Rick Johnsson

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Phil Thomas	Neat Slop Shuffle	different handling for the slop shuffle triumph	Related to Simplex Triumph (Rick Johnsson, 1974)	May 1944	The Phoenix (Issue 60)	246	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Slop Shuffles Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Classic Effect (with or without selections)
Stanley Palm	Jump Up Card	selection jumps halfway out of box as deck is dropped in box, gaffed card	Related to Azis (Rick Johnsson, 1982)	1954/27	Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6	55	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Impromptu Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Rising Card
Harry Lorayne	Red & Black Fantasy	spectator pockets some red and black cards, performer divines how many	Variations Colors Revealed (Rick Johnsson, Walter Rollins, 1969) Colors Revealed (Rick Johnsson, Walter Rollins, 1973) Also published here Rot-Schwarz Fantasie (Harry Lorayne, 1978)	1964	Personal Secrets	11	Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Miscellaneous
Tenkai Ishida	The Tenkai Pennies		Related to Speaking Volumes (Steve Draun, 2002) Variations Kamikazee Koins (Rick Johnsson, 1974) Matrimoney (Tyler Wilson, 2006)	1966	The New Modern Coin Magic	363	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / Tenkai Pennies
Larry Jennings	Larreverse	"Chapter Ten"	Related to Center Double Lift (Jerry K. Hartman, 1971) Undercover Reverse (Jerry K. Hartman, 1971) Variations Larreverse - Ambitious Card (Rick Johnsson, 1993) Robverse (Robin Robertson, 2003) The Infinity Reversal (Harapan Ong, 2018) Also published here 5.- Larreverse: Volver una Carta Cualquiera al Poner Bien Otra (Larry Jennings, 1993)	1967	Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic	59	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Simple Card Turnovers Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Ken De Courcy	Sheer Simplicity	jardine ellis ring and rope	Variations Quicksilver (Rick Johnsson, 1973)	1967	The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1	320	Ring / Ring and Rope Routines & Moves Ring / Jardine-Ellis Ring
Rick Johnsson, Walter Rollins	Colors Revealed	after a riffle shuffle, the spectator sorts deck in multiple stage in colors and pockets piles in six different pockets, performer knows number of cards in each pocket	Inspired by Red & Black Fantasy (Harry Lorayne, 1964) Related to Hummer's Little Stranger (Bob Hummer, 1980) Weigh-Ahead Color Divination (Walter Rollins, 1994) Variations The Red/Black Blues (Peter Kane, 1982) Also published here Colors Revealed (Rick Johnsson, Walter Rollins, 1973)	July 1969	Epilogue (Issue 6)	45	Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Red/Black Stack (not simply divided)
Rick Johnsson	The "Too Perfect" Theory		Related to The Too Perfect Theory (Michael Close, 1993) Too Perfect? (Tommy Wonder, 1996) On the Too Perfect Theory (Bob Kohler, 2001) Chapter Seven: The False Frame of Reference (Darwin Ortiz, 2006) Not Perfect Enough (John Lovick, 2013) Also published here The "Too-Perfect" Theory (Rick Johnsson, 2001)	Fall-Spring 1971	Hierophant (Issue 5-6)	247	Articles / Theory & Essays
Edward Marlo, Mike Rogers	Coin Kick & Card Change	coin lapping vanish or card transformation	Related to The Kick Change (Rick Johnsson, 1976)	Sep. 1972	Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 9)	68	Coin / Sleights / Lapping / as a Vanish Cards / Sleights / Color Change / Tabled Coin / Sleights / Vanish / Single Coin Vanishes / Tabled
Rick Johnsson	Flight	out-jogged card and card in cigarette case transpose		June 1973	Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 6)	46	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / Normal Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Rick Johnsson	Quicksilver	metal ring rises up a rope and penetrates	Inspired by Sheer Simplicity (Ken De Courcy, 1967)	1973	Close-up Cavalcade	34	Ring / Ring and Rope Routines & Moves Rope / Penetration / Penetrations with Rings,...
