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Ross Bertram Bertram Ring on Stick Touches multiple ideas
2022 46
Juan Tamariz Letter from Juan on theater and Peter Weiss
2022 7
Juan Tamariz Unique Double Prediction performer takes two prediction cards from shuffled deck, card freely named, one prediction is a joker (gag) and the other one matches the card
  • First Improvement (memorized deck)
  • Second Improvement (top change substitute)
  • Third Improvement
  • Fourth Improvement
2022 9
Modified Mexican Turnover both cards start face down and end face up
2022 10
Juan Tamariz On Giving Out Signed Cards
Related to 2022 11
Juan Tamariz Perpendicular Mexican Turnover card slid under tabled card in perpendicular position
2022 13
Juan Tamariz The Peruvian Turnover one corner of tabled card is crimped
Related to 2022 14
Juan Tamariz The One-Armed Tribute routine performed one-handed with both hands simultaneously, one half on either side
  • Phase 1 - Ambitious Cards (deck cut in half, top card of both halves shown with one hand each and put in center of the half, they come back to top)
  • Phase 2 - Stop Together (cards lost in both halves again, both dealt simultaneously and spectator says stop, both cards are at that position)
  • Phase 3 - Slop Shuffle (tabled slop shuffle triumph with two halves, both done one-handed)
  • Phase 4 - Through the Table (both cards lost again, they travel through the table from each half)
  • Encore - Color Separation
2022 16
Tabled Double Lift brief, with both hands simultaneously
2022 17
Juan Tamariz Lapping Choreography tabled palm and subsequent lapping, both hands simultaneously
2022 25
Juan Tamariz Impromptu Book Test page chosen by adding values in a chosen packet of cards, repeat phase
2022 30
Juan Tamariz Set-Up Strategy while locating a chosen card
2022 30
Juan Tamariz Packet Number Force twelve cards take, two six-card packets made, one chosen and values added
2022 31
Juan Tamariz Grand Poker Demonstration "Vernon Formula Plus"
  • I. Blackjack
  • II. Four Kings
  • III. Four Aces
  • V. The Vernon Poker Demonstration - The Formula
  • The Icing on the Cake: Total Color Separation
Inspired by 2022 34
Dai Vernon Overhand Shuffle Stack
2022 41
Juan Tamariz P.S.
2022 48
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Foreword
2022 xiii
Carlos Vaquera Introduction
2022 xiv
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Sleights, The Vallarino Way
2022 1
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Rumba Count see variation on p. 211
2022 3
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Hypnotic Rumba Count more convincing Rumba Count to show whole packet as same card, for when you have two of the same card in packet
2022 4
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Elmsley Count Variations
  • Variation One: cards are dropped onto table as they are counted
  • Variation Two: sort of a combination of Variation One with elements of Rumba Count
2022 6
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Vallarino's Count accomplishes same thing as Rumba Count, showing all cards in a packet as same card
2022 8
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Ping Pong top card (or cards) are retained on top of deck after a straight tabled cut
Inspired by 2022 10
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Optical Center Steal card apparently inserted into outer end of deck can be either palmed in right hand or controlled to top, in addition to also having a different card out-jogged in its place, uses modified palm grip (combination of lateral and Tenkai palms), see also application on p. 89
2022 12
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Revolutionary Control card is inserted and seen to be completely squared into deck, deck is cut onto table, card is on top, slight variation without table (p. 16), see also Staircase Multiple Shift (p. 18) for related technique with multiple cards
2022 15
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Staircase Multiple Shift multiple cards inserted into outer end of deck and squared in, deck is given straight cut to table, cards are on top
  • to place shifted cards in group at specific location in deck (really a different technique altogether, D’Amico-Shift style)
2022 18
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Four-Card Add-On with application: four Aces are displayed in a fan and then tabled face up, they are cleanly placed face down onto deck and can then be openly slip-cut into deck, all four Aces remain on top
2022 20
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Vallarino's L.M. card(s) from a face-up packet of cards displayed on deck can be stolen and hidden beneath top card of deck, “…a nice alternative to the Elmsley/Marlo ATFUS…”
2022 21
Jean-Pierre Vallarino False Spread-Shuffle full-deck false shuffle, deck riffled on table, tipped up onto edges to be squared, deck is openly spread in hands, cards are stripped apart
2022 23
Jean-Pierre Vallarino The Vallarino Force spectator says stop as performer thumb-peels through deck, stopped-at card is switched for force card while in out-jogged position, can do with multiple cards out-jogged in a group, also a handling to hide odd-colored backs of the out-jogged cards
2022 25
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Jump Change card openly displayed is apparently placed jogged in middle of deck as deck is given straight cut on table, really card is lapped and jogged card is the original bottom card of deck
  • Variation with a Packet (p. 28): same technique with group of cards, can be used to change four indifferent cards into Aces
  • Variation as a Visual Change (p. 29): same technique to make face-up card change visually
2022 27
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Italian Palm modified grip for classic palm, allows little finger to be free, facilitates loading palmed card to bottom of tabled packet (mucking type of action), see also p. 171
2022 30
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Cascade Four-Card Control and Palm cards (e.g. Aces) inserted as group into center of deck and squared in and deck is either cascaded or overhand-shuffled, Aces are retained on top or can be brought directly into right palm
Inspired by
  • "Cascade Control" (Charlie Miller, Genii, June 1972)
2022 31
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Ribbon Spread Palm tabled ribbon spread is flipped face up and then face down again, top card(s) is palmed in process
Related to 2022 34
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Top Palm top card palm
Related to 2022 35
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Bottom Steal Subtleties two small finesses to help make Bottom Steal indetectable, also applicable to a Side Steal
2022 36
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Lateral Bottom Steal different method to get bottom card into lateral palm, see also p. 185
Inspired by 2022 37
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Quick Palm and Perhaps a Switch rapidly palm multiple cards off top of deck with follow-through action of turning deck face up, can switch palmed cards for cards on table via lapping technique as they are turned face up
2022 38
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Come Back card (or cards) is inserted into deck, stolen out and replaced on top in action of right hand reaching to pick up marker to uncap it or transfer it to other hand
2022 40
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Three Color Changes
  • One: fairly standard palm color change, but part of deck always remains in view, giving change more open appearance
  • Two: deck is stood up on table face outward and face card changes, uses lateral bottom steal (see Greater Magic reference)
  • Three: “Wink Change” family
Inspired by 2022 41
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Vallarino’s Strip-Out strip-out addition without a break
2022 45
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Crimp putting crimp in inner end of card(s) “in real time”, see also p. 93
2022 46
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Vallarino’s Strip-Up deck is held vertically with out-jogged cards facing audience, card(s) are added to back of out-jogged cards as they are stripped out
2022 47
Jean-Pierre Vallarino J.P. Spread Pass variation of LePaul Spread Pass, forward spreading of deck
2022 49
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Ace Assemblies
2022 51
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Ultimate MacDonald’s Aces “designed to fool magicians”
2022 53
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Olram Subtlety to hide the double-face nature of one card as four-card packet is displayed front and back
2022 55
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Visual vanish for MacDonald's Aces face-up Ace is used to flip three tabled cards face up, immediately upon flipping them over only three cards are seen and Ace is gone, see also p. 174
2022 57
Jerry Mentzer Push-down color change face-up card in-jogged beneath packet changes as right fingers pass over it
Also published here 2022 58
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Vallarino's Leader Aces “all-at-once assembly”, three cards placed onto each Ace, three Aces instantly vanish from their piles and assemble with fourth Ace
2022 61
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Multiple lateral palm obtaining multiple cards off bottom of packet into right lateral palm
2022 61
Mutliple turnover with packet together with spread cards above it, via buckle, see similar technique on p. 73 without buckle
2022 62
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Neutrino Aces signed selection lost in deck, leader Ace is dealt onto table face down with three indifferent cards on top of it, other three Aces are lost in deck, Aces reappear in pile with leader Ace together with signed selection
2022 64
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Shuffle palm top card(s) are palmed in right hand as cards are waterfalled following shuffle
2022 67
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Two-card bottom deal dealing the bottom card of two cards instead of top one, “this is like Dr. Elliott’s second deal technique”
