Confabulation

52 entries in Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Confabulation
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Theodore Annemann A Prophecy of the Koran multiple prediction on business cards, sealed in envelope
 		1931
The Book Without A Name
58
Theodore Annemann Triple Coercion color, card and number are named and predicted, only number free choice, nail writer
Related toVariationsAlso published here June 1936
The Jinx (Issue 21)
123
James T. Deacy Just an Echo method to double write secretly on a prediction in envelope, confabulation
Related toAlso published here Feb. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 29)
185
Stewart James Two Fearless Feats - 1. number and color predicted in ball of wool
Also published here 1940
The Jinx (Issue 98)
601
William S. Houghton "Prediction Supreme" Routine city, color and number predicted
 		1943
The Magic 36
21
Stewart James The Ball of Fortune number and color predicted in ball of wool
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
141
James T. Deacy Just an Echo method to double write secretly on a prediction in envelope, confabulation
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
159
The Yogi's Prediction prediction, kind of confabulation, carbon envelope
 		1945
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
209
John A. Novak Notice to Call a Window prediction in wallet, post office presentation
 		1975
Magick (Issue 131)
653
Eric Mason N.C.R. prediction of someone's wishes written on an Invoice, envelope & wallet
Also published here Sep. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 1)
465
Roy Johnson Supa-Flora eight flowers called out, chosen one predicted in a box, further three chosen flowers are predicted in a letter
Inspired by 1977
Third Dimension
74
Gene Nielsen, Al Koran Dream Car Routine confabulation type routine with forced instead of free choices
Inspired by
  • Al Koran routine in Pentagram, Vol. 3 No. 1, Oct. 1948
Variations 		1985
The Bag Book
3
Eric Mason N.C.R. prediction of someone's wishes written on an Invoice, envelope & wallet
Also published here 1985 ca.
Stuff
117
Ron Wilson Confabulous! with LePaul wallet
Variations 1987
The Uncanny Scot, Ron Wilson
99
Alexander de Cova Confabulation I with sealed loading envelope
Also published here 1988
Unterhaltung durch Illusion
26
Alexander de Cova Mindwalk II loading prediction using body servante
 		1990
Das Buch zur Body-Servante
22
Alexander de Cova Mindwalk with sealed loading envelope
Also published here 1990
Mindwalk
3
Alexander de Cova Wheel of Fortune three items predicted in wallet
Inspired byRelated to Apr. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
12
Alexander de Cova Mindwalk with sealed loading envelope
Also published here 1992
Ein Profi packt aus...
42
Alexander de Cova Ein Mentaleffekt loading prediction using body servante
 		1992
Ein Profi packt aus...
150
Ted Lesley European Chit-Chat idea for confabulation, money in spectator's pocket is missed, more money found in other pocket
Related to Apr. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 10)
11
Dr. E. Raymond Carlyle Kismet thoughts on confabulation
 		Dec. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 6)
11
Val Le-Val Re-Confabulation credit information
 		Sep. 1995
MAGIC (Vol. 5 No. 1)
63
Basil Horwitz The Unlimited Principle three named words predicted in envelope
 		1997
The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz — Volume 4
21
Bob Gill An Alternative Handling
1997
The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz — Volume 4
31
Joe Marino Pro Fabulation prediction of prize of dream card inside wallet
 		1997
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 18)
261
John Riggs, Ted Lesley Confabulation in the Sock brief, uses Carl Cloutier's Card in the Sock gimmick
 		Mar. 1998
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 9)
10
Richard Mark Sealed Prophecy dream card presentation, confabulation type
Inspired by 2000
Mind Warp
39
Richard Mark You Are The Winner! prediction in envelop, envelope taped on clipboard
 		2000
Mind Warp
68
Robert Cassidy Dreams and Devices confabulation type effect mixed with Miraskill, prediction of dream in envelope, name of person, zodiac sign, amount of money and amount of red cards, Himber Wallet
  • The Dream
  • Opening Script
  • The Checkbook
  • Judah meets Big Red
 		2003
Dreams and Devices
3
Luke Jermay So Old It's New
  • The New Mind
prediction on performer's back, credit information
Inspired by
  • Peter Pit & Persi Diaconis effect, Genii July 1981
 Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
20
Tom Stone Quean of the Quiz confabulation type prediction with quiz show presentation and envelope loading stand
Also published here 2007
Marvelpiece!
5
Abracadaver Con-Flatuation story elements and plot points called out by spectator, matches story in wallet
 		2008
Mind Blasters
35
John Archer Spelling Test out for book test, word is found written in envelope/wallet
 		2009
The Sticky Blue Book
34
Tom Stone Quean of the Quiz confabulation type prediction with quiz show presentation and envelope loading stand
Also published here 2009
Tripodal by Sundown
4
Barry Cooper A Special Place presentation for a Swami Test, instant stooge hypnotism
Inspired by 2009
Mind Blasters II
73
James Ward Wishful Thinking freely said word is predicted in envelope
Inspired by
  • "El Numero" (Syd Bergson)
 2009
Mind Blasters II
80
Cody S. Fisher Comedy Confabulation number, animal and product, written in different color, prediction in envelope inside wallet, with No gag, Bar Code and animal drawing gag
 		2010
Cody's Comedy Confabulation
1
Tom Stone Quean of the Quiz confabulation type prediction with quiz show presentation and envelope loading stand
Also published here 2011
Maelstrom
241
John Lovick Vainfabulation presentation for confabulation routine, no impression or double writing
Inspired byAlso published here Aug. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 12)
65
Alberto de Figueiredo El Sueño prediction folded in wallet
 		2013
Magia Demente
107
Alexander de Cova Confabulation II with sealed loading envelope
Also published here 2013
Horizons — Das Alexander de Cova Seminar 1986
72
Ian Rowland Printed Prediction
  • Loving Mentalism
one of three locations is chosen and predicted, along with a description of the spectator, prediction shown at the beginning
 		May 2013
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 9)
72
Colin McLeod The Dunninger Ploy thoughts and ideas with the Dunninger Ploy
  • Invisible Deck
  • Train of Thoughts (Lee Earle)
  • Confabulation
 		2014
Divine
74
Alan Shaxon Confabulation with wallet, carbon paper
confabulation type routine with forced instead of free choices
Inspired byAlso published here
  • a marketed effect in the 1970s by Ken Brooke.
 2014
Alan Shaxon — The Sophisticated Sorcerer
162
Alexander de Cova Confabulation with sealed loading envelope
Also published here Apr. 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 10)
70
John Lovick Vainfabulation presentation for confabulation routine, no impression or double writing
Inspired byAlso published here 2016
The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc.
175
Jared Kopf Steal this Trick three-word-phrase predicted in ShoGun wallet
 		2016
Vaticinium ex Eventu
19
Alexander de Cova Comedy Confabulation using Avalon envelope
Inspired by
  • "Comedy Confabulation" (Cody Fisher, marketed)
Related to 		2016
Burners — Vol. 4
152
Fränz Prodigy Prediction one chosen word from stack of business cards is divined and name of animal written on business card by second spectator, with comedy animal drawing prediction, name of chosen animal written on back
 		2022
Prodigy Peek
41
John Lovick Vainfabulation presentation for confabulation routine, no impression or double writing
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1050
Isaac Jurado Casting baby gag handling, using cards with names and clapperboard, with Confabulation handling variation
Inspired by 2023
Sui — Géneris
167