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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
James T. Deacy Just an Echo method to double write secretly on a prediction in envelope, confabulation
Related toAlso published here Feb. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 29)
185
Francis Carlyle Homing Card
Related toVariations 1947
Stars of Magic (Vol. 4 No. 2)
61
Al Baker Parlor Telepathy code by placement on table
Related toAlso published here 1949 53
Pocket Vanish coin through trouser to the inside pocket, then it vanishes
Related to 1952 52
Tony Corinda (10) Positional Codes
Related to 1959 260
Dai Vernon Key Card Placement running cut
Related toVariations 1967 159
Derek Dingle Han Ping Chien coins held in spread, one lapped followed by Han Ping Chien
Related to Jan. 1973 587
Gary Kurtz Diabolique! card prediction in envelope, number is named and card at that position in deck is used, half forcing deck
1973
Magick (Issue 76)
379
Alan Shaxon The Invisible Card and Envelopes An invisible though of card is put in an invisible envelope and sealed in an empty visible envelope. Envelope and correct card appear.
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1976 12
Edward Marlo Omni-Twist card selected, twisting routine with Ace through Four, then one transforms into selection
  • Twist Phase
  • Think Touch Turn Phase
Related to 1977 11
Daryl Martinez Close-Quarters two quarters transform into half dollar
VariationsAlso published here 1981 119
Bruce Bernstein Volition Plus four selections in envelopes, spectators choose their own card, envelopes are numbered from one to four a
Inspired byRelated to 1981 56
Phillip Young Longitudinal Card Change using Longitudinal Tenkai Palm
Related to 1982 10
Jay Sankey, Gary Kurtz Cartesian Coins tabled, offbeat use of shell
Aug. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 12)
108
Gary Kurtz Fusion two half-dollars transform into dollar
Inspired byVariations 1983 66
Michael Powers Fusion Plus two quarters become a half-dollar, repeat, then two half-dollars transform into dollar, lapping
Inspired byVariations 1983 67
Dr. Stanley Jaks Master Secret of the Swami three digit number test, spectator first gets one right, then two and finally the complete number
Related toVariations 1984 4
Gary Kurtz Penny Lane without glass
Inspired by Winter 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 34, 35 & 36)
364
Art Altman Slip Force Handling
Variations 1985 358
David Roth Purse and Glass three silver coins transpose with three copper coins in purse
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1985 273
Albert Goshman Salt & Pepper Shaker Coins vanish and appear under salt and pepper shakers.
Related toVariations 1985 39
Ben Harris Flash Card to Case signed card appears folded in case
Related to 1985 54
Jay Sankey, Gary Kurtz Cartesian Coins tabled, offbeat use of shell
1986 17
Dai Vernon Silk and Silver production, vanish, reproduction
Related toVariations 1987 208
Gary Kurtz Five Hundred Percent half dollar is stretched into jumbo coin, visual handling
May 1987
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 10)
12
Gary Kurtz Jumbo Coin Waist Steal
May 1987
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 10)
12
John C. Wagner Royal Detectives card travels from red Kings sandwich into deck, sandwiched by two black Kings
Variations 1987 153
Karl Fulves Turnabout Turnover fake turnover
Related toAlso published here 1987 73
Gary Kurtz The Bottle Cap and Coins dollar vanishes and appears under bottle cap in from of four quarters, they vanish and four Chinese coins are found under cap, they grow larger than the cap
1987 1
Gary Kurtz Four Fisted Copper/Silver - transformation combo, two coins change in performer's hands and two in spectator's
Also published here 1987 3
Gary Kurtz The Two Point Two Switch two for two
1987 4
Gary Kurtz The Double Take Switch finger palm, classic palm
Also published here 1987 5
Gary Kurtz Four Fisted II four quarters turn into four copper coins
Also published here 1987 6
Gary Kurtz Inside/Outside two stapled cards turn inside out
Also published here 1987 7
Gary Kurtz The Unidirectional Turnover
1987 8
Gary Kurtz The Rivoli Assembly seven cards assembly, repeat phases
Also published here 1987 9
Gary Kurtz Vice Versa, Versa Versa copper/silver transposition, both change to Chinese as climax, with wand
1987 12
Gary Kurtz Trio in Three from 1981, three different coins travel under two cards, from hand to hand and back under the cards, Haden gaff
VariationsAlso published here 1987 16
Gary Kurtz Money Begets Money four coin production
Also published here 1987 1
Gary Kurtz Zero, One, Two, Four four coin production
  • No. 1
  • Variation I
1987 2
Gary Kurtz Tumble Production
1987 2
Gary Kurtz The Slothful Mentalist one of four cards chosen, then one of thirteen, then any card and any city and any number written on it, everything predicted in an envelope, "serious version" of his "Signed, Sealed, Delivered"
Also published here 1987 5
Gary Kurtz Signed, Sealed, Delivered in Advance signed card to nest of envelopes
Also published here 1987 9
Gary Kurtz Midas Trio three different copper coins change to silver coins (quarter, half dollar, dollar)
1987 11
Gary Kurtz Moving to the Inside card travels between two file cards, which are stapled all around
Also published here 1987 13
Gary Kurtz The Longitudinal Vanish and Transfer retention of vision vanish with a card
