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the card behind \n spectator gives card to performer behind his back, performer names it, secretly placed in sleeve \n joe berg \n peeking a card from behind the back \n unnamed magician \n joe berg \n hideo kato
1930
here's magic
Joe Berg
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The Card Behind
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1930
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54
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one way location \n interlocking chain principle with one-way deck and key card \n t. page wright \n totally impossible location again \n unnamed magician \n the distance unaffected by a riffle shuffle (durs) principle \n unnamed magician
1933
page wright's notebook
T. Page Wright
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One Way Location
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1933
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13
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call me up sometime \n person calls during the show and names the card someone selected \n theodore annemann \n medium in your pocket \n ted lesley \n long distance telepathy: under test conditions again \n unnamed magician \n call me up sometime \n theodore annemann
1934
sh-h-h--! it's a secret
Theodore Annemann*
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Call Me Up Sometime
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1934
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2
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it goes this way \n one-way faces by scratch marks, see page 164 for comment by william larsen \n theodore annemann \n do it yourself \n unnamed magician
1935
the jinx
Theodore Annemann*
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It Goes This Way
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1935
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42
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card location supreme \n one-way backs that must not be set in one direction, random one-way sequence codes position \n unknown \n one-way sequence location \n roger crosthwaite \n bonus effect / method \n unnamed magician
1937
encyclopedia of card tricks
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Card Location Supreme
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1937
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158
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key location \n medium finds selection in shuffled deck, coding using stacking principle \n walter b. gibson \n behind the back location again \n unnamed magician
1940
the jinx
Walter B. Gibson*
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Key Location
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1940
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707
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the impossible location \n no. 129, spectator cuts shuffled deck into three piles, shuffles all, selects a card and assembles deck which the performer locates \n martin gardner \n absolute zero \n r. paul wilson \n three pile location: on steroids \n unnamed magician
1950
scarne on card tricks
Martin Gardner*
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The Impossible Location
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1950
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249
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double thought \n spectator finds performer's card and the other way around, marked deck \n al koran \n one-deck do-as-i-do \n al koran \n roberto giobbi \n thought exchange \n pit hartling \n double thought \n christoph borer \n double thought \n christoph borer \n double thought \n christoph borer \n double thought \n christoph borer \n persistence of thought \n mark garetz \n al koran \n casablanca \n matt baker \n esp double thought \n nick trost \n double thot \n ryan goh \n double thought \n christoph borer \n spectator locates magician's card \n unnamed magician \n spectator locates magician's card again \n unnamed magician \n spectator locates magician's card yet again \n unnamed magician \n sorcerer's apprentice \n darwin ortiz \n diplopia \n paul vigil
1968
al koran's professional presentations
Al Koran
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Double Thought
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Variations - Double Thought (Christoph Borer, Seminarheft, 1989)
- Persistence of Thought (Mark Garetz, Al Koran, Virtual Foolery, 1997)
- … and 7 more
- ESP Double Thought (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2, 2009)
- Thought Exchange (Pit Hartling, In Order to Amaze, 2016)
- Casablanca (Matt Baker, The Buena Vista Shuffle Club, 2019)
- Double Thot (Ryan Goh, Stylo, 2021)
- Spectator Locates Magician's Card (Unnamed Magician, Midnight Sessions, 2025)
- Spectator Locates Magician's Card Again (Unnamed Magician, Midnight Sessions, 2025)
- Spectator Locates Magician's Card Yet Again (Unnamed Magician, Midnight Sessions, 2025)
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1968
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89
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silent transmission telephone mystery \n spectator deals cards over the phone, magician stops deal on selected card, waikiki location \n eddie fields \n calling from waikiki \n ron cohen \n totally impossible location \n unnamed magician \n masterful mix up \n edward marlo \n silent transmission telephone mystery \n eddie fields
1968
the artful dodges of eddie fields
Eddie Fields
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Silent Transmission Telephone Mystery
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1968
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30
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cards jumping from mug \n effect description, seen from an unnamed magician, posed as a problem \n karl fulves
1987
secret session — part one
Karl Fulves*
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Cards Jumping from Mug
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1987
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15
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spin cut onto table \n description, seen from an unnamed magician, posed as a problem \n karl fulves
1987
secret session — part one
Karl Fulves*
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Spin Cut onto Table
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1987
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15
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lost and found \n divided deck location with a riffle shuffle before the location \n nick trost \n dual control \n unnamed magician \n nick's table trix, 1956
1997
the card magic of nick trost
Nick Trost
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Lost and Found
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1997
