Psychological Forces & Probability Forces

104 entries in Mental Magic / Principles / Psychological Forces & Probability Forces
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown L'Oiseau Mort, & Ressuscité an egg is chosen and the spectator asked if she rather has a mouse or a bird, she chooses a bird and inside the egg is a bird, the bird dies and comes back to life, concepts of forcing of proximity and preference, two versions
 		1784 La Magie Blanche Dévoilée 32
Unknown To tell what Card you think on in the whole Pack. probability and rudimental form of fishing
 		1784 Breslaw's Last Legacy 63
Oswald Rae Two Simple Forces
  • To Force a Colour
  • To Force an Article
probability forces, brightness and size
 		1926 Between Ourselves 51
Oswald Rae Forcing a Name of a Celebrity probability psychological force, and surefire force where names are written on piece of paper
 		1928 Sub Rosa 72
Oswald Rae Travelling Cigarettes several different brands of cigarette boxes, one is selected and a number is named, that amount of cigarettes travels in a sealed box
Also published here
  • "Travelling Cigarettes" in "The Magic Wand"
 1930 Original Magic 10
Al Cohn Mental Marvels with general comments on mentalism, two numbers thought of and divined (psychological forces), last number or word always is right
Related to Dec. 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 7) 171
Unknown Mental Prediction three psychological forces, 37
 		1949 Over the Coffee Cups 31
Unknown Psychological Forces Psychological forces with psychologically appealing numbers (37, 68)
Related to 1956 Mathematics, Magic And Mystery 173
Eugene Gloye Ultra-Psyc two versions, prediction of thought of words, probability force ideas
 		1961 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 353) 240
Chan Canasta Oops 2: Strange distant cities Predict which city reader will think of from a list
 		1966 Book of Oopses 6
Chan Canasta Oops 5: Pieces of cards Picture of random cut-up cards, reader thinks of one, then it is predicted
 		1966 Book of Oopses 12
Chan Canasta Oops 7: Dear old pals List of five names, reader thinks of one name and is predicted
 		1966 Book of Oopses 16
Chan Canasta Oops 8: Mystery of undamaged pips Reader chooses one of four cards with holes cut into them, then it is predicted
 		1966 Book of Oopses 18
Chan Canasta Oops 10: Making a sentence of nonsense Form a nonsensical sentence from short lists of words e.g. BOB HATES BLUE COW, is predicted
 		1966 Book of Oopses 22
Chan Canasta Oops 11: Pick a card of fortune Picture with random numbers and suits, spectator pick a number and a suit (e.g. 5 and Spade) and prediction is Five of Spades
 		1966 Book of Oopses 24
Chan Canasta Oops 12: Crosses to touch twelve crosses in a rectangle, predict which one the reader will point to
 		1966 Book of Oopses 26
Chan Canasta Oops 13: Think of a number Think of a number between 49 and 98, both digits even, not the same.
 		1966 Book of Oopses 28
Chan Canasta Oops 14: Put in a word or two Picture with random alphabets everywhere, reader tries to construct three 6 letter words from them, choose one word, prediction
 		1966 Book of Oopses 30
George B. Anderson Impossible Mindreading apparently member of audience interrupts performance by thinking a number, person has to raise hand
 		1968 You, Too, Can Read Minds 12
John Henry Grossman, George Morrow Harmony numbers of one to four on a business card, one is crossed out, prediction
 		1972 Magick (Issue 52) 258
Jerry K. Hartman Psychological Force - one of four objects subtlety to force the "leader pile", alternate endings if fails
 		1972 Packet Magic 23
Gene Nielsen Mental Projection number from one to four
 		1974 Magick (Issue 95) 473
R. W. Grosholz From Beyond! five business cards withy symbols, spectator choses correct one
 		1975 Magick (Issue 135) 671
Hugh Riley Psychological Force different probability forces and presentation ideas
 		1976 Magick (Issue 153) 763
B.C. Milnov Design Duplication triangle in circle
 		1976 Magick (Issue 161) 801
George B. Anderson Three-Way Prediction predicting a letter, shape and one-digit number
 		1976 Mistress of Pentertain 18
Charles Lambert, Janice Lambert Lambert Test words selected from different categories
 		1978 Magick (Issue 196) 979
Will Dexter Forcieren - Ein Kurzseminar overview about forcing methods with examples
  • Psychologische Forcen
  • Die Auswahllose Force
  • Die Beschränkte Auswahlforce
  • Die Von-Bis Force
  • Mathematische Forcen
  • Mechanisch oder Automatische Forcen
Also published here
  • The Gen, Apr. 1953
 July 1978 Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 2) 60
C. H. Barry Left? Right? which one of two questions the spectators thinks about is divined by direction of his gaze
 		1979 The Chronicles (Issue 22) 1276
Robert Schwarz Psi Probed divination of a number, psychological ploy
 		1979 Magick (Issue 242) 1208
Cicardi Challenge of Chance design prediction, probability method
Related to
  • Phil Smith's "Real Deal" in "Mitox" p. 79.
