Rafael Benatar

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Dai Vernon	The Lift Get-Ready	squeeze break, uncredited	Related to Double Lifting Again (Vanni Bossi, 1991) Dai Vernon's Squeeze Break (Dai Vernon, 2020) Variations The Reverse Autobreak (Lin Searles, 1961) Disarming Double (Peter Dudley, 1988) Straddle-Grip Getready (Dai Vernon, 1999) The Squeeze Break (Rafael Benatar, 2024)	1940	Expert Card Technique	4	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Get-Readys Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
	The Fadeaway Card Change		Related to El Cambio de Clark Kent (Rafael Benatar, 1989) Another Quick Bit (Frank Shields, 2017) Variations The Fadeaway Card Change (Jean Hugard, Roberto Giobbi, 1998) Aerial Packet Change (Alexander de Cova, 2018)	1940	Expert Card Technique	81	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / free handed Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change
Dai Vernon	Explanation of False Shuffle	Triumph Shuffle 1. To Maintain the Order of the Reds and Blacks 2. To Maintain the Order of the Entire Pack	Variations The Triumph of the False Shuffle (Roberto Mansilla, Dai Vernon, 2022) Expertalk: Rafael Benatar on the Pullout Shuffle (Rafael Benatar, 2022)	1946	Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)	24	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Divided Deck Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Strip Out
Francis Carlyle	Homing Card		Related to The Francis Carlyle Card to Pocket (Gary Kurtz, 1989) On the Carlyle Card to Pocket (Gary Kurtz, 1992) Variations The New, Revised Version of the "Homing Card" (Francis Carlyle, 1975) The Card in the Pocket (Roger Smith, 1982) The Homing Card - Updated (Francis Carlyle, 1985 ca.) Heimkehrer-Karte (Rudolf Braunmüller, Francis Carlyle, 1985) Fotomaton (Rafael Benatar, 1989) A Real Stand-up Card Routine (Mac King, 1990) Flying Home (Michael Close, 1994) Professional Card to Pocket (Gregory Wilson, 1999) Home to Roost (George McBride, 2000) Homing Deck Vanish (Mac King, 2002) Phantom Aces (Euan Bingham, 2005) Homing Card Variation (Darwin Ortiz, 2006) Bold Card to Wallet (Brent Braun, 2012) Phase One: The Return of "The Homing Card" (Michael Vincent, 2013) The Homing Card (Francis Carlyle, Paul Vigil, Jimmy Grippo, 2014) Slow Motion Card to Pocket (Tom Rose, 2018)	1947	Stars of Magic (Vol. 4 No. 2)	61	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Single Card Cards / Principles / Miscalling
Geoffrey Buckingham	The Palmist	spectator divines card from second spectator, then locates card in pocket	Variations Right Between the Eyes (Rafael Benatar, 2005) Entre Ceja y Ceja (Rafael Benatar, 2009)	1955	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)	33	Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / by Spectator Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card / Miscellaneous
Gerald Kosky	Card Change	double held in right hand, card stolen by left hand holding the deck while doing an upward movement	Related to X-Change (Gerald Kosky, 1975) El Cambio de Clark Kent (Rafael Benatar, 1989)	1975	The Magic of Gerald Kosky	19	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / free handed Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Unloads
Gerald Kosky	X-Change	double held in right hand, card stolen by left hand holding the deck while doing an upward movement	Related to Card Change (Gerald Kosky, 1975) El Cambio de Clark Kent (Rafael Benatar, 1989)	1975	The Magic of Gerald Kosky	47	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / free handed Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Unloads
Paul Harris	The P.H. Switch	two card transpo, in repeat one card vanishes and appears next to other	Variations Transposicion por Calor (Rafael Benatar, 1989)	1979	Close-up Entertainer	37	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Open Travelers Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / Normal
Daryl Martinez	The Out-of-Body Experience	out-jogged selection is pushed in deck and appears between sandwich cards held in distance	Variations Fax (Rafael Benatar, 2005)	1982	For Your Entertainment Pleasure	62	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Cards traveling (from Sandwich) to Sandwich
Edward Marlo	Devilish Miracle Redux		Variations La Carta Invisible (Rafael Benatar, 1989) Add to Devilish Miracle (Edward Marlo, 2020)	1983	Marlo without Tears	86	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Devilish Miracle & Variations
Paul Harris	Biological Shuffle	two phases	Variations Mermelada Plus (Rafael Benatar, 1989) Also published here The Biological Shuffle (Paul Harris, 1982)	1983	A Close-Up Kinda Guy	4	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once
