Passive

156 entries in Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Passive
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
C. Vogel Eine neue Volte mit einer Hand "Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
part two of description, one-handed pass in which the selection is simultaneously reversed, performing one-handed pass with hand at the side, hanging behind the leg
Related to Jan. 1899 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 1) 4
Unknown II. One-Handed Top Card Reversal pushed to side and flipped over
 		Sep. 1901 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 9) 140
Unknown III. One-Handed Top Card Reversal to Bottom card pulled around left side with thumb
 		Sep. 1901 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 9) 140
Unknown Slip Reverse top card slipped reversed to bottom and deck turned over, brief
 		1909 The Art of Magic 46
Unknown Top to Center Reverse top card reversed into center, brief
 		1909 The Art of Magic 47
Unknown Top-to-Bottom Reversal Slip
1931 Controlled Coincidence 8
Unknown Top-to-Bottom Half Pass
1931 Controlled Coincidence 9
John Mulholland, John Henry Anderson The J.H. Anderson Slip as a Reverse with improvement by Mulholland
 		1933 Farelli's Card Magic — Part Two 63
Louis Lam Center to Top Reverse similar to Future Reverse, but to top instead of to center
Related to 1935 Would You Believe It? 8
Jean Hugard To Reverse the Bottom Card against thigh/leg
 		1935 Card Manipulations (Issue 4) 94
Victor Farelli Reversing the Bottom Card
1936 Lend Me Your Pack 15
Jean Hugard Leg Reverse
1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 49
Unknown Simple Turnover card revolved around deck to bottom
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 271
Unknown Reverse Sleight center to bottom
 		1938 Greater Magic 216
Unknown Side Slip Reverse basically Future Reverse
Related to 1938 Greater Magic 339
Unknown Righting a reversed Bottom Card
1940 Expert Card Technique 109
Unknown Reverse at Side
1940 More Card Manipulations (Issue 3) 50
Edward Victor Method of Reversing the Bottom Card as deck is placed into left hand, for application see reference
Related to 1940 ca. More Magic of the Hands — Part One 13
Unknown One-handed Top Card Reverse under cover
 		1940 ca. More Magic of the Hands — Part One 25
Unknown Card Reverse in Middle bold, under cover of body turn
 		1940 ca. More Magic of the Hands — Part One 37
Unknown Card Reverse
1944 Action with Cards 11
Russell T. Barnhart Secret Reverse on Table passive or with a riffle shuffle
Related toVariations 1945 Off the Top 10
Edward Marlo Reverse Sleight - Future Reverse
Related toVariations 1945 Future Reverse 6
Jackie Flosso Flopso Reverso peeked selection turns over in deck, featuring reverse technique in which card is pushed out and held in clip palm while deck is turned over it
 		Dec. 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 7) 174
Unknown Another Method of Reversing a Card passive, Peek Reverse/Future Reverse (shown by Egon Pischke)
 		1946 Card Control 84
Unknown Simple Reverse crude
 		1946 Early Marlo (Issue Marlo's Discoveries) 51
Unknown Reverses different methods
Related toAlso published here 1948 The Royal Road to Card Magic 177
Paul Rosini One-Hand Peek Reverse to second position from top, best done behind the back
 		1950 Magical Gems 36
Unknown Leg Reverse as double lift substitute
 		1952 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 253) 1011
Clyde Cairy Cutting Reverse so-called Braue Reverse
Related to 1952 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 264) 1055
Unknown Bottom Reversal Control control card to bottom, reversing it in process (pass-like action)
 		1953 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 288) 1152
James Steranko Reverses follow-up to Shadow Steal
 		1960 Steranko on Cards 24
James Steranko The Twist Bottom Reverse follow-up to Shadow Steal, card directly pivoted around right edge to bottom
 		1960 Steranko on Cards 25
James Steranko Bottom Reverse bottom card
Related to 1960 Steranko on Cards 42
Victor Farelli Bottom Card Reversal
1961 Card Switches 56
Jean Hugard, Burling Hull Reverse against Body
1961 The Magic of Charles Earle Miller 23
Jerry Andrus Side Delivery Turn-Over from center to on top
Also published here 1961 Sleightly Miraculous 14
Harry Lorayne Toss-In Reverse card is tossed in tabled deck and instantly reversed, table edge cover
