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Stewart James The Candy King Miraskill with candies
Related to
Variations
 Sep. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 24)
151
Harold Lloyd, James G. Thompson Jr. You See? three card location, one-way, credit attribution to Thompson in Max Maven reference
Also published here
Related to
 Dec. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 51)
353
Harold Lloyd You See? three card discovery, using one hand only, one-way
Also published here
Related to
 1940
Expert Card Technique
280
Stewart James Half and Half three dice and list of letter combinations, a coincidence/prediction happens
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 Apr. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 134)
766
Shaman* Cagliostro's Spectacles spectator puts on special glasses when the cards are spread in front of him, he names all of the selections
Inspired by
  • an idea of DeLands, credit reference on page 191
Related to
Variations
 Oct. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 45)
185
James G. Thompson Jr. "Peek-Deck" Pappy Taylor's Peek Deck, as a code
Related to
Variations
 Oct. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 46)
188
Stewart James Half and Half three dice and list of letter combinations, a coincidence/prediction happens
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1944
Practical Mental Effects
204
Roy Benson Bizarre Bag bag is filled with six eggs as a climax
Also published here
Variations
 June 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 230)
919
Dai Vernon, Dr. Stanley Jaks, Bill Simon, Martin Gardner*, Norman Jensen, Bruce Elliott* The Ruler force with ruler with name of cards, ruler is balanced on two fingers and fingers brought together until fingers meet, see also p. 981 for ideas by John Hamilton
Variations
 Dec. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 244)
974
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Tele Teaser
Variations
 Dec. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 244)
975
Lu Brent Making a Production out of the Pyramid Puzzle using the Magic Pyramid Puzzle for Do As I Do, then Two in the Hand
Related to
 1952
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1952)
7
Fred Fletcher Mentalexicon word is divined, with alphabet cards and a range of sixteen words
Related to
Variations
 May 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 255)
1019
Edward Marlo Affinity two spectators deal down, stop at a card and place rest on top, deck dealt into two piles and they then in unison, selections are in same position
Related to
Variations
 1952
The Last Word on Cards
6
Roy Benson The Egg Bag bag is filled with six eggs as a climax
Also published here
Variations
 1953
Classic Secrets of Magic
104
Edward Marlo The New Elevator progressive rises/penetrations, four methods
Variations
 1956
The New Phoenix (Issue 338)
163
Karl Fulves* The Self-Correcting Set-up properties after riffle shuffling two sets of the same order
Variations
 July 1968
Epilogue (Issue 3)
19
Joseph M. White, Philip T. Goldstein* CATnips Kraft cheese box with six different pieces of cheese, chosen one vanishes from box, other solution by Phil Goldstein
Also published here
Related to
 Feb. 1968
The New Jinx (Vol. 6 No. 70)
284
Lou Borin* Predicto deck dealt in two piles with two cards face-up, both divined, half forcing deck, see p. 289 & 308 for references
Related to
Variations
  • "Predic2" (Phil Goldstein, Club 71, Winter 1990, p. 46)
 Oct. 1969
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 4 No. 12)
285
Henry Christ Tally-Ho! spelling using words on card case
Variations
 1971
Reputation-Makers
115
Lin Searles Moracle packet cut off and reduced to one card via reverse faros, this card predicted and four Aces on top of discard piles, see also p. 486 for comment by Charles Hudson
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 July 1971
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 6 No. 9)
430
David S. Kotkin* Mento-Pen David Copperfield, number is divined with special pen
Related to
Variations
 1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
52
Roy Walton* Past Help four cards are found by spelling the names of four famous magician

