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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Theodore Annemann	Call Me Up Sometime	person calls during the show and names the card someone selected	Variations Medium in Your Pocket (Ted Lesley, 1994)	1934	SH-H-H--! It's A Secret	2	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / Medium at the Other end
Keith Clark	March of Time - Finale Trick	paper cutting with clock face and time	Variations Eine Methode ohne Austausch (Peter Wilker, 1987) News Time (Ted Lesley, 1994) Also published here March of Time (Keith Clark, 1968) Time, Gentleman (Keith Clark, 1987)	May 1936	The Jinx (Issue 20)	116	Paper / Cut-up Paper gets Design
Royal Vale Heath	Magic Squares	chapter on Magic Squares, discussing The Three Square The Five Square Odd and Even Cell Squares The Eight Square The Six Square	Variations Black Magic² (Ted Lesley, 1994)	1938	Greater Magic	911	Numbers / Magic Square
L. Vosburgh Lyons	Graphology	spectators write on paper cards, performer assigns them correctly, pseudo-psychometry	Related to Speakay (Thomas Alan Waters, 1984) Variations Technicolor Graphology (Ted Lesley, 1994) Also published here Graphology (L. Vosburgh Lyons, 1944) Graphology (L. Vosburgh Lyons, 1979)	Jan. 1940	The Jinx (Issue 74)	493	Mental Magic / Effects / Psychometry Effects
Robert Craig	The Ball Point Pen Swami	ink	Related to The "Ball-Point"-Swami (Paul Maurer, Ulf "Borodin" Bolling, Ted Lesley, 1997)	1948	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1948)	29	Pen/Pencil / Nail Writer / Swami
Tony Corinda, Joseph Dunninger, Maurice Fogel	(3) De Profundis	a color, number and city are predicted in a clear box attached to a rope, held by spectator	Variations The Box (Ted Lesley, 1997)	1958	Predictions	105	Mental Magic / Principles / Forcing Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
John D. Pomeroy	A Matter of Time	forcing a time with a watch, spectator spins stem	Related to Introduction (Bev Bergeron, 1989) Variations News Time (Ted Lesley, 1994)	1973	Mentology	37	Watch / Set Time is Predicted/Changed
Alan Shaxon	The Invisible Card and Envelopes	An invisible though of card is put in an invisible envelope and sealed in an empty visible envelope. Envelope and correct card appear.	Related to Herald from the Invisible Realms (Ted Lesley, 1994) Variations The Invisible Cards and Envelopes (Gary Kurtz, 1996) Also published here Die unsichtbaren Karten und Umschläge (Alan Shaxon, 1983) Die unsichtbare Karte und Umschläge (Alan Shaxon, 1994)	1976	Practical Sorcery	12	Cards / Effect Themes / Appearance & Production / Miscellaneous Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes
Rudolf Braunmüller	Plauderstunde	Ted Lesley on television		June 1976	Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 4)	87	Articles / Columns
Craig Karges	Chek Mate	bank night, spectators play for performer's fee, psychological twist, clear forcing bag	Variations Pay Blaze (Ted Lesley, 1994)	1980	Magick (Issue 265)	1322	Bill / Banknight Theme & Variations Apparatus / Changing & Switching Devices
Ted Lesley	The Glass Key	keys put in glass, glass explodes keys are bent		1981	The Shattered Chalice	10	Key / Key Bending Glass / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Psychokinesis Mental Magic / Effects / Metal Bending
Al Smith (reviewer)	Marked	by Ted Lesley (written by Martin Breese)		1983	Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 10)	1121	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Ted Lesley	1, 2 Many	coin up the sleeve into glass, then same with sip of a drink		Nov. 1983	Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 31)	606	Liquid / Traveling Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Coins to Glass / Glass held by Performer Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Philip T. Goldstein	Out of Sorts	thought-of card (from eight) found and named with back turned	Variations The Out of Sorts Variations (Ted Lesley, Philip T. Goldstein, 1994)	1984	Thequal	5	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Twenty-One Card Trick Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / No-Touch Locations Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Other Stacks / Partial
Basil Horwitz	Challenge Thought, Version II	word and symbol written on cards and sealed in envelope, both are divined by performer	Related to Challenge Thought (Basil Horwitz, 1981) Ultimate Challenge Thought and Clairvoyance (Basil Horwitz, 1997) Variations Thoughts Untouched (Ted Lesley, 1994) Also published here Gedankenübertragung X2 (Basil Horwitz, 1991)	1984	The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz — Volume 2	65	Mental Magic / Effects / Divination Paper / Envelopes / Marked
Philip T. Goldstein	Humthing	cards with names of different songs, chosen one is played / divined, using non-existent titles that sound plausible	Related to Princess of the Opera (Ted Lesley, 1994)	1986	Mix '86	2	Cards / Principles / Gilbreath Principle Mental Magic / Effects / Divination Mental Magic / Effects / Divination by Musician
Jeff Busby (reviewer)	Working Performer's Marked Deck	by Ted Lesley (written by Ted Lesley)		Mar. 1987	Epoptica (Issue 8)	439	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Ted Lesley	Flame Proof!	fee of performer is placed inside one of several envelopes, envelopes are shuffled and performer destroys all envelopes but the one with the bills		Jan. 1988	Magick (Issue 400)	1997	Bill / Banknight Theme & Variations Mental Magic / Effects / Russian Roulette Theme (guns, nails etc.)