2022 68
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Four Jacks Squared deck divided into four piles in square formation, one Jack on top of each pile, all Jacks assemble atop one pile
2022 69
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Crimp add-on bridge crimp of top cards allows them to be instantly added to a packet that is momentarily touched to them, also applied on p. 94 with deck in hand
2022 69
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Progressive Aces progressive assembly with only one, two, three and four cards in each Ace pile respectively, each Ace is successively lost in deck before being revealed in next pile together with the other Ace(s) already in that pile, Vallarino's approach to David Britland's idea of combining Lorayne and Krenzel (see references)
Inspired by 2022 71
Jean-Pierre Vallarino, Charlie Miller Miller addition variant top block of cards in spread is up-jogged as one, not using buckle as in the common Miller technique
2022 71
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Obtain break below top card(s) left little-finger break, under cover of right hand squaring cards into deck
2022 72
Jerry Sadowitz Slip-Jog unnamed, but credited to Sadowitz
2022 73
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Packet switch the three face-down cards below the face-up Ace of Spades are switched for top three cards of deck
2022 74
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Believe It or Not three signed selections lost in deck, three Aces are face down on table with a third of deck on top of each and card case on top of fourth Ace, the three piles are turned over revealing three Aces have changed into selections, Aces are under card case with leader Ace
2022 75
Jean-Pierre Vallarino “Behind the Wall” add-on packet is displayed in front of tabled deck and top cards of deck are added on top of it
2022 76
Gambler's cop from bottom of deck and added to bottom of card case
2022 76
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Sandwich Tricks
2022 79
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Falling Sandwich two Queens face up on table, card selected and returned, deck spread on table and selection appears between Queens
2022 81
Card ditch on deck two sandwich cards displayed face up, lowermost one is stolen onto deck beneath face down card and top one is carried away, see related action on p. 91
2022 81
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Card switch tip-over style, but immediately upon flipping card face down, the switched-in card is pivoted out and dropped onto table
2022 81
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Secret card transfer cards from bottom of deck are secretly dropped onto tabled card under misdirection, reminiscent of “Highland Hop”
2022 82
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Flying Sandwich card selected and returned and deck ribbon-spread on table, two Queens placed onto spread get sprung into air via ribbon-spread turnover, Queens are caught and selection between them
2022 84
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Vallarino Load sandwich load of top card, done on more vertical plane with sandwich cards facing audience
2022 85
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Automatic Sandwich two Queens face up on table, selection lost in deck, wind caused by riffle shuffle shoots selection from tabled packet in between Queens
2022 86
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Sandwich Retention selection travels from between tabled red Aces to tabled black Aces
2022 88
Half Pass brief description, photographs, see also brief description on p. 100 for other photographs
2022 88
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Optical Center Steal used here to apparently insert card between two tabled cards and immediately stolen out
2022 89
Half Pass reverses bottom card of two so both are displayed face up, “Asher Twist” type of action with only two cards
2022 90
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Transpo Sandwich signed card placed between face-up Jokers on table, Queen of Hearts (e.g.) is shown and changes into selection and sandwiched card on table is now Queens of Hearts
2022 91
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Secret transfer of cards bottom two cards of a triple, similar to Vernon Transfer, done in action of flipping over top card of triple as bottom two are ditched onto tabled card, dupes allow transfer to be done with face-up cards
2022 92
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Triple Sandwich three selections, Jokers sandwich each one, one at a time
2022 93
Dai Vernon, Henry Christ, Theodore Annemann Alignment Move to remove one card of a double from between sandwich
2022 94
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Click Move quick flourishy display of two cards while hiding a card
2022 94
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Appearance of sandwiched card face-up Jokers held in a spread, face-down card instantly appears out-jogged between them
2022 95
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Packet Transpositions
2022 97
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Fast Four Transpo 4x4 transposition
2022 99
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Gambler’s cop including finessed addition of copped card to bottom of packet placed onto it
2022 100
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Jump Transpo black Kings placed into deck and jump to top, tabled red Kings are turned up and shown to be the red Aces and black Kings instantly change to black Aces
2022 102
Frederick Braue Braue Addition/Switch uncredited
2022 102
Turnover color change similar to Father Cyprian change, two cards changed on top of deck
2022 104
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Wall Aces two selections change places with four Aces
2022 105
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Multiple-card top palm
2022 106
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Half Pass with packet
2022 107
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Multiple-card bottom palm with packet
2022 107
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Left or Right selection jumps from middle to top of deck and then tabled, four Aces tabled beneath card case change into selection and Aces are now where selection was
2022 109
Joe Berg Berg Palm brief
2022 111
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Spectator Cuts to the Aces
2022 113
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Spectator Cuts to the Aces 1
2022 115
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Ribbon-spread ditch cards are ditched from packet in hand onto table spread as it is turned over
2022 116
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Spectator Cuts to the Aces 2 top card of each pile is first gathered and placed into card case but still protruding and in sight, then those cards are shown to be the Aces
2022 117
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Coincidences
2022 119
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Coincidence spectator's selection from one deck matches performer’s selection from another deck
2022 121
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Fan switch out-jogged double-card in fanned deck is separated as single card in right hand is ditched beneath fan, looks like right hand's card was placed beneath jogged card
2022 122
Jean-Pierre Vallarino The Thinking Card prediction card set on glass, card is selected, prediction matches
2022 124
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Kaps/Walton switch uncredited, card shown in spread is switched
2022 124
Side-steal of bottom card to full palm brief, see also p. 203, p. 242 and p. 255
2022 124
Through-the-fist flourish as cover for squeezing double together to adhere
2022 124
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Ace Productions
2022 127
Jean-Pierre Vallarino FISM Aces Aces produced one at a time in flashy way
2022 129
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Slip-cut productions three variations of flashy single-card productions beginning with tabled slip-cuts
2022 129
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Tabled pop-out production jogged card is propelled out of deck vertically and caught
2022 131
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Crossed Arms Aces lost in deck, deck given some cuts and Aces are produced all at once in a flashy manner
2022 132
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Packet spin flourish packet is given quick spin flourish as it is tabled
2022 132
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Tabled multiple shift and reversal Aces are inserted into separate parts of deck and squared in with push-through methodology, rest of deck is given undercuts and turned face up, reversing Aces beneath face-up deck
2022 133
Jean-Pierre Vallarino False tabled cut multiple packets on table
2022 134
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Flower Ace Production card is selected – e.g., an Ace – and lost in deck, it jumps to top, lost in deck again, it jumps out of deck and other three Aces instantly appear face up in vertical row on deck
2022 137
Riffle Force brief
2022 137
Dai Vernon Vernon Depth Illusion brief, see also p. 241
2022 138
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Slide Jumping Ace Production one card is shot into right hand, it is turned face up to reveal Ace as other three are produced all at once (one Ace shooting out of deck face up onto table and other two left face up on deck)
2022 140
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Iris Ace Production brief series of tabled cuts and Aces are instantly produced between two halves (“Freeman-Display” formation)
2022 142
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Wrist Production selection appears face up and jogged in deck, surrounded by the four Aces
2022 144
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Pop-out production deck is given in-the-hands cut and as bottom half is dropped on top, card appears jogged between the halves
