2 publications by Gaëtan Bloom:
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Gaëtan Bloom Occamitis card is found with the aid of a razor blade
Jan. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 5)
356
Gaëtan Bloom Prestidigitational Prediction card is put in a book, card predicted and words on the page divined
May 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 9)
397
Gaëtan Bloom Hank to Egg Exposed without fake egg
Also published here
July 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 7)
700
Gaëtan Bloom, Roy Baker Elastoc
Dec. 1979 362
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Geatan Bloom Series - Number One by Gaëtan Bloom Oct. 1982
Epoptica (Issue 2)
80
Jeff Busby (reviewer) 1982 Lecture Notes by Gaëtan Bloom Oct. 1982
Epoptica (Issue 2)
81
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Geatan Bloom Series - Number Two: Gaetan on Cards by Gaëtan Bloom (written by Paul Stone) June 1983
Epoptica (Issue 4)
202
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Geatan Bloom Series - Number Three: Potty Bicycle Pumps by Gaëtan Bloom (written by Paul Stone) June 1983
Epoptica (Issue 4)
202
Gaëtan Bloom Presentation 2 for Bill Switch
1983 22
Gaëtan Bloom Presentation Three for Bill Switch
1983 23
Gaëtan Bloom One-Card Card Castle card stands on its edge, uncredited
1983 190
Michael Weber, Gaëtan Bloom Flash Link really linked, see credit correction on page lxix
Winter 1983/1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. Winter Extra)
158
Gaëtan Bloom The Bloom vs. Kulagina Match all matches jump out of box, invisible thread
Variations
1986 46
Gaëtan Bloom The World's Best 2-Card Tricks two cards signed by performer and spectator, torn up, oil and water phase with pieces, one card restored
Nov. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 11)
1273
Gaëtan Bloom Introduction
1986 1
Gaëtan Bloom Padlock Connection Loop of rope wrapped around neck, locked padlock thrown backwards behind magician, ends up linked on loop of rope
1986 2
Gaëtan Bloom The Watch Trick Magician able to tell time accurately from a picture of a watch drawn on the wrist
1986 4
Gaëtan Bloom The Card on the Human Wall deck thrown on a styrofoam board hung on spectator's back as a human wall, selected card is left stuck on wall. Card then changes into second selection
1986 6
Gaëtan Bloom Impossible Is Not French card balances on edge, torn card balances on torn edge
Variations
1986 8
Gaëtan Bloom Prestidigitational Prediction Freely selected card tossed into book, performer divines first few words of the page, then reveals prediction matches selected card
1986 10
Gaëtan Bloom The King of Yoyo gimmick to make performer look like a yoyo master
1986 13
Gaëtan Bloom Bloomentalism out of six objects, performer predicts which object spectator will place in left pocket
1986 14
Gaëtan Bloom S.T.O.W.R.C.T. - The Signed, Torn, Oil, Water, Restored, Card Trick one red, one black card torn into several pieces and mixed. Red and black pieces separate, and one of the card restores
1986 17
Gaëtan Bloom Potty Bicycle Pumps chinese sticks effect with two bicycle pumps
1986 25
Gaëtan Bloom Dedication
1986
Jeff Busby Gaetan Bloom's Visible Monte intro, also "Escorial Monte"
1986 1
Gaëtan Bloom The Basic Move featuring The Bloom Gimmick (two cards together with a strip that only open with special handling), one of two cards vanish when thrown together on table
1986 2
Gaëtan Bloom Visible Monte - The Routine routine in which spectator cannot find money card, then there is no money card, then a double faced card, then Flash Vanish of money card
1986 6
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Visible Monte by Gaëtan Bloom Mar. 1987
Epoptica (Issue 8)
457
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Replacement Cards for Gaetan Bloom's Visible Monte by Gaëtan Bloom Oct. 1987
Epoptica (Issue 10)
510
Karl Fulves* What From Whom credit discussions
  • Bob Farmer's "Tsunami"
  • Gaetan Bloom's "Visible Monte"
  • "Jumbo Mondo Monte"
  • response to "Shuffle Off" manuscript
  • Flip Flap by The Magic Hands
Related to
1988
Interlocutor (Issue 51)
244
Gary Kurtz*, Joe Monti, Meir Yedid, Shinkoh Nagisas, Mark Mitton, David Oliver, Gaëtan Bloom Extra for Experts tips and ideas for the Twisting Arm Illusion by various people
1989 5
Gaëtan Bloom RemarKable! spectator writes name of a card next to any number on a list and writes other cards to the other positions, performer divines selection
Aug. 1990
Magick (Issue 444)
2219
Michael Close, Gaëtan Bloom Bloom in Your Hand thread set up to balance card on hand and making matches fly from matchbox
Inspired by
July/Aug. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 18)
200
Christian Chelman, Gaëtan Bloom The Immortal card at position to find out how many years one will live, named card is missing
1993 77
Gaëtan Bloom L'Arme Fatale... ou Bonjour les "Amis"!!!