Rick Johnsson, Walter Rollins	Colors Revealed	after a riffle shuffle, the spectator sorts deck in multiple stage in colors and pockets piles in six different pockets, performer knows number of cards in each pocket	Inspired by Red & Black Fantasy (Harry Lorayne, 1964) Also published here Colors Revealed (Rick Johnsson, Walter Rollins, 1969)	1973	Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups	72	Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Red/Black Stack (not simply divided)
Rick Johnsson	Strike One	routine with two matchboxes, boxes cling together in different ways, impromptu routine		1973	Strike One	1	Match & Matchbox / Matchbox/Matchbook
Rick Johnsson	Empty KS	Empty Kosky Switch	Variations Simplified Empty Kosky Switch (Philip T. Goldstein, 1984) Simplified Empty Kosky Switch (Philip T. Goldstein, 1989)	Nov. 1974	Epilogue (Issue 22)	203	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Sandwich Changes Cards / Sleights / Switches / Special Techniques for stealing Cards back to Deck
Rick Johnsson	It's Delete-Ful	sum prediction, using calculator ruse, see also p. 815 for comment by Ronald Herman		June 1974	The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 8)	749	Numbers / Prediction & Sum-Divination Calculator
Rick Johnsson	Simplex Triumph		Related to Neat Slop Shuffle (Phil Thomas, 1944)	Sep. 1974	The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 11)	793	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Classic Effect (with or without selections)
Rick Johnsson	Tenkai Turnover Variation			Sep. 1974	The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 11)	793	Cards / Sleights / Turnover
Rick Johnsson, Karl Fulves	3 Quick Tricks	intro		Sep. 1974	The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 11)	794	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Rick Johnsson	The Hidden Persuader			Sep. 1974	The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 11)	794	Coin / Gaffed / Copper/Silver Coin / Effect Themes / Transposition / Copper/Silver / Solo
Rick Johnsson	Kamikazee Koins	one of two coins (copper and silver) penetrates table, see p. 786 for credit information	Inspired by The Tenkai Pennies (Tenkai Ishida, 1966) Related to Tenkai Tossover (Curtis Kam, 1996) "Invisible Transportation" (Felix Greenfield, Linking Ring, Feb. 1968)	Sep. 1974	The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 11)	794	Coin / Gaffed / Copper/Silver Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / One by One
Rick Johnsson, Jerry Mentzer	Total Involvement	from several cards spectator thinks of odd-backed card		1975	Card Cavalcade 3	143	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects
Rick Johnsson, Dai Vernon, Jerry Mentzer	Optical Move with Paper Clip			1975	Card Cavalcade 3	144	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Switching two visible isolated Cards/Packets Cards / Effect Themes / Paper Clip & Cards
Rick Johnsson	Cannibal Cards			1975	Card Cavalcade 3	148	Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Cannibals
Rick Johnsson	Empty Kosky			1975	Card Cavalcade 3	154	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Sandwich Changes Cards / Sleights / Switches / Special Techniques for stealing Cards back to Deck
Rick Johnsson	Christopher's Match Revisited	four-phase routine, match torn out of matchbook, rest burned, then unburned travels back, matched travel from hand to hand		1975	Another Close-up Cavalcade	83	Match & Matchbox / Match / Traveling
Rick Johnsson	Bottoms Up	three coins penetrate through table upwards, visibly appearing in upside down plastic beer glass, slot in glass The Mug Move The Routine Notes see p. 1053 for vague Dick Zimmerman credit		Jan. 1975	The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 3)	833	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / One by One Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Coins to Glass / Glass out of Hands
Karl Fulves (reviewer)	Rip Off & Strike One	by Rick Johnsson		1975	Interlocutor (Issue 4)	14	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Rick Johnsson	Swing It Off Left	"elevator handling"		1975	The Ring & Rope Book — Volume One	17	Ring / Ring and Rope Routines & Moves