Bascom Jones	The Mystic Word	on Bob Braun, Allen Swift, Hugh Riley, Ted Lesley, Cicardi		July 1988	Magick (Issue 408)	2040	Articles / Articles
Ted Lesley	Memory Bank	apparently memorizing deck and naming position of selection		Mar. 1989	Magick (Issue 419)	2093	Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Memory / Miscellaneous
Ted Lesley	Firefly	mentally turning off TV or lamp at home of friends		Sep. 1989	Magick (Issue 428)	2139	Mental Magic / Effects / Psychokinesis Electronics / Television Electronics / Lamp
Bascom Jones	The Mystic Word	on Ross Johnson, Ted Lesley, Tommy Tucker, Marcello Truzzi		Apr. 1990	Magick (Issue 438)	2192	Articles / Articles
Ted Lesley	Book of Seven Seals	using attached book mark to force page, ribbon with seal	Variations Book, Too (David Zver, 1990)	June 1990	Magick (Issue 441)	2203	Book / Book Test / Sleights & Principles
David Zver	Book, Too	spectator places attached bookmark in book to chose page, ribbon with seal	Inspired by Book of Seven Seals (Ted Lesley, 1990)	Nov. 1990	Magick (Issue 448)	2240	Book / Book Test / Routines Book / Book Test / Sleights & Principles
Ted Lesley	Paper Wait	sheet signed in bottom corner		Dec. 1990	Magick (Issue 449)	2243	Paper / Add-a-Number Pad
Ted Lesley	Die Faltmünze	coin in bottle, long article with multiple versions	Also published here Münze in Flasche (Ted Lesley, 2013)	Aug./Sep. 1991	Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3)	4	Coin / Gaffed / Folding Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Coin in Bottle
Bascom Jones	The Mystic Word	on Tony Raven, Ted Lesley, Bob Brown		May 1991	Magick (Issue 455)	2276	Articles / Articles
Bascom Jones	The Mystic Word	on Bob Haines, Toni Foster, Ted Lesley, Charlie Reynolds		Nov. 1991	Magick (Issue 463)	2316	Articles / Articles
Bascom Jones	The Mystic Word	on Ted Lesley, Meeting of the Minds, Cicardi, Rudy Hunter		Feb. 1992	Magick (Issue 468)	2342	Articles / Articles
Bascom Jones	The Mystic Word	on Ted Lesley, Richard Busch		Oct. 1992	Magick (Issue 479)	2396	Articles / Articles
Ted Lesley	A Brief History	credit information on the Harry Devano Rising Card gaff		1992	The Devano Rising Cards	1	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rising Cards
Ted Lesley	The Devano Rising Cards	Handling Technique Card and Maintenance Routines (also with Zodiac, ESP) Tips and Suggestions (doing only one rise as opposed to multiple cards)		1992	The Devano Rising Cards	1	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Miscellaneous Cards / Jumbo Cards (exclusive) / Routines / Animation / Rising Card(s) Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rising Cards
Ted Lesley	The Berlin Bears	spectator selects one of four different teddy bears, prediction of color of the bear and spectator's name, using Lesley's "The Informatico Principle"		1992	Stunners!	57	Mental Magic / Principles / Dual Reality Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Doll & Puppet / Miscellaneous
Ted Lesley	The Psy-aid	Tarot card divination and haunted deck with plate lifter method	Related to The Mentalist's Tablecloth (Ted Lesley, 1994)	June 1993	Magick (Issue 491)	2453	Mental Magic / Effects / Divination Tarot Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Haunted Deck / Miscellaneous
John Scarne	Remote Control	card travels to a spectator at back of room, bogus signature Footnote to History (giving real method for "Western Union Trick")	Related to Western Union Trick (John Scarne, 1989) Sign Onboard (Ted Lesley, 1994) Universal Card Scam (Guy Hollingworth, 1999) Informant (Karl Fulves, 1999) The Devil's Messenger (Roberto Giobbi, 2016)	1994	Rigmarole (Issue 9)	106	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Anything Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Envelope(s) Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Spectator's Pocket Cards / Principles / Duplicates / Signed Duplicate
Lee Earle	Editor's Desk: Kudos, Corrections, & Comments	on Craig Karges, Jack Dean, Gene Grant, Ted Lesley, Punx, Craige Snader, David Goodsell, Bill Dahlquist, Bev Bergeron		1994	Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 9)	40	Articles / Columns
Toni Forster	Foreword	Ted Lesley As Magic Enthusiast Ted Lesley As Performer Ted Lesley As Mensch Ted Lesley As Inventor Finally, About this Book		1994	Paramiracles	xi	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Ted Lesley	Notes on My Life with Friends	includes Werry, Punx, Bernd Martin Langscheid		1994	Paramiracles	1	Articles / Biographical
