Divination by Spectator

63 entries in Mental Magic / Effects / Divination by Spectator
  
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Oswald Rae Psycho-Analysis performer divines card and thought of name of a spectator by holding his wrist, then spectator divines thought of card from spectator Sub Rosa 77
R. M. Jamison Thumb Writer Telepathy telepathy presentation Hugard's Magic Monthly - Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 2, No. 2) 59
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley The Crystal Ball spectator sees selected word fro a newspaper clipping in a crystal ball, change bag Gems of Mental Magic 59
Felix Greenfield Brained! spectator divines a phone number from another spectator The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 160) 642
Milbourne Christopher Guided Thoughts two lists with rivers, performer and spectator mark all but one wit an X One Man Mental Magic 3
Aage Darling Figura spectator draws one of four symbols, the same as another spectator selected before I'll Read Your Mind 36
Robert A. Nelson Nelson's Notes ideas on routines where spectator divines number or cards with a crystal ball Still More Miracles in Mentalism 19
The Amazing Maurice A Spectator Performs Telepathy spectator divines number from a bill by looking into a glass of water Still More Miracles in Mentalism 19
Charles Ostin Trance Slate sliding slate used for a word divination by spectator The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8, No. 9) 637
North Bigbee ESProjections inspired by a Kreskin performance, ESP sign is projected to audience, many receive it The Compleat Magick - Volume 1 (Issue 69) 342
Arthur Emerson A License to Lie license plate numbers written on name tags, special one is divined by other spectator The Compleat Magick - Volume 1 (Issue 67) 331
Fredric Kolb Personal Experience twelve numbered blank cards, one is selected and signed, spectator divines number on it The Compleat Magick - Volume 1 (Issue 98) 487
Sam Dalal Women Can Tell... ESP deck, card selected and sealed in envelope, spectator divines symbol by looking into crystal ballRelated to The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 116) 577
Gene Nielsen, Bascom Jones Psychic Lady person divines in which matchbox is her ring, mental version of bean monte The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 149) 742
Sandy Spillman Psychic Minds spectator divines ESP symbol by looking into crystal ball The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 153) 761
Dan Tong Quick and Easy three numbers are divined by audience / predicted by performer, on business cards The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 156) 777
Burling Hull Crystal Ball Telepathy spectator sees name of card in crystal ball The Amazing World of Mentalism 51
Karrell Fox Doodle Graphy word from a book, spectator doodles with eyes closed and second spectator divines thought of word from doodle The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 174) 867
Dr. Dan J. Alessini The Bold... cards with drawn symbols and words, spectator finds other spectator's selection The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 175) 873
Harry Anderson The Anderson Effect spectator read mind of performer, number written on slate matches number written by performer on piece of paper The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 182) 907
Bob Haines Mental Lock spectator divine secret number of combination lock, spectator's wallet and keys locked inside the box The Compleat Magick - Volume II (Issue 193) 963
Larry Becker Effect No. 3 five blank cards, name written on one side and cards turned over, spectator selects one and murder is written on side, it's the same card World of Super Mentalism 41
George Kemp, Nita Kemp PK: By the Numbers bill in glass moves, then with aid of spectator part of serial number is divined The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 213) 1061
Bob Paul Memory "Curiosities"
ten cards with words, spectator is able to memorize their order		Variations The Chronicles (Issue 22) 1279
Karrell Fox Doodle-ography spectator draws doodle with pencil on paper without looking, it described a thought-of scene from a book, pencil doesn't write Another Book 132
Dr. Dan J. Alessini SH-H-! 25 number card with numbers from one to five, spectator divines if numbers match or not The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 233) 1161
Larry Becker Network ESP three tv-networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) cards put in envelopes as spectator wishes, ABC card form name of network The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II 150
Stephen Minch The Silver Key haunted key on second finger, key also turns on spectator's finger, signet is found by using key as pendulum, then key vanishes in boxAlso published here Lovecraftian Ceremonies 21
Jerry K. Hartman Memorease "Curiosities"
ten cards with letters, spectator is able to memorize their order		Inspired byAlso published here The Chronicles (Issue 28) 1341
Gene "Phantini" 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
Gene "Phantini" Grant A Sense of Color five envelopes with different colored sheets, spectators guess them correctly Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two 77