Darwin Ortiz	Hitchcock Aces		Inspired by L.S.D. Aces (Wesley James, 1972) Variations ¡Fuego! (Rafael Benatar, 1989) Aunt Henriette's Aces (Arturo de Ascanio, 1989) The New Hitchcock Aces (Darwin Ortiz, 1995) Hitchcock Aces (James Swain, Darwin Ortiz, 1996) Slow Henry (Roberto Giobbi, 2003) Overlap Hitchcock (Joshua Jay, 2003) Overlap Hitchcock (Joshua Jay, 2005) Aunt Enriqueta's Aces (Arturo de Ascanio, 2006) Los ases de la tia enriqueta (Hitchcock Aces" de Darwin Ortiz) (Gabi Pareras, 2012) As Padre - El Último Reencuentro (Gabi Pareras, 2014) Also published here Hitchcock Aces (Darwin Ortiz, 1976)	1988	Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table	86	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / O. Henry Finish
Brother John Hamman	The Twins		Related to The Twins (Jim Ryan, 1981) Variations Twins (Allan Ackerman, 1995) Royal Liaisons (Rafael Benatar, 2006) Trost on Hamman's "Twins" (Nick Trost, 2008) Guys & Dolls (Steve Beam, 2008) Twins (Allan Ackerman, 2024) Also published here The Protean Twins (Brother John Hamman, 1984)	1989	The Secrets of Brother John Hamman	93	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Packet Tricks
Rafael Benatar	Introducción			1989	Cartas Certificadas	11	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Rafael Benatar	Doble Volteo Resbalante	additional method using Vernon's Double Push-Off	Also published here Slippery Double Turnover (Rafael Benatar, 1993)	1989	Cartas Certificadas	15	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Top / Break Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Top / Breakless
Rafael Benatar	Dejada Resbalante	several variations Haciendo escala Con casual encuentro Con encuentro casual del segundo tipo Sobre una carta Con la carta doble sobresaliente	Also published here The Slippery Drop (Rafael Benatar, 1993)	1989	Cartas Certificadas	19	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Laydowns on Table
Rafael Benatar	Tres Menos Una	unloading one card from a triple, two methods	Inspired by The Tamariz Turnover (Juan Tamariz, 1989/91) Also published here Three Minus One (Rafael Benatar, Juan Tamariz, 1993)	1989	Cartas Certificadas	27	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Unloads
Rafael Benatar	Doble Lift Pivotante	one-handed double lift, several applications -Como Cuenta Falsa (as a false count) Dejada Pivotante (Pivoting Laydown) Con giro de 180° (with 180° turn)	Also published here The Pivoting Double (Rafael Benatar, 1993) The Pivoting Laydown (Rafael Benatar, 1993)	1989	Cartas Certificadas	29	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Laydowns on Table Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Push-Off Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Top / One-Handed
Rafael Benatar	Transposicion por Calor	two card transpo, in repeat one card vanishes and appears next to other	Inspired by The P.H. Switch (Paul Harris, 1979) Also published here Hot Transposition (Rafael Benatar, 1993)	1989	Cartas Certificadas	37	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / Normal Cards / Principles / Duplicates / Pseudo & Impromptu Duplicate
Rafael Benatar	La Dejada Pendular	double lay-down on table		1989	Cartas Certificadas	50	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Laydowns on Table
Rafael Benatar	¡Fuego!		Inspired by Hitchcock Aces (Darwin Ortiz, 1988) Aunt Henriette's Aces (Arturo de Ascanio, 1989)	1989	Cartas Certificadas	55	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / O. Henry Finish
Rafael Benatar	Karate	Six is chopped into two Threes and an Eight into Fours	Also published here Karate (Rafael Benatar, 1993) Karate Cards (Rafael Benatar, 1995)	1989	Cartas Certificadas	71	Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Splitting Cards
Rafael Benatar	Fotomaton		Inspired by Homing Card (Francis Carlyle, 1947)	1989	Cartas Certificadas	77	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Single Card
Rafael Benatar	Salto Fotografico	cover for classic pass		1989	Cartas Certificadas	78	Cards / Sleights / Passes & Shifts / Two-Handed / Classic Pass
Rafael Benatar	El Mago Discreto	routine with several techniques which eliminate each other		1989	Cartas Certificadas	83	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Magicians Only Gags
Rafael Benatar	La Carta Invisible	longer Routine	Inspired by Devilish Miracle Redux (Edward Marlo, 1983) Also published here The Invisible Card (Rafael Benatar, 1993)	1989	Cartas Certificadas	87	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Devilish Miracle & Variations Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Invisible Card Theme
