135 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / Mindreader's Dream & Value Dealing
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Bob Hummer Mind Reader's Dream cards dealt according to thought-of card, with Dreambook to transfer number to card
Also published here
Variations
1952 1
Edward Marlo, Bob Hummer Cardician's Dream counting procedure with value of thought of card, etc, see page 196 for credits
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Variations
1953 130
P. Howard Lyons Dream of a Dream cards dealt according to thought-of card, without reference book
Inspired by
Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
13
Harry Lorayne Mindreader's Nightmare Mindreader's Dream with blank deck, thought-of card is the only one with face
Oct. 1960
Ibidem (Issue 22)
15
Harry Lorayne, Bob Hummer Mental Photography blank deck, spectator thinks of any card and goes through some dealing procedure, thought of card appears, all others blank, card index
Variations
1967 105
Ray Grismer, Bob Hummer Computer Cards cards dealt according to thought-of card, simplified
Inspired by
Related to
  • Computer Mind (Ray Grismer, Self-Working Card Tricks, 1976)
  • p. 165 for references
  • … and 1 more
Variations
Dec. 1967 145
Roy Walton*, Bob Hummer Daydream with dealing procedure
Inspired by
Variations
Feb. 1968 160
Edward Marlo Mexican Joe's Dream only vale is dealt, fishing the suit before knowing the value
Aug. 1969
Ibidem (Issue 34 & 35)
34
Edward Marlo The Laymen's Dream forcing a Nine on the spectator with ten-twenty force, fishing suit
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Variations
Aug. 1969
Ibidem (Issue 34 & 35)
35
John Hamilton Computer Cards card thought-of, counting procedure with deck by spectator, see also p. 402 for suggestion by Leslie May
Inspired by
Aug. 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 10)
355
Edward Marlo Faro's Simple Dream counting procedure after thought of card, thirteen-card set-up, simplified "Faro's Dream" (Linking Ring)
1971 38
Edward Marlo Stolen Hours
Related to
1971 18
Jon Racherbaumer, David Bendix The Fussy Faro's Dream
  • Dave Bendix Addition 6/8/1968
Inspired by
July 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 19)
145
Harry Lorayne The Mind Boggler any card thought of, then a dealing procedure, scratched distant key card
1973 13
Karl Fulves* 5-Card Reader five cards, packet handling of Hummer's "Mindreader's Dream"
Inspired by
1973 43
Jack Avis Siva's Nightmare one-way deck
Inspired by
July 1975
Epilogue (Issue 24)
226
Ray Grismer Computer Mind No. 34
Related to
1976 54
Bob Hummer Mind Reader's Dream cards dealt according to thought-of card, with Dreambook to transfer number to card
Also published here
Variations
1980 42
P. Howard Lyons Mind Reader's Dream Variation without Dreambook, calculation method
1980 42
Bob Hummer Mindreader's Dreambook booklet to translate numbers into playing cards
Related to
1980 45
Bob Hummer Night Moves
1980 94
Conrad C. Bush Think of a Card - Blank Deck Method counting procedure with double blank cards and dots
1983 233
Bob Hummer Das Traum-Buch
Also published here
Variations
Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
97
Edward Marlo The Mental Topper spectator counts to value of thought-of card, card located, optionally matching values found, faro, variations
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Apr. 1966
Variations
1988 216
Roy Johnson Incredible Dreamer with blank deck
Also published here
Inspired by
1989 90
Edward Marlo Marlo's Mindreader card thought-of and selected, one found by stop trick, other to pocket
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Variations
1990 58
Edward Marlo The Missing Mental Toppers cards transferred according to value of thought-of card, two methods
Inspired by
Related to
1990 60
Edward Marlo Topping Mental Topper - First Effect four spectators count down in a packet to the value of their though-of card, divined from second deck
Inspired by
Variations
1990 190