Rick Johnsson, Jerry Mentzer	Push Down Vanish	four cards, one vanishes		1975	New and Novel Knowledge	8	Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Isolated Sequences & Ace Vanishes
Rick Johnsson	Catharsis			1976	Practical Impossibilities	vii	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Rick Johnsson	Dedicated			1976	Practical Impossibilities	ix	Articles / Articles
Rick Johnsson	The Gestalt Prayer			1976	Practical Impossibilities	xi	Articles / Articles
Rick Johnsson	The Basic Position	sitting position for perfect angles using the Tenkai Palm		1976	Practical Impossibilities	3	Cards / Sleights / Palming / General Comments Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip
Rick Johnsson	The Tenkai Palm	thorough description		1976	Practical Impossibilities	5	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip
Rick Johnsson	The Kick Technique	isolated card is lapped as a vanish		1976	Practical Impossibilities	11	Cards / Sleights / Vanish / Bare Handed Cards / Sleights / Lapping / Isolated Cards
Rick Johnsson	The Kick Change	card on table is covered with both hands	Related to Coin Kick & Card Change (Edward Marlo, Mike Rogers, 1972)	1976	Practical Impossibilities	15	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / Tabled Cards / Sleights / Lapping / Isolated Cards
Rick Johnsson	As Small As This?	card shrinks and vanishes, tabled		1976	Practical Impossibilities	16	Cards / Effect Themes / Growing & Shrinking / Miscellaneous
Rick Johnsson	Just for Kicks	Chinese coin changes into two quarters then into big nickle which eventually disappears, using the Kick Change		1976	Practical Impossibilities	17	Coin / Gaffed / Sticky Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Spellbound & visual Changes - Routines Coin / Sleights / Lapping / Switches
Rick Johnsson	Delayed Lap Technique	card hidden behind forearm		1976	Practical Impossibilities	23	Cards / Sleights / Lapping / Isolated Cards Cards / Sleights / Lapping / Miscellaneous
Rick Johnsson	Keel Haul	bringing card behind forearm while shifting the deck on the table, preparation for Delayed Lap Technique		1976	Practical Impossibilities	24	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Lapping / Miscellaneous
Rick Johnsson	Block Party	after tabled riffle shuffle, preparation for Delayed Lap Technique		1976	Practical Impossibilities	25	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Lapping / Miscellaneous
Rick Johnsson	Armchair Travelers	Aces travel to pockets and change back color, seated		1976	Practical Impossibilities	25	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Multiple Cards / Travelers
Rick Johnsson	The Walking Man's Lap	ditching cards into pocket		1976	Practical Impossibilities	27	Cards / Sleights / Ditching Cards / Clothing Cards / Sleights / Cloths and Cards / Loading the Pocket for later discovery
Rick Johnsson	Half a Lap	card reverse, hiding card behind forearm, seated		1976	Practical Impossibilities	28	Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Passive
Rick Johnsson	Cardus Interruptus	card apparently placed in center of deck ends up in Tenkai palm, tabled	Variations Put And Take (Ellison Poland, 1994)	1976	Practical Impossibilities	31	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip
Rick Johnsson	Impossible Dream			1976	Practical Impossibilities	33	Cards / Sleights / Vanish / Bare Handed Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip
Rick Johnsson	Fly Now - Pay Later	credit card of spectator vanishes, pretending to do the boomerang card, ends up in wallet		1976	Practical Impossibilities	33	Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Single Card Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip Credit Card / Traveling
Rick Johnsson	Transportus Interruptus	two card transpo, one in pocket and one in center of the deck, signed		1976	Practical Impossibilities	35	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / Normal
Rick Johnsson	Repro - 74	credit card vanishes from book and appears in wallet / envelope		1976	Practical Impossibilities	37	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet Credit Card / Traveling
