Pseudo Psychometry

30 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Pseudo Psychometry
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Der Hellseher several spectators chose cards and seal them in envelopes, performer divines the cards inside, marked envelopes
Related to
  • X Rays (New Era Card Tricks, 1897)
 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
80
X Rays cards in envelopes are divined, two methods, envelopes marked visually or haptically
Related to
 1897
New Era Card Tricks
144
Von drei Karten, welche drei verschiedene Personen gezogen haben, die zu nennen, welche eine jede gezogen hat three spectators do some calculation with their selections after which the performer know who has which card
 		Nov. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 11)
174
An Envelope Mystery forced cards put in envelopes with punch marks, including "A Variation"
 		1935
Mental Magic with Cards
14
William Larsen Larsen's Psychometry Presentation with astrological cards, where people have marked their zodiac
 		1951
Psychic Magic — Vol. 3
20
William Larsen Lecture and Readings doing readings in the context of pseudo psychometry, examples with different objects
 		1951
Psychic Magic — Vol. 3
21
Eugene Gloye Fitting the Pieces six cards are chosen and torn in half, each spectator keeps one half and the other is sealed in envelope, performer divines cards in envelope and locates owner of other half, last piece is burnt and card is found restored in envelope
 		1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
42
Dr. Stanley Jaks Eine wunderbare Übereinstimmung four cards in envelopes
Also published here
 1961
Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse
149
Tony "Doc" Shiels Seven Sinners spelling James Bond enemies on cards, then psychometry
 		May 1966
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 1 No. 7)
36
Milbourne Christopher* Tuning In! people write down their favorite TV shows and performer allocates all correctly
Variations
 1972
Magick (Issue 41)
201
Sid Lorraine Think Dot different marking system than Tuning In!
Inspired by
 1972
Magick (Issue 47)
232
Gerald Kosky Travel Agent cards with names of travel destinations, people write their names under then and tear cards in halves, performer takes parts with the names and can allocate the correct destinations
Also published here
 1972
Magick (Issue 53)
261
Stephen Minch Psychometry Worldly Rampant Pseudo Psychometry with tarot cards
Inspired by
Related to
 1974
The Book of Thoth
40
Nathan Stark Vibrations five business cards from spectators in a bag, found and allocated correctly by performer
 		1976
Magick (Issue 169)
843
Jack Yates Jack's Line-Up up to thirteen spectators on stage, they select a card from a pile, pile shuffled, cards again given back to the right spectators
Variations
 1979
Card Caprice
6
Gerald Kosky Travel Agent cards with names of travel destinations, people write their names under then and tear cards in halves, performer takes parts with the names and can allocate the correct destinations
Also published here
 1982
Miracles of my Friends
82
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
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
 1983
After Jordan
7
Rolf Andra Graphologisches Mentalexperiment graphology experiment, several spectator writhe something on blank cards, one is selected and allocated to correctly
 		1986
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 47 No. 3)
75
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
Stunners!
73
Karl Fulves* "Satan's Trance" Notes No. 126, out-of-room four spectators seal cards in envelope, performer divines them in dark room, featuring stacking system
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
158
Larry Becker No-Brainer Q & A several cards with question about zodiac, favorite color etc., performer allocates them correctly and gives a brief reading
 		1995
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 10)
41
Andy Nyman Magicians Graphology three spectators make drawing on the back of business cards, performer looks at two and assigns them to the correct spectators, last drawing is divined
Also published here
Inspired by
 1997
Short, Punchy & Mental
[16]
Richard Osterlind Paroptic Psychometry I blindfolded, performer identifies objects
 		1999
Dynamic Mysteries
82
Richard Osterlind Paroptic Psychometry II blindfolded, performer identifies objects, different presentation
 		1999
Dynamic Mysteries
85
Juan Tamariz, Louis Zingone Trimental three chosen cards are first divined, then produced from corresponding pockets
Inspired by
Related to
 2000
Card College — Volume 4
906
Al Baker Deck and Envelopes stacked deck
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
707
Burton S. Sperber Miracle From Your Pocket ten cards chosen, then collected and pocketed, performer assigns them to spectators in pairs
Inspired by
 2010
Miracles of my Friends II
88
Andy Nyman Magicians' Graphology three spectators make drawing on the back of business cards, performer looks at two and assigns them to the correct spectators, last drawing is divined
Also published here
Inspired by
 2010
Bulletproof
35
Dr. Stanley Jaks A Wonderful Correspondence four cards in envelopes
Also published here
 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
100
John Lovick* Chic Thief pseudo psychometry with drawings
Inspired by
 2016
The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc.
83