Picture & Symbol Cards

81 entries in Picture & Symbol Cards
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Edward Bagshawe The Educated Ribbon slate is covered and put on a stand, a ribbon moves up from under the cover by itself and is then shown to be in the configuration of a previously chosen design of a set of design cards
Variations 1924 Exclusive Problems in Magic 19
Edward Bagshawe "Thought Precipitation" stage version, slate is covered and put on a stand, a ribbon moves up from under the cover by itself and is then shown to be in the configuration of a previously chosen design of a set of design cards
Inspired by 1924 Exclusive Problems in Magic 84
Theodore Annemann Extra-Sensory Perception design duplication with stacked picture cards, see page 99 for improvement by Annemann
Related toAlso published here 1935 The Jinx (Issue 10) 52
Dr. Stanley Jaks Legacy From Tibet two routines with one-way picture/symbol cards
Also published here 1940 The Jinx (Issue 101) 613
Eddie Joseph Mystic Rectical picture cards with different symbols and letters on the back, alphabet is called and cards touched, last card is chosen symbol, repeated with more cards
 		1940 ca. Original Tricks 1
Theodore Annemann Extra-Sensory Perception design duplication with stacked picture cards
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 177
John Booth Egyptian X-Ray Scope cards with symbols, card is revealed with the aid of a mysterious tube, juiced deck
 		1945 My Best 221
Don Tanner One in Five five design cards chosen, then one of those chosen, assistant comes from other room and knows which one, code via position of match in match book
 		Oct. 1948 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 1 & 2) 12
Unknown Ein magisches Silversterdiner nine cards with names of different food, chosen one is divined, picture stack type
 		1949 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 10 No. 5) 39
C. E. Young CYESP design duplication and design at named number, design / picture stack
 		1950 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950) 32
Jochen Zmeck Prediction as Jochini, prediction of one of ten chosen symbols
 		1958 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 2) 631
J. G. Reed E.S.P Test design cards, several spectator select one and put the cards in envelopes, performer locates the owners
 		1959 Card Tricks 313
Len Belcher Mesmerental chosen design is predicted, several designs on several cards
 		1960 Magic of the Mind 88
Gerry Findler Mystic Signs medium divines selected design card
 		1960 Magic of the Mind 90
Dr. Stanley Jaks Das Erbe von Tibet two routines with one-way picture/symbol cards
Also published here 1961 Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse 134
Don Tanner Design Duplication using symbol cards and a card box
 		1962 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962) 52
David Ray Stigmata design cards, one design chosen with card sword (!), design appears on skin with luminous paint
 		1969 HEX! 63
Roy Johnson Burst comedy routine, stack of picture and word cards, one is predicted and water appears from card
 		1971 Second Time Around 6
William P. Miesel The Devil's Pasteboards prediction of a symbol, elastic bands on poster board to put symbol cards
 		1971 Magick (Issue 32) 157
Frederick M. Shields, Bascom Jones Double Daring symbols drawn on index card, selected one is divined by signing its back
 		1971 Magick (Issue 35) 171
Dick Madden 10-to-1 Shot ten cards, spectator selects one with odd symbol
Variations 1974 Magick (Issue 112) 559
R. W. Grosholz From Beyond! five business cards withy symbols, spectator choses correct one
 		1975 Magick (Issue 135) 671
Jim Reilly Drei kleine Schweinchen story with three little pigs is told with twelve design cards with pictures
Also published here
  • Magigram, Feb. 1975
 Nov. 1975 Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1&2) 31
Charles "Cicardi" Scott Mind Boggler with ten symbol cards, testing spectators abilities of precognition three times
 		1976 Magick (Issue 152) 759
Burling Hull Volta's Giant "ESP" Thot Projection deck with twenty-five symbols/designs, spectators cut off a small pile each and remember bottom card, key cards brought openly to bottom with a ruse
 		1976 The Amazing World of Mentalism 34
Philip T. Goldstein Vision Version design duplication with stacked picture cards, last one is predicted
Related to 1977 The Red Book of Mentalism 14