Rick Johnsson	Tenkai Vanish from a Book	while riffling pages of book and inserting the card		1976	Practical Impossibilities	37	Cards / Sleights / Vanish / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip
Paul Curry	Letter to Rick Johnsson			1976	Practical Impossibilities	42	Articles / Letters
Rick Johnsson	The IBGTH Switch	while turning card over on table, based in The Kick Technique	Variations Grandson of IBGTH (Ellison Poland, 1994) Also published here The IBGTH Switch (Rick Johnsson, 1994)	1976	Practical Impossibilities	43	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Without Deck / Tabled/Mucks
Rick Johnsson	Ten-Boy-Curry	using the IBGTH Switch		1976	Practical Impossibilities	45	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Open Prediction Theme
Rick Johnsson	Sub-Versions	card to envelope, envelope on table, using the IBGTH Switch		1976	Practical Impossibilities	46	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Envelope(s)
Rick Johnsson	Bank Shot	three coins penetrate table and fall into a glass, uses The Kick Technique		1976	Practical Impossibilities	48	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / One by One
Rick Johnsson	Brain Trust	impromptu Brainwave, seated, using the IBGTH Switch		1976	Practical Impossibilities	51	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects
Rick Johnsson, Ellison Poland	Penny --- For His Thoughts	more ideas with the IBGTH Switch, with bills, paper clips, billets, dice, coins, sponge balls, combs, business cards		1976	Practical Impossibilities	52	Paper Clip Spongeball / Sequences Lapping Principles / Switches Billet / Switches Dice (small) / Switches Coin / Sleights / Lapping / Switches Comb Business Cards Bill / Switches / In the Hands / Miscellaneous
Rick Johnsson	Lift-Off	palming one tabled card into Tenkai palm, as a vanish		1976	Practical Impossibilities	59	Cards / Sleights / Vanish / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip
Rick Johnsson	The Byrd Acquitment	adjusting card in Tenkai palm, or moving it to gambler's flat palm		1976	Practical Impossibilities	59	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Gambler's Flat Palm Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip
Rick Johnsson	Curb Service	palming card into Tenkai from flat surface		1976	Practical Impossibilities	61	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip
Rick Johnsson	Japanese Two-Step	two cards in Tenkai palm, held with a break		1976	Practical Impossibilities	62	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip
Rick Johnsson	Feedback	replacing card from Tenkai palm on the deck		1976	Practical Impossibilities	62	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Replacements (all positions except Classic Palm) Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip
Rick Johnsson	Silent Running	starts as a DPS, but card ends up in Tenkai palm of right hand, LJ Steal		1976	Practical Impossibilities	64	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip
Rick Johnsson	Can You See Yourself??.....	object turns into mirror, pun, using The Kick Change		1976	Practical Impossibilities	69	Mirror
Rick Johnsson, Jerry Mentzer	Ersatz	prediction of selection in wallet, using The Kick Change		1976	Practical Impossibilities	71	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card
Rick Johnsson	Universal Card - N.F.A.	using The Kick Change three times		1976	Practical Impossibilities	73	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / General Card Cards / Sleights / Lapping / Isolated Cards
Rick Johnsson	Raisin' Rabbits	sponge rabbit vanishes and only leaves some dung in form of raisins	Related to Raisin' Rabbits (Steve Beam, Wayne Kyzer, 1985)	1976	Practical Impossibilities	75	Spongeball / Routines Lapping Principles / Switches
Rick Johnsson	Holy Moses	origami turtle changes into real one, using The Kick Change		1976	Practical Impossibilities	77	Paper / Transformation Animal / Turtle
Rick Johnsson	You Bet Your Aspirin	string in small aspirin box restores		1976	Practical Impossibilities	79	Rope / Cut & Restored Lapping Principles / Switches
