Progressive Anagram

97 entries in Mental Magic / Principles / Progressive Anagram
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Bertram Adams The Krazy Kode word from text selected with role of dice, use of progressive anagrams
VariationsAlso published here Apr. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 31)
200
Bertram Adams The Krazy Kode word from text selected with role of dice, use of progressive anagrams
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
131
Bob Haskell Psychic Spell six cards on the table, spectator thinks of one, cards are mixed face down and performer touches them one by one as spectator spells his card in his head, selection is touched on last letter
Related to 1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
6
Jack Yates Perfected Publicity word from publicity sheet is divined, extended anagram
 		1954
Minds in Close-Up
14
Jochen Zmeck Farbentippen color plates, one chosen, performer touches plates as spectator spells the chosen color, performer is on chosen color when final letter is spelled
Related to 1960
Das Jochen Zmeck Skriptum
5
Dr. Stanley Jaks Das Codetelegramm word from text selected with role of dice, use of progressive anagrams
Also published here 1961
Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse
112
James G. Thompson Jr. Think-A-Word cards with words, one chosen, performer divines it by rattling off all letters, can get one "no"
Related to Aug. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 10)
553
James G. Thompson Jr. History of the Scrabble Principle
Related to May 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 7)
625
Karl Fulves True Test Conditions progressive anagrams applied to book test
Inspired byRelated to 1981
Origins
30
Gene "Phantini" Grant Letters two selected words from a chart, both divined and second predicted, with ABC cards
Inspired byRelated to
  • Duane Henry in Robert Nelson's "Sensational Mentalism Vol.2"
 1981
Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two
60
Thomas Alan Waters, Philip T. Goldstein Anagramarye selected word from a text is divined, with ABC cards
Inspired by
  • Sam Schwartz' "Anagramatic" in "Linking Ring", Vol. 43, No.1. 1963
 1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Octasm)
336
Thomas Alan Waters Quindary cards with words on it are selected and divined
Related to 1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Psychl)
512
Karl Fulves Trivial But True historical comment on the anagram principle and this book test
Related to 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
3
Karl Fulves Taking No For An Answer explanation of the (progressive) anagram principle
 		1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
6
Sam Schwartz Ars Magna improved fishing for basic anagram principle
 		1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
8
Stanley Collins S.C. Expanded Anagrams word chosen, divined with lexicon deck
Also published here
  • "Nonpareil Book Mystery" (Stanley Collins)
 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
9
Stewart James Anagram Matrix six cards with word lists of six words, spectator names position and remembers a word on any card, divined
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Anagramatic Facsimile" (Stewart James, Tops, March 1953)
 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
10
Sam Schwartz Interlocking Anagrams same trick without knowing position
Inspired byAlso published here
  • "Word-A-Matic" (Sam Schwartz, 1963, Linking Ring)
 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
11
Sam Schwartz Incredi Test #1 spectator opens book on his zodiac sign and remembers first word, word and sign divined
Variations 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
17
Sam Schwartz Incredi Test #2 spectator opens book on his birth week and remembers first word, word and birthday divined
  • Tips on Presentation
  • The Birthday Trick (only week known, exact birthday with additional table on which spectator has to tell which weekday his birthday falls on)
  • Duplicate Dates
 		1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
19
Sam Schwartz Last Word Test spectator opens book on his zodiac sign and remembers last word, word and sign divined
Variations 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
30
Sam Schwartz A Fathomed Thought Si Stebbins cut anywhere, top three cards added to select page and highest value gives position of word, possible words are made for anagram fishing in Astrology book
Inspired by 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
33
Sam Schwartz The First GREAT SIN "GREATSIN", removing any letter, rest can be arranged into word ("deletion principle"), worked into Astrology book for fishing
 		1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
34
Sam Schwartz The Second GREAT SIN
1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
35
Sam Schwartz The Third GREAT SIN letter cards sent to host in advance, they predict a chosen word from the Astrology book
(A) on card sticky
(B) double facers
(C) double facers
Related toVariations 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
36
Sam Schwartz Missing L-I-N-C forcing one of five words in Astrology book with stack
 		1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
39
Sam Schwartz Favorite Stranger stack that forces one of ten words in Astrology book
 		1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
40
Karl Fulves Short Circuiting fishing variation in the "Incredi Test #1"
  • Group Doubling
Inspired by 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
47
Karl Fulves The Anagrammer how to present the word after the letters have been called out, using calculator upside down to reveal word from a list of eight words
Related to 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
49
Karl Fulves Anygrams adding groups of letters instead of single letters
 		1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
51
Karl Fulves Jo-Anagrams using anagram principle in divination of mental effect in which one of four girls on postcards is divined or a playing card
 		1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
52
Karl Fulves The Silent R fishing variation
Inspired by 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
53
Karl Fulves Another GREAT SIN presentational idea
Inspired by 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
54
Philip T. Goldstein Brainweave word or design cards are divined, "self-correcting set-up"
Related to 1984
Thequal
15
Philip T. Goldstein Numper word from list divined, progressive anagram credit information
Related to 1986
Amperthand
12
Philip T. Goldstein Dynamix word or design cards are divined, "self-correcting set-up", new approach
Inspired by 1986
Amperthand
14
Philip T. Goldstein Numpersona telephone application with astrological sign revelation
Inspired by 1987
Doth
12
Ray Grismer What's Your Sign? divination of zodiac, branching anagram
  • How It's Done
  • Let's Practice
  • Before Performing
Related toVariations 1987
What's Your Sign?