 1979 Magick (Issue 244) 1217
Jeff Semel R.S.V.P. psychological ploys for probability number force, two digits and different numbers from one to fifty
 		1980 Magick (Issue 250) 1248
B.C. Milnov Xandu! spectator's apparently see thought of card on ceiling
 		1980 Magick (Issue 264) 1318
Stephen Minch Choice Beyond Chance psychological force with five different objects
 		1980 Magick (Issue 265) 1325
Karl Fulves Behind Closed Doors No. 52, circle / triangle
 		1981 Self-Working Table Magic 63
James G. Thompson Jr. Stegreif-Telefon-Telepathie four words (probability force) written, medium called and it divines one of the chosen words
 		July 1982 Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 2) 73
Denny Laub, Gary Inglese Swami Reva spectator apparently reads thoughts of performer, shape inside a shape, color and number
 		June 1984 Magick (Issue 332) 1657
Thomas K. Saville Chip prediction of named color, in form of a chip
 		Oct. 1984 Magick (Issue 340) 1698
Unknown Psychological Forces two digit number and geometric symbol inside another symbol
 		1984 The Art of Mentalism 30
Steve Beam Ping Pong Force ping pong ball is thrown to audience, way to arrive at a stooge, see p. 436 for additional ideas
 		1985 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 7) 107
Christoph Borer Wem die Stunde schlägt two spectators can form a time on a cardboard clock, time is predicted on pocket watch
 		1991 Risque 10
Christoph Borer Imaginäre Würfel Force forcing a number with invisible dice
 		1991 Risque 21
Christoph Borer Geheime Wünsche rune stone prediction, one of thirteen
 		1991 Magie 14
T. Page Wright Psychological Card Problems introduction to psychological forces and things like that
  • Psychological Forces
 		1991 Page Wright's Manuscript 278
Steve "Banachek" Shaw Forcing the Time forcing a time
 		1992/1999 Psychokinetic Time 15
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Magicians Choice with five objects, thoughts and structure
 		1995 Hellsehen... ...kinderleicht 14
Robert Cassidy The Psychological Forces objects found outside, with script
Also published here 1995 The Art of Mentalism 2 6
Jim Wuorio Presentation3 probability divination of three freely though of cards, high failure rate
 		1995 Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 6) 111
Jamy Ian Swiss Free Association after playing a game of "free association" with spectator, performer can know what shapes and word spectator wrote on a piece of paper, full presentation and much detail on the scripting
Also published here 1997 Labyrinth (Issue 7) 7
Chan Canasta Psychological Perception psychological forces from lists, reports
 		2000 Chan Canasta — A Remarkable Man 102
Chan Canasta More Psychological Perception
2000 Chan Canasta — A Remarkable Man 104
Christoph Borer Die Force der Zuschauerin forcing a spectator
 		2001 Milagros 15
David Berglas Magician's Choice several spectator put objects on the table, two are selected and they match the predictions
Related to 2002 The Mind & Magic of David Berglas 79
Luke Jermay A Strange Garden spectator looks at leaf and patter of it seems to move, then circle inside triangle force
 		2003 Building Blocks 141
Luke Jermay Judgement Day - In Thoughts and Words... several ways to force an ESP symbol
  • In Thoughts and in Words Force
  • My Favourite Picture Force
  • Blink Force
  • The Heavy Arm Force
 		2003 Building Blocks 150
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 name
Related toAlso published here 2004 The Coral Fang 9
Robert Cassidy Performance Details - The Psychological Forces objects found outside, with script
Also published here 2004 The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy 13
Dan Garrett, Mick Ayres, Ken Scott Epic - Marked Down three predictions written with three different-colored markers, letter, two-digit number and two geometric shapes (one in the other)
 		2005 Epic — Marked Down 1
Mike Allee Broccoli and Carrot gag (or if you're lucky prediction) with named vegetable
Inspired by
  • vegetable force in Banachek's "Psychological Subtleties"
 Oct. 2005 Genii (Vol. 68 No. 10) 32
Unknown Psychological Force with four objects trick works fine even if it fails
 		2007 Card Dupery 234
Christoph Borer 1. Einleitende Gedanken
Also published here 2010 Aspekte der psychologischen Force 1
Christoph Borer 2. Was ist eine psychologische Force?
