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244 entries in Cards / Principles / Card Index
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Billet Index
1889
Tricks with Cards
232
Der magische Tastsinn No. 36, deck put in pocket, any card called for removed
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
43
Das glückliche Wiederfinden No. 41, card vanishes from envelope and reappears in cigar, card either forced or freely chosen with cigar index
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
49
Das mysteriöse Couvert card in nest of envelopes, free choice with envelope index
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
49
Kunststück à la Cumberland three cards removed by spectators and placed in handkerchief, predicted on three billets in goblet, they travel back into deck, billet index
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
61
Das Mädchen für Alles in Gestalt eines Kartenspieles combination of effects from book
  • 1. Die magische Sehkraft
  • 2. Die Kartenwage
  • 3. performer repeatedly names card where spectator cuts to
  • 4. Das Lesen mit den Fingerspitzen
  • 5. Das Sortier-Etui (removing named cards from pocket)
  • 6. Das unsichtbare, geheimnisvolle Uhrwerk
  • 7. performer can always cut at a King (four Kings crimped)
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
85
Vingt-un Twenty-One Card Trick, but card is at the end palmed out and an envelope with a duplicate from an envelope index presented
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
97
Das Sortier-Etui
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
178
Eine Imitation
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
219
Der Zuschauer als Karten-Kommandant card shuffled back by spectator, yet it appears on top
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
224
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Verschwinden einer gezogenen Karte in ein zehnfach verschlossenes Couvert card to envelope, freely chosen card an card-in-envelope index
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
225
Experto credite! named card is missing from new and sealed deck, with risky psychological force, out with card index and deck switch
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
230
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Das Verschwinden einer gezogenen Karte in ein zehnfach verschlossenes Couvert card to envelope, freely chosen card an card-in-envelope index
Related to Mar. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 7)
99
The Card Receptacle
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
63
The Appearance of Desired Cards top card of shuffled deck changes into any named card
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
64
The Mysterious Production any card called for from pocket
 		1897
New Era Card Tricks
65
The Improved Mysterious Production any card called for from pocket, featuring detachable inside pocket, also with selections and no card index
 		1897
New Era Card Tricks
66
The Obedient Card
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
111
Festina lente spectator remembers card and its position, performer tables a card which changes into the selection, originally tabled card taken from envelope, patter by Conradi
 		July 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 1)
11
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Magisches Fin de siècle one of six colors, coin, domino brick and playing card are chosen, all things predicted in envelope, mix of forces and indexes
 		Oct. 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 4)
50
Die verschwundene Karte und das dreifache Couvert No. 15, free selection vanishes from deck under handkerchief cover, reappears in nest of envelopes, envelope index in coat pockets
Related to 1900
Der Amateurzauberer
94
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Das Gefühl "Hofzinser's Kartenkünste VII."
shuffled deck pocketed, named card removed, deck removed and another card chosen, transposes with first card while one is in a silk, sixteen double facers
Also published here Sep. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 9)
130
Carl Willmann Ein Kartentrick card vanishes from hand and reappears in deck, card index behind chair
 		Apr. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 4)
53
Ben-Zur Ben-Zur's Meisterschuss selection tossed into the air, hole shot through marked pip with pistol
 		Feb. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 2)
19
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Das Gefühl shuffled deck pocketed, named card removed, deck removed and another card chosen, transposes with first card while one is in a silk, sixteen double facers
Also published here 1910
Kartenkünste
43
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Der forcierte Gedanke (La Pensée Quand-Même) tabled card is named card, with tray index
Also published here 1910
Kartenkünste
47
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Tray Index card index on bottom of tray
 		1910
Kartenkünste
47
