Mutus Nomen

80 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Mutus Nomen
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown Deviner la pensée d'autrui par un ancien moyen nouvellement perfectionné mutus nomen, final cards found with sword
 		1786 Testament de Jérôme Sharp 163
Unknown The Pairs Re-paired
1876 Modern Magic 54
Unknown The Magic Triplets variation with twenty-four cards and triplets instead of twenty and pairs
 		1876 Modern Magic 55
Unknown Erraten mehrerer Karten durch ein gewisses Schema
1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 95
Unknown Ne Plus Ultra - First Method pile of cards removed, noted and placed on pack, after some dealing procedure, the performer divines the cards in face-down layout, also alternative with marked deck or stripper, "quadrating" (p. 50)
Also published here 1897 New Era Card Tricks 48
Unknown Das non plus ultra-Kunststück pile of cards removed, noted and placed on pack, after some dealing procedure, the performer divines the cards in face-down layout, translation by John Willmann
Related toAlso published here May 1900 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 5) 67
Unknown Die 20 Karten
Dec. 1902 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 12) 189
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Mutus dedit nomen cocis
1930 Zauberkunststücke 78
Tom Sellers Double Date dates of two borrowed coins divined, dates written into grid on a paper by spectator
Variations 1931 Magical Pleasantries 8
Rupert Slater, John Northern Hilliard Mutus, Nomen, Dedit, Cocis pairs honestly shuffled and switched for duplicates in order ready for deal
Variations 1938 Greater Magic 120
Orville Wayne Meyer Finding the Pairs twelve mate pairs distributed, spectator turns up a card and performer instantly the mate, repeated
 		1939 The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939 26
Al Baker The Pairs Re-Paired - New Baker Method using memory, for credit information see reference
Related toAlso published here 1941 Magical Ways and Means 107
Hans Zimmermann "Mutus, Nomen..." in neuer Form
June 1942 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 6) 2
Ronald B. Edwards Travel Thought two cities are divined, with cards and a map, mutus nomen principle
 		1944 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 74) 300
Eric Peterson An Old Trick in a New Dress
1946 50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do 20
Herb Runge Formula cards are divined with a crystal ball, based on Mutus Nomen
 		1947 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 136) 546
Dai Vernon, L. Widdop, Arthur Finley Thanks to Finley, Vernon, Widdop
1951 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 228) 910
Stewart Judah, Max Malini The Divertisements of Stewart Judah
  • Variation of Mutus Nomen
  • on flesh color point for gimmicks (Malini anecdote)
  • on the Paper Snapper
  • Cigar Vanish
  • Malini's Adhering Cigar
Related toVariations 1954 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 319) 82
John Hamilton Mutus Nomen
Inspired by May 1970 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 7) 338
Martin Gardner Mutus Nomen simplified handling, see p. 527 for presentation by Steve Freeman and his addition on p. 565, see also p. 648
 		May 1970 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 7) 338
Karl Fulves Mutus Nomen - The Odd-Even Technique
1971 The Book of Numbers 32
Karl Fulves The English Equivalent Mutus Nomen, faro
Related toVariations 1971 The Book of Numbers 34
Karl Fulves The English Equivalent additional
Inspired by 1971 The Book of Numbers — Supplementary Notes 16
Edward G. Brown Mutus, Nomen Dedit, Cocis
Also published here 1973 The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown 69
Allan Slaight Mutant Nomen Klondike shuffle
Also published here 1978 The Chronicles (Issue 6) 1124
Edward G. Brown Ein Kartenklassiker im Modernen Gewand
Also published here Dec. 1978 Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 4) 134
Thomas Alan Waters MuTarot Mutus Nomen with tarot cards, start for a reading with several people
Related to 1981 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Omnimancy) 103
Thomas Alan Waters MuTwo ten spectators write initials and a word on half of a business card, Mutus Nomen, start for a reading
 		1981 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Omnimancy) 106
Philip T. Goldstein Mutus Nomen Comments
1982 Silentwe 1
Philip T. Goldstein, Thomas Alan Waters Nomen Omen Mutus Nomen using Tarot cards
Related to 1982 Silentwe 3
Philip T. Goldstein Nomenotes Mutus Nomen with Tarot cards
 		1982 Silentwe 5
Philip T. Goldstein Astromutus Mutus Nomen with twelve astrological signs
 		1982 Silentwe 6
Philip T. Goldstein, Dai Vernon Astronomen Mutus Nomen with twelve astrological signs
Related to 1982 Silentwe 8
Stewart Judah Ein modernes "Mutus, Nomen, Dedit, Cocis"
Related to July 1985 Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3&4) 137
Steve Beam Goosed a lot of ideas and refinements on Mutus, Nomen / Pairs Repaired, with twenty, 36 and 40 cards
Related toVariations 1989 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 29) 507
Karl Fulves Gnomenclature with some references for the plot
Related to 1992 Deceptive Practices 11
Karl Fulves Gnomenclature further comments
Related to 1992 Supplement To Deceptive Practices 84
Steve Beam Goosed a lot of ideas and refinements on Mutus, Nomen / Pairs Repaired, with twenty, 36 and 40 cards, updated version of Trapdoor article
Inspired by 1995 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2 132