 		1965 My Favorite Card Tricks 38
Unknown Revolve Half Pass cards from center are passed to bottom and turned over
 		1969 Epilogue (Issue 6) 45
Unknown Gravity Reverse bottom card of fanned packet
 		1970 Epilogue (Issue 9) 71
Eddie Fechter Quick Reverse using palm
Also published here 1972 Card Cavalcade 48
Unknown Card Reverse double lift and deck turnover
 		1972 The Living End 40
Larry Jennings 3 Reverses
Related toAlso published here 1973 Epilogue (Issue 17) 157
Martin A. Nash Scaling The Change deck in other hand, card is thrown and caught
 		1975 Ever So Sleightly 36
Ken Krenzel The Square Reverse in center
Related to 1975 Afterthoughts 95
Karl Fulves Replacement with Reversal briefly mentioned
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 2 143
Arthur Hastings, Bruce Cervon Turnover Pass Reverse Card is reversed in Center as Deck is turned over
Also published here 1975 Card Fare 36
Jerry Andrus Side Delivery Turn Over from center to on top, two versions
Also published here 1976 Andrus Card Control 38
Karrell Fox About Face selection reverses in deck, with bold reverse sleight
 		1976 Clever.... Like a Fox 69
Rick Johnsson Half a Lap card reverse, hiding card behind forearm, seated
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 28
Edward Marlo Marlo Bottom Placement, step 36 as a center reverse
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 207
Harvey Rosenthal Center Reverse packet from center to other place
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Three) 197
Unknown Leg Reverse
1977 The Magic Book 118
Ken Krenzel The Invisible Bottom Reverse
Related to 1978 The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 45
Ken Krenzel The Invisible Reverse Transfer Bottom card to center or anywhere
 		1978 The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 52
Unknown Bottom Card Reverse top card slipped around reversed to bottom
 		1978 The second now you see it, now you don't! 78
Dai Vernon Straighten Out rightening reversed card from bottom to top
 		May 1979 Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 5) 196
Harry Lorayne Face to Face reversal of second card
 		1979 Quantum Leaps 179
John Murray Trip From Center top card cover side steal using clip palm
 		Feb. 1980 Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 2) 303
Tom Mullica Top to Center Reverse placing top card reversed to special position, one-handed
 		May 1980 Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 5) 345
Karl Fulves Side Steal Reverse as deck is turned over
 		1981 Side Steal 17
Ken Simmons A Further Fantastic Move Tilt Half Pass & Future Reverse combo
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1981 Cards — With a Different Touch 9
Unknown Center Half Pass packet from center to bottom, creeping reverse
 		1981 More Professional Card Tricks 28
Ed DeMello, Tom Wolf The Kenobi Reversal top card to bottom, one handed, credit correction on page 647
Variations Feb. 1982 Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 2) 597
Ken Krenzel Invisible Reverse Transfer
1982 Card News '82 134
Harvey Rosenthal A Simple Reverse while showing top and bottom card
VariationsAlso published here 1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 19) 367
David Britland One-Hand Reverse one-hand top palm derivation to reverse top card to bottom
Also published here
  • Magigram, Vol. 9 No. 2, Oct. 1976
 1983 Cardopolis (Issue 1) 21
Ken Krenzel, Harry Lorayne Invisible Reverse Transfer center card reversed to anywhere
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 367
Tony Noice Single Card Half Pass bottom card
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 534
T. Nelson Downs TND Reverse from center to bottom
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2) 15
Ben Harris B.H. Reverse top card reversed to bottom
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 5
Larry Jennings The Wedge Reverse
1986 The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 32
Edward Marlo Center Reverse Future Reverse
 		1986 Sankey Panky 47
Ben Harris Fandango Move one-handed, bottom cards of small packet turned over
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1986 Fandango 2
John Bannon Side Steal Reverse deck turned around and reversed card added to top
Related to 1986 Mirage 11
Jean Hugard Leg Reversal
1987 Star Quality — The Magic of David Regal 115