Also published here
Inspired by
  • Genii, 1954, Vol .19 No. 3
    • also in: Mental Four (The Complete Walton — Volume 2, 1988)
Variations
 Oct. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 2)
170
Philip T. Goldstein* On Equivoque
Also published here
 1976
Verbal Control
1
Philip T. Goldstein* The Dowser matching ESP card is found with dowsing rod
Inspired by
Related to
  • "Si Stebbins Kink" (Theodore Annemann, Linking Ring, Oct. 1924)
Variations
  • Center Tear magazine by Trevor McCombie, Oct. 2002
 1976
Magick (Issue 146)
727
Philip T. Goldstein* Four-sided Triangle card is thought of before the show, it matches prediction and selection of a second spectator
Related to
Variations
 1977
The Red Book of Mentalism
5
Fred Robinson Oasis on Phil Goldstein, Gaeton Bloom, Ken Brooke, Danny Ray, Andrew Galloway, Basil Horwitz, Jay Marshall, Peter Duffie, Rex Cooper, Ken Hawes, Chris Pratt, Doug Alker, Max Maven, Frans Biemans, Roger Crabtree, Mike Gancia, Peter Warlock, Tom Owen, Harry Dewhirst, Philippe Fiahlo, Rovi, Wally Boyce
 		July 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 11)
599
Philip T. Goldstein* The Coupon Caper envelope prediction, three envelopes with message in it
Related to
Variations
 1978
Notions
11
Philip T. Goldstein* Astro-Keys twelve keys with zodiac labels, key with spectator's zodiac opens the lock
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1978
Magick (Issue 200)
999
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word on Max Maven, Burling Hull, Kate Shiels, David Hoy
 		1978
Magick (Issue 220)
1100
Philip T. Goldstein* Astro-Key twelve keys with zodiac labels, key with spectator's zodiac opens the lock
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1979
The Yellow Book of Mentalism
15
Karl Fulves* Stopped Twice two prediction cards placed in deck during dealing by spectator end up next to their mates, "Gemini Twins"
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1979
Impromptu Opener
2
Philip T. Goldstein* Immoracle packet cut-off, anti-faro procedure to arrive at Royal Flush, overhand shuffle set-up sequence
Inspired by
Related to
 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 18)
1240
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word on Diana Zimmerman, Max Maven, Gordon Hoener
 		1979
Magick (Issue 238)
1190
Robert Cassidy (reviewer) Show Review "Psychic Follies" show hosted by Bill Bixby, with Hans Pantar, Tamara Rand, Max Maven, Kuda Bux May 1979
Psychic Entertainers News & Information Service (Issue 10)
2
Philip T. Goldstein* Precoinition box with different coins shown, chosen one is predicted
  • Gaffed Box Version (Corinda Money Box)
  • No Gaff Version (verbal ploy, spectators assume there are more coins)
Also published here
Related to
 Nov. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 11)
944
Philip T. Goldstein* Jan-Ken-Pon rock paper scissors cards, winning card and prediction
Also published here
Related to
 Dec. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 12)
960
Philip T. Goldstein* Kirigami paper with letters, spectator folds and cuts it, then he forms a word with the either face up or face down letters
Related to
Variations
 1980
The Violet Book of Mentalism
4
Philip T. Goldstein*, Walter B. Gibson*, Maurice Kraitchik Rainbow Matrix number force with a magic square
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 1980
The Violet Book of Mentalism
8
Philip T. Goldstein* Con-Test spectator try to divine number, prediction states who is closer to the number and how far off
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 1981
Magick (Issue 293)
1461
Roy Benson Bizarrer Eierbeutel! bag is filled with six eggs as a climax
Also published here
Variations
 June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
59
Harry Lorayne Phil Goldstein mini bio, Max Maven
 		1982
Best of Friends
186
Philip T. Goldstein*, Walter B. Gibson*, Maurice Kraitchik Rainbow Matrix number force with a magic square
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 1982
shuffled lecture
4
Philip T. Goldstein* Precoinition box with (apparently many but only four) different coins shown, chosen one is predicted
Also published here
Related to
 1982
12/12
4
Philip T. Goldstein* The Jorback Count concealing one face and two backs, back count meets Jordan
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, Oct. 1982
Related to
 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
46
Howard A. Adams The Ramasee Prophecy using ESP cards and spelling several words, Egypt presentation
Related to
Variations
 1982
OICUFESP (Issue 10 - TULEFTA - The Ramasee Prophecy)
1
Max Maven* Flair Play coding with a pen
Inspired by
Related to
 Mar. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 7)
59
Thomas Alan Waters Quindary cards with words on it are selected and divined
Related to
  • Linking Ring, April 1996
 1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Psychl)
512
Eugene Burger For Max Maven
1983
Intimate Power
5
Max Maven* Compared to What? on Sturgeon's Law
 		1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
xxii
Philip T. Goldstein* Pretense one phase
Also published here
 Feb. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 2)
886
Max Maven* Triskadekaphobia forcing the number thirteen with cards
Related to
Variations
 July/Aug. 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 23 & 24)
238
Philip T. Goldstein* Purple Prose numbers from number cards divined, using "self-correcting set-up"
Also published here
 1984
Thequal
14
Philip T. Goldstein* Brainweave word or design cards are divined, "self-correcting set-up"
Related to
Variations
 1984
Thequal
15
Thomas Alan Waters Verball different colored balls are in a bag and drawn, remaining one is predicted
Related to
  • "Kurotsuke" (Max Maven, VideoMind 1, 1997)
  • "Eliminator" (Ken DeCourcy, marketed)
 1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk)
602
Karl Fulves* Gemini Twins No. 1, two cards inserted where spectator stops dealing, both next to mates
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
1
Ed Eckl Editorial (no title), on Ibidem Events, Max Maven, Stewart James
 		Dec. 1984
Precursor (Issue 6)
5
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Mind Games by Max Maven*, Max Maven* Spring 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 25, 26 & 27)
267
Max Maven* Psychic Twins based on Steranko's "Voodoo Card" and Fulves' "Computer Cards"
 		Autumn 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 31, 32 & 33)
314
Harry Lorayne Phil Goldstein mini bio, Max Maven
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
402
Thomas Alan Waters Carousell three card divination, with clocking version, see Max Maven reference for credit information
Related to
  • "Roundabout" (Max Maven, Kayfabe DVD Set, 2017)
 1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mystyx)
701
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
 1985
FISM Madrid 1985
5
Philip T. Goldstein* Final Fred thin cards
Also published here
 1985
FISM Madrid 1985
8
Philip T. Goldstein* PSI-Con Ruse double-ended cards are placed into book (instead of apparatus) so they stick out half-way in different positions, one chosen, it matches prediction
Also published here
Variations
 1986
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5
63
Max Maven* Introduction
1986
Sankey Panky
9
Philip T. Goldstein* NeoGeo designs formed with puzzle/domino type cards divined
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Geomino Trick" (Len Belcher, Abra #924)
 1986
Amperthand
6
Philip T. Goldstein*, Toni Koynini Throw Rug card revealed via red-black pattern in layout of 7x4 cards on table
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Karpet" (Toni Koynini, Magic Wand, March 1953)
 1986
Amperthand
8
Philip T. Goldstein* Final Fred thin cards
Also published here
 1986
Mix '86
1
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
 1986
Mix '86
6
Philip T. Goldstein* Currency Exchange five envelopes in wallet, one contains money, with prediction
Also published here
