161,141 entries in
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Mike Maxwell Lazy Magician's Assistant lazy interlocking set-up
Aug. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 8)
2396
Mel Lambdin Royal Poker Deal restacking set-up, good poker hands
Variations Aug. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 8)
2397
Bobby Bernard Four "Hits" and a "Miss" complete vanish
Aug. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 8)
2398
Jose Hernandez Trouser-Fold Servante for under the table
Aug. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 8)
2399
Tom Daugherty Three Proofs
Sep. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 9)
2401
Fred C. Baumann Shades of Geller spoon bending
Sep. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 9)
2402
Doug Edwards Reverse Five
Sep. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 9)
2404
Harry Lorayne Two No-Get-Ready Lifts from a 4-Card Packet
Related to Sep. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 9)
2404
Joe Rindfleisch Three Balls Through
Sep. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 9)
2406
Bob King Bridge over Troubled Water variation on Hamman's Bridge Deal
Sep. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 9)
2408
Harold Cataquet Kirigami Revelation origami thing
Sep. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 9)
2409
Mike Bornstein All Hands on Deck overhand
Sep. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 9)
2410
Richard Vollmer Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Sep. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 9)
2410
Harry Lorayne Instant Face-Up Catch
Oct. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 10)
2413
Kevin Moran Minus Math hiding the math
Related to Oct. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 10)
2415
Robert L. Brooks "Four-Gone" & Back Thimbles
Oct. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 10)
2416
Juan Tamariz Fabulous Change using two four of a kinds
Oct. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 10)
2418
James Chartier Complete Coin Vanish - and Back coin balanced on finger is grabbed by other hand, balanced on upright back of hand
Oct. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 10)
2419
Keith Bloomfield Rolling Flushtration
Oct. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 10)
2420
Gerald Deutsch Ring in Wallet
Oct. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 10)
2421
David Regal To Mix or not to Mix 3&3
Oct. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 10)
2422
Tony Miller A Psychological False Count hiding one face/back
Variations Nov. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 11)
2425
Dennis Marks Two Strikes
Nov. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 11)
2426
Gerard Parkin What would have Happened?
Nov. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 11)
2428
Harry Lorayne The Lorayne, Force
Nov. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 11)
2428
Aldo Colombini ESP Coins coins assume shapes of symbols
Nov. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 11)
2429
Leo Boudreau The Faro & The Princess impromptu
Nov. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 11)
2430
Harry Lorayne Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Nov. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 11)
2431
Doug Edwards Variant Every Fourth
Nov. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 11)
2432
Tom Daugherty The Sefalaljia Twins two rings, variation on the James Effect
Nov. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 11)
2432
Helge Thun Indeed a 4-Ace Trick last ace appears on table
Variations Nov. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 11)
2434
Richard Vollmer The Miredieu Poker Deal set-up
Dec. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 12)
2437
Michael Goldman Strand through Strand one rubberband
Dec. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 12)
2439
Patrick Cook Gambler's Palming System several applications, palming from top, center, bottom
Dec. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 12)
2440
Anthony Lindan Psychic Pickpocketing
Dec. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 12)
2442
Jose Hernandez Metamorphosis in Formal Wear dressed up presentation
Dec. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 12)
2444
Harry Lorayne A Lorayne, Storm
Dec. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 12)
2444
Gene Maze Get-Ahead Coin Assembly
Dec. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 12)
2445
Lewis Jones Habits predicting with two cards for suit and value
Variations Dec. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 12)
2446
Stephen Minch Acknowledgement
1994
Alex Elmsley The Microcosm of Magic
Also published here
  • Gamagic Catalogue, New Series No. 5, ca. 1953
1994 1
Chapter One: Flourishes
1994 1
Stephen Minch Note on Dating on dating of the items
1994 2
Alex Elmsley The Tower Bridge Cut Charlier cut in both hands
1994 7
Alex Elmsley Little-Finger Spinner out of right-hand end grip
1994 11
Alex Elmsley The Multiplying Aces roll-down between the fingers
Also published here 1994 13
Alex Elmsley The Rosette roll down with five coins
Related to 1994 19
Alex Elmsley Two-Ball Roll rolling two balls between fingers of both hands
1994 22
Chapter Two: Hidden Thoughts and Future Deeds
1994 27
Alex Elmsley The Fan Prediction touched card matches with prediction
Also published here 1994 29
Alex Elmsley Angle Jog Switch as cards are fanned
Also published here 1994 30
Alex Elmsley Hidebound Forecast card with different back design is found in wallet as prediction, card-to-wallet method with ungaffed wallet
Related to 1994 33
Alex Elmsley The Mexican Prediction free selection is predicted with two cards (value and suit)
Related toVariations 1994 37