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Der forcierte Gedanke (Zweite Ausführung) card removed by performer and wrapped in handkerchief, card thought of from second deck vanishes and travels to pocket, wrapped card is also thought-of card
Also published here 1910
Kartenkünste
82
Joseph Michael Hartz, Alexander Herrmann, Professor Hoffmann The Pocket-Picking Trick producing chosen cards from shuffled deck in pocket, three handlings
Also published here 1911
Later Magic
719
Joseph Michael Hartz, Alexander Herrmann, Professor Hoffmann The Pocket-Picking Trick producing chosen cards from shuffled deck in pocket, three handlings
Also published here 1911
Magical Titbits
181
Oswald Rae Mental Telepathy named card is found in small envelope, which is inside a big envelope
 		1926
Between Ourselves
11
Oswald Rae The Impossible Possible using a Spirit Box, name of card written down on paper and locked in box, blank card in envelope changes to that card
 		1926
Between Ourselves
22
Tom Sellers A Speller Idea any card spelled to from pocketed deck
 		1931
Magical Pleasantries
17
Theodore Annemann The Lady and the Gentleman two card prediction with billet index
Related to 1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
40
Dr. James William Elliott Sighting Any Card Called For shuffled deck as Open Index
 		1936
Card Manipulations (Issue 5)
143
Tom Sellers Seller's Speller Idea any named card is spelled out with deck in pocket, pocket index
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
63
Coincidence two decks, one in spectator's pocket one in performers, two selections, repeated (spectator plunges in pocket and takes out first card he can get), one marked, card index in pocket
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
78
Projected Thought matrix dealing with thought of card and prediction of card and its position with prediction index
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
178
Arthur H. Buckley Knock 'Em Dead any card stopped at is predicted, alternating set-up and billet index
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
195
Williams' Card Trick card through handkerchief with fair selection and duplicate from index
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
230
Arthur H. Buckley Cards and Pockets number of cut off cards is divined, deck in pocket, any named card instantly produced
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
241
The Dream Card card placed in envelope in beginning turns out to be later selection, index
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
333
Louis Nikola Unconscious Thought Transmission card placed in envelope in beginning turns out to be any named one, memorized deck as open index
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
398
Theodore Annemann Wired Thought any person is phoned and asked to name a card, predicted by performer, index
Related toAlso published here Apr. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 31)
201
M. Ceillier New Card Index black tape and paper clips, inside coat
 		1937
The Magic Annual for 1937
81
Bert Allerton Card Index for twelve cards
 		1938
Greater Magic
901
Dan Bellman Mystic Matching two phases, one deck stacked
Also published here 1938
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1938)
320
E. Leslie May Magic versus Mentalism Addition thought-of card predicted, six out index
 		Jan. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 52)
363
Cedric Applause named card caught out of shower of cards
 		1939
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1939)
409
Robert Brethen As in a Mirror Darkly billet index on back of cards
Related toAlso published here Jan. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 76)
501
Theodore Annemann Pocket Prophecies including thoughts on predictions and the pocket index in general, see also p. 818
Also published here Mar. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 82)
527
Theodore Annemann The Original Effect straight card prediction using billet index
Also published here Mar. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 82)
529
Theodore Annemann Lady and Gentleman two card prediction with billet index
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Mar. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 82)
529
Theodore Annemann, Walter B. Gibson The Omega Card Prophecy card chosen with dealing procedure, billet index
Also published here Mar. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 82)
529
Orville Wayne Meyer Twin Prediction partial set-up and ten-card billet index
Also published here Mar. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 82)
530
Orville Wayne Meyer, Arthur H. Buckley Twin Prediction - The Improved Buckley Method full deck stack and billet index
Also published here Mar. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 82)
530
B. B. Low Tram Card card vanishes underneath handkerchief, reappears in pocket, using index
Related to 1940
The Jinx (Issue 96)
593
Charles Hopkins 29 - Pocket index. Mentions pocket index gimmick in Jinx magazine, No. 82, p. 528, Pocket Prophecies.
