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Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
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Carl Mercurio Strong Magic, Strong Opinions: The Uncompromising Magic Life of Bernard Bilis
June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
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Carl Mercurio The Magic of Bernard Bilis
June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
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Bernard Bilis Count Down Triumph two cards peeked at, cards shuffled face-up/face-down, all face down except one selection, its value used to count to second selection, with simplified handling by Richard Kaufman
Related to June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
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Bernard Bilis Go To See If I'm There unknown card is sandwiched and placed under card case, another card chosen and signed, previously sandwiched card turne out to be the signed one
 		June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
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Bernard Bilis Rising Sun Variation one-handed Tenkai Switch with triple, stealing a double int palm
Inspired by June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
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Bernard Bilis Impossible Center Deal Aces and Kings alternating face up in center of deck, Aces are dealt out
 		June 2023
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Bert Fenn Bar Spin Revealment
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
card spins face up on smooth surface and changes, from 1949 notebook
 		June 2023
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Jim Steinmeyer The Poem What Reads Your Mind
  • Conjuring
poem is read to three spectators who each think of a word which is eventually divined
Also published here June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
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David Regal A Useful Vanisher
  • Material Concessions
magnet on nylon loop, can hang on back of hand
  • Performance: A Vanish and Recovery
  • A Sit-Down Vanish
Inspired by
  • "Now-U-C-It, Now-U-Don't" (Jeff Stewart, marketed)
 June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
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Krystyn Lambert Muddled Moves
  • Stage as Studio
 		June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
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Jonathan Friedman Your Lucky Card
  • WWPD
deck riffle shuffled, suit of selection taken out and reverse-faro-plunger elimination until one remains, it is also predicted with text on the back of the other cards of that suit
 		June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
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John Bannon Bongo Alley
  • Dealing With It
kind of packet version of shuffle bored, predicted with other cards except the final kicker-card
 		June 2023
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John Bannon Input Ose Cut spectator tells performer where to cut by stopping riffling
Inspired by June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
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Robert Ramirez Magicana
June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
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Robert Ramirez Palm Off selection vanishes from between Aces and is found reversed in deck
  • Version 1: Goldstein Level
  • Version 2: Max Level (gaffed)
Inspired by June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
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Kostya Kimlat Undercover Switch brief, single card face up is turned face down and switched in process, slide under double
Also published here June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
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Jeffrey Wang Coin Through Hand(s) coin visually penetrates the performer's hand from bottom to top, then the spectator's hand
 		June 2023
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Shawn McMaster Fright and Second Sight
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
 		June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
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Tom Frame (reviewer) Gagnon's Inner Sanctum by Tom Gagnon June 2023
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William A. Wells (reviewer) Six Impossible Things Box Set (Standard Edition) by Joshua Jay June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
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Tom Dobrowolski (reviewer) ARM: Almost Real Magic by Obie O'Brien, Joe Riding June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
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Tom Dobrowolski (reviewer) Feel Better: A Magical Act of Kindness for a Stressed-Out World by Christopher Philpott June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
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Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
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David Regal In Memoriam: Milton Page Larsen
July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
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Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
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Dustin Stinett The Academy of Magical Arts: 2023 Awards Show
July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
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William Winters Magic in the Alamo City
July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
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Jon Racherbaumer, William Goldman Locus-Abruptus
  • Exhumations
spectator stops face-up dealing anytime, takes packet, loses top and bottom cards and takes top one, it appears at named number eventually, self-force, reconstructed from Bill Goldman performance
 		July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
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John Gaughan Not Your Average Cigarette Lighter
  • Chamber of Secrets
 		July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
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Rafael Benatar On Humor and Magic
  • Thoughts...