Alex Elmsley Face Your Brothers three selections are placed face-up in deck, face to face with mates
VariationsAlso published here 1994 39
Alex Elmsley Cull Feeding to feed cards next to reversed cards while spreading
1994 40
Alex Elmsley A Delicate Balance freely removed selection's color is named repeatedly, edge-mark in center
1994 45
Alex Elmsley It's a Small World ten card version
Related toVariations 1994 48
Alex Elmsley Halfway to Heaven not all cards
1994 51
Alex Elmsley Verbum Sapienti dictionary booktest with multiple spectators
Also published here 1994 53
Alex Elmsley Open Intruder unknown odd-backed card is found with open prediction procedure from face
VariationsAlso published here 1994 56
Jack Avis Avis Spread Switch credit information
Inspired by 1994 58
Alex Elmsley Brownwaves II two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, performer stops spectator
Variations 1994 60
Alex Elmsley Cutting at 26 multiple methods
1994 60
Alex Elmsley Faro Check with credit information
1994 61
Alex Elmsley Brownwaves III two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, then named
Related to 1994 64
Alex Elmsley Counting while Spreading brief
1994 64
Cut Glimpse in the hands
1994 66
Alex Elmsley Multiple Mind Reading spectators receive some cards, shuffle and think of top one, combined packet is given back
Variations 1994 67
Alex Elmsley Double-Cross selection and mate are thought of, groups displayed, matrixing principle
1994 69
Alex Elmsley Like a Rolling Bone forcing the number four with an ungaffed die
1994 73
Alex Elmsley Failure number is thought of and card at this position in shuffled deck, performer divines both (most of the time)
Also published here 1994 76
Bill Simon Covered Side Steal
1994 78
Alex Elmsley Auto-Prediction three cards are predicted written on another playing card
Also published here 1994 80
Alex Elmsley Divina-Sign packet of eight cards with designs, three chosen by dealing procedure, divined
1994 83
Alex Elmsley A Card from Cagliostro packet of eight postcards with cities, three chosen by dealing procedure, predicted as postcard message
1994 85
Alex Elmsley Aussi-Mental three cards selected through dealing process out of performer's hand, named by performer
1994 87
Alex Elmsley Animal, Vegetable and Mineral pack of children's picture cards, three selections made and divined
Variations 1994 89
Alex Elmsley The Octal Pencil Liar's Matrix, spectator selects number column and reads out print color lying on one of them
1994 93
Alex Elmsley Verbum Veritas Liar's Matrix, spectator selects word column and reads out print color lying on one of them
1994 97
Alex Elmsley Pack of Lies Liar's Matrix, spectator selects card column and reads out their colors, lying on one of them, different methods:
  • Mnemonic Method
  • Marked Deck Method
  • Unmarked Deck Method
  • Lewry's Platform Presentation
1994 100
Louis Nikola, Alex Elmsley Card Mnemonics
1994 101
Colin Lewry, Alex Elmsley Lewry's Platform Presentation
Inspired by 1994 105
Chapter Three: Exotica
1994 107
Alex Elmsley Still Taking Three sandwiched card vanishes, reappears in half the deck face up, three methods
Inspired by 1994 109
Alex Elmsley ATFUS Precursor
1994 110
Alex Elmsley Pseudo Duplicate see next pages
1994 111
Alex Elmsley Bottom Slip Cut
1994 114
Stephen Minch ATFUS Credit Information
1994 116
Alex Elmsley Point of Departure from sandwich to pocket
Related toVariations 1994 118
Alex Elmsley Economy Class Departure without double facer
1994 122
Alex Elmsley ATFUS Variation
1994 123
Alex Elmsley Rollover Switch as reversed card is put on table
1994 123
Alex Elmsley Prayer Vanish
Also published here 1994 126
Alex Elmsley The Fiddle with the Biddle in the Middle card appears between sandwiched cards in deck, then vanishes from sandwich and reappears face-up in deck
Also published here 1994 129
Push-In Change
1994 130
Alex Elmsley The Red and the Blue two decks change place except for two selections in them
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1994 131
Alex Elmsley The Shy Chameleon triumph routine in which backs are not seen to delay color changing deck effect
1994 136
Alex Elmsley Turn-About Card card visually turns over when snapped
1994 140
Tony Kardyro, Elmer Biddle Kardyro-Biddle Steal Sequence
1994 141
Cy Endfield "Hofzinser" Top Change
1994 141
Alex Elmsley A Small Revelation four miniature cards are glued together in stepped formation, one of them turns over
1994 144
Alex Elmsley Fool's Mate joker as cupid and method
VariationsAlso published here
  • Genii, Mar. 1973
1994 149
Alex Elmsley Jubilee
Variations 1994 153
Neal Elias, Bert Fenn Bottom Reverse deck turned over above cards
1994 153
Edward Marlo Pull-Down Cut
1994 155
Alex Elmsley Plunger Shift for two cards
1994 159
Alex Elmsley Separating the Men from the Boys Kings and Jacks alternated, Queens change place with Jacks
1994 161
Alex Elmsley A Problem with Duplicate Identities two cards are put on table, two selections are shown to be the same, then table cards are turned over and are unchanged
Variations 1994 166
Alex Elmsley The Imp of the Inverse card vanishes from pack, was never there, pseudo duplicate
1994 168
Edward Marlo Nine as Six
1994 168
Alex Elmsley Sum Talk of Alexander value of selection is used to deal to another selection and so on through the deck, sum of all values equates a number from beginning
1994 171
Alex Elmsley Switchy-Coo card a chosen number is reversed, then changes to previous selection
Also published here 1994 175
Alex Elmsley Half Packed one half is put in pocket, other half vanishes, selection reappears
1994 178
Paul LePaul, Alex Elmsley Bluff Pass
1994 179
Alex Elmsley Second Link two selections, named number corresponds to distance between those cards
Related to 1994 183
Alex Elmsley Counting while Spreading brief
1994 183
Alex Elmsley Diamond Cut Diamond Ace to Ten of diamonds in order, selection transposes with named value