Related to 1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
43
Charles Hopkins 50 - The indexed pocket deck again. Mentions 1939 Summer issue of The Jinx
 		1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
67
Tom Sellers Matching the Colours two packets of five colored cards, matching with the spectator
 		1941
Condensed Conjuring
10
Eddie Joseph Thought Transference five card mental force, card to pocket out with four duplicates
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
23
Eddie Joseph "A Letter from Satan" named card predicted in letter, index
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
80
Charles-Emile "Prof. Rex" Sauty La pêche aux cartes aerial fishing with named cards, cards placed inside aquarium, then cards and aquarium vanish
 		July 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 7)
6
Theodore Annemann Wired Thought any person is phoned and asked to name a card, predicted by performer, index
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
73
Theodore Annemann Wired Thought any person is phoned and asked to name a card, predicted by performer, index
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
42
Theodore Annemann Pocket Prophecies including thoughts on predictions and the pocket index in general
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
91
Theodore Annemann Construction of the Annemann Billet Index also for playing cards
Related to 1944
Practical Mental Effects
92
Theodore Annemann The Original Effect straight card prediction using billet index
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
94
Theodore Annemann Lady and Gentleman two card prediction with billet index
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
95
Theodore Annemann, Walter B. Gibson The Omega Card Prophecy card chosen with dealing procedure, billet index
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
95
Orville Wayne Meyer Orville Meyer's Twin Prediction partial set-up and ten-card billet index
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
96
Theodore Annemann, Arthur H. Buckley, Orville Wayne Meyer The Improved Buckley Method full deck stack and billet index
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
97
Dan Bellman Mystic Matching two phases, one deck stacked
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
291
Robert Brethen As in a Mirror Darkly billet index on back of cards
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
301
William H. McCaffrey Bill McCaffrey's Prize Winner two decks, premonition, card is found in hat
 		1945
My Best
23
Robert A. Nelson Wrinkles and Subtle Touches
  • named card in pocket
  • do as i do, with mindreading presentation
  • making envelopes see through
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
60
Henry Weisl, Robert Greene Letters of Fire card value burns itself into paper stretched in a frame, paper index on back of cards
Related to Nov. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 6)
166
Dr. William Weyeneth La carte dans la pomme de terre miniature card of freely chosen selection is found in potato, followed by german translation "Die Karte in der Kartoffel"
 		Jan. 1947
La Baguette Magique (Issue 13)
2
Arthur H. Buckley A Pack of Cards and Four Pockets number of cut off cards is divined, deck in pocket, any named card instantly produced
  • First Effect - Telling the Number of Cards
  • Second Effect - Any Card Called For
Also published here 1948
The Card Expert Entertains
104
Bert Douglas The Invisible Card Routine named card appears, card index in magazine
 		1949
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949)
13
Ned Rutledge Rutledge Card and Billet Indexes
  • The Card Index
  • The Billet Index
 		July 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 2)
557
Eddie Joseph Premonition named card is missing in deck, missing card brought from pocket
 		1949
Premonition and The Blind Magician Does a Trick
4
Al Koran Koran's Miracle Blindfold Act multi-phase routine performed genuinely blindfolded, comprised of the following effects
Variations 1952
Routined Manipulation — Part Two
72
Al Koran Effect No. 7. "The Pay Off" performer blindfolded, several cards selected and shuffled back, deck put in performer's pocket where he locates chosen cards by touch
 		1952
Routined Manipulation — Part Two
77
Karrell Fox E-Z Card in Wallet Card Index Wallet
Also published here 1954
Kornfidentially Yours
24
Bert Allerton Open Index cutting any named card to top
 		1958
The Close-Up Magician
37
Tony Corinda, Patrick Page (5) The Pocket Index card indexes, construction
  • Standart Type
-The Q.5 Pocket Index (Patrick Page)
Related to 1958
Predictions
88
Tony Corinda Card Prediction prediction in envelope is put in wallet, two methods
 		1958
Predictions
92
Tony Corinda (8) The Body Index in pockets
 		1958
Predictions
95
Tony Corinda (2) Quadruplication one card is selected from a face up deck and signed, card is predicted with several ways, only odd back, written in an envelope and another odd card duplicate in performer's pocket. Routine includes the No-Gag (Maurice Fogel)
 		1958
Predictions
103
Tony Corinda (16) Double-Impact Prediction card is named and a position, the position is written on an envelope and the card is inside
 		1958
Predictions
120
Bobby Bernard Bookmatch Card Index on burnt match head appears name of selection, index
Related to 1958
Magic in Miniature
4
Cyro Super Forethought card prediction with card stand, envelope index
 		1960
Magic of the Mind
27
Jochen Zmeck Ein "TUWIT"-Effekt two decks, performer and spectator have each other choose and pocket a card, they match
 		1960
Das Jochen Zmeck Skriptum
32
Sydney Bergson Recognizing the Unknown cards in pocket, one by one is removed and when spectator stops performer, card is the previously selected one
 		1961
Still More Miracles in Mentalism
46
Don Lawton Organizing Cards in Pocket to produce any card among four without hesitation
 		Sep. 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 361)
274
Jochen Zmeck Medium partial rough-smooth, red and black alternate, then force blocks, three phases:
1. spectator says if top card is red or black, he is always right
2. spectator names position of a given card, the card is at that position
3. performer put unknown card in pocket, spectator divines it
Related to 1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil II
18
Edward Marlo Premeditated Prediction card is fairly selected from shuffled deck, card is predicted in matchbook, using index of twelve matchbooks and statistical principle
Variations 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
61
Ken De Courcy Calling All Cards deck shuffled and put in trouser pockets, any card called for produced, then any non-playing card (birthday card, membership card, score card, ...) called for à la Arthur Lloyd, with gags and card castle finale
 		1964
Calling All Cards
2
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
Deck-Sterity
105
Harry Lorayne Self-Index described for the forty number cards
 		1967
Deck-Sterity
106
Edward Marlo Marlo's Pellet Index any card thought out of ten cards is predicted on pellet, featuring an index made from a playing card
 		1968
Expert Card Conjuring
84
Edward Marlo Unexpected Prediction - Index Method twelve card index and feed-in for breast pocket
 		1968
Expert Card Conjuring
91
Alton Sharpe Mirabile Dictu any named red card is predicted on back of a black card, cards written on all black cards as index
Inspired by 1969
Expert Card Mysteries
81
Stuart P. Cramer Implanted Thought chosen ESP card predicted on billet, using index on cards
Related to 1969
HEX!
