105 entries for Ted Lesley

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Theodore Annemann Call Me Up Sometime person calls during the show and names the card someone selected
VariationsAlso published here 1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
2
Keith Clark March of Time - Finale Trick paper cutting with clock face and time
VariationsAlso published here May 1936
The Jinx (Issue 20)
116
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 1938
Greater Magic
911
L. Vosburgh Lyons Graphology spectators write on paper cards, performer assigns them correctly, pseudo-psychometry
Related toVariationsAlso published here Jan. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 74)
493
Albert Cohn Second alternative change in spectator's pocket is predicted, one off, perhaps spectator has left a penny in the pocket
Related to Dec. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 7)
180
Robert Craig The Ball Point Pen Swami ink
Related to 1948
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1948)
29
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 1958
Predictions
105
John D. Pomeroy A Matter of Time forcing a time with a watch, spectator spins stem
Related toVariations 1973
Mentology
37
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 toVariationsAlso published here 1976
Practical Sorcery
12
Craig Karges Chek Mate bank night, spectators play for performer's fee, psychological twist, clear forcing bag
Variations 1980
Magick (Issue 265)
1322
Ted Lesley The Glass Key keys put in glass, glass explodes keys are bent
 		1981
The Shattered Chalice
10
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
Philip T. Goldstein Out of Sorts thought-of card (from eight) found and named with back turned
Variations 1984
Thequal
5
Basil Horwitz Challenge Thought, Version II word and symbol written on cards and sealed in envelope, both are divined by performer
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1984
The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz — Volume 2
65
Philip T. Goldstein Humthing cards with names of different songs, chosen one is played / divined, using non-existent titles that sound plausible
Related toVariations
  • Chester Sass' "Music Was My First Love" in "120% Chestosterone"
 1986
Mix '86
2
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
Ted Lesley Memory Bank apparently memorizing deck and naming position of selection
 		Mar. 1989
Magick (Issue 419)
2093
Ted Lesley Firefly mentally turning off TV or lamp at home of friends
 		Sep. 1989
Magick (Issue 428)
2139
Ted Lesley Book of Seven Seals using attached book mark to force page, ribbon with seal
Variations June 1990
Magick (Issue 441)
2203
David Zver Book, Too spectator places attached bookmark in book to chose page, ribbon with seal
Inspired by Nov. 1990
Magick (Issue 448)
2240
Ted Lesley Paper Wait sheet signed in bottom corner
 		Dec. 1990
Magick (Issue 449)
2243
Ted Lesley Die Faltmünze coin in bottle, long article with multiple versions
Also published here Aug./Sep. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3)
4
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
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
Ted Lesley The Psy-aid Tarot card divination and haunted deck with plate lifter method
Related to June 1993
Magick (Issue 491)
2453
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 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 9)
106
Ted Lesley The Principle principle to force one out of three cards, three marked locator cards, spectator cuts deck in his hands
Related to 1994
Paramiracles
24
Ted Lesley The Kismet Connection spectator cuts to a card which matches card from second deck which was placed in envelope
Related toVariations 1994
Paramiracles
27
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
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
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 1994
Paramiracles
42
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
Ted Lesley Nap on the Ridge winner receives the deck
 		1994
Paramiracles
49
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 1994
Paramiracles
52
Ted Lesley Seer of the Trivial answer to question from Trivial Pursuit is predicted in envelope
 		1994
Paramiracles
60
Ted Lesley Prediction Envelope multiple-out index envelope, content held with pins
 		1994
Paramiracles
63
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 		1994
Paramiracles
69
Ted Lesley Thoughts Untouched name and symbol written on cards and sealed in envelope, both are divined by performer
Inspired by 1994
Paramiracles
81
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
Ted Lesley Dissertation on the Center Tear on the presentation of the center tear and billet reading, with several anecdotes
Related to 1994
Paramiracles
93
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
Related toAlso published here 1994
Paramiracles
109
Ted Lesley The Working Performer's Switch Pad sheet is switched while it is removed from pad, clipped corner
 		1994
Paramiracles
111
Ted Lesley Border Intelligence using used writing pad as a word index
 		1994
Paramiracles
115
Ted Lesley Dream Decks history and ideas for the Bagshawe / Koran Forcing deck
 		1994
Paramiracles
117
Ted Lesley Symbolico deck with symbols, chosen one is divined, Koran type with pumping feature
 		1994
Paramiracles
121
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
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 1994
Paramiracles
132
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
Ted Lesley Pro-monition Premonition routine, card found in performer's pocket
 		1994
Paramiracles
149
Ted Lesley Card Index with rubber bands
 		1994
Paramiracles
156
Ted Lesley New Pseudo-psychometric Exercises general comments and ideas
 		1994
Paramiracles
167
Ted Lesley Technicolor Graphology spectators write on paper cards, performer assigns them correctly, pseudo-psychometry
Inspired by 1994
Paramiracles
170
Ted Lesley Crimmerian Psychometry pseudo psychometry, method to mark envelopes during performance, blindfolded
