Mead, Eric

Book

2006
Written by Eric Mead
Work of Eric Mead

238 pages (Hardcover), published by Hermetic Press
Illustrated with drawings by Earle Oakes*
Language: English

48 entries

This publication has been reviewed by

John Lovick* (MAGIC, Vol. 16 No. 4, Dec. 2006, p. 44)
Jamy Ian Swiss (Genii, Vol. 70 No. 1, Jan. 2007, p. 95)

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
Teller	Introduction			xi	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Eric Mead	Preface			xvii	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Eric Mead	Approach	essay	Also published here Informal Approach (Eric Mead, Collexion, 2003)	3	Articles / Theory & Essays
Eric Mead	A Fine Howdy Do	lighter produced, flame turns to quarter, switches with copper in spectator's hand	Also published here A Fine Howdy Do (Eric Mead, Collexion, 2003)	9	Coin / Effect Themes / Transposition / Copper & Silver / with Spectator Light & Fire / Lighter Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / With Props / Lighter
	Cigarette Pivot Production	for production of lighter		13	Light & Fire / Lighter Cigarette & Cigar / Appearance & Production / Production & Appearance (Manipulative)
Tony Slydini	Fake Take			17	Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Single Coin Vanishes / False Transfers - Take
Eric Mead, Juan Tamariz	Post Performance Coloring	theory, credited to Juan Tamariz		21	Articles / Theory & Essays
Eric Mead	Watch the Birdie	little paper bird vanishes from handkerchief and reappears on finger, bottle of beer produced from handkerchief	Also published here Watch the Birdie (Eric Mead, Collexion, 2003) Related to King Solomon's Drink (Paul Harris, Close-up Entertainer, 1979) also in: King Solomon's Drink (The Art of Astonishment — Book 2, 1996)	23	Bottle / Appearance & Production Paper / Traveling Silk & Handkerchief / Production & Appearance / Of Other Objects
Daniel Cros	Thimble Vanish	with paper ring		26	Thimble / Vanish
Eric Mead	A Perfect Mystery	essay on the question if magic is childish	Also published here A Perfect Mystery (Eric Mead, Connexions, 2003)	33	Articles / Theory & Essays
Eric Mead	The Desired Effect	essay on purpose and intention	Also published here The Desired Effect (Eric Mead, Reflexions, 2003)	43	Articles / Theory & Essays
Eric Mead	The Bunny-Bill Swindle	using Bob Neale's bunny bill fold, kids are conned out of 9$ in the process	Also published here Bunny Bill Swindle (Eric Mead, Collexion, 2003)	49	Paper / Origami Effects Bill / Short Changing Children Magic / Routines Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / In the Hands
Eric Mead	Bar Flight	three quarters, two travel to underneath napkin, the last one visibly on top	Also published here Bar Flight (Eric Mead, Collexion, 2003)	52	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Miscellaneous Coin / Effect Themes / Vanish Routines / With Props / Portable Hole Paper / Paper Napkin
	Thumb Flick	underneath napkin		56	Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Single Coin Vanishes / With Props Coin / Sleights / Transfers / Thumb Flick on Table
	Click Pass	apparently adding third coin		57	Coin / Sleights / Passes / Click Passes
Eric Mead	Three-Piece Combo	Aces cut to, lost and found again, color separation kicker with Aces in wrong halves	Also published here 3 Piece Combo (Eric Mead, Collexion, 2003) Related to Rouge et Noir (Darwin Ortiz, Lessons in Card Mastery, 2012) Variations Rouge et Noir (Darwin Ortiz, Lessons in Card Mastery, 2012)	65	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / As a Climax Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / One by One Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Magician cuts to the Aces / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Magician cuts to the Aces / Hands
Eric Mead	Four-Card Control	using crimp	Also published here Four-Card Control (Eric Mead, Collexion, 2003) also in: Losing the Aces (Eric Mead, The Magic of Johnny Thompson, 2018) Inspired by All Backs (Dai Vernon, Hugard's Magic Monthly, 1949) also in: The All Backs (Expert Card Technique, 1950) The All Backs (Hokus Pokus, 1963)	72	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Cut Controls
Eric Mead	Change	marked coin mixed with other coins, marked one found by touch, all other change to match	Also published here Change (Eric Mead, Collexion, 2003) Inspired by "The Odd Coin" (Jay Sankey, Up For Adoption, 1987) Up for Adoption lecture notes, 1987 also in: The Odd Coin (The Definitive Sankey — Volume 3, 2012)	77	Coin / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Miscellaneous Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Wild Coins
Juan Tamariz	Double Crossing the Gaze Switch			78	Pocket Techniques / Switches
Eric Mead	The Walkout	business tip	Also published here The Walkout (Eric Mead, Collexion, 2003)	83	Articles / Business and Publicity
Eric Mead	Disorderly Conduct	thoughts on stack management Three Words about False Shuffles Attitude Variety Minimalism Incidental Handling of Cards The Bottom Card Dealing, Counting, and Spelling Dealing as Revelation Replacements and Reassembly The Overall Picture Advanced Chaos	Related to The Once Removed Even/Odd (+2) Stack (Tim Conover, Conover — Volume 4: Selections from the Tim Conover Notebooks, 2025)	87	Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Memorized / Full Deck
Eric Mead	"Weighing the Cards"	tip for stack method		96	Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Packet thickness Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Memorized / Full Deck
Eric Mead	Spectator Shuffles			103	Cards / Principles / Riffle Shuffle Concepts / Full Stack Cards / Sleights / Controls / Spectator shuffles - Subtleties