Also published here 1987 15
Gary Kurtz Absence Travels two pieces of paper, both are punched with four holes, holes travel from one paper to the other
Also published here 1987 16
Gary Kurtz Mirror Image topological thing, words on paper held in front of a small mirror, they end up written backwards
Also published here 1987 18
Dai Vernon Packet Flip-Over
Related to 1988 23
Gary Kurtz Zero, One, Two, Four #1 four coin production
1988 1
Gary Kurtz Zero, One, Two, Four #2 four coin production
1988 3
Gary Kurtz Tumble Production
1988 3
Gary Kurtz Multiple Transfer #2 stack from right hand thumb grip to left hand finger palm
1988 4
Gary Kurtz Too Many Coins four coins vanish one by one
1988 5
Gary Kurtz The Comeback four coins are produced from a spectator
1988 7
Gary Kurtz Fingertip to Fingertip Drop Shuttle
1988 7
Gary Kurtz G.K. Spectator Coins Across four coins across
Related to 1988 8
Gary Kurtz Levels of Impossibility string cut into four pieces, pieces knot together very quickly and string is eventually restored
1988 12
Gary Kurtz Well Spun wad of cotton turns into a string
1988 13
Gary Kurtz Body Heat using Connie Haden's "Two Copper/One Silver" gaff
Related to 1988 14
Gary Kurtz Two On One card signed on the back fuses with card signed on the front
1988 16
Gary Kurtz Moving to the Inside card travels between two file cards, which are stapled all around
Also published here 1988 17
Gary Kurtz Card Load
Related to 1988 17
Gary Kurtz Absence Travels two pieces of paper, both are punched with four holes, holes travel from one paper to the other
Also published here 1988 19
Gary Kurtz Mirror Image topological thing, words on paper held in front of a small mirror, they end up written backwards
Also published here 1988 21
Gary Kurtz Four Fisted Copper/Silver - transformation combo, two coins change in performer's hands and two in spectator's
Related toAlso published here 1988 1
Gary Kurtz The Double Take Switch finger palm, classic palm
Also published here 1988 2
Gary Kurtz Four Fisted II four quarters turn into four copper coins
Also published here 1988 4
Gary Kurtz Smoker routine with cigarettes and a lighter, cigarette rises from pack, lighter appears and changes into squirting lighter, finally lit cigarette turns into chewing gum
Also published here 1988 5
Gary Kurtz Countering Expectations beginning of a cups and balls routine, balls change color
1988 7
Gary Kurtz Inside/Outside two stapled cards turn inside out
Related toAlso published here 1988 9
Gary Kurtz The Unidirectional Turnover "Unidirerctional"
Related to 1988 9
Gary Kurtz Signed, Sealed, Delivered in Advance signed card to nest of envelopes
Related toAlso published here 1988 11
Gary Kurtz The Longitudinal Vanish and Transfer retention of vision vanish with a card
Also published here 1988 14
Gary Kurtz Continuation series of effects with coin and handkerchief, two jumbo coins finale
1988 15
Gary Kurtz Orange red and yellow ball rolled up in sheet of paper turn into orange
Related to 1988 18
Gary Kurtz The Name is the Same prediction, at the end spectator's name appears on back of card
Related to 1988 20
Gary Kurtz Zero, One, Two, Four four coin production, with Alternate Production Technique for first coin
1988 1
Gary Kurtz Multiple Transfer #2 stack from left hand finger palm to right hand thumb grip
1988 1
Gary Kurtz Multiple Transfer #2 stack from right hand thumb grip to left hand finger palm
1988 4
Gary Kurtz Money Begets Money four coin production
Also published here 1988 5
Gary Kurtz Too Many Coins four coins vanish one by one
1988 7
Gary Kurtz The Comeback "The Reproduction Sequence", four coins from spectator, two procedures
1988 10
Gary Kurtz Fingertip to Fingertip Drop Shuttle
1988 10
Gary Kurtz G.K. Spectator Coins Across four coins
1988 12
Gary Kurtz Pop-up Steal
1988 13
Gary Kurtz Countering Expectations cups and balls sequence
Related to 1988 18
Gary Kurtz Maybe I Won't Smoke After All "comedy of errors", routine with cigarettes and a lighter, cigarette rises from pack, lighter appears and changes into squirting lighter, finally lit cigarette turns into chewing gum
Also published here 1988 20
Gary Kurtz The Rivoli Assembly seven cards assembly, repeat phases
Also published here 1988 23
Gary Kurtz Psychological Fusion "a.k.a. Two on One", card signed on the back fuses with card signed on the front
Variations 1988 26
Gary Kurtz Moving to the Inside card travels between two file cards which are first stapled all around in front of spectators
Also published here 1988 29
Gary Kurtz Inside Pocket Load for loading wallet, pocket, ...
1988 30
Gary Kurtz The Longitudinal Vanish and Transfer retention of vision vanish with a card, transfer from right LTP to left classic palm
Also published here 1988 31
Gary Kurtz Absence Travels two pieces of paper, both are punched with four holes, holes travel from one paper to the other
Also published here 1988 32
Gary Kurtz Flurious using jumbo coins, with handkerchief
Related to 1988 1
Gary Kurtz Flurious Steal tucked in belt, with jumbo coin
1988 1
Gary Kurtz Jumbo Coin Change Overs
1988 1
Gary Kurtz 500% coin grows into jumbo coin
1988 2
Gary Kurtz Retention Pass #1 jumbo coin
1988 2
Gary Kurtz Retention Pass #2 with jumbo coin
1988 3
Gary Kurtz Jumbo Coin Transformation using silk
1988 8
Gary Kurtz Jumbo Coin Vanish with handkerchief, sleeve
1988 9