Randy Wakeman Throwing it in Reverse top card reversed into center, wrist pass type action
 		1987 Special Effects 15
Richard Sanders Reverse from Center to Top for visual appearance
Related to 1987 When Creators Collide... 42
Karl Fulves Palm Reverse card from right-hand palm pulled reversed under deck with left fingers, then optionally back into right palm
 		1987 Secret Session — Part Three 75
Ken Simmons Reverse Variant reverse from center top
Inspired byRelated to 1987 Riffling the Pasteboards — Again! 48
Gordon Bruce Center to Bottom Reverse cards from center pulled around to bottom
 		Nov. 1987 Opus (Vol. 1 No. 3) 13
Bruce Cervon Cervon's Invisible Reverse Card is reversed in Center as Deck is turned over
Related toAlso published here 1988 The Cervon File 149
Dai Vernon Vernon's Creeping Reverse
1988 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2 196
Dai Vernon, John Henry Anderson Creeping Reverse
1988 The Cardwright 63
Ben Harris The Norway Addition to Fandango Move center face-up card of sandwich visually transforms
Inspired byAlso published here 1988 Off the Wall 48
Edward Marlo Pivot Reverse see step 10 for credit notes
Related to 1989 So Soon? 20
Harvey Rosenthal, Frank Thompson Variations of Multi Shift
  • reversing cards (Rosenthal)
  • palming cards in classic palm (Thompson)
  • palming cards in Tenkai palm (Rosenthal)
Inspired by 1989 The Multiple Shift 4
Edward Marlo Center Reverse future reverse
 		1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 49
Unknown Center Reverse to Bottom one-card pass
 		1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 142
Ken Krenzel Invisible Reverse Transfer center card reversed to anywhere
 		1990 Close-up Impact! 8
John Henry Anderson, John Mulholland The J.H. Anderson Slip as a Reverse
Related to 1990 Close-up Impact! 122
Ben Harris The Fandango Move one-handed, bottom cards of small packet turned over
Also published here 1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 3
Dai Vernon Creeping Reverse
1990 Up in Smoke and Other Tantalizing Mysteries 10
Gordon Bruce Center to Bottom Reverse cards from center pulled around to bottom
 		1991 Opus (Vol. 3 No. Opus Selection) 3
Unknown Palm Reverse card palmed out from center and deck placed on top
 		1991 Page Wright's Manuscript 203
Edward Marlo Future Reverse
1992 Totally Out Of Control 35
Unknown One-Hand Reverse top card dragged reversed under deck
 		1992 Pasteboard Presentations 20
Steve Draun The Truly Fantastic Move pass side steal combo with center reverse
Inspired byRelated to 1993 Secrets Draun from Underground 137
Jerry Sadowitz, Ken Krenzel, Edward Marlo The Marenzel Reverse to transfer a card from one position to another position towards the top and reverse it in the process
Inspired by 1993 The Marenzel Reverse 1
Unknown ボトムカードリバース (Bottom Card Reverse)
 		1993 Larry Jennings's Card Technique 95
Unknown Card Turnover while removing an outjogged card
 		1993 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks 88
Larry Jennings Third Reverse
Also published here 1993 Card File 6
Eddie Fechter Quick Reverse using palm, with variation
Also published here 1993 Fechter 241
Gary Kurtz Rotational Half Pass with small packet
 		1994 U.P. — The Ultimate Progression 11
Jean Hugard Leg Reverse
1996 Notes on Card Tricks and Other Diversions 3
Unknown The Leg Reverse
1996 Card College — Volume 2 371
Karl Fulves One-Handed Air Drop top card flips over secretly, not used as production but secret turnover, one-handed get-ready
Inspired by
  • Annemann gag in "The Conjuror's Magazine", April 1949
 1996 The Fine Print (Issue 4) 69
Unknown Small Packet Rightening bottom card moved around and reversed to top in turnover-pass type action
 		1996 The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser 84
Ben Harris Fandango one-handed, bottom cards of small packet turned over
 		1996 Inside Cardmagic — Band 2 146
Dai Vernon Vernon's Creeping Reverse
1997 Jennings '67 141
Larry Jennings Small Packet Half Pass similar to Asher Twist
 		1997 Jennings '67 227
Dai Vernon Creeping Reverse very brief
 		1997 The Ancient Empty Street 13
Edward Marlo Center Reverse future reverse
 		1997 L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians 58
Simon Lovell Gesture Rightening top card of deck secretly reversed, rightened in up-and-down movement
 		1997 Simon Says! 69
Dai Vernon Top to Bottom Reverse card wrapped around with fingers