Ted Lesley	Danny Ray & Marcelle			1994	Paramiracles	15	Articles / Anecdotes
Ted Lesley	Tricks of Raised Consciousness	on locator cards		1994	Paramiracles	17	Articles / Articles
Ted Lesley	The Principle	principle to force one out of three cards, three marked locator cards, spectator cuts deck in his hands		1994	Paramiracles	24	Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Pencil Dot or similar Marks Cards / Sleights / Force / Cut Forces / Spectator Cuts to Break/Crimp/Gaff
Ted Lesley	The Kismet Connection	spectator cuts to a card which matches card from second deck which was placed in envelope	Related to Test Conditions (Gary Freed, 1999) Variations A Trick for Ted Lesley (David Britland, 2022)	1994	Paramiracles	27	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Miscellaneous Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes
Ted Lesley	Two Decks with But a Single Thought	a spectator selects card and places it unseen inside an envelope, other spectator selects same card, Kismet envelope		1994	Paramiracles	34	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Miscellaneous Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes
Ted Lesley	The More Frequent Miracle	two people deal cards from shuffled decks until two cards match, matching card is predicted reversed in third deck, repeated by reversing new card and cutting other two decks	Inspired by Tom Bowyer's "The Frequent Miracle" in "The Sphinx" Vol. 39, Nr. 3. P. 67. 1940.	1994	Paramiracles	37	Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Two Cards - Two Piles - Same Position / Power of Thought Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Brainwave & Invisible Deck
Ted Lesley	Medium in Your Pocket	medium is called during radio show, host opens new deck, shuffles, cuts and put one card inside his pocket	Inspired by Call Me Up Sometime (Theodore Annemann, 1934)	1994	Paramiracles	42	Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / Medium at the Other end Cards / Principles / Coding / Using Assistant Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Miscellaneous Articles / Magic on the Radio
Ted Lesley	Alpha	forcing a word using ABC cards, cards are shuffled and some card selected by cutting, word is formed by spectator		1994	Paramiracles	46	ABC Cards / Divination ABC Cards / Prediction Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Miscellaneous Words & Letters / Forces
Ted Lesley	Nap on the Ridge	winner receives the deck		1994	Paramiracles	49	Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Nap Hand Deal
Ted Lesley, Philip T. Goldstein	The Out of Sorts Variations	thought-of card (from eight) found and named with back turned, two variations	Inspired by Out of Sorts (Philip T. Goldstein, 1984)	1994	Paramiracles	52	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Twenty-One Card Trick Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / No-Touch Locations Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck / Backs
Ted Lesley	Seer of the Trivial	answer to question from Trivial Pursuit is predicted in envelope		1994	Paramiracles	60	Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Games / Trivial Pursuit
Ted Lesley	Prediction Envelope	multiple-out index envelope, content held with pins		1994	Paramiracles	63	Paper / Envelopes / Index Envelopes
Ted Lesley	Princess of the Opera	five opera songs are divined by pianist, selection using opera tickets A Theater Version	Inspired by "Pick Up an Object" on "Finn John: Mentalism" video tape. Related to Humthing (Philip T. Goldstein, 1986) Ross Johnson & Peter Tapan's "Princess A-hoy" in "The Impostress Princess".	1994	Paramiracles	69	Mental Magic / Effects / Divination by Musician
Ted Lesley	Boris Bossi and Eschi			1994	Paramiracles	79	Articles / Anecdotes
Ted Lesley	Thoughts Untouched	name and symbol written on cards and sealed in envelope, both are divined by performer	Inspired by Challenge Thought, Version II (Basil Horwitz, 1984)	1994	Paramiracles	81	Mental Magic / Effects / Divination Paper / Envelopes / Marked
Ted Lesley	Black Magic	method to read information of business card, card placed inside envelope, using stack of cards	Also published here "Magische Welt" Vol. 27, No1. 1978. P. 27.	1994	Paramiracles	89	Business Cards Mental Magic / Principles / Glimpsing
Ted Lesley	Dissertation on the Center Tear	on the presentation of the center tear and billet reading, with several anecdotes		1994	Paramiracles	93	Paper / Center Tear Billet / Readings Articles / Anecdotes