Edward Marlo Topping Mental Topper - Second Effect four slips of paper with predictions, four spectators think of a card of a certain suit and transfer cards from top to bottom according to their value
1990 193
Edward Marlo Topping Mental Topper - Third Effect like second effect but mates in shirt pocket instead of written predictions
1990 195
Edward Marlo Topping Mental Topper - Fourth Effect four spectators think of four cards like before, they vanish and are produced from four pockets
1990 196
Edward Marlo Topping Mental Topper - Fifth Effect four thought-of cards from different suits located, spectator's count down their value, shuffle and deck switch
1990 198
Edward Marlo Topping Mental Topper - Sixth Effect
Inspired by
  • "Faro's Dream" (Ed Marlo, Linking Ring)
Variations
1990 199
Edward Marlo Topping Mental Topper - Seventh Effect version with two thought-of card, red and black
1990 201
Edward Marlo Topping Mental Topper - Eighth Effect no set-up
1990 201
Edward Marlo Memorized Mentalism four spectators think of cards of different suits, version with memorized deck
1990 202
Justin Higham* Clairvoyant
Also published here
June 1991
Technomagic (Issue Extra 4)
96
Justin Higham* Simple Clairvoyant
Also published here
June 1991
Technomagic (Issue Extra 4)
97
Justin Higham* Super Clairvoyant spectator thinks of any card, deals twice the value and drops rest on top, after a reverse faro, the performer knows the value and can fish
Also published here
Related to
Variations
June 1991
Technomagic (Issue Extra 4)
97
Peter Duffie Pictorial Ratification card chosen and cards counted off according to value and suit, then it is located
Inspired by
  • "Mental Spell" (Eddie Clever)
1992 14
Karl Fulves* "Vanished Card" Notes No. 138, spectator does dealing procedure according to value, then dealing some piles, deck is pocketed, named card is produced from pocket
1992 171
Sam Schwartz Thought Process one of thirteen cards thought of, dealing procedure according to thought-of card (color, value, suit), selection narrowed down by having one key card, see also p. 47
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
21
Sam Schwartz Innermost Thought same trick, using thirteen specific cards to optimize multiple outs, also as phone effect
Inspired by
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
22
Justin Higham* Super Clairvoyant spectator thinks of any card, deals twice the value and drops rest on top, after a reverse faro, the performer knows the value and can fish
Also published here
Related to
Variations
1994 64
Peter Duffie On Location out-of-hand selection procedure
1994 [13]
James Swain, Edward Marlo Topping the Mental Topper cards freely chosen (or thought of), card and its three mates found, faro
Inspired by
1996 107
Peter Duffie Dreaming
1996 14
Justin Higham* Super Clairvoyant spectator thinks of any card, deals twice the value and drops rest on top, after a reverse faro, the performer knows the value and can fish
Also published here
Related to
Variations
Jan. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 1)
2741
Harry Lorayne Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by
June 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 6)
2807
Peter Duffie The Dream Machine Divine selection, variation of Mindreader's Dream
Inspired by
1997 146
Peter Duffie The Mindreader's Reality
1997 147
Peter Duffie The Mindreader's Wisdom No prearrangement of cards
1997 148
Peter Duffie Dreamt Mindreader's Dream handling based on Gemini Twins placements of keys
1998 16
Roy Johnson Der unglaubliche Träumer with blank deck
Also published here
Inspired by
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 1)
17
Aldo Colombini Have a date using Bob Hummer Mindreader's Dream principle
1999
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 61 No. 4 & 5)
124
Justin Higham* Clairvoyant Plus
Inspired by
1999 69
Justin Higham* Super Clairvoyant Plus
Inspired by
1999 69
Justin Higham* Ultimate Clairvoyant
Inspired by
1999 70
John Suardini Imagine This all cards are blank as climax
Related to
Feb. 1999
MAGIC (Vol. 8 No. 6)
86