1995 5
Gaëtan Bloom "L'Opticien Aux P'tits Soins" Le Fruit D'Or de Montaneuf
1995 7
Michael Close, Gaëtan Bloom Ring Fright ring transposes with car key
1996 98
Max Maven* How I Spent My Summer Vexation
  • Parallax

  • I of the needle (On the Destruction & Restoration plot; on the Gipsy Thread / Hindu Thread and versions by Peter Samelson, Eugene Burger, and Gaetan Bloom)
Also published here
Related to
July 1996
MAGIC (Vol. 5 No. 11)
20
Jim Sisti (reviewer) Gaeton Bloom's Flying Ring by Gaëtan Bloom
by Vernet
May/June 1998
The Magic Menu (Vol. 8 No. 47)
546
Gordon Bean (reviewer) Tales from the Planet of Bloom, Volumes 1-3 by Gaëtan Bloom Dec. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 12)
75
Michael Close (reviewer) Tales from the Plant of Bloom Volumes 1-3 by Gaëtan Bloom Dec. 1999
MAGIC (Vol. 9 No. 4)
29
Danny Orleans (reviewer) The Inexhaustible Sponge by Gaëtan Bloom Sep. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 9)
75
Michael Close (reviewer) The Inexhaustible Sponge by Gaëtan Bloom Aug. 2000
MAGIC (Vol. 9 No. 12)
25
Michael Close (reviewer) The Intercessor by Gaëtan Bloom Sep. 2001
MAGIC (Vol. 11 No. 1)
47
Dan Garrett Torn and Re-Born corner torn off card, rest torn in tiny pieces and dropped in envelope, when opened again the card is restored, corner now initialed, rest torn again in pieces and pieces put in purse, when purse is opened it has a folded business card inside with "look in the envelope" where the restored card now is, laminated in plastic, Gaetan Bloom's Intercessor
2002 13
Gaëtan Bloom Silk to Egg - Eleventh Method: The Gaëtan Bloom Treatment without fake egg
Also published here
2002 201
Danny Orleans (reviewer) The Invisible Watch by Gaëtan Bloom July 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 7)
89
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Wink by Gaëtan Bloom July 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 7)
90
Kevin James Gaëtan Bloom: Clever and Seriously Funny
Apr. 2003
MAGIC (Vol. 12 No. 8)
46
Bits of Bloomese facts about Gaëtan Bloom
Apr. 2003
MAGIC (Vol. 12 No. 8)
46
Kevin James The Bloom Files photograph collection of Gaëtan Bloom
Apr. 2003
MAGIC (Vol. 12 No. 8)
50
Gaëtan Bloom Confetti Bags three bags of confetti, spectator takes one, two and three different pieces out of the bags without the performer looking, performer divines the choices
Apr. 2003
MAGIC (Vol. 12 No. 8)
52
Gaëtan Bloom Lasso Rope cards in hat, rope put in and selection comes out knotted on the rope
Apr. 2003
MAGIC (Vol. 12 No. 8)
52
Michael Close (reviewer) Wink by Gaëtan Bloom July 2003
MAGIC (Vol. 12 No. 11)
35
Michael Close (reviewer) The Invisible Watch by Gaëtan Bloom July 2003
MAGIC (Vol. 12 No. 11)
35
Gaëtan Bloom, Dominique Duvivier Duvivier's Double Fond
May 2004
MAGIC (Vol. 13 No. 9)
52
Michael Close (reviewer) Escolator by Gaëtan Bloom Apr. 2005
MAGIC (Vol. 14 No. 8)
43
Gaëtan Bloom Houdini and the Hudson River hole torn in borrowed bill and bill threaded onto rope, it penetrates the rope
2006 246
Gaëtan Bloom This Is Not A Column
  • Bloomerangs
July 2007
MAGIC (Vol. 16 No. 11)
104
Gaëtan Bloom The Eggs, Cards, and Glasses
  • Bloomerangs
tray knocked out of glass/eggs/glasses construction, selection ends up in a glass
Aug. 2007
MAGIC (Vol. 16 No. 12)
96
Gaëtan Bloom Thoughts on a... Backscratcher
  • Bloomerangs
various ideas
Aug. 2007
MAGIC (Vol. 16 No. 12)
96
Gaëtan Bloom The Bloom Phantom Tube
  • Bloomerangs