Ted Lesley	Raxon			1994	Paramiracles	107	Articles / Anecdotes
Ted Lesley	Spare Change	prediction of amount of coins spectator has in wallet, missing a coin in spectator's pocket is added to match prediction	Also published here Money in Your Pocket (Ted Lesley, 1995)	1994	Paramiracles	109	Coin / Effect Themes / Mental Stuff Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Ted Lesley	The Working Performer's Switch Pad	sheet is switched while it is removed from pad, clipped corner		1994	Paramiracles	111	Paper / Add-a-Number Pad Paper / Miscellaneous
Ted Lesley	Border Intelligence	using used writing pad as a word index		1994	Paramiracles	115	Mental Magic / Principles / Index Mental Magic / Principles / Miscellaneous
Ted Lesley	Dream Decks	history and ideas for the Bagshawe / Koran Forcing deck		1994	Paramiracles	117	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type
Ted Lesley	Symbolico	deck with symbols, chosen one is divined, Koran type with pumping feature		1994	Paramiracles	121	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type Mental Magic / Principles / Fishing Picture & Symbol Cards
Ted Lesley	Effects for an Invisible Author	ideas with "Magic Pens", invisible ink becomes visible when drawing with other pen over it The Book Test Living an Dead Pseudo Psychometry	Related to Larry Becker's "The $5,000 Challenge Prediction"	1994	Paramiracles	125	Pen/Pencil / Special Ink Mental Magic / Effects / Living and Dead Test Mental Magic / Principles / Marking Systems Book / Book Test / Routines
Ted Lesley	The Mentalist's Close-up Corner	on having a performing station / booth for events, people approach magician		1994	Paramiracles	128	Articles / Business and Publicity
Ted Lesley	The Mentalist's Tablecloth	magnets under tablecloth, plate lifter used, to cue spectator, move objects etc. The Dung Beetle Revelations The Living Dead Greased Ghost (Haunted deck with plate lifter method) Grand Mal Geller (spoon in bag moves and bends)	Related to The Psy-aid (Ted Lesley, 1993)	1994	Paramiracles	132	Spoon & Fork Table & Servante Mental Magic / Effects / Living and Dead Test Tarot Mental Magic / Principles / Instant Stooge Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Haunted Deck / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Metal Bending
Ted Lesley	Meine Version des Hold-Out	with two rubber bands looped together and attached to string, method to vanish spoon and to steal billets	Also published here "Meine Version des Hold-Out" in "Magische Welt", Vol. 38, No. 3. 1989. P. 211.	1994	Paramiracles	139	Pull & Holdouts
Ted Lesley	Ralf and Inge Bialla			1994	Paramiracles	147	Articles / Anecdotes
Ted Lesley	Pro-monition	Premonition routine, card found in performer's pocket		1994	Paramiracles	149	Cards / Principles / Card Index Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Premonition & Named Vanish
Ted Lesley	Card Index	with rubber bands		1994	Paramiracles	156	Cards / Principles / Card Index
Ted Lesley	Alexander Adrion			1994	Paramiracles	165	Articles / Anecdotes
Ted Lesley	New Pseudo-psychometric Exercises	general comments and ideas		1994	Paramiracles	167	Mental Magic / Effects / Psychometry Effects
Ted Lesley	Technicolor Graphology	spectators write on paper cards, performer assigns them correctly, pseudo-psychometry	Inspired by Graphology (L. Vosburgh Lyons, 1940)	1994	Paramiracles	170	Mental Magic / Effects / Psychometry Effects
Ted Lesley	Crimmerian Psychometry	pseudo psychometry, method to mark envelopes during performance, blindfolded		1994	Paramiracles	173	Mental Magic / Effects / Psychometry Effects Mental Magic / Principles / Marking Systems Mental Magic / Effects / X-Ray Eyes & Blindfolds Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Ted Lesley	Black Magic²	Pseudo Psychometry, information written on business cards, last information is a number which is divined by doing a magic square	Inspired by Magic Squares (Royal Vale Heath, 1938)	1994	Paramiracles	177	Numbers / Magic Square Mental Magic / Effects / Psychometry Effects Mental Magic / Principles / Marking Systems Business Cards
Ted Lesley	Milo and Roger			1994	Paramiracles	187	Articles / Anecdotes
Ted Lesley	The Teleport Envelope	general remarks	Variations Priority Mail Teleport Envelope (Brad J. Aldridge, Jeff Prace, 2019)	1994	Paramiracles	189	Articles / Articles
Ted Lesley	Serial Killer	using the Teleport Envelope		1994	Paramiracles	191	Bill / Number-Reading Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes
Ted Lesley	Sign Onboard	signed card travels to envelope, Teleport Envelope	Related to Remote Control (John Scarne, 1994)	1994	Paramiracles	194	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Envelope(s) Cards / Principles / Duplicates / Signed Duplicate
Ted Lesley	Herald from the Invisible Realms	an invisible though of card is put in an invisible envelope and sealed in an empty visible envelope, including sticker with named number, Teleport Envelope	Related to The Invisible Card and Envelopes (Alan Shaxon, 1976)	1994	Paramiracles	196	Cards / Effect Themes / Appearance & Production / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Principles / Pre-Show Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes Pen/Pencil / Nail Writer / Swami
Ted Lesley	The Sough of Horses' Wings	part of chosen page appears in envelope, Teleport envelope Surrounded Performance		1994	Paramiracles	203	Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes Book / Book Test / Pegasus Page
Ted Lesley	Construction of the Teleport Envelope		Also published here "Neuer Teleportations-Umschlag" in "Magische Welt" Vol. 30, Nr. 6. 1981. P. 307.	1994	Paramiracles	211	Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes
Ted Lesley	Billy McComb			1994	Paramiracles	221	Articles / Anecdotes
Ted Lesley	News Time	set time is divined by cutting news paper	Inspired by March of Time - Finale Trick (Keith Clark, 1936) A Matter of Time (John D. Pomeroy, 1973)	1994	Paramiracles	223	Watch / Set Time is Predicted/Changed Paper / Cut-up Paper gets Design
Ted Lesley	My Telephone Directory Test	three phases, with prediction finale, using a knife	Inspired by Kurt Teichmann's "Telephone Directory Test"	1994	Paramiracles	232	Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Book / Book Test / Telephone Book Test
Ted Lesley	Mind Over Meniscus	with wine glass		1994	Paramiracles	242	Liquid / Hydrostatic Glass
Ted Lesley	Guiding Star	prediction slip in pill box of spectator's zodiac sign		1994	Paramiracles	251	Billet / Index Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Ted Lesley	Pay Blaze	performer's fee in envelope, all but one envelopes are burnt	Inspired by Chek Mate (Craig Karges, 1980)	1994	Paramiracles	255	Bill / Banknight Theme & Variations
Ted Lesley	Early Edition	newspaper headline prediction, sent by mail in advance, several methods		1994	Paramiracles	263	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail
Ted Lesley	Marvyn and Carol Roy - "Mr. Electric"			1994	Paramiracles	275	Articles / Anecdotes
Ted Lesley	Mind Bender	champagne glass on pile of books visibly bends, also glasses in hands of spectators are bent at the end	Related to Fake News (Ben Hart, Neil Kelso, 2020) Variations Bender Ender (Alan Nguyen, 1995)	1994	Paramiracles	277	Glass / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Psychokinesis Mental Magic / Effects / Metal Bending
Ted Lesley	Do the Right Thing: A Parting Word	on copying magicians, stealing ideas		1994	Paramiracles	291	Articles / Articles
Stephen Hobbs (reviewer)	Ted Lesley's Paramiracles	by Ted Lesley	Related to Paramiracles (Stephen Minch, 1994)	Nov. 1994	Magic (Vol. 4 No. 3)	77	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Stephen Minch	Paramiracles	Letters	Related to Ted Lesley's Paramiracles (Stephen Hobbs, Ted Lesley, 1994)	Dec. 1994	Magic (Vol. 4 No. 4)	12	Articles / Letters
Ted Lesley	Money in Your Pocket	prediction of amount of coins in spectator's wallet, missing a coin in pocket	Also published here Spare Change (Ted Lesley, 1994)	1995	Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 1)	90	Coin / Effect Themes / Mental Stuff Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Pen/Pencil / Nail Writer / Swami
Lee Earle	Editor's Desk: SYZYGY's Second Season	on Ted Lesley, Larry Becker, Dr. Juris, Gene Urban, Graham Jolly, Marc Psiman, Satori, Richard Webster		1995	Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 1)	92	Articles / Columns
Alan Nguyen	Bender Ender	spoon seems to move under cover of handkerchief, becomes bent	Inspired by Mind Bender (Ted Lesley, 1994)	1995	Labyrinth (Issue 4)	16	Spoon & Fork Silk & Handkerchief / Animation Thread / Reel Mental Magic / Effects / Metal Bending Thread / Invisible Thread / Miscellaneous