Gary Kurtz Accumulation No. 1 one coin routine, four coin production, coins vanish and are reproduced from spectator, see following entries
Related to 1988 1
Gary Kurtz Part 1 - The One Coin Routine
1988 1
Gary Kurtz First Production
  • The Three Stroke Change-Over
Also published here 1988 1
Gary Kurtz Vanish and Reproduction
  • Fingertip Take
Also published here 1988 2
Gary Kurtz Down the Arm coin travels from elbow to hand
Also published here 1988 3
Gary Kurtz The Rebound Pass coin apparently thrown back up in other hand
Also published here 1988 3
Gary Kurtz Down the Arm Vanish - Reproduction From Opposite Elbow
Also published here 1988 3
Gary Kurtz Fingertip Take and Change-over
Also published here 1988 4
Gary Kurtz Reproduction From Behind Right Knee, Through the Leg
1988 5
Gary Kurtz Coin Through Pocket
Also published here 1988 5
Gary Kurtz Fingertip to Fingertip Shuttle Pass
1988 6
Gary Kurtz Coin Through the Hand
  • Coin Through Hand Vanish
1988 7
Gary Kurtz Production from Left Elbow
1988 7
Gary Kurtz Single Coin Repeat to Vanish
Also published here 1988 7
Gary Kurtz Part 2 - Four four coin production
1988 8
Gary Kurtz Two for Two Shuttle Pass
1988 9
Gary Kurtz Part 3 - Too Many Coins - The Four Coins Vanish one by one
1988 10
Gary Kurtz Part 4 - Four Coin Reproduction From Spectator
1988 12
Gary Kurtz Zero, One, Two, Four four coin production
1989 1
Gary Kurtz Money Begets Money four coin production
Also published here 1989 3
Gary Kurtz G. K. Spectator Coins Across four coins across, slightly different than version in "Continuations ... Departures 1"
Related to 1989 6
Gary Kurtz Absence Travels two pieces of paper, both are punched with four holes, holes travel from one paper to the other
Also published here 1989 13
Gary Kurtz The Gesticulated Switch
1989 14
Gary Kurtz Countering Expectations beginning of a cups and balls routine, balls change color
1989 16
Gary Kurtz Moving to the Inside card travels between to file cards, which are stapled all around
Also published here 1989 18
Gary Kurtz The Cheeky Load
Related to 1989 18
Gary Kurtz Flash Glitter Finale finale for coin routine, coins are wrapped in paper, paper is ignited and they vanish in a flash of fire, leaving a shower of glitter
1989 20
Gary Kurtz Sharing the Credit accomplice is asked to leave the room, after returning he finds a selected card, two versions, accomplice does not really know how it's done
1989 22
Gary Kurtz The Hofzinser Cull Placement
1989 22
Gary Kurtz Code of Silence
Related toAlso published here 1989 25
Gary Kurtz Code of Silence II medium finds paper and knows which three digit numbers are written
1989 27
Gary Kurtz, Joe Monti, Meir Yedid, Shinkoh Nagisas, Mark Mitton, David Oliver, Gaëtan Bloom Extra for Experts tips and ideas for the Twisting Arm Illusion by various people
1989 5
Gary Kurtz Full Frontal Assault three coins appear, vanish and reappear multiple times, coins across, finale with transformations and vanish into glitter
  • Part 1 - Coming Into Money
    • Handling Variation
  • Part 2 - Three Others
  • Part 3 - Coins Across
  • Part 4 - Too Many Coins
  • Part 5 - Reproduction
  • Part 6 - Repeat Vanish Sequence
  • Part 7 - Reproduction
  • Part 8
  • Part 9
  • Part 10 - The Flash/Glitter Finale
1989 3
Gary Kurtz Multiple Transfer No. 1 - Left Fingerpalm to Right Thumb Crotch Palm
1989 4
Gary Kurtz Multiple Transfer No. 2 - Right Thumb Crotch Palm to Left Fingerpalm
1989 4
Gary Kurtz Multiple Transfer No. 3 - Left fingerpalm to right thumb Crotch Palm
1989 5
Gary Kurtz Fingertip Drop Shuttle
1989 6
Gary Kurtz Casual Click Pass
1989 7
Gary Kurtz Fingertip to Fingertip Shuttle Pass
1989 7
Gary Kurtz The Click Shuttle
1989 7
Gary Kurtz, Harvey Rosenthal Rollover Palm Rosenthal not mentioned
1989 8
Gary Kurtz Pop-up Move into Back Clip
1989 8
Gary Kurtz Recovery of One of Two Back-clipped Coins
1989 9
Gary Kurtz Variation on Ramsey's Coin Through the Hand
1989 10
Gary Kurtz Toss/Return Sleeve coin tossed into other hand and back
1989 13
Gary Kurtz Delay Action Sleeve
1989 14
Gary Kurtz The Undercover Display and Switch
1989 16
Gary Kurtz The Inertia Sleeve
1989 17
Gary Kurtz An Ambitious Card Routine outlined as example, brief
Related to 1989 4
Gary Kurtz A billiard ball steal
1989 7
Gary Kurtz Changing a woman into a tiger
Related to 1989 7
Gary Kurtz A more complex example palmed Aces from pocket as gag as spectator starts shuffling
Also published here 1989 7
Gary Kurtz Example "The One Hand Top Palm and subsequent Flash Fold of a card supposedly placed into the centre of the deck"
Related to 1989 10
Gary Kurtz The Francis Carlyle Card to Pocket comment
Related toAlso published here 1989 12
Gary Kurtz Another example - Palming a Card
1989 12
Gary Kurtz A coin vanish sleeving with fake back-and-forth tossing
Related to 1989 13
Gary Kurtz The Top Change
Also published here 1989 13
Gary Kurtz Ring Flight comment
1989 15
Gary Kurtz Fingertip Coins Across as example
1989 17
Gary Kurtz Hypothetical Possibilities ambitious card, signature vanishes and reappears, wallet
Variations 1990 11
Gary Kurtz One-Handed Get-Ready
1990 13
Gary Kurtz Rub-A-Dub-Dub
Also published here 1990 14
Gary Kurtz Inside/Outside two stapled cards turn inside out
Related toAlso published here 1990 16
Gary Kurtz Unidirectional Turnover
Related to 1990 19
Gary Kurtz Constant Return with "mine"/"yours" written on coins
1990 20
Gary Kurtz Attraction mysterious sliding on stick
1990 23
Gary Kurtz Wishful Thinking effect combination