 		July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
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Roberto Mansilla Stop Trick
  • Artifices
three spectators select cards, stop trick with a bell and the three cards, three-way deck
Inspired by
  • "Now!" (Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin, Secrets of Conjuring and Magic)
 July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
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David Kaye Life as a County Fair Magician
  • Expert at the Kids' Table
 		July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
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Robert Ramirez Magicana
July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
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Griffin Watt Ambitious Card Finale card cleanly put in middle, comes to top face up after being wrapped up with a handkerchief
 		July 2023
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Shawn McMaster Welcome to the Library
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
 		July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
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David Britland (reviewer) Mastering False Shuffles & Cuts by Michael Close July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) BDM Hands Off Bazar de Magica July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) "The Bet" by Christian Grace July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) "Our Very Best" and "Hot Knife Set" by Rodger Lovins July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) Chinese Wishing Papers Mike Hummer Magic July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) Switch Wallet Mike Hummer Magic July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
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Mark Phillips (reviewer) Ultimate Prediction Wallet Mike Hummer Magic July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
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Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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Richard Kaufman Steranko Lives! introduction to republished James Steranko section from November 1962 Genii
 		Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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James Steranko Steranko: An Amalgam of New Effects Plus an Exclusive Interview - Stacked Deck intro
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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James Steranko Steranko: Legend credited to Bill Larsen, but presumably written by Steranko, see p. 12
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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James Steranko (reviewer) The Ultimate Move credited to Bill Larsen, but presumably written by Steranko, see p. 12Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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James Steranko Stacked Deck intro to a selection of tricks
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
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James Steranko Improvisation Part One spectator stops riffle four times so four packets are cut, the cut-to cards change into Aces of same suit one by one, then they are distributed reversed in the combined four piles and change back to the indifferent cards, Aces are reversed in remaining packet
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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James Steranko Packet-to-Packet Addition bottom card of packet in right-hand end grip added to left-hand packet as they briefly touch, no get-ready
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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James Steranko Bottom Lateral Palm brief
Also published here Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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James Steranko Lateral Palm Drop Addition card dropped onto tabled packet from lateral palm with packet in same hand, other hand brushes table
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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James Steranko Improvisation Part Two four indifferent cards reversed together in packet, Aces put reversed in another packet, they transpose
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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James Steranko Bold Table Switch deck held next to packet, deck minus bottom cards moved on other packet, choreography with both hands
Related toAlso published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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James Steranko Attitude Half Pass two halves are replaced face to face via rhythm
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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James Steranko The Turnabout Cut deck cut and secretly turned over in the process, see also p. 23 for another use and explanation
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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James Steranko Diabolique deck is cut and halves placed face-to-face, spectator and performer each select a card, one from each half, they match and have also been predicted
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
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James Steranko Scoop-Up Turnover one half of ribbon-spread faced deck is scooped up, a card added, and half secretly turned over
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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James Steranko Cardman's Blues routine with two packets of nine red cards and nine black cards
  • Transposition (the nine-card packets transpose)
  • Follow the Leader
  • Oil and Water (9&9)
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
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Biddle Steal
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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James Steranko Lateral Palm Transfer used as alternative to Vernon Transfer
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
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James Steranko Hot Spell two cards selected, one turns over and is used to spell to the second one
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
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James Steranko Lateral Palm Side Steal Reverse card side stolen and deck turned over later palmed card
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
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James Steranko Triplication
  • Part One (four-of-a-kind placed in deck on the table, deck covered with magazine, quartet penetrates table)
  • Part Two (whole deck penetrates table)
  • Part Three (four-of-a-kind penetrates table once more)
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
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James Steranko Setting Tabled Angle Jog deck in riffle shuffle position
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
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James Steranko Lapping Choreography bottom cards of top half as tabled deck is cut and another card placed onto lower half
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
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James Steranko Jubil-Ace-tion four Aces, one placed face down on the table, it transposes with one of the Aces in the hands, repeated, then red and black Aces transpose (with unusual handling)
