Theory & Essays

396 entries in Cards / Principles / Theory & Essays
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Professor Hoffmann Concealing the Cause
1876
Modern Magic
69
Professor Hoffmann Chapter VI. Card Tricks Without Apparatus, and Chiefly Dependent Upon Sleight of Hand
  • Advice to the Neophyte
  • The Conjurer's "Patter"
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
99
Professor Hoffmann Chapter VII. Card tricks with Apparatus, or requiring Special Cards introduction
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
136
Erklärungen zu den vorstehenden Kunststücken explanations to all fifteen tricks
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
108
Carl Willmann Die Kartenschule "Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
introduction to Willmann's plan to write a card college in the magazine and comments on card magic
 		July 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 7)
98
Carl Willmann Die Kartenschule "Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann"
more comments on writing a card college
  • Zur Einleitung
 		Aug. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 8)
113
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Kartenschule introduction to start of a card college series
 		Sep. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 1)
2
August Roterberg On Display of Skill
1897
New Era Card Tricks
31
S. W. Erdnase Confederacy
Related to 1902
The Expert at the Card Table
19
S. W. Erdnase Primary Accomplishments false shuffling and cutting
Related to 1902
The Expert at the Card Table
21
S. W. Erdnase Uniformity of Action
Related to 1902
The Expert at the Card Table
22
S. W. Erdnase Display of Ability
Related to 1902
The Expert at the Card Table
23
S. W. Erdnase Greatest Single Accomplishment bottom dealing
Related to 1902
The Expert at the Card Table
23
S. W. Erdnase The Player without an Ally
Related to 1902
The Expert at the Card Table
109
S. W. Erdnase Card Tricks
1902
The Expert at the Card Table
171
Carl Willmann Briefkasten answering letters, storing rubber articles, on red backs vs. blue backs (reds are better according to Carl Willmann), Diva Dicka
 		Feb. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 2)
32
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die drei Kräfte "Vorträge von J. N. Hofzinser"
patter for longer card sequence
 		Apr. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 4)
51
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Top Three Card Sleights pass, palm, top change
 		May 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 5)
69
T. Nelson Downs Flourishes and Fancy Sleights with Cards comments and what cards to use
  • The Cards
 		1909
The Art of Magic
17
John Northern Hilliard Card Tricks involving Sleight of Hand
1909
The Art of Magic
52
Ottokar Fischer Anleitung zur Vorführung guidelines for the performance, what cards are used, gaffs
 		1910
Kartenkünste
1
Charles T. Jordan On Routining performing tricks in which the previous trick sets up the next
Also published here 1922
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
13
Victor Farelli Five Points Some tips on card magic and how to study the book
 		1936
Lend Me Your Pack
10
Victor Farelli Almost in Confidence How should cards be handled while seated at the card table
 		1936
Lend Me Your Pack
32
The Perpetual Almanac or Gentleman Soldier's Prayer Book story
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
374
The Master of the Playing Cards brief history & information about playing cards
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
1
John Northern Hilliard Cards. The Best Kind to Use
1938
Greater Magic
164
John Northern Hilliard A Few Words Anent the Joker uses of joker in pack
 		1938
Greater Magic
241
John Northern Hilliard Card Tricks with Apparatus and in Combination with Other Objects some observations
 		1938
Greater Magic
499
Charles Hopkins 1 - Card correctly identified, but slips out of control. Use of peeks, cut / pass to re-establish control.
 		1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
19
Charles Hopkins 2 - Identification correct, but placement for climax is wrong. For counting / spelling tricks (double/triple lifts, pilot card technique)
Related to 1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
19
Charles Hopkins 3 - Incorrect identification of selection card.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
20
Charles Hopkins 4 - Card lost before identification.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
21
Charles Hopkins 5 - The selector forgets what his card was.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
21
Charles Hopkins 6 - When they refuse to tell. How to deal with "You are doing the trick... you tell me!"
 		1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
23
Charles Hopkins 7 - For the extreme "hold out". Extreme cases where audience will not name their selected card
 		1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
23
Charles Hopkins 12 - To meet an absolute refusal to tell. Using the 220 Count method
Related to 1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
26
16 - The "Crimp" as a Locator. Uses for corner crimp
 		1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
31
Charles Hopkins 22 - Out-in-the-open changes. Using top/bottom changes, or double lifts
 		1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
38
Charles Hopkins 24 - Using "locators" for "outs". Use of short cards, scraped/nicked edges
 		1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
39
Charles Hopkins Methods For Counting And Spelling Effects How to deal with errors in counting/spelling tricks
 		1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
39
26 - New start from wrong turn-up. An out if the card turned up at the end of count/spell is wrong
 		1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
41
Charles Hopkins 27 - The "220 Count" as an "out". Mentions the 220 Count
Related to 1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
42
Charles Hopkins 28 - In performer's pocket.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
43
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 30 - Card in wallet.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
44
Charles Hopkins 33 - When force is missed.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
46
Charles Hopkins 34 - Confusion as to suit and values.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
47
Charles Hopkins 35 - Spectator's mind a complete blank.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
48
Charles Hopkins 36 - Controlled returns.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
53
Charles Hopkins 37 - Use of "Locators". Short cards, nicked edges, scraped edges, crimps
 		1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
54
Charles Hopkins 44 - Pre-Arrangements.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
61
Charles Hopkins 48 - Secret reflectors.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
66
Charles Hopkins 49 - Wide and narrow decks.