Related to 2010 Aspekte der psychologischen Force 1
Christoph Borer 3. Welche Effekte sind damit möglich?
Also published here 2010 Aspekte der psychologischen Force 1
Christoph Borer Warum sollte ich diese Force einsetzen?
Also published here 2010 Aspekte der psychologischen Force 1
Christoph Borer 5. Was für Prinzipien können angewendet werden? 1. Richtige Zuschauerwahl
2. Innere Überzeugung
3. Timing
4. Verbal
5. Blick
6. Weitere Sinne
7. Das dritte Auge
8. Körpersprache
9. Gefühl der Stimmigkeit
10. Massenkonformität
11. Aus dem vorhandenen (eingeschränkten) Wissen schöpfen
12. Zufall und Risiko
Also published here 2010 Aspekte der psychologischen Force 2
Christoph Borer 6. Wichtige Sätze zum Gelingen einer psychologischen Force
Also published here 2010 Aspekte der psychologischen Force 7
Christoph Borer 7. Verstärkung der Methode und der Prinzipien 7.1 Aufteilen in A und B Wahlgänge
7.2 Betonung vor und nach der Wahl verändern
7.3 Ein klares, einfaches Out haben
7.4 Mehrere Versuche zulassen
7.5 Durch die eine Handlung wird die andere stark beeinflusst
7.6 Durch Zusatzinformation mehrere Chancen erhalten
Also published here 2010 Aspekte der psychologischen Force 7
Christoph Borer 8. Verknüpfung mit anderen Techniken 8.1 Fingerfertigkeit
8.2 Mit One ahead
8.3 Mit Elektronik / Funktechnik
8.4 Mit Trickkarten
8.5 Heimliches Wissen
Also published here 2010 Aspekte der psychologischen Force 9
Christoph Borer 9. Wie lerne ich die psychologische Force?
Also published here 2010 Aspekte der psychologischen Force 10
Christoph Borer Die Tablett-Force forcing an object among many, with objects on several trays
Also published here 2010 Aspekte der psychologischen Force 11
Christoph Borer Heinrich Favrod three billet prediction, with different colored pens, story presentation
Also published here 2010 Aspekte der psychologischen Force 15
Barrie Richardson Giuoco Piano three psychological forces (carrot, two-digit and three-digit number), then one number with nail writer
 		2011 Curtain Call 81
Jamy Ian Swiss Free Association two geometric shapes and a word are divined
Also published here 2012 Dichotomies 41
Jamy Ian Swiss Acidus Quadraticus Probabilis four things written in four quadrants of a billet are divined
Related to 2012 Dichotomies 49
Jamy Ian Swiss Semi-Precious Pendulum spectator thinks of one of several gemstones and locates it via pendulum, it's also predicted
 		2012 Dichotomies 55
Doug Edwards A Rose by any Other Number prediction of a name and a flower
 		2013 Nukes 86
Robert Cassidy The Universal Billet prediction of a drawing, common pictures as index
 		2013 The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy — Volume 2: Fundamentals 256
Colin McLeod Direct Flight word is formed by association of letters, last word is divined
Inspired by
  • Joshua Quinn's "Thought Chunnel" in "ParaLies"
 2014 Divine 22
Michael Murray Between the Lines a story/scene is created, torn page matches with the decisions of spectator
 		2014 A Piece Of My Mind 72
Michael Murray Picasso thought of animals are divined, using the Triangle / Circle force as a start
 		2014 A Piece Of My Mind 118
Michael Murray Springboard spectator forms a card by compare it with his selection
  • The Knowing
  • The Killer (approach to Kenton Knepper's "Kolossal Killer")
  • Duplopia (approach to Paul Vigil's "Diplopia")
  • Springback
  • Invisible Deck Application
  • Springboard for the Stage