Christoph Borer	Bank Night	four envelopes, apparently goes wrong, three consolation prizes which are better than the prize the spectator wins	Related to Black Magic III (Ted Lesley, 1997) Eckhard Böttcher's "Bank Night verkehrt" in "Magische Perlen Band 1 - Das Beste aus meinem Routinen-Service" 1995, P. 21 Also published here Bank Night (Christoph Borer, 2003) Bank Night (Christoph Borer, 2006) Bank Night (Christoph Borer, 2007) Bank Night (Christoph Borer, 2010) Bank Night (Christoph Borer, 2018)	1997	Seminar 1997	14	Bill / Banknight Theme & Variations
Ted Lesley	The Editor Writes			July 1997	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 1)	2	Articles / Columns
Larry White	The Bermuda Bottle	label and coin penetrate corked bottle, wrapped inside newspaper, with variation by Ted Lesley	Related to El Principio de Samuelson (Román García, 2010)	July 1997	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 1)	3	Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Coin in Bottle
Ted Lesley	Psychokinetic Banknight	signed bill in one of four envelopes, several lighters, three envelopes are burnt, envelope with bill remains and last lighter does not work		July 1997	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 1)	10	Bill / Banknight Theme & Variations Light & Fire / Lighter Paper / Envelopes / Marked
Ted Lesley	Editorial	on Tel-Aviv, Jeff McBride, Guy Bavli, Roy Oron, Lior Manor, Gerard Senehi, Caligostro, Emmanuel A. Rosen		Aug. 1997	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 2)	2	Articles / Columns
Ted Lesley, Mark Garetz	The Editors Write	on Phil Goldstein, Tony Binarelli, Pepe Monfort, Alan Shaxon, Paul Alberstat		Sep. 1997	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 3)	2	Articles / Columns
Ted Lesley	The Box	vibrating box, instant stooge	Inspired by (3) De Profundis (Tony Corinda, Joseph Dunninger, Maurice Fogel, 1958)	Sep. 1997	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 3)	11	Box Mental Magic / Principles / Instant Stooge Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Ted Lesley, Mark Garetz	The Editors Write	on Alex, Tony Binarelli, Pepe Monfort, Marvyn Roy		Oct. 1997	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4)	2	Articles / Columns
Boretti, Ted Lesley	Perfect Pocket-Watch	spectator sets time on closed pocket watch, performer divines it	Also published here Perfect Pocket-Watch (Boretti, Ted Lesley, 1997)	Oct. 1997	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4)	12	Watch / Set Time is Predicted/Changed
Ted Lesley, Mark Garetz	The Editors Write	on Pepe Monfort, Mark Garetz		Nov. 1997	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 5)	2	Articles / Columns
Ted Lesley	Black Magic III	four envelopes, apparently goes wrong, three consolation prizes which are better than the prize the spectator wins, with clever gaffed envelopes	Inspired by Eckhard Böttcher's "Wrong Banknight" in "Magische Perlen Band I", 1995. Related to Bank Night (Christoph Borer, 1997)	Nov. 1997	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 5)	8	Bill / Banknight Theme & Variations Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes
Ted Lesley, Mark Garetz	The Editors Write	on Billy McComb, KISS		Dec. 1997	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 6)		Articles / Columns
Ted Lesley	Foreword			1997	It's Paramiraculous	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Edward Bagshawe, Al Koran, Ron Wilson, Gene "Phantini" Grant, Ted Lesley	The "Dream-Deck"-Combination	single card divination		1997	It's Paramiraculous	2	Cards / Principles / Fishing Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
Ron Wilson, Ted Lesley	David Hoy's Sensation	six cards		1997	It's Paramiraculous	4	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Tossed Out Deck
Harry Baron, Ken De Courcy, Ted Lesley	Decisions! Decisions!	spectator deals through deck and stops at random point, same card is found in performer's pocket		1997	It's Paramiraculous	7	Cards / Principles / Multiple Out Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card
Paul Maurer, Ulf "Borodin" Bolling, Ted Lesley	The "Ball-Point"-Swami	how to construct boon and nail-writer with ball-point	Related to The Ball Point Pen Swami (Robert Craig, 1948)	1997	It's Paramiraculous	14	Pen/Pencil / Nail Writer / Swami
Ted Lesley	Money in Your Pocket	prediction of total of spectator's coins, with kicker		1997	It's Paramiraculous	15	Coin / Effect Themes / Mental Stuff Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Pen/Pencil / Nail Writer / Swami
Boretti, Ted Lesley	Perfect Pocket-Watch	spectator sets time on closed pocket watch, performer divines it	Also published here Perfect Pocket-Watch (Boretti, Ted Lesley, 1997)	1997	It's Paramiraculous	17	Watch / Set Time is Predicted/Changed