1990 25
Gary Kurtz Slip Force Handling
Variations 1990 26
Gary Kurtz Top to Bottom Pivot Palm
Related to 1990 27
Gary Kurtz Bottom Palm Replacement
1990 28
Gary Kurtz Fingertip Longitudinal Steal from the center
1990 28
Gary Kurtz Split Disclosure Half the Card travels in Wallet, half in anything
1990 30
Gary Kurtz Body Heat using Scotch and Soda Gimmick
Related to 1990 32
Gary Kurtz Four-Fisted Copper/Silver - Transformation Combo
Related to 1990 35
Gary Kurtz Special Delivery
Related to 1990 39
Gary Kurtz Orange lemon and tomato change into fruit in cardboard
Related to 1990 43
Gary Kurtz Name It! at the end spectator's name appears on back of card
Related toVariations 1990 46
Gary Kurtz The Anticipator performer removes same coin as spectator from pocket
1990 49
Gary Kurtz The Empty Hand Inside Jacket Pocket
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1990 51
Gary Kurtz Interchange
Variations 1990 54
Gary Kurtz Inside Jacket back on pack
1990 56
Gary Kurtz Zarrow's Triple Buckle
1990 58
Gary Kurtz Multiple Palm small packet
1990 59
Gary Kurtz Coming out Ahead mental lead in, using bag, multiple coins
1990 61
Gary Kurtz Artistic License modern art theme, yellow and blue sections on a card morph to green
Variations 1990 65
Gary Kurtz Erdnase's First Transformation
1990 65
Gary Kurtz Trio long combination
Related toVariations 1990 67
Gary Kurtz Coin-on-Shell Drop solid sound, bottom of page
1990 70
Gary Kurtz Transfer thumb to finger
1990 71
Gary Kurtz All Together Four of a kind in Spectators palms
Variations 1990 79
Gary Kurtz Swing Cut Palm
1990 81
Gary Kurtz Cigar
Related toAlso published here 1990 83
Gary Kurtz Mirror Image topological thing, words on paper held in front of a small mirror, they end up written backwards
Also published here 1990 88
Gary Kurtz Flurious using Jumbo Coins
Related to 1990 91
Gary Kurtz Jumbo Coin Change Overs
1990 91
Gary Kurtz Jumbo Coin silk cover
1990 91
Gary Kurtz Jumbo Coin Vanishes two methods
1990 94
Gary Kurtz Jumbo Coin Vanish Sleeve or Breast Pocket
1990 99
Gary Kurtz Jumbo Coin Transformation using silk
1990 99
Jay Sankey, Gary Kurtz Exodus sugar/salt vanish, pen cap instead of thumb tip
1990 23
Gary Kurtz Relentless
  • 1.) Four Silver Dollars from the Purse Frame
  • 2.) The Penny
  • 3.) Returning the Penny to the Purse Frame
  • 4.) Double Transposition in Spectator's Hand
  • 5.) Returning the Penny to the Purse Frame (Again)
  • 6.) Interlude
  • 7.) Coins Through the Table
  • 8.) The Bag on the Purse and Four More Coins
  • 9.) The Penny Returns
  • 10.) The Classic Hang Ping Chien Coins Across
  • 11.) The Finale: Returning to the Beginning
1990 1
Gary Kurtz Producing Four Coins from a Purse Frame
1990 2
Roger Klause, Gary Kurtz No Shuttle Shuttle Pass
1990 3
Gary Kurtz Vanishing a Coin in a Purse Frame
1990 5
Gary Kurtz Four Fisted #2 four quarters turn into four copper coins
1990 17
Gary Kurtz Trio in Three from 1981, three different coins travel under two cards, from hand to hand and back under the cards, Haden gaff
Also published here 1990 19
Gary Kurtz Accumulation and Breakdown one coin routine, coin transforms to glitter as a climax
Related to 1990 22
Gary Kurtz The Initial Production
  • The Three Stroke Change-Over
Also published here 1990 22
Gary Kurtz Vanish and Reproduction
  • Fingertip Take
Also published here 1990 23
Gary Kurtz Down the Arm coin travels from elbow to hand
Also published here 1990 23
Gary Kurtz The Rebound Pass coin apparently thrown back up in other hand
Also published here 1990 23
Gary Kurtz Down the Arm Vanish
Also published here 1990 24
Gary Kurtz The Fingertip Take and Change-Over
Also published here 1990 25
, Gary Kurtz Through the Pantleg
Inspired byAlso published here 1990 26
Gary Kurtz The Single Coin Repeat
Also published here 1990 27
Gary Kurtz The Breakdown Gimmick thumb tip with attached coin
1990 27
Dai Vernon, Gary Kurtz G.K. on Vernon's "Silk and Silver"
  • Opening Sequence (Production and Penetration of Handkerchief)
  • The Vanish Sequence
  • The Reproduction / Appearance of Coins in Bag
  • The Final Vanish
Inspired by 1990 30
Gary Kurtz Three to Go three coins are produced and vanished under a handkerchief
Related to 1990 38
Mike Gallo Coins Through Table Kicker coins travel up instead of last one down
VariationsAlso published here 1991 119
Alex Elmsley Variations on Erdnase's First Transformation: Transformation with Outjog
Related to 1991 137
Gary Kurtz Overhand Shuffle Placement set-up
Inspired by 1991 106
Gary Kurtz The G.K. Cups and Balls balls change color, seven final loads
  • Phase One - Introducing the Props
  • Phase Two - Countering Expectations
  • Phase Three - Variation on Vernon's Travelling Sequences
  • Phase Four (All Three Balls Appear under the Centre Cup)
  • Part Five: The Final Loading Sequences (Part One)
  • Phase Six: Producing Three Oranges (and Reloading)
  • Phase Seven: The Final Stretch
1991 1
Gary Kurtz The False Transfer false throw à la Goshman
1991 17
Gary Kurtz The Tip-off Load from classic palm
1991 18
Gary Kurtz The Double Load loading an extra ball under the cup
1991 18
Gary Kurtz The Fake Load
1991 19
Gary Kurtz Relentless - Part One
  • 1. Introducing the Purse Frame
  • 2. Producing the First Two Dollars
  • 3. Producing the Second Two Dollars
  • 4. Producing the Penny
  • 5. Replacing the Penny into the Purse Frame
  • 6. The Double Transposition
