148 entries for Joel Givens

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Bill Simon Sympathetic Control spectator cut deck in three piles, one queen is put in each pile, last queen is on the table, when that queen is turned over, the other queens turn over too
Variations 1952
Effective Card Magic
39
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's Transposition Breakthrough #1 no duplicate
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1965
My Favorite Card Tricks
45
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's Invisible Pass Routine first single cards come to top, then all aces (presented as invisible pass demonstration)
VariationsAlso published here 1979
Quantum Leaps
116
Larry Jennings Two Card Transpo - "Double Double" see reference for Marlo credit
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 7)
701
Tony Miller Tie Tack card appears tacked on tie, two handlings
Related toVariations 1983
Encore III
61
Jay Sankey Mineral Withdrawal four coin production
Related to 1986
Sankey Panky
23
Dai Vernon The Transfer Force angle jog handling
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1987
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1
93
Meir Yedid Biting Sensations biting through deck to find selection, all but one have a piece missing
VariationsAlso published here 1987
Meir Yedid's Card Animations
49
Hiroshi Sawa Tilted Triumph in the hands triumph, false faro
Related toVariations 1988
Sawa's Library of Magic — Volume One
49
Michael Weber, Michael Close, Eric A. Maurin Coffee Machine time machine presentation while drinking coffee, sugar packet is restored, coffee free of sugar and spoon vanishes from mug and is resting dry on the table again
Related to 1991
Life Savers
15
Scott Robinson Time Travel borrowed ring vanishes and appears on performer's watch band
Variations 1992
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 43)
761
Troy Hooser Touch of Brass three half Dollars change into three Chinese coins one by one
Related toVariations Sep. 1993
The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 3)
1
Joe Rindfleisch On the Square during riffle shuffle selection is produced reversed in center
Variations 1994
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 51)
931
Joel Givens Easy Time borrowed ring vanishes and appears on performer's watch band, different handling for Scott Robinson's Time Travel
Inspired byAlso published here 1994
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 51)
936
Scott Robinson Sliding Scale cards spread, when squared again selection sticks out face up, injogged
Variations 1994
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 52)
950
Joel Givens Slide Too Sliding Scale, with two cards, one by one
Inspired by 1994
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 52)
951
Joel Givens Super Duper instant camera, blank card gets face of chosen card inside case, both are signed
VariationsAlso published here June 1994
The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 2)
10
Joel Givens Sugarless gum transforms to sugarless gum and packet of sugar
Also published here Dec. 1994
The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 4)
7
Micah C. Lasher Memory Man full deck apparantly memorized
Variations June 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 6)
2509
Joel Givens Geometrick
1995
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 55)
1041
Steve Beam Leftovers on Tom Baxter, Bruce Fricker, Jon Racherbaumer, Stephen Minch, Steve Pressley, Doug Canning, Tom Craven, Scott Robinson, John Riggs
Related to 1995
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 56)
1072
Mike Gallo The Eight-Legged Coin Vanish
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1995
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 57)
1086
Wayne Kyzer, Steve Beam, Mike Beam, Joel Givens, John Riggs The Heavy Deck gags with block of steel in card box
Also published here 1995
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 58)
1116
Joel Givens Personalized Pasteboards name of spectator is spelled to find selection
  • Self-Working Method
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
16
Steve Beam Name that Trick made-up name is spelled to find selection, presentation for Personalized Pasteboards
Inspired by 1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
19
Joel Givens Weight Limit spectator cuts packet and selects a card, card is placed in reminder where it vanishes, then performer divines amount of cut cards and selection is found reversed at that position in the rest of the deck
 		1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
33
Joel Givens Identification Cards multiple keys, four card location
  • Variations
Also published here 1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
170
Joel Givens Fickle Four four indifferent cards are chosen, three change into Aces, then selection as well
 		1995
The Innovations Collection
9
Joel Givens Super DUPEr instant camera, blank card gets face of chosen card inside case, both are signed
Also published here 1995
A Lecture by Joel Givens
2
Joel Givens Poor Man's $lot Machine slot machine routine, with pen and rubber-banded stack
Also published here 1995
A Lecture by Joel Givens
3
Joel Givens Sugarless gum transforms to sugarless gum and packet of sugar
Also published here 1995
A Lecture by Joel Givens
5
Joel Givens Easy Time borrowed ring vanishes and appears on performer's watch band, different handling for Scott Robinson's Time Travel
