Using Assistant

198 entries in Cards / Principles / Coding / Using Assistant
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Le Grand Sultan automaton who can divine a card by nodding with his head, the number of a rolled dice and in which compartment of a closed box a doll is placed, with assitant
 		1784
La Magie Blanche Dévoilée
1
To Guess, by the aid of a Passage of Poetry or Prose, such one of Sixteen Cards as, in the Performer's Absence, has been Touched or Selected by the Company verbal code
 		1876
Modern Magic
56
The Magic Circle "To discover a card or other object that has been touched in the performer's absence", with medium and code
 		1890
More Magic
242
Das Hellsehen No. 17, one of three cards chosen, performer divines, assistant codes with position of cigarette in mouth
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
22
Gedankenübertragung - 1. Methode - 1. Experiment mit Karten medium on chair divines selected cards, marked and coded by performer in way he holds the card
 		Mar. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 3)
39
Karten-Experimente coding cards
 		Jan. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 1)
6
Zur Tachypsychographie oder Hellsehen by "C. K. from Hannover", placement on table cloth codes card to assistant, code of silence, also other objects like coins possible
Related to
 Oct. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 10)
153
Der Gedächtniskünstler im Salon continuation of explanation, verbal code method
Related to
 Mar. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 7)
104
The Demon Envelope seven cards predicted in nesting envelopes
 		1897
New Era Card Tricks
100
Tom Sellers Card Telepathy
1927
Tricks That Work
13
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Curious Card Reading card fairly chosen and lost while performer has his back to spectator, it is found, repeat and card is simply named by performer, confederate in audience codes card
 		1928
The L. W. Mindreading Mysteries
2
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The "Test" Card Act medium names chosen cards under test conditions without speaking, two methods, coding by shuffling sound
 		1928
The L. W. Mindreading Mysteries
6
Bill Bowman Mind Reading by Telephone spelled "Bill Bournau" probably by mistake
 		1928
Card Tricks You Will Do
22
Bill Bowman Bowman's System for Mind Reading by Telephone
1928
Card Tricks You Will Do
23
Tom Sellers A Two Person Telepathy Effect any object coded with cards
 		1934
Card Tricks That Work
12
Theodore Annemann* The Two Person Location two bottom cards code two selections to assistant in other room, stacked
Related to
 1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
20
Theodore Annemann* The New Deal Card Code coding with eyes
 		1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
21
Orville Wayne Meyer A Practical Card Code verbal
Also published here
Variations
 Apr. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 7)
26
Theodore Annemann* Thoughts in the Air medium divines card and object in room, code via cards
Also published here
 Nov. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 14)
70
Codes for Mind Reading with Cards
  • Talking Code (First Method)
  • Talking Code (Second Method)
  • Silent Code (Method One)
  • Silent Code (Method Two)
  • Silent Code for Confederate
 		1935
Mental Magic with Cards
22
Al Baker Me and the Missus coding card to assistent, stacked pack
Also published here
 1935
Al Baker's Second Book
34
U. F. Grant Thought Transference assistant names selection when he returns into room, code with one-way cards
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
163
Theodore Annemann* Two Person Location two bottom cards code two selections to assistant in other room, stacked
Related to
 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
213
Clayton Brown The Knockout bottom cards code selections to assistant in other room, stacked
Related to
 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
234
Card Telepathy medium in other room divines card, code
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
291
Sight Unseen medium in other room divines card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
292
Miracle Code medium in other room divines card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
292
Toy Telephone Reading medium divines cards
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
293
Howard Albright Duo-Mentality medium in other room divines card, code with pencil
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
293
The Voice of the Spirit code for assistant in other room
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
349
Theodore Annemann*, Hugh Mackay The Secret Order of the Aces blindfolded assistant duplicates things done with aces
Also published here
 Jan. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 28)
173
Theodore Annemann* Parallel Thoughts one of four freely take cards is selected, medium finds out which one
Also published here
 1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