Variations
 1986
Mix '86
8
Eugene Burger, Max Maven* 16. Seance Presentation
1986
Spirit Theater
99
Philip T. Goldstein* Horse Sense race presentation
Also published here
 1987
Doth
10
Philip T. Goldstein* A Winner's Tale five playing cards from different casinos, chosen one matches chip from same casino
Related to
 Jan. 1987
Magick (Issue 383)
1911
Mark Vincent The New York Magic Symposium 1986 on the convention in Tokyo, Adam Fleischer, Max Maven, Curtis Kam, Jay Sankey, Maki Kitami, Bill Spooner, Gene Matsura, Tommy Wonder, David Roth, John Kennedy, Hiroshi Sawa, Jeff McBride, Lisa Menna
 		1987
Gimmick (Issue 8)
14
Bob Farmer Impromptu Version spectator shuffles deck and thinks of the highest of five random cards, performer places poker hand on table, it is a Royal Flush that contains thought-of card
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1987/1988
Tsunami
7
Max Maven* Mesmeric Revelations: Quoting The Maven Semaphore suggestions
Also published here
Inspired by
 1987/1988
Tsunami
19
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
 1988
Das Phil Goldstein Seminar
8
Philip T. Goldstein* Psi-Con Ruse double ended cards are placed in book (instead of apparatus)
Also published here
Variations
 1988
Das Phil Goldstein Seminar
17
Philip T. Goldstein* Currency Exchange five envelopes in wallet, one contains money, with prediction
Also published here
Variations
 1988
Das Phil Goldstein Seminar
21
Philip T. Goldstein* Psi-Con Ruse double ended cards are placed in book (instead of apparatus)
Also published here
Variations
 1988
Lecture
3
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
 1988
Lecture
9
Philip T. Goldstein* Currency Exchange five envelopes in wallet, one contains money, with prediction
Also published here
Variations
 1988
Lecture
10
Max Maven* Grey Ethics on ethics and a Napoleons vs Gregory/Mark Wilson controversy
 		Oct. 1988
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 2)
7
Terri Rogers (reviewer) The Max Maven Lecture by Max Maven* Nov. 1988
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 3)
6
Christoph Borer MZvD-Kongress in Triberg on the magic convention in Triberg, Roy Roth, Sir Henry & Miss Fantasia, Juno, Wladimir Mikek, Gerry, Stephan Kirschbaum, Michael Gerhardt, Jörg Weber, Max Maven, Terry Seabrooke, Bernd Menne, Manfred Geiss, Sven Richter, Chess Litten, Günther Puchinger, Jean Marc, Thierry Collet, Philius und Jane,
 		1988
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 49 No. 3)
10
Christoph Borer Exklusivwoche in Triberg on a magic holiday week in Triberg, Terry Seabrooke, Rainer Pfeiffer, Guido Schmalriede, Gerry, Christoph Borer, Max Maven, Eberhard Riese, Roberto Giobbi
 		1988
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 49 No. 3)
13
Roy Walton* Past Help four cards thought of from four-card packets are found by spelling the names of four famous magician
Also published here
Inspired by
  • Genii, 1954, Vol .19 No. 3
    • also in: Mental Four (The Complete Walton — Volume 2, 1988)
Variations
 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
27
Max Maven* Foreword
1989
Williamson's Wonders
7
Philip T. Goldstein* Diskette reading with layout with coins, binary
Also published here
Inspired by
 1989
Fifth
5
Philip T. Goldstein* Overdose two blank cards with question marks on them print themselves into two selections
Variations
 1989
A Phil Goldstein Collection
43
Max Maven* Beyond the Blue Horizon on bad language while performing
 		Jan. 1989
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 5)
7
Ian Keable-Elliott A Review of the Best of Magic
Related to
 Aug. 1989
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 12)
3
Philip T. Goldstein* Final Fred thin cards
Also published here
 1990
NYCANOTES
2
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
 1990
NYCANOTES
3
Max Maven* Collected Thoughts on The Mulholland Library of Conjuring and the Allied Arts Conference on Magic History, produced by Ricky Jay, John Gaughan and Jim Steinmeyer
 		Jan. 1990
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 1)
9
Max Maven* Re: The Best of Magic
Related to
 Feb. 1990
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 2)
7
Richard Kaufman Column 1 credit information on Hamman's Double-Lift from packet, and discussing various Harry Lorayne claims, Max Maven, The Magic Circle
Related to
 May 1990
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 3)
13
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Who's Who In Magic by Bart Whaley
Related to
 June 1990
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 4)
15
Max Maven* From Max Maven on FISM and financial side of conventions, Richard Kaufman's column
Related to
 Sep. 1990
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 5)
5
Johnny "J.J." Johnston JJ replies on FISM and financial side of conventions
Related to
 Sep. 1990
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 5)
6
Richard Kaufman Column 4 T. A. Waters's "The Encyclopedia of Magic and Magicians"
Related to
 Oct. 1990
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 6)
13
Robert Cox What You See On Your TV Screen camera tricks
Related to
 Dec. 1990
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 7)
15
Max Maven* Foreword
1990
The Amazing Miracles of Shigeo Takagi
9
The Centrifuge Principle dealing a cyclical stack, see also following applications
Related to
Variations
 1991
Thavant
3
Philip T. Goldstein* Playing Cards cards in poker hand divined, "Centrifugal Poker"
Related to
 1991
Thavant
4
Philip T. Goldstein* ESP Cards 25 ESP cards, dealt hand is divined
Also published here
Related to
 1991
Thavant
17
Philip T. Goldstein* Combination various design cards, some selected via dealing and divined
Also published here
 1991
Thavant
25
Philip T. Goldstein* Mix Me Deadly murder, weapon and victim chosen from game cards and divined, using single riffle shuffle
Also published here
 1991
Thavant
30
Philip T. Goldstein* A Clash of Symbols three phase ESP routine with cards in envelopes which also have symbols, "three-sided approach to the Gilbreath Principle"
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1991
Thavant
41
Philip T. Goldstein* Riposte envelopes with items inside, selection with back turned is divined, sound reading
Also published here
Inspired by
 1991
Thavant
44
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
 1991
Music City Conclave 1992 Notes
11
Max Maven* On Roger Klause
1991
Roger Klause: In Concert
68
Geoffrey Durham, Max Maven* Letters
Related to
 Feb. 1991
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 8)
4
Johnny "J.J." Johnston Editorial
Related to
 June 1991
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 10)
2
Max Maven* Letter
Related to
 Aug. 1991
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 11)
14
Max Maven* In Memoriam Heba Haba Al
May/June 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 5)
41
Max Maven* As I Was Saying...
  • Parallax
on secrets, dove work, Aldo Richiardi's method of selecting music, The Magic of Michael Ammar
  • Banal Retentive (on banality of evil and magicians following instruction sheets)
  • Peering Out (on magicians buying books and not reading them)
  • Off the record (on Aldo Richiardi buying records so he’d make sure the music in his show was different from everything else)
Also published here
 Sep. 1991
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 1)
13
Max Maven* Consumer Guide humorous comparison of Siegfried & Roy with Lance Burton
 		Sep. 1991
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 1)
27
Max Maven* Strangers On A Train Of Thought
  • Parallax
magic-prostitution joke, pull-quotes, Penn, Robert-Houdin's actor quote
  • Ear of the beholder (The comedy magician who was not original)
  • Dim some (on Michael Jeffreys using parts of reviews out of context)
  • Proof positive that I have too much free time
  • Revisionist theory of the month
Also published here
 Oct. 1991
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 2)
14
Max Maven* Ennui Are The World
  • Parallax