Eric Mead	Face-Down Slop	restoring order of riffle shuffled packet		104	Cards / Principles / Riffle Shuffle Concepts / Full Stack Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Slop Shuffles Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Classic Effect (with or without selections)
Eric Mead	Topsy-Turvy Slop	restoring order of riffle shuffled packet	Also published here Spectator face-up and face-down shuffle (Eric Mead, Conover — Volume 4: Selections from the Tim Conover Notebooks, 2025)	105	Cards / Principles / Riffle Shuffle Concepts / Full Stack Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Slop Shuffles Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Classic Effect (with or without selections)
Eric Mead	Implicate Order	two thought cards found with procedure that apparently mixes the cards, faro	Related to The Spectator Thinks and Shuffles (Conover — Volume 4: Selections from the Tim Conover Notebooks, 2025)	108	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Anti-Faro & Reverse Faro Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Memorized / Full Deck
Eric Mead	Milking Aronson	non-chalant method to replace Aces into Aronson stack		111	Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Only for Special Stacks / Aronson Stack
	Milk Build Stack			115	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Stacking
Eric Mead	Lazy Restoration	handling to restore reversed part of stack	Inspired by Lazy Man's Card Trick (Jack Miller, Al Koran, Close-up Card Magic, 1962) also in: Lazy Man's Card Trick (And Finally!, 2018)	117	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Lazy Man's Card Trick & Variation Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Memorized / Full Deck
Eric Mead	Jazz Chart & Favorite Licks	strategies Opening Gambits Cheating A Favorite Lick Formula Lick Superior Lick Quick Lick Last Dance Tips and Tools	Inspired by The Trick That Cannot be Explained (Dai Vernon, More Inner Secrets of Card Magic, 1960)	123	Cards / Principles / Multiple Out Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / In the Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Trick That Cannot Be Explained
Arthur Finley*	Remote Control			139	Cards / Principles / Riffle Shuffle Concepts / Partial Stack Cards / Sleights / Controls / Spectator shuffles - Subtleties
Eric Mead	Fifty-Two on One to One	fifty-two on one gag, then all cards fall off except chosen one	Also published here 52 on 1 to One (Eric Mead, Reflexions, 2003)	151	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Gag Cards Mental Magic / Principles / Pre-Show
Eric Mead	Puddle Jumper	three packets, staged with glasses	Also published here Puddle Jumper (Eric Mead, MAGIC, 2001) also in: Puddle Jumper (Eric Mead, Reflexions, 2003) Inspired by Traveling Card (Edward Marlo, The Cardician, 1953) Ace Goram's "Cards Across" Related to Traveling Card (Edward Marlo, The Cardician, 1953) Errata (Eric Mead, MAGIC, 2001)	159	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Packet to Packet
Francis Carlyle	Walking Finger Count			160	Cards / Sleights / False Count / Overcounts (as more than are there)
Tony Kardyro, Elmer Biddle	Kardyro-Biddle Steal			165	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Special Techniques for stealing Cards back to Deck
Ernest Earick, Eric Mead	Rotary Reverse Handling		Related to Rotary Reverse (Ernest Earick, By Forces Unseen, 1993)	169	Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Karl Germain	The Flash Card Change			170	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / On the Deck Cards / Sleights / Color Change / Props
Eric Mead	Transitions		Also published here Transitions (Eric Mead, Reflexions, 2003)	173	Articles / Theory & Essays
Eric Mead	When Children Walk with Canes	presentation for appearing cane with picture cards	Also published here When Children Walk With Canes (Eric Mead, Reflexions, 2003)	179	Silk & Handkerchief / Transformation Children Magic / Routines Cane / Appearance & Production
Eric Mead	Say Anything		Also published here Say Anything (Eric Mead, Reflexions, 2003)	183	Articles / Theory & Essays
Eric Mead	A Proper Introduction		Also published here A Proper Introduction (Eric Mead, Reflexions, 2003) Related to Banquet Mentalism - The Ready-Made Audience (Barrie Richardson, Magick, 1977)	191	Articles / Theory & Essays
Eric Mead	Tie One On	performer's tie hidden, one chosen from several matches	Also published here Tie One On (Eric Mead, MAGIC, 2001) also in: Tie One On (Eric Mead, Reflexions, 2003)	195	Propless / Equivoque Clothing / Necktie Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Eric Mead	Peek-a-Book	information written on business card and placed in book is secretly read	Also published here Peek-a-Book (Eric Mead, Connexions, 2003)	203	Billet / Secret Reading Methods & Peeks Business Cards
Eric Mead, Michael Weber	Gone Fishin'	date of coin chosen from several in handkerchief is divined	Also published here Gone Fishing (Eric Mead, Michael Weber, MAGIC, 2001) also in: Gone Fishin' (Eric Mead, Michael Weber, Connexions, 2003) Related to Errata (Eric Mead, MAGIC, 2001)	211	Coin / Effect Themes / Mental Stuff Silk & Handkerchief / Devil's Handkerchief
Eric Mead	An Auspicious Occasion		Also published here An Auspicious Occasion (Eric Mead, Connexions, 2003) Related to Desire (Philip T. Goldstein, The Blue Book of Mentalism*, 1976)	219	Mental Magic / Effects / Living and Dead Test
	Mexican Joe Crimp			222	Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Mexican Joe Crimp
Eric Mead	The Under-Fire Peek		Also published here The Under-Fire Peek (Eric Mead, Connexions, 2003)	232	Billet / Secret Reading Methods & Peeks
Eric Mead	So Long		Also published here So Long (Eric Mead, Connexions, 2003)	237	Articles / Intros & Epilogues

Data entered by Denis Behr, November 2013.

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