 		1994
Paramiracles
173
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 1994
Paramiracles
177
Ted Lesley Serial Killer using the Teleport Envelope
 		1994
Paramiracles
191
Ted Lesley Sign Onboard signed card travels to envelope, Teleport Envelope
Related to 1994
Paramiracles
194
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 1994
Paramiracles
196
Ted Lesley The Sough of Horses' Wings part of chosen page appears in envelope, Teleport envelope
  • Surrounded Performance
 		1994
Paramiracles
203
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
Ted Lesley News Time set time is divined by cutting news paper
Inspired by 1994
Paramiracles
223
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
Ted Lesley Mind Over Meniscus with wine glass
 		1994
Paramiracles
242
Ted Lesley Guiding Star prediction slip in pill box of spectator's zodiac sign
 		1994
Paramiracles
251
Ted Lesley Pay Blaze performer's fee in envelope, all but one envelopes are burnt
Inspired by 1994
Paramiracles
255
Ted Lesley Early Edition newspaper headline prediction, sent by mail in advance, several methods
 		1994
Paramiracles
263
Ted Lesley Mind Bender champagne glass on pile of books visibly bends, also glasses in hands of spectators are bent at the end
Related toVariations 1994
Paramiracles
277
Ted Lesley European Chit Chat Spectator shuffles deck and cuts it, card is remembered and divined by calling medium
Related to Nov. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 5)
5
Ted Lesley Money in Your Pocket prediction of amount of coins in spectator's wallet, missing a coin in pocket
Related toAlso published here 1995
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 1)
90
Alan Nguyen Bender Ender spoon seems to move under cover of handkerchief, becomes bent
Inspired by 1995
Labyrinth (Issue 4)
16
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 		1997
Seminar 1997
14
Larry White The Bermuda Bottle label and coin penetrate corked bottle, wrapped inside newspaper, with variation by Ted Lesley
Related to July 1997
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 1)
3
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
Ted Lesley The Box vibrating box, instant stooge
Inspired by Sep. 1997
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 3)
11
Boretti, Ted Lesley Perfect Pocket-Watch spectator sets time on closed pocket watch, performer divines it
Also published here Oct. 1997
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4)
12
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 		Nov. 1997
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 5)
8
Edward Bagshawe, Al Koran, Ron Wilson, Gene "Phantini" Grant, Ted Lesley The "Dream-Deck"-Combination single card divination
 		1997
It's Paramiraculous
2
Ron Wilson, Ted Lesley David Hoy's Sensation six cards
 		1997
It's Paramiraculous
4
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
Paul Maurer, Ulf "Borodin" Bolling, Ted Lesley The "Ball-Point"-Swami how to construct boon and nail-writer with ball-point
Related to 1997
It's Paramiraculous
14
Ted Lesley Money in Your Pocket prediction of total of spectator's coins, with kicker
 		1997
It's Paramiraculous
15
Boretti, Ted Lesley Perfect Pocket-Watch spectator sets time on closed pocket watch, performer divines it
Also published here 1997
It's Paramiraculous
17
Ted Lesley Teleport Professional construction details
Related to
  • Ted Lesley's "Neuer Teleportations-Umschlag" in "Magische Welt", 06 / 1981. P.307.
Variations 		1997
It's Paramiraculous
21
Ted Lesley Origami-Telekinesis bill in envelope folds itself into origami figure, using Teleport-Envelopes and Glorpy
Also published here 1997
It's Paramiraculous
25
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
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
Ted Lesley Origami - Telekinesis bill in envelope folds itself into origami figure, using Teleport-Envelopes and Glorpy
Also published here Apr. 1998
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 10)
8
Gary Freed Test Conditions card cut to, prediction is 51-on-1 gag, with actual selection on the back
Related to 1999
Cyber Sessions
133
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 		2003
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 8)
301
Ted Lesley Getting to Know You thought of card vanishes and appears in pocket
 		2003
2003 U.S. Master Class Notes
2
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
Ted Lesley Ultimate Water Suspension hydrostatic glass routine
 		2003
2003 U.S. Master Class Notes
7
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
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
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 2003
2003 U.S. Master Class Notes
23
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
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
Paolo Cavalli Into the White spectator writes down name of a friend, paper is destroyed and performer reveals information about friend and eventually name, car/tree and number 2 ploy
Related to 2007
Into The White
1
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 2011
Maelstrom
29
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
Ted Lesley Münze in Flasche coin in bottle, long article with multiple versions
Also published here July 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 8)
15
Alexander de Cova Phoenix aus der Asche
Inspired by
  • Ted Lesley's bill in cigarette routine
 2016
Burners — Vol. 5
24
Ted Lesley Teleport Envelope
Related to
  • Ted Lesley's "Mental Mind-Up"
 2018
Mentale Notizen
103
Brad J. Aldridge, Jeff Prace Priority Mail Teleport Envelope
  • Left-Handed
using USPS Priority Mail envelope
Inspired by Aug. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 8)
64
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 		Apr. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 4)
44
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 June 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 6)
52