1
Rudy T. Hunter Body Double doppelgänger presentation, zodiac sign and question are divined, using Grismer's What's Your Sign?
Related toVariations Jan. 1990
Magick (Issue 434)
2171
Marco Fida Whizzer written name and Zodiac divined, using Grismer's What's Your Sign?
Inspired byRelated to Nov. 1990
Magick (Issue 447)
2234
Michael Weber Crosswords partly filled crossword puzzle, divination of a word
Related toAlso published here 1990
[1990 Notes]
2
Philip T. Goldstein Soloflex selected information on double-sided word & picture cards is divined
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1991
Thavant
33
Michael Weber Crosswords partly filled crossword puzzle, divination of a word
VariationsAlso published here 1991
Life Savers
77
Rudy T. Hunter Branch Manager words written on pad, chosen one is divined, branching anagram
 		Feb. 1992
Magick (Issue 468)
2341
Thomas Alan Waters Signse astrological sign divination
Also published here
  • "New Invocation" No. 39, 1987
 1993
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Magazine Miscellanea)
460
Philip T. Goldstein Contimental any European country thought of and divined
Variations 1994
Thabbatical
3
Philip T. Goldstein Range-Rider Branching Anagrams applied to States in the USA
 		1994
Thabbatical
6
Philip T. Goldstein Zodiagnostic word thought of from small zodiac booklet
VariationsAlso published here 1994
Thabbatical
52
Felix Farrell Mental Horoscope divination of zodiac sign, works only in german
 		1995
Aus dem Effeff...
33
Alan Nguyen The Natural Anagram Principle narrowing down to a specific word that was thought of from a group of words (on a page)
Variations 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
27
Bob Farmer Efficient Fishing
  • Overview: Two Fishing Rods
    • Binary Fishing
    • Majority Fishing
  • The Magic Combination
    • Combo Fishing
  • The Nguyen Anagram Revisited
    • Analysis
    • Conclusion
Inspired by 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 5)
17
Dave Arch Double Divination zodiac sheet for Center Tear and with mnemonic aid for Grismer's "What's Your Sign?"
Related to 1996
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 10)
130
Ty Kralin Whenever - Anywhere several words from dictionary are used, one selected and divined by performer
 		1996
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 18)
171
Lee Earle Lee Earle at the Editor's Desk on progressive anagrams
 		1996
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 14)
244
Doug Canning No Tell Hotel spectator thinks of a Vegas hotel, divined
Inspired by Oct. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
72
Terri Rogers Word of Mind Progressive Anagram effect with a theatre review brochure, credits Sam Schwartz's Incredibook Test (interlocking anagrams)
 		1998
Top Secrets
65
Jas Jakutsch "Pumping" & Progressive Anagrams
1999
Completely Mental — Vol. 1
14
Jas Jakutsch "Understandable Mistakes" brief, fishing letters while doing a progressive anagram
 		1999
Completely Mental — Vol. 1
14
Jas Jakutsch The Progressive Anagram (For the Uninitiated)
1999
Completely Mental — Vol. 1
15
Ray Grismer, Jas Jakutsch What's My Sign
Inspired by 1999
Completely Mental — Vol. 1
16
Jas Jakutsch Varius Multiplex Multiformis multiple cards divination, belly strippers
 		1999
Completely Mental — Vol. 3
12
Ross Johnson World Tour using an Atlas, chosen City is divined
 		1999
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 13)
325
Philip T. Goldstein Zodiagnostic word thought of from small zodiac booklet
Also published here 2000
OCMC Notes
7
Steve Beam Double Down spectator spells suit and deals value of thought of card, card is divined
 		2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
70
Steve Beam The Memory ADE for fishing suit
Related toVariations 2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
70
Steve Beam Doubling Up on the Double Down spectator spells suit and deals value of thought of card, card is divined
 		2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
72
Steve Beam Bulletproof card is cut to and divined
Related toVariations 2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
80
Steve Beam Parallelogram different presentation for Bulletproof, with two cards
Inspired by 2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
82