  • Heresy for the nineties
  • No silver platters (on things not being handed to you)
  • Son of consumer guide
  • Original sin (the magician who plagiarized not the method, but the presentation from one of Max Maven’s routines)
  • Proof that at least some aspects of the sociology of magic are not unique
Also published here
 Nov. 1991
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 3)
15
Max Maven* Word Up
  • Lighter Side
magic-themed anagrams
Related to
 Nov. 1991
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 3)
39
Philip T. Goldstein* Namely five names written on papers from a list, the name that was written first is divined by performer
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Whisper Word" (Stanley Collins, marketed 1931)
Related to
  • marketed 1931
 Nov. 1991
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 3)
43
Rajneesh Madhok, Al Stanger Word Up
  • Letters
Related to
 Dec. 1991
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 4)
10
Max Maven* 'Tis The Season
  • Parallax
Also published here
Related to
 Dec. 1991
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 4)
14
Max Maven* Word Up magic-related anagrams
 		Dec. 1991
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 4)
15
Chris Power Editorial
Related to
 Jan. 1992
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 1)
2
Max Maven* Letter on his quote "Great magic is better than sex...and harder to find"
 		Feb. 1992
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 2)
4
Max Maven* Letter on using lines from other performers
Related to
 May 1992
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 3)
12
Max Maven* Opus questionnaire: Max Maven
Related to
 Oct. 1992
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 6)
18
Max Maven* Letters corrections
Related to
 Nov. 1992
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 7)
4
Steve Jaffe, Max Maven* Word Up
  • Letters
Related to
 Jan. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 5)
8
Max Maven* New Year's Grating
  • Parallax