Also published here 1997 It's a Matter of Style 17
Jack Avis Center to Top Reverse one-handed behind back, bold
 		1998 Vis à Vis 48
Jean Hugard Leg Reversal
1999 Drawing Room Deceptions 21
Unknown Bottom Reversal Control Control card to bottom, reversing it in process (pass-like action)
 		1999 Kort 69
David Acer Flipwich center card in sandwich changes visually, one-handed, bottom cards turned over
Related toVariations 1999 Natural Selections — Volume II 127
Karl Fulves Any Card Reversed one-handed reverse under handkerchief cover
Inspired by 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 232
Jean Hugard Leg Reversal
2000 Excerpts 12
Edward Marlo The Future Reverse
Related to 2000 Card College — Volume 4 1030
Ben Harris, Santo Fandango one-handed, bottom cards of small packet turned over
 		2000 Concertos for Pasteboard 145
Baltazar Fuentes Top Card Reverse top card reversed to bottom, dragged around with left fingers
 		2000 I'm Dancing 5
Mark Mason Twisting the What? one-handed, bottom card of small fanned packet is turned over visually
Inspired by 2000 Up Close & Personal 9
Ken Simmons A Further Fantastic Move Tilt Half Pass & Future Reverse combo, brief
Also published here June 2000 Onyx (Issue 11) 23
Unknown Reverse at Side
2001 Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond 282
Aaron Fisher A Usefull Switch switching three of four witch a top card cover half pass of top six cards
Inspired byRelated to 2002 The Paper Engine 66
Aaron Fisher Cover Pass Reverse to Bottom block handling
Inspired by 2002 The Paper Engine 87
Unknown Flick Reverse / Colour Change top card pulled around to the bottom reversed or not, Top Shot mechanics
 		Mar. 2003 Ego (Vol. 2 No. 14) 11
Wesley James Snap Reverse bottom card of small packet
 		2004 Enchantments 58
Edward Marlo Marlo's Future Reverse - Broken Form
2004 Enchantments 244
Ken Krenzel The Krenzel Square Reverse in center
Related to 2004 Enchantments 245
Russell T. Barnhart Passive Table Reverse
2004 Enchantments 305
Wesley James Low Lateral Switches
  • Low Lateral Addition
  • Low Lateral Substitution (with half-pass on top of deck under cover cards)
Related to 2004 Enchantments 373
Unknown Against Leg Revers
Mar. 2004 Genii (Vol. 67 No. 3) 63
Dai Vernon Creeping Reverse
2005 Up In Smoke 45
Edward Marlo Future Reverse
2005 Up In Smoke 58
Dai Vernon Top to Bottom Reverse card wrapped around with fingers
Also published here 2005 It's a Matter of Style (2005 edition) 31
Dai Vernon Creeping Reverse
2007 The Magician's Ltd Cookbook 83
R. L. Bell Twist Reversal
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, Oct. 1972
 2007 The Anthology of One Handed Card Cuts and Flourishes 59
Frank E. Blaisdell The Turnover one-handed
Also published here
  • Original Magic (Frank Blaisdell)
 2007 The Anthology of One Handed Card Cuts and Flourishes 70
Unknown Top card reversal (one handed) similar action to leg reversal but without using leg
 		2007 Card Dupery 153
Unknown Gravity Reverse leftmost card(s) of right hand’s spread flip 180-degrees into left hand as spread is closed
 		2007 Thought of Cards Across Project 9
Jean Hugard Leg Reverse
2008 Cocktail Card Magic 17
Justin Higham Around-the-Deck Reversal Secret reversal of bottom card to the top of deck
Related to 2008 Dexterity Manual 9
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli), Tony Chang Broken Mechanical Reverse see credit information on page 41
 		2013 I Was Kidnapped 37
Jean Hugard Leg Reverse
2015 Renovations 37
Unknown Card Reverse bottom card pushed out and around, Bommerlunder Königswende
 		2016 In Order to Amaze 222
Edward Marlo Future Reverse
2017 Operandi (Issue 3) 35
Alexandr Erohin One Move Reverse card reversed during classic pass
 		Apr. 2018 Genii (Vol. 81 No. 4) 74
Larry Wilmore Sloppy Turnover one-handed à la leg turnover without leg
 		Jan. 2019 Genii (Vol. 82 No. 1) 56
Bébel Straddle Grip Reverse from center reversed to bottom
 		May 2020 Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 2 (Spring #2)) 275
Jim Steinmeyer One-Finger Change double facer turned over behind another card one-handed
 		Oct. 2020 Genii (Vol. 83 No. 10) 52
Dai Vernon The Clean-Up Move rightening a reversed card in center and bringing it to top
 		2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 190
Gordon Bruce Backfire Move bottom card reversed to top
Related to 2022 The Glasgow File — Volume 1 78