Out of Sight, Out of Mind

114 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
S. W. Erdnase A Mind-Reading Trick one out of four, "did you see your card already" and fishing
Related toVariations 1902
The Expert at the Card Table
194
Theodore Annemann A Card to be Thought About three way out, OOSOOM type
Related toAlso published here Aug. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 11)
55
A Thought Card Prodigy spectator takes three cards and thinks of one of them which is found, one-way backs, OOSOOM
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
142
Theodore Annemann Thought in Person one of five, one-way backs, OOSOOM
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
143
Ralph W. Hull, Nelson Hahne Modernism in Mentalism crude OOSOOM, one of nine
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
184
Dai Vernon Overhand Shuffle Positioning of Four Cards context (OOSOOM setting?)
 		1938
Greater Magic
164
Ralph W. Hull By Elimination OOSOOM forerunner, using a psychological fishing without asking questions
 		1938
Greater Magic
344
Theodore Annemann Thought, In Person one of five, one-way backs, OOSOOM
Variations 1939
The Incorporated Strange Secrets
17
Charlie Miller Mental Selectivity five cards
Variations 1940
Expert Card Technique
336
Lu Brent Mental Temple one of six, OOSOOM
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 104)
625
Edward Marlo Streamlined Discernment one out of three, OOSOOM
Also published here 1941
Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?)
38
Edward Marlo Streamlined Discernment one out of three, OOSOOM
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941
Amazing — Isn't It?
14
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A Mindreading Feat one of four, OOSOOM type, describing also Guyot's 1749 procedure
 		1942
Miracle Shuffles and Tricks
10
Eddie Joseph One Out of Five card thought of, one of five, located with mediocre procedure and deck in pocket
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
30
Theodore Annemann A Card to Be Thought About three way out, OOSOOM type
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
267
Ken Krenzel Mental Discernment Improved one of nine, Three-spot used to locate it
Inspired by
  • "Mental Discernment" (Ralph W. Hull)
 1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
14
Paul Rosini Somewhere in the Deck one of nine cards is thought of, it travels to pocket
Related to 1950
Magical Gems
11
Cy Endfield Glimpse of Thought one of five, card is thought of as pack is riffled, card named or brought from pocket, OOSOOM
 		1955
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part II
30
Edward Marlo Mental Disclosure
  • First Method (one of ten memorized cards thought of, fishing and showing piles and asking whether the card is among them)
  • Second Method (shuffled, one of nine, asking whether the card is among them)
Variations Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
6
George Blake Devil Divination one of six cards, spectator looks for his card in two halves
  • The Added Revelation
  • A Synopsis
Inspired by
  • Hull's "Mental Discernment"
 1959
Devil Divination
1
Dai Vernon Out of Sight - Out of Mind original handling
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1960
More Inner Secrets of Card Magic
14
James Steranko Fantasy Card Routine Chapter Thirteen
  • Oneway Faces (not pointer cards, but uneven printing)
  • The Division (spectator cuts to a card behind the performer's back and replaces)
  • The Afterthought (selection from in-the-hands spread)
  • The Bisection (two selections by cutting of small packets and remembering bottom cards)
  • The Retention (fake memory demonstration, move-a-card)
  • The Abstraction (one of three cards thought of, OOSOOM)
  • Fantasy Notes
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
93
Charlie Miller Variation of Mental Discernment OOSOOM, with variations by Vernon
 		1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
33
Edward Marlo "Think I'll Stop Here" using Vernon's ending procedure from OOSOOM as a multiple out for estimation location
Related to 1962
Estimation
12
Edward Marlo Streamlined Think Triumph one of three, applying "Streamlined Discernment"
Inspired by 1972
The Shank Shuffle
86
Dai Vernon Vernon's Mental Gem No. 11, cryptic, probably strategy to narrow down four thought-of card possibilities to two