Rick Johnsson	Sub-Gum	close-up sub-trunk, two coins change places, one coin in a matchbox and one outside, held in place with rubber bands, using The Kick Change		1976	Practical Impossibilities	81	Match & Matchbox / Matchbox/Matchbook Coin / Effect Themes / Transposition / Copper/Silver / With Props
Rick Johnsson	Felonious Assault	card sticking out of the deck is switch, IBGTH Switch in the hands		1976	Practical Impossibilities	85	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Miscellaneous
Rick Johnsson	Instant Re-Right	single card reverse, using Felonious Assault		1976	Practical Impossibilities	86	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Simple Card Turnovers
Rick Johnsson	Practically Single Handed	tabled deck with card sticking out, card is switched while being removed and turned-over		1976	Practical Impossibilities	87	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Miscellaneous
Rick Johnsson	Kayo-Pectate	mates, seated		1976	Practical Impossibilities	88	Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Deck
Rick Johnsson	Rape!!	forcing a card with the Felonious Assault		1976	Practical Impossibilities	89	Cards / Sleights / Force / Stop Force
Rick Johnsson	..... a la Grecque	card is put in Tenkai palm while turning it over on the deck		1976	Practical Impossibilities	91	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip
Rick Johnsson	Moussaka	similar to the Miracle Card Change, on the deck		1976	Practical Impossibilities	92	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Turnover Change & Variations
Rick Johnsson	Inertial Guidance	cards outjogged in deck are switched while spreaded		1976	Practical Impossibilities	93	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Using the Deck
Rick Johnsson	Raw Deal	several phases, using Inertial Guidance		1976	Practical Impossibilities	94	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / You just get the winning Hand.
Rick Johnsson	Charley's Aunt	signed, tabled		1976	Practical Impossibilities	97	Cards / Effect Themes / Torn & Restored / At once
Rick Johnsson	"Safe your Confederate Money, Boys"	spectator's credit card is broken and restored, seated		1976	Practical Impossibilities	99	Credit Card / Destroyed & Restored
Dan Tong, Rick Johnsson	The Japanese Aces	quartet transformation, seated		1976	Practical Impossibilities	103	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards
Fred Robinson	Oasis	on Robert List, Barrie Richardson, Jim Zachary, Fr. Cyprian, Hank Moorhouse, Rick Johnsson, Gerald Kosky, Maro, Ken Brooke, John Fisher, Johnny Paul		Apr. 1978	Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 8)	561	Articles / Columns
Karl Fulves (reviewer)	Practical Impossibilities	by Rick Johnsson		1978	Interlocutor (Issue 25)	98	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Jean de Merry	Une découverte "Flash"	card is located using a flash cube	Inspired by a routine by Rick Johnsson in "Linking Ring" December, 1976,	1978	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 39 No. 2)	50	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Light & Fire / FISM Flash
Al Smith (reviewer)	Rick Johnsson's Strike One	by Rick Johnsson (written by Anthony Brahams)		Sep. 1979	Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 9)	735	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Al Smith (reviewer)	Lecture Notes	by Rick Johnsson		Oct. 1979	Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 10)	744	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Karl Fulves	R. J. Dept.	satiric article on Rick Johnsson		1979	Interlocutor (Issue 36)	141	Articles / Articles
Rick Johnsson	Editorial	on Fred Robinson retire es editor, Bob Read		Aug. 1980	Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 8)	886	Articles / Columns
Rick Johnsson	Yours, Mine & Ours	with "My Card" & " Your Card" written on blank cards		Aug. 1980	Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 8)	887	Cards / Principles / Thread Work Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Thread Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / Normal