Related toVariations 1994 186
Alex Elmsley Signing Off performer names card an position, then all cards have performer's signature
1994 189
Alex Elmsley Signature Piece signature travels from red backed to blue backed deck
1994 192
Hindu Shuffle Force
1994 194
Alex Elmsley Shakedown credit information on the plot
Related toVariations 1994 197
Chapter Four: Marsupial Favorite
1994 205
Alex Elmsley Pocketpick visible card in breastpocket turns out to be later selection
Related to 1994 207
LTP Steal of bottom card in right hand
1994 208
Alex Elmsley Breast Pocket Switch card in LTP for card openly in breast pocket
Related to 1994 209
Alex Elmsley Pockets Full of Miracles card is looked at by three people, everybody sees a different card. they all come from different pockets then
1994 211
Alex Elmsley Finessed Riffle Force
1994 211
Alex Elmsley, Edward Marlo Bottom Deal Switch of single card
1994 212
Jack McMillen Card-from-Pocket Extraction from deck bluff
1994 215
Alex Elmsley Reluctant Cards to Pocket ten cards one by one
1994 217
Alex Elmsley 5 as 6 False Count
1994 219
Alex Elmsley Duplicitous Cards to Pocket six cards, two duplicates, one by one
1994 222
L'Homme Masqué One-Handed Spring Palm packet handling
1994 224
Alex Elmsley Flight Plan four Aces, one by one
1994 228
Edward Marlo, Alex Elmsley ATFUS Variation
1994 229
L'Homme Masqué, Alex Elmsley Two-Handed Spring Palm packet handling
1994 230
Alex Elmsley En Voyage Ace to Three travel to pocket one by one, then all to different pockets
Variations 1994 233
Cliff Green Double Lift Push
1994 235
Alex Elmsley Pseudo Duplicate laying two cards face-up on table in crossed formation
1994 236
Edward Marlo Misdirection Palm multiple cards
1994 238
Alex Elmsley Processional four Aces oujogged from deck, one by one pushed flush and removed from pocket
Variations 1994 241
Alex Elmsley Daley Double two black Aces change place with one of them in pocket, in repeat phase they turn red and black Aces come from pockets
1994 243
Alex Elmsley Between Your Palms card between spectator's palm turns out to be a later signed selection, using stranger card
VariationsAlso published here
  • Abracadabra, Vol. 13 No. 335, June 28, 1952, p. 361
1994 246
Alex Elmsley Only Child handling of "Between Your Palms" without stranger card
1994 250
Alex Elmsley Interrupted Top Change as card is placed right-jogged on deck
1994 252
Alex Elmsley Incommunicado four cards are selected and produced from different spots, two spectators unknowingly have the same selection
Variations 1994 254
Alex Elmsley Square-Up Glimpse
1994 256
Chapter Five: Coinages
1994 259
Alex Elmsley Devaluation chinese coin in handkerchief and half dollar in pocket change place, pile of half dollar appears as finale, Ken Allen's Chinatown Half set
1994 261
Alex Elmsley Revaluation (A Reminiscense) chinese coin and four pennies, chinese coin from handkerchief to box, then pennies to box, transposition of chinese coin with four pennies
1994 264
Alex Elmsley Magnetic Okito Box magnetic lid
1994 265
Alex Elmsley Boston Two-Step small coin travels from handkerchief to box with half dollars, then all coins travel to handkerchief and box is empty
VariationsAlso published here 1994 268
Alex Elmsley Box Turnover
1994 269
Jack Chanin TV Surprise Production
1994 271
Gravity Turnover
1994 271
Alex Elmsley The Astral Coin Rides Again coin and two cards, coin appears, travels and penetrates table, coin threaded to card
Variations 1994 273
Alex Elmsley Coin-Card Gaff coin is attached to card with thread
1994 273
Alex Elmsley Milling a Coin small coin is smashed to dust between to large coins, recess in large coin
1994 280
Alex Elmsley Sucker Silver silver to copper transformation routine with sucker explanation
1994 282
Push Steal coin is pushed in fist and stolen back
1994 284
Friedrich Wilhelm Frikell Frikell-Style Thumb Palm
1994 284
Alex Elmsley The Spider's Treasury four coins are produced from empty hands, stand-up
1994 287
Chapter Six: Faro Tapestries
1994 293
Alex Elmsley Deck Preparation for Faro Shuffles sanding corners
Related to 1994 295
Alex Elmsley Weave Corrections for Miscuts
  • Out-weave Correction
  • Out-weave Correction
  • In-weave Correction
  • In-weave Correction
Related to 1994 297
Alex Elmsley Placing a Key at Twenty-sixth Position finessed methods with faro shuffle
1994 300
Alex Elmsley The Mathematics of the Weave Shuffle long article for "mathematicians" with the following subchapters
1994 302
Alex Elmsley Out- and In-Weaves definition of terms
1994 303
Alex Elmsley The Odd Pack and Weave
1994 304
Alex Elmsley Equivalent Odd Pack
1994 304
Alex Elmsley Returning a Pack to the Same Order mathematical discussion
1994 305
Alex Elmsley Solving the Shuffle Equation how to find out number of shuffles required to return pack to same order
1994 306
Alex Elmsley Stack Transformations how faro shuffles affect a stack
Related to 1994 307
Alex Elmsley Royal Flush Deal royal flush deal for any number of players, faro shuffling
1994 308
Alex Elmsley The Constant Stack
Related to 1994 309
Alex Elmsley The Restacking Pack stack whose value distribution is not affected by faro shuffles
Related toVariations 1994 309
Alex Elmsley Binary Translocations
  • 1) to bring top card to any position with faros
  • 2) to bring card to top with 2^x cards
  • 3) edge-marked deck with 2^x cards, bringing any card to top
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1994 311
Alex Elmsley Double Control transposing top card with selection at certain position with faro shuffles
Also published here 1994 312
Alex Elmsley Penelope's Principle bringing center card to position corresponding with number of cards in cut-off pile
Related toVariations 1994 313
Alex Elmsley Penny Wise card at position corresponding to cut-off pile is predicted, Penelope
1994 315
Alex Elmsley Prediction by Proxy spectator removes any card, mate is found by penelope-procedure (pile cut off, counted, card at that position is selection), twenty-six-apart-stack