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136
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silent transmission telephone mystery \n spectator deals cards over the phone, magician stops deal on selected card, waikiki location \n eddie fields \n silent transmission telephone mystery \n eddie fields \n calling from waikiki \n ron cohen \n totally impossible location \n unnamed magician \n masterful mix up \n edward marlo
1997
the greater artful dodges of eddie fields
Eddie Fields
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Silent Transmission Telephone Mystery
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1997
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68
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one-way sequence location \n selection made from and lost in table spread, random one-way sequence codes position
- first method
- second method \n roger crosthwaite \n bonus effect / method \n unnamed magician \n card location supreme \n unknown
1999
collected card notes
Roger Crosthwaite
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One-Way Sequence Location
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1999
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82
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call me up sometime \n person calls during the show and names the card someone selected \n theodore annemann \n call me up sometime \n theodore annemann \n medium in your pocket \n ted lesley \n long distance telepathy: under test conditions again \n unnamed magician
2005
cellular mitosis
Theodore Annemann*
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Call Me Up Sometime
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2005
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27
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behind the back, one way \n out-of-hand selection, performer stabs card reversed next to selection behind back \n harry riser \n the divided deck from a shuffle deck (ddsd) principle \n unnamed magician \n mum, june 1991
2006
secrets of an escamoteur
Harry Riser
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Behind the Back, One Way
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2006
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65
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hide and seek \n selection fairly lost, faro \n michael powers \n "the cardician is in!" (doug canning, card capers) \n behind the back location yet again \n unnamed magician \n late night location \n alex elmsley
2006
power plays
Michael Powers
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Hide and Seek
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Inspired by - "The Cardician is In!" (Doug Canning, Card Capers)
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2006
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108
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card kindergarten \n memorized deck with easy rules \n michael weber \n simple memorized stack \n unnamed magician \n card kindergarten \n michael weber \n the card kindergarten stack \n michael weber
2008
incredibly difficult things with cards made (substantially) easier
Michael Weber
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Card Kindergarten
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2008
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[11]
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card kindergarten \n memorized deck with easy rules \n michael weber \n card kindergarten \n michael weber \n the card kindergarten stack \n michael weber \n simple memorized stack \n unnamed magician
2009
memorease
Michael Weber
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Card Kindergarten
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2009
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[2]
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the card kindergarten stack \n memorized deck with easy rules \n michael weber \n card kindergarten \n michael weber \n card kindergarten \n michael weber \n simple memorized stack \n unnamed magician
2012
weber's wallet
Michael Weber
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The Card Kindergarten Stack
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2012
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[4]
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linking finger rings \n credit information, describing the routine of an unnamed magician from the 1950s \n karl fulves
2015
the lowdown
Karl Fulves*
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Linking Finger Rings
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2015
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1
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bath towel mentalism \n two spectators with half the deck each exchange a card underneath large towel, performer divines them \n so sato \n bath towel mentalism: on steroids \n unnamed magician
2016
the secrets of so sato
So Sato
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Bath Towel Mentalism
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2016
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41
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the dark force \n spectator reverses any card below table, forced \n denis behr \n the perfect force \n unnamed magician \n a revelation \n dai vernon \n an experiment in the science of impossibility \n burling hull
2018
handcrafted card magic — volume 3
Denis Behr
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The Dark Force
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2018
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41
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introduction \n \n unnamed magician
2024
the "holy grail" of phone effects
Unnamed Magician
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Introduction
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2024
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1
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the "holy grail" of phone effects \n freely chosen card is shuffled back into deck, order of all fifty-two cards read off to phoned medium which divines card \n unnamed magician
2024
the "holy grail" of phone effects
Unnamed Magician
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The "Holy Grail" of Phone Effects
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2024
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2
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introduction \n \n unnamed magician
2024
the exception
Unnamed Magician
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Introduction
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2024
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1
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the exception \n borrowed deck in new deck order, packet from center is taken and one card remembered, everything shuffled, performer locates cards from the backs