2022 144
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Surprising deck is cut into four piles with Aces on top
2022 146
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Flying Production Aces produced one at a time in flashy manner
2022 148
Tabled doube lift brief
2022 148
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Top-card turnover flourish flashy way to flip top card face up, here used to effect a change (following a Double Lift)
2022 148
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Card spring into deck single card bowed against table and released, springing it and catching it in deck (next to an Ace)
2022 149
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Reality or Fiction King is inserted into tabled spread perpendicularly, deck is flipped open at that spot and other three Kings are instantly produced
2022 151
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Four Cuts, Four Aces deck is given series of fancy tabled cuts, each time an Ace is produced on top
2022 154
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Triumph Variations
2022 157
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Aces Triumph deck cut into four piles and an Ace is on top of each, Aces are lost in deck and deck shuffled face up into face down, deck rights itself except for Aces face up in center
2022 159
Packet reversal faced packet is reversed onto table, under cover of other hand fanning a packet
2022 159
Jean-Pierre Vallarino A Royal Triumph spectator cuts packet from deck and shuffles it face up into face down, card is selected/lost in rest of deck and deck is mixed face up and face down with packet, Royal Flush cards are cut to one at a time and finally entire deck is facing one way except selection
2022 162
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Half Pass as both halves of deck are squared together, lower half is reversed, “vaguely similar to the LePaul spread pass,” see also p. 209 for more technical detail
2022 162
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Color Shuffle Triumph ending with Aces facing other direction, entire deck (except Aces) is shown to have changed back color
2022 165
Marc Serin Subtlety for Color Changing Deck dribbling top few cards
2022 165
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Mystery Card Routines
2022 169
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Nonsense four Jacks and mystery card are on table, card is selected and signed and left out-jogged in deck, mystery card is inserted between Jacks, out-jogged card is then shown to be indifferent one and mystery card is signed selection
2022 171
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Card switch in fan hidden face-down card in face-up fan is brought into view as right hand inserts a card and immediately steals it out into lateral palm
2022 172
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Dream Wonder mystery card on table, signed selection is placed among four blank cards and instantly vanishes, mystery card is shown to be signed selection, see p. 177 for alternative idea that does not need a Force
2022 173
Dribble Force brief
2022 174
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Visual card vanish signed selection is used to turn tabled blanks face up and instantly vanishes as they flip over, see also p. 57
2022 174
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Collectors Routines
2022 179
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Collectors three selections lost in deck, Aces are placed face up on deck and instantly spread to show the selections trapped between them
2022 181
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Braue-style switch three of four Aces switched out for indifferent cards, packet seems to never come flush with top of deck before it is tabled
2022 181
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Precise insertion in fan pressure fan with faces audience, top few cards are rotated back the other way behind fan so cards can be inserted between them
2022 182
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Ditching cards from packet bottom cards of packet are fed into deck as packet is set onto deck
2022 183
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Fast Collectors Aces held in a face-up fan above deck (not flush with deck), three selections instantly appear between them
2022 184
Ken Krenzel Slide-Under Switch
2022 184
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Multiple lateral palm from bottom preliminary double undercut to set cards into position to be lateral-palmed from bottom in right hand (then transferred to Tenkai), see also p. 37
2022 185
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Secret multiple insertion three cards in Tenkai Palm are fed between four spread Aces as Aces are gathered from table
2022 186
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Miscellaneous Card Tricks
2022 189
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Ultimate Wild Card standard routine using standard Wild Card set
2022 191
Jean-Pierre Vallarino, Brother John Hamman Hamman Count with a few detailed touches of Vallarino
2022 192
Flushtration Count held in pinch grip
2022 193
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Through-the-fist reversal followed by a “paintbrush” action to effect a change
2022 194
Mexican Turnover one face-up card used to turn other card face-down, face-down card then shown to have changed, double-facer
2022 200
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Reset
2022 201
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Multiple-card switch with packets more novel handling for setting up for Reset
2022 201
Bottom palm from packet side-steal into right palm, brief
2022 203
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Flourishy double display double is pivoted around in hand
2022 203
Palm color change card deposited from palm to make card change, change is delayed, not done visually, see also p. 243 and p. 250 for more visual application
2022 203
Dai Vernon Cop transfer uncredited
2022 205
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Strong four indifferent cards face up in square formation, two parallel face-up spreads are made between the cards, as both hands square the spreads, the four cards instantly change to Aces
2022 206
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Double double obtaining a pair of doubles on top of deck, “hit” style, see also p. 230
(says it’s a slight variation of the technique explained in “Strong Transposition,” but there's no trick by this name in book, Lovick said it likely was an item that was originally supposed to be included)
2022 206
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Shortcut selection lost in deck, deck cut in two, with a wave over one half it visually turns face up, selection is face down in middle of face-up half
2022 209
Spread half pass see also p. 241
2022 209
Edward Marlo Marlo’s “Rise, Rise, Rise” change
2022 210
Jean-Pierre Vallarino English Poker four-card packet is continuously shown to consist of different number of red Kings and black Queens and finally shown to be all Jokers, presentation is about the rules of English Poker, “reminiscent of Bro. John Hamman’s “The Twins”…”
2022 211
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Rumba Count variation
2022 211
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Trio signed selection lost in deck, spectator names number, performer cuts off that exact number of cards and card arrived at is selection, values of four prediction cards are shown to total that amount as well, finally selection’s back is shown to have changed color
2022 215
Dai Vernon Vernon Transfer move
2022 216
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Bluff spectator stops performer as he cuts packets to table, card stopped at is selection
2022 219
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Card switch on table top card of deck is apparently dealt onto table, really an “empty deal” and card hidden beneath hand on table is brought into view
2022 220
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Card or Money signed selection visually changes into dollar bill, bill placed into clip of pen and changes back to card with a twist of the pen
2022 221
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Card to bill card is lapped as bill is brought into view from behind table
2022 221
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Cost $4 performer gives spectators a dollar for each unsuccessful attempt at cutting to signed selection, after third attempt, he shows that selection is in his wallet between last two bills, un-gimmicked wallet
2022 224
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Magic Wallet signed card appears in performer’s wallet, un-gimmicked wallet
2022 227
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Card switch in spread top card of left-hand’s spread is switched for bottom card of right-hand’s spread as performer turns to right to table it
2022 227
Paul LePaul Spread Pass brief
2022 228
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Wallet load card loaded from beneath wallet to inside via Longitudinal Tenkai Palm
2022 228
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Vallarino's Ambitious Card “…excels in its delight in palming as the main method rather than the pass”
one phase is similar to “Visual Lift” (p. 237) but with card face down
2022 230
False turnover card (double) displayed face up on deck is apparently turned face down on deck, in reality the lower card of double is turned over on top of visible card
2022 230
Hit Double Lift uncredited
2022 230
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Face-up production on deck bottom card of face-to-face double is stolen out into right palm and deposited on top of deck
2022 231
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Card switch face-up card is flipped face down onto deck and is switched for card clipped in right hand, which ends up out-jogged on deck
2022 232
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Palm replacement palmed card is dropped on top as right hand squares in out-jogged card