1994 317
Alex Elmsley Tuppence two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, then named
Related to 1994 319
Bottom Card Glimpse
1994 320
Alex Elmsley Meet Me on the Road selection is found at position of cut-off pile, penelope's principle
1994 323
Alex Elmsley A Woven and Cut Case penelope-procedure (pile cut off, counted, card at that position is selection), key is placed next to selection via faro
1994 325
Alex Elmsley Autopilot separation at twenty-six
1994 326
Arthur Finley Remote Control spectator riffle shuffles after control
Related to 1994 327
Alex Elmsley, Bill Reid Direct Link featuring Bill Reid's "Automatic Discovery", named number corresponds to distance between spectator's and performer's selection
Related to 1994 329
Alex Elmsley The Custodial Card two cards selected, a card turns face-up between selections, twenty-six key card, faro
Inspired byRelated to 1994 333
Alex Elmsley The Fan and Weave Controls two handlings of an ingenious control:
  • The Fan and Weave Control
  • The Fan and Weave Double Control
Related toVariations 1994 335
Alex Elmsley Brainweave ungaffed handling of Brainwave
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1994 338
Alex Elmsley Faro Fan
Variations 1994 341
Alex Elmsley The Obedient Faro shuffling a card to any position up to twenty with two shuffles, for magicians
1994 346
Alex Elmsley Spell by the Numbers automatic placement
1994 349
Stephen Minch Automatic Placement - Credit Information
1994 349
Speller spelling to any card at position twelve
1994 351
Alex Elmsley Paraspell two cards, faro-version of Stewart James' "Evolution of a Dream"
1994 353
Alex Elmsley Collinspell collins Aces with spelling finale, setting cards with a faro, featuring interesting vanishes
1994 357
Alex Elmsley Arab Roto-Pack using faros for various placements
Also published here 1994 365
Alex Elmsley What a Party! adding faro principles
1994 369
Alex Elmsley Late Night Location spectator cuts off a pile, remembers bottom card and shuffles, packet returned and deck faro shuffled, selection found, stay stack with duplicates
Also published here 1994 372
Alex Elmsley Auto-Discovery two cards are used to divine a very free selection that's pocketed by spectator, stacked
Also published here 1994 374
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Rising Card rubber gimmick, faro placement
Related to 1994 376
Alex Elmsley Faro Placement to control selection between two cards
1994 379
Alex Elmsley Faro Placement to control selection between two cards
1994 381
Chapter Seven: : Stray Stacks
1994 383
Alex Elmsley Computer Dating removed selection is mated under fair conditions, stay stack
1994 385
Russell "Rusduck" Duck, Alex Elmsley Stay Stack credit information
1994 385
Alex Elmsley Empty and Full removed selection is mated under fair conditions, stay stack
1994 387
Alex Elmsley Wedded Ambitions free selection, mate rises to top, stay stack
1994 389
Alex Elmsley Topsy-Turvy Stay-Stack (A Problem) topsy-turvy stay stack with two decks
Related to 1994 391
Alex Elmsley Parity Failure some cards from 5x5 cards layout are turned over according to rules, condition is called out and on one card is lied
Also published here 1994 392
Alex Elmsley Tell Me Three Times three cards chosen and called out, on one of them is lied, stack
VariationsAlso published here 1994 396
Alex Elmsley Future Stock two card prediction, stack, one-ahead
1994 398
Alex Elmsley Through Darkest Peirce cards are dealt out multiple times to mix them, yet they are mated, relation to Sympathetic Cards
Also published here 1994 401
Alex Elmsley Card Position Formula After Dealing calculating position of any card in a packet of any size, after dealing cards out
Also published here 1994 404
Alex Elmsley Blind Stud cards are cut and dealt out, things about hands are revealed with back turned, gray code to base 4
Also published here 1994 406
Stephen Minch Gray Code some credit information
1994 406
Alex Elmsley Mental Boxer six cards are divined after cards are mixed face-up face-down, gray code
1994 410
Alex Elmsley Kingfisher four cards are divined, gray code
1994 414
Alex Elmsley Pursuit of Thought four cards are divined, gray code
1994 419
Chapter Eight: The Dazzle Act
1994 423
Alex Elmsley Fate's Datebook part of "The Dazzle Act" (starting on page 425 until the end of the book), using a improvisational type of selection procedure
Related toVariations 1994 433
Dai Vernon Top and Bottom Glimpse
1994 435
Cross-Cut Force
1994 435
Alex Elmsley, Richard Himber Cold Steel knife is stabbed between two selections
Variations 1994 440
Richard Himber Knife Stab Estimation
1994 440
Stephen Minch Mechanical Estimation some credit information
1994 440
Alex Elmsley Fan and Weave Control to any Position extension with two cards
Inspired by 1994 442
Knife Blade Glimpse
Related to
  • Blackstone's Secrets of Magic (Walter Gibson, p. 21)
1994 447
Alex Elmsley The Tale of the Old Timer cutting to fourJacks, then Queens, then Kings, then dealing out all Jacks to Aces
1994 449
Alex Elmsley Pocket Deck Switch with description of psychology
1994 450
Herb Zarrow, Dai Vernon Zarrow Shuffle
1994 453
Frank Garcia Affas-Gaffas False Cut
1994 455
Alex Elmsley Dazzle packet with jokers, backs change color multiple times
Related toVariations 1994 463
Alex Elmsley Everchange Count Variation
Inspired by 1994 464
Alex Elmsley Half Pass with small packet
1994 465
Alex Elmsley Tour de Force five card location with flourishy production and call-back productions referring to previous routines
1994 471
Alex Elmsley Multiple Hindu Shuffle Control
1994 471
One-Handed Center Card Production
1994 473
Alex Elmsley Outjogged Erdnase Transformation
1994 474
Jules D'Hotel Pop-Up Card Flourish
1994 476
Audley Walsh Long Distance Spinner
1994 477