Inspired byAlso published here 1995
A Lecture by Joel Givens
6
Joel Givens Ninja in a Half Shell finger is pushed through half dollar
Inspired byAlso published here 1995
A Lecture by Joel Givens
7
Joel Givens Identification Cards multiple keys, four card location
  • Variations
Also published here 1995
A Lecture by Joel Givens
9
Joel Givens Personalized Pasteboards name of spectator is spelled to find selection
  • Self-Working Method
Also published here 1995
A Lecture by Joel Givens
10
Joel Givens T.I.P.S. "To Insure Proper Separation (from a spectator and his money)"
five-dollar bill changed to one-dollar bill, then check changed into four missing one-dollar bills in wallet
 		1995
A Lecture by Joel Givens
11
Joel Givens Human Slot Machine with a pen and a glass, double-load slot machine
 		1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1150
Joel Givens New Way Pop selection appears reversed when deck is riffle shuffled in the hands
Inspired byAlso published here 1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1152
Joel Givens Hover deck floats above the hand, impromptu
Also published here 1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1154
Joel Givens Lean Time deck stands upright on palm
Also published here 1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1155
Joel Givens Rubbed Out rub-a-dub variation
Variations 1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1157
Joel Givens Slop Machine in the hands triumph
Also published here 1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1158
Joel Givens Cutie entire Q-tip is pushed into ear and pulled out again
Also published here 1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1160
Joel Givens Triple Play four selections change into aces
 		1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1161
Joel Givens Kicking Aces four Ace production, at once
Also published here 1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1162
Joel Givens Passed Ambitions
Inspired byAlso published here 1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1164
Joel Givens Slip Up
1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1165
Joel Givens Tying One On three cards are found, last one appears under tie clasp
Related toAlso published here 1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1165
Joel Givens Tubular Bills bill travels to a straw, missing corner, bill transforms into wrapper
Also published here 1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1166
Joel Givens Two Plus Two two selections and four Aces change places, in the hands of two spectators
Also published here 1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1167
Joel Givens Cuff Link rubber band is knotted, when the knot is untied there are two rubber bands
 		1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1169
Steve Beam Joel Givens brief
 		1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 60)
1171
David Neighbors Fusion Aces cutting the Aces, as climax four glued blocks with Aces on top
Related toVariations June 1996
The Minotaur (Vol. 8 No. 2)
1
Joel Givens Cup O' Joel performer mimes putting cream in coffee, cream really appears in coffee and and creamer is still sealed
Related toAlso published here June 1996
The Minotaur (Vol. 8 No. 2)
6
Joel Givens Sucker Straw straw bends 90 degrees and straightens again
 		1997
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 63)
1226
Joel Givens Back Stage Pass cards spread with faces outwards
Also published here 1997
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 63)
1233
Joel Givens Finger Flasher thimble color change, half thimble
 		1997
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 65)
1304
Wayne Kyzer, Steve Beam, Mike Beam, Joel Givens The Heavy Deck gags with block of steel in card box
Also published here 1997
Sound Effects
22
Joel Givens Subtle Silver Splits half dollar multiplies into four coins
Related to Jan. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 5)
68
Joel Givens Extraction Snap coin snapped into two
 		Jan. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 5)
69
Joel Givens Finger-Melt finger is pushed through half dollar
Also published here Apr. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 8)
70
Joel Givens Whitewashed rest of cards are blank
Also published here 1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 67)
1368
Mike Gallo Tai Coin Do karate coin handling
Variations 1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 68)
1392
Joel Givens Collectors, for Collectors see also p. 1412
Also published here 1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 68)
1407
Joel Givens Kiss Load
1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 68)
1412
Joel Givens Six - The Easy Way the silver coins vanish and thee Chinese coins are produced, eventually the silver coins appear again
Inspired byVariations 1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 70)
1466
Jason Alford Twixter twisting with clean transformation kicker, sticky and two double facers
VariationsAlso published here 1998
Thinking & Wondering
31
Joel Givens Twixter In My Pocket one quartet pocketed, another turns face-down one by one, then they transpose
  • Alternate Ending
Inspired by 1999
Cyber Sessions
156
Joel Givens Monte 101 four phases, in the hands
 		2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
40
Joel Givens Handy Triumph Display in the hands triumph, false faro
Inspired by 2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
130
Joel Givens The Dribbler angle jog handling