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
8
Dai Vernon Vernon's Mental Impossibility No. 27, three spectators each think of one of three cards, they are found with an OOSOOM-type procedure
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
12
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Great Mental Trick No. 167, one of twelve cards thought of, distribution shuffle, perhaps some OOSOOM strategy but too cryptic
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
42
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note No. 195, note for that trick, cryptic
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
47
Dr. Jacob Daley, Sam Leo Horowitz Daley's Variation Of Horowitz's Bewildering Mental Effect No. 286, one of four
  • Note by Dai Vernon
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
72
Variation For Horowitz's Shuffle Mental Trick No. 437, might be a way to get into an "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" distribution of the possible cards
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
125
Al Baker 3) For Horowitz "Shuffle Mental Trick" No. 633-3, cryptic, placement of cards near the face
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
176
Robert (Bob) Hess Focal Point one of ten cards, OOSOOM
Inspired by
  • Hull's "Mental Discernment"
Variations 		May 1973
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 7)
625
Jack Avis Focal Point II one of ten, OOSOOM
Inspired by July 1975
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. 9)
977
Edward Marlo Streamlined Discernment Idea one out of three, but apparently out of six, OOSOOM
Related to 1983
Marlo without Tears
65
Roberto Giobbi, Theodore Annemann A Card to be Thought About one of three thought of
Inspired by Sep. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 12)
1152
Robert Cassidy, Darryl Harris The New Thought Card using a one-way marked deck, impromptu version (Darryl Harris)
Inspired by 1984
The Art of Mentalism
44
Dai Vernon, Larry Jennings Out of Sight and Mind II one of twelve, riffle shuffle set up handling
Variations 1988
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2
32
Jerry Sadowitz No Questions Asked Out Of Sight Out Of Mind - version, six possibilities
Variations 1989
Cards on the Table
34
Karl Fulves, Don Nielsen Discerned Data odd-backed Mental Discernment, OOSOOM, one of nine, posed as problem
 		1989
Prototype
23
Edward Marlo Streamlined Mental Disclosure one out of four
Related to 1990
That's It
38
Jerry K. Hartman The Discerning Mentalist one of twelve
Inspired by 1991
Card Craft
461
Bob King Far Out of Sight OOSOOM, with his own shuffling sequence
Inspired byAlso published here 1992
The Breather
15
Bob King Far Out of Sight OOSOOM, breather crimp
Also published here 1993
Card File
171
Jerry K. Hartman Think In Synch Faro Shuffles to distribute stock throughout deck after card is looked at, groups of cards handed to spectator until he sees his card and performer knows which one it is, non-Faro alternative using Reverse-Biddles on p. 208
 		1995
After Craft
206
Roger Crosthwaite Mindshaker One OOSOOM handling, card thought-of as cards are riffled in peek position
Inspired byRelated to 1999
Arcardia
49
Roger Crosthwaite Multiple Procedures getting spectator to think of one cards of a few
  • 1. Spectator Shuffles and Spreads (full stack, spectator shuffled briefly)
  • 2. Spectator Shuffles and Spreads (small stack)
  • 3. Spectator Shuffles and Spreads (no stack)
Related to 1999
Arcardia
78
Roger Crosthwaite Alternative Versions getting spectator to think of one cards of a few
  • 1. Spectator Shuffles
  • 2. Spectator Speaks
  • 3. Spectator Imagines
  • 4. Spectator Plays (1, incorporating wallet)
  • 5. Spectator Plays (2)
Related to 1999
Arcardia
80
Justin Higham Mindsight
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
 		1999
Collected Card Notes
65
Jerry Mentzer Think A Card Improved
  • Vernon Revelation
Inspired by
  • Bob Farmer
 2000
Card File Two
47
R. Paul Wilson Out of Your Mind
Also published here 2000 ca.
Out Of Your Mind
1
R. Paul Wilson Out Of Your Mind
2000 ca.
Out Of Your Mind
2
R. Paul Wilson Alternative Approaches
  • Easily Out Of Sight
  • Please Sir, Can I Have More Cards?
  • Other Ideas
  • Finally
Also published here 2000 ca.