4
Paul Marcus A Card Named Bill
Variations 1969
HEX!
38
Nelson Caroly Invisible Deck Routine named spade card appears in hands
 		Mar. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 5)
326
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note No. 183, torn and restored card with card at freely counted-to position
Variations 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
45
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's - Nikola Index Gag No. 215, number named, card at position remembered (always even), performer steals card from index (only even cards), seems to be a prediction here
Variations 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
53
Jochen Zmeck J. Z. Voodoo small sword pushed into one of seven holes in voodoo doll, in chosen card of seven cards with a figure on it appears the same wound
Inspired by
  • Jochen Zmeck version in Magische Welt
 1974
Das Zmeckt!
19
Karl Fulves A Child's Garden Of Problems twelve card problems in connection with sleeving
 		1977
Impromptu Holdouts
48
Roy Miller Die-A-Bolic! number, color of a die and a card are predicted in bulldog clip
 		1977
Magick (Issue 177)
883
Larry Becker The 13th Card double prediction, prediction written of card found when spectator's card is spelled to, and duplicate of spectator's card in pocket
 		1978
World of Super Mentalism
63
Ken De Courcy As a Location System using the stack as an open index, with optional corner shorts at regular intervals
 		1978
Jack's Pack
7
Olaf Spell Das unsichtbare Kartenspiel three named cards are produced from pockets, index for 36 cards
 		1978
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 39 No. 2)
52
Simon Aronson Histed Heisted matrix card divination, last card predicted
Inspired by
  • "The Miracle Divination" (Louis Histed, The Magic of Louis S. Histed)
Related toVariationsAlso published here 		1978
The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson
104
Kathi DeFrancis, Steve Aldrich Secret Assistant two-person act, prediction of a named card, bulldog clip
 		1979
Magick (Issue 235)
1173
Ken De Courcy Last Card Prediction final card predicted in pocket or wallet, with index or sticky dummy prediction
Inspired by 1979
Card Caprice
8
Charles Hopkins, Steve Beam, Don Morris Card Index using a card index as an Out
Related to 1979
Inside Outs
13
Eddie Joseph Impromptu Index
1981
Threshold
22
Jochen Zmeck J. Z. - Premonition named card vanishes, is then removed from pocket, partial rough-smooth
Related to 1981
Das Jochen Zmeck Seminar "81"
8
Edward Marlo Cased-in Brain-wave lap index
 		1982
Card Finesse
164
Edward Marlo An Open Index deck reversed between cover cards as index
Related to 1982
Marlo's Unforgetable Wild Card
25
Thomas Alan Waters, Philip T. Goldstein Anagramarye selected word from a text is divined, with ABC cards
Inspired by
  • Sam Schwartz' "Anagramatic" in "Linking Ring", Vol. 43, No.1. 1963
 1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Octasm)
336
Vic Perry The Big Con two effects done at performer's home
  • prediction of chosen card, envelope removed from book
  • drink chosen from a drink book is produced in a bag
 		Jan. 1982
Magick (Issue 301)
1503
Jon Racherbaumer Surprise Blue Intruder any named card turns blue, two selections are found on both sides of it, using index in lap, faro
Inspired by
  • "Blue Intruder" (Nelson Hahne)
Related to 		1983
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2
78
Edward Marlo Ungaffed Ultra Mental using "Sans Index" principle
Related to 1983
Marlo's Plus Package
62
Charles (Chuck) Kohrs Brainstorm though of card predicted in bag, using cloth bag with cards printed on it, two handlings
 		1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
243
Dariel Fitzkee The Trick Brain viewing the Brainwave deck as an open index system
Also published here
  • The Trick Brain, chapter 24
 1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
85