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
67
Charles Hopkins 50 - The indexed pocket deck again. Mentions 1939 Summer issue of The Jinx
 		1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
67
Charles Hopkins Special Decks On Taps
1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
73
Jean Hugard Card Magic general comments
 		Sep. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 4)
68
R. M. Jamison The Fair Sex and the Magician card tricks for women
 		July 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 2)
134
Jean Hugard Card Magic article intro
 		Sep. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 4)
150
Jean Hugard Card Magic article intro
 		Nov. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 6)
167
Paul Curry Thar She Blows! presentation idea for revealing a card
Also published here July 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 129)
520
Frederick Braue Roundabout with Fred Braue on the five best card tricks poll
  • Card Transits
  • Coincidences
  • Predictions
  • Telepathy or Mind Reading
  • Reverses
  • Changes
  • Spellers
  • Transpositions
  • A Show of Skill
 		June 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 1)
327
Arthur H. Buckley Foreword to the Chapter Three - Card Magic
1948
Principles and Deceptions
139
Dariel Fitzkee Chapter One on good and bad tricks
 		1948
The Card Expert Entertains
11
Dariel Fitzkee Chapter Two list of the different types of basic card effects possible
 		1948
The Card Expert Entertains
18
Dariel Fitzkee Chapter Three on becoming an expert in card magic
 		1948
The Card Expert Entertains
26
Dariel Fitzkee Chapter Four sixteen basic sleights/skill in card magic
 		1948
The Card Expert Entertains
30
Dariel Fitzkee Chapter Five on card technique, subtleties versus sleights
 		1948
The Card Expert Entertains
37
Dariel Fitzkee Chapter Six on performing card tricks, Elsa Maxwell, entertainment
 		1948
The Card Expert Entertains
42
Sam Leo Horowitz A Matter of Miracles "complete your effect with no moves, then you have a miracle"
 		1949
Controlled Miracles
4
Al Baker Mental Card Tricks chapter intro
Also published here 1949
Mental Magic
88
Al Baker Cartomancy, or The Meaning of the Cards in a Deck
Also published here 1949
Mental Magic
113
Bill Simon Handling
1952
Effective Card Magic
20
Bill Simon Unprepared Cards
1952
Effective Card Magic
20
Bill Simon Poker Cards vs. Bridge Cards
1952
Effective Card Magic
24
Bill Simon Shuffles and Cuts
1952
Effective Card Magic
175
Lewis Ganson Some Observations on Card Manipulation
1954
Routined Manipulation Finale
226
Edward Marlo Vanishing Aces Theory
Related to 1956
The New Phoenix (Issue 338)
166
Jerry Andrus Random Notes
  • On Illustrations and Angles
  • On Who Invented What
  • On Self-Confidence
  • On Practice
  • On a Display of Skill
  • On Trick Cards, Yes or No
  • On Too Many Sleights and Not Enough Tricks
  • On Take-a-Card Tricks
  • A Note on Materials
 		1956
Andrus Deals You In
7
James Steranko Chapter Seven - Cues on Cards "a few little touches that will aid in gaining a finer card technique"
  • Cue on Cards (what cards to use?)
  • On Routines
  • On Confidence
  • On Skill
  • Capsule Cues
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
47
Sam Randlett Dirty Deck Routine having tricks that can be done with any deck
Related to May 1960
Ibidem (Issue 20)
18
Lin Searles All the Sad Young Card Men "un unpopular history of modern card magic"
Related to Oct. 1960
Ibidem (Issue 22)
25
Charlie Miller Card Tricks comment
 		1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
66
Charlie Miller Intrigue Tricks
1967
Charlie Miller Lecture Notes
21
David Bendix, Jon Racherbaumer The Satiricon
  • Cardmanship
  • Footnote to Ferris
  • Mirabile Dictu (joke description)
  • Excerpt from a Dialogue Overheard at a Convention (Racherbaumer)
 		Fall 1969
Hierophant (Issue 1)
31
David Bendix, Jon Racherbaumer The Satiricon
  • Lester Overton: Tragic Hero (Bendix)
  • Excerpt from the Adventures of Harry Inane (Racherbaumer)
 		Winter 1969
Hierophant (Issue 2)
79
Jon Racherbaumer Estimations
  • Albert Goshman: Boob on the Tube?