silks appear and in the end make a knotted loop through tube
Sep. 2007
MAGIC (Vol. 17 No. 1)
102
Gaëtan Bloom Thoughts on a... Hammer various ideas
Sep. 2007
MAGIC (Vol. 17 No. 1)
102
Gaëtan Bloom The Bandage selected card found in bandage
Sep. 2007
MAGIC (Vol. 17 No. 1)
104
Gaëtan Bloom The Vanishing Cigar
  • Bloomerangs
metal snap brace
Oct. 2007
MAGIC (Vol. 17 No. 2)
110
Gaëtan Bloom The Rising Straw signed straw rises from glass of straws
Oct. 2007
MAGIC (Vol. 17 No. 2)
110
Gaëtan Bloom Heads & Tails
  • Bloomerangs
thoughts on forcing the outcome, with large sponge coin
Related to
Nov. 2007
MAGIC (Vol. 17 No. 3)
114
Gaëtan Bloom Thoughts on... Food
Nov. 2007
MAGIC (Vol. 17 No. 3)
114
Gaëtan Bloom Topsy-Turvy Chair
  • Bloomerangs
mechanical way of a chair that looks normal again after turned over in a box
Dec. 2007
MAGIC (Vol. 17 No. 4)
116
Gaëtan Bloom Heads & Tails 2
  • Bloomerangs
construction with two strings that can be pulled and then one of two signs moves, but can be influenced by performer
Related to
Jan. 2008
MAGIC (Vol. 17 No. 5)
84
Gaëtan Bloom Thoughts on... Gifts various ideas, on the Hooker Rising Cards
Jan. 2008
MAGIC (Vol. 17 No. 5)
84
Gaëtan Bloom Christian Flechner 1944-2008
Jan. 2009
MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 5)
27
Roberto Giobbi, Gaëtan Bloom Guest Book using a guest books while working at tables
Related to
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Nov 28)
353
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Bloomeries by Gaëtan Bloom July 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 7)
82
Gaëtan Bloom A Meeting in Spain on Tom Stone
2010 7
Peter Duffie (reviewer) Bloomeries by Gaëtan Bloom Aug. 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 19 No. 12)
86
Gaëtan Bloom The Duviviers: An Appreciation on Alexandra and Dominique Duvivier
June 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 6)
58
John Lovick* (reviewer) Full Bloom by Gaëtan Bloom Nov. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 11)
94
Gaëtan Bloom Intercessor Subtlety switching matching corner back in at the end
Also published here
Feb. 2013 21
Gaëtan Bloom, Kevin James A Pure Racket
  • Les Amis
deck placed on tennis racket and shaken, all cards penetrate net except selection
May 2013
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 9)
71
Gaëtan Bloom, Kevin James Inside-Out Rose
  • Les Amis
bud of rose is covered, leaves visibly move to other side and bud is then also on other side
June 2013
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 10)
68
Gaëtan Bloom, Kevin James On The Rocks
  • Les Amis
cup with ice cubes is mixed with liquid and poured back and forth between two cups, then ice and liquid are separated again
July 2013
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 11)
71
Gaëtan Bloom, Kevin James The Tennis Court
  • Les Amis
fifteen people appear on open tennis court, mirror along net
Aug. 2013
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 12)
71
Gaëtan Bloom, Kevin James Fishy Game
  • Les Amis
boxes with hooks are fished by spectators with fishing rods, the last one contains expensive prize
Sep. 2013
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 1)
68
Gaëtan Bloom, Kevin James Forgetful Freddy Lives
  • Les Amis
head of person vanishes in box, re-appears
Oct. 2013
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 2)
64
Gaëtan Bloom Gaëtan Bloom on Fabrini
Nov. 2013
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 3)