Rick Johnsson	"Rip-Off"	spectator knows which one of three key chain type coin purses has been opened		Aug. 1980	Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 8)	893	Wallet Key / Mental Stuff
Rick Johnsson	PRNDL/PRNDL	eccentric		Sep. 1980	Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 9)	910	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / from small Packet
Bob Hummer	Hummer's Little Stranger	spectator places some red cards in his left and right trouser and jacket pockets, performer divines numbers	Related to Red Magic (Peter Alexis, 1967) Colors Revealed (Rick Johnsson, Walter Rollins, 1969) Also published here Little Stranger (Bob Hummer, 1945)	1980	Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets	6	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Packet thickness Cards / Principles / Red-Black Relationship
Bascom Jones	The Mystic Word	on Romark, Toni Andruzzi, David Hoy, Rick Johnsson		1980	Magick (Issue 255)	1274	Articles / Columns
Rick Johnsson	Belief is the Essence of Deception	Causes of Disbelief Simple Solution The Reality Warp A Necessity in Mentalism Effort Versus Results Its not Easy Discipline Sets You Free But Take Care		1980	Magick (Issue 259)	1295	Mental Magic / Theory and General Comments
Rick Johnsson	Azis	uses card with torn slit	Related to Jump Up Card (Stanley Palm, 1954/27) Two Handed Rise (Paul McVee, 1998) Also published here Excelsior Card Rise (1995)	1982	T.V. Card Rise	20	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Impromptu Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Slit
Rick Johnsson	Azis II	card "rises"/falls downwards		1982	T.V. Card Rise	22	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Impromptu Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Miscellaneous
Rick Johnsson	Half Azis	half-card, card jumps half-way out, then travels to case		1982	T.V. Card Rise	23	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Card Case Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Half Card Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Miscellaneous
Peter Kane	The Red/Black Blues	after a riffle shuffle the deck is separated in packets, red/black distribution predicted	Inspired by Colors Revealed (Rick Johnsson, Walter Rollins, 1969)	1982	Kane	77	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Number Prediction Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Red/Black Stack (not simply divided)
Jeff Busby (reviewer)	Saw-Buck	by Rick Johnsson		Jan. 1983	Epoptica (Issue 3)	163	Reviews / Props & Tricks
Murray Sumner	A Bill Offering	folded bill inserted into metal tab from can, penetration	Variations Puncture (Murray Sumner, Rick Johnsson, Yoshio Hirose, 1989)	1983	Bertram on Sleight of Hand	234	Bill / Penetration
Philip T. Goldstein	Simplified Empty Kosky Switch	stealing card from sandwich onto deck	Inspired by Empty KS (Rick Johnsson, 1974)	1984	The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3	97	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Sandwich Changes Cards / Sleights / Switches / Special Techniques for stealing Cards back to Deck
Rick Johnsson	The Daisy Chain	on-penetration of ring on rope		1984	Magic from the Parade #1	12	Ring / Ring and Rope Routines & Moves
Rick Johnsson	Scissors Kord	scissors off rope by apparently cutting rope, Block-Cord	Also published here The Linking Ring	1984 (ca.)	Magic of my Friends	1	Rope / Cut & Restored Rope / Penetration / Penetrations with Rings,... Scissors
Yoshio Hirose	The Invisible Hole	pencil through bill	Variations Apocalypse Variations or Additions (Lenny Greenfader, 1985) Enlarged Invisible Hole (Mike Bornstein, 1985) Enlarged Invisible Hole (Mike Bornstein, 1988) Puncture (Murray Sumner, Rick Johnsson, Yoshio Hirose, 1989) Billgate (Meir Yedid, 1994)	Mar. 1985	Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 3)	1038	Bill / Penetration
Steve Beam, Wayne Kyzer	Raisin' Rabbits	joke, apparently rabbit appears and disappears, handful of raisins as proof, see p. 351 for credit information	Related to Raisin' Rabbits (Rick Johnsson, 1976)	1985	The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 7)	117	Animal / Rabbit