- main method (with a stacked borrowed deck)
- variant method (with a non-stacked borrowed deck) (requiring shiner or assistant) \n unnamed magician
2024
the exception
Unnamed Magician
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The Exception
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2024
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2
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bonus effect / method \n deck wash-shuffled, card taken from face-down spread and replaced, performer deals through cards and stops at selection, random one-way sequence codes position \n unnamed magician \n one-way sequence location \n roger crosthwaite \n card location supreme \n unknown \n "white noise" (leo boudreau, spirited pasteboards)
2024
the exception
Unnamed Magician
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Bonus Effect / Method
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2024
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18
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three pile location: a classic improved \n adding an honest riffle shuffle before locating the card(s) in classic 26th-card location, durs principle
- main method (one selection)
- variant method (two selections) \n unnamed magician
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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Three Pile Location: A Classic Improved
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2025
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6
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the distance unaffected by a riffle shuffle (durs) principle \n application of interlocking chain principle with one-way cards \n unnamed magician \n one way location \n t. page wright
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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The Distance Unaffected by a Riffle Shuffle (DURS) Principle
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2025
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22
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do it yourself \n one-way faces by scratch marks \n unnamed magician \n it goes this way \n theodore annemann
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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Do It Yourself
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2025
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29
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three pile location: on steroids \n version of three pile location in which all three piles can be shuffled, and also the deck at the start, ddsd principle
- variant method \n unnamed magician \n the impossible location \n martin gardner
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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Three Pile Location: On Steroids
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2025
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30
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the divided deck from a shuffle deck (ddsd) principle \n on using one-way feature for divided deck effects \n unnamed magician \n behind the back, one way \n harry riser
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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The Divided Deck from a Shuffle Deck (DDSD) Principle
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2025
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43
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the secret move \n seven suggested ways to turn a packet secretly end-for-end \n unnamed magician
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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The Secret Move
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2025
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46
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three pile location: on meth \n handling of 26th-card location in which the selection is placed onto center pile which can be cut
- variant method (durs principle) \n unnamed magician \n "the sunken key again" (geoffrey scalbert, abracadabra, vol. 12 no. 310, 5. jan. 1952)
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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Three Pile Location: On Meth
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Inspired by - "The Sunken Key Again" (Geoffrey Scalbert, Abracadabra, Vol. 12 No. 310, 5. Jan. 1952)
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2025
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52
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dual control \n divided deck two-card location with a riffle shuffle before the location, extension of trost's "lost and found"
- variant method 1 (ddsd principle)
- variant method 2 (durs principle) (for three selections)
- variant method 3 (durs principle) (for four selections)
- the dual control principle \n unnamed magician \n "waikiki card location" (bill murata, marketed 1945) \n lost and found \n nick trost \n to waikiki and beyond \n unnamed magician
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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Dual Control
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Inspired by - "Waikiki Card Location" (Bill Murata, marketed 1945)
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2025
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71
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rain man \n spectator cuts off pile and counts it, loses it and shuffles deck, performer apparently remembers card and then names card at chosen number
- variant method 1
- variant method 2 \n unnamed magician \n "wayneman" (wayne dobson, marked 4 life ebook, 2013)
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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Rain Man
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Inspired by - "Wayneman" (Wayne Dobson, Marked 4 Life ebook, 2013)
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2025
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97
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simple memorized stack \n does not look shuffled \n unnamed magician \n card kindergarten \n michael weber
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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Simple Memorized Stack
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2025
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109
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spectator locates magician's card \n deck shuffled, performer and spectator each select a card from half the deck under the table, performer's selection is written down, they find each other's card \n unnamed magician \n double thought \n al koran
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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Spectator Locates Magician's Card