2022 232
Stuart Gordon Stuart Gordon Double Turnover
2022 234
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Retention-of-vision switch card is switched as it is brushed across top of deck and seems to always be in view and in motion
2022 236
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Visual Lift one half of deck is out-jogged on other, signed selection is placed face up beneath bottom half and in-jogged, as selection is squared in it visually appears on top of bottom half, then halves are squared together and it appears on top
2022 237
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Double Turnover from beneath top card
2022 237
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Surprise Double Inversion selection rises to top of deck twice, it is out-jogged face up in middle and entire deck turns face up around it, then immediately deck turns back face down around it
2022 241
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Half Pass with out-jogged card all cards beneath out-jogged card are reversed
2022 243
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Vallarino's Pocket Queens lost in deck and deck is cased, Queens removed from different pockets
2022 244
Jean-Pierre Vallarino False card case insertion deck inserted into card case, simultaneously feeding some cards onto outside of case, unique grip
2022 244
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Multiple-card palm from card case cards flat against case are “top”-palmed
2022 245
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Pocket Transpo Pocket Interchange
2022 248
Spread cull done with small packet
2022 248
Simulated pick-up cards below break in packet are dropped back to where they came from as they are apparently squared
2022 248
Jean-Pierre Vallarino False pocket placement left hand’s card is apparently placed into inner jacket pocket, really placed into right hand that is holding lapel
2022 250
Edward Marlo Cross-body pocket transfer left hand palming card and holding left lapel, goes across to inner-right jacket pocket to produce card
2022 252
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Vallarino's Everywhere and Nowhere card is selected in red deck, four blue-backed Aces change one at a time to match the selection, then they all change to Queens and their backs change to red
2022 254
Larry Jennings Jennings Immediate Bottom Placement
2022 254
Arthur Finley Finley Tent Vanish see also variation on p. 274
2022 256
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Tenkai palm replacement turning packet over end for end to motivate replacement
2022 258
Stanley Collins Paintbrush Color Change
2022 258
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Flick color change double-card out-jogged on top of single, left index finger pushes lower card of double inward on top of single card as right finger flicks inner end of single card to effect the change
2022 261
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Optical Center Steal technique used here to steal card (double) apparently inserted on bottom of tabled packet and loaded on top, see also application on p. 89
2022 261
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Out-jogged card switch card loaded above out-jogged card from Tenkai palm and out-jogged card pushed into deck
2022 262
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Jinx Switch variant tabled packet switched with bottom cards of deck
2022 262
Jean-Pierre Vallarino In Memory of Geoff Latta Aces face down on table, Kings change into Aces and tabled cards are now the Kings, selected card is out-jogged in deck and vanishes, reappears between Aces
2022 265
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Card switch in spread bottom card of right-hand’s spread is displayed and then switched with top card of left hand as it is brought down to table, see also related technique on p. 227
2022 265
"The brush" gambler’s sleight, muck-style load beneath tabled packet, see also related technique on p. 30 (“Italian Palm”)
2022 266
Book-break maintain finger-break in packet when it is turned over
2022 266
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Out-jogged vanish out-jogged card vanishes when hand is waved over it, referring to this technique it says “Jean-Pierre uses an original sleight”
2022 268
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Triple Travel prediction card says to look at the signed selection in glass, which is shown to have changed into another instruction card, a few more steps of instructions appear magically and finally direct to inside the card case where selection is found
Related to 2022 270
Necktie second deal brief
2022 271
Joseph Ovette, Jean-Pierre Vallarino Master Move for case load to load card in card case, adhesive on card case facilitates load
2022 272
Jean-Pierre Vallarino New Traveling Aces open travelers, Aces appear under forearm, forearm used to hide cards already on table and to secretly separate double on table
2022 274
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Instant multiple top palm double-card is set on top of packet for briefest moment and instantly palmed
2022 274
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Tent Vanish variation not done with palming action of right hand, left hand is jerked forward and card drops to vanish tent card, see also classic tent vanish on p. 256
2022 274
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Han Ping Chien with cards three Aces in right hand and apparently one Ace in left but really also extra card, right hand’s Aces are sprung onto table as a double and a single as Ace from left hand is sprung to table as well
2022 276
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Italian Palm load under mat to vanish card
2022 276
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Coin Magic
2022 279
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Mirage card is rapidly turned end for end on table four times, each time a coin is produced on table beneath it
2022 281
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Multiple-coin classic palm getting them into position
2022 281
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Diagonal Coin Assembly four coins on table, card is used to vanish three of them, card placed onto table and fourth coin vanishes barehandedly, all coins reappear beneath card
2022 283
False drop of coin off card
2022 283
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Palming coin on top of coin tip to soften noise
2022 284
Al Schneider Schneider pick-up move to vanish coin off hand with card
2022 284
Retention vanish brief, done with coin already in classic palm
2022 286
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Reverse Coin Assembly card placed on four coins, three coins instantly disperse to other three corners on table
“Jean-Pierre devised this to follow “Diagonal Coin Assembly”, just described”
2022 288
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Multiple-coin pick-up beneath card used to pick up two in one hand and one in other, all at once as card is set on coins
2022 288
Jean-Pierre Vallarino J.P. Coin Assembly four cards on four coins, three coins vanish and appear beneath fourth card with its coin
2022 291
Coin pick-up beneath card both outer coins stolen simultaneously as both hands place a card there
2022 291
Toss vanish “Goshman-like”, coin held back on right fingertips
2022 294
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Fingertip rest transfer to classic palm finessed detail for transfer
2022 294
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Blow Coin Assembly coins on top of handkerchief at separate corners and corners folded over coins, each time performer blows the corners fly up to reveal a coin has travelled and eventually travel back to where they started, finally all coins vanish and reappear beneath handkerchief in separate corners
2022 295
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Rub Plus three coins vanished one at a time in right hand, reappear on left palm
2022 301
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Back-clip vanish between index and middle fingers as hand makes tossing motion upward
2022 301
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Coin transfer coin back-clipped in right hand is dropped on left fingers as a coin is openly taken from left hand
2022 301
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Coin acquitment to show both sides of hand empty, coin transferred from back-clip to classic palm
2022 302
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Coin production dropped from right classic palm onto left hand and revealed with a wave
2022 302
Juan Tamariz Letter from Juan on sharing secrets
2022 7
Juan Tamariz A Can of Paint card chosen, the face cards of three packets change to the mates to complete a four-of-a-kind
2022 10
Juan Tamariz Packet Flat Palm flat palming specific number of cards with jog/break
2022 11
Juan Tamariz New Call to the Colors without false deals
  • First Phase (ten red and ten black cards are alternated, an eight-card packet is taken and they change into two reds/two blacks/... order)
  • Second Phase (remaining twelve cards change into two reds/two blacks/... order)
  • Third Phase (the twelve cards rearrange themselves into groups of three)
  • Fourth Phase (the eight and twelve cards are riffle shuffled together, then the colors separate)
  • Fifth and Final Phase (rest of deck shuffled with twenty cards, deck then ends up color-separated)
2022 17
Juan Tamariz Removal Color Separation as a bunch of red and black cards are removed, the rest ends up separated in colors
2022 17
Juan Tamariz Tabled Double Lift Handling top two cards are turned over one with each hand, one is a double
2022 21
Juan Tamariz Seven Brides for Seven Brothers "A Cards Across Musical"
two chosen cards travel across from one seven-card packet to another, with fourteen spectators on stage and dancing presentation
2022 26
Juan Tamariz The Three Stooges three cards chosen, they end up completing three four-card poker hands to straight flushes
2022 34
Juan Tamariz P. S.