  • 7. Replacing the Penny in the Purse Frame (Again)
Related to 1991 2
Gary Kurtz Nod Technique
1991 5
Gary Kurtz Two for Two Optical Shuttle Pass
1991 5
Gary Kurtz The Simulated Pick-up with immediate lapping
1991 9
Gary Kurtz The Opening Transfer as coin purse is opened
1991 12
Gary Kurtz Relentless - Part Two
  • Interlude
  • 8. The Coins Through the Table
1991 13
Gary Kurtz The Han Ping Chien coins held in spread, one lapped followed by Han Ping Chien
Related to 1991 17
Gary Kurtz, Mike Gallo Coins Through Table Kicker Surprise Reverse
Inspired by 1991 19
Gary Kurtz Relentless - Part Three
  • 9. The Bag Appears on the Purse
  • 10. Four More Coins
  • 11. The Penny Returns
  • 12. The Penny Vanishes
  • 13. The Penny is Found
  • 14. The Purse Disappears and Reappears
1991 20
Gary Kurtz Lapping Coin into Purse coin secretly unloaded in purse
1991 23
Gary Kurtz Relentless - Part Four
  • Interlude
  • 15. The Classic Han Ping Chien Coins Across
  • 16. Coda: Closing the Circle
  • The Clean-up
1991 26
Gary Kurtz The Ghostwriter
  • Basic Technique
Related to 1991 2
Gary Kurtz Symbolism "Application #1"
two geometric symbols are divined on cardboard pieces
1991 3
Gary Kurtz Additional Techniques
  • Spacing Letters and Numbers
  • Varying the Underwritten Print
1991 5
Gary Kurtz In the Business Card Holder "Application #2"
1991 6
Gary Kurtz Old Loves prediction using the previously described Business Card Holder application
1991 7
Gary Kurtz The Wallet Prediction - Lottery "Application #3"
1991 8
Gary Kurtz Add-A-Number sum predicted
1991 10
Gary Kurtz Producing the Prediction from a Kaps (or LePaul) Wallet from pad to wallet at jacket edge
1991 11
Gary Kurtz The Peanut Can "Application #4"
number of peanuts in jar predicted
Inspired by 1991 12
Gary Kurtz Addendum - Replacing the Underwriter Lead
1991 15
Chris Kenner Cloth and Pence silk and silver variation, gaffed with blue tac
Related to 1992 77
Homer Liwag, Gary Kurtz Palm Appearance coin appears visually on palm up hand (from deep back clip)
1992 114
Gary Kurtz The King Thing selection made, twisting routine with kings, they all change into selection and back to kings, kings transpose with single card in case
Also published here Sep./Oct. 1992
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 6)
4
Gary Kurtz All Alike Display top change for last card
Sep./Oct. 1992
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 6)
7
Gary Kurtz Card to Case Load from packet to back of case
Sep./Oct. 1992
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 6)
7
Gary Kurtz Spectator's Coins Across four coins across
Sep./Oct. 1992
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 6)
9
Gary Kurtz Hypothetical Possibilities ambitious card, signature vanishes and reappears, wallet, revised handling
Inspired byAlso published here 1992 7
Gary Kurtz Double Lift Set-Up
1992 8
Gary Kurtz The Flutter Change using Longitudinal Tenkai Palm
Related toAlso published here 1992 13
Gary Kurtz The Longitudinal Palm Vanish And Transfer false transfer sequence, transfer from TLP to classic
Variations 1992 14
Gary Kurtz The Upjogged Erdnase Transformation
Related toAlso published here 1992 16
Gary Kurtz The Rub-a-Dub Dub Vanish
Also published here 1992 17
Gary Kurtz Der G.K. Top Change
Also published here 1992 18
Gary Kurtz Spectator Color Changing Aces spectator touches four cards, they are the aces, then they have large Xs on the backs
Also published here 1992 19
Gary Kurtz Two Heads Are Better Than One a friend locates a card, stooged with some simple instructions
Also published here 1992 21
Gary Kurtz Nach Hofzinser (Cull-Methode) key placement handling
Also published here 1992 22
Gary Kurtz The King Thing selection made, twisting routine with Kings, they all change into selection and back to Kings, Kings transpose with single card in case
Related toAlso published here 1992 23
Gary Kurtz All Alike Display top change for last card
Also published here 1992 26
Gary Kurtz Card to Case Load from packet to back of case
1992 28
Gary Kurtz The Empty Hand inside jacket pocket
1992 29
Gary Kurtz The Empty Hand Delay time-delayed use as load
  • 1. Anwendung: Beim Zurückgeben laden (load pocket when returning pen to pocket)
  • 2. Anwendung: Das Laden beim herausholen eines Gegenstandes (load pocket when taking something out of pocket)
Also published here 1992 31
Gary Kurtz The Bold Load signed card or spectator's business card is placed in one pocket, then instantly taken out of wallet in other pocket
Also published here 1992 33
Gary Kurtz The Code of Silence
Also published here 1992 34
Gary Kurtz The Spectator Peek And Glimpse spectator peeks himself, then three handlings for the glimpse
  • Der Peek des Zuschauers
    • 1. Ihre Instruktionen an den Zuschauer
    • 2. Über Blickwinkelprobleme
    • 3. Offenheit in der Handhabung
    • 4. Verbale Manipulation
  • Der Glimpse
    • 1. Die klassische Technik
    • 2. Die Gary Kurtz Technik
    • 3. Eine weitere Technik (Gary Kurtz)
Also published here 1992 35
Gary Kurtz Money begets Money four coin production
Also published here 1992 40
Gary Kurtz Two for Two Shuttle Pass
1992 42
Gary Kurtz Spectator Sleeve Coins producing four coins from spectator's sleeve
Also published here 1992 42
Gary Kurtz Fingertip Drop Shuttle
1992 43
Gary Kurtz Flash Glitter Finale coins wrapped in (flash) paper disappear
1992 45
Gary Kurtz Spectator's Coins Across four coins across