  • Last Word on the Fields' Book
  • 13 Ways of Looking at Criticism
  • An Open Letter to Nick Trost
  • Vernon, Gibson, and Sharpe
 		Winter 1969
Hierophant (Issue 2)
84
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Card Problems translated by Bob Woodward
1. Choice Of Color
2. Changing Ace
3. Card To Pocket
4. The Secret King Of Spades
5. The Five Changing Cards
for corrected translation see reference
Variations July 1970
Epilogue (Issue 9)
72
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Card Problems translation by Bob Woodward, corrected by Reinhard Müller
1. Choice Of Color
2. Changing Aces
3. Card To Cigar-Case
4. The Secret King Of Spades
5. The Five Changing Cards
6. Carte Blanche (The Blank Card)
7. The Magic Ring
8. Strange Coincidence
9. Card and Bank-Note
10. Card And Handkerchief
Related to Nov. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 10)
78
David Bendix, Jerry Printz The Satiricon
  • La Fleury, Pagan Cardicienne
  • Dove Droppings from all Over
  • Ask the Millwright
 		Spring 1970
Hierophant (Issue 3)
127
Gaston "Gasbor" Borgeaud Fantaisies au sujet du jeu de cartes connections between playing cards, calendar and the alphabet
 		1970
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 31 No. 5)
81
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Card Problems 11. Card And Watch
12. The Magic Separation
13. The Flower Puzzle
14. The Toss Of The Cards
15. Rubezahl
16. The Visiting Card
17. The Game Of The Lansquenets
18. The Mysterious Card
Related toVariations Mar. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 11)
86
David Bendix, Jon Racherbaumer The Satiricon
  • Further Cardmanship - part two
  • Publisher's Postscript: A Riposte Rather than a Rip-off
 		Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
260
Philip T. Goldstein "Card Tricks for People Who Don't Do Card Tricks ...and Some for Those Who Do!" on (un)importance of method vs effect, sleight-of-hand vs gimmick, four basic elements of method:
  • 1. Natural Law Disguised
  • 2. Secret Activity
  • 3. Secretly Prepared Materials
  • 4. Psychology
 		1974
Card Tricks for People Who Don't Do Card Tricks
1
Philip T. Goldstein On Pick-a-Card Tricks
1974
Card Tricks for People Who Don't Do Card Tricks
2
Faucett Ross Some Great Card Classics Faucett describes his favorite card classics
 		1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
194
Peter Kane Memory Jogger associating every playing card with a trick to remember one's repertoire
Variations 1975
New and Novel Knowledge
2
Charles T. Jordan On Routining performing tricks in which the previous trick sets up the next
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
35
Jerry Andrus General Comments
  • Magic, Misdirection and Complexicology
  • Duplicate What You Pretend
  • Secret Maneuvers
  • Does It Look Suspicious
  • Practice
  • Card Control
  • Sleightly Chronological
  • Percepts
  • Personal Predjudices
  • How To Use This Book
  • Illustrations and Angles
  • Misc. Remarks
  • Extra Curricular Comments
 		1976
Andrus Card Control
13
Al Mann A Tractate on Fabulous Card Effects for the Mentalist
  • The Pros and Cons
  • Do's and Don'ts
 		1976
The Third Ecstasy
1
David Berglas Card Magic general remarks on cards and magic
 		1976
The David Berglas File No. 1
33
Eddie Fields, Mike Schwartz Spectator Won't Tell if spectator doesn't want to name card
 		1976
Invisible Secrets Revealed
36
Bill Tarr About Cards
  • Types of Shuffles
  • Self-Working Card Tricks
 		1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
20
Karl Fulves Fail/Safing The Experts how to practice something for fooling experts with it, example sleeving
 		1977
Impromptu Holdouts
16
Harry Lorayne Sleight-of-Hand Effects and Routines story about selectivity
 		1977
The Magic Book
87
Karl Fulves 4 - Card Magic
1977
The Magic Book
61
Karl Fulves Concluding Observations on card tricks
 		1977
The Magic Book
79
Karl Fulves A word about small packet tricks
1978
Transpo Trix
43
Karl Fulves How To Invent Card Stuff Trick Brain type lists
 		1978
Interlocutor (Issue 22)
86
Roger Smith A Simple Routine suggested routine of previous tricks with Ace through Five of a suit with simple switch in pocket
 		1978
The Ultimate Card Book No. 4
10
Richard Kaufman Introduction chapter intro to Stand-up Card Magic
 		1979
CardMagic
142
Karl Fulves The Gambler's Third Lesson introduction, On presenting Gambling Material
 		1979
Gambler's Third Lesson
1
Karl Fulves Mind Reading with Cards chapter intro
 		1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
16
Karl Fulves Miracles with Cards chapter intro
 		1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
90
Simon Aronson 3. Memorizing the Aronson Stack tips and mnemonic system for the Aronson stack
Also published here 1979
A Stack To Remember
16
Steve Beam, Don Morris Basic Sleights outs for screwed up sleights
  • Double Lift
  • False Shuffle
  • Forcing
  • Palming
 		1979
Inside Outs
7
Father Cyprian The Poetry of Magic Theory on what makes card magic entertaining: Interest, Clarity, Spectator involvement
 		1979
Door to Door Card Sharp
13
Father Cyprian The Poetry of Magic
  • Interest
  • Clarity
  • Involvement of the Spectator
 		1980
The Elegant Card Magic of Father Cyprian
78
Andrew Galloway Misdirection as Applied to Card Magic
1980
Diverting Card Magic
7
Ken De Courcy Another Fallacy on women and card tricks
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
15
Ken De Courcy Visibility on handling card in stand up
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
39
Ken De Courcy Climax how to show a card at the climax of a trick
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
45
Ken De Courcy Pre-set Portability about cards being easy to carry around
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
48
Ken De Courcy The Borrowed Pack working with borrowed cards
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
53
Ken De Courcy Novelty using unusual cards
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
55
Richard Kaufman In Addition on pass and gaffs
 		1981
Cardworks
164
Karl Fulves Establishing Shots enhancing the initial conditions
 		1981
Milennium Aces
16
Karl Fulves Pass Partout system of notation
 		1981
Milennium Aces
50
Gary Ouellet The Switch Syndrome
1981
Threshold
25
Jon Racherbaumer Technical Touches
1982
Card Finesse
64
Stephen Minch In Praise of the Lowly Flourish essay
 		1982
For Your Entertainment Pleasure
5