2022 37
Juan Tamariz Letter from Juan on sleeping during the day and being awake at night, and on the performing situation with spectators on either side and behind the performer in close-up
2022 7
Juan Tamariz Tweezers: A Two-Card Monte an Ace and a Jack are only handled with the two red Tens as tweezers
  • First Phase (Ace and Jack transpose)
  • Second Phase (Ace and Jack both transpose with the red Tens, one with bent corner)
2022 10
Juan Tamariz Tweezers Throw card out-jogged between sandwich cards, center card apparently thrown onto table
2022 12
Juan Tamariz Dupless Transpo double lift and miscall
2022 19
Juan Tamariz Double Lift from Spectator's Hand tabled lift but spectator holds the deck
2022 19
Juan Tamariz Polyphony deck cut into three piles, three Queens put in front of the piles, fourth Queen placed aside
  • First Phase (a Queen is inserted the first packet and it comes to the top twice, other Queens lost in their packets, one of the Queens turns face up, the third Queen travels into back pocket)
  • Second Phase (repeat)
  • Third Phase (all three Queens together are put in center and come to top, then turn over at once in different positions, and all travel to pocket)
2022 21
Juan Tamariz Slide-Under Double top and third card (secretly reversed) turned face-down, end grip alignment
2022 22
Juan Tamariz Card from Back Pocket Choreography cop, first searching in wrong pocket
2022 25
Juan Tamariz The New Year Addition perpendicular hide-out at bottom, added under face-up fan
Related to 2022 30
Juan Tamariz Impromptu Total Coincidence first single cards match, then all mates are exactly in the same order
Inspired by 2022 36
Juan Tamariz Impromptu Set-Up sorting a deck in power stack openly by removing cards from the spread during a location effect, with "red-black separation" together with spectators as a challenge game
2022 36
Jerry Andrus Andrus Slop Shuffle with face-up/face-down cards
2022 42
Juan Tamariz P. S.
2022 47
Edwin A. Dawes Collect, Collate, Communicate biographical notes and on the The Rich Cabinet column in The Magic Circular
2022 xi
Ricky Jay How Does He Do It?
Also published here 2022 xvii
Acknowledgements
2022 xix
Terms & References
2022 xxiii
Edwin A. Dawes A Dream of Wealth on Chung Ling Soo and his routine "A Dream of Wealth"
Also published here
  • "The Magic Circular" Vol. 66, 1972. P. 142-143.
2022 3
Edwin A. Dawes Conjuring for Churchill on Harry Green and Francis Whit performing for Churchill, Green performing Out of this World
Also published here
  • "The Magic Circular" Vol. 66, 1972. P. 166-167.
2022 7
Edwin A. Dawes The Great Mirror of Folly on the "Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaascheid" from 1720
Also published here
  • "The Magic Circular" Vol. 66, 1972. P. 194-197.
2022 11
Edwin A. Dawes Albertus Magnus & His Enchanted Goblet
Also published here
  • "The Magic Circular" Vol. 66, 1972. P. 214-216.
2022 17
Edwin A. Dawes Shine On Harvest Moon - The Story of Jack Norworth & Nora Bayes
Also published here
  • "The Magic Circular" Vol. 67, 1972. P. 29-31.
2022 21
Edwin A. Dawes The Great Gun Trick & The Pale Green Bonnet on the bullet catch, John Henry Anderson, Christian Le Ros' "The Great Gun Trick"
Also published here
  • "The Magic Circular" Vol. 67, 1972. P. 53-55.
  • "The Magic Circular" Vol. 68, 1974. P. 38.
2022 27
Edwin A. Dawes More Houdiniana on Houdini, Maskelyne, Groucho Marx and Houdini as aviator pilot in Australia
Also published here
  • "The Magic Circular" Vol, 67, 1972. P. 55-56.
2022 33
Edwin A. Dawes Leslie Lambert: The Enigma - Part One: The Magician Who Disappeared on Lambert / A. J. Alan and the "Mystery Man of the BBC"
Also published here
  • "The Magic Circular" Vol. 67, 1973. P. 75-78.
2022 39
Edwin A. Dawes Leslie Lambert: The Enigma - Part Two: Lambert as A.J. Alan on Lambert / A. J. Alan and the "Mystery Man of the BBC"
Also published here
  • "The Magic Circular" Vol. 69, 1975. P. 171-173.
2022 47
Edwin A. Dawes J. N. Maskelyne & A Message From Mars on the routines invented by Maskelyne for the the play A Message From Mars
Also published here
  • "The Magic Circular" Vol. 67, 1973. P. 101-103.
2022 57
Edwin A. Dawes Jacob Philadelphia
Also published here
  • "The Magic Circular" Vol. 67, 1973. P. 139-142.
2022 63
Edwin A. Dawes The Philadelphia & Lichtenberg Affair on Jacob Philadelphia and Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Also published here
  • "The Magic Circular" Vol. 67 1973. P. 199-203.
2022 69
Edwin A. Dawes Lichtenberg & Nevil Maskelyne on Nevil Maskelyne and Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Also published here
  • "The Magic Circular" Vol. 67 1973. P. 232-234.
2022 79
Edwin A. Dawes The Cardini Playing Cards on Cardini and the Peau Doux playing cards
Also published here
  • "The Magic Circular" Vol. 67 1973. P. 261-262.
2022 83
Edwin A. Dawes Winstanley's Wonders on Henry Winstanley
Also published here
  • "The Magic Circular" Vol. 67 1973. P. 280-282.
2022 89
Edwin A. Dawes Winstanley's Playing Cards & Waterworkes on Henry Winstanley's playing cards
Also published here
  • "The Magic Circular" Vol. 67 1973. P. 296-298.
2022 95
Edwin A. Dawes Winstanley's Curious Barrel on multiple liquid barrel, Henry Winstanley
Also published here
  • "The Magic Circular" Vol. 67 1973. P. 322-325.
2022 101
Edwin A. Dawes "I've Got a Little List" - W.S. Gilbert on W.S. Gilbert's interest in magic, Martyn Green
Also published here
  • "The Magic Circular" Vol. 68 1974. P. 7-8.
2022 107
Juan Tamariz Letter from Juan on not talking about methods/secrets when discussing tricks in sessions
2022 7
Juan Tamariz Aces Through a Book book examined, Aces signed, one penetrates deck, one the book, one the book to the inside of its pages, one the table, no lapping
2022 9
Switch with Book card on top of book apparently dumped on table, switched for card underneath
2022 10
Paul Harris Book Load card loaded inside book from underneath
Related to 2022 10
Juan Tamariz Another Suit to Order several spectators select cards, all are from same suit and in order
Related to 2022 15
Criss Cross Force
2022 17
Juan Tamariz Two-Pile Stop Force two-pile-stop trick with 1-0-1 set-up with Nines and Tens as force
Related to 2022 18
Juan Tamariz Under-the-Table Stab Force spectator stabs card reversed under the table in the deck next to force card
2022 19
Dai Vernon Hindu Shuffle Force
2022 21
Juan Tamariz Stab Force with Gimmick part glued on back of Joker
2022 22
Juan Tamariz Demonstration Deck Switch in pocket as an action is demonstrated, with witness card on face
2022 22
Juan Tamariz Roulette - A Mnemonica Miracle spectator can decide on either 16 or 32, a packet of cards is selected and the values add up to the chosen number
2022 26
Juan Tamariz Card to number: an improvement card lost in one deck, another deck distributed on table in groups of four, one packet chosen and values added, selection found at that position
2022 28
Juan Tamariz Multiple Divination four cards given to five spectators each, with honest riffle shuffle after the selection procedure
  • My Version
  • Enhanced Version (showing bigger groups to the spectators during divination phase)
Inspired byVariations 2022 32
Juan Tamariz Anti-Faro Motivation time arrow patter
2022 34
Juan Tamariz Impromptu Version setting up during a location trick
Inspired by 2022 37
Juan Tamariz Version With a Memorized Stack ten cards given to five spectators each, they shuffle, take out any four cards and think of one of them
Inspired by 2022 38
Juan Tamariz A Variation Vernon Style four cards given to five spectators each, showing larger groups à la OOSOOM, card to pocket climax
Inspired by 2022 39
Juan Tamariz A Multiple Glimpse Using TPC (Tamariz Perpendicular Control) with reversed and perpendicular bottom cards under small in-the-hands spread
2022 41
Juan Tamariz P. S.