Rafael Benatar	Inserción Resorte	apparently random insertion of card from front into greek break	Also published here The Crocodile (Rafael Benatar, 1993)	1989	Cartas Certificadas	89	Cards / Sleights / Break / Break Finesses
Rafael Benatar	El Cambio de Clark Kent	apparently free-handed, also secret switch	Related to The Fadeaway Card Change (1940) Card Change (Gerald Kosky, 1975) X-Change (Gerald Kosky, 1975) Also published here The Clark Kent Card Change (Rafael Benatar, 1993)	1989	Cartas Certificadas	107	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / free handed Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Unloads
Rafael Benatar	El Soplido Magico		Also published here The Blow-Away Card Change (Rafael Benatar, 1993)	1989	Cartas Certificadas	109	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / free handed
Rafael Benatar	Tampoco y Tambien	only one card, effect variation	Also published here Neither and Also (Rafael Benatar, 1993)	1989	Cartas Certificadas	110	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Les Cartes Diaconis Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
Rafael Benatar	69	Color Change Presentation, including version with double change, Six changes into Nine		1989	Cartas Certificadas	111	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
Rafael Benatar	Mermelada Plus	several changes	Inspired by Biological Shuffle (Paul Harris, 1983) Also published here Marmalade Poker (Rafael Benatar, 1993)	1989	Cartas Certificadas	119	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Miscellaneous
Rafael Benatar	Lista de Referencias			1989	Cartas Certificadas	133	Articles / Bibliography
Rafael Benatar	Transit Cups and Balls - or the Trick with the Fru... Don't Say It!			1989	Transit Cups and Balls		Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Rafael Benatar	In-Transit Actions and the Cups and Balls			1989	Transit Cups and Balls	1	Cup / Cups & Balls / General Comments Articles / Theory & Essays
Rafael Benatar	Routine	three cups, four final loads		1989	Transit Cups and Balls	3	Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Routines
Rafael Benatar	Cup Through Cup Variation	cup falls through other cups, with all three cups		1989	Transit Cups and Balls	5	Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Moves with Cups
Arturo de Ascanio	Aunt Henriette's Aces		Inspired by Hitchcock Aces (Darwin Ortiz, 1988) Variations ¡Fuego! (Rafael Benatar, 1989) Also published here Aunt Enriqueta's Aces (Arturo de Ascanio, 2006)	1989	Ascanio's Favorites 1	3	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / O. Henry Finish
Juan Tamariz	The Tamariz Turnover	out-jogged turnover	Related to Tamariz Turnover (Juan Tamariz, Gordon Bruce, 2019) Variations Tres Menos Una (Rafael Benatar, 1989)	1989/91	Sonata	57	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Unloads
Rafael Benatar	Creating Injog in Center	as top half is replaced		1989/91	Sonata	125	Cards / Sleights / Jog Techniques / Retaining & Setting a Jog / Hands
Edward Marlo	Transposed Ace Assembly	Aces change places with three Fives, leaving 2-3-4-5, of the same suit, in place of the Aces of the same suit	Related to Countdown (Rafael Benatar, 1992)	1990	That's It	48	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / more or less off-beat variations
Simon Aronson	Paragon Poker	Gardner-Marlo poker deal, three phases, with variations	Inspired by Of Course I can deal a good Poker Hand! (Edward Marlo, 1983) Related to Speaking Volumes (Rafael Benatar, 2002) Variations Subway Showdown (Nick Trost, 2015)	1990	The Aronson Approach	17	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / False Dealing Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Multiple Phase Routines Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Re-Deal Poker Deals (Gardner-Marlo) Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Gambling Stack / Partial
Rafael Benatar	Countdown	nice presentation	Related to Transposed Ace Assembly (Edward Marlo, 1990)	Mar. 1992	Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 3)	2047	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / O. Henry Finish
Rafael Benatar	Slippery Double Turnover	additional method using Vernon's Double Push-Off	Also published here Doble Volteo Resbalante (Rafael Benatar, 1989)	1993	Double-Card Technique	1	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Top / Break Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Top / Breakless
Rafael Benatar	The Slippery Drop	several variations	Also published here Dejada Resbalante (Rafael Benatar, 1989)	1993	Double-Card Technique	3	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Laydowns on Table
