Forcing

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Unknown Trois Canifs Ayant été Mis Dans un Gobelet d'Argent, l'un des Trois Saute par Terre au Commandement du Spectateur three pocketknives put in a golden goblet, one is chosen and that jumps out of the goblet, forcing of the middle one, with and out where apparently not hearing correctly which oneRelated to La Magie Blanche Dévoilée 27
Stanley Collins Bead Frame Color Force Deceptive Conceptions in Magic 63
Oswald Rae A Neat Colour Force 4x4 square numbered, to force a color Sub Rosa 66
Oswald Rae Forcing a Name of a Celebrity probability psychological force, and surefire force where names are written on piece of paper Sub Rosa 72
Jean Hugard The Long and Short of It "A Sure Force"
forcing an object by letting the spectator selects a match, short piece and normal match		 Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 1, No. 2) 6
Edw. C. Jochens Your Mind Has Told Me So cards with songs, in envelope Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1944) 20
Joseph Ovette The Oriental Bead Rack Abacus to force a color, two rows Tricks and Illusionettes 10
Jean Hugard Forcing the Choice of one of Four Packets several approaches to the magician's choice Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 1, No. 11) 47
Ronald B. Edwards, Clayton Rawson Page Force pages are torn out of a a magazine The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 81) 329
James Auer The N. E. Book Test page force by calculating cross total Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1947) 21
Harvey P. Graham Inside Job forcing a page by putting a magazine in a paper bag and stabbing a knife somewhere in it The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 149) 600
C. L. Boarde, Theodore Annemann Magician's Choice with books The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 162) 651
George B. Anderson The "Truth or Consequences" Prediction comedy routine, prediction what spectator A does to spectator B, and performer knows their names It Must Be Mindreading 29
Bruce Elliott Fate male and female names are selected, one by sliding a paperclip on a list, second by rolling the dice, the names match and represent a famous pair from historyRelated toVariations The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 177) 708
Fred Peterson Pins forcing word on newspaper, pushing a pin throughRelated to The Phoenix 201 - 250 (Issue 222) 888
John Hamilton Force force of a color, several pieces of colored paper in different envelopes The Phoenix 251 - 300 (Issue 259) 1035
Walter Essman S.R.S. prediction of two selected words, forcing device, paper with hole is moved on longer paper with words written on it The Phoenix 251 - 300 (Issue 274) 1095
Jack Yates Clip Line newspaper clipping, some lines from top and bottom are cut away and the cross total of the remaining lines leads to a line which is divinedRelated to Minds in Close-Up 7
Gene Grant A Miracle Mental Routine messages in envelopes reading routine, drawing duplication as climax, blindfolded Phantini's Lost Book of Mental Secrets 1
Gene Grant Remoto unconventional Q&A routine Phantini's Lost Book of Mental Secrets 3
Howard A. Adams Fate Again male and female names are selected, the names match and represent a famous pair from historyInspired by The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 332) 138
Theodore Annemann Impromptu Frame Up two cards are selected and blindfolded medium divines them, then three cards are selected and put in an envelope each, the envelopes are shuffled and the medium divines the cards again Annemann's "No Code" Telepathy 6
Tony Corinda (b) Force general comments, with props and different objects Predictions 98
Tony Corinda, Joseph Dunninger, Maurice Fogel (3) De Profundis a color, number and city are predicted in a clear box attached to a rope, held by spectator Predictions 105
Tony Corinda (20) Nicely Suited verbal force Predictions 122
Tony Corinda Page Force same as David Hoy'sRelated to Book Tests 205
Bert Linnell Colour Easel stand to force a color Magic of the Mind 109
Fred Crowson Colour Counting Frame frame to force a color, mathematical principle Magic of the Mind 112
Rupert Gilbert Precognition sixteen designs on a board, number is chosen and selected design has already been predictedRelated to Magic of the Mind 86