2022 43
Pit Hartling Foreword
2022 vii
Ben Daggers Introduction
2022 xi
Ben Daggers Tribute performer blindfolds himself by holding hand over eyes, then deck is shuffled with other hand and spectator gets three Aces while performer gets Royal Flush, missing Ace is found palmed in the hand
Inspired by 2022 1
Ben Daggers Top Palm a la Topping the Deck, after riffle shuffle
2022 4
One-Handed Riffle Shuffle
2022 9
Ben Daggers Soft Centre center deal demo, named card and mate and eventually all cards of same color are dealt out, last part is tossed from the deck into other hand
Inspired byRelated to 2022 17
Laurie Ireland, Charles T. Jordan Ireland Shuffle
2022 18
Ben Daggers Modified Cull from the face
2022 20
Brent Braun Bluff Swivel Cut
2022 22
Ben Daggers Thinking Like a Layman on getting feedback
2022 31
Ben Daggers Triumph for Two Triumph as competition with spectator, who is quicker to sort the cards, two selections
Related to 2022 37
Ben Daggers, Edward Marlo Prayer Cull Variation
Inspired by 2022 39
Looy Simonoff Flippant
2022 46
Ben Daggers Invisible Sleeves three coins from hand to hand, using a coat hanger, seated
Inspired by
  • Ponta the Smith's "Winged Silver" on "Sick" DVD, 2009.
2022 53
Ben Daggers Tabled Steal to finger palm, while stack of coins is spread on table
2022 55
Ben Daggers Shuttle Pass Variation
2022 56
Ponta the Smith Undercover Spread coin spread on fingers with extra coin hidden underneath, one-handed get-into
2022 58
Ben Daggers Hands Off ACAAN deck shuffled and placed in glass
Inspired by 2022 67
Ben Daggers Overhand False Shuffle back and forth shuffle, optical parts, also to reverse all but one card
2022 71
Dr. Jacob Daley Delight Switch packet switch
2022 72
Ben Daggers Drop Shuffle packets dropped on table from top and bottom of the deck, complete false shuffle
Inspired by 2022 81
Ben Daggers One-Track Mind first is stopped at and other three are taken while cards are spread from hand to hand
2022 93
Ben Daggers Breakless Classic Force at certain positions, multiple cards
2022 96
Ben Daggers On the Classic Force
2022 105
Ben Daggers Mirror, Mirror with wooden mirror frame, spectator mirrors actions
2022 114
Ben Daggers More Mirror perfect match routine, with two decks, mirror presentation
2022 125
Classic Pass False Cut several packets
2022 127
Ben Daggers OPOD (Outjogged Pushoff Double)
2022 133
Juan Tamariz, Gordon Bruce Tamariz/Bruce Unload Subtlety
2022 138
Ben Daggers Technicolour selection is palmed and turns invisible and visible again, then the cards turn over while talking about how the magician glimpses cards, rainbow deck kicker, with variation
  • Phase One: Palming
  • Phase Two: Glimpsing
2022 145
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Color Change
2022 150
Cardini Cardini Change
2022 153
Jack Carpenter Impulse Change
2022 160
Ben Daggers Recycling Presentations
2022 163
Ben Daggers Uncommon Sense finding several cards using the five senses and several humorous props
  • Part One: Sight
  • Part Two: Hearing
  • Part Three: Smell
  • Part Four: Touch
  • Part Five: Taste
2022 169
Laurie Ireland Card at Any Number Count block deal
Related to 2022 177
Pit Hartling Finger Flicker Revelation
2022 181
Pierric Lockjaw catching a card from dribble with the teeth
2022 186
Ben Daggers Illusion of Control selection found at certain position, mates produced and after more shuffles deck is found in order
2022 193
Ben Daggers Babel Coins using a coin purse and labelled bottles, seated
2022 203
Ben Daggers, Albert Goshman Toss Vanish
2022 206
Ben Daggers Outroduction
2022 217
Michael Weber, Tim Trono C drawing on a business card which is placed between two credit cards is divined, glimpsing method
  • Other Drawing Materials
  • Alternative Glimpses
  • Choice of Subject Matter
  • Bonus C Handling (with drinking glass)
  • History
Inspired by
  • "Ghostwriter II" (Max Maven)
2022 1
Michael Weber Mental Pictionary list of one hundred objects, one chosen by selecting a number, performer draws the object
  • History
  • Rights
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2022 1
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Smart Gum gum wrappers are folded into rectangular tubes with number columns along each of the four sides, speed-addition demonstration with different phases, involving spectator adding numbers on his phone calculator
  • The Secret of the Wrappers
    • Single Flat Wrapper
    • Tubes
  • The Secret of Your Friend Becoming Smarter
  • Putting it All Together
  • History
  • Rights
2022 1
Michael Weber, Tim Trono TOXCCO Force spectator adds up numbers on calculator
Inspired by
  • TOXIC Force ("Calculation Sensation", Bob King, ca. 1989)
2022 7
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Please Note legal notice
2022
Michael Weber, Tim Trono The Props Jastrow Illusion, six parts
2022 1
Michael Weber, Tim Trono The Quick Fit wooden curved ruler does not fit into curved box and lid does not fit either, but then all fits
2022 3
Michael Weber, Tim Trono The Complete Fit multi-phased routine with wooden curved ruler, curved box and more wooden pieces
  • Showing All The Pieces Are The Same Length
  • One Piece Gets Smaller
  • One Piece Gets Longer
  • The Pieces No Longer Fit The Box - One Is Too Short And One Is Too Long
  • The Short Piece Grows
  • The Long Piece Shrinks
  • The Lid Is Too Short But Grows Back To Fit The Box
2022 7
Michael Weber, Tim Trono History credit information for Jastrow Illusion
2022 23
James C. Hagy Jim's Whims on Mystics Magazine, Perennial Mystics, Dick Briefer
Apr. 2022
PM2 (Issue 23)
1
Steve Beam In the Editor's Mailbox
Apr. 2022
PM2 (Issue 23)
5
Thomas A. Ewing The Life and Death of the Blackstone Magic Company on Harry Blackstone Sr., Percy Abbott, Walter Gibson
Apr. 2022
PM2 (Issue 23)
9
Jim Steinmeyer Houdini's Final Illusion on Houdini's "Walking Through the North Pole" illusion
Apr. 2022
PM2 (Issue 23)
13
Samuel Porteous The Original Chinese Conjurer: A Life Reimagined Ching Ling Foo artwork by Samuel Porteous
Apr. 2022
PM2 (Issue 23)
17
James C. Hagy, Betty Davenport The Custom of Conjurers - A Chat by Jim Hagy with Betty Davenport interview with Betty Davenport, on Davenport's Magic Shop
Apr. 2022
PM2 (Issue 23)
25
Sage Hagy Go Straight Ahead, Turn Lefty... on Jay Marshall, Paul Diamond, Frances Marshall
Apr. 2022
PM2 (Issue 23)
33
James C. Hagy Jim's Whims
Apr. 2022
PM2 (Issue 24)
1
James C. Hagy, Eric Colleary Houdini in the Time of COVID - A Chat by Jim Hagy with Eric Colleary at the Harry Ransom Center
Apr. 2022
PM2 (Issue 24)
5
Jan B.A. Janson Elliott and Downs: A Friendship. And a Research Model for the Future? index of Dr. Elliott and T. Nelson Downs correspondence
Apr. 2022
PM2 (Issue 24)
9
Mike Caveney A Straw Pole on the broom suspension illusion, Charles "Colta" Jones
Apr. 2022
PM2 (Issue 24)
13
Will Houstoun The Hoffmann Collector's Holy Grail on the various publications of Professor Hoffmann, different editions and number of copies
Apr. 2022
PM2 (Issue 24)
17
Michael P. Hades How I Met Stephen Minch
Related to Apr. 2022
PM2 (Issue 24)
25
Bob Loomis Houdini's First on Houdini's first published article, second sight act, Annemann
Apr. 2022
PM2 (Issue 24)
29
James C. Hagy Jim's Whims on FISM, Jacques Voignier, Magicana, Patrick Watson, Rich Cabinet Collection, John Mulholland
July 2022
PM2 (Issue 25)
1
Richard Cohn A Case of Magic, or Acquiring an Art K. Fact on Art Kahn, John Mulholland
July 2022
PM2 (Issue 25)
5
Jeff Clow The Master and the Kid on meeting Dai Vernon
July 2022
PM2 (Issue 25)
9
Per Eklund Joseph Le Tort - > Somewhat Unknown Mystery Man on Joseph Le Tort
July 2022
PM2 (Issue 25)
13
Arthur Moses The Houdini Pitchbooks brief overview on Houdini's pitchbooks
July 2022
PM2 (Issue 25)
17
Loren Pankratz David Abbott's 1906 Investigation of a "Strange Case" of Speaking Through the Ear on the medium Elizabeth Blake
July 2022
PM2 (Issue 25)
25
Ian Keable-Elliott The Oldest Trick in the Book: A Sequel on Bob Read's unpublished manuscript on magic themed prints