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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James Steranko Steranko Move bringing a double from dealing position to the fingertips
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
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Push-Off Count with comment that buckle count is bad
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
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James Steranko The Last Word
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
 Aug. 2023
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The Don Silvio Museum of Magic
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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Yukishige Kadoya Tenyo Magic Fan Meeting
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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Shigeru Sugawara Night Passage ball placed in silk and corners are pushed through a ring to trap the ball, ball penetrates free despite the ring's diameter being too small
Also published here Aug. 2023
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Bruce Cervon, Dai Vernon Counting on the Foreseeable
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
card and number are predicted by two cards (value and suit, then values added to count to selection)
Also published here Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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Jim Steinmeyer The Tossed-Aside Deck
  • Conjuring
three spectators have a third of the deck each, red or black is chosen and each thinks of a number card of that color, multiple filter principle
 		Aug. 2023
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David Regal Back in Time Cards
  • Material Concessions
four blank cards removed from case, they change into Aces one by one, then back, then the blank cards vanish from the hands and are back in the case
 		Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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Hippie Torrales While Burned Change slow motion top change handling
Also published here Aug. 2023
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Propelled Lapping Vanish
Aug. 2023
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Krystyn Lambert Being in the Zone
  • Stage as Studio
 		Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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Jonathan Friedman Pop Gun Pasteboards
  • WWPD
packet with Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces, named quartet shoots out of the packet
Inspired by Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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Jonathan Friedman Slender Slingshot Aces shoot out of the deck
Inspired by Aug. 2023
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John Bannon Blitzinger
  • Dealing With It
card chosen and lost, four Aces produced with quick tabled cut, then Hofzinser type transposition
Inspired by Aug. 2023
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Robert Ramirez Magicana
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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Naathan Phan Bobo's Mystery Card card folded in quarters is placed on the floor, after ambitious card sequence with signed selection the card on the floor is shown to be the signed selection
 		Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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Naathan Phan Folded Card Pick-Up Switch folded card picked up from floor is switched, under foot
Inspired by Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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Jim Scott Mix It All Up performer tries to mix up a packet of Ace through Five of Diamonds with spelling mixing procedure, but they stay in order
 		Aug. 2023
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Robert Ramirez Contact spectator scrolls through contact list on borrowed iPhone and stops anytime, name on top is divined
 		Aug. 2023
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Shawn McMaster Lively and Melancholy Times
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
 		Aug. 2023
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Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Bend It Like Geller by Ben Harris Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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Suzanne (reviewer) Morgan and West Masterclass by Rhys "Morgan" Jones, Robert "West" Tay Aug. 2023
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Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Strolling Smiley by Michael Rubinstein Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
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Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
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Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
8
Richard H. Evans The Expert's Expert on the authorship of S. W. Erdnase's "The Expert at the Card Table", making the case for Emory Cobb Andrews
  • The Unreliable Witness
  • The Pseudonym
  • Candidates
  • Profiling Erdnase
  • Erdnase's Character and Personality
  • The New Candidate: Emory Cobb Andrews
  • Textual Comparisons
  • Emory Cobb Andrews As Erdnase
  • Erdnase Or Erdnace?
  • Erdnase's Signature Trick
  • Revelation
  • The Expert's Expert
  • Acknowledgments
 		Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
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Alex Elmsley By a Narrow Margin
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
card chosen and lost, packet removed, spectator removes one card from it and it is selection or leads to it
Also published here Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
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John Gaughan The Miniature Bird Cage
  • Chamber of Secrets
 		Sep. 2023
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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
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Howard Hamburg The Heavy Deck extra card secretly added to the deck and the removed as skill demonstration
 		Sep. 2023
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Howard Hamburg Un-Faro-able gaffed card added to borrowed deck that jams in faro shuffles
 		Sep. 2023
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Tony Giorgio The Tony Giorgio Mercury Fold card folded in borrowed deck as gag
 		Sep. 2023
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David Britland Spellstack
  • Cardopolis
ten chosen cards, performer arranges them so that they can be spelled out in original order as they had been chosen
Inspired by Sep. 2023
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Roberto Mansilla Like an Archer card ends up between sandwich cards in Push-Though Failure
 		Sep. 2023
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Roberto Mansilla A More Magical Phase card chosen and lost, deck cut in half, one half dealt through to show that card is not in it, then Push-Through Failure
 		Sep. 2023
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Robert Ramirez Magicana
Sep. 2023
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Griffin Watt Thanks to Hideo incomplete faro production of four Kings one by one, they then change to Aces
Inspired by
  • "Seed to Flowers or Culling the Aces" (Hideo Kato, Precursor #72)
 Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
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Shawn McMaster You're Not From Around Here, Are You?