Alan Shaxon By Popular Request! MC trick, spectator can decide who comes next, and what they have to do, forcing the program of the evening My Kind of Magic 68
Alan Shaxon In Person! MC trick, a name is chosen from a booklet containing artists as well as his telephone number, the number appears on a slate, the picture of the artist in a frame and the artist performs next, forcing the artist My Kind of Magic 70
Edward G. Brown The Name of a Card is Written name of cards written on paper, force, different methods The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown 191
Thomas Alan Waters Library Card impromptu, business card in book for riffle force The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 106) 529
Frederick M. Shields Lilith drawing appears on canvas, postcards with famous places and sights The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 109) 542
Vic Perry The Perry Pen! x made in book, force, special two-sided pen The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 118) 588
Richard Lyn Name Dropper! name is selected from clear plastic forcing bag, divined and appears on sootRelated to The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 119) 591
Michael P. Hades Transparent Force Bag from clear polyethylene Mind & Matter 30
Ronnie Gann Tele-kin-'easy' chosen ESP card falls over, selection with second set in envelopes The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 136) 677
Gene Nielsen Check Mate checkers in bag, spectator choses only checker with different color The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 150) 749
Al Mann Forcing the Word from a book Of Words and Wizards 15
Al Mann Forcing Three Words from a book Of Words and Wizards 16
Philip T. Goldstein Finger Force way to form a two digit number by holding up fingers, limited outcome, forceRelated to
  • "It's in the Book" (Ray Hyman, Linking Ring, Oct. 1953, p. 65)
 Para-Sight 9
Dennis Marks Mark's Man business cards, some with X, to select spectator The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 200) 998
Larry Becker It's In The Bag ESP deck in paper bag, three spectators select a card and all are divined by performerRelated to World of Super Mentalism 1
Thomas Alan Waters, Stanley Collins Framedown ideas on the Stanley Collins "Color Counting Frame"Related to
  • Stanley Collins' "Deceptive Conceptions in Magic" p. 63.
  • Rupert Gilbert's "Precognition" in "The Gen", Vol.7, Nr. 1, 1951
  • Louis Histed's "Arabian Prediction in "Abra" Vol. 37, Nr. 959, 1964
  • Precognition (Rupert Gilbert, 1960)
 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue New Thoughts For Old) 37
Larry Becker Auto-Magic chosen brand, color and price of a card is predicted, colors on cards The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II 83
Arthur Emerson Force 27 different numbers on slips of paper, number is forced The Compleat Magick - Volume III (Issue 227) 1132
Larry Becker Will Power six checks to celebrities, prediction of chosen checkRelated to
  • Dai Vernon's "Mental Die"
 The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II 118
Stephen Minch The Fungi from Yuggoth ceremony where life from another sphere is created, fungi from chosen star appears in pan, chemicalAlso published here Lovecraftian Ceremonies 6
U. F. Grant Plastic Forcing Bag clear forcing bag with three compartments, brief The Compleat Magick - Volume III (Issue 236) 1178
Burton S. Sperber Chips four poker chips with different colors in performer's pocket, one is selected by spectator and divined, see also p. 1120 for ideas by Orville Meyer The Compleat Magick - Volume III (Issue 223) 1111
Roy Baker PATEO Force Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two 10
Gene Grant It Is an Incredible Coincidence some blank cards are cut and put in pocket, several billets with numbers, spectator choses one and it matches the amount of cut cards, with Larry Becker's "Ghost Image" Deck Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two 43
Gene Grant Uncanny Impulses pencil run over card with letters and stops at several letters, letters form a word a second spectator is thinking of Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two 56
Thomas Alan Waters Wheelie forcing a number with a roulette wheel Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Octasm) 324