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2025
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114
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spectator locates magician's card again \n deck shuffled, performer and spectator each select a card from half the deck, performer's selection is written down, they find each other's card \n unnamed magician \n double thought \n al koran
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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Spectator Locates Magician's Card Again
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2025
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126
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spectator locates magician's card yet again \n deck shuffled, performer and spectator each select a card from half the deck, they find each other's card by cutting under the table and taking top card
- a last word on the "spectator locates magician's card" plot (comments on the three methods) \n unnamed magician \n double thought \n al koran
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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Spectator Locates Magician's Card Yet Again
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2025
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136
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an unfathomable premonition \n three decks, spectator deals one deck and stops at any card to generate a value, the second deck is cut to generate a suit, the combined card is predicted with the third deck, 1-0-1 stack
- main method (three decks)
- variant method 1 (two decks)
- variant method 2 (two decks) \n unnamed magician \n long distance telepathy: under test conditions \n unnamed magician
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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An Unfathomable Premonition
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2025
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147
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behind the back location \n behind the performer's back the spectator cuts off a pile, remembers bottom card and loses packet in middle of rest, performer turns around, deck is shuffled by spectator, performer locates card behind his back \n unnamed magician
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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Behind the Back Location
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2025
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172
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behind the back location again \n behind the performer's back the spectator cuts off a pile and turns it face up onto the rest, remembers face card and removes it, turns face-up cards over again and selection is lost in the deck, performer turns around, deck is riffle shuffled by spectator, performer locates card behind his back
- variant method (different selection procedure without back-top-back cut) \n unnamed magician \n key location \n walter b. gibson
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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Behind the Back Location Again
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2025
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182
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peeking a card from behind the back \n secretly peeking a card with deck held behind the back
- 1. (sleeve method, joe berg)
- 2. (placing card behind and turning over)
- 3. (palm method, hideo kato)
- 4. (open peek ruse)
- 5. (phone/camera method) \n unnamed magician \n joe berg \n hideo kato \n the card behind \n joe berg \n "behind my back" (hideo kato, kato on estimation, ebook)
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician, Joe Berg, Hideo Kato
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Peeking a Card from Behind the Back
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2025
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190
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behind the back location yet again \n behind the performer's back the spectator cuts the deck into three pile, remembers top card of middle pile and places selection in top pile and shuffles that, center pile is shuffled, all assembled, performer turns around, deck is shuffled, card located behind the performer's back
- main method (early peek)
- variant method (late peek) \n unnamed magician \n "location twenty-six" (geoffrey scalbert, scalbert's selected secrets) \n hide and seek \n michael powers
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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Behind the Back Location Yet Again
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2025
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202
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an essay on "behind-the-back" locations \n on other options and procedures \n unnamed magician
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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An Essay on "Behind-the-Back" Locations
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2025
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218
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totally impossible location \n deck shuffled, packet cut off and shuffled, top or bottom card remembered and put into remaining pile, riffle shuffle before location, waikiki
- main method (one selection)
- variant method (two selections) \n unnamed magician \n silent transmission telephone mystery \n eddie fields
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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Totally Impossible Location
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2025
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224
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to waikiki and beyond \n on the shuffle procedure used in the "waikiki card location" and its connection to the dual control principle \n unnamed magician \n "waikiki card location" (bill murata, marketed 1945) \n dual control \n unnamed magician
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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To Waikiki and Beyond
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2025
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231
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totally impossible location again \n deck shuffled, packet cut off and shuffled and card chosen from it by cutting it and remembering the bottom card and replacing it, all assembled and riffle shuffled twice before location
- main method
- variant method (ddsd principle) \n unnamed magician \n one way location \n t. page wright \n variant method as "in the eye" (christian grace's "magic monthly" membership)
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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Totally Impossible Location Again
