Misreading & Miscalling

52 entries in Mental Magic / Principles / Misreading & Miscalling
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Richard Himber Transcendental Book Test two page numbers selected and added, that number opened in third book and first word divined, using mathematical addition force and miscalling a page number
Also published here 1945
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
192
Fredric Kolb Dead Name Duplication name is written on a card and sealed in an envelope, performer does the same, and they match
Related to 1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
10
C. L. Boarde Question and Answer - Variation B several billets, misreading
 		1947
Mainly Mental Vol. 1 — Billet Reading
78
C. L. Boarde Dead Name Duplication - Variation A divination of name written on billet
 		1947
Mainly Mental Vol. 1 — Billet Reading
86
Bob Somerfeld Threediction triple prediction on blank cards, number, name and city
Related to 1951
Mind Reader's Digest
9
Tony Corinda (14) The Prophesy card is selected and predicted in a letter
Variations 1958
Predictions
119
Tony Corinda Zarkamorta II. - The Ceremony of Reincarnation page is torn from a magazine and a word selected by randomly sticking a pin in that page, the page is burnt and reappears back in the book, with a hole in the chosen word and burnt edges
Related toVariations 1959
Book Tests
201
Tony Corinda, Robert Harbin Ultra-Modern Mentalism prediction of a word, with tape recorder and assistant
Related to 1959
Book Tests
215
David Hoy The Bold Book Test impromptu, glimpsing information on the fly and miscalling page number
Related toVariations 1963
The Bold and Subtle Miracles of Dr. Faust
21
David Hoy Miscall Page Force two books
Related to 1963
The Bold and Subtle Miracles of Dr. Faust
22
Tony "Doc" Shiels Curious! turning time backwards so writing vanishes, watch reappears at spectator's wrist
 		Aug. 1967
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 2 No. 10)
118
Al Koran Book Test no additional props, just four books, exchanged covers
Related to 1968
Al Koran's Professional Presentations
37
Miscall Page Force
Related to 1968
Al Koran's Professional Presentations
40
Edward G. Brown The Name of a Card is Written name of cards written on paper, force, different methods
 		1973
The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown
191
Robert Parrish Mental Opener spectator names number and that card is counted to face-up, number and card predicted, mirage deck, miscalling number
Related to Summer 1974
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 9 No. 9th Folio)
763
Barrie Richardson One In A Million miscall page force and paper clip force
Related toVariations Dec. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 4)
498
Al Mann The Tesseract three predictions are handed out to different spectators, three spectators select a number, city and word, predictions match
Related to 1978
The Tesseract
3
Bruce Bernstein Totally Impromptu Book Test numbers on three billets, two are destroyed and last used to select word
Also published here 1981
Twenty Effects for Psychic Entertainers
15
Bruce Bernstein Telepathy and Clairvoyance three numbers on three billets are divined or predicted
VariationsAlso published here 1981
Twenty Effects for Psychic Entertainers
17
Al Mann The Knight's Gambit named chess figure is predicted, red circle in a chess book around figure, with a letter
Variations 1982
The Knight's Gambit
1
Richard Himber Transcendental Book Test two page numbers selected and added, that number opened in third book and first word divined, using mathematical addition force and miscalling a page number
Also published here 1983
Self-Working Number Magic
134
Thomas Alan Waters Speakay six people write something on a piece of paper, performer thinks of one of the words and claims that one spectator will have the urge to step forward, one does and it is the one who has written the word the performer holds
Related to 1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk)
607
Al Mann Into the Fourth Dimension three predictions are given to members of the audience and a number is constructed as in the "Transcendental Phone Test"
 		1984
Phantom Voices
4
Al Mann The Day of the Jackal three predictions are given to members of the audience, person is called on the phone and names a piece of furniture, a word and a city
 		1984
Phantom Voices
5
Larry Becker Casino Royale prediction of a chosen casino, amount of money one wagers and outcome of Blackjack game, poker chips with names of casinos and Himber Wallet, comments on pre-show in the introduction (but not used in the effect)
 		1992
Stunners!
