91 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 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 6
Jack Yates Perfected Publicity word from publicity sheet is divined, extended anagram
1954 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 5
Dr. Stanley Jaks Das Codetelegramm word from text selected with role of dice, use of progressive anagrams
Also published here 1961 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 553
James G. Thompson Jr. History of the Scrabble Principle
Related to May 1973 625
Karl Fulves True Test Conditions progressive anagrams applied to book test
Inspired byRelated to 1981 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 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 3
Karl Fulves Taking No For An Answer explanation of the (progressive) anagram principle
1983 6
Sam Schwartz Ars Magna improved fishing for basic anagram principle
1983 8
Stanley Collins S.C. Expanded Anagrams word chosen, divined with lexicon deck
Also published here
  • "Nonpareil Book Mystery" (Stanley Collins)
1983 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 10
Sam Schwartz Interlocking Anagrams same trick without knowing position
Inspired byAlso published here
  • "Word-A-Matic" (Sam Schwartz, 1963, Linking Ring)
1983 11
Sam Schwartz Incredi Test #1 spectator opens book on his zodiac sign and remembers first word, word and sign divined
Variations 1983 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 19
Sam Schwartz Last Word Test spectator opens book on his zodiac sign and remembers last word, word and sign divined
Variations 1983 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 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 34
Sam Schwartz The Second GREAT SIN
1983 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 36
Sam Schwartz Missing L-I-N-C forcing one of five words in Astrology book with stack
1983 39
Sam Schwartz Favorite Stranger stack that forces one of ten words in Astrology book
1983 40
Karl Fulves Short Circuiting fishing variation in the "Incredi Test #1"
  • Group Doubling
Inspired by 1983 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 49
Karl Fulves Anygrams adding groups of letters instead of single letters
1983 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 52
Karl Fulves The Silent R fishing variation
Inspired by 1983 53
Karl Fulves Another GREAT SIN presentational idea
Inspired by 1983 54
Philip T. Goldstein Brainweave word or design cards are divined, "self-correcting set-up"
Related to 1984 15
Philip T. Goldstein Numper word from list divined, progressive anagram credit information
Related to 1986 12
Philip T. Goldstein Dynamix word or design cards are divined, "self-correcting set-up", new approach
Inspired by 1986 14
Philip T. Goldstein Numpersona telephone application with astrological sign revelation
Inspired by 1987 12
Ray Grismer What's Your Sign? divination of zodiac, branching anagram
  • How It's Done
  • Let's Practice
  • Before Performing
Related toVariations 1987 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 2
Philip T. Goldstein Soloflex selected information on double-sided word & picture cards is divined
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1991 33
Michael Weber Crosswords partly filled crossword puzzle, divination of a word
VariationsAlso published here 1991 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 3
Philip T. Goldstein Range-Rider Branching Anagrams applied to States in the USA
1994 6
Philip T. Goldstein Zodiagnostic word thought of from small zodiac booklet
VariationsAlso published here 1994 52
Felix Farrell Mental Horoscope divination of zodiac sign, works only in german
1995 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 65
Jas Jakutsch "Pumping" & Progressive Anagrams
1999 14
Jas Jakutsch "Understandable Mistakes" brief, fishing letters while doing a progressive anagram
1999 14
Jas Jakutsch The Progressive Anagram (For the Uninitiated)
1999 15
Ray Grismer, Jas Jakutsch What's My Sign
Inspired by 1999 16
Jas Jakutsch Varius Multiplex Multiformis multiple cards divination, belly strippers
1999 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 7
Steve Beam Double Down spectator spells suit and deals value of thought of card, card is divined
2000 70
Steve Beam The Memory ADE for fishing suit
Related toVariations 2000 70
Steve Beam Doubling Up on the Double Down spectator spells suit and deals value of thought of card, card is divined
2000 72
Steve Beam Bulletproof card is cut to and divined
Related toVariations 2000 80
Steve Beam Parallelogram different presentation for Bulletproof, with two cards
Inspired by 2000 82
Lewis Jones Paperchase words called out and one remembered by the spectator, cumulative/progressive anagram
2002 263
Scott Robinson, Doug Canning, Steve Beam Men of Letters prediction of built word with ESP cards,
2002 202
Steve Beam Memory ADE for fishing suit
2002 249
Michael Sondermeyer, Uwe Schenk Alpha Mental prediction of word chosen from newspaper page, progressive anagrams
2003 95
Alain Nu Signagram zodiac divination, verbal
Related to 2003 31
Rajneesh Madhok SAD Memory ADE for fishing suit
Inspired by 2004 242
Steve Beam Memory ADE for fishing suit
2004 243
Chuck Hickok Essay #11: Thoughts on Branching Anagrams
2005 92
Alain Nu, Kevin Dunn Parties Over Progressive anagram idea using a single sentence for book tests
2008 18
Kevin Dunn Haiku Rumba Word divination done with a series of Japanese haikus
2008 31
Michael Weber Crosswords partly filled crossword puzzle, divination of a word
  • Extras and Updates
Inspired by 2010 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 123
Dr. Stanley Jaks Words of Dr. Jaks word on card is divined
Related to 2014 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 6
Michael Weber Contimental - Weber Notes on fishing and progressive/branching anagrams
  • The Informational Transition
  • The Letter Recovery
Inspired by 2015 8
Helder Guimarães Sort of a Miracle one of twenty-six, siamesa
Also published here 2015 53
Michael Weber, Andy (The Jerx) Pale Horse and Rider Using Ouija Board to do progressive anagram routines - different handlings and touches
2016 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 36