Al Mann Confidentially Yours secretary-wallet as impression device, to force one of three books Of Gifts and Talents 11
Al Mann Psychic Grammar several people think of a word in a book, and performer divines them by writing a sentence where all are included, forcing book Of Gifts and Talents 15
Thomas Alan Waters Riffle No. 1 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 1: The Book Test) 353
Thomas Alan Waters On the Color-Counting Frame color forcing chart based on Stanley Collins and Ernest Noakes color-counting frameRelated to Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test) 435
Thomas Alan Waters Boxcards prediction of a ESP card, jumbo ESP cards with a box Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Myxtyr) 656
Steve Beam Ping Pong Force ping pong ball is thrown to audience, way to arrive at a stooge, see p. 436 for additional ideas The Trapdoor - Volume One (Issue 7) 107
Karl Fulves A Winter's Tale No. 56, performer choses one of five pictures, spectator one of five titles, they match, all titles describe the same picture Self-Working Paper Magic 99
Meir Yedid Forced Finger classic forcing a finger Finger Secrets 17
Jack Yates I Yates I Ching / I Ging prediction, with special cards to form the hexagramRelated to Clue and other Mysteries 18
Michael Weber The Laying-On of Hands prediction of an object, pateo Life Savers 75
Michael Weber Just the Fax psychological test is faxed and answers predicted, psychological forces Life Savers 117
Christoph Borer Imaginäre Würfel Force forcing a number with invisible dice Risque 21
Christoph Borer Mehrere-Würfel-Force forcing an object among twelve, two diceRelated to Risque 18
Christoph Borer Runenmirakel one of several rune stones is selected and spectator draws symbol, performer duplicates the drawingAlso published here Magie 8
Roy Baker PATEO Force Magie 15
Corvello 10/11 Force New Sorcerer (Vol. 1, No. 2) 9
Steve "Banachek" Shaw Forcing the Time forcing a time Psychokinetic Time 15
Unknown Confusing the Mathematician mathematical force using face of a watch Psychokinetic Time 23
Basil Horwitz Spectator Turned Psychic spectator selects an ESP card, with help of the symbols on the case, a second spectator divines the card, the symbol was predicted as well The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz - Volume 3 19
Dupre Didier Vaudou six cards with voodoo dolls printed on them, invisible die is thrown and one card selected, prediction in envelope The Minotaur (Vol. 6, No. 1) 6
John Riggs Procrastinating Prognostication prediction of selected headline The Magic of John Riggs 57
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Magicians Choice with five objects, thoughts and structure Hellsehen... ...kinderleicht 14
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Forcing a Number with the hand, spectator grabs a finger Hellsehen... ...kinderleicht 28
Christoph Borer, Michel Gammenthaler Tigris spectator selects piece of newspaper and choses a word, prediction Anam Clara 17
Christoph Borer, Michel Gammenthaler Die Herstellung how to build a clear forcing bagRelated to Anam Clara 10
Christoph Borer, Michel Gammenthaler Einige Ideen zur Handhabung handling of the clear changing bag
- 1. Alle Fächer sind schon geladen
- 2. Das heimliche Laden des Beutels
- Die Wahl
- Varianten		 Anam Clara 13
Christoph Borer, Michel Gammenthaler Ni Perro Ni Gatto poetry book, number, name and events are selected, written dedication found in the book for chosen event Anam Clara 38
Christoph Borer, Michel Gammenthaler Orkanum one of several rune stones is selected, prediction of rune symbol on pendantRelated toAlso published here Anam Cara 28
Christoph Borer Filmstars prediction of a VIP, Svengali force Anam Cara auf Zirkeltour 2002 22
Christoph Borer Die Kraft des Pendels performer divines selected city on a map with a pendulumAlso published here Anam Cara auf Zirkeltour 2002 24
David Berglas The Press Club Prediction prediction of an object, a word and a number, plus a knocked over bottle by a spectator and a dried up pen The Mind & Magic of David Berglas 297
David Berglas Shall We Open the Box? spectator puts objects on a tray and choses two, same objects are found in a box The Mind & Magic of David Berglas 338
