Pocket Writing

54 entries in Mental Magic / Principles / Pocket Writing
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
A. J. Das Vorherbestimmen menschlicher Gedanken oder "Die Sehergabe des indischen Marabus" three selections and their positions in the deck predicted, faced deck, two methods with or without an off-stage assistant, pocket writing of numbers with stencil
 		Aug. 1904 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 8) 115
A. J. Zum mysteriösen Cigarettenpapier spectator crumples up piece of cigarette paper, word or number appears on it in chosen color
Inspired by
  • Das Mysteriöse Cigarettenpapier (a book by H. F. C. Suhr)
 Oct. 1904 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 10) 150
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die Geisterschrift number and color appear on small paper ball isolated on needle
 		1930 Zauberkunststücke 49
Al Baker Al Baker's Wonderful Prediction position of card, pocket-writing
 		1932 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Pack) 484
Unknown Tricks with Assistant as the Medium two methods, medium divines cards or finds selections, culling key cards together
 		1935 Mental Magic with Cards 21
Unknown Telepathic Cards medium in other room divines cards, pocket writing
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 293
Theodore Annemann My Own Swami Test predicting anything, pocket writing
Related toAlso published here 1937 The Jinx (Issue 37) 249
Dr. Edward G. Ervin Telepathic Prediction named number appears in chosen color on paper stuck to piece of wood, optional repeat phase
 		1937 The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin 34
Unknown Die Geisterschrift pellet on pin, named number appears
 		1939 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 2) 8
Unknown Die Macht des Willens named number appears in chosen color on rolled up cigarette paper, pocket writing with different colored pencils
 		1939 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 5) 12
Karl Germain The Germain Gem named dead person appears on billet, pocket writing
Also published here 1940 The Jinx (Issue 95) 588
Walter B. Gibson Lost in the Shuffle medium reveals three cards, pocket writing on playing card
Variations 1942 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 2) 6
George Armstrong What's On Your Mind? word from a book is predicted on a billet
 		1942 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 14) 59
Karl Germain The Germain Gem named dead person appears on billet, pocket writing
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 22
Theodore Annemann The Perfect Book Test blindfolded medium divines chosen word from a book
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 68
Theodore Annemann My Own Swami Test predicting anything, pocket writing
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 145
Felix Greenfield Brained! spectator divines a phone number from another spectator
 		1948 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 160) 642
Dr. William Weyeneth Zettelschreiben pocket writing, prop in pocket to write more securely
 		1948 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 9 No. Sondernummer 3) 5
Al Baker Chicken Feed amount of change in spectator's pocket, pocket writing, spiked billet
Related to 1949 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic) 311
Theodore Annemann My Original Swami Test number and color are predicted on business card in envelope
 		1952 Annemann's Buried Treasures 12
Albert Verity, Malcolm Davison Prediction with Pocket Writing variation
Also published here 1952 Routined Manipulation — Part Two 49
E. J. Norman Glassed prediction of a words selected from a newspaper, prediction in glass
 		1954 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 303) 10
Jack Avis Message from Hades freely chosen card predicted, pocket writing
Related to 1954/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6 221
Theodore Annemann The Perfect Book Test medium divines chosen word from a book
Also published here 1956 Annemann's "No Code" Telepathy 8
Dr. Spencer Thornton Other Ideas for the Gimmick Clip
  • Par X Prediction (number prediction)
  • Variations
 		1958 Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic 10
Dr. Spencer Thornton The Pocket Writer model of a pocket writer
 		1958 Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic 24
Dr. Spencer Thornton Two Man Mentalism medium divines three selected card
 		1958 Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic 24
Dr. Spencer Thornton Using Your Bottomless Glass prediction of a card put in a glass and covered by a handkerchief
 		1958 Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic 26
Punx The 100% Prediction geometrical figure and number are predicted on a billet
 		1960 Magic of the Mind 5
Albert Verity, Malcolm Davison Prediction with Pocket Writing variation
Also published here 1980 Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years 195
Thomas Alan Waters The Double Routine different routines, based on the same handling, on indexes and pocket writing
 		1981 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Scrypt) 180
Thomas Alan Waters No. 1: Great Minds Still Think Alike spectator writes a number on a piece of paper, performer writes the same down
 		1981 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Scrypt) 181
Thomas Alan Waters No. 2: On the Wired Thought random person phoned, name divined and the person names a year which is divined too, combination of two Annemann effects
Related to 1981 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Scrypt) 183
Thomas Alan Waters No. 4: Card Reading card prediction, with tarot or playing cards, in context of a reading
 		1981 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Scrypt) 183
Thomas Alan Waters No. 5: Name Coincidence both write down the same name
 		1981 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Scrypt) 184
Thomas Alan Waters Additional Notes variations and ideas on the switch, pocket writing and indexes
 		1981 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Scrypt) 184
Eric Mason, Barrie Richardson The Writing nail writer for pocket writing
 		1982 A Boon for All Seasons 6
Eric Mason, Barrie Richardson Cinders several paper balls, on is selected, the other are out of flash paper and are burned, the selected one has a prediction written on it
 		1982 A Boon for All Seasons 29
Eric Mason, Barrie Richardson Bingo or Raffle Movement box with paper balls, different numbers written on them, spectator names a number and selects that one
 		1982 A Boon for All Seasons 30
Eric Mason, Barrie Richardson Thought Projection Effect three information are predicted on a paper, paper is inside of a balloon
Related to 1982 A Boon for All Seasons 43
Joseph Dunninger Spirits? assistant does pocket writing of questions from the sitters
 		1983 Master Billet Tests 7
Joseph Dunninger Thought Vibration medium finds chosen word in book
 		1984 Publicity Secrets 10
Robert Cassidy Pocket Writing with LePaul on pocket writing, combined with the LePaul Wallet
 		1984 The Art of Mentalism 54
Nelson Hahne Psychic Cigarette Paper cigarette paper crumbled up, number and color appear/predicted on it, either by writing or number written in named color
 		1991 Page Wright's Manuscript 282
Alexander de Cova Zum Taschenschreiben pocket writing tip
 		Mar. 1995 Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2) 56
Albert Verity, Malcolm Davison Prediction with Pocket Writing variation
Also published here 1997 Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 1) 20
Al Baker More Tricks and Wisdom position of chosen card is predicted, kind of stop trick presentation
 		2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magazines) 627
Nicholas Einhorn 3rd Hand Telepathy
2004 World Tour Lecture Notes — Set 2 19
Robert Cassidy Signed Twice prediction billet is signed by two spectators and placed inside envelope
 		2004 The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy 257
Jack Avis Message from Hades card and colored counter selected, package has many paper pieces, all burn in a flash except one with the correct prediction
 		2006 Rara Avis 193
Robert Cassidy Roswell That Ends Well prediction between two paper plates that are tossed to a spectator, date predicted
Also published here Oct. 2009 Genii (Vol. 72 No. 10 (The Jinx - 75 Years)) 15
Robert Cassidy Roswell That Ends Well prediction between two paper plates that are tossed to a spectator, date predicted
Also published here 2009 The Jinx — 75 Years 15
Ben Hart Nuts spectator selected via thrown walnut, inside is paper with memory of that spectator written on it
 		2020 The Darkest Corners 97
Ben Hart On Pocket Writing
  • A Note on Pocket Writing
 		2020 The Darkest Corners 103