Rafael Benatar, Juan Tamariz	Three Minus One	unloading one card from a triple, two methods	Also published here Tres Menos Una (Rafael Benatar, 1989)	1993	Double-Card Technique	7	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Unloads
Rafael Benatar	As a False Count	featuring the Pivoting Double		1993	Double-Card Technique	9	Cards / Sleights / False Count / Undercounts (as less than are there)
Rafael Benatar	The Pivoting Double	with 180 Degree Turn Variation	Also published here Doble Lift Pivotante (Rafael Benatar, 1989)	1993	Double-Card Technique	9	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Push-Off
Rafael Benatar	The Pivoting Laydown		Also published here Doble Lift Pivotante (Rafael Benatar, 1989)	1993	Double-Card Technique	10	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Laydowns on Table
Rafael Benatar	Karate	six spot is split in two 3s, repeat	Also published here Karate (Rafael Benatar, 1989)	1993	Double-Card Technique	13	Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Splitting Cards
Rafael Benatar	Hot Transposition	longer combination	Also published here Transposicion por Calor (Rafael Benatar, 1989)	1993	Double-Card Technique	16	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / Normal
Rafael Benatar	The Clark Kent Card Change	apparently free-handed, also secret switch	Also published here El Cambio de Clark Kent (Rafael Benatar, 1989)	1993	Double-Card Technique	26	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / free handed Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Unloads
Rafael Benatar	The Blow-Away Card Change	apparently free-handed, see Clark Kent Change	Also published here El Soplido Magico (Rafael Benatar, 1989)	1993	Double-Card Technique	27	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / free handed
Rafael Benatar	Neither and Also	only one card, effect variation	Also published here Tampoco y Tambien (Rafael Benatar, 1989)	1993	Double-Card Technique	28	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Les Cartes Diaconis Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
Rafael Benatar	69	Color Change Presentation, including version with double change		1993	Double-Card Technique	31	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
Rafael Benatar	Countdown	thorough description, nice presentation		1993	Three Professional Card Routines	1	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / O. Henry Finish
Rafael Benatar	The Invisible Card	longer Routine	Also published here La Carta Invisible (Rafael Benatar, 1989)	1993	Three Professional Card Routines	9	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Devilish Miracle & Variations Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Invisible Card Theme
Rafael Benatar	The Crocodile	apparently random insertion of card from front into greek break	Also published here Inserción Resorte (Rafael Benatar, 1989)	1993	Three Professional Card Routines	10	Cards / Sleights / Break / Break Finesses
Rafael Benatar	Marmalade Poker	several changes	Inspired by The Biological Shuffle (Paul Harris, 1982) Also published here Mermelada Plus (Rafael Benatar, 1989)	1993	Three Professional Card Routines	20	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Miscellaneous
Rafael Benatar	Karate Cards	Six is chopped into two Threes and an Eight into Fours	Also published here Karate (Rafael Benatar, 1989)	1995	The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 56)	1063	Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Splitting Cards
Philip T. Goldstein	Psi-Con Ruse	double ended cards are placed in book (instead of apparatus) Deutsch (translated by Rudolf Braunmüller) Francais (translated by Philippe Warren) Español (translated by Rafael Benatar)		1997	FISM '97	1	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Divided Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card
Michael Close (reviewer)	Elegant Card Magic: Volumes 1 and 2	by Rafael Benatar		Nov. 1997	Magic (Vol. 7 No. 3)	32	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Michael Close (reviewer)	Cups and Balls: Execution, Theory, and Practice	by Rafael Benatar		Nov. 1997	Magic (Vol. 7 No. 3)	32	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Rafael Benatar	Inserting a Card into a Break	from front		1998	Card College — Volume 3	533	Cards / Sleights / Break / Break Finesses Cards / Sleights / Controls / Insertions
Rudolph Herzog, Ray Kosby, Joseph K. Schmidt, Rafael Benatar	Our Readers Respond			Winter 1998	The Looking Glass (Issue 4)	168	Articles / Letters
Rafael Benatar	The Mystery of Speed	Guest Editorial		Nov. 2000	Magic (Vol. 10 No. 3)	23	Articles / Columns