David Berglas ESPacology multiple prediction routine, six spectators with envelopes stand behind six numbers, one spectator chooses one object among six and puts the rest in an order, selection matches the number, order matches and selection and number was predicted beforehand The Mind & Magic of David Berglas 429
Luke Jermay A Presentation for the number force between one and ten Building Blocks 137
Christoph Borer Das Runen-Mirakel one of several rune stones is selected, prediction of rune symbol on pendantAlso published here Bisingen 03 8
Luke Jermay Touching On Hoy performer reveals thoughts of three spectators, when tapped on shoulder one has to think of a shape, one of a date and the third of a nameRelated to The Coral Fang 9
David Acer Hot Pursuit Magician predicts the correct answer to a randomly chosen Trivial Pursuit question Random Acts of Magic 246
Michel Huot, David Acer Take A Seat Spectator chooses a random seat number written on slips of paper in a clear plastic bag, person sitting in that seat has prediction under chair Random Acts of Magic 287
Christoph Borer Filmstars prediction of a VIP, Svengali forceRelated to
  • Attila on "ANAM CARA"
 Compilation 115
Christoph Borer Lasset die Musik erklingen! several cards with music titles, selection is predicted with mechanical music boxRelated toAlso published here Compilation 28
Christoph Borer Die Kraft des Pendels performer divines selected city on a map with a pendulumAlso published here Compilation 143
Christoph Borer Runenmirakel one of several rune stones is selected and spectator draws symbol, performer duplicates the drawingAlso published here Compilation 148
Christoph Borer Runen-Wunder selected rune stone is divinedAlso published here
  • Runen-Mirakel in "Seminar 1997"
 Compilation 151
Christoph Borer Das Runenritual chosen rune stone is revealed with ashes on arm Die Geisterschrift 27
Christoph Borer Zeitungsschnipselforce forcing a newspaper piece, pieces in folded newspaper Seminarnotitzen 2007 1
Christoph Borer Lasset die Musik erklingen! several cards with music titles, selection is predicted with mechanical music boxRelated toAlso published here Seminarnotitzen 2007 3
Stephen Minch The Fungi from Yuggoth ceremony where life from another sphere is created, fungi from chosen star appears in pan, chemicalAlso published here The Book of Forgotten Secrets 23
Christoph Borer Die Tablett-Force forcing an object among many, with objects on several traysAlso published here Aspekte der psychologischen Force 11
Christoph Borer Die Buchseiten-Force forcing page from a bookRelated to
  • Borodin's "Die Riffelforce" in "Ex Faustibus", 1999. P. 24.
 Endlose Möglichkeiten 32
Jim Steinmeyer, Alberto de Figueiredo The Torn Newspaper Prediction Force Related to
  • Jim Steinmeyer's "The Torn Newspaper Prediction" in "Technique & Understanding"
 Magia Demente 74
Christoph Borer Fifty Shades of Grey seven keys to Baldpate with handcuffs, handcuffed to spectator 21 60
Christoph Borer Picture Force one of seven photographs 21 202
Christoph Borer Newspaper Snippet Force 21 214
Christoph Borer Runenmirakel one of several rune stones is selected, prediction of rune symbol on pendantRelated toAlso published here 21 224
Christoph Borer Die Vor-Force pre-forcing objects, as an additional luck factor before the forcing process starts 21 257
Ka Wai Ng 洪金宝 Spectator remembers celebrity's name in a numbered list, magician divines name, needs smartphone notes app The Ace Assembly All-Star Lecture Notes 50
Christoph Borer Die Buchseiten-Force forcing page from a bookAlso published here
  • Borodin's "Die Riffelforce" in "Ex Faustibus", 1999. P. 24
 Mentale Notizen 141
Christoph Borer Unterschiedliche Bilder, gleiche Aussage concept of forcing a zodiac card, different pictures for same zodiac, for Toro (here as Tauro)Related to Mentale Notizen 28
Christoph Borer Die Tablett-Force forcing an object among many, with objects on several traysAlso published here Mentale Notizen 49
Christoph Borer Das Runen-Mirakel one of several rune stones is selected, prediction of rune symbol on pendantAlso published here Mentale Notizen 71
Christoph Borer Der Brief prediction of a chosen CD, cigar and position of a knife in a blade holderRelated to Mentale Notizen 74
Christoph Borer Bücher-Meer book among many is selected and a page and a sentence chosen, prediction of content, drawing Mentale Notizen 134