Out Of Your Mind
13
Justin Higham Vernonesque Stop Trick OOSOOM sure fire, not thought of
Related to 2001
The Simulation of Miracles
18
Harry Lorayne Think Only one of nine, OOSOOM
 		2001
Personal Collection
531
Harry Lorayne Think Again OOSOOM, no-shuffle distribution of possibilities
 		2001
Personal Collection
539
Dai Vernon Out of Sight, Out of Mind - Improved
Inspired by Dec. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 12)
57
R. Paul Wilson Paul Wilson's Shuffle Sequence for "Out of Sight, Out of Mind"
Dec. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 12)
59
Harvey Berg Intercept uncredited OOSOOM
Variations 2001
Intercept
1
Harvey Berg Intercept '99 different selection procedure for OOSOOM
 		2001
Intercept
19
Harvey Berg The Ultimate Mind Reading Performance preliminary phase for OOSOOM with freely thought-of card (which is not divined, though)
 		2001
Intercept
21
Lewis Jones Fish on "range forces" like in OOSOOM
 		2002
Ahead of the Pack
131
Lewis Jones High Five one of five
 		2002
Ahead of the Pack
136
Roy Walton Thanks for the Memories one out of nine, faro
Also published here May 2002
MAGIC (Vol. 11 No. 9)
84
Roberto Giobbi, Dai Vernon Mind- and Sightless
2003
Card College — Volume 5
1318
Robert Cassidy, Dai Vernon, Harvey Berg Mind Reading Card Effect / Intercept Variation stage handling
Inspired by 2003
The Black Book of Mentalism
22
Bruce Cervon "Out of His Mind" OOSOOM version with three spectators and "thought card to pocket" premise
Related to Oct. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 10)
78
Barrie Richardson Out of My Sight, But in My Mind with two spectators, one thought of and one peeked
 		2005
Act Two
234
Barrie Richardson Psychic Poker with two spectators
Also published here
  • Club 71, Autumn 1999
 2005
Act Two
333
Bob Farmer Skull Scavenger
  • Flim-FlaMagic
spectator cuts shuffled deck in quarters, cuts off cards of one pile, thinks of a card, and assembles everything, with some questions "do you see your card?" the card is found
  • Two Questions
  • The Last Question
 		June 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 6)
29
Jon Racherbaumer Winning Winnowing The Artful Ledger
article on though-of-card effects using restricted choice plus strategic elimination
Related to Feb. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 1)
4
The Spectator Seems to Really Think of Any Card Approach #1
see Thomas Baxter reference for credit information
Related to Feb. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 1)
8
Jon Racherbaumer Two Ways to Convincingly Disclose One of Two Possibilities
Feb. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 1)
12
Bob Farmer A Card that Lies, a Deck that Tells the Truth Approach #2
spectator thinks of one of the top twenty cards
Also published here Feb. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 1)
12
Edward Marlo Unambiguous Discernment Approach #3
reversed King is used to locate mental selection
 		Feb. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 1)
15
Thomas Baxter Fish-Fry for Two Approach #4
Tom Baxter, exploiting when a second spectator also thinks of a card
Related to Feb. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 1)
18
Jon Racherbaumer Bibliography
Feb. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 1)
19
Thomas Baxter Thoughts on "The Artful Ledger #1" with thoughts on the handling
Related to May 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 2)
19
Erik Nordvall Out of Outs Variation of Out of Sight Out of Mind
Inspired by 2006
Erik Nordvall Lecture Notes Asia 2006
9
Randy Wakeman No Questions Asked OOSOOM
Inspired by 2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
388
Jon Racherbaumer A Mind-Reading Trick credit information
Related to 2007
Marlo on Erdnase
220
Edward Marlo Streamlined Discernment one out of three
Also published here 2007
Marlo on Erdnase
222
Allan Ackerman A Wry Gleaning Trick one out of four
