Divination

56 entries in ABC Cards / Divination
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Stewart James, Theodore Annemann The Waiting Place for Unborn Thoughts spectator forms word with alphabet cards, performer knows it, three phases/methods
Also published here Apr. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 134)
767
Stewart James, Theodore Annemann Waiting Place for Unknown Thoughts spectator forms word with alphabet cards, performer knows it, three phases/methods
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
276
Andrew Smythe Mentalism With Alphabet Cards word is divined
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
60
Fred Fletcher Telexicon spectator cuts to several ABC cards and forms a word with them, performer divines it
 		July 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 182)
728
Bob Somerfeld My Word! ABC cards, spectator takes four and has to form a word, word is divined
 		1951
Mind Reader's Digest
14
Victor Farelli "Sixty Seconds"
  • Farelli's London Letter
medium divines chosen letter, ABC cards
  • A Comedy Finish
 		Aug. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 3)
825
Fred Fletcher Mentalexicon word is divined, with alphabet cards and a range of sixteen words
Related toVariations May 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 255)
1019
Dr. Spencer Thornton Alphabetical Perception one of several books is selected and a word remembered, performer divines the word with ABC cards
 		1959
More Miracles in Mentalism
11
North Bigbee Alphabet Telepathy divination of chosen Alphabet cards
 		Feb. 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 1 No. 10)
41
Karl Fulves Voodoo Cards three numbered cards used for routine
  • The Even Money Match
  • Blind Match
  • Another Bet
  • Number Divination
  • Test Conditions
 		Jan. 1973
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 3)
588
John D. Pomeroy ABC Book Test using ABC cards and a dictionary
 		1973
Mentology
21
Jochen Zmeck A-B-C Hellsehen three chosen ABC cards divined
Inspired by
  • Len Belcher routine
 1974
Das Zmeckt!
29
Gerald Kosky PSI-Stebbins three spectator select a ABC card and seal it in an envelope, Alphabet Stebbins
 		1977
Magick (Issue 189)
943
Philip T. Goldstein Mind Dredge letters from ABC deck is divined
 		1978
Magick (Issue 198)
987
Philip T. Goldstein Hi-Lo Lexicon divided deck of ABC cards, different tricks
  • Hi-Lo Odd Card
  • Hi-Lo Tourist
  • Hi-Lo Subtle Tourist
  • Hi-Lo Thirds
  • Hi-Lo Stranger in Australia
  • Hi-Lo Up-Down
  • Hi-Lo Hummer
  • Addendum
 		1978
Magick (Issue 209)
1045
Larry Becker Network ESP three tv-networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) cards put in envelopes as spectator wishes, ABC card form name of network
 		1979
The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II
150
L. De Bevere Mnemodexterity routine with ABC cards or twenty-six design cards
  • missing card named
  • sequence of cards held by three spectators recited
  • position of any card named
  • deck cut at any letter called for
  • spelling to letters
Related to
  • "Pseudo Memory Act" (Tom Rigby, Magigram, Vol. 10 No. 3)
  • "Any card called for" (Louis Histed, The Magic of Louis S. Histed, 1947, p. 35)
 1979
Mnemodexterity
1
Bob Hummer Hummer's Magic Carpet divination of a four letter word from a list, with handkerchief and alphabet cards
Related toVariations 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
25
Bob Cantoni Alpha Wrap prediction of letters from ABC deck
 		1980
Magick (Issue 260)
1299
Howard A. Adams Words of Wonda divination of chosen word, list of words and ABC cards in envelopes
 		1981
OICUFESP (Issue 8 - 21 Cidentaquin Variations)
15
Jerry Mentzer Zahlenvibrationen letters of alphabet are on sheet of paper, spectators note down twenty-six numbers besides the letter, letter chosen from deck of alphabet cards, the number next to that letter is divined
 		June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
81
Stanley Collins S.C. Expanded Anagrams word chosen, divined with lexicon deck
Also published here
  • "Nonpareil Book Mystery" (Stanley Collins)
 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
9
Karl Fulves Another GREAT SIN presentational idea
Inspired by 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
54
Walter B. Gibson Thsakw alphabet cards are shuffled and placed inside box, box starts to move and letters on top are divined by performer
 		Mar. 1986
Magick (Issue 366)
1828
Neil Somerville Alpha plus ABC cards and list with objects, cards are chosen and blindfolded performer names objects on list which start with those letters
 		Mar. 1987
Magick (Issue 387)
1933
Tom Fitzgerald Strip Search word is divined, ABC cards used to form word then deck is shuffled again, performer places deck inside pocket and removes correct letters
 		May 1989
Magick (Issue 422)
2111
Jon Racherbaumer Crossing a Princess with ESP cards, circle and four alphabet cards end up spelling CROSS
 		1990
Cardfixes
74