Dai Vernon, Alex Elmsley Vernon Flourish Deal both-handed as production
1994 478
Stephen Minch Bibliography of Works by Alex Elmsley
1994 485
Richard Kaufman Introduction with reproduced letters
1994 1008
XXXIII - Carl Jones: The Only Man for the Job
1994 1017
William Larsen Card W. Jones
Also published here
  • Genii, 1948
1994 1017
Carl Waring Jones My Thirty-Eight Years of Magic
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, 1944
1994 1018
XXXIV - The Origin of Greater Magic
1994 1025
Carl Waring Jones, John Northern Hilliard, Jean Hugard Section I: Principle of Correspondence with reproduced letters
1994 1025
George Pughe George Pughe's Pass from center to top as top half is replaced
Related toVariations 1994 1053
XXXV - The Origin of Greater Magic
1994 1053
Section II: Various Correspondence and Effects
1994 1053
George Pughe Adaptation of Vernon's Five Card Mental Trick
1994 1054
Stewart Judah The Check Trick borrowed bill of any value transposes with check with same value
1994 1056
Stewart Judah Judah's Newspaper Ad Trick
1994 1058
Frank Lane Stick It In Yourself spectator stabs reversed cards next to selection after magician fails
1994 1063
T.J. Crawford Where do the Coins Come From? production from palmed stack of coins
1994 1067
Victor Farelli Controlled Coincidence card chosen, spectator stabs to two cards that indicate suit and value, with three variations in which the deck is shuffled:
  • Additions to Controlled Coincidence (Pack Genuinely Shuffled)
Inspired by 1994 1070
Criss Cross Force Variation as stabbing force with knife
1994 1071
Paul Rosini Addition to Rosini's Saliva 10-Card Trick pointer cards
Variations 1994 1073
Michael F. Zens The Original of Zens' Packets and Envelopes Trick
1994 1074
Eugene Laurant Cards and Envelopes with two plates
1994 1077
T. Nelson Downs T. Nelson Downs' Center Deal Fragmentary Notes by Hilliard
Also published here 1994 1080
T. Nelson Downs Center Deal Speller three peeked at cards are immediately spelled to
1994 1081
T. Nelson Downs Pocket to Pocket Trick (Half Card Trick) using a gimmick consisting of three half cards glued together
1994 1082
T. Nelson Downs The Pickpocket cards of one color are put in performer's pocket who removes cards which are then divined by spectator three times
1994 1083
T. Nelson Downs A Real Dovetail Shuffle observation that eight perfect (faro) shuffles restore order
1994 1084
T. Nelson Downs Four Perfect Riffle Shuffles to Restore Full-Deck Order no perfect faros, but blocks are released (riffle shuffle stacking type)
1994 1085
Cardini Cardini's Fans note on split fans from Hilliard's notebook
1994 1087
Nate Leipzig Key on Fingers key turns on its own, short note from Hilliard's notebook
1994 1090
Nate Leipzig Coin on Knee note from Hilliard's notebook
1994 1091
Nate Leipzig Two in the Hand... with sugar cubes, short note from Hilliard's notebook
1994 1091
Nate Leipzig Balancing of a Half Dollar on the Finger Tips short note from Hilliard's notebook
1994 1091
John Mulholland Twenty Card Trick
1994 1095
John Mulholland, Michael F. Zens New Zens' 15 Cards and Envelope Trick
1994 1097
Sam Leo Horowitz New Method Duo-Flight two selections
1994 1098
Sam Leo Horowitz A Fan Effect
1994 1105
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz Key Card Move double backer is placed next to selection in out-of-hands selection procedure
1994 1105
Sam Leo Horowitz Silk Production with False Finger with paper
1994 1105
Sam Leo Horowitz Note on "The Perfect Stop Trick"
Related to 1994 1106
William H. McCaffrey Mac's Dead Name Test "An improvement on Annemann's method."
1994 1111
William H. McCaffrey The Newlywed Match Trick paddle effect with paper matches and story
1994 1111
John Northern Hilliard First Draft: The Master of the Playing Cards
Related to 1994 1116
Butting Cards - Faro or Weave Shuffle brief description
1994 1124
A Great Glimpse - Red and Black Series divided deck
1994 1125
The Giant Fan Detection selection process for divided deck
1994 1125
Red and Black Flourish cards openly separated, are shuffled, still shown separated, also as two card location
1994 1125
, Stewart Judah The Mystery of the Seven Discs with credit information
1994 1129
A Time-Worn Trick Hilliard Note Book Entry
1994 1140
The Real Work on "Dealing Seconds - One Hand" full description
Related to 1994 1141
Tenkai Ishida Palming One Card: Tenkai's Method better description
Related to 1994 1143
John Northern Hilliard Hilliard's Note on Gordien's Sponge Ball Routine
Inspired by 1994 1144
John Northern Hilliard Magic Squares Fragmentary Notes by Hilliard
1994 1145
The Chinese Wands two strings through wood pillars, one cut and restored, "Pillars of Solomon"
1994 1148
John Northern Hilliard Fragment: Notes on Misdirection followed by other essays
1994 1152
John Northern Hilliard Fragment: Notes for a Chapter on The Psychology of Magic collection of different psychological forces of numbers and cards
1994 1154
John Mulholland A Psychological Trick a la John Mulholland prediction of chosen letter, number and shape
1994 1155
John Mulholland Another Psychological Trick a la Mulholland psychological forces, colors, shapes, ...
1994 1157
John Northern Hilliard Rising Card by Motor only fragments of notes
1994 1168
Paul Rosini Paul Rosini's Spelling Trick free selection is spelled to
1994 1203
John Northern Hilliard, Paul Rosini The John Northern Hilliard Routine for this Trick free selection is spelled to
1994 1204
Paul Rosini Paul Rosini's Spelling Trick with a Mentally Chosen Card progressive set-up
1994 1205
John Northern Hilliard Hilliard's Spelling Trick with a Mentally Chosen Card progressive set-up
1994 1205
Horace Goldin, John Northern Hilliard "How It Is Done", or "The Indeceptive Deception", or "One For The Wise Ones" sucker key card placement to throw off magicians
1994 1207
John Northern Hilliard Coincidence svengali deck
1994 1208
Theodore Annemann Magic Thrust Variations - A.