  • A rose (on spelling magicians’ names properly)
  • Lecture lecture (on lecturing about other magicians’ material)
Also published here
 Jan. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 5)
15
Diego Domingo, Joseph Keppel Racism
  • Letters
Related to
 Feb. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 6)
9
Max Maven* Vintage Whine
  • Parallax

  • Culinary Conjecture
  • Twenty Questions
  • Define Tuning ("which show did you see - the early show or the late show?")
  • Dictionary update of the month (Creativity: stealing from more than one source)
Also published here
 Feb. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 6)
12
Max Maven* Word Up: The Return anagrams for magician names
 		Feb. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 6)
13
Max Maven* Tony Andruzzi (1925-1991)
Feb. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 6)
19
Max Maven* A Year in Review
Feb. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 6)
27
Max Maven* Forward, March
  • Parallax

  • Down for Grabs (Theft in Magic and Bob Brown)
  • Schrodinger’s Magician
Also published here
 Mar. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 7)
15
Max Maven* Word Up: Special British Edition magic-themed anagrams
 		Mar. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 7)
45
Max Maven* Taxing Times
  • Parallax

  • Hospitality
  • Art or Tourette’s (on Jerry Sadowitz)
  • Meow Mix
Also published here
Related to
 Apr. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 8)
10
Max Maven* Word Up magic-themed anagrams
 		Apr. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 8)
11
Maxene Mulford Meow Mix
  • Letters
Related to
 May 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 9)
9
Max Maven* Mayday! Mayday!
  • Parallax
amateurs vs professionals
  • Divisive and Illusion (differences between how Magic and Circus professionals mingle or not with amateurs)
  • Solución
  • Meow Mix
Also published here
Related to
 May 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 9)
13
Max Maven* Word Up magic-themed anagrams
 		May 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 9)
60
Max Maven* Jejune Is Busting Out All Over
  • Parallax

  • Ichi, Ni… (on the balance between Natural, Aesthetic, and Spiritual)
  • Meow Mix
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 June 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 10)
14
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		June 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 10)
55
Chris Teague, Joe Gold, David Lichtman, George Sprague, Rob Allen, Bruce Meyers, Hugh Sloan, Mike Rogers, Alan Wassilak, Thomas Alan Waters Divisive and Illusion
  • Letters
professionals vs. amateurs
Related to
 July 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 11)
9
David Harkey, Max Maven* Meow Mix I
  • Letters
Related to
 July 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 11)
10
Amazing James Randi Meow Mix II
  • Letters
Related to
 July 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 11)
10
Max Maven* July Detector
  • Parallax

  • Scotchtape (again on Jerry Sadowitz)
  • Eros by any other name
  • Gaffed to the hilt
  • Dressing room etiquette: How to practice proper behavior when attending another magician’s performance
Also published here
Related to
 July 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 11)
14
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		July 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 11)
61
Bunnie Collins More on Max
  • Letters
Related to
 Aug. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 12)
9
Max Maven* Time And Tied
  • Parallax

  • Once upon a time
  • Terms used in my writings for this magazine during its first twelve months which were replaced at the request of the editor
Also published here
 Aug. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 12)
14
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		Aug. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 1 No. 12)
17
Max Maven* Out Of The Panning Fray
  • Parallax