Rafael Benatar	The Performing Mode	Guest Editorial	Variations Method and Style and The Performing Mode (Pit Hartling, 2003)	Jan. 2001	Magic (Vol. 10 No. 5)	23	Articles / Columns
Rafael Benatar	The Magic Moment	Guest Editorial		Apr. 2001	Magic (Vol. 10 No. 8)	27	Articles / Columns
Rafael Benatar	Speaking Volumes		Related to Paragon Poker (Simon Aronson, 1990)	June 2002	Genii (Vol. 65 No. 6)	23	Articles / Columns
Rafael Benatar	Better Than Tamariz	on Juan Tamariz		Oct. 2002	Genii (Vol. 65 No. 10)	49	Articles / Articles
Pit Hartling	Method and Style and The Performing Mode		Inspired by The Performing Mode (Rafael Benatar, 2001)	2003	Card Fictions	30	Articles / Theory & Essays
Rafael Benatar	The Crocodile	inserting a card in a break		2003	Card Fictions	70	Cards / Sleights / Break / Break Finesses
Juan Gallego Luque, Miguel Ángel Gea	Y Más Nombres	on Joaquin Navajas, Alberto Cuartero, Manuel Cuesta, Luis Boyano, Juan Escolano, Luis Arza, Juan José Hidalgo, Paco Rodas, Faustino Palmero, Manolo Tena, Justo Alvarez Ascaso, Anthony Blake, Ignacio Grassa, May Roger, Juan Gurrea, Rafael Benatar, Donald Lehn, Ramón Riobóo, Armando Gómez, José de la Torre, Juan Mayoral, Paco Herrero, Sebastián Pons, Jorge Haddad, Alberto Reyes, Charly Miret, Carlos Vaquera		2003	La Magia Española del Siglo XX	97	Articles / Magic History
Doug Canning	Excalibur	thought of card, spectator has to do some spelling and performer can divine card over phone	Related to Mystery of the Kabbala (Ramón Riobóo, 2006) Ramón Riobóo's "The Mystery of the Kabbala" in Rafael Benatar's "Sleight of Phone" "Montgomery's Ward" in "The James File" p. 1190.	2004	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5	34	Cards / Principles / Fishing Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / For normal phone conversations Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / free Choice (all 52 cards)
Juan Tamariz	Contributors	on the collaboration with Carmen, Manuel Cuesta, Ramón Riobóo, Jim Krenz, Ramblar, Ariston, Rafael Benatar, Alan		2004	Mnemonica	xxiii	Articles / Articles
Charles Reynolds	Rafael Benatar - Introduction			Mar. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 3)	50	Articles / Articles
Gordon Bean, Rafael Benatar	Rafael Benatar - Interview			Mar. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 3)	52	Articles / Interviews
	Rafael Benatar's Card Magic			Mar. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 3)	64	Articles / Chapter Heading
Rafael Benatar	Fax	out-jogged selection is pushed in deck and appears between sandwich cards held in distance	Inspired by The Out-of-Body Experience (Daryl Martinez, 1982)	Mar. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 3)	64	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Cards traveling (from Sandwich) to Sandwich
Rafael Benatar	The Favorite Cards of my Friends	two favorite cards named, performer removes his own favorite card and it is stabbed into deck between named cards		Mar. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 3)	66	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / In the Deck
Rafael Benatar	Once in a Hundred Years	four cards touched in in-the-hands spread are the Aces		Mar. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 3)	67	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Spectator finds four of a kind
Rafael Benatar	On Tabling Double Cards: The Nail and Edge Principle	An Exercise With the left hand The Pendular Laydown Sitting Down		Mar. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 3)	80	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Laydowns on Table
Rafael Benatar	Right Between the Eyes	spectator divines card from second spectator, then locates card in pocket	Inspired by The Palmist (Geoffrey Buckingham, 1955) Also published here Entre Ceja y Ceja (Rafael Benatar, 2009)	Mar. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 3)	82	Cards / Principles / Instant Stooge Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / by Spectator Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card / Miscellaneous
Rafael Benatar	Top Card Glimpse	as deck is put in inner pocket		Mar. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 3)	83	Cards / Sleights / Glimpse / Top or near Top
Rafael Benatar	My Handling of Spaghetti alla Carbonara			Mar. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 3)	85	Articles / Recipes
Rafael Benatar	Royal Liaisons		Inspired by The Twins (Brother John Hamman, 1989)	2006	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6	114	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Packet Tricks