Ted Lesley	Teleport Professional	construction details	Related to Ted Lesley's "Neuer Teleportations-Umschlag" in "Magische Welt", 06 / 1981. P.307. Variations The Big Game (Neil Tobin, Larry Becker, Ted Lesley, 2003)	1997	It's Paramiraculous	21	Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes
Ted Lesley	Origami-Telekinesis	bill in envelope folds itself into origami figure, using Teleport-Envelopes and Glorpy	Also published here Origami - Telekinesis (Ted Lesley, 1998)	1997	It's Paramiraculous	25	Silk & Handkerchief / Animation Bill / Animation / Miscellaneous Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes
Ted Lesley	Goin' Back in Time	page is selected, signed and placed into an envelope, eventually signed page vanishes from envelope and is back attached in the book		1997	It's Paramiraculous	28	Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes Book / Book Test / Pegasus Page
Lee Earle	Lee Earle at the Editor's Desk	on Dick Steiner, Bruce Bernstein, Robert Heinlein, Riley G. Ted Lesley, David Ashton III		1997	Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 18)	264	Articles / Columns
Ted Lesley, Mark Garetz	The Editors Write			Jan. 1998	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 7)		Articles / Columns
Ted Lesley	The Editor Writes	on the death of Karrell Fox, Billy McComb, Roger Klause		Feb. 1998	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 8)		Articles / Columns
Ted Lesley	The Editor Writes			Mar. 1998	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 9)		Articles / Columns
John Riggs, Ted Lesley	Confabulation in the Sock	brief, uses Carl Cloutier's Card in the Sock gimmick		Mar. 1998	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 9)	10	Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Confabulation
Ted Lesley	The Editor Writes	on the Masked Magician		Apr. 1998	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 10)		Articles / Columns
Ted Lesley	Origami - Telekinesis	bill in envelope folds itself into origami figure, using Teleport-Envelopes and Glorpy	Also published here Origami-Telekinesis (Ted Lesley, 1997)	Apr. 1998	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 10)	8	Silk & Handkerchief / Animation Bill / Animation / Miscellaneous Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes
Lee Earle	Lee Earle at the Editor's Desk	on Ted Lesley		1999	Syzygy (Vol. 5 No. 1)	356	Articles / Columns
Gary Freed	Test Conditions	card cut to, prediction is 51-on-1 gag, with actual selection on the back	Related to The Kismet Connection (Ted Lesley, 1994)	1999	Cyber Sessions	133	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Gag Cards
Lee Earle	Lee Earle at the Editor's Desk	on Derren Brown, David J. Lieberman, Richard Mark, Ted Lesley, Victor Atkins, David Dee		2000	Syzygy (Vol. 5 No. 7)	380	Articles / Columns
Sam Schwartz	On The Square	"A Magic Square Routine" spectator takes any row or column of a 4x4 cards layout, values added, matched number of cut-off cards	Inspired by Ted Lesley Magic Square routine Related to H. Adrian Smith's Instant Magic Square (H. Adrian Smith, 1983)	2003	Latter Day Secrets (Issue 8)	301	Numbers / Magic Square Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Full Stack (DONT USE THIS) Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Number Prediction Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Magic Square
Ted Lesley	Introduction			2003	2003 U.S. Master Class Notes	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Ted Lesley	Getting to Know You	thought of card vanishes and appears in pocket		2003	2003 U.S. Master Class Notes	2	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / free Choice (all 52 cards) Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Single Card
Ted Lesley	What......? No Wallet?	thought of card is found in outside pocket which is locked with zipper and padlock, prediction		2003	2003 U.S. Master Class Notes	4	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Pocket Techniques / Tubes
Ted Lesley	Ultimate Water Suspension	hydrostatic glass routine		2003	2003 U.S. Master Class Notes	7	Liquid / Hydrostatic Glass
Ted Lesley	Shop of Horrors	cutting in thumb, after blood is washed no injury can be seen		2003	2003 U.S. Master Class Notes	11	Propless / Body Mutilation Propless / Fakir Stuff