183
Clayton Rawson* Behind That Door! medium in another room divines cards, color, word with various methods
Also published here
 1938
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1938)
322
James G. Thompson Jr. The Eyes Have It coding only with eye movement
Also published here
Related to
 Feb. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 80)
519
Harold Denhard Thought Across Space medium finds card, center tear and gaffed "Instanto" deck
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 115)
680
Walter B. Gibson* Key Location Medium finds selection in shuffled deck, coding using stacking principle
Variations
 1940
The Jinx (Issue 121)
707
Al Baker Improved Card Code for Two Persons verbal and nonverbal
Also published here
 1941
Magical Ways and Means
22
Al Baker The Celebrity Feat stooge codes celebrity name with playing cards
Also published here
Related to
 1941
Magical Ways and Means
100
Franklin M. Chapman Stunner No. 2 medium in other room divines a freely selected card, secretly written with nail writer inside matchbook
Also published here
Related to
 1941
Ten Stunners with A Nail Writer
1
Franklin M. Chapman Stunner No. 3 medium in other room divines a freely named card, secretly written on face of a card with nail writer
Also published here
 1941
Ten Stunners with A Nail Writer
2
Walter B. Gibson*, Danny Morris Gaglet Department
  • card coding with name badges (Gibson)
  • card in balloon gag (Morris)
  • cut and restored tie performance at army shows without a stooge (Morris)
  • bar bet, naming three numbers of a serial number on a bill
 		May 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 10)
38
Eddie Joseph The Mental Marvel silent code for medium with arrangement on stage of spectator, table, chair
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
84
Eddie Joseph Distant Thought Penetration silent code for medium to which is brought pad and pen
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
87
James G. Thompson Jr. Digit-Telepathy medium reveals card
 		Jan. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 26)
109
Improved "The Eyes Have It"
Related to
 Feb. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 29)
120
Shaman* 13 Steps by placing the deck on the stairs, different positions
 		Feb. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 29)
121
Hen Fetsch Past Present and Future card selected, thought of and unseen are all predicted by a medium on different colored papers
 		Apr. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 33)
136
Elray Cue It! code with a thread, routine wit cigarettes, a book, cards and numbers
 		Apr. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 34)
141
James G. Thompson Jr. "Peek-Deck" Pappy Taylor's Peek Deck, as a code
Related to
Variations
 Oct. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 46)
188
Tom Sellers Two Person Card Code position of case on table as code, siltent
 		1943
Twenty Tricks
14
Walter B. Gibson* Tom Dick & How Many? three people each raising a different amount of fingers
Inspired by
 Dec. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 74)
302
John Mulholland Mind Signals “A system whereby the magician can communicate secretly to his assistant descriptions of playing cards, money, jewelry, and those miscellaneous articles a man has in his pockets and a woman carries in her handbag.”
  • Coding Playing Cards
  • Coding Denominations of Money
  • Coding Type of Jewelry
  • Coding Personal Property
    • Arm Signals
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
105
John Mulholland Coding Playing Cards
1944
The Art of Illusion
108
Clayton Rawson* Behind That Door! medium in another room divines cards, color, word with various methods
Also published here
 1944
Practical Mental Effects
78
Theodore Annemann*, Hugh Mackay The Secret Order of the Aces blindfolded assistant duplicates things done with aces
Also published here
 1944
Practical Mental Effects
272
Theodore Annemann* Parallel Thoughts one of four freely take cards is selected, medium finds out which one
Also published here
 1944
Practical Mental Effects
273
Theodore Annemann* Thoughts in the Air medium divines card and object in room, code via cards
Also published here
 1944
Practical Mental Effects
320
James G. Thompson Jr. The Eyes Have It coding only with eye movement
Also published here
Related to
 1944
Practical Mental Effects
322
Orville Wayne Meyer A Practical Card Code verbal
Also published here
Variations
 1944
Practical Mental Effects
323
Franklin M. Chapman Light On The Subject No. 2, medium in other room divines a freely selected card, secretly written with nail writer inside matchbook
Also published here
Related to
 1944
Twenty Stunners with A Nail Writer
11
Franklin M. Chapman A Whispered Selection No. 3, medium in other room divines a freely named card, secretly written on face of a card with nail writer
Also published here
 1944
Twenty Stunners with A Nail Writer
12
Eddie Clever Out Of the Ether medium in other room reveals, chosen card, words etc.