Bobby Bernard Just a Thought on the "Charlie Chaplin Shuffle" How Bobby uses a false shuffle done by Charlie Chaplin in The Gold Rush, same thinking as Ron "Ravelli" Wohl
Related to 1982
The Coin and Card Magic of Bobby Bernard
84
Ross Bertram Little Things Mark the Professional
1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
249
Ross Bertram It Pays Off
1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
251
Stephen Minch Bibliography of Other Blindfold Card Acts
1984
Eyeless in Gaza
27
Rudolf Braunmüller Unmoderne Kartenmagie intro to self-working card tricks collection
 		Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
91
Robert Orben Verhaltensregeln für Zuschauer von Kartenkünstlern
Nov. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
62
Frederick Braue Effective Card Routine list of effects for stand-up without requiring selection
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
21
Charlie Miller Audience Tricks Nominated by Charles Miller see following tricks, also tricks nominated by Senor Maldo
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
28
Roberto Giobbi Deck External and Deck Internal Effects differentiation
 		1987
CardPerfect
74
Jamy Ian Swiss On Routining, Descriptive Scripts, and Card Tricks
Also published here 1987
Theatrics
38
Darwin Ortiz Introductory Comments chapter intro for "Card Table Artifice"
 		1988
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table
17
Darwin Ortiz Introductory Comments chapter intro for "Legerdemain"
 		1988
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table
80
Jamy Ian Swiss Price Tags leaving price tag on card case
 		Mar. 1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 2)
18
Ray Grismer Gambling Expose vs. Gambling Demonstration
1988
The Punch Letters
5
Jon Racherbaumer In Spades "A Clean, Well-Lighted Close-up Pad", fiction
 		Dec. 1990
The Olram File (Issue 1)
11
Gary Ouellet Close Up Hint lotion for better grip
 		1990
Close Up Illusions
56
Gary Ouellet, Walter E. Cummings Close Up Hint On the Preparation of Playing Cards, using soap
Variations 1990
Close Up Illusions
138
Jon Racherbaumer In Spades - Perhaps it was a dream? fiction
 		June 1991
The Olram File (Issue 6)
16
Jon Racherbaumer No Access rants
 		Aug. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 8)
9
Jon Racherbaumer Cosmic Cardman's Handback poetry
 		Aug. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 8)
16
Eugene Burger Are Card Tricks Card Magic
Also published here 1991
Square One
29
T. Page Wright Chapter 6 - Non-Sleight of Hand Card Mysteries intro
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
172
T. Page Wright Chapter 13 - Mental Effects with Cards on mentalism
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
276
T. Page Wright Chapter 14 - Card Effects for Stage intro
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
298
Al Smith Almost Faking It "Yet Another Opinionated Discourse"
comments on gambling demos
 		1991
Hot Stacks & Cold Decks
12
Al Smith Don't Get Lost in the Shuffle more comments on gambling demos and technique
 		1991
Hot Stacks & Cold Decks
13
Jon Racherbaumer On the Ace Assembly Plot & Open Travelers general comments, credit information, disagreements with Karl Fulves, Open Travelers credit discussion
Related to Mar. 1991
Swipe (Issue 1)
3
Jon Racherbaumer Leftover Popover Hangovers on the "flourish disclosure", credit information on pop-out productions
 		May 1991
Swipe (Issue 2)
4
Stephen Hobbs A Note on Credits and Sleights
1992
Modus Operandi
v
Jack Carpenter, Stephen Hobbs Thoughts on Card Cheating An Essay with Examples
 		1992
Modus Operandi
141
Jon Racherbaumer In Spades rants
 		Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
6
Frederick Braue On Practicing Sleights
1992
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 6)
14
Gary Kurtz Third Example: The order in which you have three cards chosen and revealed
1992
Leading with your Head
6
Steve Dusheck, James M. Klein Card Magic interview with Dusheck about card magic
 		1992
Dusheck's Card Magic
146
Richard Kaufman Inner-Workings on whether women like card tricks
 		July 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 11)
47
Edward Marlo Retro-Look session notes by Marlo
 		1993
The Olram File (Issue 15)
7
Edward Marlo, John Scarne Scarne Review Marlo's comments on John Scarne's appearance on the "Jack Paar Show" (July 1961)
 		1993
The Olram File (Issue 15)
12
Jon Racherbaumer In Spades comments about sessioning
 		1993
The Olram File (Issue 16)
16
Al Smith A Musing "Some thoughts on cards", on card magic & practicing
 		Jan. 1993
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 4)
2
Vicente Canuto La presentación en la magia on presenting a trick, using key card and different ways of revealing card as an example
  • Localización de una carta elegida
    • 1.- Esconder el secreto
    • 2.- Hacer interesante el experimento
  • A) Las huellas dactilares
  • B) Usted no sabe mentir
  • C) Apuesta
  • D) Otros
 		1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
37
John Northern Hilliard First Draft: The Master of the Playing Cards
Related to 1994
More Greater Magic
1116
Karl Fulves Rome and Juliet Theme making drawing over two cards, presentation idea
 		1994
Crooked Tales
46
Gary Ouellet Fine Tuning using a camera to practice
 		1994
The Pass
90
Roger Crosthwaite Completing the Circle commentary on the upcoming seven-phase card act
  • Phase One: Beginning the Act (Set-Up, Building Rapport)
  • Phase Two: Reading the Mind
  • Phase Three: Finding the Foursome
  • Phase Four: Caressing the Cards
  • Phase Five: Dealing with Desire
  • Phase Six: Making the Magic
  • Phase Seven: Ending with Style
Related to 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
1
Christian M. Thurnes Das Signieren von Karten on signing cards and using stickers
  • Das ökonomische Signieren von Karten
 		Nov. 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1)
16
Simon Aronson 3. Memorizing the Aronson Stack tips and mnemonic system for the Aronson stack
Also published here 1994
Bound to Please
129
Larry Jennings Jennings on Practice
Related to Sep. 1994
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
37
Roberto Giobbi The Art of Performing Magic with Cards
  • A Personal Note
  • How to Get the Most from this Book
  • The Best Way to Learn from this Book
  • A Comment on the Illustrations
  • On the Terminology
  • Thinking Beyond What is Immediately Required
  • Art and Expression in the Handling of Cards
  • How Much Theory is Necessary?
