Floatation

93 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Floatation
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
La Carte qui Saute en l'air, en Sortant du Jeu, Sans qu'on la Touche card rises from a houlette and flies up into the air, also possible with several cards
 		1784
La Magie Blanche Dévoilée
54
Die Karte als Luftkönigin No. 10, card floats out of deck, across stage, into glass, and back, everything is then examined
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
99
Die gehorsamen Karten two or three cards selected and lost, one by one they rise out of deck and float into other hand, solo version
 		Jan. 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 1)
7
Mysteriöses Kartensteigen cards rise out of deck and float in air
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
211
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Kartenmagneta two selections, deck in a glass, one selection rises out of deck and floats to other glass and in midair changes to second selection
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
213
The Queen of the Air card rises from pack and floats to glass goblet on other side of stage, transforms in midair
Related to 1897
New Era Card Tricks
69
Howard Thurston The "Thurston" Rising Cards card floats into hand, two methods (with or without reel)
 		1902
The Modern Conjurer
119
Howard Thurston Thurston's Kartensteiger floats out of deck into hand
Related to May 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 5)
67
Carl Willmann Die Königin der Luft I. card rises sideways out of deck that is held in one hand and floats across to other hand
 		Nov. 1903
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 11)
164
Carl Willmann Die Königin der Luft II. two glasses on two chairs, deck put in one, card rises and floats across into other glass and back
 		Dec. 1903
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 12)
179
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli III. Aus dem papierenen Königreich card is balanced on hat, deck is divided into two glasses and card floats from glas to glas, two cards are placed under two plates and the cards change places, selection is placed inside a book and performer shows envelope with miniature duplicate with correct page number and part of the text on that page written on it
  • 1. Die Karten-Balance
  • 2. Die Karte als Königin der Luft (with assistant)
  • 3. Die Kartenwanderung
  • 4. Eine magische Hypnose
 		1903
Moderne Magie
80
Howard Thurston The "Thurston" Rising Cards five cards rise out of deck and float into hand one by one
  • First Method
  • Second Method for Stage
 		1904
Modern Card Manipulation
88
And Yet Again - The Rising Cards cards rise, last one floats out, gaff in sleeve for last card
 		1933
Card Manipulations (Issue 1)
4
Method No. 3. Card Rising from Hand to Hand Hair and Wax Pellet, card floats through air to other hand
 		1938
Greater Magic
389
Method No. 4. From a Glass Hair and Wax Pellet, card floats through air from glass to hand
 		1938
Greater Magic
390
Howard Thurston The "Thurston" Rising Cards The Aerial Cards, floating across stage with named cards (assistant)
 		1938
Greater Magic
412
A Method for Parlor The Aerial Cards, floating card
 		1938
Greater Magic
413
A Second Method The Aerial Cards, floating card, no assistant
 		1938
Greater Magic
413
The Queen of the Air The Aerial Cards, card floating from one table to another
 		1938
Greater Magic
414
Jean Hugard The Aerial Cards - Jean Hugard Method three cards rise out of the deck and float into other hand
 		1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
23
Howard Thurston Howard Thurston Rising Cards cards rise and float into hand
 		1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
250
Paul Fox, Harlan Tarbell Superba Rising Cards four cards rise and float into hand
Related to 1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
255
Howard Thurston Thurston's Floating Card card floats up and down, thread
 		1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
257
Bob Hummer Bob Hummer's Whirling Card
VariationsAlso published here 1943
Hummer's Whirling Card
2
Sid Fleischman, Robert "Bob" J. Gunther The Impromptu Floating Card card floats over palm up hands
Variations 1945
My Best
63
Joe Karson The Floating Queen card floats behind the fingers
Related to 1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
128
Billy McComb Frolics with the Hummer Whirling Card
  • A Variation
  • A Don't! - If You Unravel Your Own!
  • A Miracle!
  • You're All Set!
  • Light Weight - But Great!
  • True Story!