Rafael Benatar	Spring Insertion	placing card in the center at known position, apparently haphazardly		2006	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6	118	Cards / Sleights / Break / Basic Break Handlings Cards / Sleights / Controls / Insertions
Ramón Riobóo	Mystery of the Kabbala	thought of card, spectator has to do some spelling and eventually card is divined	Related to Excalibur (Doug Canning, 2004) Also published here Ramón Riobóo's "The Mystery of the Kabbala" in Rafael Benatar's "Sleight of Phone"	2006	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7	46	Cards / Principles / Fishing Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / For normal phone conversations Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / free Choice (all 52 cards)
Dani DaOrtiz	Viajando por E.E.U.U.	about the journey though the USA, Miguel Angel Gea, Christian Engblom, Katia, 4F, Vanni Bossi, Alfonso Aceituno, Ed Ellis, Magic Castle, Rafael Benatar, Dean Dill, Johnny Thompson, Penn & Teller, Steve Forte, Michael Weber, Max Maven		2007	El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 1)	13	Articles / Articles
Charles Reynolds	Rafael Benatar	portrait about Rafael Benatar		2009	El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 7)	142	Articles / Biographical
Rafael Benatar	Dos Parodias Mágicas	two humorous articles La pulga de Vitoria Mi manejo de los spaghetti alla carbonara		2009	El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 7)	144	Articles / Articles Articles / Recipes
Rafael Benatar	Entre Ceja y Ceja	spectator divines card from second spectator, then locates card in pocket	Inspired by The Palmist (Geoffrey Buckingham, 1955) Also published here Right Between the Eyes (Rafael Benatar, 2005)	2009	El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 7)	144	Cards / Principles / Instant Stooge Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / by Spectator Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card / Miscellaneous
Rafael Benatar	El Cambio de Clark Kent			2010	Nanomagias	21	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Unloads
Rafael Benatar	Mejor que Tamariz	ode to Tamariz		2010	El Manuscrito (Vol. 3 No. 11)	301	Articles / Articles
Allan Ackerman	A Cull for R. B.	"for Rafael Benatar" (for named-cards notion), spectator pushes performer's favorite card in deck between two previously named cards	Also published here A Cull for R. B. (Allan Ackerman, 2024)	2012	The Cardjurer	53	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / In the Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card / Miscellaneous
Howard Hamburg	Anécdotarío sobre Vernon y otros - parte II	various anecdotes of Vernon, Johnny Thompson, James Patton, J.C. Wagner, Rafael Benatar Por favor Johnny Un último juego Breather Crimp		2013	El Manuscrito (Vol. 6 No. 25)	849	Articles / Anecdotes
Tom Crosbie	Raphael Plus	cards dealt according to thought-of card, divination	Inspired by Rafael Benatar's handling of Frank Garcia's "Miracle Speller"	2013	Just Be Croz	18	Cards / Principles / Fishing Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / Mindreader's Dream & Value Dealing Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Numerical or Straight Stack / Partial
Rafael Benatar	Aún más anécdotas	anecdotes of Arturo de Ascanio		2015	Recordando a Arturo	253	Articles / Anecdotes
Miguel Diaz, Carlos Vinuesa	Rafael Benatar			2015	Recordando a Arturo	373	Articles / Biographical
Rafael Benatar	Sorpresa y Expectación	on surprises		2016	El Manuscrito (Vol. 8 No. 31)	1091	Articles / Theory & Essays
Rafael Benatar	Inserting a Card into a Break	heel break		2018	Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 3	26	Cards / Sleights / Break / Break Finesses Cards / Sleights / Controls / Insertions
Rafael Benatar	Inner Worlds			2019	The Magic Rainbow	ix	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Rafael Benatar	On Practice	Thoughts...		Nov. 2022	Genii (Vol. 85 No. 10-11)	98	Articles / Columns
Rafael Benatar	Expertalk: Rafael Benatar on the Pullout Shuffle	Triumph Shuffle handling	Inspired by Explanation of False Shuffle (Dai Vernon, 1946) Also published here MAGIC, Sep. 2004	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)	334	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Strip Out
Rafael Benatar	A Thought from Juan Tamariz on his 80th Birthday	Thoughts...		Jan. 2023	Genii (Vol. 86 No. 1)	48	Articles / Columns
Rafael Benatar	Thoughts on... Getting Stack Sharp	Memorizing a Stack The No-Escape Memorizing System Exercises to Associate the Card Names to the Stack Numbers Any Card to Any Position A Stacked Game Monitor Your Progress		Jan. 2023	Genii (Vol. 86 No. 1)	48	Cards / Principles / Memory Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Memorized / Full Deck