Rick Johnsson	IBGTH Switch			1987	Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue T.A.R.O.T.)	768	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Miscellaneous
Rick Johnsson	Nailed	twisted nail puzzle, two bent nails linked, one-handed linking, apparently linked and unlinked when shaken in jar	Also published here "Nailed" (Rick Johnsson, MUM, Feb. 1981)	1988	The Chronicles (Issue 35)	1408	Nail Puzzle / Miscellaneous
John Bannon, Rick Johnsson	Vacuum Packed	folding coin, removed with tweezers, two handlings	Also published here Vacuum Packed (John Bannon, Rick Johnsson, 1991)	1989	Without	1	Coin / Gaffed / Folding Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Coin in Bottle
Rick Johnsson	Empty Kosky Switch			1989	The Secrets of Brother John Hamman	112	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Sandwich Changes Cards / Sleights / Switches / Special Techniques for stealing Cards back to Deck
Philip T. Goldstein	Simplified Empty Kosky Switch		Inspired by Empty KS (Rick Johnsson, 1974)	1989	A Phil Goldstein Collection	14	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Sandwich Changes Cards / Sleights / Switches / Special Techniques for stealing Cards back to Deck
Murray Sumner, Rick Johnsson, Yoshio Hirose	Puncture	No. 69, pen through bill with paper cover	Inspired by A Bill Offering (Murray Sumner, 1983) The Invisible Hole (Yoshio Hirose, 1985)	1989	Self-Working Coin Magic	90	Bill / Penetration Pen & Pencil / Penetration
Rick Johnsson	IBGHT Switch	Tenkai palm, card is apparently placed in center of the deck		1990	Close Up Illusions	267	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Miscellaneous
John Bannon, Rick Johnsson	Vacuum Packed	folding coin, removed with tweezers, two handlings	Also published here Vacuum Packed (John Bannon, Rick Johnsson, 1989)	1991	Smoke and Mirrors	148	Coin / Gaffed / Folding Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Coin in Bottle
Michael Close	The Too Perfect Theory	What is Magic? Method vs "Sell" Some Examples One More Example A Corollary	Related to The "Too Perfect" Theory (Rick Johnsson, 1971) Also published here A Worker's Take on "Too-Perfect" (Michael Close, 2001)	1993	Workers Number 3	84	Articles / Theory & Essays
Rick Johnsson	A Sailor's Story		Also published here Linking Ring, June 1987)	1993	Verbatim (Issue 8)	81	Articles / Biographical
Rick Johnsson	Small Packet Vanish	with injogged push-in color change A. Odd Colored Back B. With an Extra Card C. Split Face Card		1993	Card File	41	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Divided Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Isolated Sequences & Ace Vanishes Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Odd Backed
Rick Johnsson	Larreverse - Ambitious Card		Inspired by Larreverse (Larry Jennings, 1967)	1993	Card File	54	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / from spread, fan and Co Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Sequences
Rick Johnsson	Five Foot Card Trick	out-of-hand selection, shuffling with key card		1993	Card File	135	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Spectator shuffles - Subtleties Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Rick Johnsson	Face-up Stop Fan Force			1993	Card File	137	Cards / Sleights / Force / Fan Force Cards / Sleights / Force / Psychological Forces / Miscellaneous
Rick Johnsson	An Okito Box Move			1994	Close-Up File	108	Coin / Sleights / Coin Box Moves / Turnovers
Ellison Poland	Grandson of IBGTH	out-jogged card is removed from squared deck and switched for top card, or for bottom card	Inspired by The IBGTH Switch (Rick Johnsson, 1976)	1994	Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum	31	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Miscellaneous
Rick Johnsson	The IBGTH Switch	while turning card over on table, brief	Also published here The IBGTH Switch (Rick Johnsson, 1976)	1994	Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum	34	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Without Deck / Tabled/Mucks