Related toAlso published here 2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
224
Joel Givens Across Coins four coins one by one, with backfire
Also published here Mar. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 7)
81
Joel Givens Mechanical Force using Mechanical Reverse
Also published here Feb. 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 6)
82
Joel Givens Matches All Gone matches vanish from match book and travel into wrapped straw
Also published here Dec. 2003
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 4)
99
Joshua Jay, Michael Powers, Joel Givens Twist on Simon twisting with four Queens, then three spectators get a packet with a Queen each and it turns over in their hands, optional back color change
Inspired by 2006
Power Plays
67
Joel Givens Shrink and Drink card shrinks, then again into tiny piece of paper, it is dropped through a transparent straw into a bottle where it grows to regular size again
Also published here 2006
East Coast Super Session
25
Benjamin Earl Hand Built by Trees gambling demonstrations with Aces, pack then revealed to be four solid blocks with Aces at the face of each
Inspired by 2007
Seeing with Photo-Electric Eyes
14
Eric Mead (reviewer) Session: The Magic of Joel Givens by Joel Givens Dec. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 12)
106
Eric Mead (reviewer) Five Forty Seven: Companion Volume to Session by Joel Givens Dec. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 12)
106
Joshua Jay 5:48 whole book written in story form as if witnessing a session between Joel Givens and Joshua Jay
 		2007
Session
7
Joel Givens Sweet Straw stirrer straw produced from sugar packet, then shrinks to fit back in
Also published here 2007
Session
9
Joel Givens Peek clean spectator's peek, see p. 203 for method
 		2007
Session
15
Joel Givens Cup o' Joel performer mimes putting cream in coffee, cream really appears in coffee and and creamer is still sealed
Also published here 2007
Session
17
Joel Givens Laser Aces cutting the Aces, pack then revealed to be four solid blocks with Aces at the face of each
Inspired byVariations 2007
Session
22
Joel Givens Sidejogged Hop perpendicular
Also published here 2007
Session
24
Joel Givens Silly Psychic impromptu book test, silly putty
 		2007
Session
35
Joel Givens Matches All Gone matches vanish from match book and travel into wrapped straw
Also published here 2007
Session
42
Joel Givens Kicking Aces four Ace production, at once
Also published here 2007
Session
48
Joel Givens Sponge Aces two-card pair transposes with four Aces, in the hands of two spectators, see p. 48 for performance
Also published here 2007
Session
52
Joel Givens Givens on Hofzinser Hofzinser Problem at the end the whole suit of the selection is produced from a pocket, see p. 49 for performance
 		2007
Session
67
Joel Givens Brain Cleaner entire Q-tip is pushed into ear and pulled out again
Also published here 2007
Session
73
Joel Givens Identification Cards multiple keys, multiple card location
Also published here 2007
Session
77
Joel Givens Table Timing Spread Out gag, finger moves to different part of the spread
 		2007
Session
83
Joel Givens Spread Production tabled spread scooped up quickly, selection is left on table
 		2007
Session
84
Joel Givens Ninja Coin finger is pushed through half dollar
Also published here 2007
Session
86
Joel Givens Across Coins four coins one by one, with backfire, see p. 84 for performance
Also published here 2007
Session
96
Joel Givens Tubular Bills bill travels to a straw, missing corner, bill transforms into wrapper
Also published here 2007
Session
106
Joel Givens More Memory Man full deck apparantly memorized, position of selection named as well as some other cards and four-of-a-kind produced
Inspired byVariations 2007
Session
112
Joel Givens Heckler Stopper spectator apparently claims that found card is wrong while everyone else believes differently
 		2007
Session
129
Joel Givens Monte 101 "double bend" finale, see p. 127 for performance
 		2007
Session
137
Joel Givens It's a Tie three cards are found, last one appears under tie clasp, see p. 128 for performance
Also published here 2007
Session
145
Joel Givens The Magidoodle name of chosen card is predicted on magnadoodle, see p. 132 for performance
 		2007
Session
151
Joel Givens Human Slot Machine slot machine routine, with pen and rubber-banded stack, see p. 159 for performance
Also published here 2007
Session
164
Joel Givens Easy Time borrowed ring vanishes and appears on performer's watch band, see p. 160 for performance
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
Session
172
Joel Givens Slop Machine in-the-hands slop shuffle Triumph with inversion, see p. 160 for performance
Also published here 2007
Session
178
Joel Givens Hungry Cannibals ends by biting out a corner of the whole deck, see p. 161 for performance
Inspired by 2007
Session
187
Joel Givens Collectors for Collectors see p. 160 for performance
Also published here 2007
Session
194
Joel Givens Backstage Pass cards spread with faces outwards
Also published here 2007
Session
206
Joel Givens Rubbed Away rub-a-dub variation on face-up deck
Inspired byVariations 2007
Session
212
Joel Givens Hover deck floats above the hand, impromptu
Also published here 2007
Session
217
Joel Givens Whitewashed finding four Nines, rest of cards are blank
Also published here 2007
Session
224
Joel Givens Lean Time deck stands upright on palm
Also published here 2007
Session
227
Joel Givens Bottom Deal Crimp crimping the dealt card