  • Provocateur of duty (on the topic of professional and amateur magicians, referencing the previous essay “Mayday! Mayday!”)
  • Meow Mix
  • Poetry Corner (on someone selling knockoff Origami Boxes)
  • Cinematopoeia (on Shakes the Clown and Killer Klowns from Outer Space)
Also published here
Related to
 Sep. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 1)
16
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		Sep. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 1)
17
Richard Kaufman The Mystery of T. Nelson Downs and Charles T. Jordan - Part Two
  • Inner-Workings
Related to
 Sep. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 1)
48
Max Maven* David Frederick Wingfield Verner, June 11, 1894 - August 20, 1992
  • Finally
Dai Vernon's death
 		Sep. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 1)
62
Dimis Michaelides, Eugene Poinc, Max Maven*, Kevin Oliver Max Maven
  • Letters
 		Oct. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 2)
10
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		Oct. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 2)
12
Max Maven* Trick Or Treatise
  • Parallax

  • Dulphin (method vs. effect vs. purpose)
  • Watts in a name (on misspellings of Marvyn Roy)
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Related to
 Oct. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 2)
16
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		Nov. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 3)
12
Max Maven* High Tension Whyer
  • Parallax

  • Cover charge (on diversity and sexism in magic and the absence of women in the previous fifteen covers of the magazine)
Also published here
Related to
 Nov. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 3)
16
Max Maven* Howdy - He's Mac King
Nov. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 3)
40
Michael Weber (reviewer) Max Maven’s Book Of Fortunetelling by Max Maven* Nov. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 3)
56
Jep Hostetler Parallax
  • Letters
Related to
 Dec. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 4)
12
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		Dec. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 4)
14
Max Maven* Scrooge Et Noir
  • Parallax

  • Here and Meow (Dubious achievements awards)
Also published here
 Dec. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 4)
16
Jim Magus Arcana on Robin DeWitt, T. A. Waters, Brother Shadow, The Hand of Erdnase, Max Maven, Eugene Burger
 		Dec. 1992
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 6)
6
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word on Max Maven
 		Feb. 1993
Magick (Issue 485)
2426
Steve Dusheck Minus One spectator choses ESP card behind performer's back, performer than removes four cards, spectator's completes the set
Also published here
Variations
 1993
Dusheck's Mental Magic
42
Al Smith, Roberto Giobbi Letters
Related to
 Jan. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 8)
5
Max Maven* Letter things real magicians would do
Related to
 Mar. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 9)
6
David Jones (reviewer) Fechter - "The Magic of Eddie Fechter" by Eddie Fechter (written by Jerry Mentzer)
Related to
 Sep. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 11)
6
Max Maven* A note from Max Maven on Eugene Burger, Jeff McBride and pseudo-mystical bullshit
Related to
 Nov. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 12)
14
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		Jan. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 5)
15
Max Maven* Thereby Angst A Tale
  • Parallax

  • Theory of Relativity
  • Camera Obscura
  • What becomes a legend most? (on how Al Smith wrote “No More Heroes” for the November 21 issue of Abra)
  • Copywrong
  • Sign of the times
Also published here
Related to
 Jan. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 5)
20
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		Feb. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 6)
13
Max Maven* Febriferous
  • Parallax

  • Auguste in winter
  • Extinguished fulfillment (Why are magicians afraid of mystery? Why do magicians get into magic?)
  • Meow mix
Also published here
 Feb. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 6)
14
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		Mar. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 7)
13
Max Maven* The Shadow Of Your Simile
  • Parallax
on art via a joke of cellmates telling jokes by page numbers of a known joke book
  • Catharthesis
Also published here
 Mar. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 7)
18
Max Maven* Word Up anagramy
 		Apr. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 8)
13
Max Maven* April Moi, Le Déluge
  • Parallax

  • French toast (One of the theories around April’s first being fools day; some errors in magic literature)
  • Little effete (Etymological background on the word patter)
  • Drinks are on me
Also published here
 Apr. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 8)
15
Darwin Ortiz Oil and Magic
  • Letters
Related to
 May 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 9)
10
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		May 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 9)
13
Max Maven* Hope Springs External
  • Parallax

  • Rotterdammerung (Bob Driebeeck watching Okito with binoculars)
  • Working for scale (Magicians neglecting the Why)
  • The silence of the shepherd
Also published here
 May 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 9)
16
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		June 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 10)
12
Max Maven* The Scrying Game
  • Parallax

  • The origin of the specious (On originality)
  • Carper’s index (On David Copperfield’s XV special)
  • A different conundrummer
  • Word down (Doublets, a word game created by Lewis Carroll)
  • Dis solution
Also published here
 June 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 10)
18
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		July 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 11)
14
Max Maven* Neurotica
  • Parallax