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
 		Sep. 2023
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Tom Frame (reviewer) The Bammo Gridlock Dossier by Bob Farmer Sep. 2023
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Tom Frame (reviewer) Encore: The Multiple Selection Act by John Graham Sep. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Back in Business by Kyle Purnell Sep. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Nothing in Transit 2.0 by Dave Forrest Sep. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) FS Vanish by Florian Sainvet Sep. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) The Raven Starter Kit by Chuck Leach Sep. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Vanish by Justin Miller Sep. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) People Power by Andi Gladwin Sep. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) All is Foreseen by Arthur Kurzweil Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
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David Regal (reviewer) Ties: The Invisible Elastic System Penguin Magic Sep. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Escapist Coin by Meir Yedid Sep. 2023
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David Regal (reviewer) Misdeal by Michał Kociołek Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
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Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Oct. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 10)
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Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
Oct. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 10)
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Mike Caveney Caveney Reveals The Spirit Cabinet on Charles Carter's Spirit Cabinet, history and technical details
  • A Chair Possessed
  • Creating Katie King
  • Katie King Takes Flight
  • The Flying Gimmicks
  • The Final Bell
  • The Performance
  • The Routine
Also published here
  • The Final Conference Illusions, Mike Caveney
 Oct. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 10)
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Dustin Stinett, Krystyn Lambert MAGIC Live! 2023
Oct. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 10)
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Don May Simpleton's Affinity
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
piles are made, spectator chooses one pile and remembers top card, rest shuffled, performer takes three cards out and uses them to divine the selection, the three cards change to match the selection
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 2023
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Jim Steinmeyer Lessons in Wonder
  • Conjuring
Powers of Darkness combined with PK Touches, performer stands behind spectator and feels different touches than the audience sees
  • Part One: Perception
  • Part Two: The Spirit on your Shoulder
  • Part Three: The Spirit on your Head
  • Part Four: Heightened Perception
Also published here Oct. 2023
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David Regal Dark Perception
  • Material Concessions
drawing made by spectator on business card, card selected, both put in black bag, everything divined, case with hinged shiner
 		Oct. 2023
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Krystyn Lambert Words Are Creation
  • Stage as Studio
 		Oct. 2023
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John Bannon Gang Related
  • Dealing With It
unknown card selected, Gemini Twins placement with two black Jacks at named numbers, those two cards and the card at the sum of those added numbers match the unknown card
 		Oct. 2023
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Benjamin Earl Spectator Shuffle Holdout spectator shuffles deck in stages yet set-up is retained
Also published here Oct. 2023
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Robert Ramirez Magicana
Oct. 2023
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Mark Gibson Murder Mystery five cards with the words liar, liar, truth, truth, murderer on them are distributed amongst five spectators in envelopes, question "are you the murderer" is used to divine all words
 		Oct. 2023
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Mark Gibson Dead Test
Oct. 2023
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Shawn McMaster Stupidity, Sophistication, and Spring Snakes
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
 		Oct. 2023
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Francis Menotti (reviewer) The Reverse Cull by Andi Gladwin Oct. 2023
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Tom Dobrowolski (reviewer) Thompson Change by Steve Thompson Oct. 2023
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Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Nov. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 11)
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Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
Nov. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 11)
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Michael Vincent Pandora's Paradox Joker signed by spectator changes into named card, Joker then found folded in box under glass
Inspired by Nov. 2023
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Nate Leipzig, Michael Vincent Bottom Steal Handling
Nov. 2023
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Michael Vincent Card Fold Choreography sixth in palm, as pencil is put away in inside pocket
 		Nov. 2023
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Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Shocking Passcase by Yuji Enei Nov. 2023
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Yukishige Kadoya "This Is Magic" - Tenyo Magic Festival 2023
Nov. 2023
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Bob Karlbach Ring a Bell?
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
four packets made according to card values, eventually the spectator's phone number shows up
Also published here Nov. 2023
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John Gaughan The Disappearing Cage and Canary
  • Chamber of Secrets
 		Nov. 2023
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David Kaye There Are No Kids in Kids' Magic
  • Expert at the Kids' Table
 		Nov. 2023
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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 Nov. 2023