Inspired by 1972
McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser
51
Donna Delbert The Travelling Card card floats from hand to hand
 		1972
McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser
166
Gerald Kosky Floating Asrah Card card floats in front of hand, ring as convincer
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
51
Cardini Cardini's Rising Card floats up into hand, write-up by Milton Tropp
Related to 1976
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #6)
937
Lewis Ganson Die Samba-Karte selection rises from deck under silk and floats upwards
 		1978
Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach
92
Karl Fulves Contacting The Spirits top card on small packet floats up, using card with hole in center
Inspired byRelated to 1979
The Topological False Count
14
Daniel Cros Daniel's Butterfly card cut into butterfly shape, inspired by Kaps' Floating Cork
 		1979
Close-up Entertainer
119
Paul Harris The Floating Deck half the pack floats above other half
Also published here 1980
Close-up Fantasies — Book II
19
Bob Hummer Hummer's Whirling Card
Related toAlso published here 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
84
Jerry Andrus, Jon Racherbaumer, Danny Korem, Gene Castillon 7-Up Float Treatment Andrus' rubber ball floatation, including:
  • Effect (Andrus)
  • Four-Card Method (Racherbaumer)
  • Flap-Card Method (Castillon)
  • Sponge Ball Method (Castillon, Racherbaumer)
  • Double Flotation (Korem)
 		Dec. 1981
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 12)
89
Don England The Upper Deck cased deck floats underneath silk Zombie like, then vanishes from case except for selection
 		1981
Don England's T.K.O.'s (Issue Hearts)
1
Jerry Andrus, Derek Dingle Super Floating Card rubber ball and card with hole
Related to 1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
120
Karl Fulves Close-Up Zombie folded handkerchief is held in front of the deck, selection rises and floats behind the handkerchief à la Zombie
 		1982
Wireless II
36
John Kennedy Animated Card Location three selections, one rises from pocket, second shoots from deck, last rises from deck and floats into hand
 		1983
Lecture III
12
Mark Lefler Whirling Card card shoots out of deck and floats into hand
Related to 1983
Lecture III
16
Edward Marlo Floating Penthouse deck put on flat hand, deck opens up by itself and three selection rise into three different directions
Inspired by
  • "The Ultimate Floating Deck" (Ben Harris, 1984)
 1985
Midnight Special
25
Jay Sankey Floater whole deck, ungaffed
 		1986
Sankey Panky
61
John Samapaga O-C-I top card of three-card packet floats up
 		Aug. 1986
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 1)
7
Srechko Howard, Paul Harris, Ben Harris Float-Flip-Flight half of the deck floats up, then selected card shoots out of deck
 		1986
Killer Klose-Up
69
Leo Kostka Powers of the Pyramid card folded and placed above small pyramid, card starts to float
 		May 1986
Magick (Issue 370)
1847
Ken Krenzel Incredible Full Deck Levitation paper clip gimmick
 		1987
Incredible Full Deck Levitation
1
Ken Krenzel The "Cases" Deck Levitation deck in case floats at hand
 		1987
Incredible Full Deck Levitation
6
Ken Krenzel The Haunted Levitation deck floats up at selection
 		1987
Incredible Full Deck Levitation
7
Ken Krenzel Purist Non-Clip Variations ungaffed version
Inspired by 1987
Incredible Full Deck Levitation
11
Ken Krenzel The Non-Clip Haunted Levitation deck floats up at selection
 		1987
Incredible Full Deck Levitation
12
Ken Krenzel A Gimmicked Incredible Levitation alternative
Inspired by 1987
Incredible Full Deck Levitation
14
Ken Krenzel "Killer" Floating Deck
Related to 1987
Incredible Full Deck Levitation
18
Steve Beam The Floating Lady queen floats between two halves of the deck, then the card vanishes, impromptu
Related toVariations 1989
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 28)
485
Karl Fulves Levitation card floats behind fingers
Related to 1989
Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children
41
Randy Wakeman Reverse-Reverse-Rise-Surprise selection reverses twice, then top half floats upwards and selection jumps out
 		1989
Randy Wakeman Presents
39
Srechko Howard Float-Flip-Flight spelled "Howard Shrecko", first top half floats above bottom half, then selection pops out
Also published here 1989
Randy Wakeman Presents
40
Steve Beam Free Fall card fan floats
 		1990
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 35)
630
Sponging floating card with attached spongeball
 		1990
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 35)
639
John Riggs Back to Back Issues
Inspired by 1990
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 35)
640
Ellis Stanyon The Wonderful Floating Card Trick selection floats from deck into other hand
 		1991
Knowing The Rising Cards
23
Stanley Collins Jumping Cards (The Siamese Bloodstone) cards jump from hat, hat is balanced on the rim of a plate