Also published here 1992 47
Gary Kurtz Fingertip Steal
1992 48
Gary Kurtz Han Ping Chien on Spectator's Hand
1992 52
Gary Kurtz Copper/Silver Continuation series of effects with coins and handkerchief, two jumbo coins finale, load from body
Also published here 1992 54
Gary Kurtz Fluctuations in Value quarter to half Dollar to Dollar, then coin vanishes
Dec. 1992
The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 4)
1
Gary Kurtz Toss Return Sleeve
Dec. 1992
The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 4)
4
Gary Kurtz Smoker routine with cigarettes and a lighter, cigarette rises from pack, lighter appears and changes into squirting lighter, finally lit cigarette turns into chewing gum
Also published here Feb. 1992
Profile (Issue 6)
1
Gary Kurtz First Example: The Misers Dream
1992 6
Gary Kurtz Second Example: Producing a Card From Your Pants' Pocket
1992 6
Gary Kurtz Third Example: The order in which you have three cards chosen and revealed
1992 6
Gary Kurtz On the Carlyle Card to Pocket
Related toAlso published here 1992 12
Gary Kurtz Performing a One Hand Top Palm
Related to 1992 12
Gary Kurtz Example: A Coin Vanish lapping with fake back-and-forth tossing
Related to 1992 13
Gary Kurtz Another example: The Top Change
Also published here 1992 13
Gary Kurtz False Transfer of a Ball
1992 14
Gary Kurtz Palmed Aces from Pocket as gag
Also published here 1992 15
Gary Kurtz An extravagant example: Magician Changes into Tiger; Magician Reappears in Back of Theatre
Related to 1992 15
Gary Kurtz A Challenging Example: The Card Under Spectator's Glass (across the table)
1992 16
Gary Kurtz Coin under Shaker à la Goshman
Related to 1992 22
Gary Kurtz Palming Culled Cards Out and handing deck out
1992 22
Gary Kurtz Example: The Classic Force
1992 28
Gary Kurtz Another Example: A Vernon Key Card Placement see also p. 34
Related to 1992 29
Gary Kurtz A Detailed Example: An Ambitious Card Routine five phases
Related to 1992 30
Jim Steinmeyer The Jelly Bean Jar
  • Conjuring
number of jelly beans in jar predicted
Variations July 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 11)
43
Gary Kurtz Erstes Beispiel card from pocket
Jan. 1993
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
7
Gary Kurtz Zweites Beispiel
Jan. 1993
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
9
Gary Kurtz Drittes Beispiel on the order of producing three selection
Jan. 1993
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
9
Gary Kurtz Relentless - eine Münzenroutine German translation of full routine
Related to Feb. 1993
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 2 No. 2)
13
Gary Kurtz Relentless German translation of full routine
Related to Mar. 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 4 & 5)
142
Gary Kurtz The Ultimate Progression heavily gaffed
1994 1
Gary Kurtz Cross-over Drop
1994 3
Gary Kurtz Application Specific Reverse Displacement Count
1994 9
Gary Kurtz Application Specific Optical Count #1
1994 9
Gary Kurtz Rotational Half Pass with small packet
1994 11
Gary Kurtz Application Specific Optical Count #2
1994 11
Gary Kurtz Shrinker deck is removed from card case, case shrinks to a small one and is immediately examinable
1994 1
Gary Kurtz Unidirectional Turnover
Sep./Oct. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 25)
284
Darwin Ortiz Signature Effect signature jumps from card to card
Inspired byVariations 1995 23
Gary Kurtz Pivot Double Lift
1995 24
Darwin Ortiz Bold Fusion creating a double facer
Inspired byVariations 1995 139
Gary Kurtz The Invisible Cards and Envelopes named invisible card put in invisible envelope is put in real envelope and becomes visible there, one of 36, named number is also on envelope
Inspired by
  • "The Invisible Cards and Envelopes" (Alan Shaxon, Practical Sorcery)
Variations
1995 1
Gary Kurtz Counterfeit borrowed, initialed 20$ bill to obviously fake 100$ bill with same serial number and initials, changes into real bill in performer's wallet
Also published here 1995 6
Gary Kurtz The Folded Card in Cardcase
Related toVariations 1995 9
Gary Kurtz The Amplified Ace Assembly four touched cards are aces, then McDonald's Aces style routine with 3 double facers
1995 11
Dai Vernon, Gary Kurtz Vernon Strip Out Addition Handling right-hand type
1995 13
Gary Kurtz Alternate Beginning to get into McDonald's Ace Assembly
1995 13
Gary Kurtz Unidirectional Turnover
1995 50
Gary Kurtz Inside / Outside two stapled cards turn inside out
Also published here 1995 59
Gary Kurtz Unidirectional Turnover
1995 63
Gary Kurtz Spectator's Coins Across four coins across
Also published here 1995 4
Gary Kurtz Fingertip Steal
1995 4
Gary Kurtz Han Ping Chien on Spectator's Hand
1995 6
Gary Kurtz Spectator Sleeve Coins producing four coins from spectator's sleeve
Also published here 1995 7
Gary Kurtz Fingertip Drop Shuttle
1995 8
Gary Kurtz Copper/Silver Continuation series of effects with coins and handkerchief, two jumbo coins finale, load from body
Also published here 1995 9
Gary Kurtz The King Thing selection made, twisting routine with Kings, they all change into selection and back to Kings, Kings transpose with single card in case
Also published here 1995 11
Gary Kurtz All Alike Display top change for last card
Also published here 1995 13
Gary Kurtz Card to Case Load from packet to back of case
1995 14
Gary Kurtz Hypothetical Possibilities ambitious card, signature vanishes and reappears, wallet, revised handling