John Suardini Imagine This Follow-Up Mindreader's Dream procedure with blank deck, then blank card presented as thought-of card (gag), rest of deck has changed to normal with thought-of card missing
Related to
Feb. 1999
MAGIC (Vol. 8 No. 6)
88
Steve Beam Double Down spectator spells suit and deals value of thought of card, card is divined
2000 70
Steve Beam Doubling Up on the Double Down spectator spells suit and deals value of thought of card, card is divined
2000 72
Jerry Mentzer Revisiting the Dream
Inspired by
2000 75
Jerry Mentzer, Al Thatcher Cardician's Dream (Improved)
Inspired by
2000 41
Justin Higham* Triple Clairvoyance dressed up presentation
2001 14
Justin Higham* Simple Clairvoyant Plus red/black set-up
Variations
2001 16
Mind Probe No. 86
2001 128
Peps Zoller Above Suspicion card thought of, spectator deal deck into two piles twice, then deals card according to value of his card, blank cards used
Inspired by
  • "Above Suspicion" (Jack Yates)
2001
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 3-5)
98
Wayne Dobson Imagine thought-of card is only card with face in double-blank deck, using blank-backed cards
Inspired by
  • "Mind Ray" (Jerry Sadowitz)
Related to
2002 16
John Lovick* I Dream of Mindreading blank deck finale, credit information
  • Another Method
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
Dec. 2003
MAGIC (Vol. 13 No. 4)
97
Wesley James A Vision or a Dream? "final", thought of card, spectator does some procedure according to value and suit of card, at the end all cards are blank except selection
Inspired by
2004 438
Justin Higham* Clairvoyant Plus.... intro and general outline of some of Higham's previous methods
2006 114
Justin Higham* Clairvoyant Plus Wand with a wand card as part of the handling
2006 116
Justin Higham* Clairvoyant Plus Name with spelling
Related to
  • "Wee-Hours Cardician's Dream" (Jon Racherbaumer, Dreamwork, 2004)
2006 117
Justin Higham* Clairvoyant Plus Colour with spelling
2006 117
Paul Gordon Half a Higham spectator thinks of any card, deals twice the value and drops rest on top, after a reverse faro, the performer knows the value and can fish, with half the deck
  • More Thoughts (without reverse faro)
Inspired by
2006 125
David Solomon Think, Spell & Stun spectator count-spells to a thought-of card, performer divines it
2007 136
Justin Higham* Mindreader's Pipe Dream reading count via "moving elbows" principle
Related to
2009 119
Justin Higham* The Conveyance of Information Through Dealing as used in:
  • Mind-Reader's Dream (Bob Hummer)
  • Mental Topper (Ed Marlo)
2011 2
Justin Higham* Sunday-Afternoon Daydream (Modified)
Related to
Variations
2011 4
Justin Higham* Layman's Destiny value force with 10-20 force procedure
Inspired by
Related to
2011 5
Justin Higham* Simple Topper
Inspired by
2011 6
Justin Higham* Related Ideas various references
2011 7
Justin Higham* Chapter 2 - Clairvoyant Variations
  • History and Evolution
2011 9
Justin Higham* Justified Clairvoyant
2011 11
Justin Higham* Simple Clairvoyant Plus Morse Code
Inspired by
2011 13
Justin Higham* Double Clairvoyant/Half a Higham
2011 21
Justin Higham* Quadruple Clairvoyant with four spectators
2011 21
Justin Higham* Clairvoyant Topper Streamlined
2011 23
Justin Higham* Clearvoyant with a deck of blank clear transparent cards
2011 24
Justin Higham* End Notes
2011 25
David Davies Semi-Improvised Mindreader some improvising with suit
Inspired by
2011 26
Justin Higham* Integrated Mindreader with two selections
Inspired by
Variations
2011 28
Justin Higham* Streamlined Mindreader
Inspired by
2011 31
Justin Higham* Simple Mindreader
2011 31
Justin Higham* Simple Mindreader Plus Suit
2011 32
Justin Higham* Super Mindreader
2011 32
Justin Higham* Super Mindreader Plus Suit
2011 32
Justin Higham* Simple Mindreader Follows Your Gaze
2011 33
Justin Higham* Sightless Mindreader
2011 33
Justin Higham* Cardician's Dream (Modified)
Inspired by
2011 34
Justin Higham* Mindreader's Lucid Dream breather crimp
2011 34
Justin Higham* Mindreader's Super Lucid Dream
2011 35
Justin Higham* Integrated Mindreader's Lucid Dream two selections