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Dai Vernon The Vernon Solution shuffling the bottom card to top with break
 		Nov. 2023
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David Britland Analyzing Erdnase
  • Cardopolis
conversation about the book with an AI assistant, suggesting an influence from the non-existent book by C. G. Green "Artifice, Ruse and Subterfuge at the Card Table" (1897), invented by the AI
 		Nov. 2023
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Roberto Mansilla The Magical Impact
  • Artifices
 		Nov. 2023
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Robert Ramirez Magicana
Nov. 2023
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Tim Isaac The Fingertip Switch
Nov. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 11)
70
Robert Ramirez The Nightmare Card Trick cut-to card put aside, spectator deals into two piles any way he likes and top two cards are turned over, the two cards make up suit and value of placed-aside card
 		Nov. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 11)
72
Shawn McMaster An Unbearable Lightness of Beings
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
 		Nov. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 11)
74
David Britland (reviewer) Personal Magic: The Secret Books of Eric Lewis Vol. 1 by Eric C. Lewis Nov. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 11)
80
David Britland (reviewer) The Psychology of Magic by Alice Pailhès (written by Dr. Gustav Kuhn) Nov. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 11)
81
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Close-Up Miracles (2-video set) by Shoot Ogawa Nov. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 11)
84
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Off-Stage: Close-Up Mentalism by Alexander Marsh Nov. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 11)
86
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Light/Heavy Pen by Wayne Fox Nov. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 11)
88
Mark Phillips (reviewer) Key Ring! by Iain Bailey Nov. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 11)
88
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks
Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
6
Terry Wolkowicz, Carol Irvine, Gayle Glade In Memoriam: Larry Becker
Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
7
Joe M. Turner In Memoriam: Dan Garrett
Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
9
Thomas A. Ewing In Memoriam: Richard (Dick) Gustafson
Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
10
Vanessa Armstrong The Eye
Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
12
Carl Mercurio 500 Shows and Counting: Alex Jarrett and the Amazing Rise of Champions of Magic
Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
42
Jim Steinmeyer My First Thought
  • Conjuring
prediction opener with a word from a letter, anagrams, multiple out prediction on phone
 		Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
54
David Regal David's Delivery Service
  • Material Concessions
selection appears signed in sharpie marker pen
 		Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
58
Krystyn Lambert Inherent Tenderness
  • Stage as Studio
 		Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
62
Jonathan Friedman Rubwriter
  • WWPD
prediction of any two-digit number on card case, digital number design, used to predict number of counted cards (Gilbert Raimond's lottery?)
 		Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
64
John Bannon Iconoclastic Poker
  • Dealing With It
quick Ace Assembly with poker theme
Inspired by Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
68
Richard Kaufman A Larry Jennings Magicana for the Holidays
Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
72
Larry Jennings Name a Number Deal Down any card counted to with a named number, deck dropped on chosen card, card travels upwards from face reversed to original number
Inspired by Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
72
Larry Jennings Slow Motion Cards Across two selections travel from one ten-card packet to another, spectators count packets in between
 		Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
73
Larry Jennings Somewhat of a Princess card thought of from in-the-hands spread, deck dealt into four piles, spectator indicates the pile with this card, performer finds and pockets the selection
 		Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
75
Shawn McMaster A Hot Season of Sorcery
  • Knights at the Magic Castle
 		Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
78
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) How to Win: Essays and Routines for the Stand-Up Magician by Jon Armstrong Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
82
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Piff: The Magic Book (Volume 1) by John "Piff" Van Der Put (written by John Lovick) Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
83
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Topping The Deck: The Perfect Move by Jamy Ian Swiss Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
84
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Eugene Burger: The Workshop Transcripts by Eugene Burger (written by Lawrence Hass) Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
85
Suzanne (reviewer) Sophisticated Stunners Bundle by John Guastaferro Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
86
Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Predicshuns by Roddy McGhie Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
89
Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Vanishing Point by William Tyrrell Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
90
Miguel Nigro Del efecto mágico al poder de la imaginación - Microensayo sobre los relatos legendarios del ilusionismo on legendary magic tricks, Indian Rope Trick et. al.
  • Una imagen disruptiva
  • Un misterio colonizado
  • Los pliegues del tiempo
  • La estrategia del artificio
  • La tradición hibrida
  • Consideraciones finales
  • Bibliografia
  • Fuentes
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
7
Pablo Basterrechea De la ley a la magia - La vida de Ascanio on the life of Arturo de Ascanio, between law and magic
  • La familia paterna: los Ascanio y Tolosa
  • La familia materna: los Navaz y Sanz
  • Chico conoce a chica
  • Una infancia de distancias
  • ¡Mecagoeneltioluis!
  • Tio Mally
  • El flechazo de la magia
  • La SeI como revulsivo
  • ¿Abogado o mago?