Rafael Benatar	Elements of an Effect: Part One	Thoughts... The Nature of an Effect Punctuation and Rhetoric The Magic Moment Magic Gestures and Other Signals The Revelation Visual vs. Non Visual Redundancies of Magic Moments	Related to Elements of an Effect: Part Two (Rafael Benatar, 2023)	Mar. 2023	Genii (Vol. 86 No. 3)	50	Articles / Columns
Rafael Benatar	Elements of an Effect: Part Two	Thoughts... What Would an Effect Without a Magic Moment Be Like? The Magic Moment in Context Mistakes to Avoid in Magic Gestures Selling the Effect Before it Happens The Belt Balancing Illusion Preventing Spectators from Seeing the Effect Coming Getting a Good Reaction Reaction of Modern Audience	Related to Elements of an Effect: Part One (Rafael Benatar, 2023)	May 2023	Genii (Vol. 86 No. 5)	52	Articles / Columns
Rafael Benatar	On Humor and Magic	Thoughts...		July 2023	Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)	58	Articles / Columns
Rafael Benatar, Howard Hamburg	Thoughts...	On Magic and Magicians Vernon's Wisdom Teasing Magicians... The Heavy Deck Un-Faro-able The Tony Giorgio Mercury Fold Stories from the Magic Castle The Professor Falls on the Driveway Howard Gives me a Ride, by Rafael At the Vernon Table David to Dai Grippo's Index Hold the Break Larry Misses the Pocket Larry's Shift The Moment		Sep. 2023	Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)	64	Articles / Anecdotes Articles / Columns
Rafael Benatar	Deconstructing the Overhand Shuffle: Part 1	Thoughts... The Left-hand Grip The Right-hand Grip Running Cards Shuffling Actions How Many Shuffling Actions are Natural? The Shuffling Attitude The Simplest Task (bringing top card to bottom, products for dry hands) Suiting the Context The Second Simplest Task (bringing bottom card to top) Releasing a Packet Minus the Bottom Card An Exercise A Superior Handling The Two-Step Verification The Vernon Solution Combinations	Related to Deconstructing the Overhand Shuffle: Part 2 (Rafael Benatar, 2024)	Nov. 2023	Genii (Vol. 86 No. 11)	56	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Basic Handlings Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Transfers & Displacements Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / General Comments
Rafael Benatar	Deconstructing the Overhand Shuffle: Part 2	Thoughts... On the Injog How Large Should an Injog Be? The Pinky's Task Disguising the Injog The Rhythm The Upward Beat The Angled Jog The Delayed Injog The Careless Mess The Double Tap On the Outjog different handlings (see following entries) Expanding our Progress	Related to Deconstructing the Overhand Shuffle: Part 1 (Rafael Benatar, 2023)	Jan. 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 1)	56	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Basic Handlings Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Partial Cards / Sleights / Jog Techniques / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / General Comments
Rafael Benatar	A Simple Full-Deck False Shuffle	Greek & Hunter combo		Jan. 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 1)	59	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Full Deck Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Weave or Greek Shuffle
Rafael Benatar	Practicing the Overhand Shuffle			Jan. 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 1)	60	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / General Comments
Rafael Benatar	Having a Selection Replaced	overhand shuffle control		Jan. 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 1)	60	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Shuffle Controls
Rafael Benatar	Counting Without Counting	overhand shuffle run		Jan. 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 1)	60	Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Action Counting (Shuffling...) Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Basic Handlings
Rafael Benatar	Deconstructing the Pinky Count: Part One	Thoughts... Condition of the Deck Guitar Grip vs. Violin Grip The Pinky Count Grip The Double Bevel The Starting Contact Point Counting or Riffling How to Count Acoustical Backtracking Physical Cover Disguising Tension Other Observations Splitting the Count	Related to Deconstructing the Pinky Count: Part Two: The Dormant Break (Rafael Benatar, 2024)	Mar. 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 3)	48	Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Pinky Count