Inspired by
2011 35
Justin Higham* Psychological Theory Behind The Mind-Reader's Dream
2011 35
Justin Higham* Sunday-Afternoon Déjà Vu
2011 37
Justin Higham* Sophisticated Daydream one suit on top
Inspired by
2011 37
Justin Higham* Mirror of the Mind(reader) one suit on top
Inspired by
2011 38
Justin Higham* Disguised Sixth Effect
2011 39
Justin Higham* Eight-Kings Topper
2011 39
Justin Higham* Mental Topper Without Faros
Inspired by
2011 39
Justin Higham* A Dream Without a Clue
Inspired by
2011 40
Justin Higham* Clairvoyant
Also published here
2011 41
Justin Higham* Simple Clairvoyant
Also published here
2011 42
Allan Zola Kronzek Think of One thought-of card and its location (one of three piles) divined
Related to
Variations
Aug. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 8)
40
Justin Higham* Fully Integrated Mindreader with two cards
Inspired by
2012 13
Doug Edwards Make Your Mind a Blank blank deck, spectator thinks of any card and goes through some dealing procedure, thought of card is divined
Inspired by
2013 55
Wayne Dobson, Jerry Sadowitz Mind Ray ends with double-blank deck
Inspired by
  • "Mind Ray" (Jerry Sadowitz)
Related to
2013 14
Tom Crosbie Raphael Plus cards dealt according to thought-of card, divination
Inspired by
  • Rafael Benatar's handling of Frank Garcia's "Miracle Speller"
2013 18
Justin Higham* Mindreader's Lucid Dream Plus (semi-improvised effect) Find thought-of-card, and produce other three mates on top of three piles as surprise kicker
2014 21
Joseph Barry A Narrowed Thought card thought of and after small dealing procedure it is named, hands-off
Inspired by
  • "Mind Reader's Lucid Dream" (Justin Higham, Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream, 2011)
2014 22
Ryan Schlutz Deconstructed Construction The magician divines a mentally constructed playing card.
Related to
2015 33
John Carey Thinking & Synching card thought of by counting small cut-off packet for value and thinking of a suit, performer divines it
Also published here
  • Crafted With Carey
Inspired by
Apr. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 8)
74
Justin Higham* Further Notes on Mindreader's Lucid Dream finding thought-of-card, and producing other three mates on top of three piles as surprise kicker, breather crimp
Inspired by
2015 26
John Lovick* My Dream of Mind Reading blank deck finale, credit information
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
2016 115
Joshua Jay On "My Dream of Mind Reading" thoughts on this and Bob Hummer's "Mindreader's Dream"
2016 117
Anton van Helden On "My Dream of Mind Reading" blank deck finale, thought-of card is only printed one
Inspired by
2016 118
Steve Beam Never Mined spectator forms a card by dealing cards from top to bottom, performer is turned away and in the end removes card from pocket
Inspired by
Variations
2018 266
Harry Lorayne In-Sight ungaffed
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Out of Sight" (Joshua Jay)
Jan. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 1)
52
Steve Beam All-Acess Pass spectator forms a card by dealing cards from top to bottom, performer is turned away and in the end divines card and removes it from pocket
Inspired by
2020 52
Ramón Riobóo Mind Bender
2020 149
Harry Lorayne Not Out But In-Sight ungaffed
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Out of Sight" (Joshua Jay)
2020 16
Ryan Schlutz, Salomon Vainstein Randomly Constructed card chosen by choosing a suit and counting a packet for the value, two handlings
  • Alternate Handling - 13 Card Stack
  • Reveal Ideas
    • Mentalism Reveal
    • 52 Outs
    • Marked Deck
    • Second Deck
    • 52-Card Index
2021 13
Jon Racherbaumer Hummer Blanks Out
  • Exhumations
card thought of via 10-20 force to get the value Nine, then any suit, blank deck finale except the thought-of nine
July 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 7)
47
John Lovick* I Dream of Mindreading blank deck finale, credit information
  • Another Method
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
2022 250