Karl Fulves No-Gaff Brainwave paper clip vanishes and appears around named four-of-a-kind, using comb type gaff which allows to locate any card in the deck open index like
Inspired by
  • "Card Trick" (Clinton Burgess, Magic And Its Professors, Evans, 1902)
 1983
Worknotes On Brainwave
114
Jeff Busby The Jeff Busby Climax for the Routine one card put in pocket at the beginning turns out to be later selection (prediction kicker, pocket index)
Inspired byRelated to 1983
Paul Fox's Miracle Gimmick
21
Arthur Carter Das unfehlbare Sortieretui pocket index construction
Also published here
  • The Magic Wand, June 1954
 Jan. 1983
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 4)
156
John Goss Das Band läuft instructions for trick are on tape and listend to, using an invisible deck, freely chosen card becomes visible
Also published here
  • Magic Info, Nov.-Dez. 1981
 Apr. 1983
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 1)
36
Stewart James The Gnikool Device a duplicate of a thought of card is added to a deck
 		Jan. 1984
Epoptica (Issue 5)
277
Impossible Coincidence card chosen, then divined on paper as well as its position (1935)
Related to 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
1
Peter Duffie Dichotomy Spectator thinks of card from packet. Packet is torn in half, half of the selection is kept, the rest are burnt. Torn half of selection is found stapled to a prediction letter in a sealed envelope.
Also published here 1986
Quartet
5
Dai Vernon Sans Index named card to pocket
Related to 1988
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2
166
Sam Leo Horowitz The Horowitz Variation named picture card and four spot cards removed, picture card vanishes, using strip of card
 		1988
The Chronicles (Issue 35)
1410
Fred Kaps The Invisible Card in Cigarette named card in cigarette
VariationsAlso published here 1988
Fred Kaps
47
Tom Mullica Bar Index
1990
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)
61
Michael Ammar The Card Through Bar using Tom Mullica's Bar Index
 		1990
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)
62
Ken Krenzel Open and Shut Case using case that permits to cut the cards when taking them out, memorized deck
 		1990
Close-up Impact!
71
Ken Krenzel Camouflaged Card-Index open index principle, see also "Up She Rises" for non-case applications
Related to 1990
Close-up Impact!
71
Edward Marlo Predictable Princess ten-card set-up, five envelopes as predictions
Inspired by
  • "Princess A-Hoy" (Peter Tappan & Ross Johnson, The Impostress Princess)
 1990
Cardfixes
32
Edward Marlo Topping Mental Topper - Third Effect like second effect but mates in shirt pocket instead of written predictions
Inspired by 1990
Cardfixes
195
Karrell Fox E-Z Card in Wallet Card Index Wallet
Also published here 1991
Card to Wallet
74
Alex Elmsley Invisible Card in Cigarette named card in borrowed cigarette, cigarette index
Related to 1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
274
John Bannon Alternate Indexing Schemes index methods for eight cards
 		1991
Smoke and Mirrors
57
Edward Marlo, Ken Simmons Not Only the Number, but... spectator cuts off cards, number of cards and card cut to predicted, fifteen memorized cards, prediction index, for correction see Ricochet reference, three handlings
Inspired by
  • "Finally" (Ken Simmons, Lecture Notes 1990)
Related to 		Apr. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 4)
3
Edward Marlo Memo-Deck Index memorized deck with corner short key cards as pocket index
 		Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
1
Edward Marlo Any Deck Brain-Wave pocket index
 		Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
2
Edward Marlo Invisible Deck ungaffed deck, pocket index
 		Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
2
Edward Marlo Card Prediction in Wallet any named card, pocket index
 		Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
3
Alexander de Cova Premonition Plus
Also published here 1992
Ein Profi packt aus...