July 2022
PM2 (Issue 25)
29
James C. Hagy Jim's Whims on Milbourne Christopher, Ching Ling Foo, Sam Porteous, FISM
Oct. 2022
PM2 (Issue 26)
1
Stephen Minch, Michael P. Hades The Other Side (Or How I Met Micky Hades)
Related to Oct. 2022
PM2 (Issue 26)
5
Ken Trombly Milbourne and Me on Milbourne Christopher
Oct. 2022
PM2 (Issue 26)
13
George Daily Miniature Magic Periodical Titles
Oct. 2022
PM2 (Issue 26)
17
Steve Beam Magical Illustrations - When Good Illustrations Go Bad on mistakes in illustrations of magic books
Oct. 2022
PM2 (Issue 26)
25
Christ Van Herwegen, Kobe Van Herwegen Ann Hardy - The Singing Magician
Oct. 2022
PM2 (Issue 26)
33
John Davenport Welcome to the 1936 Munich Magic Convention "Join the Davenport Family on their first Visit to a German Magic Convention"
Oct. 2022
PM2 (Issue 26)
37
Jim Steinmeyer Brushstrokes Over Reality essay on magic and art
2022 1
Jim Steinmeyer Long Ago, Far Away borrowed credit card and silk travel from one glass with a cylindrical cover tube to another
2022 16
Jim Steinmeyer A Case of Collusion: Variation odd-backed card leaned against glass, spectator selects any card face up, they match, odd-backed rough-smooth menetekel
Inspired by 2022 18
Jim Steinmeyer The Zancig Paradox: Variation three spectators think a card each from a third of the deck which is put in a glass, performer locates them while deck is in glass, force by asking for a certain type of thought-of card (red number card, picture card, ...)
Inspired by 2022 20
Jim Steinmeyer Telesthesia: Variation four Queens are signed and lost after shuffle in paper bag, then quadruple stop trick, each time the card is placed in a glass, they are the Queens again
Inspired by 2022 23
Jim Steinmeyer Merely Drivel two spectators each think of a long/short word on large cue card boards, divined, age cards
Also published here 2022 25
Jim Steinmeyer The Vasty Deep five envelopes, one chosen with spelling elimination procedure, name predicted as framed photograph
Inspired byAlso published here 2022 27
Houlin Li Foreword
2022 ca. 4
Kiyoshi Satoh Stella after Reset routine the packets are put on top of each other and cards are suddenly alternated in pairs face-up and face-down
Inspired by 2022 ca. 8
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanio Spread brief
2022 ca. 17
Kiyoshi Satoh Stardust Collector one double facer, producing mates of chosen cards sandwiched in Collector's fashion
Inspired by 2022 ca. 27
Kiyoshi Satoh, Jonathan Townsend Twonsend Count to show both faces and backs
Inspired byAlso published here 2022 ca. 39
Kiyoshi Satoh Townsend Opec Count
Also published here 2022 ca. 48
Kiyoshi Satoh Midnight Slow Motion four Queens turn into blank cards, front and back
2022 ca. 51
Kiyoshi Satoh Razzle Oil and Queens, with color changing back kicker
2022 ca. 61
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count brief, as Hermann Count
2022 ca. 66
Henry Christ Christ Alignement Move brief
2022 ca. 68
Kiyoshi Satoh Hot Zone - Cool Zone Oil and Queens, front and back of Queens turn blank as kicker
2022 ca. 75
Kiyoshi Satoh Black Poker Oil and Queens, cards change into Aces, then back of all cards change and as a climax Aces change into Royal Flush
2022 ca. 85
Kiyoshi Satoh, Daisuke Sato Interview - The Images on packet tricks, false counts
2022 ca. 96
Kiyoshi Satoh September with two four of a kinds, transformation into Royal Flush as kicker
2022 ca. 97
Kiyoshi Satoh The Lizard with two four of a kinds, transformation into Royal Flush and color changing backs as kicker
2022 ca. 115
Tent Vanish brief
2022 ca. 126
Kiyoshi Satoh Lucy on Fifth Avenue Reset with cards changing backs and turn into Royal Flush as kicker
2022 ca. 131
Houlin Li Epilogue
2022 ca. 148
Houlin Li Acknowledgement
2022 ca. 152
Houlin Li Foreword
2022 ca. 4
Kiyoshi Satoh Monster Ace to Four of Spades and Four Kings, Elevator effect
2022 ca. 8
Charles T. Jordan Jordan Count brief
2022 ca. 14
Kiyoshi Satoh Dusk Card Case Julia Reset, Aces change into Queens, while Queens are in card case, cards in case change back color as additional kicker
2022 ca. 17
Roger Smith K.S Move of K-S Move ("Klondike Shuffle"), packet in right-hand End grip, left hand pulls away top and bottom cards, rest as one card placed on top forming three-card fan
Related to 2022 ca. 27
Kiyoshi Satoh Card Load to outside of box, tossed with cards inside
2022 ca. 28
Kiyoshi Satoh Jazz Aces topic intro
2022 ca. 34
Kiyoshi Satoh Hard Bop II with O.Henry Finish
Variations 2022 ca. 39
Houlin Li Hardcore BOP II with O.Henry Finish
Inspired by 2022 ca. 51
Daisuke Sato, Kiyoshi Satoh Interview - Creation on creating magic tricks
  • Variation and Arrangement
  • About Lines and Performance
2022 ca. 58
Kiyoshi Satoh, Jonathan Townsend Townsend Count to show both faces and backs
Also published here 2022 ca. 69
Kiyoshi Satoh Townsend Opec Count
Also published here 2022 ca. 81
Kiyoshi Satoh Twilight Back Off four blank cards get face and back and turn back to blank cards
2022 ca. 88
Kiyoshi Satoh Little Birdland Jazz Aces with four identical Jokers and four black cards, Reset phase and eventually black cards turn blank
2022 ca. 95
Kiyoshi Satoh High Noon Assembly with backfire ending
2022 ca. 106
Mexican Turnover brief
2022 ca. 117
Kiyoshi Satoh Portland Royal Elevator Ace to Four of Spades, Elevator routine with Royal Flush climax
2022 ca. 119
Kiyoshi Satoh Blue Royal 2 Jazz Aces with Aces and four black cards, with Royal Flush kicker
2022 ca. 135
Houlin Li Epilogue
2022 ca. 148
Houlin Li Acknowledgement
2022 ca. 152
Houlin Li Credits
2022 ca. 156
Alexander Hansford Intro Letter
2023
The Neat Review (Issue 5 - Paris 2022)
10
Bébel Saint-Germain Street Shows, Improvisation and A Dedication to Magic
2023
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Mael Adler A Triumph Routine deck shuffled face-up/face-down, Aces produced using a number from one to six called out by a spectator, described with photos and French text
2023
The Neat Review (Issue 5 - Paris 2022)
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Father Alex, Alexander Hansford Theatre & Faith
2023
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Father Alex A Top Stock False Running Cut Take on the "Erdnase Top Stock Retention Running Tabled Cut"
  • Additional Ladder Version
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Bradley Hodgins Additional Notes on Tabled Cutting
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Manu Jo A Performative Ace Hold Out Aces are placed in pocket, case, reversed in deck and on top of deck, they change into Kings where they are, then Aces are found in pocket, case, reversed in deck and Kings fuse into final Ace
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Bébel Shaking Card from Case
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Arthur Chavaudret, Alexander Hansford, Kez Dearmer The Diversion of Reality Within Reality or "New Magic"
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Yoann Fontyn A Four Ace Production deck cut into two piles with one hand on table and Aces show up face up on both piles and on the table
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Yoann Fontyn A Hofzinser Twisting Routine Aces placed aside, King chosen and lost, an Ace turns over that matches suit of selection, Aces change to Kings
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End-for-End Multiple Turnover with one half in right-hand end grip
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Fake Center Insertion back of left hand to spectators, card really placed on top
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Twirl Change Turnover as secret packet turnover
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Yoann Fontyn Push-Through Change card pushed though lengthwise packet changes
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Alice Pailhès A Psychological Classification of Forcing Techniques
  • Why Create a Psychologically-Base Classification of Forcing?