  • The Path of the Master
 		1995
Card College — Volume 1
1
Roberto Giobbi A Brief History of Playing Cards
Related to 1995
Card College — Volume 1
5
Roberto Giobbi Instruments and Tools The Hands
  • Hand Care
The Playing Cards
  • Card Decks
  • Card Size
  • The Finish
  • Face and Back Designs
  • The Card Case
  • Treating the Cards
  • General Remarks
The Close-up Pad
  • Pad Size
  • Material
  • Color
 		1995
Card College — Volume 1
8
Chad Long Quick Thoughts... restaurant work, tips, unintentional glimpse
 		1995
The Lost Cheesy Notebooks — Volume Two
20
Karl Fulves Practice Is Perfect on practicing
 		1995
Setting Up Exercises
2
Karl Fulves What This Is Not pseudo/fake vs. real methods, brief explanation of stacking with transfer cuts
 		1995
Setting Up Exercises
2
Karl Fulves Prelude music analogy
 		1995
Setting Up Exercises
107
Karl Fulves Tricks with Cards chapter intro
 		1995
Easy Magic
1
Oliver Erens Neue Karten-Terminologie humorous article on terminology in card magic
Also published here
  • Magische Welt, 1991
 1995
Inside Cardmagic
44
Eugene Burger 9. Are Card Tricks Card Magic?
  • What is a "Good" Card Trick?
  • The Awareness of "Moves" Murders Magic
  • Can a Spectator Restate the Effect?
  • The Adventures of the Props
  • Card Tricks and Card Magic
Also published here 1995
Magic and Meaning
127
Roberto Giobbi Outs for Disasters and Disturbances
  • Disasters
  • Disturbances from the Audience
  • Conclusion
  • Recommended Reading
 		1996
Card College — Volume 2
461
The Study of Card Conjuring Choosing Material, Studying, Training Techniques
 		1996
Card College — Volume 2
476
Roberto Giobbi The Study of Card Conjuring
  • Choosing, Sifting and Collecting Material
  • Studying a Card Trick
  • General Remarks
  • Accessories
  • Training Techniques
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Recommended Reading
Related to 1996
Card College — Volume 2
476
Tommy Wonder Counting Cards, Unnatural Rhythms and Other Problems
  • When Counting is Better
  • Not Always the Best Solution
 		1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 1
97
Michael Close On Sleights
  • It Starts with a Letter
  • The Big Question
 		1996
Workers Number 5
59
Tom Stone Pipedream NO. 2: Backstage with a Cardician presentation idea
 		1996
The Warpsmith Returns
38
Karl Fulves Scarne's Secret intro about Scarne's riffle culling and on the nature of riffle shuffle work with analogies
 		1996
Blocking Off
1
Karl Fulves Gambler's Den chapter intro, on gambling demonstrations
 		1996
Blocking Off
174
Jan Isenbart Weltbester Kartentrick
Also published here 1996
Inside Cardmagic — Band 2
77
Ken Krenzel Primordia Rerum: Magical Magic essay on hands-off magic
 		1997
Ingenuities
vii
Roger Crosthwaite Pebbles and Aces "A brief study of vertical and lateral thinking in the development of the Four Ace Assembly"
 		1997
Roger's Real Gone Aces
45
Adrian "Ramblar" Guerra Scene Card Magic chapter intro and description of act
 		1997
Notes
3
John Moehring Cards, Cards, Cards on Juliana Chen's card manipulations
 		Sep. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
55
Roberto Giobbi Words for Enthusiasts
  • An Enticement to the Introduction
  • Contents
  • What Is in These Books?
  • The Principle of Reading Satisfaction
  • Principles Rather than Techniques
  • The Study
  • Trust
  • Intellect, Intuition and Inspiration in Practice
  • The Sensuality of Card Magic
  • Gestalt
  • What Else?
  • The Prop as Instrument
  • Simplicity
  • Selecting the Right Trick
  • The Iceberg
  • The Secret
 		1998
Card College — Volume 3
495
Jeff Busby Chapter 11: Gambling Demos and Shuffles intro on gambling demonstrations in general
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
97
Chris Hampton A Few Words About Deck Management when doing strolling magic
 		Nov./Dec. 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 50)
583
David Regal Hailing the Great Discrepancy
1999
Close-Up & Personal
46
David Regal The Oddity
1999
Close-Up & Personal
57
David Regal Diamonds in the Rough on rough-smooth
 		1999
Close-Up & Personal
233
Roger Crosthwaite The Evolution of Think-a-Card "A lecture given by Fr Roger Crosthwaite at The Magic Circle Collectors' Day, 25 May 1996"
credit and historical information
  • 1. Scot's "Discoverie"
  • 2. Goldston's Quarterly
  • 3. The Berglas Effect
 		1999
Arcardia
23
Jerry Mentzer Comments Regarding Self Working Card Tricks
1999
Cunning Card Miracles
1
Barrie Richardson Chapter VII: Mental Card Effects chapter intro
 		1999
Theater of the Mind
195
Fredric P. Lamazor On Finger Moistening
1999
Card Sleight of Hand Innovations And Improvements
1
Roberto Giobbi The Structure of Magic
Related toAlso published here 2000
Card College — Volume 4
1057
Barry Price Introduction essay on palming
 		2000
Palming: For The Terrified
iii
Jan Isenbart The World's Greatest Card Trick
Also published here 2000
Concertos for Pasteboard
77
Jerry Mentzer Memory Jogger associating playing cards with a trick to remember one's repertoire
Inspired by 2000
Card File Two
58
Paul Curry A Card Revelation Tip pretending to find the wrong card
Also published here 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
273
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Epilogue "The Psychology of Flourishes"
 		2001
Artifice, Ruse, and Subterfuge in the Hands
55
Eugene Burger "Can You Tell Me The Best Card Tricks?"