Ted Lesley, Eckhard Böttcher	Light Bulb Spectacular	card and other objects travel inside light bulb, card, bill, liquid etc		2003	2003 U.S. Master Class Notes	15	Liquid / Traveling Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Other item Light & Fire / Light Bulb Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Miscellaneous Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Traveling & Vanish / Props (big ones)
Neil Tobin, Larry Becker, Ted Lesley	The Big Game	bill is located among several envelopes and serial number is divined, using the Teleport Envelope	Inspired by Teleport Professional (Ted Lesley, 1997) Larry Becker's "Ultraraffinity"	2003	2003 U.S. Master Class Notes	23	Bill / Number-Reading Mental Magic / Effects / Locating hidden Objects Paper / Envelopes / Switching the Envelope
Ted Lesley	The Card in the Orange	card is torn and put in envelope, all but one piece vanish and restored card is found in orange, Teleport Envelope		2003	2003 U.S. Master Class Notes	25	Cards / Effect Themes / Torn & Restored / Destroyed & "Rediscovered" Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Fruit Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes
Ted Lesley, Alan Wakeling	Alan Wakeling's Liquid Sands	with different colored liquids, similar to sand of dessert		2003	2003 U.S. Master Class Notes	27	Liquid / Miscellaneous
Joe M. Turner (reviewer)	Ted Lesley's Cabaret Mindreading and Cabaret Magic	by Ted Lesley		Feb. 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 2)	81	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Richard Kaufman	Genii Speaks	Chris Capehart, Matthew Field, John Carney, Harry Lorayne, Ed Duco's death, Nick Trost, Ted Lesley		Dec. 2008	Genii (Vol. 71 No. 12)	10	Articles / Columns
Tom Stone	DacheBox	various unfinished ideas for Stewart James' Sefalaljia Silks from Another Century Wired (featuring idea for Ted Lesley's "Mind Bender") Ceiling Thoughts Shivers Vanishing Sefalaljia	Also published here Dachebox (Tom Stone, 2007)	2011	Maelstrom	29	Paper / Animation Glass / Miscellaneous Silk & Handkerchief / Traveling / Twentieth Century Silks
David Britland	The Trick That Can Be Explained	Will de Sieve card	Inspired by "Kismet Connection" (Ted Lesley, Para Miracles)	Feb. 2011	Genii (Vol. 74 No. 2)	36	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Trick That Cannot Be Explained
Ted Lesley	Münze in Flasche	coin in bottle, long article with multiple versions	Also published here Die Faltmünze (Ted Lesley, 1991)	July 2013	New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 8)	15	Coin / Gaffed / Folding Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Coin in Bottle
Roberto Giobbi, Ted Lesley	The First Step	when a spectator comes onto stage Invitation The Way of the Inchworm Props Interactive Questions One, Two, Three The Lesley Ploy		2016	Standup Card Magic	28	Articles / Articles
Alexander de Cova	Phoenix aus der Asche		Inspired by Ted Lesley's bill in cigarette routine	2016	Burners — Vol. 5	24	Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Cigarette/Cigar
Ted Lesley	Teleport Envelope		Related to Ted Lesley's "Mental Mind-Up"	2018	Mentale Notizen	103	Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes
Brad J. Aldridge, Jeff Prace	Priority Mail Teleport Envelope	Left-Handed using USPS Priority Mail envelope	Inspired by The Teleport Envelope (Ted Lesley, 1994)	Aug. 2019	Genii (Vol. 82 No. 8)	64	Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes
Ben Hart, Neil Kelso	Fake News	claiming effects in subsequent letters to the booker after leaving impossible objects behind	Related to Mind Bender (Ted Lesley, 1994)	2020	The Darkest Corners	255	Glass / Transformation Articles / Articles
David Britland	Cecil Keech: A Winning Bet	Cardopolis card cut to, performer divines both the card and its position	Inspired by description of Cecil Keech effect, 1930s Variations A Trick for Ted Lesley (David Britland, 2022)	Apr. 2022	Genii (Vol. 85 No. 4)	44	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Distant Key Card Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck / Backs
David Britland	A Trick for Ted Lesley	Cardopolis card cut to, performer predicted both the card and its position, using Will de Sieve crimped card	Inspired by The Kismet Connection (Ted Lesley, 1994) Cecil Keech: A Winning Bet (David Britland, 2022)	June 2022	Genii (Vol. 85 No. 6)	52	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Number Prediction Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card

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