68
Peter Kane Kane's Index rubber-banded deck with cards perpendicular every five cards, memorized deck
Inspired by
  • Ned Rutledge item in Hugard's Magic Monthly
 1992
One Card Wonders
13
Charles T. Jordan The Projected Thought card thought of, dealing procedure multiple times with full deck, card and its position predicted
 		Aug. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 12)
49
Charles T. Jordan The Vanishing Court Card named picture card put in five-card packet, it vanishes and appears back in pack, biddle trick, index of twelve index sections
Also published here
  • marketed 1921, see ad in Oct. 1921 Sphinx
 Aug. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 12)
50
Alexander de Cova Premonition Plus brief
Also published here 1993
Seminarnotizen Steyr 1993
12
Charles T. Jordan, Vanni Bossi Charles Jordan's Paradox - The Dream unknown chosen card put in envelope, turns out to be later selection, with commentary by Vanni Bossi
Related to
  • "The Dream" (No. 33 in Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks)
 1993
Escorial 1993 — The Hofzinser Year
12
René Lavand My Favorite cards stopped at match two predictions from other deck
 		1993
Magic From The Soul
161
Sid Fleischman Card Gossip person thinks of a card and whispers it to someone, who whispers it to another one but can lie, and so on, final card predicted in Brainnwave deck or other
  • The Silent Partner Option
  • The Index Option
  • Thumb Writing
 		1993
The Charlatan's Handbook
145
Alexander de Cova Premonition Plus brief
Also published here 1993
Das Alexander de Cova Seminar 1993
12
John Northern Hilliard Two Souls But with a Single Thought two cards, billet index (52 predictions)
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1214
Dai Vernon Another Short Card Idea card index with short cards to work with borrowed deck
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1246
Stewart James The Gnikool Device a duplicate of freely chosen card is added to a deck via deck switch before replacement
 		1994
Facsimile (Issue 2)
16
Karl Fulves Cedric's Applause using a pocket index
Related to 1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
143
Ted Lesley Pro-monition Premonition routine, card found in performer's pocket
 		1994
Paramiracles
149
Ted Lesley Card Index with rubber bands
 		1994
Paramiracles
156
Simon Aronson Histed Heisted matrix card divination, last card predicted
Also published here 1994
Bound to Please
95
Vanni Bossi Vanni Bossi's Card Index unusual
 		1995
Vanni Bossi Lecture Notes
24
Gary Kurtz The Invisible Cards and Envelopes named invisible card put in invisible envelope is put in real envelope and becomes visible there, one of 36, named number is also on envelope
Inspired by
  • "The Invisible Cards and Envelopes" (Alan Shaxon, Practical Sorcery)
Variations 		1995
Notes from The Summit
1
Simon Aronson Past, Present, Future spectator cuts off pile, pockets card, shuffles bottom pile and remembers card, cuts again and remembers card, deals through top pile and turns over a card, one named, position of one named, pocketed card predicted in wallet
 		1995
Simply Simon
153
Simon Aronson The Open Index
  • The Open Index
  • Estimate, Glimpse and Cut
    • A. Glimpse First, then Cut
    • B. Cut First, then Glimpse
  • Knowing Where You Are
    • A. Marks
    • B. Key Cards
    • C. One Way Backs (see also p. 237)
  • Determining the Desired Card
    • A. The Target Card is Directly Designated by the Spectator
    • B. The Target Card is Indirectly Designated, and is Not Known to the Spectator
    • C. A Target "Position" is Designated
 		1995
Simply Simon
222
Simon Aronson The Cross-Index Index - Charting the Course on card indexes and the cross-index index idea
  • Above Suspicion
  • Cross Indexing Two Variables
  • Charts and Lists
 		1995
Simply Simon
241
Simon Aronson On the Berglas Effect with fifty-two decks, as example of cross-index index
 		1995
Simply Simon
244
Simon Aronson Fate card freely chosen from range of twelve, then birthday named, then chart removed, using cross-index index
Variations 1995
Simply Simon
249
Simon Aronson A Short Routine: Colorful Countdown spectator selects card, lucky number on zodiac chart is looked up, at that position is selection
 		1995
Simply Simon
297
Edward Marlo Odd Think a Card named card is odd-backed card, using card shelf, second deck in lap
 		1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
175
Edward Marlo The One You Choose is the One We Use card freely named, deck removed from pocket, it has one reversed odd-backed card - the named card, otherwise ungaffed
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Aug. 1977
 1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
333
Edward Marlo The Lap Index on a cardboard with rubber bands
  • Notes on the Use of the Lap Index
 		1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
333
Claude Rix Les cartes en poche cards from shuffled deck are placed in various pockets and named cards are removed quickly
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
61
Michael Close On the Memorized Deck
  • Which Stack?