  • Our Magical Art
Also published here Apr. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 4)
60
Darwin Ortiz Showing or Hiding Skill
2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
211
John Carney The Classic Pass and Other Myths
  • Our Man Erdnase
  • The Big Picture
  • Focus, Misdirection, and Punctuation
Related to 2002
The Book of Secrets
232
Ron Bauer Sleight-of-Hand with Cards
2002
Fair & Sloppy
1
David Berglas The Berglas Effect
  • Any Card at Any Number
  • Jazz Magic
  • A Foundation For Miracles
  • The Bridge
  • Expect the Unexpected
  • The Psychology of Numbers
  • On Stage
  • Pointing the Effect
  • A Different Presentation
  • Sheer Devilment
  • An Interlude
  • In Conclusion
 		2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
527
Jamy Ian Swiss On Routining, Descriptive Scripts, And Card Tricks
Also published here 2002
Theatrics II
33
Al Baker Mental Card Tricks chapter intro
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)
334
Al Baker Cartomancy, or The Meaning of the Cards in a Deck
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)
349
Roberto Giobbi Lines and Bits: Humorous and Practical
  • General Considerations on the Use of Jokes and Lines
  • Humor for Various Situations
 		2003
Card College — Volume 5
1385
Roberto Giobbi Die Struktur der Zauberkunst
  • Die magische Pyramide
  • Das System
  • Der intellektuelle und der emotionale Effekt
  • Der magische Eisberg
Also published here 2003
Kartenkunst für Salon und Bühne
24
Joshua Jay Personalized Playing Cards
  • Talk About Tricks
Also published here Mar. 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 7)
67
Joshua Jay In Defense of Card Magic
  • Talk About Tricks
Related toAlso published here July 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 11)
81
Robert Cassidy Mentalism with Playing Cards
2003
The Black Book of Mentalism
20
David Acer Confessions of a Road Warrior #12: Five Card Mental Farce
Also published here 2004
Random Acts of Magic
345
Wesley James Anthropomorphization of Playing Cards
2004
Enchantments
105
Wesley James Mental Magic chapter introduction
 		2004
Enchantments
409
Wesley James Why Not? chapter intro, on using gaffs
 		2004
Enchantments
445
Wesley James Breaking In the Cards
2004
Enchantments
475
Grace Ann Morgan The Foundation of ProActive Control mostly about handling mistakes and confidence
  • The Cause of Fear & Loathing
  • Step One: Introspection
 		2004
Weapons of Mass Destruction
47
Grace Ann Morgan ProActive Strategies mostly about handling mistakes and confidence
  • Emotional
  • Mental
  • Mental Floss
 		2004
Weapons of Mass Destruction
51
Grace Ann Morgan Fail-Safe Guidelines avoiding mistakes
  • Rule #1
  • Rule #2
  • Rule #3
  • Rule #4
 		2004
Weapons of Mass Destruction
55
Steve Beam To Memorize or Not to Memorize on the question of memorized decks
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
72
Ron Frost Warning! Some thoughts on the Classic Force
 		2004
After The Force
11
Kostya Kimlat Magic with Cards on performing card magic
 		2004
A Lecture Collection
7
Kostya Kimlat Flourishing Away: Combining Skill with Style on flourishes and magic
 		2004
A Lecture Collection
17
Barrie Richardson Chapter VII: Card Deceptions chapter intro
 		2005
Act Two
207
Barrie Richardson Chapter X: Aha! Think of a Card chapter intro
 		2005
Act Two
321
"Magic" Christian Stelzel The Sleights, Effects, and Routines lists of things that Hofzinser used or invented, with short descriptions
  • Sleights
  • Gimmicked Cards
  • Gimmicks
  • Tricks with Unprepared Cards
  • Tricks with Prepared Cards
  • Tricks with Prepared Decks
  • Card Tricks in Connection with Other Gimmicks
  • Titles of Other Card Tricks Performed by Hofzinser
  • The Hofzinser Card Problems
  • Other Card Tricks Credited to Hofzinser
 		Nov. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)
59
Jack Avis Spectator learns a Trick patter intro for a trick
 		2006
Rara Avis
177
Jack Avis My List of Best Trouble-Free "Workers"
2006
Rara Avis
200
Roberto Giobbi The Genii Session list of forty-five methodological concepts of card magic
 		Jan. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 1)
24
Roberto Giobbi List of Basic Effects of Card Magic
  • The Genii Session
list of twenty-seven effects
 		July 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 7)
18
Roberto Giobbi The Great Themes, Effects, and Tricks in Card Magic, Part One
  • The Genii Session
list of fifty effect themes, see "Monthly Inquisition" for credit corrections
Related to Sep. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 9)
20
Roberto Giobbi The Great Themes, Effects, and Tricks in Card Magic, Part Two
  • Robert Giobbi
further fifty-six effect themes
Related to Nov. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 11)
16
Jon Racherbaumer Of Diverse Petie Juggling Knacks: Mulling Over Moves The Artful Ledger
  • A Move Is a Move Is a Move: Slouching Toward a Definition
  • And Then?