Basil Horwitz Challenge Publicity E.S.P. five ESP symbols are sealed in envelopes and the envelopes are numbered, spectator divines symbols by matching them to a second set of ESP cards on the table The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz 14
Gene "Phantini" Grant, Martin Gardner Key Word spectator divines word from a list and writes it down, it's the word the performer was sending The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 282) 1408
Neil Somerville PSI-Brations X spectator divines special ticket, prediction in envelope, himber wallet The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 299) 1493
Eric Mason, Barrie Richardson Crisp spectator has to guess, how many potato crisps are in a bag, he is right A Boon for All Seasons 27
Eric Mason, Barrie Richardson "Pen-Ultimate" x drawn on a business card and card shuffled with other cards, spectator locates the card A Boon for All Seasons 42
Stephen Tucker Ear Ear spectator hears messages from unplugged head phones, to transmit thoughts Spell-Binder (Vol. 1, No. 10) 180
Basil Horwitz ESP Mindreading Plus Mindcontrol spectator divines ESP card of other spectator The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz - Volume 2 20
Stephen Minch The Silver Key key turns on hand, then on spectator's hand, the key on chain swings by itself over selected disk, then key is wrapped in paper and vanishes in flash of fireAlso published here The Three Faces of Steve 31
Michael DeMarco Give Piece a Chance five envelopes with cut up paper puzzle, four are complete, spectator finds envelope where one piece is missingInspired by
  • Stewart James' "Shape of Things to Come"
 The Minotaur (Vol. 4, No. 4) 9
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
Steve Beam Against All Odds spectator names amount of change in envelope, with variationsInspired by
  • Chris "Doc" Dixon's "Change of Mind"
Variations		 The Trapdoor - Volume Three (Issue 65) 1293
Larry White Hieroglyph-Trick cards with jewels and skeletons and snakes, spectator selects correct one, erasable ink Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1, No. 5) 5
J. T. Knight Hue Clue three different-colored silk in three glasses, one chosen, another spectator divines the choiceRelated to Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4) 102
Chuck Hickok Demonstration Five: Anything Can Be Learned spectator divines symbol, number and word from other spectator, dotted information Mentalism, Incorporated 107
Philip T. Goldstein Normal Mailer six addressed envelopes, the spectator chooses the only one addressed to him Penumbra (Issue 6) 10
Philip T. Goldstein Normal Mailer six addressed envelopes, the spectator chooses the only one addressed to him Applecture 3
Philip T. Goldstein Normal Mailer six addressed envelopes, the spectator chooses the only one addressed to him Notes You Covet 4
Philip T. Goldstein Normal Mailer six addressed envelopes, the spectator chooses the only one addressed to him MINDvention Notes 4
Philip T. Goldstein Normal Mailer six addressed envelopes, the spectator chooses the only one addressed to him Easthournotes 4
Stephen Minch The Silver Key key turns on hand, then on spectator's hand, the key on chain swings by itself over selected disk, then key is wrapped in paper and vanishes in flash of fireAlso published here The Book of Forgotten Secrets 55
Oliver Meech Swinger Swinging locket on a chain divines which photo is the performer's grandfather Plot Twists 48
Oliver Meech Truly Invisible Deck Spectator reads the mind of another spectator, divine which card has been reversed in an imaginary deck, no cards used Plot Twists 44
Christoph Borer Ads of this World out of this world with advertising brochures, one have a cross the other a check markRelated to Endlose Möglichkeiten 4
Dr. Stanley Jaks Bubble Bubble small tablet is put in water, starts to bubble and in the end spectator can name selection when looking into glass, Alka-SeltzerInspired byAlso published here
  • "Bubble Bubble" in "Pentagram" February, 1950
 The Incredible Dr. Jaks 111
Christoph Borer Die Reiseprospekte out of this world with travel brochures, one have a cross the other a check markRelated to 21 30
Christoph Borer Kloincidence matching routine with toilet signs, male / female 21 39
Andy (The Jerx) Cryptophasia Effect where spectator is apparently your long-lost twin, proven by spectator knowing a secret language only known by twins The Jerx 157
Andy (The Jerx) Limitless Ahead One Ahead type of routine, spectator is apparently given heightened senses (hearing, smell etc.), able to guess what magician did The Jerx 69
Andy (The Jerx) The Mad Libs Ploy Spectator randomly chooses words from a deck, predicts an illiusion that the magician's grandfather designed The Jerx 291
Christoph Borer Runen-Memory two sets of identical rune stones, matching routine with spectator Mentale Notizen 244
Markus Beldig, Neal Scryer The Scryer ideas - and my additions applications for "The BBB Peek"
a) dream destination divined
b) spectators divine a place written in an envelope by another spectator
c) Decision Time (divination with a yes/no question)		Inspired by
  • routine in "Black & White" (Neal Scryer)
  • "Effects with Cards", "Flipping Cards" (Little Black Book, Neal Scryer)
 The Florida Notes 2019 17
Markus Beldig WatchCraft spectators's watches put in five envelopes, one spectator finds his own watch, the rest assigned by performer The Florida Notes 2019 19