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
36
Hen Fetsch Past Present and Future card selected, thought of and unseen are all predicted by a medium on different colored papers
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
46
John Booth E-Z Mindreading toy telephone to transmit six selected cards to medium
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
53
Alan Barnert Phoney person on telephone knows card three times, three different methods
Also published here
Related to
 June 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 108)
433
Telepathy without Tears medium reveals number or playing card, non-verbal code with positioning of coins on a magazine
Variations
 Feb. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 9)
191
Warner Perry Telepathy Without Tears medium reveals number or playing card, non-verbal code with positioning in a room
Inspired by
Variations
 Apr. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 11)
211
Abril Lamarque Telephonic Telepathy code for telephone
Variations
 June 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 1)
223
Rowland D. Goodman, Abril Lamarque Telephonic Telepathy notes in Lamarque routine
Inspired by
 July 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 2)
237
Milbourne Christopher* Milbourne Christopher's Column on doing tricks over the radio, person calls in to reveal card
  • The Card Call
  • Card and Telephone
  • Variations P
  • Conclusion
Variations
 Aug. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 3)
240
Eddie Clever, Gerald Kosky Telephonic Telepathy letters with ideas by Clever and Kosky on Lamarque's routine
Inspired by
 Aug. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 3)
244
Dr. William Weyeneth Un truc de transmission de pensée signaling a playing card using a match, medium in other room, followed by german translation "Ein Kunstück der Gedankenübertragung"
 		Mar. 1946
La Baguette Magique (Issue 8)
2
Ed Miller Tapping Trick one of ten tabled cards touched, assistant knows which one
 		1946
50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do
50
Jean Hugard, Jerry Lukins Telephonic Telepathy on the international response to Lamarque's routine, method by Lukins
Inspired by
 Jan. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 8)
285
Chester "Dr. DeMille" Miller Telepathy for Two letter/number code
 		Feb. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 9)
294
The Whispering Queen Queen of Hearts whispers to you identity of person who was secretly chosen by audience when you left the room
 		1949
Tricks and Stunts With Playing Cards
15
Paul Dienst Devil Telepathie medium in other room divines card, code using pencils
 		1949
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 10 No. 3)
19
Al Baker Baker's Eight-Card Trick any eight cards taken and one chosen, other seven called out to assistant who then names selection, effect "Study in Stud" related but not the method
Also published here
 1949
Mental Magic
34
Louis Tannen The Psychic Number Seven No. 142, Spectators picks one out of seven random cards, and names six on the phone. Person at other end divines the selection.
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
272
Francis J. Rigney Clock Face Code positions of face
 		Apr. 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 11)
653
Fred Fletcher Eye Cue code for cards
 		Feb. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 223)
892
Bob Somerfeld Nickel for Your Thoughts spectator's write down phone numbers, one slip and a playing card are selected, the person is called who reveals the card, actually assistant, Devil's Handkerchief
Also published here
Related to
 1951
Mind Reader's Digest
2
Bob Somerfeld Telephone Code playing card, apparently waiting for the other person to pick up the phone
 		1951
Mind Reader's Digest
3
Harry Banderob The Cards and Slates with medium on stage, coding card by flashing bottom card
 		1951
Psychic Magic — Vol. 1
28
Theodore Annemann* A Club or Stage Mental Number blindfolded, multiple card divination
 		1952
Annemann's Buried Treasures
15
Harold Fulmer The Mind Reading Game divination of selected card, code by medium
 		1953
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)
31
John Hamilton The Deuce You Say!
Jan. 1954
The Phoenix (Issue 298)
1190
Adriano Vaz Velho Neue Gedankenübertragung mittels Telephon one of twelve cards is divined by assistant over phone
 		1954
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 3)
184
Nikolas The Nikolas "Thought" Card card coded via the way a slip of paper is clipped to a card case, silent code
Variations
 1954
Routined Manipulation Finale
211
I. Mentalmagie zu Zweien verbal code for playing cards
 		1955
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 16 No. 6)
361
Burlesco 2. Telepathie mit einer Schiefertafel code for 32 cards, ways of holding slate
 		1955
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 16 No. 6)
364
Theodore Annemann*, Hugh Mackay The Secret Order of the Aces blindfolded assistant duplicates things done with aces
 		1956
Annemann's "No Code" Telepathy
8
Theodore Annemann* Thoughts in the Air medium divines card and object in room, code via cards
 		1956
Annemann's "No Code" Telepathy
10
James G. Thompson Jr. Tarot Telepathy medium divines selection
Also published here
 1956
Top Secrets of Magic
83
Dr. Spencer Thornton The Mentalist's Pencil performer leaves the room and three cards are selected and hidden, all cards are divined