1994 1208
Fred Furman Magic Thrust Variations - B. duplicate
1994 1209
John Northern Hilliard Magic Thrust Variations - C. short card and two double backers
1994 1210
John Northern Hilliard "Think , 'Stop!'" Card Tricks three methods, double backer and tactile key cards
1994 1211
John Northern Hilliard Original Method of Making an Impromptu Short Card
1994 1213
The Card Stabbing Trick (Pack Wrapped in Paper)
Related to 1994 1213
The Card Stabbing Trick (Pack Spread on Table)
1994 1214
John Northern Hilliard Two Souls But with a Single Thought two cards, billet index (52 predictions)
1994 1214
Heart Beats estimating position of selection
1994 1215
John Northern Hilliard Mental Discovery of Four Cards four spectators from a group of eight cards
1994 1216
John Northern Hilliard The Ne Plus Ultra Trick eight cards chosen and replaced, they and their position in the deck are predicted
1994 1218
John Northern Hilliard Quadrating the Pack dealing procedure, here used to distribute eight selections in a certain way
1994 1219
John Northern Hilliard The "Ne Plus Ultra" Crystal four cards chosen and replaced, they and their position in the deck are divined
1994 1220
Margaret Mackay, John Northern Hilliard A Magical Exchange card in handkerchief transposes with card in pocket
1994 1221
John Northern Hilliard An Original Force For One Card described for a king value
1994 1222
Yank Hoe Razors and Paper Loops stick is broken on paper without harming paper
1994 1225
Al Saal Addition to Commander Slayton's Spelling Trick
Related to 1994 1225
Yank Hoe Detail of Yank Hoe Trick of Card in Watch Case short note
1994 1226
Ben Erens Ben Eren's Spelling Trick
1994 1226
Sid Lorraine A Percentage Trick
1994 1227
Howard Albright Card Spelling Trick
1994 1227
Harlow Hoyt The Princess' Scarab five cards, one half of deck is scratch marked on back
1994 1228
Harry Kellar Nikko wood gimmick to produce 18'' handkerchief
1994 1231
John Scarne Shift on Table
1994 1232
John Scarne Card in Pocket Book fan handling of Loewy Palm
1994 1234
John Scarne, Dai Vernon The Four Aces and the Greek's Shuffle bottom stock control with unconventional shuffle
1994 1234
Dai Vernon The Four Aces aces distributed in deck reappear all together
1994 1234
John Scarne Displacement Sleight transfering a card from bottom to top as small packet is turned over
1994 1235
The Magazine Trick
1994 1236
Tom Bowyer Tom Bowyer's Trick one of five cards, multiple out
1994 1237
Tom Bowyer The "Stop" Trick psychological force
1994 1238
, Sid Lorraine Variant of Sid Lorraine's Cut Rubber Band used with string
1994 1238
Nail File or Pencil for Exchanging Decks as pen is taken out of inside pocket
1994 1238
Gambler's Deck Switch lap
1994 1239
Deck Switch using pockets
1994 1239
Controlled Return replaced at certain position
1994 1239
Paul Fox Cigarettes - A Paul Fox Routine
1994 1240
Oswald Rae Cigarette and Bill thumb tip
1994 1240
Card in Cigarette Routine
1994 1240
Billiard Ball Routine
1994 1241
Walter Schwartz A Surprise Silk Production
1994 1241
Striking the Hour swinging pendulum, unconscious muscular movement
1994 1242
Harry Cecil Harry Cecil's Rabbit Trick - The Swing Load loading from inside coat
1994 1242
Paul Fox Paul Fox's Coin Vanish in handkerchief
1994 1243
Servais LeRoy Five Card Trick one of five wrong cards changes into selection
1994 1243
Al Baker 3 Cigarette Papers
1994 1244
John Northern Hilliard, Card Locations and Detection three methods, estimation
1994 1244
Dai Vernon Vernon 1-3 three methods
1994 1245
Dai Vernon Impromptu Short Card credit unsure
1994 1246
Dai Vernon Another Short Card Idea card index with short cards to work with borrowed deck
1994 1246
Leon Maguire Double Turnover
1994 1247
Note on Cigarette Vanish in Thumbtip very brief
1994 1247
Jack Miller Knot Trick untieing, thread, very brief note
1994 1247
Glen Pope, Percy Abbott Method of doing Percy Abbott's "Squash" very brief note
1994 1247
Dai Vernon 3 Card Control very brief note
1994 1247
John Northern Hilliard Comment on the Return of Chosen Cards very brief note
1994 1248
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Double Lift very brief note
1994 1248
John Scarne New Glide very brief note
1994 1248
John Scarne Various Notes various very brief notes about different things
1994 1248
Allan Ackerman The Ultra Rub-a-Dub-Dub face-up
VariationsAlso published here 1994 5
Allan Ackerman The Clip Add using pen
Also published here 1994 11
Allan Ackerman A Bottom Block Transfer Technique
1994 16
Allan Ackerman On the Strip Out Shuffle brief tips
1994 17
Allan Ackerman, Kosy Phibulphanuvat On the Freeman Display
1994 18
Allan Ackerman, Kosy Phibulphanuvat Double Exposure Freeman Display production of Kings followed by Aces
1994 20
Allan Ackerman An Added Dimension card thought of from range, cards dealt out and then divined, single-card Princess Card Trick
Also published here 1994 23
Harlan Tarbell Doc Tarbell on Out of This World on the switch
Also published here 1994 25
Jack Carpenter Reverse Ace Assembly #3
1994 1
Jack Carpenter Red/Black Rollover
Inspired by 1994 5
Jack Carpenter In Lieu of the Braue Addition & Switch
1994 5
Jack Carpenter O'Henry Plays Jazz
Also published here 1994 13
Daryl Martinez Ace Pip Misshow
1994 15
Steve Mayhew, Jack Carpenter Mayhew's Master Deal Ace climax
Related to 1994 19
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 Travelogos two cities and a weekday divined or spelled to, postcards
1994 8
Philip T. Goldstein Symbue color cards, thought of color & design spelled to, progressive speller principle
1994 12
Philip T. Goldstein Twice in Half two cards removed from half deck and spelled down, card there predicted