  • Increasing Accuracy
  • Springboard Suit Exchange for Perfectionists
  • Back Tracking
  • Other Applications
  • Watch This
  • Springboard & Letters
  • Springboard & Colours
  • Closing Thoughts
Inspired by 2014 A Piece Of My Mind 164
Christoph Borer Psychologische Force magician's choice handling
 		2016 21 27
Christoph Borer Picture Force one of seven photographs
 		2016 21 202
Christoph Borer Die Vor-Force pre-forcing objects, as an additional luck factor before the forcing process starts
 		2016 21 257
殷欣 (Sion) 都格 Magician correctly divines spectator's thought of animal, propless
Related to 2017 暧昧 22
殷欣 (Sion) 都格格 Magician correctly divines spectator's thought of famous landmark around the world, propless
Related to 2017 暧昧 27
殷欣 (Sion) 殷果 Magician correctly divines the fruit the spectator is thinking of, propless
Inspired byRelated to 2017 暧昧 37
殷欣 (Sion) 杯杯 (Cup Cup) Magician correctly divines the card spectator is thinking of, propless
Related to 2017 暧昧 50
殷欣 (Sion) 杯杯杯 (Cup Cup Cup) Magician predicts the card the spectator is thinking of, inspired by Kolossal Killer
Related to 2017 暧昧 58
殷欣 (Sion) 馒头羊 Magician correctly divines thought of item from a list of items by the magician
 		2017 暧昧 76
Chris Rawlins, Luke Jermay Psychological Position Force one of two
Related to
  • Poker trick in "3510" (Luke Jermay)
 2017 The Event, 2017 30
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 name
Also published here Aug. 2017 Genii (Vol. 80 No. 8) 88
Christoph Borer Aspekte der psychologischen Force - 1. Einleitende Gedanken
Also published here 2018 Mentale Notizen 30
Christoph Borer 2. Was ist eine psychologische Force?
Related to 2018 Mentale Notizen 30
Christoph Borer 3. Welche Effekte sind damit möglich?
Also published here 2018 Mentale Notizen 30
Christoph Borer 4. Warum sollte ich diese Force einsetzen?
Also published here 2018 Mentale Notizen 31
Christoph Borer 5. Was für Prinzipien können angewendet werden? 5.1. Richtige Zuschauerwahl
5.2. Innere Überzeugung
5.3. Timing
5.4. Verbal
5.5. Blick
5.6. Weitere Sinne
5.7. Das dritte Auge
5.8. Körpersprache
5.9. Gefühl der Stimmigkeit
5.10. Massenkonformität
5.11. Aus dem eingeschränkten Wissen schöpfen
5.12. Zufall und Risiko
Also published here 2018 Mentale Notizen 31
Christoph Borer 6. Wichtige Sätze zum Gelingen einer psychologischen Force
Also published here 2018 Mentale Notizen 40
Christoph Borer 7. Verstärkung der Methode und der Prinzipien 7.1 Aufteilen in A und B Wahlgänge
7.2 Betonung nach der Wahl verändern
7.3 Ein klares, einfaches Out haben
7.4 Mehrere Versuche zulassen
7.5 Durch eine Handlung wird eine andere stark beeinflusst
7.6 Mehr Chancen erzeugen
Also published here 2018 Mentale Notizen 41
Christoph Borer 8. Verknüpfung mit anderen Techniken 8.1 Fingerfertigkeit
8.2 One ahead
8.3 Elektronik / Funktechnik
8.4 Mit Trickkarten
8.5 Heimliches Wissen
Also published here 2018 Mentale Notizen 44
Christoph Borer 9. Wie lerne ich die psychologische Force?
Also published here 2018 Mentale Notizen 45
Christoph Borer Die Tablett-Force forcing an object among many, with objects on several trays
Also published here 2018 Mentale Notizen 49
Christoph Borer Heinrich Favrod three billet prediction, with different colored pens, story presentation
Also published here 2018 Mentale Notizen 59
Jamy Ian Swiss Free Association two geometric shapes and a word are divined
Also published here 2018 A Visit to England 39