  • Paint-counterpaint (On Walter Keane and commerciality in magic; artist vs. entertainer)
Also published here
 July 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 11)
16
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		Aug. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 12)
14
Max Maven* A Midsummer Night’s Drone
  • Parallax

  • Thermavolence
  • In a Trans
  • There’ll be Shoes There
  • Tapeworms (On people assuming they have the right to record performers or lecturers)
  • The evolution will not be televised
  • M.C. Grammar
  • Skeptrics
  • Poetry Corner (Krenzel Mechanical Reverse)
Also published here
 Aug. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 12)
20
Max Maven* The Silver Scream
  • Parallax

  • Verbalchemy (On the etymology of certain power words: abracadabra, hocus pocus, gabbatha, selah, alakazam, shazam, presto, sim-sala-bim, sarmoti)
Also published here
 Sep. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 1)
20
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		Sep. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 1)
57
Max Maven* Angst For The Memories
  • Parallax

  • Obscuriosity (Linking Ring, Fred Keating)
  • Meow Mix
  • Hospitality
Also published here
Related to
 Oct. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 2)
16
Max Maven* Magic Universiade '93
Oct. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 2)
21
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		Oct. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 2)
72
Max Maven* The And-Illusion Dogma
  • Parallax

  • Order in the Sort (Subtleties, sleights, and gimmicks; Four types of methods: natural laws disguised, secret activity, secretly prepared materials, psychology)
Also published here
 Nov. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 3)
19
Max Maven* (reviewer) Fantastica by Michiaki Kishimoto Nov. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 3)
62
Max Maven* (reviewer) Parabox by Tooru Suzuki Nov. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 3)
62
Max Maven* (reviewer) Twister by Shigeru Sugawara Nov. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 3)
63
Max Maven* (reviewer) Credit Slasher by Tooru Suzuki Nov. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 3)
63
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		Nov. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 3)
68
Robert Lund Keating Films
  • Letters
Related to
 Dec. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 4)
12
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		Dec. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 4)
14
Max Maven* Nay Of The Beholder
  • Parallax
Related to
 Dec. 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 4)
22
Doble Predicción prediction of two cards, Karl Fulves's Stopped Twice / Gemini Twins, without credit
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
44
Ford Kross* Kross Roads on Chazpro, Michel Aselin, Marcello Truzzi, Larry Becker, Max Maven, Richard Busch
 		Jan. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 7)
11
Jim Magus Arcana on Mary Tomich, Max Maven, Homer Scarborough, Docc Hilford
 		June 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 12)
6
Ford Kross* Kross Roads on De Cartier, Lee Earle, Larry Becker, Marcello Truzzi, Max Maven, Richard Mark, Kreskin, Satori, Joe Lantiere
 		Dec. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 6)
9
Jon Racherbaumer Bold B'Wave ungaffed
Inspired by
  • "B'Wave" (Max Maven)
 1993
Think Ace
28
Philip T. Goldstein* Contimental any European country thought of and divined
Related to
Variations
 1994
Thabbatical
3
Philip T. Goldstein* Pangmaster letter/word tiles used for a coincidence
Also published here
Variations
 1994
Thabbatical
27
Philip T. Goldstein* Flex alphabet cards are mixed and distributed, one person only can form a word which is predicted
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 1994
Thabbatical
30
Philip T. Goldstein* Cheap Flex four-spectator adaption
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 1994
Thabbatical
33
Philip T. Goldstein* Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
Also published here
 1994
Thabbatical
46
Philip T. Goldstein* Trisectarian two cards found, one by counting down value of other cards
Related to
 1994
Thabbatical
96
Peter Duffie Principles and Deceptions "An Easy Trip Through The Arithmetical Principles Of Card Magic - Part 6"
additions and corrections by Jeff Busby and Max Maven on previous columns, idea of cutting between a red or black pair in Gilbreath tricks
Related to
 Feb. 1994
Profile (Issue 18)
11
Max Maven* Opus at 50
Sep. 1994
Opus (Vol. 5 No. 2)
14
Priska Walther Desert Magic Seminar XVII in Las Vegas on the Desert Magic Seminar, Joe Stevens, Philippe, Tabary, Sonny Fontana, Migel, Victor Coitko, Hans Klok, Socrate, Max Maven, Brett Daniels, Juan Mayoral, Takamitsu Uchida, Netcheporenko, Franklin, Arturo Brachetti, Bill Malone, Roger Klaise, Siegfried & Roy, Bernard Bilis, Karrel Fox, Adrien Van Factor, Carl Cloutier, Lance Burton
  • Hotel Tropicana, den 10. März
  • Freitag, den 11. März
  • Samstag, den 12. März
 		1994
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 56 No. 3)
4
Shawn McMaster List-less "Top 10 Magic Terms that sound dirty but really aren't"
Related to
 June 1994
The Lemniscate (Vol. 1 No. 1)
3
Max Maven* Cold Lang Syne
  • Parallax