Related to 1994 15
Philip T. Goldstein Addition via Prediction
1994 17
Philip T. Goldstein Half in Twice full-deck version
Inspired by 1994 18
Philip T. Goldstein Roundelay one of seven cards with materials on them selected via elimination procedure
Variations 1994 20
Philip T. Goldstein Elimination Count or Spell see also More Magic, credit information
1994 20
Philip T. Goldstein Roundelay Variations fourteen different word lists and presentations
1994 23
Philip T. Goldstein Pangmaster letter/word tiles used for a coincidence
VariationsAlso published here 1994 27
Philip T. Goldstein Flex alphabet cards are mixed and distributed, one person only can form a word which is predicted
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1994 30
Philip T. Goldstein Cheap Flex four-spectator adaption
Inspired byAlso published here 1994 33
Philip T. Goldstein Ord-er cards chosen from alphabet deck, word formed and divined, see also "My World" (Arturo, Abra #751), "Ord" (Goldstein, Linking Ring)
1994 35
Philip T. Goldstein Shufflegram
  • First Avenue (with fishing)
  • Second Avenue (where spectator looks at a word in a dictionary as tell)
Inspired by
  • "Webster Had A Word For It" (Stewart James, Linking Ring)
1994 38
Philip T. Goldstein Unigram word built with alphabet cards divined
1994 44
Philip T. Goldstein Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
Also published here 1994 46
Philip T. Goldstein Zodiagnostic word thought of from small zodiac booklet
VariationsAlso published here 1994 52
Philip T. Goldstein Yada pack with ten arrow cards
Inspired by 1994 59
Philip T. Goldstein Duprediction arrangement of symbol cards predicted
Inspired by 1994 62
Philip T. Goldstein Duplex alphabet cards
Inspired by 1994 67
Philip T. Goldstein Dupacetic four cards of each suit
Inspired by 1994 69
Philip T. Goldstein Duploma spectator removes Ace through Five in some order, performer matches the order
Inspired by 1994 71
Philip T. Goldstein Calcium calculation oddity with nine digits, done with nine cards
1994 74
Philip T. Goldstein Verity Off chips with numbers and letters on them are used to predict numbers chosen from number deck, anagram
1994 76
Philip T. Goldstein Boustrophedon two cards chosen behind back divined
1994 79
Philip T. Goldstein Nexus performer's and spectator's selection are in same position in two piles
1994 82
Philip T. Goldstein Annexus performer's and spectator's selection are in same position in two piles
1994 86
Philip T. Goldstein Sannexus performer's and spectator's selection are in same position in two piles
1994 88
Philip T. Goldstein Twoltra two cards chosen from face-up/face-down shuffled deck, predicted in second deck
1994 90
Philip T. Goldstein Trisectarian two cards found, one by counting down value of other cards
1994 96
Philip T. Goldstein Van John
Inspired by
  • Tom Seller's "The Name Speller" (Immediate Magic)
Also published here
1994 99
Philip T. Goldstein Sensus cards with words that address senses
Inspired by
  • "Sensibility" (Bill Miesel, Psycho-Gizmo #14)
1994 101
Philip T. Goldstein Consensus cards with words that address senses
1994 107
Philip T. Goldstein Automix working method
Inspired by 1994 113
Philip T. Goldstein Autonomix pairs are exchanged via chart but still paired
Inspired by 1994 118
Philip T. Goldstein Chromagnon memory demonstration of red/black order
1994 121
Philip T. Goldstein Menu Pause price of imaginary dinner predicted
Inspired byAlso published here 1994 126
Philip T. Goldstein Erratum "The rest of the material in the book works. Honest!"
1994 133
Chad Long Intro
1994 2
Chad Long Back & Forth written messages on cards ("LOOK IN YOUR POCKET", ...), scavenger hunt
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1994 3
Edward Marlo Tilt brief
1994 3
Chad Long Cards Under Drink card under drink, then second selection under first selection under drink
1994 5
Fred Lowe Lowe Palm
1994 5
Chad Long Pen pen & cap flurry
1994 8
Chad Long Three Across four coins in one hand, one coin is moved to other hand, all other follow
1994 8
Chad Long T.C.O.H.T.P.C. "The Cheesy One Hand Top Palm Control"
Also published here 1994 12
Chad Long The Second Control joke set-up
VariationsAlso published here 1994 13
Chad Long Insta-Match match touched to striking surface lights, when touched on other side goes out
1994 14
Chad Long Circle O' Gold imaginary ring becomes real
Also published here 1994 15
Chad Long X-tracting 4 coins from box to hand one by one
1994 17
David Roth To Bottom Slide Move
1994 17
Turnover Sleight as lid is put on
1994 18
Chad Long The Non-Trick Page on "Be Yourself"
1994 20
Al Mann The Naked Thought prediction and mind reading, one ahead with 3 billets
1994 1
Al Mann The Opener Move while opening the billet, turning it over and presenting the outside as the inside
Related to 1994 3
Al Mann The Quantum Leap with four cards, one ahead routine with the opener move
1994 4
Al Mann The Secret Marks with paper clips
1994 5
Al Mann Swami-Writing management, when to write
1994 6
Karl Fulves Psychology 101 on spectators who wouldn't suspend disbelieve
1994 4
Karl Fulves You, Babe after counting procedure with birthday a card with value Nine is selected, ninth item on a list matches spectator in humorous way
Related to 1994 5
Karl Fulves One Of Us Is Lying counting location
1994 6
Karl Fulves DU/Process thirteen-card packet distributed via down/under deal, two four-of-a-kinds and a royal flush come out
1994 7
Karl Fulves Sacked deck sprung into paper bag and cards removed singly unter stopped, that card matches prediction
Related to 1994 8
Karl Fulves Sacked Notes multiple cards variation of "Sacked", problem of having named card in paper back with odd back