  • Learning the Stack
  • The Open Index
  • Estimation
  • False Shuffles
  • Deck Switches
 		1996
Workers Number 5
122
Gary Kurtz The Invisible Cards and Envelopes named invisible card put in invisible envelope is put in real envelope and becomes visible there, named number is also on envelope
  • First Version - Forcing the Suit
  • Second Version - Fifty-Two Possibilities
Inspired by 1996
Notes from The Summit (revised edition)
1
Frederick Braue The Invisible Pack card rises from invisible pack and then appears from the air
 		1996
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 7)
19
Peter Duffie Double Vision any red and black cards removed from face-up spread, values added, that day in calendar has both those cards written next to it, both also predicted in envelope
 		1996
Untold
1
Allan Ackerman Another Anyone Anywhere thought of card's position predicted, then spectator divines position of performer's card, partial memorized deck and prediction pocket index (twelve items)
 		1997
I Can't Believe it's Not All Cards
53
Alexander de Cova The Psychodelic Winning Game two handlings, peek deck, miscalling or billet switch with index
Also published here 1997
Seminarunterlagen 1997
4
Christian Scherer Scherer Card Index system and construction details of the Scherer card index
 		1997
Karten à la carte
62
Adrian "Ramblar" Guerra Any Card from the Pocket using memorized deck as index with perpendicular cards
Also published here 1997
Notes
6
Alexander de Cova The Psychodelic Winning Game peek deck and billet switch with index
Also published here 1998
Secrets No. 2
24
Kenton Knepper Kolossal Killer named card prediction in wallet, "off by one" principle
Variations 1998 ca.
The Original Kolossal Killer
1
Kenton Knepper Truly Invisible spectator choses any card, performer divines it, Kolossal Killer as out
 		1998 ca.
The Original Kolossal Killer
11
Allen Zingg Kolossal Killer Variation stage version
 		1998 ca.
The Original Kolossal Killer
14
Joshua Jay Card, Clip, Gasp Spectator names a card, paperclipped folded card shown to be it
Inspired by 1999
Magic Atlas
107
David Regal Gambit In A Box Prediction matches card that spectator draws, index on pad
 		1999
Close-Up & Personal
197
Clarence Hubbard (f) Cards from a Pocket six chosen cards produced from pocket by performer
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
108
Ellis Stanyon The Pack Is "Cut" into Four and the Names of the Cards in Either Part Are Found in an Envelope No. 10, four piles made, one chosen, cards in that pile are predicted or divined, multiple out in envelope
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
109
Barrie Richardson ...And One Makes Fifty-two two-way out effect, either premonition without naming the card first, or named cards is only odd-backed card
Inspired by
  • "Delusion Deck" (Gene Grant, Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets, 1980, marketed 1957)
VariationsAlso published here
  • Club 71, May 1989
 1999
Theater of the Mind
205
John Cornelius The Card Indexes in wallet
 		2001
The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius
164
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Sensation deck in pocket, any card named, it's removed from pocket, then wrapped in handkerchief, another card transposes with it
Also published here 2002
Hofzinser's Card Tricks
49
Reinhard Müller Further Notes on the pocket index
 		2002
Hofzinser's Card Tricks
50
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Tray Index card index on bottom of tray
 		2002
Hofzinser's Card Tricks
52
Karl Fulves Domination Of Thought #2 card removed by performer and wrapped in handkerchief, card thought of from second deck vanishes and travels to pocket, wrapped card is also thought-of card
Also published here 2002
Hofzinser's Card Tricks
76
Karl Fulves Transformism two cards chosen from red-backed deck, blue-backed deck in pocket, duplicates removed by touch, then decks transpose
 		2003
Hofzinser Notebook
32
Dave Campbell Gen Prediction deck cut, top card taken and put reversed in deck without looking, when spread it is seen to be predicted card, fifty-two envelopes with prediction in pockets
Also published here
  • The Gen, Vol. 9 No. 3, April 1958
 2004
The Dave Campbell Legacy
367
Wayne Dobson Invisible named card appears folded in invisible purse frame, one of thirteen, with verbal suit force
 		2004
Dobson's Choice 3
16
Peter Duffie Dichotomy one card of packet though-of, packet torn in half, half of thought-of card retained and rest burned, other half with prediction in envelope
Also published here 2004
Subtle Miracles
60
Juan Tamariz Method to look for a card in the deck all cards reversed but top card
Related to 2004
Mnemonica
129
Juan Tamariz The Theft of the Century named card is produced while spectator holds on to deck
 		2004
Mnemonica
141
Adrian "Ramblar" Guerra Named Card fom Pocket using memorized deck as index with perpendicular cards
Also published here 2004
Mnemonica
