Light

66 entries in Light & Fire / Light
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Carl Willmann Briefkasten answering letters, on fluorescent paint, Prof. Herrmann
 		Feb. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 2)
32
Carl Willmann Briefkasten answering letters, recipe for glowing paint, chemical way to ignite candles in a hat, "die dressierte Fliege"
Related to
 Apr. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 4)
64
Robert Gysel Spirit Light luminous paint on bottom of shoe
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
1
Howard Warringer The Flashing Fetish flashlight lights on it's own, also when batteries are removed, answers questions
Inspired by
  • "The Flashing Fetish" in "Genii" March, 1938. P. 232.
 Mar. 1940
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 9)
1
Syl Reilly Ghostly Card in the Dark card image appears in dark room, luminous paint
 		1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
373
Syl Reilly Date on a Borrowed Coin date appears as image in dark room, luminous paint
 		1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
375
Syl Reilly A Selected Word word appears as image in dark room, luminous paint
 		1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
375
Syl Reilly Spirit Answers word appears as image in dark room, luminous paint
 		1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
375
Syl Reilly "Ghostlite" in the Dark Seance The Evil Eye, Spooky Lights, Apparitions of Spirit Articles, Ghostly Faces, Ectoplasm, Ghost Materialization, using luminous paint
 		1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
379
Edward Saint Spirit Lights under Test Conditions seance style, luminous paint
 		1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
383
Robert A. Nelson Spirit Flashes in the Dark burning balls of red fire
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
18
Martin Gardner* Scissors Sorcery two different colored light bulbs throw different colored shadows, Christmas theme
 		Dec. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 7)
495
U. F. Grant The Spirit House light in doll house goes on and off to answer questions
 		Jan. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4)
13
Karrell Fox A Highlight gag with light
 		1954
Kornfidentially Yours
30
Tony Corinda (10) Spirit Lights small sparks of light, wire wool and battery
 		1959
Mediumistic Stunts
281
Dr. William Weyeneth Die rote Birne red light bulb, red writing is invisible, some ideas
 		1961
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 22 No. 6)
126
Marvyn Roy Spook Light small flash light is dropped in a bottle, starts to move
 		1971
Magick (Issue 14)
68
Marconick The High Light of the Show light bulb screwed into unconnected socket lights up
Also published here
 1973
Original Magic 5
29
Karl Fulves* Chink-a-Chink Ideas puzzle pieces gather and assemble themselves, different versions, no methods given
 		1976
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #5)
929
Eric Mason Cubism card is burnt into flash cube
 		Sep. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 1)
458
Marconick Une idée lumineuse light bulb screwed into unconnected socket lights up
Also published here
 1979
New Original Magic — Volume 3
26
Stephen Tucker Kodek rising card from case, with
 		Aug. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 4)
68
Stan Blumenthal Light Source crystal ball starts to glow green
 		1981
Magick (Issue 293)
1462
Leo Kostka Aura Effect flash cube flashes by concentrating on it
 		1981
Magick (Issue 296)
1479
Paul Brignall Micky. microphone on radio, cable / wire cut and restored
 		Feb. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 10)
178
John Carney Crystal Flash crystal inside handkerchief lights up over selection
 		1983
Carney Knowledge
52
Fingertip Ghosts No. 20, luminous paint
 		1983
101 Psychic Tests
6
Diabolical Eyes No. 21, light shoots from eyes of medium in dark seance room
 		1983
101 Psychic Tests
7
Luminous Eyes No. 22, eyes on poster glow in the dark, luminous paint
 		1983
101 Psychic Tests
7
Jan Torell Die Ghost-Tube und der besondere Dreh handkerchief production with ghost tube, way to apparently show both sides, with flash light
 		1984
Rund um den Zaubertisch
38
Dick Koornwinder Magicube revisited tip on releasing flash cube as addition to photographic coin routine
 		1984
Diverting Kreations
12
Michael Ammar Lighter Vanish topit
 		1986
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5
36
Wayne Kyzer Night Writer prediction, blank card, writing is seen with flashlight, see also p. 264 for additional ideas by Phillip Young
 		1986
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 14)
240
Michael Ammar Lighter Vanish topit
 		1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
212
Karl Fulves* Theory Only bet with polarizing light filters
Also published here
  • "The Dancing Wu Li Masters" (G. Zukav, 1979)
 1991
Cheat Sheet (Issue 7)
71