Also published here 1995 14
Gary Kurtz Double Lift Set-Up
1995 15
Gary Kurtz The Flutter Change using Longitudinal Tenkai Palm
Also published here 1995 17
Gary Kurtz The Longitudinal Palm Vanish and Transfer retention of vision vanish with a card, transfer from right LTP to left classic palm
Also published here 1995 18
Gary Kurtz The Upjogged Erdnase Transformation
Also published here 1995 19
Gary Kurtz The Rub-a-Dub Dub Vanish
Also published here 1995 19
Gary Kurtz The G. K. Top Change
Also published here 1995 20
Gary Kurtz Spectator Color Changing Aces spectator touches four cards, they are the aces, then they have large Xs on the backs
Also published here 1995 21
Gary Kurtz Tow Heads Are Better Than One a friend locates a card, stooged with some simple instructions
Also published here 1995 22
Gary Kurtz Nach Hofzinser (Cull-Methode) key placement handling
Also published here 1995 22
Gary Kurtz The Empty Hand Inside Jacket Pocket
Also published here 1995 23
Gary Kurtz The Empty Hand Delay time-delayed use as load
  • 1. Anwendung: Beim Zurückgeben laden (load pocket when returning pen to pocket)
  • 2. Anwendung: Das Laden beim herausholen eines Gegenstandes (load pocket when taking something out of pocket)
Also published here 1995 23
Gary Kurtz The Bold Load signed card or spectator's business card is placed in one pocket, then instantly taken out of wallet in other pocket
Also published here 1995 25
Gary Kurtz The Code Of Silence
Also published here 1995 25
Gary Kurtz The Spectator Peek And Glimpse spectator peeks himself, then three handlings for the glimpse
  • Der Peek des Zuschauers
    • 1. Ihre Instruktionen an den Zuschauer
    • 2. Über Blickwinkelprobleme
    • 3. Offenheit in der Handhabung
    • 4. Verbale Manipulation
  • Der Glimpse
    • 1. Die klassische Technik
    • 2. Die Gary Kurtz Technik
    • 3. Eine weitere Technik (Gary Kurtz)
Also published here 1995 26
Gary Kurtz The Incredible Hypnotic Joker Joker is sandwiched by two unknown cards, those turn out to be two later signed selections
Inspired by 1995 11
Michael Friedland Fixed Thought named card is only red card in deck and blue one is in pocket, new card is selected and red card and isolated blue card both change into new card
Inspired by
  • "Forced Thought" (Gary Kurtz, Let's Get Flurious [DVD], ca. 1992)
1995
Labyrinth (Issue 3)
24
Gary Kurtz Relentless - Part One
  • Arriving at the Table
  • 1. Introducing the Purse Frame
  • 2. Producing the First Two Dollars
  • 3. Producing the Second Two Dollars
  • 4. Producing the Penny
  • 5. Replacing the Penny into the Purse Frame
  • 6. The Double Transposition
  • 7. Replacing the Penny in the Purse Frame (Again)
1995 ca. 2
Gary Kurtz The Open Position open palm display of purse frame with coins fingerpalmed
1995 ca. 4
Gary Kurtz Nod Technique
1995 ca. 4
Gary Kurtz Two for Two Optical Shuttle Pass
1995 ca. 4
Gary Kurtz The Simulated Pick-up with immediate lapping
1995 ca. 7
Gary Kurtz Underhanded Retention Pass Switch
1995 ca. 9
Gary Kurtz Relentless - Part Two
  • Interlude
  • 8. The Coins Through the Table
1995 ca. 10
Gary Kurtz Pick-up Lap lapping coin in hand as other coin is picked up
1995 ca. 14
Gary Kurtz The Han Ping Chien
1995 ca. 15
Gary Kurtz, Mike Gallo Coins Through Table Kicker Surprise Reverse
Inspired by 1995 ca. 16
Gary Kurtz Relentless - Part Three
  • 9. The Bag Appears on the Purse
  • 10. Four More Coins
  • 11. The Penny Returns
  • 12. The Penny Vanishes
  • 13. The Penny is Found
  • 14. The Purse Disappears and Reappears
1995 ca. 17
Gary Kurtz Lapping Coin into Purse
1995 ca. 19
Gary Kurtz Relentless - Part Four
  • Interlude
  • 15. The Classic Han Ping Chien Coins Across
  • 16. Coda: Closing the Circle
  • The Clean-up
1995 ca. 21
Gary Kurtz Notes on Angles lapping surrounded
1995 ca. 24
Gary Kurtz, Steve Bedwell The Empty Hand Variation
Inspired by 1995 ca. 11
Gary Kurtz The Invisible Cards and Envelopes named invisible card put in invisible envelope is put in real envelope and becomes visible there, named number is also on envelope
  • First Version - Forcing the Suit
  • Second Version - Fifty-Two Possibilities
Inspired by 1996 1
Curtis Kam Twisted Trio
  • Three Coin Production
  • Visible Coins Across
  • The Reproduction of Three Coins
  • The One-at-a-Time Vanish of Three Coins
Inspired by 1996 5
Ken Krenzel, Edward Marlo, Gary Kurtz False Breast Pocket Extraction one of several cards palmed in left hand
1997 163
Gary Kurtz The Ultimate Chairs Prediction four chairs, mixture with banknight effect, colors in envelopes match backs of chairs
Related toVariations 1997 1
Gary Kurtz Boon Techniques Boon Displacements
  • The Boon Roll (Ball of Thumb to third fingertip)
  • The Reverse Boon Roll (Third fingertip to Ball of Thumb)
  • The Partial Boon Roll (Ball of Thumb to Clip Position between 2nd and 3rd Fingertips)
1997 8
Gary Kurtz Boon-Writing Techniques -The One-handed Boon-writing Technique
-The Two-handed Boon-writing Method #1
1997 9
Gary Kurtz, Dr. Stanley Jaks G.K. on Dr. Jaks' "Master Secret of the Swami" three digit number test, spectator first gets one right, then two and finally the complete number
Inspired by 1997 12
Chris "Doc" Dixon Ships In The Night signed cards
Inspired by 1997 84
Gary Kurtz The Gaffus on the magnetic dice set used
1998 3
Gary Kurtz Effect #1 - A Simple, Straight-Forward Prediction four dice rolled in opaque plastic cups, all four numbers predicted