Claude Rix Mutus
1995 Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires 104
T. J. Osborne Dowsing Duplicates six business cards are torn in halves, matching parts are found à la Mutus Nomen
 		1996 Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 5) 194
Unknown Mutus Nomen "The Classic Effect"
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 1
Karl Fulves You're How Old? "The First Layout", Ace through Nine of two suits, spectator remembers pair with her age, in the end birth year announced
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 4
Karl Fulves Stolen Numbers "The First Layout", telephone number presentation, ten cards (Ace through Ten) are laid out in which spectator's indicate their rows
Inspired by 1998 Mutus Nomen 7
Karl Fulves A Muted Nomen "The First Layout", spectators each remember one card in poker hand
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 11
Karl Fulves Fragments "The First Layout", poker presentation
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 14
Karl Fulves, Stewart Judah Crime Time "The Second Layout", using Judah shuffling sequence to set for the deal
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 17
Karl Fulves Bar Room Poker "The Second Layout", shuffling sequence to set for deal, nine pairs
Variations 1998 Mutus Nomen 19
Sam Schwartz Back Room Poker shuffling sequence to set for deal, nine pairs
Inspired by 1998 Mutus Nomen 21
Karl Fulves Count Without Words "The Second Layout", blackjack memory demonstration
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 23
Karl Fulves Mumbles "The Second Layout", ten value pairs, joker put between any pair, this pair later divined, anti-faro version
Inspired by 1998 Mutus Nomen 28
Karl Fulves, Stewart Judah Notes on a Shuffle "The Judah Shuffle", analyzing the distribution shuffle, "Quatrate?" term explained
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 30
Karl Fulves Shadow Land "The Judah Shuffle"
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 33
Karl Fulves Twin Effect "The Judah Shuffle", three visible and three invisible spectators
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 35
Karl Fulves The Card Counter "The Judah Shuffle", Tens through Aces used for blackjack presentation, three spectators
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 39
Karl Fulves Speechless "Without Words" (meaning without word codes in layout)
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 44
Karl Fulves Close Packing "Without Words"
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 46
Karl Fulves Family Reunion "Without Words", done with twenty borrowed photos
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 48
Karl Fulves Body of Evidence "Without Words", non-card version with twenty doll-house furnishings, murder mystery presentation
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 50
Sam Schwartz Map of the Mind "New Maps", paper with grid filled with card values that are later assigned to spectators
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 58
Karl Fulves Anything Squared "New Maps", mutus nomen with random words on paper square
Inspired by 1998 Mutus Nomen 64
Karl Fulves Letters of Intent Mutus Nomen with alphabet cards
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 67
Karl Fulves The Odd Location spectator choses two cards and cuts them together into packet, other spectators as well
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 69
Karl Fulves Murder at Midnight with triplets instead of pairs
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 72
Sam Schwartz A Weight Problem with triplets, presentation about weight of spectator
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 75
Karl Fulves Psycho nine spectators write day and month of birth on papers, later assigned to spectators with short readings
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 77
Karl Fulves Bibliography selective
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 82
Karl Fulves A Coincidence two cards in mutus nomen layout have odd backs, posed as problem
 		1998 Mutus Nomen 82
Ellis Stanyon The Pairs Re-Paired No. 18
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 67
Ellis Stanyon The Magic Triplets No. 19, with triplets instead of pairs
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 68
Paul Swinford Judah's Undue Goano Revisited three phases
  • Stay Stack Version
Inspired by
  • "The S. J. Mutus Dedit Trick" (Stewart Judah, Linking Ring, Feb. 1964)
 2000 Card File Two 33
Al Baker The Pairs Re-Paired "New Baker Method"
using memory, for credit information see reference
Also published here 2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means) 240
Gianfranco Preverino Mutus, Nomen, Dedit, Cocis
2004 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5 191
Roberto Giobbi Mutus Dedit Nomen Cocis
  • The Genii Session
 		July 2004 Genii (Vol. 67 No. 7) 20
Karl Fulves Mutus Mnemonic
2007 Word Play 44
Justin Higham Mutus Nomen Cocis Dedit
2007 7-7-7 172
Allan Slaight Mutant Nomen Klondike shuffle
Also published here 2008 Spins & Needles 64
Steve Beam Casting Call cards with celebrities, divination of several chosen cards
 		2011 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue Addendum) x
Jim Steinmeyer The Tuzot Sensu Mystery
  • Conjuring
Also published here Aug. 2011 Genii (Vol. 74 No. 8) 34
Jim Steinmeyer The Tuzot Sensu Mystery
Also published here 2012 Allow me to give you some Really Awful Advice! 16
Jim Steinmeyer The Tuzot Sensu Mystery
Also published here 2013 Ensuing Impuzzibilities 30