148
Juan Tamariz A Card Index card index for pocket using memorized deck, with groups of perpendicular cards
 		2004
Mnemonica
157
Dr. Jacob Daley, Juan Tamariz Card to Wallet card travels from deck to wallet, spectator names a number to select card
Inspired by 2004
Mnemonica
234
Juan Tamariz The Reversed Card single card reverse, with repetition, spectator names a number to select card
 		2004
Mnemonica
234
Juan Tamariz, Dr. Jacob Daley Some Time Ago card at number is destroyed and found again restored at same number
Inspired by 2004
Mnemonica
254
Bob Ostin The Ostin Card-Index
2005
Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions
171
Jack Avis A Contrived Location selection made in unusual way from incomplete faro condition, also handlings with multiple out prediction and partial stack
 		2006
Rara Avis
40
Steve Beam The Transparent Index pocket index for small amount of cards, using poker and bridge cards
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
231
Steve Beam The Invisible Index ungaffed pocket index, packet
  • Face-In or Face-Out
  • Filling the Bank
Also published here 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
232
David (Foote) Drake Twist on the 21 Card Trick card vanishes and travels somewhere
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring (July 1984)
 2007
7-7-7
98
Alexander de Cova Premonition Plus
Also published here 2007
Seminar 2007
4
Steve Beam The Invisible Index ungaffed pocket index, packet
  • Face-In or Face-Out
  • Filling the Bank
Also published here 2008
Noteworthy
30
Fred Kaps La carta invisible en el cigarillo named card in cigarette
Also published here 2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 5)
64
Patrick Page The Pocket Card Index standard type and Q5 model, named cards are produced from pocket
Related to 2011
Magic Page by Page
94
Tom Stone With Great Powers... using suitcase and table top
 		Feb. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 2)
40
Tom Stone A La Puga! card in glass is any named card, featuring black art switch
Inspired by
  • "Card and Glass" (Miguel Puga)
 Mar. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 3)
49
Tom Stone Deck of Decroux envelope hanging from ceiling, any named card is predicted inside, index at back of chair which is used to bring down envelope (Okito)
 		2014
Runes of Tomorrow
31
Eric Stevens Expedition four spectators think of a card each in a spread, the cards vanish and appear in four different pockets
 		2015
Skybound
33
Alexander de Cova Any Card Called For card in envelope is named card, using Avalon envelope
 		2015
Burners — Vol. 3
285
Anton van Helden On "My Dream of Mind Reading" blank deck finale, thought-of card is only printed one
Inspired by 2016
The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc.
118
Roberto Giobbi, Fred Kaps Swiss Poker named card to cigarette
Inspired byRelated to 2016
Standup Card Magic
195
John Gaughan The Antique Card Rise
  • The Chamber of Secrets
table with rotating mechanical index
 		Nov. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 11)
22
Alexander de Cova Minmalistic Killer "Minimalistic Killer"?, written named card prediction in wallet, "off by one" principle, two way out on front of prediction
Inspired by 2016
Burners — Vol. 4
122
Alexander de Cova Psychodelic Winning Game peek deck, billet switch with index
  • A.C.A.N.
Also published here 2016
Burners — Vol. 4
145
Adrian Vega El juego que yo haría a W. Thomas after a number gag with fingers under handkerchief a card is named and performer has this card in hand folded and held together with a paper clip
 		2017
Area 52
11
Lance Pierce, Charles T. Jordan A Tactile Location tapered deck used as open index
 		2017
A New Angle
138
Anthony Owen, John Lenahan Mark of Death signed card to wallet, held by spectator
Inspired by 2017
Secrets
77
Roberto Mansilla, Adrian Guerra Pocket Index
2017
Naypes
33
Áriston Epílogo index under close up mat
 		2017
Hojas Sueltas
215
Jimmy Grippo, Johnny Thompson Grippo's Card to Envelope sealed empty envelope is passed through deck, then signed selection is found inside, duplicate or divided card (see reference), originally done with pocket index by Grippo
Related to 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
119
Ton Onosaka Card Index pocket index
 		July 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 7)
30
Patrick G. Redford The Redford Echo Index Card Index to produce cards for Echo tricks
Related to 2019
Sleightly Out Of Order
122
Patrick G. Redford The Invisible Echo Index Advanced Echo Index
Related to 2019
Sleightly Out Of Order
124
Wolfgang Moser Die Gedachte Karte in der Brieftasche named card is predicted in wallet, range force for picture cards
Related to
  • "Inferno" (Joshua Jay, marketed 2013)
 2021
Seminar 2021
19
Max Malini Thumb Riffle Open Index spectator looks at a card while performer spread cards with faces towards audience, deck face up during riffling
Related to 2022
Max Malini
274