
43
Karl Fulves Side by Side selection turns over in similar place in another deck
 		1988
The Cervon File
167
Toshiyuki Serizawa Burnt Out signed card in deck, lighter held underneath deck, selection has burn marks
 		1988
New Magic Of Japan
92
Karl Fulves Hand Out two hands arrange in same order, beginning of "Handicraft" section
Variations 1989
And a Packet of Cards
54
Bob Ostin Dämonologie signed card ends up with a burnt corner, name of card appears in a flash on tissue paper
Also published here Oct. 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 1)
12
Jay Sankey Where's There Smoke signed selection becomes scorched on the face, two methods
 		1990
100% Sankey
75
Patrick Page The Sympathetic Rising Card three selections pushed into one deck of cards, duplicates simultaneously rise out of another deck
Also published here 1990
Pages From Patrick's Notebook
89
Jörg Alexander Weber Brandzeichen card chosen and returned to deck, first letter of spectator's name written on paper and burned, letter burned into selection
Inspired byVariations 1991
Hardcore
48
Ali Bongo Voodoo-Karten deck in bag, selected card is pierced with pencil and burnt with a candle, same card in other deck has same stigmata
Also published here 1991
Ali Bongo
31
Patrick Page Der Gleichgestimmte Kartensteiger three selections pushed into one deck of cards, duplicates simultaneously rise out of another deck
Also published here Dec. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 4 & 5)
149
Jerry K. Hartman PersuACEive three Aces lost in deck face down, Ace of Spades left face up in the middle. The other three Aces appear face up near to Ace of Spades
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
212
Tony Binarelli Voodoo X on selection appears on duplicate in second deck, also circle on face, involved voodoo doll and movement under handkerchief, glorpy
 		1993
Card File
157
Guy Hollingworth, James Steranko The Voodoo Card selection in deck behaves like isolated card that is torn and torched
Inspired byAlso published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Astonishing Friends)
303
Jörg Alexander Weber Brandzeichen II card chosen and returned to deck, first letter of spectator's name written on paper and burned, letter burned into selection and letter appears on arm when ashes rubbed on arm
Inspired byVariations 1996
7 Close-Up
13
Nick Trost Believe It or Not! mixed cards become ordered and ordered cards become mixed (improved method from original, published in The Linking Ring, February 1955)
Inspired byAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
150
Peter Duffie, Gene Maze Double-Stuck Prediction of two selections in the form of jumbo cards (weird twisting revelation), found to be stapled together, and the actual selections are also stapled together
Inspired by 1997
Effortless Card Magic
99
Simon Lovell Flashburn 2! card lost, coin wrapped in flash paper and put on deck and burned, paper circle under coin has name of selection, selection is torched
Inspired by
  • "Meltdown" (Harry Baron & Simon Lovell)
 1997
Simon Says!
151
Pit Hartling Chameleon joker changes into three selected cards and back, double faced divided gaff
 		1998
The Book
79
Guy Hollingworth Voodoo Card selection in deck behaves like isolated card that is torn and torched
Also published here 1999
Drawing Room Deceptions
14
David Acer Symmetry wings of angels on back of Bicycle card are blackened with mirror held in center of card, on other side the blackening duplicates
Inspired by
  • "Twilight Angels" (Paul Harris)
 1999
Natural Selections — Volume II
43
Eugene Burger The Burned Card burned-in pentagram appears in selected card
Also published here 2000
Mastering the Art of Magic
39
Karl Fulves Matrix With Words "Problems"
matrix force with words, composing something like a card or a condition "red kings are reversed", posed as a problem
 		2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4)
107
Peter Duffie Suit Yourself Too two small packets, one arranges in the same suit order as the other, Klondike shuffle
Inspired byAlso published here Sep./Oct. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 3)
34
Peter Duffie Suit Yourself Too two small packets, one arranges in the same suit order as the other, Klondike shuffle
VariationsAlso published here June 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 1)
1
Paul Hallas The Distance Burning card chosen and burned/torched a bit, in a prediction deck the same card has burn marks, voodoo
Inspired by
  • "The Fire Ritual" (Paul Hallas, marketed item)
 Feb. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 9)
15
Jamie Badman The Voodoo Deck card in one half is touched and turned over, mate turns over in other half, repeated, then a Six is chosen and other three Sixes turn over
Inspired by Feb. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 9)
33
Jamie Badman, Colin Miller Chargrill Surprise card on spectator's palm, name written on piece of paper which is burned, burn marks are now on the selection as well
 		2002
The Underground Change
14
Jay Sankey Voodoo Card signed and lost in deck, a white index card is folded in quarters and selected card is found folded in the deck. Then corner of selected card is burnt, and index card is found to be burnt in the corner too
 		2003
Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Amazing Tricks)
25
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Producers pairs of cards pushed through deck and a composite (suit-value) card emerges
Inspired by
  • "Autoplunger 5" (Gavin Ross, Auto-Plunger, 1994)
Variations 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
12
Jay Sankey Voodoo file card represents selection, it is folded and selection is then found folded in deck, selection's corner is burned and corner of file card found burnt as well
 		2004
Sankey Unleashed
80
Bob Ostin Demonology signed card ends up with a burnt corner, name of card appears in a flash on tissue paper
Also published here 2005
Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions
36
Joshua Jay, Michael Powers, Joel Givens Twist on Simon twisting with four Queens, then three spectators get a packet with a Queen each and it turns over in their hands, optional back color change
Inspired by 2006
Power Plays
67
Tom Stone Quantum Logic
  • Lodestones
three wooden boxes, card chosen and placed in one box with rest of deck in case, page from book chosen and book put in another box, third box suddenly contains card and case, then book, one after another, corners are torn off selection and page, both actions are reflected in other cases
 		May 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 5)
28
Guy Hollingworth The Voodoo Card selection in deck behaves like isolated card that is torn and torched
Also published here 2015
Renovations
50
Paul Vigil Sympathy (for the Devil) Cards "or Cartas con Simpatia Diabolica"
two packets end up in the same order, despite mixing procedures, one packet mixed again and its order typed into phone, performer's phone rings
  • Part 1: My Condolences
  • Part 2: Can You Hear Me Now?
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2017
The Doors of Deception
227
Anthony Owen Voodoo Tattoo card chosen and returned to deck, any letter written on paper and burned, letter is found burned into selection
Inspired byRelated to
  • Anthony Owen's "Branded Card 3" 1997.
 2017
Secrets
34
David Britland Voo-Duo
  • Cardopolis
"Two cards linked by uncanny forces"
card in one half is touched and turned over, mate turns over in other half
Also published here June 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 6)
61
Alex Pandrea Arson card selected, lighter is vanished, burn mark on back of selection, lighter reproduced from card, burn mark is gone, magnet in back pocket as hold-out
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2010
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
975
Paul Vigil Sympathy (For the Devil) Cards two packets end up in the same order, despite mixing procedures, one packet mixed again and its order typed into phone, performer's phone rings
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1071
Tomás Giammarco Carbon Paper burn marks vanish from one card and appear on back of signed card under spectator's hand
Inspired by
  • "Carbon Paper" (Jay Sankey, Sankey Secret Files No. 1, video)
 Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1020