  • The Classification
    • Outcome Forces
      • Perceptual Errors
      • Memory Errors
      • Reasoning Errors
    • Decision Forces
      • Psychological Biases
        • Priming
        • Stereotypical Behaviours
        • Saliency
      • Reactance
      • Restriction
  • A Comment on Suggestion / Misinformation (Extract from Chapter 5 - Memory Illusions)
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Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Jan. 2023
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Richard Kaufman Max on Max Maven's passing
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Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
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In Memoriam: Max Maven
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Stephen Minch Sticks on Max Maven
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David Michael Rich From Phil Goldstein to Max Maven
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Jamy Ian Swiss Containing Multitudes on Max Maven
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Jon Racherbaumer Helter-Skelter Poker
  • Exhumations
poker deal with ten face-up and ten face-down cards shuffled together
Inspired by
  • "Carbon Footprint" (Paul Gordon, Gold Dust)
Also published here
Jan. 2023
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Steve Freeman Leave or Reverse
Jan. 2023
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John Gaughan An Anatomy of Joseph Bland's Magic "Greek Vase"
  • Chamber of Secrets
Jan. 2023
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Rafael Benatar A Thought from Juan Tamariz on his 80th Birthday
  • Thoughts...
Jan. 2023
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Juan Tamariz Advice on Magic and Life
Jan. 2023
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Rafael Benatar Thoughts on... Getting Stack Sharp
  • Memorizing a Stack
  • The No-Escape Memorizing System
  • Exercises to Associate the Card Names to the Stack Numbers
  • Any Card to Any Position
  • A Stacked Game
  • Monitor Your Progress
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David Britland Take It or Leave It
  • Cardopolis
two cards chosen from cut-off packet are pocketed, then piles are made from the packet, one spectator has all red cards, a red card in pocket and red has been predicted for him, other with black
Related to Jan. 2023
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Roberto Mansilla South American Notes
  • Artifices
Jan. 2023
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Adriano Zanetti "The Stabbed Card" rubber-banded deck, one spectator peeks into deck and remembers suit, another a value, composite card stabbed in paper-wrapped deck
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David Kaye Your Career, Like the Phases of the Moon or Holy Cow! How Old Am I?
  • Expert at the Kids Table
Jan. 2023
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Chris Beason Magicana
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Mike O'Brien Pocket Utility Switch card is sticking out of breast pocket, it is switched as it is removed
Inspired by
  • "Impossible Card in Pocket" (Dave Rumfelt, M-U-M, Nov. 1974)
Also published here
Jan. 2023
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Mike O'Brien Hatline Prediction several bills collected in hat, serial number of chosen bill is predicted
Also published here Jan. 2023
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Joe M. Turner Joe's 3D Finger Thing fingers held together to reveal Three of Diamonds
Jan. 2023
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Richard Bangs Spelling Force from Packet one of four cards by spelling suit
Related to Jan. 2023
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Chris Beason Saw V deck with selection cased, a "cut card" is used to slide into deck and case next to selection
Jan. 2023
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Shawn McMaster Making the Most of Membership
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
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Francis Menotti (reviewer) Talk About Tricks by Joshua Jay Jan. 2023
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Francis Menotti (reviewer) Smokers by Steve Beam Jan. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Symmetry, Parity & the Chimera Deck by Ben Harris Jan. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Past Present Future by Rick Lax Jan. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Cylinder and Coins by Joshua Jay Jan. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Blank Coins Routines by David Roth Jan. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) "Our Very Best" Hot Knife Set by Rodger Lovins Jan. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) ESPionage Point Blank Card Shark Jan. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Light Year by Kyle Purnell Jan. 2023
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Jonathan Levit (reviewer) Allan Ackerman Masterclass Download by Allan Ackerman Jan. 2023
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Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Feb. 2023
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Yukishige Kadoya In Memoriam: Yuji Yamamoto
Feb. 2023
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Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
Feb. 2023
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Paul Critelli Victoria and Diamond: Missing Pieces... Touching Lives
Feb. 2023
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Wittus Witt Bellachini Museum of Magic
Feb. 2023
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Jon Racherbaumer A Dexterous Demo
  • Exhumations
packet cut off and counted, card at that position in rest remembered, performer takes deck under table with one hand and has any number named, card brought to that position
Feb. 2023
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Jim Steinmeyer Merely Drivel
  • Conjuring
two spectators each think of a long/short word on large cue card boards, divined, age cards
Also published here Feb. 2023
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David Regal Brown Paper Change Bag
  • Material Concessions
switching device made from paper bag, application to change loose wooden pieces into assembled 3D puzzle
Feb. 2023
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David Regal Belchou's Aces Epilogue further tip for the routine
Related to Feb. 2023
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Krystyn Lambert Write It Out
  • Stage as Studio
Feb. 2023
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Jonathan Friedman Bird
  • WWPD
three cards chosen, odd/even property used to eliminate letters on alphabet chart, remaining letters spell Emu which is predicted
Feb. 2023
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John Bannon Technicolor Revolution (1987)
  • Dealing With It
blue-backed Queens on table, red-backed Aces used for twisting routine, then they become Queens and tabled odd-backed cards are Aces
Inspired by Feb. 2023
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Chris Beason Magicana
Feb. 2023
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Elisav "Biz" Bizau Purist Coin Transpo coin tapped onto different coin on fingers of other hand, they visually transpose, ungaffed
Feb. 2023
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Kyle Littleton The Slappa Da Bass Change kind of reverse of Klan's "Full Palm Change"
Related to Feb. 2023
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Chris Beason Oar Revelation pen spins between fingers for revelation of writing after showing it empty with paddle move
Feb. 2023
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Shawn McMaster A Max-Imum Void
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
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