 		1958
Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic
20
Dr. Spencer Thornton Initial Psychometry three spectator select a card and sign their name on a paper, performer in other room looks at the names and divines the cards
 		1958
Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic
21
Walford Taylor Section 8 - Cards
1959
Two Person Telepathy
246
Tony Corinda (2) Smoke Gets in Your Eyes positional code, with ashtray and cigarette
 		1959
Two Person Telepathy
263
Tony Corinda (6) Wrist Watch Code playing card code
 		1959
Two Person Telepathy
267
Back to Back card is put on the back of the performer and he divines it
 		1959
Card Tricks
329
Theodore Annemann* Parallel Thoughts one of four freely take cards is selected, medium finds out which one
Also published here
 Aug. 1962
The New Jinx (Vol. 1 No. 4)
15
Dr. William Weyeneth Hellsehmystifikation für den Salon four cards are selected and replaced in deck, deck handed to medium, who finds selections in other room, luminous paint
 		1965
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 26 No. 3)
44
Dan Tong* Telecodes ESP card coded via the way a slip of paper is clipped to a card case, silent code
Inspired by
 Sep. 1965
The New Jinx (Vol. 4 No. 41)
170
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr. Medium Rare edgemarked deck and code
Also published here
 1967
Between Two Minds
26
James G. Thompson Jr. Sympathesia medium removes selected card from a deck, two decks, easy code
Also published here
 1967
Between Two Minds
30
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr. Two Minutes to Telepathy easy two person code, word for values and suits
Also published here
Related to
 1967
Between Two Minds
32
James G. Thompson Jr., Ned Rutledge Perfecz Poker Face performer stops at named card
 		1967
Between Two Minds
33
Ben Christopher* Other Voices card and color divined by medium in other room
Related to
 July 1968
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 3 No. 9)
191
Joseph M. White Eight to Remember easy code for playing cards
 		Mar. 1968
The New Jinx (Vol. 6 No. 71)
287
James G. Thompson Jr. Entre Nous and You on the Two Person Telepathy Act
  • Program Outline
Related to
 1968
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 3
358
W.H. Radcliffe Mental Telephony medium reveals playing card, 52 names
 		1969
Entertaining Mental Miracles
10
Leonard Winokur The Wizard Revisited person is called who names selection
 		Dec. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 40)
246
George Sands 1-3-9 System method to transmit a card using four cards and one is turned over
Related to
 1971 ca.
Sandslide
1
George Sands 3 Card Improvement of 1-3-9 System, coding card using three Aces, one is face down
 		1971 ca.
Sandslide
1
George Sands Lucky 7's coding chosen card using two Sevens
 		1971 ca.
Sandslide
4
Jack Kent Tillar Tiptoe Telepathy medium divines playing cards singly and also a bunch of cards, then she reverses a card in another room which is the same card the audience constructed
 		1972
Magick (Issue 51)
251
James G. Thompson Jr. The Eyes Have It coding only with eye movement
Also published here
Related to
 1972
The Living End
37
Special Delivery
Related to
 1972
The Living End
38
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 8) No. 247-8, coding cards with shuffle code, no details
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
62
M. J. Oeink Oenik's Gambling Moves: 3) Card code No. 382-3, code with finger position at cards, no details
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
104
Newspaper Gag For Coding Nikola System No. 449, coding a card with newspaper wrapped around deck, no details
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
127
Frank Garcia, George Schindler Not a Word Spoken two person code with case and shuffling tell
Variations
 1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
119
The Mysterious Walking Stick card code with a stick
 		Dec. 1974
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 4)
49
Karl Fulves* ESPhone medium knows card, simple code
 		1974
Close-Up Mental Magic
11
Gerald Kosky The Medium Knows coding card to medium using pips of a Ten
Also published here
  • Genii, Vol. 6 No. 12, Aug. 1942
 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
129
Gerald Kosky Telepathy Made Easy assistant in other room while card is selected
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
191
Jack Kent Tillar IMP "Impromptu Multi Projections", color, number and playing card are divined by medium over phone
 		1977
Magick (Issue 175)
871
Karl Fulves* The Isis Slate coding four numbers (or other things) with two lines on a slate
Also published here
Variations
 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 1)
1072
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
The Shamrock Code / The Parallel Principle
12
Karl Fulves* Center Deception any chosen card selected when performer does not look is found, using code and confederate
 		1979
The Shamrock Code / The Parallel Principle
14
Karl Fulves* Enciphering Court Cards expansion of Shamrock Code for cards
 		1979
The Shamrock Code / The Parallel Principle
15
Karl Fulves* X-Ray Vision spectator reverses card behind performer's back, it is divined, using code and confederate
 		1979
The Shamrock Code / The Parallel Principle
19
Karl Fulves* "Turning" The Spectator spectator unwittingly codes information
 		1979