 		1991
Knowing The Rising Cards
24
Karrell Fox Simply Thurston
1991
Goodies
96
David Harkey Satellite card floats above card case, ungaffed
 		1991
Simply Harkey
175
Peter Kane The Amazing Floating Lady Queen floats above deck, two methods (impromptu and gaffed)
 		1992
One Card Wonders
8
Steve Dusheck Universal Gimmick hook-up for invisible thread that can be attached to clothing, with weight to pull back thread, with applications:
  • rope floats to hand
  • third tassel gag for Chinese sticks
  • rising card with card floating to hand
  • as pull, match or coin vanish
Inspired byVariations
  • "Invisible Thread Retractor" (Steve Dusheck, marketed 1978)
Also published here
  • marketed in 1968
 1994
Dusheck's Close-Up Magic
74
Carl "Polaris" Melish Impossible Card Rise the classic pinky card rise, but card rises completely out of deck and hovers above it
Related to 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 5)
4
Paul Harris The Floating Deck half the pack floats above other half
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
241
Srechko Howard How to Pop a Floating Deck first top half floats above bottom half, then selection pops out
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
247
Tony Miller Poke Salad card with hole
 		July 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 7)
2670
Michael Kaminskas Heli-Card card rises from deck then it is signed and is spinned in the air, Steve Fearson Hookup
 		1996
Miracle Material
19
Joel Givens Hover deck floats above the hand, impromptu
Also published here 1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1154
Karl Fulves Silver Kiss card on pile moves up against spectator's hand, hole in cards
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
36
Jon LeClair Whirling Card
Inspired by 1997
The Art of Invisible Thread
137
Bill Morgan Up, Up, and Away card rises out of deck and floats until caught, wax
 		1998
The Rising Card Book
6
Angelo Carbone Floating Card Case
Mar. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 3)
22
Jim Fish Light-Hearted Attraction card floats up on performer's hand and back down, strip on card, similar to dollar bill levitation
 		May 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 9)
70
David Acer, Jay Sankey Uppity deck on table covered by napkin, deck begins floating ala Zombie Ball, then deck vanishes, leaving only the selected card
Also published here Apr. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 4)
61
Angelo Carbone TIDLE (Totally Impromptu Deck Levitation Effect) deck held in the hands, upper half floats up right at selection
 		Aug. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 3)
8
John Carney Ascension four selections, one rises underneath silk, one floats into hand, fountain for last card
 		2002
The Book of Secrets
300
John Carney The Ascension Gimmick wire stuck to thumb tip
 		2002
The Book of Secrets
318
Daniel Garcia Dischover Credit card floats between hands, impromptu
Also published here 2002
Next
4
Mark Aspiazu Deck Levitation deck floats over performer's hand
 		Mar. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 10)
10
Dámaso Fernández La Carta Acróbata card stands on hand of performer and then flies to the other hand
 		2003
La Magia Española del Siglo XX
262
Jay Sankey, David Acer Uppity deck on table covered by napkin, deck begins floating ala Zombie Ball, then deck vanishes, leaving only the selected card
Also published here 2004
Random Acts of Magic
46
Joel Givens Hover deck floats above the hand, impromptu
Also published here 2007
Session
217
Daniel Garcia Disc Hover Floating credit card, impromptu, floats between hands
Also published here 2009
Limited
21
Angelo Carbone T.I.D.L.E. "Totally Impromptu Deck Levitation Effect"
top half floats up
 		Mar. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 3)
72
Karl Fulves Dronette card spins around performer à la Hummer and changes into selection
Inspired by 2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
4
Martin Lewis Colossal Floating Card
  • Making Magic
giant card floats in front of the performer
 		July 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 7)
32
Áriston Carta Que Levita Atravesada Por Aro Chino card levitation, through a ring
 		2017
Hojas Sueltas
194
Tom Gagnon Floater deck floats above hand, using hidden Thumb Tip
Also published here
  • New Tops, Dec. 1981
 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
46
Helge Thun Das Tuch des Todes four signed Kings lost in deck, the are found again with the help of a handkerchief, with management of divided cards for subsequent routines
  • Erste Kartenproduktion (card rises from handkerchief-covered deck and floats up)
  • Zweite Kartenproduktion (card through handkerchief with cased deck)
  • Dritte Kartenproduktion (cased deck put in handkerchief, spectator reaches in and locates card)
  • Vierte Kartenproduktion (card appears on face of deck in glass with handkerchief cover)
 		2023
Seminah 3
29