Steve Dusheck Flasher flash cube flashes by itself
 		1993
Dusheck's Mental Magic
105
Martin Gardner* Colored Shadows
  • Martin Gardner's Corner
colors of shadows of red and green light bulbs are reversed
 		Dec. 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 4 No. 4)
65
Sveroni Das Tuch in der Taschenlampe spectator holds flashlight and performer holds a handkerchief, suddenly flashlight stops working and handkerchief transforms into battery, silk is found in flashlight
 		1995
Typisch Sveroni
25
Karl Fulves* Glowing Crystals "Unsolved Mysteries"
getting a crystal to glow, posed as a problem
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
77
Tom Stone D'struction on using D'Light covertly, short one-coin sequence with glowing red light
Also published here
 Sep. 1996
MAGIC (Vol. 6 No. 1)
68
Mark Garetz, Al Koran Persistence of Thought with camera flash unit
Inspired by
 1997
Virtual Foolery
12
Joe Mogar Thimbles Lite thimble glows on command
 		1997
Digital Effects
147
John Talbot A Light Touch removing light from laser pointer on spectator's sleeve, D'Lite
 		May/June 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 8 No. 47)
543
Nathan Kranzo Bande Du Soleil tan line of wrist watched is moved to different position on arm
  • Afterthoughts
  • Credits
  • Notes
  • More Ideas from the Tan Man
Also published here
 2001
Bande Du Soleil
2
David Berglas Regulite spectator thinks of an object on the table, then he holds to wires from a lamp and choses a light bulb and when concentrates on his object, the lamp lights up, eventually the object vanishes from the table and is fount inside the light bulb
 		2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
109
Tom Stone D'Struction on using D'Light covertly, short one-coin sequence with glowing red light
Also published here
 2002
Skerries
1
Peter Rosengren Crystal Card Divination crystal ball wrapped in silk glows over selection, D'Light
 		2002
Skerries
1
Michel Huot D'Christmas Tree red light bulb, light plucked out (D'Light) and tossed back
Also published here
Variations
 2003
Seven By Michel Huot
16
Arthur Trace Light Flip Switch paintbrush vanishes, two light dots appear, paintbrush is back
 		Apr. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 4)
69
Michael Liptack Bright Box light appears in card case which is blown out, using hidden LED
Also published here
 July 2006
MAGIC (Vol. 15 No. 11)
88
Alan Wakeling Scotland uv paint produces glowing assistant, and glowing skull which answers questions with his jaw (talking skull)
  • Notes (Jim Steinmeyer)
 		Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
86
Michel Huot D'Christmas Tree red light bulb, light plucked out (D'Light) and tossed back
Also published here
Variations
 Dec. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 12)
39
Tom Stone Tesla's Knot cut and restored cable
Also published here
 2007
Plots, Spells & Typos
2
Tom Stone Voice of the Public joke about the notion that card tricks are not popular, laser dots appearing on performer
Also published here
 2007
Random Walk
3
Patrik Kuffs Bank Lite one of four different-colored glow sticks chosen, prediction held behind back
 		Mar. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 3)
22
Tom Stone Note 13 sight gag, laser pointers on performer's body when he asks about performing a card trick
Also published here
 Apr. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 4)
21
Tom Stone Note 13 sight gag, laser pointers on performer's body when he asks about performing a card trick
Also published here
 2009
Scribbles 2009
5
Harold Cataquet Infrared Light & Digital Cameras looking at infrared light sources through a camera or making a phone picture
 		2009
Mind Blasters II
216
Oliver Meech Bike Light Card appears rolled up in battery compartment mini torchlight that was previously working (D'lite)
 		2010
Plot Twists
12
Tom Stone Tesla's Knot cut and restored cable
Also published here
 2011
Maelstrom
131
Tom Stone The Voice of the Public joke about the notion that card tricks are not popular, laser dots appearing on performer
Also published here
 2011
Maelstrom
222
Tim Trono Bending Coin marked coin is bent in performers hand, red glow from hand while it is bent, D'Light
(PDF bonus effect from August 2012)
 		Aug. 2012
Real Secrets (Vol. 1 No. 5)
1
Rob Testa Forensic Specialist on wrong card appears name of selection with UV light, then changes into card
 		2013
Seventeen Secrets — Volume 2
46
Michael Stelzer Fusion Ice ice cubes "become" two grey heart-shaped cubes in a glass to match a forced Two of Hearts, d'light glow in glass
 		May 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 5)
73
Michael Liptack Bright Box light appears in card case which is blown out, using hidden LED
Also published here
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
519
Kevin Ho A Bit of Lite Fun Rising Card gag with D'Lite, card rises from cards fanned between hands
Inspired by
 2024
Good Tricks For Bad People
34