The Shamrock Code / The Parallel Principle
20
Karl Fulves* Fooling The Confederate
1979
The Shamrock Code / The Parallel Principle
22
Karl Fulves* Fooling The Confederate deck shuffled face-up/face-down, two cards selected, using code and confederate & card counting
 		1979
The Shamrock Code / The Parallel Principle
45
Victor Marsh Found selection returned to cased deck, medium in other room finds selection
Variations
 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 20)
1258
Dr. John Nichols Joker III medium stops before joker, repeated with medium in other room, story of an encounter between Jimmy Grippo and Dai Vernon
Inspired by
 1979
Magick (Issue 224)
1118
Philip T. Goldstein* Beam groups selects a card verbally, and one card is selected and pocketed, medium divines both cards and finds spectator who pocketed the one card
 		1979
Magick (Issue 238)
1189
Time Will Tell No. 37, medium divines the time set on spectator's watch and the card he stopped at
 		1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
59
Karl Fulves* A Room Away No. 38, selection returned to cased deck, medium in other room finds selection
Inspired by
 1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
61
Karl Fulves* Bridge Note coding information in bridge game via bidding
 		1980
Parallel Lines
27
Uriah Fuller* 5. ESP Cards, Part I divining chosen cards: signals, reflective surfaces (eight examples), deck switch, marks, spectator divines card
 		1980
Further Confessions of a Psychic
41
Al Mann, Max Andrews Coded Headlines coding a card with a newspaper
 		1982
Six Columns
22
Thomas Alan Waters Zodiaccent medium on the other end divines zodiac from spectator
Also published here
Related to
 1982
Magick (Issue 300)
1498
Jules Lenier Blanks for the Memory one of the four Aces is chosen while medium is out of room
Inspired by
  • item in The Sphinx, Oct. 1929
 1982
Miracles of my Friends
87
Jules Lenier 1 2 4 8 freely chosen card is divined by medium
 		1982
Miracles of my Friends
91
Leif Reed* Subtle Connection
Mar. 1983
Magick (Issue 317)
1583
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
Fitch Cheney Strange Trick telephone trick with freely named card
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4)
15
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
James G. Thompson Jr. Tarot-Telepathie medium divines selection
Also published here
 Oct. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 1)
49
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr. Das hellsehende Medium edgemarked deck and code
Also published here
 Dec. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
87
James G. Thompson Jr. Sympathesia medium removes selected card from a deck, two decks, easy code
Also published here
 Dec. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
90
James G. Thompson Jr., Ned Rutledge Zwei Minuten zur Telepathie easy two person code, word for values and suits
Also published here
Related to
 Dec. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
92
Harry Lorayne Codecto verbal
 		Feb. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 2)
1458
Gary Kurtz* Sharing the Credit accomplice is asked to leave the room, after returning he finds a selected card, two versions, accomplice does not really know how it's done
 		1989
Continuations and Departures
22
Gary Kurtz* Code of Silence
Also published here
Related to
 1989
Continuations and Departures
25
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Psych It assistant divines chosen card, matching pairs
 		Dec. 1991
Magick (Issue 465)
2324
Gary Kurtz* The Code of Silence
Also published here
Related to
 1992
Prinzipien in der Praxis
34
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Codus Indirectus verbally coding a card to medium
 		Jan. 1992
Magick (Issue 466)
2330
Steve "Banachek" Shaw Brain Writing spectator writes name on business card, medium divines selection by analyzing hand writing
 		May 1992
Magick (Issue 472)
2361
Alan Wakeling Psychic Blackjack cards are named by assistant, used in a blackjack game, John Mulholland code
Also published here
Variations
 Dec. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 4)
44
Alan Wakeling Psychic Blackjack cards are named by assistant, used in a blackjack game, John Mulholland code
Also published here
Variations
 1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
117
Ted Lesley Medium in Your Pocket medium is called during radio show, host opens new deck, shuffles, cuts and put one card inside his pocket
Inspired by
 1994
Paramiracles
42
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Transmental-Express medium reveals chosen card
 		1995
Hellsehen... ...kinderleicht
29
Claude Rix Et avec une partenaire name of chosen card appears on arm of assistant
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
115
Gary Kurtz* The Code Of Silence
Also published here
Related to
 1995
Lecture Notes 1995
25
Simon Aronson Medium, Well-Done two person act, person is sent out of room, later comes back and is able to locate selected card
Also published here
 Feb. 1996
MAGIC (Vol. 5 No. 6)
63
Frederick Braue Three Card Mediumistic three spectators remove cards from deck, medium divines them, top cards code selections
Related to
 1997
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 8)
18
Simon Lovell Double Trouble two magicians perform in different parts of the room, one cannot find card and other magicians shouts out name, repeated
 		1997
Simon Says!