37
Francis Menotti* (reviewer) Full Bloom by Gaëtan Bloom Nov. 2013
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 3)
76
David Regal (reviewer) The Intercessor 2.0 by Gaëtan Bloom Jan. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 1)
92
Arthur Trace (reviewer) Intercessor 2.0 by Gaëtan Bloom Jan. 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 5)
81
Gaëtan Bloom Intercessor Subtlety switching matching corner back in at the end
Also published here
2015 13
Alexander de Cova Hung-up! card on rope with signed card
  • Version I
  • Version II (Gaetan Bloom inspired)
Inspired by
2015 42
Alexander de Cova Plastic is Fantastic silk vanishes in hand which is sealed in a clear plastic bag
Also published here
Inspired by
  • similar silk vanish by Gaetan Bloom
2015 243
Roberto Giobbi Magic Guest Book guest book for bigger audiences and as inspiration
Related to
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Jan 11)
14
Alexander de Cova Plastic Is Fantastic silk vanishes in hand which is sealed in a clear plastic bag
Also published here
Inspired by
  • similar silk vanish by Gaetan Bloom
2017 65
Ryan Schlutz The One With The High Five card torn in half and halves mixed in paper carton, two halves chosen by spectator, they match
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Intercessor" (Gaëtan Bloom)
2018 29
Joaquín Navajas La carta que se mantiene en pie convincing handling for Gaëtan Bloom's Standing Card
Inspired by
2019 175
Gaëtan Bloom, David Regal A Conversation with Gaëtan Bloom
2019 89
William A. Wells (reviewer) Gaëtan Bloom Live by Gaëtan Bloom Sep. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 9)
80
Bob Farmer Inspired By Hummer list of effects using the Hummer Addition/Subtraction Principle
  • The Total Is! 1976 (The Magic of Gerald Kosky)
  • The New Math Miracle 1978 (Larry Becker, World of Super Mentalism)
  • Numeral-oh-gee 1979 (Amazing Randi, Apocalypse)
  • Stunumbers 1983 (Shigeo Futagawa, Self-Working Number Magic)
  • Stargazer 1986 (David Britland, Psychomancy)
  • Prediction 1991 (Shigeo Futagawa)
  • A Sense Of Freedom 1992 (Peter Duffie, Ulterior Motifs)
  • Numb...bers 1994 (Peter Duffie, Cards In Principle)
  • Bird Watcher 1997 (Tenyo)
  • Card Conspiracy 2003 (Peter Duffie, Robert Robertson)
  • Speed Dating 2011 (Michael Weber, Tim Trono)
  • Real Secrets Jelly Bean Estimator 2012 (Michael Weber, Tim Trono)
  • Lotto Envelopes 2012 (Michał Kociołek)
  • Papa’s Theatre 2013 (Gaëtan Bloom, Full Bloom Volume One)
  • Doubling Down 2015 (Steve Beam, Semi-Auotomatic Card Tricks Vol. 9)
  • Card At Any Sum 2017 (Ryan Schlutz, False Anchors)
  • Lucky You 2019 (Michał Kociołek, Plots & Methods)
  • Flat Dice 2019 (Michael Breggar)
  • RNG 2020 (Ryan Schlutz, False Anchors Volume Four)
2022 44
Max Maven* How I Spent My Summer Vexation
  • I of the needle (On the Destruction & Restoration plot; on the Gipsy Thread / Hindu Thread and versions by Peter Samelson, Eugene Burger, and Gaetan Bloom)
Also published here
Related to
2023 177
David Regal (reviewer) The Amazing Standing Card by Gaëtan Bloom Jan. 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 1)
97
Gaëtan Bloom, Jean-Jacques Sanvert In Memoriam: Jean Merlin 1944-2025
June 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 6)
11
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) T-316 Wish Bag by Gaëtan Bloom, So Sato Dec. 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 12)
72