Richard Mark Eat What, Calm Face? divination of word, problem or interest areas, no-prop mentalism, branching anagram
Related to 2000
Mind Warp
124
Richard Mark Bag It bag with billets of words, three are selected and divined, branching anagram
 		2000
Mind Warp
126
Richard Mark, Ralph Monserrat Book It performer reads words from book, one is remembered and divined, branching anagram
 		2000
Mind Warp
128
Lewis Jones Paperchase words called out and one remembered by the spectator, cumulative/progressive anagram
 		2002
Ahead of the Pack
263
Scott Robinson, Doug Canning, Steve Beam Men of Letters prediction of built word with ESP cards,
 		2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
202
Steve Beam Memory ADE for fishing suit
 		2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
249
Michael Sondermeyer, Uwe Schenk Alpha Mental prediction of word chosen from newspaper page, progressive anagrams
 		2003
Tricks
95
Alain Nu Signagram zodiac divination, verbal
Related to 2003
Xtreme Xtrasensory Xposed Hardcore Mentalism
31
Rajneesh Madhok SAD Memory ADE for fishing suit
Inspired by 2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
242
Steve Beam Memory ADE for fishing suit
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
243
Chuck Hickok Essay #11: Thoughts on Branching Anagrams
2005
Mentalism, Incorporated: Volume Two
92
Ian Kendall Spice Rack divining a chosen spice, progressive anagram
 		2007
Miraculous Minds
41
Alain Nu, Kevin Dunn Parties Over Progressive anagram idea using a single sentence for book tests
 		2008
Word Work II
18
Kevin Dunn Haiku Rumba Word divination done with a series of Japanese haikus
 		2008
Word Work II
31
Michael Weber Crosswords partly filled crossword puzzle, divination of a word
  • Extras and Updates
Inspired by 2010
Laustin Translation
12
Max Maven Quaranta
  • Lost Horizions
four cards with words, numbers and drawings are chosen and the content divined
Related toAlso published here
  • Linking Ring, April 1996
 Apr. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 4)
24
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Key Tag Divination spectator thinks of a city listed on the back of an airline promotional key tag, the country of that city is divined
Inspired byRelated toVariations Apr. 2013
Real Secrets (Vol. 2 No. 13)
1
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Membership Divination Card spectator thinks of a city listed on the back of an airline membership card, the country of that city is divined
(PDF bonus effect)
Inspired by Apr. 2013
Real Secrets (Vol. 2 No. 13)
1
Dr. Stanley Jaks Coded Telegram word from text selected with role of dice, use of progressive anagrams
Also published here 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
123
Dr. Stanley Jaks Words of Dr. Jaks word on card is divined
Related to 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
242
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Mindreader of the Month word from magazine divined, really only from subscription card held inside magazine
 		Oct. 2014
Real Secrets (Vol. 3 No. 31)
1
Max Maven Contimental any European country thought of and divined
Related to 2015
The Black Book of Mentalism
6
Michael Weber Contimental - Weber Notes on fishing and progressive/branching anagrams
  • The Informational Transition
  • The Letter Recovery
Inspired by 2015
The Black Book of Mentalism
8
Helder Guimarães Sort of a Miracle one of twenty-six, siamesa
Also published here 2015
The Veriloquent
53
Michael Weber, Andy (The Jerx) Pale Horse and Rider Using Ouija Board to do progressive anagram routines - different handlings and touches
 		2016
The Jerx
255
Helder Guimarães Sort Of a Miracle one of twenty-six, siamesa
Also published here June 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 6)
36
Michael Murray Trilogy three spectator chose words from list, after association gamed words are divined, last word is even predicted, using the Combine Harvester Technique
Inspired by
  • Bill Goldman's "Mental Yarn"
 2023
Experimental
36
Richard Mark O What Clams Eat divination of one of ten words, problem or interest areas, no-prop mentalism, branching anagram
Related to 35
Mindbending Meltdown
8
Richard Mark Clams Casino O What Cams Eat for stage, branching anagram
Related to 35
Mindbending Meltdown
11