115
Karl Fulves* The Lady Thinks shuffled deck, psychic from other side of room tells how cards should be dealt to separate reds from blacks
Related to
 1998
Combo
27
Karl Fulves* Just The Fax "Unsolved Mysteries"
photocopy of playing card mess faxed to medium who faxes back selection, posed as a problem
 		1998
The Fine Print (Issue 8)
234
Ellis Stanyon To Tell Which Card of Fifty-two Is Touched in Your Absence No. 2, coding by assistant
Variations
 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
112
Ellis Stanyon Another Alternate Method for No. 2 No. 4, confederate names a card which codes the actual card
Inspired by
 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
113
Paul Curry Thoughts from Afar medium on telephone knows selected card
Related to
 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
223
Doug Canning Quiet Time coding value of a card, by holding a card
 		2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
137
Al Baker Me and the Missus coding card to assistent, stacked pack
Also published here
 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)
119
Al Baker Improved Card Code for Two Persons verbal and nonverbal
Also published here
 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
161
Al Baker The Celebrity Feat stooge codes celebrity name with playing cards
Also published here
Related to
 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
234
Al Baker Baker's Eight-Card Trick any eight cards taken and one chosen, other seven called out to assistant who then names selection, effect "Study in Stud" related but not the method
Also published here
 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)
302
Al Baker Tricks I Like - 1. stacked, medium finds three chosen cards, bottom cards code them
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 47 No. 1, March 1948
Related to
 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magazines)
674
Al Baker Two-Person Mental Card Trick stacked deck, medium are secretly given cards next to selection
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
758
Al Baker Two-Person Mind Reading one of four is selected, assistant in other room knows
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
758
Karl Fulves* Band Speech coding with rubber band around deck
 		2004
Under Tension
56
Rajneesh Madhok Reading the Future
2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
54
Massimo Tira In-Visible In-Sight coding a card for other mentalist or medium using Silver Bullet
Also published here
  • "In-Visible In-Sight" in "Werewolf"
 2004
Omicron
28
Karl Fulves* Calling Ms. Modulo two poker hands, performer and spectator each decide on a hole card, medium tells hole card after hearing other four cards
Inspired by
  • "Telephone Stud" (Wallace Lee, Math Miracles, 1950)
Related to
 2005
Clockwork
15
Rick Merrill The Da Vander Code impossible location, with stooge in audience that codes card
 		2005
Home Schooled
22
Bob King Calling Mr. Stebbins two spectators cut to a card each and loose it in a packet, performer takes one packet and pockets a card from it, person is called on phone and names both cards after one packet is read off to him
 		2005
My Best To You
27
Lewis Jones Blindsight spectator covers eyes of performer, cards are selected from deck and performer is able to name them
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
145
Michael Powers Coding for your Partner area on pad, silent code
 		2006
Power Plays
121
Max Maven* Phonomenon spectator selects card by cutting off cards and dealing into three pile, then remembering the bottom card of one of the piles, deck assembled and order read off to medium at the phone which then divines card
Inspired by
 Nov. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 4)
25
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Secret Telegraph
Also published here
  • Card Sharping Exposed, 1861
 Oct. 2006
MAGIC (Vol. 16 No. 2)
54
Karl Fulves* Intelligent Design ten ESP cards (or other cards, items) mixed and put in a row in a stand, a few turned over, medium enters room and divines all the hidden ones
  • Picture Perfect
  • Conditions of Note
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Up & Down
  • The Routine
  • With Playing Cards
 		2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
203
Joel Givens Peek clean spectator's peek, see p. 203 for method
 		2007
Session
15
Simon Aronson Medium, Well-Done two person act, person is sent out of room, later comes back and is able to locate selected card
Also published here
 2014
Art Decko
270
Jim Steinmeyer The Affirmative Code
  • Conjuring
cards or objects in room are divined by assistant, code for twenty-six letters and numbers
Inspired by
 Dec. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 12)
36
Unnamed Magician Long Distance Telepathy: Under Test Conditions two decks, spectator deals one deck and stops at any card to generate a value, the second deck is cut to generate a suit, the combined card is divined by a phoned medium, 1-0-1 stack, range force
  • Main Method (Two Spectators)
  • Variant Method (One Spectator)
  • Further Variant Methods
Inspired by
 2025
Midnight Sessions
266