  • Snow Koan (Max Maven meeting Francis Carlyle)
Also published here
 Jan. 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 5)
14
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		Jan. 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 5)
67
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		Feb. 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 6)
14
Max Maven* What Part Of "Know" Don't You Understand?
  • Parallax

  • Suspension of Disbelief, Indeed (George LaLondr getting stabbed by a farmer as he was about to saw a lady in half)
  • Past Pluperfect (Goldburg)
  • Let There be Lightbulbs
  • Meow Mix
  • Academic Validation
Also published here
Related to
 Feb. 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 6)
18
Max Maven* Monocular Regency
  • Parallax

  • On Thin Eyes (On how magicians convince themselves that the flaws they see will not be seen by a lay person)
  • Heads or Tales (Relative lack of women in magic)
Also published here
 Mar. 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 7)
19
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		Mar. 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 7)
75
Ed Coningford, Sam Farber Parallaxed
  • Letters
Related to
 Apr. 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 8)
10
Max Maven* Vitriollie-Ollie-Infree
  • Parallax

  • Root Bier (On what is not the etymology of the word “magic”)
Also published here
 Apr. 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 8)
14
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		Apr. 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 8)
84
Max Maven* He Who Rags Last
  • Parallax (spelled "Parax")
on his own writing and using unknown words, using only words of max five letters
  • Brief Case
Related to
 May 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 9)
19
Max Maven* The Wonder Years on Tommy Wonder
 		May 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 9)
44
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		May 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 9)
80
Mike Rogers, Ulf Morling, Kevin King, Sid Fleischman*, Stacey MacKenzie, Bob Farmer Maximum Defense
  • Letters
Related to
 June 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 10)
9
Max Maven* Neuroses By Any Other Name
  • Parallax

  • Loquacity Slicker
  • By the gram (On Chris Dugdale’s Magicgram column on the classic force)
  • Picture Perfect
  • Hard Copy (On originality)
  • In Decks (On why to not use jumbo index cards in performance)
  • Balleptomaine
Also published here
 June 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 10)
14
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		June 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 10)
59
Max Maven* Mystery Loves Company
  • Parallax

  • How I Spent My Beltane Vacation (Jeff McBride’s Mystery School)
Also published here
 July 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 11)
20
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		July 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 11)
53
Max Maven* Word Up anagrams
 		Aug. 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 12)
17
Max Maven* To Sense, Plain
  • Parallax

  • Meow Mix
  • Give & Tech (On the recurring comment that advanced technology has replaced magic)
Also published here
Related to
 Aug. 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 12)
19
Max Maven* Setting the Record Straight
  • Letters
Related to
 Sep. 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 4 No. 1)
12
Mike Rogers Parallax
  • Letters
Related to
 Sep. 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 4 No. 1)
14
Max Maven* And A Partridge In A Despair Tree
  • Parallax

(Intro on identifying problems and offering solutions)
  • Contestosterone (On the issues with magic competitions and the fact that these evaluate performers as if in an athletic sport - solution to be proposed in the following month’s column)
Also published here
 Sep. 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 4 No. 1)
17
Max Maven* The Camel's Chiropractor
  • Parallax

  • Just Say Nomenclature
  • Just Say Noteworthy (Raising the standard of contestants)
  • Just say Nomography (On paying contest judges, the composition of judge panels, and judging methodology)
Also published here
 Oct. 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 4 No. 2)
18
Max Maven* Picks & Trepans
  • Parallax

  • Conundrub (A puzzle for the reader to match reviews with magicians)
  • Hi, Finance
  • The More Things Change (Answers to the previous puzzle)
Also published here
Related to
 Nov. 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 4 No. 3)
25
Max Maven* Tales Of Misery And Imagination
  • Parallax

  • The Grift of the Magi (A tale of the devil visiting a magic dealer)
  • No Sexism, We’re British (On sexism and magicians’ assistants)
Also published here
 Dec. 1994
MAGIC (Vol. 4 No. 4)
19
Philip T. Goldstein* Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk and then put back in deck but reversed, duplicate
Also published here
 1995
Connotes
7
Max Maven* International Magic Congress on the Opus convention
Also published here
  • Genii, Aug. 1995
 Dec. 1995
Opus (Vol. 5 No. 5)
15
Max Maven* Foreword
Also published here
 1995
Magic and Meaning
ix
John Moran Talking Turkey
  • Letters
Related to
 Jan. 1995
MAGIC (Vol. 4 No. 5)
14
Max Maven* The Morbid The Merrier
  • Parallax

  • Meta-Meow (On exposure)
Also published here
 Jan. 1995
MAGIC (Vol. 4 No. 5)
19
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