  • Additional Effects
    • Telephone Book Test
    • Check Burning Routine
1998 4
Gary Kurtz The 35mm Film Canister Tests
  • Methodological Overview
    • The AM Hold-out
    • Getting the AM into "Working Position"
    • Activating the Die Inside the Canister
      • A
      • B - The "Opening Activation"
  • Important Handling Tips Concerning the "35mm Film Cannister Tests"
    • Details of One-handed Operation
1998 6
Gary Kurtz F.C. Test #1 - 6th Sense four spectators shake up a die each in film canisters, top number of all dice divined
1998 8
Gary Kurtz F.C. Test #2 - Test Conditions Divination four spectators shake up a die each in film canisters, top number of all dice divined
1998 11
Gary Kurtz Mega Bonus - Giving the Dice Away as Souvenirs switch using plastic cups
  • The Additional Gaffus
1998 13
Gary Kurtz F.C Test #3 - Telekinetic Matches dice roll in film canisters is apparently controlled
1998 15
Gary Kurtz F.C. Test #4 - Blindfold X-Ray Senses dice roll in film canister is divined blindfolded
1998 18
Gary Kurtz F.C. Test #5 - Long Distance "Remote Viewing" dice roll in film canister is divined over radio or television
1998 18
Gary Kurtz F.C. Test #6 - Telephone Telepathy medium is called who divines the dice rolls inside film canisters
1998 19
Gary Kurtz Bonus Effect - Psycho-Kinetic Control four dice rolled in opaque plastic cups, performers hand on top of spectator's hands for pk control, all four numbers match a prediction
1998 19
Jason Alford Hover Change using Longitudinal Tenkai Palm
Related to 1998 14
Jas Jakutsch The "Nod Technique", Body Language and Speed of Response brief, on fishing
Related to 1999 14
Gary Kurtz Boxed Card Switch Switching card in a box for one under the box
1999 103
Gary Kurtz Erdnase's First Transformation Variation
Also published here
  • Annotated Erdnase
1999 123
Doug Conn An Artistic Application colored sections on card transform, art theme, named color
Inspired by 1999 127
Justin Higham, Edward Marlo Longitudinal Multiple Shift
Related to
  • Gary Kurtz (Magic of Canada?)
1999 20
Reed McClintock Three with CSB three different coins travel under tabled cross of two cards, then transpose in hand and travel back to under cards and purse
Inspired by 2002 1
Luis H. Trueba Carta al Bolsillo method to transfer card to inside of the jacket, similar to Gary Kurtz's The Empty Hand
Related toAlso published here
  • Luis Trueba's "Carta al Bolsillo" in ""La Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid" N° 106, 1983. P. 197.
2003 65
Gary Kurtz Overhand Shuffle Placement to set-up for Final Verdict
Inspired by 2004 56
Gary Kurtz Sliding Behind the Fan
Related to 2004 1
Jay Sankey, Gary Kurtz Stretching It finger ring stretches into long oval shape and back
2004 165
Gary Kurtz Unidirectional Turnover
2005 16
Jack Avis Who Wants Another Collectors?
Inspired by 2006 134
Gary Kurtz Elder Frickel Grip Steal from Trio
2006 6
Gary Kurtz Cigar
Also published here 2006 214
Gary Kurtz Counterfeit borrowed, initialed 20$ bill to obviously fake 100$ bill with same serial number and initials, changes into real bill in performer's wallet
Also published here 2006 264
Justin Miller Walking to China Chinese and silver coin transpose with use of handkerchief, then two jumbo coins and two even bigger coins appear
Related to May 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 2)
26
Gary Kurtz Signed, Sealed, Delivered in Advance signed card to nest of envelopes
Related toAlso published here 2012 135
Gary Kurtz The Slothful Mentalist Signed, Sealed, Delivered in Advance as a prediction, with name and number written down
Also published here 2012 140
Gary Kurtz Classic Palm to Finger Palm Transfer
Jan. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 1)
33
Tomas Blomberg Mxyzptlk word "mirror" written on back of card, another chosen word on another card, both words change to mirror writing
Inspired by 2014 222
Gary Kurtz The Empty Hand
Related to 2016 23
Gary Kurtz Gary Kurtz
Related to 2017 30
Asi Wind Catch 23 chair prediction effect without chairs, combined with bank night
Inspired byRelated to 2018 73
Gary Kurtz Gesticulated Changeover
2018 23
Jeremiah Zuo Wild Coin (Coins, Purse, No Glass) three coins transform one by one
Inspired by 2018 30
Jeremiah Zuo Revisiting Trio (Trio-ish) longer combination
Inspired by 2018 37
Gary Kurtz LTP to Full Palm Transfer
2019 50
Benjamin Earl M-Theory ambitious card, signature vanishes and reappears
Inspired by 2019 23
Ben Hart LTP Card Vanish false transfer
Inspired byRelated to 2020 210
Benjamin Earl Advanced Loewy Palm getting into position one-handed, end grip take
Related to 2020 35
Gary Kurtz Unidirectional Turnover
Dec. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 12)
56
Gary Kurtz The Empty Hand Inside Jacket Pocket
Also published here Aug. 2021
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 5)
127
Gary Kurtz Gesticulated Changeover
May 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 5)
198
Gary Kurtz KM Move Substitute displacement of two cards as they are turned over on deck with faces towards performer
Also published here
  • within "Hypothetical Possibilities", Creating Magic video
Mar. 2022
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 12)
311
Patrik Kuffs Kufflydini comedy routine with named card to fly, then folded to card case
Inspired by Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1107