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Also published here - Variant Method as "In the Eye" (Christian Grace's "Magic Monthly" membership)
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2025
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236
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the one way for one-way \n on using the one-way principle in locations \n unnamed magician
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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The One Way for One-Way
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2025
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248
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signed behind the back location \n behind the performer's back the spectator shuffles a borrowed deck, cuts the deck into two piles and signs and remembers the top card of the bottom pile, all shuffled again, performer locates card behind his back, stranger key card \n unnamed magician
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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Signed Behind the Back Location
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2025
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251
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long distance telepathy: under test conditions \n two decks, spectator deals one deck and stops at any card to generate a value, the second deck is cut to generate a suit, the combined card is divined by a phoned medium, 1-0-1 stack, range force
- main method (two spectators)
- variant method (one spectator)
- further variant methods \n unnamed magician \n an unfathomable premonition \n unnamed magician
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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Long Distance Telepathy: Under Test Conditions
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2025
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266
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long distance telepathy: under test conditions again \n spectator deals through deck and stops at any card, a medium is phoned and spectator removes five indifferent cards and tells them to medium which divines stopped-at card \n unnamed magician \n call me up sometime \n theodore annemann
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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Long Distance Telepathy: Under Test Conditions Again
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2025
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284
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long distance telepathy: under test conditions yet again \n deck with two dozens drawings is shuffled and spread face up, spectator chooses any drawing, medium is phoned which divines the chosen design after the order of the deck is read off, not explained in book but in companion online pdf
- main method (playing cards)
- variant method (picture cards) \n unnamed magician \n "televoyance" (lewis jones, person to person, 1991) \n "person to person" (stewart james, the linking ring, aug. 1957, p. 77)
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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Long Distance Telepathy: Under Test Conditions Yet Again
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Related to - "Person to Person" (Stewart James, The Linking Ring, Aug. 1957, p. 77)
- "Televoyance" (Lewis Jones, Person to Person, 1991)
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2025
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294
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concluding remarks \n \n unnamed magician
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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Concluding Remarks
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2025
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300
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from the desk of the unnamed magician \n \n unnamed magician
2025
midnight sessions
Unnamed Magician
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From the Desk of the Unnamed Magician
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2025
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306
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introduction \n \n unnamed magician
2025
the perfect force
Unnamed Magician
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Introduction
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2025
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2
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the perfect force \n spectator reverses any card below table and looks at it before replacing it in the center, forced \n unnamed magician \n the dark force \n denis behr \n variant method \n david britland
2025
the perfect force
Unnamed Magician
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The Perfect Force
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2025
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3
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variant method \n spectator reverses any card below table and looks at it before replacing it in the center, forced \n david britland \n the perfect force \n unnamed magician
2025
the perfect force
David Britland
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Variant Method
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2025
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13
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concluding remarks \n - crediting \n unnamed magician
2025
the perfect force
Unnamed Magician
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Concluding Remarks
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2025
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15
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introduction \n \n unnamed magician
2025
bath towel mentalism: on steroids
Unnamed Magician
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Introduction
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2025
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1
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bath towel mentalism: on steroids \n two spectators with half the deck each reverse a card underneath the table, performer divines them, two-way forcing deck
- variant method 1 (one spectator) (only one card is reversed in full deck and divined, one-way forcing deck)
- variant method 2 (two spectators) (stack and half forcing deck) \n unnamed magician \n bath towel mentalism \n so sato
2025
bath towel mentalism: on steroids
Unnamed Magician
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Bath Towel Mentalism: On Steroids
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2025
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2
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