  • Agradecimientos
  • Bibliografia
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
19
Miguel Ángel Gea, Ricardo Sánchez Estrellas de la magia española - El libro que nunca se publicó on how a "Stars of Magic Spain" written in the 80s could have looked like
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
38
Gonzalo Albiñana Abrir la jaula on the history and various version of the Vanishing Birdcage, categorization system for the designs
  • La lista es larga. Una idea complicada
  • Bibliografia
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
45
Ramon Mayrata El Quijote y la magia ilusionista o cómo el engaño desengaña on the magic in Don Quijote
  • El fin de la cultura popular
  • Los magos de El Quijote
  • La duplicación de la visión
  • Nuevos espectadores/nuevos lectores
  • Imposibilidad de la ilusión
  • Desplazamiento de la vida a los dominos del espectáculo
  • La magia del deseo
  • Clavileño
  • El mono adivino
  • La cabeza parlante
  • Bibliografia
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
57
Jaime Figueroa El Pacto de Figueroa cartoon
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
70
Merpin Fu-Manchú: La butaca de la muerte analysis of Fu Manchu's show "La butaca de la muerte"
  • Primer acto: desfile de los misticos
  • Segundo acto: Confeti acuático
  • Tercer acto: novedades de un periódico chino
  • Cuarto acto: rapsodia en colores
  • Quinto acto: papel papel
  • Sexto acto: Los Guttemberg, fantasias musicales
  • Séptimo acto: dibujos animados en sombras
  • Octavo acto: Zaira, la sensacional mentalista con sus arenas del destino
  • Noveno acto: El bazar de la magia
  • Décimo acto: la luz que agoniza
  • Decimoprimer acto: el castillo encantado, el fantasma se espanta
  • Decimosegundo acto: esqueletos "sepulcromados"
  • Decimotercer acto: la butaca de la muerte
  • Decimocuarto acto: la mujer autómatica
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
75
Miguel Herrero Herrero Robertson y Cossoul on Etienne-Gaspard Robert and Jean Louis Olivier Cossoul
  • Robertson y las fantasmagorias
  • La gira europea de Robertson
  • El regreso de Robertson y la transformación de Cossoul
  • Los Robertson y los Cossoul en Portugal
  • Los actuaciones en Madrid
  • Robertson y Cossoul en Andalucia
  • Los Robertson por el mundo
  • Robertson señor del Tivoli
  • El ocaso de los Robertson y los Cossoul
  • Bibliografia
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
87
Amílkar Riega Bello Oir, ver y callar con Peper Carroll on the friendship with José Carroll
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
105
Juan Gallego Luque Al-Andalus, una del primer libro europeo de ilusionismo - El manual ilusionismo más antiguo se escribió en España on one of the oldest books about magic from the medieval times, against an eurocentristic narrativ
  • Ilusionismo en el islam medieval (el contexto)
  • Los efectos de magia del libro
  • Un descubrimiento único para el ilusionismo (hasta que surja el siguiente)
  • Bibliografia
  • Revistas
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
115
Ramon Mayrata, Ana Martinez de Aguilar Proyecto de arte. Con luz invisible - Las cajas de luz de Diego Moya on the artistic oeuvre of Diego Moya, photographs
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
137
Camilo Vázquez Las imágenes de la magia - Magos, charlatanes y sacamuelas on prints and lithographies of quacksalber and charlatans
  • Bibliografia
 		2023
Maese Coral (Issue 4)
149
Scott Baird HermitMagicChallenge
Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
590
Michał Kociołek Synergic one selected card by performer and one by spectator, performer finds spectator's card and vice versa, no faces looked at by performer other than his selection
  • with slight variation by Scott Baird
Inspired by
  • "Kismet" (The Classic Magic of Michael Vincent, DVD, 2009)
 Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
592
Chiam Yu Sheng Playing with Cheese sandwiched card transposes with tabled red Kings
Inspired by
  • "Royale with Cheese" (Luke Dancy, marketed, 2004)
 Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
598
Glenn West Coin Thru Table coin held from lower hand with thumb
Related to Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
602
James Mollenkamp Mystic Slybaba - Subconscious Training on scripting
 		Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
613
John Carey Empowered spectator peeks a card, performer thinks of one, performer places his card on table, then spectator names his guess for performer's card, performer takes out spectator's card, both shown
  • A Note from Scott
Inspired by Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
616
Jay Sankey Stop Trying to Please Other People!