Inspired byRelated to Oct. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 10)
91
Dave Forrest Expertalk: Outs of Mind, Dave Forrest on Vernon's Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Also published here June 2008
MAGIC (Vol. 17 No. 10)
80
Benjamin Earl Out of Touch - Out of Date "Ramblings on Card Stuff", opinion
Related to Oct. 2010
Gambit (Issue 2)
13
Roger Klause Thoughts on Vernon's Out of Sight – Out of Mind "From a letter to Harvey Rosenthal, dated January 6th, 1971"
Related to 2010
Card Magic USA
267
Charlie Miller Think Card Trick one of seven, performer stops at the card, it's named early on
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1964
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
97
Jared Kopf Riffled OOSOOM just the shuffling sequence with riffle shuffle
Inspired by 2016
Nothing but the Family Deck
13
Roy Walton Thanks For The Memories one out of nine, faro
Inspired byAlso published here 2016
The Complete Walton — Volume 3
74
John Bannon Clean Out of Sight
  • First Look: Mentalissimo
card thought of from twenty-four cards
Inspired by
  • "Sort Of Psychic" (John Bannon, Destination Zero, 2015)
Related to 		Aug. 2016
MAGIC (Vol. 25 No. 12)
56
Bob Farmer A Card that Lies, a Deck that Tells the Truth OOSOOM type
VariationsAlso published here 2017
The Bammo Tarodiction Toolbox ()
92
R. Paul Wilson Out of Your Mind
Also published here 2017
Just Think
3
R. Paul Wilson Easy OOSY
Also published here 2017
Just Think
13
R. Paul Wilson Do You Believe?
2017
Just Think
14
R. Paul Wilson Out of Pocket
2017
Just Think
15
R. Paul Wilson Determination D using method D with OOSOOM
Inspired by 2017
Just Think
16
R. Paul Wilson Think Stop
2017
Just Think
16
Dai Vernon Vernon's Revelation for OOSOOM
 		2017
Just Think
16
Vincent Hedan Out of Sight, Out of Mind 4
2017
The Session 2017
12
Ryan Plunkett Out Of Sight, Out of Mind using a breather crimp
 		2020
Distilled
101
Benjamin Earl Octopus one of three cards thought of, or any card with card-to-pocket out, with alternative peek selection procedure
 		2020
The Shift #3
21
Dani DaOrtiz Showing cards “Out of Sight, Out of Mind” procedure, also see “The spectator discards” on p. 92 (see reference on p. 89)
 		2021
Freedom of Expression
91
Dai Vernon Mental Card Effect from private lecture notes by Ernest Shattock
 		2022
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
75
Roy Walton Thanks for the Memories one out of nine, faro
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
84
Dave Forrest Expertalk: Outs of Mind, Dave Forrest on Vernon's Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
750
Dai Vernon Vernon's Mind Bridge spectator thinks of a card in a bridge hand, deck shuffled and dealt out again, spectator indicates the hand that contains his card, performer stops at selection while dealing through those thirteen cards
 		2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
4
Juan Tamariz A Variation Vernon Style four cards given to five spectators each, showing larger groups à la OOSOOM, card to pocket climax
Inspired by 2022
Letters from Juan — Volume 6
39
Anson Chen, Kelvin Chow Out of Hong Kong
2023
Reality Is Magic
62
Gary Plants Out Of My Mind with two thought-of cards
Inspired by June 2024
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Wilson Issue)
57
Allan Ackerman The Mind Reading Trick one of four
Inspired byRelated to 2024
All In — Volume 2
137
John Michael Wilson OOSOOM Simple Shuffle No. VIII, overhand distribution shuffle
 		2024
Lesser Magic
19
Bob Farmer A Card that Lies, a Deck that Tells the Truth spectator thinks of one of the top twenty cards
VariationsAlso published here 2024
Tsunami (2024 edition)
24
Gary Plants OOSOOM, My Way with two spectators thinking a card from an eight-card group, no shuffling sequence or double lifts
 		2025
Lecture Notes — Gateway Close-Up Convention
7
Juha-Matti Ristiharju Totally Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind
2025
For Friends
129