Paul Hallas Name Power Milton Aces with ABC cards to reveal selected name
Inspired by
  • Geoff Scalbert's "The Milton Aces" in "Scalbert's Selected Secrets" 1982
 1990
Mental Mix
6
Philip T. Goldstein Word Games word made out of alphabet cards divined
 		1991
Thavant
13
Philip T. Goldstein Letters some alphabet cards selected via dealing and divined
 		1991
Thavant
20
Philip T. Goldstein Octext spectator choses one of eight words and removes its letters from alphabet deck, divined with pendulum, binary coding via card removal from deck, for correction see reference
Inspired byRelated to Mar. 1992
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 1)
6
Philip T. Goldstein Octext corrected description, spectator choses one of eight words and removes its letters from alphabet deck, divined with pendulum, binary coding via card removal from deck
Related to Aug. 1992
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 2)
27
Philip T. Goldstein MindJam ABC cards, spectator forms a flavor of jam, divination by performer
 		Jan. 1992
Magick (Issue 466)
2331
Rudolf Braunmüller Symbolauswahl tapestry folding with symbol and letter cards, face-down cards predicted and word made from letters divined
Inspired by Dec. 1992
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 3)
111
Philip T. Goldstein Ord-er cards chosen from alphabet deck, word formed and divined, see also "My Word" (Arturo, Abra #751, June 1960), "Ord" (Goldstein, Linking Ring, April 1992)
 		1994
Thabbatical
35
Philip T. Goldstein Unigram word built with alphabet cards divined
 		1994
Thabbatical
44
Philip T. Goldstein Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
Also published here 1994
Thabbatical
46
Tony Bartolotta About Face ESP card, alphabet card and one of many license plates found
 		1994
Rigmarole (Issue 10)
115
Karl Fulves Jumble number up to twelve chosen, letters that spell the number taken from letter deck, second number as well, performer looks at all letters shuffled together and announced both numbers, with two more uses of Sallows Square
  • Crosswords
  • Si Minus (card counting analog)
 		1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
137
Ted Lesley Alpha forcing a word using ABC cards, cards are shuffled and some card selected by cutting, word is formed by spectator
 		1994
Paramiracles
46
Karl Fulves Letters of Intent Mutus Nomen with alphabet cards
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
67
Philip T. Goldstein Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
 		2000
Northeast
8
Philip T. Goldstein Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
Also published here 2001
San Jose Notes
6
Steve Beam Alpha Male humorous divination of selected letter, with ABC cards
Inspired by 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
205
Philip T. Goldstein Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
 		2003
Saint Louis Notes
5
Philip T. Goldstein O a word deck and ABC cards are used, chosen word is divined
 		2003
Saint Louis Notes
6
Philip T. Goldstein Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
 		2004
Notes You Covet
6
Philip T. Goldstein Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
 		2004
Easthournotes
6
Eddie Fields Crisscross ESP card thought of, circle divined but it was cross, then circle used to make word CROSS with four tabled ABC cards
Also published here Oct. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 10 (The Jinx - 75 Years))
26
Eddie Fields Crisscross ESP card thought of, circle divined but it was cross, then circle used to make word CROSS with four tabled ABC cards
Also published here 2009
The Jinx — 75 Years
26
Max Maven Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
Also published here 2011
Apple of My Eyes
5
Max Maven Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
Also published here 2011
Ideas by Max
5
Max Maven, Fred Fletcher Lexicontact
  • Lost Horizons
word is divined, with alphabet cards and a range of thirty-two words
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Genii, Oct. 1983
 Aug. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 8)
20
Max Maven Letter Carrier
  • Lost Horizons
spectator thinks of a word and takes letters out of an alphabet deck, word later divined
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Abracadabra, Oct. 1979
 May 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 5)
21
Dr. Stanley Jaks Letter Mystery ABC deck and regular deck, cards spell selection
Also published here
  • "Letter Mystery" in "Conjuror's Monthly" September, 1947
 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
174
Max Maven Nomenclature
  • Lost Horizons
alphabet cards distributed among five spectators, a name from a list is chosen, performer divines the name by knowing which spectators have letters that occur in the name
Inspired by
  • "Choose Your Girl" (Jack Yates, Abra #702, July 1959)
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, April 1992
 Apr. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 4)
28