153
David Burmeister Object D'art card selected using dart, cards attached to board, written prediction
 		1994
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 1)
2
Alexander de Cova The Psychodelic Winning Game two handlings, peek deck, miscalling or billet switch with index
Also published here 1997
Seminarunterlagen 1997
4
John Morgan The "Birthday" Book birthday book, shuffled deck one card freely selected
 		1997
L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians
83
Alexander de Cova Any Card at Any Number peek deck, miscalling
 		1998
Secrets No. 2
18
Jas Jakutsch The ATAW (Any Time AnyWhere) Triple Test divination of three thoughts, jotted down on three business cards
Inspired by 1999
Completely Mental — Vol. 1
11
Roger Crosthwaite Hoy Book Test Handling page miscalling
 		1999
Arcardia
9
Barrie Richardson One in a Half Million miscall page force and paper clip force
Inspired byRelated to 1999
Theater of the Mind
10
Miscalling One-Ahead getting one ahead in Q&A by faking the first question
 		2002 ca.
The Richey Technique Revealed
6
Robert Cassidy Extra Sensory Switch three routines with the Delight Switch
  • two rows with five ESP cards, after switching all cards match
  • two rows with five ESP cards, only one match, prediction
  • spectator and performer note a number and seal it in envelopes, they are switched and both numbers are the same
Related to
  • "Thought Coincidence" (marketed effect, 1934 by Brown Magic Company, also in Hull's Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mentalism Volume 1)
 2004
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy
55
Alexander de Cova A.C.A.N. - Any Card at Any Number peek deck, miscalling
Also published here 2007
Seminar 2007
8
Denis Behr Stop It spectator stops dealing at predicted card, repeated twice more
VariationsAlso published here 2011
Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 2
48
Barrie Richardson All Gone spectator writes name on one paper, the other have the word "Gone", miscalling
Also published here
  • The Magician, Spring 2007
 2011
Curtain Call
67
Denis Behr Stopping Again spectator stops dealing at predicted card, repeated twice more
Also published here 2011
Lecture Notes 2011
15
Bruce Bernstein Totally Impromptu Book Test numbers on three billets, two are destroyed and last used to select word
Also published here 2012
Unreal
16
Bruce Bernstein Telepathy and Clairvoyance three numbers on three billets are divined or predicted
Also published here 2012
Unreal
21
Matt Mello Pulse Rate pulse rate of spectator is predicted
  • Additional Thoughts and Ideas (with two phase routine, predicting the pulse rate twice or something else)
Related toAlso published here 2012
Pulse Rate
1
Alberto de Figueiredo Behr Para Creer spectator stops dealing at predicted card, repeated twice more, impromptu version
Inspired by 2013
Magia Demente
41
Matt Mello This Hand, That Hand two spectators throw an invisible ball back and forth, number of throws and the hand it ends up in are predicted
Related to 2013
It's All In Your Head
11
Matt Mello Bonus Effect: Now I Know My ABC’S spectator runs through alphabet out loud in minute, final letter predicted, other thoughts on time miscall principle
Related to 2013
It's All In Your Head
14
Matt Mello Pulse Rate pulse rate of spectator is predicted
  • Additional Thoughts and Ideas (with two phase routine, predicting the pulse rate twice or something else)
Also published here 2013
It's All In Your Head
27
Alexander de Cova Königsgambit chosen chess figure is predicted, red circle in a chess book around figure, with a letter
  • Die Waage (using hidden scale to find out which chess figure is missing from box)
Inspired by 2015
Burners — Vol. 2
171
Alexander de Cova Psychodelic Winning Game peek deck, billet switch with index
  • A.C.A.N.
Also published here 2016
Burners — Vol. 4
145
Ted Karmilovich The Three Pellet Test performer and spectator each have three paper balls with written colors, matching routine, repeated with names of stooges and the words show, movie and theater
  • The Golf Pencil and Other Subtleties
Related to
  • "Ghostly Influence" (Clettis Musson, The New Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mentalism, Volume Two, p. 5)
 2017
The Three Pellet Test
1
Jan Logemann Frottierter Vogel cards with names of birds, one selected and predicted
Inspired by
  • Heinz act (Pit Hartling)
 2019
Eine Inselbegabung tourt mit 52 Freunde
20
Rhys "Morgan" Jones, Robert "West" Tay The 40 Digit Hyperbrain Act forty numbers from billets written on grid on slate, miscalling, number sequence recalled by blindfolded performer, square root calculation with selected numbers, sum given
  • Required Mathematics
Related to 2020
Parlour Tricks
301
Joshua Jay EquivoKat snacks and prices are shouted out and noted down by performer, one chosen, price is predicted and snack produced from empty envelope, miswriting
 		2022
Reaching Into Flames
72
Anson Chen Cactus prediction of object, people name objects which are listed from one to six, using a die for selection
 		2023
Reality Is Magic
124