  • Maximum Metamorphose
 		Aug. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 3)
6
Roberto Giobbi The Presentation of Sleightless Card Tricks
2006
Card College Light
xiii
Karl Fulves Definition of "Move"
2007
Word Play
58
Asi Wind Dishonesty what to do when the spectator lies about his card, Haunted Deck as example
 		2007
Chapter One
7
Roberto Giobbi A Brief Updated History of Playing Cards
  • The Genii Session
Related to Dec. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 12)
22
Tom Stone Size Matters Idea
  • padding
idea of placing three different-sized decks on the table as an opening move
 		2007
Flatland Fever
14
Bill Abbott The Art of Cocktail Magic performing in cocktail situations
 		2008
Cocktail Card Magic
7
Bill Abbott Cards on Stage
  • My Approach
  • The Islands
  • Selection of Material
  • The Environment
  • Originality
  • It is not what you do, but how you do it.
  • Stories
  • Transitions & Down Time
  • "A Regular Pack Of Cards"
  • Instant Applause
  • Opening with The Question
  • Closing
 		2008
Cabaret Card Magic
7
Hector Chadwick Playing Cards in Mentalism A short dissertation on the justification of their use.
 		2008
The Mental Mysteries of Hector Chadwick
81
Karl Fulves The Red & The Blue political patter theme suggestion for two-deck tricks
 		2008
Prolix (Issue 4)
250
Dai Vernon "Covertly" and Reading Erdnase Closely
Related to Aug. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 8)
61
Carl Montada Gedanken über die Benutzung von Spielkarten im Bereich der Mentalmagie on using playing cards in mentalism
 		2008
Gedanken zum Lesen
18
Roberto Giobbi The ldeal Composition of o Program of Card Magic
  • Structure of a Program
  • Categories of Phenomena
  • Management and Examples of Programs
  • Conclusion
 		2008
Card College Lighter
131
Benjamin Earl The Big Question bordered or non-bordered cards
 		Jan. 2009
Gambit (Issue 1)
7
Benjamin Earl The Rub of the Green on the presentation of gambling demonstrations
 		Jan. 2009
Gambit (Issue 1)
16
Eugene Burger 9. Are Card Tricks Card Magic?
  • What is a "Good" Card Trick?
  • The Awareness of "Moves" Murders Magic
  • Can a Spectator Restate the Effect?
  • The Adventures of the Props
  • Card Tricks and Card Magic
Also published here 2009
Magic and Meaning [Expanded]
127
Ramón Riobóo The Difficult, the Improbable, and the Impossible essay
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
252
Roberto Giobbi List of Operating Principles in Card Magic
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 18)
22
Roberto Giobbi The Card Expert card plots
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue May 12)
143
Benjamin Earl Out of Touch - Out of Date "Ramblings on Card Stuff", opinion
Related to Oct. 2010
Gambit (Issue 2)
13
Benjamin Earl Spell This S...H...I...T... "Ramblings on Card Stuff", opinion
 		Oct. 2010
Gambit (Issue 2)
13
Jack "Juicy" Broad You Don't Know Jack on gambling
 		Oct. 2010
Gambit (Issue 2)
14
Christoph Borer 2. Was ist eine psychologische Force?
Related to 2010
Aspekte der psychologischen Force
1
Justin Higham Appendix: Fifty-Two Characteristics of a Regular Playing-Card
2010
Secrets of Improvisational Magic
70
Tony Cabral Groucho & Me on the performance of gambling material
 		2011
Card Tricks for the Untrustworthy
9
Justin Higham Psychological Theory Behind The Mind-Reader's Dream
2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
35
Justin Higham The KOSBE System article on improvisation in card magic in twelve chapters, KOSBE = Knowledge Of Sleights and Basic Effects
Related to 2011
The KOSBE System
1
David Berglas Invisible Control
2011
The Berglas Effects
30
David Berglas The Berglas Approach to Card Magic
2011
The Berglas Effects
31
David Berglas He Never Touched the Deck
2011
The Berglas Effects
44
David Berglas Zen in a Pack of Cards
2011
The Berglas Effects
46
David Berglas Introduction general thoughts on "Think a Card"
 		2011
The Berglas Effects
50
Roberto Giobbi Thoughts on Controls long essay on controlling selections, p. 43-117
 		2012
Confidences
43
Jay A. Olson Pick a Card, Not Any Card statistical observations
  • Best and Worst Cards for Various Tasks
 		Aug. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 8)
76
Miguel Ángel Gea Miguel Aparicio versus Charles Bertram comparison of Bertram's and Aparicio's Ace Assemblies
Related to 2012
El Manuscrito (Vol. 5 No. 19)
578
Roberto Giobbi Delayed Performance tip on structure
 		2013
The Art of Switching Decks
21
Ben Seward The Choice Tips and advice on how to increase success rate of "think of a card"
 		2013
Cog
43
Luis Granados Cartomagia para Niños on card magic for children
 		2013
El Manuscrito (Vol. 6 No. 24)
798
Michael Vincent A Study of a Classical Plot discussion of Travelers and the evolution of this routine
 		2013
The Ultimate Travelers
7
Jon Armstrong Take a Card disguising pick-a-card tricks
 		2013
The Magic Apple Live!
