Five Card Mental Force

51 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / Five Card Mental Force
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Dai Vernon The Vernon Five-Card Mental Force No. 35
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
33
Dai Vernon The Five Card Mental Force
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
30
Dai Vernon Vernon's Psychological Force Five Card Mental Force
 		1938
Greater Magic
343
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Mental Force
1940
Expert Card Technique
271
Eddie Joseph Thought Transference five card mental force, card to pocket out with four duplicates
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
23
Ormond McGill, Dai Vernon Psychological Locations first three cards, then five cards (Vernon's "Five Card Mental Force" credited here to Arthur Buckley)
Related to 1951
Psychic Magic — Vol. 1
23
Dick Johnson Group Reception version of Vernon's Five Card Mental Force, on stage, majority of audience chose same card out of five
 		1961
Still More Miracles in Mentalism
31
Dai Vernon Vernon Five Card Mental Force
Variations 1962
Early Vernon
20
James Steranko Take Five spectator removes any five cards, remembers one and performer divines it, risky
 		1962
The Ultimate Move
[25]
Gerald Kosky Vernon's F.C.M.F. outs for the Five Card Mental Force
Inspired byAlso published here Jan. 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 386)
371
David Bornstein You Find One! card with odd back placed on table
Inspired by June 1967
The New Jinx (Vol. 6 No. 62)
254
Edward Marlo Five Card Mental or "I Have It" one of five
 		1968
Expert Card Conjuring
107
Edward Marlo Simple Mental Five card thought from five-card packet is divined
 		1971
Expert Card Chicanery
36
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Mental Trick With Five Cards No. 597, "They usually choose the 5H which is in the middle.", one of five cards thought of, it vanishes and reappears in packet face up
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
166
Gerald Kosky On My Mind card ends up at impossible location, Himber wallet
Inspired by 1973
Magick (Issue 87)
431
Gerald Kosky Vernon's F.C.M.F. out for Five Card Mental Force
Inspired byAlso published here 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
71
Gerald Kosky Tele-Mental one of five thought of card starts to move by itself
Inspired byAlso published here 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
133
Nick Trost An Out for the Vernon Force Using odd back
Inspired by 1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part Two
10
Allan Slaight Fource of Hearts Vernon's Five Card Mental Force combined with prediction in envelope, Himber Wallet
Inspired by 1976
Magick (Issue 160)
799
Dai Vernon 5 Card Mental Force
Also published here 1976
Magick (Issue 165)
823
Paul Rylander The Ultra Effect prediction on slip, for five card mental force
Inspired by 1976
Magick (Issue 169)
841
Karl Fulves 5-Card Mental Force Vanish card vanishes
 		1977
Impromptu Holdouts
10
Allan Slaight Five-Card Mental out
Related toAlso published here 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 6)
1115
Allan Slaight Slaight's Sequel mental speller
Also published here 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 6)
1116
Trevor Lewis The Five Card Mental Trick chosen card has different back
Inspired by 1981
Esolc
34
Dennis Marks The Ultimate Out combination of Vernon's Five Card Mental Force and Phantini's Mind Stripper, as an out
Related to June 1982
Magick (Issue 307)
1531
Edward Marlo Vernon Mental Force Handling
1983
Marlo without Tears
47
Thomas Alan Waters Tricessive one behind triple prediction, ESP Symbol, vowels and one of five cards
 		1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Psychl)
483
Charles "Cicardi" Scott, Dai Vernon Cicar-Dai! Vernon's Mental Force done as a "Major Effect" for the entire audience, with jumbo cards
Inspired by Apr. 1985
Magick (Issue 350)
1747
Don Hendrix Tidal Wave using 52 on one jumbo card with post it on back with prediction of chosen card
 		Feb. 1987
Magick (Issue 385)
1922
George Pughe Adaptation of Vernon's Five Card Mental Trick
1994
More Greater Magic
1054
Allan Slaight Five-Card Mental No. 23
Also published here 1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
41
Harry G. Franke Vernon's Mental Force, Certain(ly)
Feb. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 2)
2613
Dai Vernon The Five Card Mental Force
Also published here 1999
Cunning Card Miracles
26
Jack Avis Outs for Vernon's Mental Force
  • 1. The spelling solution
  • 2. The Mexican solution
  • 3. The Siva solution
  • 4. The display count solution
 		2002
Ahead of the Pack
49
David Acer Five Card Mental Farce
Related toVariationsAlso published here Aug. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 8)
33
Max Maven Suggested Confessions for a Road Warrior reply to the Five Card Mental Force article
Related to Oct. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 10)
73
Richard Killion, Looy Simonoff, Frank Tougas, Werner G. Seitz Messages
Related to Dec. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 12)
15
Luke Jermay A Darker Dai Routine for Five Card Mental Force
Inspired by
  • "Terasabos" (Rick Maue, Book of Haunted Magick, 2000)
 2002
7 Deceptions
29
Jerry K. Hartman Vernon Certain one of five cards thought of, handkerchief put over them, performer removes four cards, mental selection remains
 		June 2003
Ego (Vol. 2 No. 15)
38
David Acer Confessions of a Road Warrior #12: Five Card Mental Farce
Also published here 2004
Random Acts of Magic
345
Tom Frame Psyboards card thought of from five-card packet is only odd-backed card
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Sep. 2005
MAGIC (Vol. 15 No. 1)
94
Jerry K. Hartman Psyboards Variation multiple outs
Inspired byAlso published here Feb. 2006
MAGIC (Vol. 15 No. 6)
77
Jack Parker Thought Provoker poker-themed out for Vernon's Five Card Mental Force
Inspired by 2007
52 Memories
77
Allan Slaight Five-Card Mental out
Also published here 2008
Spins & Needles
62
Allan Slaight Slaight's Sequel mental speller
Also published here 2008
Spins & Needles
63
John Hostler Five Card Mental Leap one of five cards thought-of, performer wants to remove mate from deck, but it is the actual selection now missing from the packet, mate comes from pocket
Also published here June 2009
MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 10)
64
John Hostler Five Card Mental Leap one of five cards thought-of, performer wants to remove mate from deck, but it is the actual selection now missing from the packet, mate comes from pocket
Also published here 2016
Magnum Opossum
36
Tom Frame Psyboards card thought of from five-card packet is only odd-backed card
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
428
Jerry K. Hartman Psyboards Variation multiple outs
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
471
John Hostler Five Card Mental Leap one of five cards thought-of, performer wants to remove mate from deck, but it is the actual selection now missing from the packet, mate comes from pocket
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
865