  • Sankey Says
 		Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
620
James Mollenkamp Move the piano on setting up an impromptu performance
 		Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
630
Curtis Kam Slow Jazz Aces eight-card assembly, double backer
Inspired by Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
632
Scott Baird HermitMagicChallenge
Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
638
Scott Baird On Miscalling
Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
642
József Kovács Jazz transformation kicker
  • Variation
Inspired by
  • "Jazz Formation" (Dave Neighbors, The Linking Ring Vol. 92 No. 7, July 2012)
 Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
644
Scott Baird On Assembly Discrepancies general comments, transposition versus travelling in Ace assemblies
 		Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
648
Kyle Leon Wavelength brainwave deck construction for any picture card, science friction
Inspired by Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
654
Gwyn Auger Take Better Photos
Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
660
Michael Breggar Order in the Cortex deck shuffled, two six-card packets made by two spectators, two cards exchanged from those packets, performer finds them
Inspired by Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
666
Ronald B. Edwards Edwards Hold-out group shuffle, deck is shuffled first half, then second half, cards are transferred
Also published here Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
670
Jay Sankey Two Very Upset Guys
  • Sankey Says
 		Feb. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 2)
672
A Word from BigBlindMedia content of this issues comes from BigBlindMedia
 		Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
678
Elisav "Biz" Bizau The A.C.A.A.N. Game improvisation game challenge
 		Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
680
Scott Baird HermitMagicChallenge
Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
686
John Bannon Blind Pebble Ace Fling value on card indicates how many seconds the performer has to find the Aces, three are found "in the other hand", indicator card changes into final Ace
Inspired by Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
688
Elisav "Biz" Bizau KaDribble Change card is side-jogged and deck is dribbled from hand to hand, side-jogged card changes
 		Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
691
Iain Moran Magician's Nephew performer and spectator cut to each other's card
Inspired byAlso published here
  • on DVD Zen Magic
 Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
694
Liam Montier Repeater three spectators each select three cards, they all have the same triple of values, the missing three cards of the same values are found reversed in deck
Inspired by Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
698
Elisav "Biz" Bizau Why Do Some Sleights Survive? essay on the top change
  • What is a Card Change?
  • So, what exactly is the Top Change?
  • Reason 1 - The Cover
  • Reason 2 - Method and Potential
  • Reason 3 - Its Usefulness
  • Final Reason - Habit and History
  • Conclusion
 		Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
700
Tobias Hudson Agogo Control tabled deck is riffled, spectator stops, top half turned, card shown and put face down on table with top-bottom-discrepancy switch
 		Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
708
Jack Tighe Tracking Jennifer
Inspired by
  • Chris Pratt's performance for Jennifer Lawrence on the Graham Norton Show 2016
 Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
711
Elisav "Biz" Bizau, Luka Kratsashvili Simply Change side-jogged card changes, see reference for credit correction
Related to Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
716
Get These Free Gifts From BigBlindMedia
Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
720
Boyet Vargas CKR "Coin, Key, Ring", one of those three objects chosen and divined, position of first letter of object in alphabet is key to method
  • A Variation from Scott (Scott Baird)
Related to
  • "Bicycle Word Test" (Boyet Vargas)
  • Placement Principle in Michael Murray's "Piece of My Mind", 2014, p. 192
 Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
727
Scott Baird HermitMagicChallenge
Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
732
Scott Baird Kings & Aces red and black Aces transpose despite the pairs being isolated between Kings, one set in center of deck and one on top
Inspired by Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
738
Mystic Slybaba Ambitious Aces red Aces keep jumping to top in four Ace packet, followed by Daley's Last, see reference for credit correction
Related to Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
744
James Mollenkamp Open Ticket Express
Inspired by Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
748
Scott Baird Techni-Lean Travellers spectator selects four cards, they are shown to be a four-of-a-kind, their backs change color, then an Open Travelers routine is performed with them
Inspired by Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
752
Adam Hudson The Cut It Out Stack three phase routine
  • secret number of cards counted down, performer produces a card of the same value
  • spectator cuts to and remembers the top card, performer divines it
  • card chosen, performer produces two cards that correspond to suit and value of selection
with Alternate Handling
 		Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
758
Adam Hudson A Winning Formula number named and card at that position removed, card at another position that's calculated with a previously shown formula is also removed, two packets formed as well, then four-of-a-kind shown with two removed cards and packets
 		Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
761
Chiam Yu Sheng Surprise Overture black Aces sandwich reversed red Aces, they transpose, transformation kicker
Inspired by May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
776
Scott Baird HermitMagicChallenge