Rafael Benatar	Deconstructing the Pinky Count: Part Two: The Dormant Break	Thoughts... The Pull-Down Correction The Third-Finger Count	Related to Deconstructing the Pinky Count: Part One (Rafael Benatar, 2024)	May 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 5)	52	Cards / Sleights / Break / Break Finesses Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Pinky Count
Rafael Benatar	The One-Handed Tilt Set-Up	pinky count		May 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 5)	53	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Tilt
Rafael Benatar	Alternative Counting Procedures			May 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 5)	54	Articles / Chapter Heading
Rafael Benatar	The Thumb Count			May 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 5)	54	Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Thumb Count
Rafael Benatar	Push and Resquare			May 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 5)	54	Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Rafael Benatar	The Overhand Shuffle			May 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 5)	54	Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / While Shuffling
Rafael Benatar	Spreading and Checking			May 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 5)	54	Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Sight Counting
Rafael Benatar	With the Deck Out of View			May 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 5)	54	Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Rafael Benatar	Practical Use			May 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 5)	54	Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Pinky Count
Rafael Benatar	The Feed	feeding a right-hand palmed card into a left-hand break		May 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 5)	54	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers) Cards / Sleights / Transfers / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Right Hand / Replacement
Rafael Benatar	Exercises	For Counting Many Cards For Smaller Numbers For Counting to Assorted Numbers Reducing and Disguising Tension		May 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 5)	56	Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Pinky Count
Rafael Benatar	On the Saccadic Eye Movement	Thoughts... on forced eye blinking Is the Hand Quicker Than the Eye? The First Answer The Second Answer The Saccadic Eye Movement A Tennis Example A Golf Example Magic Applications The Ascanio Theory of In-Transit Actions A Case of Pocket Management Wearing Attention Out - Misdirection by Boredom The Tone of Your Voice		July 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 7)	56	Articles / Theory & Essays Articles / Columns
Rafael Benatar	On the Double Lift: Part One	Thoughts... Origins Purpose Deconstructing the Double Lift With or Without Preparation Obtaining the Break		Sep. 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 9)	48	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / General Comments
Rafael Benatar	Pushing and Resquaring			Sep. 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 9)	49	Cards / Sleights / Break / Basic Break Handlings Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Get-Readys
Rafael Benatar	In a Squaring Action			Sep. 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 9)	50	Cards / Sleights / Break / Break Finesses Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Get-Readys
Rafael Benatar	By Riffling			Sep. 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 9)	50	Cards / Sleights / Break / Basic Break Handlings Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Get-Readys
Rafael Benatar	With the Pinky Count			Sep. 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 9)	51	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Get-Readys Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Pinky Count
Rafael Benatar	Dribbling the Cards			Sep. 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 9)	51	Cards / Sleights / Break / Break Finesses Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Get-Readys
Rafael Benatar	The Squeeze Break	two-handed and one-handed versions	Inspired by The Lift Get-Ready (Dai Vernon, 1940)	Sep. 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 9)	51	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Get-Readys Cards / Sleights / Counting Cards / Other Counts from the Top
Allan Ackerman	A Cull for R. B.	"for Rafael Benatar" (for named-cards notion), spectator pushes performer's favorite card in deck between two previously named cards	Also published here A Cull for R. B. (Allan Ackerman, 2012)	2024	All In — Volume 1	57	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / In the Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card / Miscellaneous

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