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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Henri Decremps Préface Comments on the success of the previous two volumes. Establishing the promise to mainly explain doable tricks without spending money
1786 xi
Dai Vernon 123
Related toVariations July 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 129)
517
Tony Corinda Part Five: Muscle Reading
  • Advanced Forms of Contact Mind Reading
  • The Copper Wire Contact
  • Action with the Chosen Object Following Location
  • When to Use Contact Mind Reading
  • The Blindfold
  • Hellstromism
  • The Blackboard Test
  • Conclusion
1958 50
Ian Baxter The Promise of your Choice Ace to Three, chosen value changes into previous selection
Inspired by 1972 7
J. A. Lindon A Poem palindromic poems in which the sentences mirror, not the letters
  • Doppelgänger
July 1973 639
Francis Carlyle More Tips and Bits
  • memory stunt linked to David Roth
  • Laurie Irelnd Charlier Pass Peek
  • Dunninger using prominent people
  • remembering serial number of bill
1975 129
Karl Fulves Premium Poker five selections are promised to be hole cards in stud poker deal, however they appear from pocket instead, sleeving
1977 14
Karl Fulves Metal Version coin covered with face-down card, card changes instead of coin as promised
Inspired by 1980
The Chronicles (Issue 27)
1331
Paul Harris The Immaculate Connection
  • The First Link
  • Fine Points of First Link
  • The Blow-Through Penetration
  • Fine Points of Blow Through Penetration
  • The Table Link
  • Fine Points of Table Link
  • The Tear
Related toVariations 1983
New Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
1
Richard Goldshot RG Location using two crimps and a faro shuffle, twenty-six key card, see also page 1075
Variations Sep. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 9)
967
David Gripenwaldt Door to Infinity coin vanishes and reappears in metal ring
Related to Winter 1984
West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
76
David Gripenwaldt As Promised! jumbo coin appearance from metal ring, alternate ending
Inspired by Summer 1984
West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 2)
29
Philip T. Goldstein The Mockingbird missing card divined, part of the "Birds of Prey" locations, Palindromic Rosary Stack
1986 1
Chips three impromptu magic items and gags with chips
  • Das Poker Chip Faromischen
Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
119
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Boromian Link by Terri Rogers Mar. 1987
Epoptica (Issue 8)
456
Edward Marlo The Promise Ace, Two and Three of Clubs, chosen value changes into selection, three method, method three with fake index card
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Sep. 1967
1988 308
Justin Higham Mexican Promise Ace, Two and Three of Clubs, chosen value changes into selection
Inspired byRelated toVariations July 1990
Technomagic (Issue 1)
4
Justin Higham Tech-Notes
Related to Dec. 1990
Technomagic (Issue Extra No. 2)
49
Justin Higham Ambiguous Promise chosen Ace changes into selection
Inspired by Dec. 1990
Technomagic (Issue Extra No. 2)
49
John Bannon OZ Deposit card changes to $100 bill, card in wallet, with variations:
  • Way Ahead Variation (Bob Kohler)
  • Compromise Variation
  • No-Palm Variation
  • The OZ Envelope and Remote Change
  • OZ Recombinant
1991 122
Richard Vollmer Das Legen eines palindromischen Spiels how to set up a stay stack, several methods
Also published here
  • Richard Vollmer "Le Jeu Mirroir", 1984
1992 6
Richard Vollmer Die Eigenschaften des palindromischen Spiels characteristics of the stay stack, with 52 and 53 cards
Also published here
  • Richard Vollmer "Le Jeu Mirroir", 1984
1992 8
Christian Scherer Duplizität der Ereignisse - Eine Routine mit dem palindromischen Spiel longer stay stack routine, mates are found, six phases
1992 12
Larry Becker Q&A: Will any psychic entertainer ever gain the prominence of Dunninger or Geller?
1992 152
Richard Kaufman Rominations: The Start Of The CD-ROM Revolution
Mar. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 7)
36
J. W. Sarles Riffle and Think prominent KS between red spot cards riffled before spectator
Inspired by 1996 9
Romi Muster ohne Wert signed card to plastic bag
Also published here 1996 141
Tom Osborne Salzfass-Durchdringung salt shaker on top of upside-down glass, covered with napkin, shaker instead of a promised coin penetrates table
1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 3)
105
Terri Rogers The Boromian Link Linking card effect, one card frame links onto two others frames.
Inspired by 1998 19
Romi Sample signed card to plastic bag
Also published here 2000 138
Masklyn ye Mage What is Bizarre Magick?
  • from Daemon's Diary
  • from The New Invocation
  • from The Negromicon
  • from Bizarre!
Oct. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 10)
35
Masklyn ye Mage Kiss of the Vampire blood appears on clothing of spectator
Also published here
  • The Negromicon of Masklyn ye Mage
Oct. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 10)
36
Masklyn ye Mage Divination of Vassago tarot cards
Also published here
  • The Negromicon of Masklyn ye Mage
Oct. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 10)
38
Simon Aronson UnDo Influence: Theory and Practice Theory behind UnDo Influence control
Variations 2001 68
Philip T. Goldstein Are We Not Drawn Onward to New Era? on the Faro Shuffle, Palindromic Stack / Stay Stack
2002 3
Gerald Deutsch Heads Down bill through table is promised, but only the head part of the bill penetrates, leaving a hole in the bill
Also published here May 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 9)
70
Stephen Minch Promissory Note
2005 14
David Regal (reviewer) "A Promise Kept" by Dave Mitchell Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
102
Sveroni Kompromiss faces and backs of four jumbo cards change
2013 19
Tomas Blomberg Svensk Voodoo one card selected and one thought-of, first found at number named by performer, second at number named by spectator
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2014 256
Roberto Giobbi Idea for a Bill Routine pencil through bill, promising to make hole disappear but making whole bill vanish, similar gags
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Nov 28)
341
Ted Karmilovich Hellstromism tips, thoughts and suggestions for muscle reading
2016 1
John Hostler Paradromic Delusion two deck, one person names a card and a number, second person selects card, performer looks through deck and names position of selection, first person finds card and number in other deck
Inspired byRelated to 2018 54
Richard Kaufman, Randy Pitchford Promises Kept "The Future of the Magic Castle is in Randy Pitchford's Hands"
May 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 5)
32
Gerald Deutsch Heads Down bill through table is promised, but only the head part of the bill penetrates, leaving a hole in the bill
Also published here 2022 188
Carl Mercurio Strong Magic, Strong Opinions: The Uncompromising Magic Life of Bernard Bilis
June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
16