Ellison Poland	Put And Take	card (double) inserted in center, bottom card stolen in Tenkai palm, replacement on top, also as steal of card from bottom of small packet, see p. 40 for different get-into	Inspired by Cardus Interruptus (Rick Johnsson, 1976) Related to Miracle Change No. 1 (Edward Marlo, 1954)	1994	Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum	37	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Replacements (all positions except Classic Palm) Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip
Walter Rollins	Weigh-Ahead Color Divination	after a riffle shuffle, the spectator puts the top thirteen cards in one envelope and the bottom ten in another, rest in third envelope, performer divines the number or red and black cards in each envelope	Related to Colors Revealed (Rick Johnsson, Walter Rollins, 1969)	Oct. 1994	Magic (Vol. 4 No. 2)	58	Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Red/Black Stack (not simply divided)
Lennart Green, Rick Johnsson	Snap Lap	card dealt to table vanishes cleanly, lapping card instead of palming it		1995	Snap Deal	20	Cards / Sleights / Vanish / Bare Handed Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Curiosities Cards / Sleights / False Dealing / Palm Deals
	Excelsior Card Rise	No. 49, deck dropped in case and selection rises out	Also published here Azis (Rick Johnsson, 1982)	1995	Self-Working Close-up Card Magic	94	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Impromptu Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Slit
Tommy Wonder	Too Perfect?	The Watch in Nest of Boxes Going On or Going Back	Related to The "Too Perfect" Theory (Rick Johnsson, 1971)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	319	Articles / Theory & Essays Apparatus / Nest of Boxes
Curtis Kam	Tenkai Tossover	coins shown in both hands, they are secretly switched, one a copper/silver	Related to Kamikazee Koins (Rick Johnsson, 1974) Also published here Tenkai Tossover (Curtis Kam, 1982)	1996	Professional Close-up of Curtis Kam	32	Coin / Sleights / Transfers / Miscellaneous
Paul McVee	Two Handed Rise	torn card with slit as gimmick	Related to Azis (Rick Johnsson, 1982)	1998	The Rising Card Book	13	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Impromptu Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Slit
Bob Kohler	On the Too Perfect Theory	brief comment	Related to The "Too Perfect" Theory (Rick Johnsson, 1971)	2001	Kardz	10	Articles / Theory & Essays
Rick Johnsson	The "Too-Perfect" Theory		Also published here The "Too Perfect" Theory (Rick Johnsson, 1971)	Aug. 2001	Genii (Vol. 64 No. 8)	49	Articles / Theory & Essays
Karl Fulves, Ted O'Loughlin	Cannonball Run	"Problems" cannonball changes into balloon and flies away, also reverse effect in which balloon becomes cannonball, Paul Curry, Rick Johnsson, credit information by Stephen Minch, posed as problem	Related to A Cannonball Tale (Philip T. Goldstein, 2003) Blackstone's Annual of Magic, 1929	2002	Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7)	256	Weapon / Cannon Balloon / Transformation
Darwin Ortiz	Chapter Seven: The False Frame of Reference	The Straight and Narrow Path The "Too Obvious" Theory Method as Effect The Method/Effect Shift The Final False Solution Frame of Reference and Kickers The Crooked Path	Related to The "Too Perfect" Theory (Rick Johnsson, 1971) Prior Commitment (Simon Aronson, 2001)	2006	Designing Miracles	127	Articles / Theory & Essays
Rick Johnsson	Pure Method	loop	Related to Linking Ring, Feb. 1987	2011	Prolix (Issue 9)	561	Rope / Cut & Restored
Ronald Zollweg, Rick Johnsson	Empty KS Variation			2012	The F.F.F.F. Book	300	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Sandwich Changes Cards / Sleights / Switches / Special Techniques for stealing Cards back to Deck
John Lovick	Not Perfect Enough	on the Too Perfect Theory	Related to The "Too Perfect" Theory (Rick Johnsson, 1971)	2013	The Magic Apple Live!	49	Articles / Theory & Essays
Rick Johnsson	Too-Perfect Theory			2021	Sharing Secrets	114	Articles / Theory & Essays

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