Unknown Wrapped in Foil file cards with symbols, packets cut and wrapped in foil, performer divines bottom cards
Related to
  • an effect by Ned Rutledge
 1977 Close-up Cavalcade Finale 76
Robert Dorian Outdone-Doutdid four spectators select a card with a design, one thinks of a word, one of a place, one of a number and the fourth selects a card, all are predicted
Inspired by 1977 Classified 5
Dr. Dan J. Alessini The Bold... cards with drawn symbols and words, spectator finds other spectator's selection
 		1977 Magick (Issue 175) 873
Tan Hock Chuan Children's Speller Spelling trick with picture cards for children, spectator spells and gets wrong card, magician always gets the right card
 		1977 The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan 36
Richard Lyn Psi-Card prediction with symbol cards, Himber wallet
 		1978 Magick (Issue 197) 981
Robin Robertson Picture Perfect picture cards with different symbols, special stack (a-z), prediction and divination
 		1979 Magick (Issue 228) 1139
Richard Lyn Color-X prediction of a symbol card, forcing deck
 		1979 Magick (Issue 232) 1159
Larry Becker Symbolic cards with names of objects, one is selected by 9 force
Inspired by 1979 The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II 23
Larry Becker Phantom Thought divination of one of sixteen symbol cards, mentally selected by spectator
Inspired by 1979 The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II 98
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
Oliver Mackenzie, Ken Brooke Drink Trick story presentation, design cards
Also published here 1980 Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years 155
Gerald Kosky Picture Perfect divination of selected postcard, abc stack
 		1981 Magick (Issue 278) 1389
Howard A. Adams Matheight Symbol Test using eight symbol cards
 		1981 OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles) 3
Howard A. Adams Matheight Mediumistic three phases using eight symbol cards, two mediums reveal two cards over the phone
 		1981 OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles) 3
Howard A. Adams Matheight Tattletale medium over phone divines chosen symbol, among eight symbol cards
 		1981 OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles) 5
Howard A. Adams Matheight Quartattler medium over phone divines four chosen symbols in order, among eight symbol cards
 		1981 OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles) 6
Gene Nielsen The Third Person thirteen symbol cards, two cards are thought of, cards turned over in two piles both spectators stop at same time
 		May 1982 Magick (Issue 306) 1527
Thomas Alan Waters Parity two cards divined, symbol cards / picture cards
 		1983 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test) 409
Thomas Alan Waters Grayven 32 design cards, divination, sound reading and gray code
 		1983 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test) 413
Thomas Alan Waters Trisonic design cards, three are divined
Inspired byRelated to 1983 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test) 424
Philip T. Goldstein Brainweave word or design cards are divined, "self-correcting set-up"
Related to 1984 Thequal 15
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Ninth House picture cards, spectator thinks of a number and remembers card at position, performer puts that card in pocket
 		July 1984 Magick (Issue 335) 1672
Philip T. Goldstein Preoction one of eight symbol cards is predicted, envelope addition
 		1985 FISM Madrid 1985 8
Philip T. Goldstein Dynamix word or design cards are divined, "self-correcting set-up", new approach
Inspired by 1986 Amperthand 14
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Thought Patterns spectator deals three piles and selects one card while performer looks away
 		Oct. 1989 Magick (Issue 429) 2143
Stan Alexander Picture This deck of symbol cards, performer selects one and places it reversed in the deck behind back
 		Mar. 1990 Magick (Issue 436) 2181
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Images symbol cards are chosen and placed in envelopes, performer allocates symbols to spectators and gives brief readings
 		July 1990 Magick (Issue 442) 2211
Philip T. Goldstein Combination various design cards, some selected via dealing and divined
Also published here 1991 Thavant 25
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Rejections using stack of picture cards
 		Feb. 1991 Magick (Issue 451) 2255