 		2007
Session
231
Joel Givens Uncrossed Cross Cut finessed handling
 		2007
Session
233
Joel Givens New Way Pop selection appears reversed when deck is riffle shuffled in the hands
Also published here 2007
Session
236
Joel Givens EZ Color Change in-jogged card changes
Variations 2007
Session
240
Joel Givens EZ Change Aces four cards out-jogged from various parts change into Aces
 		2007
Session
244
Joel Givens Quadruple Open Prediction four stopped-at cards match predictions, posed as a problem
 		2007
Session
249
Joel Givens On the Penetrating Match paper match through match, one remains stuck inside the other
Also published here 2007
Five Forty Seven
xix
Joel Givens On Vernon's Dribble Force angle jog handling
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
Five Forty Seven
xxiii
Joel Givens Mechanical Force using Mechanical Reverse
Also published here 2007
Five Forty Seven
xxvi
Joel Givens Flipper in Chinese the silver coins vanish and thee Chinese coins are produced, eventually the silver coins appear again
Inspired by 2007
Five Forty Seven
xxx
Joel Givens Cellophane instant camera, blank card signed on back gets face of chosen card inside case
Inspired by 2007
Five Forty Seven
xxxvi
Joel Givens Personalized Pasteboards names of spectators are spelled to find selection
Also published here 2007
Five Forty Seven
xxxix
Joel Givens Scarne Solution ungaffed handling for Scarne glass transposition
Related toAlso published here 2007
Five Forty Seven
xli
Joel Givens Circular Prophecy Business Card Prophecy Move handling, with prediction application
Also published here 2007
Five Forty Seven
xlvii
Joel Givens Shrink and Drink card shrinks, then again into tiny piece of paper, it is dropped through a transparent straw into a bottle where it grows to regular size again
Also published here 2007
Five Forty Seven
lii
Steve Beam The Trapdoor Issue #60 on Joel Givens, Internet
 		2012
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue Addendum)
xix
Joel Givens Bill Display Subtlety hands with bill shown empty while a second bill remains hidden
 		2016
The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc.
28
Joel Givens Card Vanish apparently openly palmed, unload on deck
 		2018
False Anchors — Volume Three
8
Andi Gladwin Castle Jacks
  • Even More Memory Man (shuffled deck apparently memorized, naming position of selection, finding four-of-a-kind)
  • Glassical Assembly (Jacks signed and put in glass, three removed one at a time to make them vanish on deck, reappear in glass)
  • Travelers (with deck vanish finale)
Inspired by 2020
The Boy Who Cried Magic
187
Joel Givens Card Vanish apparently openly palmed, unload on deck
 		2020
False Anchors
80
Josh Arroyo A Trick For Three Nice People memory demonstration involving red-black order, selections, a four-of-a-kind
Inspired by June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part Two)
131
Joel Givens Across Coins four coins one by one, with backfire
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
64
Joel Givens Mechanical Force using Mechanical Reverse
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
164
Joel Givens Matches All Gone matches vanish from match book and travel into wrapped straw
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
252
Joel Givens Expertalk: Joel Givens on the Penetrating Match paper match through match, one remains stuck inside the other
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
425
Joel Givens Scarne Solution ungaffed handling for Scarne glass transposition, see "Connecting Columns" for credit information
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
616
Joshua Jay The Magic of Joel Givens
Also published here
  • MAGIC, July 2007
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
632
Joel Givens Sweet Straw stirrer straw produced from sugar packet
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
633
Joel Givens Flipper in Chinese three silver coins vanish one by one, three Chinese coins are produced, then the silver coins again
Inspired by
  • "Extroydinary" (Troy Hooser, Destroyers, 2001)
Also published here
  • MAGIC, July 2007
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
635
Joel Givens Shrink and Drink card shrinks to half size, then even smaller, put inside beer bottle where it grows back to normal size
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
637
Joel Givens Cellophane blank card signed on back is cased, another selection is put under cellophane, blank card becomes duplicate of selection
Also published here
  • MAGIC, July 2007
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
639
Joel Givens Expertalk: Joel Givens on the Circular Prophecy Business Card Prophecy Move handling
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
640
William Goodwin Connecting Columns
Related toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Oct. 2008
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
793
Jeff Prace Expertalk: Jeff Prace on the Tilt Change face-up in-jogged card changes
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, July 2011
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1046
Joel Givens Cheating Suite four Aces at bottom of four piles, they come to top, Kings and Royal Flush produced
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2013
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1233
Joshua Jay, Joel Givens Rubbed Away rub-a-dub variation on face-up deck, card reappears reversed in deck, from Particle Stack
Inspired by 2024
Particle System
220