Related to 1994 12
Karl Fulves Centralism black aces put on piles, AS is on pile it is not expected and AC between red aces
1994 13
Karl Fulves Center Pull-Out
Related to 1994 13
Karl Fulves Practicing Push-Off Count see box
1994 14
Karl Fulves Strip Search paper strip folded and cut into deck and used to locate selection when pulled
Related to 1994 15
Karl Fulves Power Eject packet moves out of banded deck, mate found
Related to 1994 18
Karl Fulves Cleaver performer removes red and black cards, performer forms two packets behind back with same number of reds and blacks each
1994 21
Bob Hummer The Magic Separation face-up/face-down mixed packet behind performer's back, two piles formed with same number of up and down cards, brief
1994 21
Karl Fulves No Fidget Add handling of the Vernon Strip-Out Addition
1994 22
Karl Fulves Bug Holdout Load bug holdout below table
1994 23
Karl Fulves X's Are Aces four random cards are openly stacked for two and then become aces when dealt
1994 24
Karl Fulves Blue Moon blackjacks chosen despite random cuts and then counting to twenty-sixth card, spectator's blackjack changes back color
1994 25
Karl Fulves Double Time riffle shuffle control, shuffled and two piles formed and top cards named
1994 28
Karl Fulves Sandbagged blue- and red-backed deck sprung in paper bag and shaken, performer then reaches in an produces one color until all are separated
Inspired byRelated to 1994 31
Karl Fulves Psychic Self
1994 33
Karl Fulves Psychic Triumph weird procedure, two-step revelation, first all face-down, then selection
1994 34
Karl Fulves Day One date chosen by choosing some face-up and face-down cards from grid layout, looked up in diary, card noted there predicted, tapestry
Variations 1994 35
Karl Fulves Triumph With Math tapestry layout and foldover
1994 39
Karl Fulves Foldover Notes
Related to 1994 40
Karl Fulves Techni-Trap duplicate sandwich card, also with odd-backed sandwich cards
1994 41
Karl Fulves Trapped By Strangers odd-backed sandwich cards
1994 43
Karl Fulves Strangers Call odd-backed sandwich cards, two selections
1994 45
Karl Fulves Rome and Juliet Theme making drawing over two cards, presentation idea
1994 46
Karl Fulves In Captivity signed card trapped by odd-backed sandwich cards, then the sandwich cards have regular back and selection an odd back
1994 47
Alignment Move
1994 47
Karl Fulves Red Square guessing color of next card, spectator has chance score, performer all correct
1994 51
Karl Fulves Dextral Draw spectator thinks of card in five-card-packet
1994 53
Karl Fulves Odd Number Theory five odd-valued cards, one thought of and performer removes four cards from pocket that are missing thought-of card to complete straight flush
1994 54
Karl Fulves Isolation Add packet a bit isolated during add on
1994 56
Karl Fulves Isolationist Poker five random card change into 5 (!) kings
1994 58
Karl Fulves Remember This shuffled deck apparently memorized, one riffle shuffle, performer checks and then names cards at 3 different positions, "Spread Correction"
Inspired by 1994 59
Karl Fulves Cutting Corners two decks, pocketed by performer and spectator, each removes a card, corners torn off, rest exchanged in decks, cards and corners match
Inspired by 1994 64
Dr. Stanley Jaks, Karl Fulves Jaks Two Deck Trick commentary by Fulves
Related to 1994 65
Karl Fulves Escapist king and queen packets, a card travels over
1994 66
Karl Fulves Astral Aces four odd-backed aces cut into deck, suddenly they're together in deck, they change into 5-card royal flush
1994 68
Karl Fulves Sub Text dealing procedure with cut-off part of envelope resulting in a card transposing with a card inside envelope part à la sub trunk, posed as problem, Tantalizer
1994 70
Karl Fulves No Pre-set four random cards, one turns over, it changes into selection
1994 71
Karl Fulves Add-On Reverse strip-out addition in which added cards are reversed
Related to 1994 71
Karl Fulves Up & About two cards selected and lost, then four random cards indicated, two of them change into selections
1994 72
Karl Fulves Add-On Move very short bibliography for Vernon's move
1994 72
Karl Fulves Alpha Matrix 6x5 grid of cards, rows and columns selected via values from other deck until 1 card remains, it's odd-backed
1994 73
Karl Fulves Matrix Notes
1994 74
Karl Fulves Unthought cards chosen by spectator in 4x4 layout find color-matches, other cards don't
1994 76
Karl Fulves Unpaired Poker value matchings in 4x4 layout
1994 77
Karl Fulves Erdnase's Envelope signed cards, in nested envelope is odd-backed prediction which then has signature
1994 78
Karl Fulves Bottom Deal Load loading card under envelope
Related to 1994 80
Karl Fulves Thelma Thelma & Louise story trick with QC and QS and "stolen" diamonds
1994 82
Karl Fulves Jury Rigged card to cereal box, "cereal killer" patter
Related to 1994 84
Karl Fulves Covered Top Palm second from top, "Nottop Palm"
Related to 1994 84
Karl Fulves Gambler's Switch Method simplified "Jury Rigged", card to cereal box
Related to 1994 86
Karl Fulves Pendax one of five cards selected is divined, marks for long distance reading, three marking methods
1994 87
Karl Fulves Top Secret aces lost via tabled shuffles without crimps, then back on top
1994 90
Frank Thompson Frank Thompson's Method top stock riffle control
  • Thompson Ace Cutting
1994 94
Karl Fulves Red/Black Shuffles red-black order which unmixes with faro combination, posed as problem
1994 95
Karl Fulves Trapper Keeper Triumph in which two cards are reversed at end that sandwich selection
Variations 1994 96
Karl Fulves Speed Counts clocking with stacked deck, posed as problem
1994 98