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
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Picture Perfect divination of two selected cards from picture stack, ABC stack
 		Apr. 1993 Magick (Issue 487) 2433
Alexander de Cova, Philip T. Goldstein, Patrick Page Symbolismus picture cards with different symbols, special stack
Inspired by
  • Phil Goldstein's "Minds Eye Deck"
Also published here 		1993 Seminarnotizen Steyr 1993 6
Steve Dusheck Personality Lines Touch with four design cards, no credit
 		1993 Dusheck's Mental Magic 48
Alexander de Cova, Philip T. Goldstein, Patrick Page Symbolismus picture cards with different symbols, special stack
Inspired by
  • Phil Goldstein's "Minds Eye Deck"
Also published here 		1993 Das Alexander de Cova Seminar 1993 7
Alex Elmsley Divina-Sign packet of eight cards with designs, three chosen by dealing procedure, divined
 		1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 83
Philip T. Goldstein Duprediction arrangement of symbol cards predicted
Inspired by 1994 Thabbatical 62
Ted Lesley Symbolico deck with symbols, chosen one is divined, Koran type with pumping feature
 		1994 Paramiracles 121
Claude Rix, Medjid Kan Rezvani Le chapelet aux dessins picture stack based on memorized stack
 		1995 Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires 70
John Riggs Dream Design cards with various symbols, one is named and on the back is name of spectator
Inspired by 1995 Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 2) 95
Philip T. Goldstein Designated Thinker one of six symbol cards is predicted
 		1996 Desert Seminar Notes 9
Allen Zingg The Shape of Things symbols drawn on cards, order is known using prompter card
 		1996 Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 17) 165
Randy Shaw Tangled Web sixteen business cards with pictures are used, one is selected and stack divided into two piles, spectator names pile where image is, repeated three times and then picture is divined
 		1998 Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 6) 290
Rudolf Braunmüller Die Zufallsvorhersage cards with designs, spectator cuts off a packet and does the Tantalizer deal, final card predicted
Variations 1999 Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 2) 60
Al Koran Mein Symboltest stacked symbol cards, red and black symbols
 		2000 Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 2) 72
Chuck Hickok Bonus Demonstration Three: Mega-Memory Miracle memorizing sets of mixed design / picture cards
Inspired by
  • Bob Cassidy's "Memorized Deck Routine" in "The Art of Mentalism II"
Related to 		2002 Mentalism, Incorporated 159
Chuck Hickok Mega Memory Kicker cards which were not used are named, with picture / design cards
Related to 2002 Mentalism, Incorporated 170
Barrie Richardson Impromptu Psychic Matching business cards torn in quarters to make two sets of five symbols, matching with those
Inspired by
  • Hen Fetsch's "Symbologic"
Also published here
  • Club 71, Christmas 2002
 2005 Act Two 74
Bob Ostin On Holiday Thanks To Roy packet of sixteen symbol cards, words are spelled to find the four chosen picture cards
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • "On Holiday Thanks to Roy" in "Club 71" May, 2003.
 2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 55
Max Maven Pentathon pack of any type of cards and five ESP symbol chips, five spectators get a few cards and choose one, ESP symbols are spelled to find them
Inspired by Feb. 2006 Genii (Vol. 69 No. 2) 28
Max Maven Centrifugal Combination various design cards, some selected via dealing and divined, "Centrifugal Principle"
Also published here 2010 Maven on Topic: Mentalism 5
Robert Cassidy Matchmaker - One Man Billet Routine #4 postcards torn in halves and put inside bag, two people each select matching halves, forcing bag
 		2013 The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy — Volume 2: Fundamentals 172
Dr. Stanley Jaks Legacy from Tibet two routines with one-way picture/symbol cards
Also published here 2014 The Incredible Dr. Jaks 171
Christoph Borer Mirakel-Symbole prediction of a symbol, cards with symbols
 		2018 Mentale Notizen 116
Fränz Prodigy Peek one spectator writes something on a business card and second selects one from stack of business cards with written words on them, both thoughts are revealed
 		2022 Prodigy Peek 10
Fränz Half & Half Prodigy ideas for combining the Prodigy Peek routine with a forcing stack
 		2022 Prodigy Peek 58