5
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Magic or Real idea of suggesting skill as modus operandi instead of magic
 		2014
Card Men
41
Justin Higham Improvisation Through Ignorance - The KOSBE System in Action
Related to 2014
The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method
27
Simon Aronson P.U.R.E. Surprise On the element of surprise in magic, uses Twisting effects as example, PURE = Planned Unanticipated Relevance Ending
 		2014
Art Decko
89
Roberto Mansilla Cartomagia de Salón on card magic in a parlour / stand up setting
  • Un intento de definición
  • La cartomagia antigua
  • Para estudiar
  • Una definición
  • El principal problema
  • Participación directa y cercana de alguien. del público
  • Inclinación del plano
  • Ay, Ay, Cuánta belleza
 		2014
El Manuscrito (Vol. 7 No. 27)
896
Helder Guimarães The Other Side of Playing Cards using playing cards for magic
Related to 2015
The Veriloquent
29
Helder Guimarães A Few Lies You Should Know facts and pseudo-facts about playing cards
 		2015
The Veriloquent
59
Dave Buck, Elliott Terral In Pursuit of Aesthetic Beauty
  • Composition
  • Shibumi
  • Conclusion
  • Suggested Reading
 		Summer 2016
Quarterly (Issue 4)
5
Pit Hartling On free choices
2016
In Order to Amaze
148
Joseph Barry Seal of Approval color of USPCC seal gives place of production
 		Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
25
Roberto Giobbi Intriguing Object dressed-up folded card
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Jan 21)
25
Roberto Giobbi 500* Decks a Year presentational idea
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Jan 22)
26
Roberto Giobbi The Deck That Remembers idea for a plot
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Mar 6)
70
Roberto Giobbi A Knot in a Handkerchief tying a deck into a handkerchief, what now?
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Mar 8)
72
Roberto Giobbi The Thousand Dollar Card Trick presentational idea
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Mar 24)
88
Roberto Giobbi Hofzinser's Glove presentational idea
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Mar 26)
90
Roberto Giobbi To Sign Or Not To Sign
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Apr 3)
98
Roberto Giobbi Jinxed Cards presentational idea
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Apr 19)
114
Roberto Giobbi Decks From Around the World presentational idea
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Apr 22)
117
Roberto Giobbi Jokers, Jokers, Jokers presentational ideas
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Apr 26)
121
Roberto Giobbi, Karrell Fox, Jerry Andrus Card Configuration using cards to make interesting designs
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue May 24)
148
Roberto Giobbi Tube of Truth rolling a card or something else into a tube and doing something with it
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue May 26)
150
Roberto Giobbi, Walter Scott Blind Phantom dealing under newspaper
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue June 28)
186
Roberto Giobbi 52! = 8.07 x 1067 as presentational hook
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue July 20)
208
Roberto Giobbi In Search of Yourself presentational idea, The Card That Finds Itself
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue July 25)
213
Roberto Giobbi, Persi Diaconis Shuffle Statistics as presentational hook
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue July 29)
217
Roberto Giobbi Card Codes presentational idea
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Aug 1)
220
Roberto Giobbi Nomen Est Omen names that have been given to cards (curse of Scotland), presentational idea
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Aug 3)
222
Roberto Giobbi Nomen Est Omen Plus giving cards names, presentational idea
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Aug 4)
223
Roberto Giobbi Timeline idea for card intro
Related to 2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Aug 15)
235
Roberto Giobbi Wild Wild West presentational idea, using western-type cards
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Aug 17)
237
Bob Farmer Back to the Future trick introduction
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Sep 8)
259
Roberto Giobbi Missing in Action why cards could be missing in the deck
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Sep 17)
268
Roberto Giobbi Overhandling the Cards
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Oct 20)
301
Roberto Giobbi Isolating the Deck staging ideas
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Oct 29)
310
Roberto Giobbi Change Plane doing selection with faces towards spectator
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Nov 3)
316
Roberto Giobbi Cards as Objects
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Nov 6)
319
Roberto Giobbi Guarantee Card
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Nov 13)
326
Roberto Giobbi Card Tricks for Women list, quote from Expert Card Technique
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Nov 25)
338
Roberto Giobbi, Jean Hugard Giving a Reason for the Use of Certain Cards
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Dec 15)
358
Roberto Giobbi To Justify a Packet
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Dec 27)
371
Roberto Giobbi Chapter 1: The Standup Card Conjurer
  • Rules Are Guidelines
  • The Standup Card Conjurer
  • Definition
  • Formal Elements
  • The Fascination of Standup Magic
  • History
 		2016
Standup Card Magic
1
Roberto Giobbi Selecting Tricks
  • What Is the Effect?
  • Simple and Clear
  • Cards as Objects
  • Openers
 		2016
Standup Card Magic
9
Roberto Giobbi, Juan Tamariz How to Make the Invisible Visible
  • Jumbo Indices, Giant Cards and Hybrids
  • Professional Card Stands
  • Improvised Card Stands
  • The Tamariz Shadow Rule
  • The Spectator Shows a Card
 		2016
Standup Card Magic
12
Roberto Giobbi Déjà vu "Card Routines from Other Books by Roberto Giobbi That Are Suitable for Parlor and Stage"
- Card College 1-5
  • Light Trilogy
  • Confidences
  • The Art of Switching Decks
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