May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
781
Scott Baird Tap Triple Wild Coin three coins produced and changed one by one and are put into cup, when poured out they have changed into Chinese coins
Inspired by
  • "Stand-Up Wild Coin" (David Roth, Stars of Magic DVD Vol. 9)
 May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
782
Howard Cohen Tap Change coin changes when tapped with a pen
Also published here May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
786
Rune Klan Flipstick Pen to Coin flipstick against knee, coin bounces up
Related to May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
787
Scott Baird Branding and Magic
May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
790
Scott Baird Lysdexics Webare intro on spelling effects
 		May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
794
Kyle Leon Impromptu Speller card selected and spelled to
Inspired by May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
795
Convincing Tilt to Bottom bluff insertion
 		May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
795
Corey Harris Spelling to the Aces Aces lost and spelled to, a Royal Flush shows up as well as climax, faro
 		May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
800
Andy Choy Handy Speller selection spelled to, spelling system
 		May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
803
Michael Pilkey ACAIN "Any Card at its Name", selection lost, spectator spells to it without performer having seen its face
Variations May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
806
Chris Bruce Sandwich to Stack sandwich trick with faro shuffles, ends in a wanted stack
Inspired by May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
809
John Carey Choice and Chance spectator does cutting sequence, then words are spelled and a four-of-a-kind is found
 		May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
813
Scott Baird Inevitable Reinvention on crediting and reinvention, credit corrections
Related to May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
816
Elisav "Biz" Bizau, Jan Logemann The Automatic Bottom Palm
  • The Sleight Corner
swing cut cover
Related to
  • "The Autopilot Bottom Palm" (Aaron Fisher)
 May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
818
Scott Baird Splell incorporating humorous spelling trick into procedure of Si Stebbins Secret
Inspired byRelated to May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
820
Ryan Schlutz RNG "Random Number Generator"
small card with numbers on both sides in a grid is torn, pieces tossed and the numbers showing are added, card at that position predicted
  • Additional Handling
  • Further Thoughts
Inspired byAlso published here June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
828
Bill Citino Making a Difference three silver coins in purse, copper coin in hand transposes with silver coins in purse, asymmetric, see next issue for additional credits
Inspired byRelated to June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
836
Scott Baird A Nightmare in Red and Blue named card from one deck is signed and lost, another deck is uncased and signed card found inside, its back changes to match the second deck, "same deck" approach
Inspired byRelated to
  • "A Scarf Called Moebius" (Roy Walton, Pentagram Vol. 12 No. 4, Jan. 58, p. 25)
 June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
842
Scott Baird Cased Deck Switch Handling using two red/blue cases
Related to
  • Fryed Switch Deck (Charlie Frye, 2013)
  • "Naked Deck Switch" (Charlie Frye, marketed)
  • "A Scarf Called Moebius" (Roy Walton, Pentagram Vol. 12 No. 4, Jan. 58, p. 25)
 June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
845
Scott Baird HermitMagicChallenge
June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
847
Tomás Giammarco Strange Concordance 23332 spectator says stop during running cut, then two cards chosen, their values are used as digits and tell how many cards are cut off, then digits are reversed and the number of cards changes to match, set-up available from Mnemonica stack
 		June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
848
J. Gordon O'Genski Double "Pancake" Revelation flourishy revelation of two cards, brief
Also published here June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
853
Chris Bruce A Gambling Demo multi-phase impromptu gambling demonstration, selection shuffled to named positions and more
  • Phase 1: Card to position 3-8
  • Phase 2: Second Deal demo
  • Phase 3: Card to position 11-20
  • Phase 4: The card is lost, and then produced after a series of cuts
  • Phase 5: Find the selection after the cards are shuffled
 		June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
855
Brandon Sheffield Lucky Coin And Purse folded card transposes with coin, using Quiver wallet by Kelvin Chow, with impromptu handling and handling using purse frame
 		June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
858
Scott Baird Flash Ribbon coin is hanging on string, string light and it burns in a flash, coin now hanging on red ribbon
 		June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
861
Elisav "Biz" Bizau The Biz Cascade Control
  • The Sleight Corner
from center to top during waterfall flourish
Related to June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
868
Scott Baird Joke Matrix four coins in square formation, one card on a coin, one-by-one assembly, suggested second phase: backfire routine by Shoot Ogawa (only effect description)
Inspired by
  • One-Card Backfire Assembly routine shown in lecture by Shoot Ogawa
 July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
875
Michael Rubinstein Purse Transpo Surprise copper and silver coin removed from purse, they transpose, then vanish and are found back in purse, then they grow to dollar size
 		July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
881
Michael Rubinstein Tap Load loaded as hand is opening, loaded coin tapped with openly held coin from other hand
Related to July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
884
Michael Rubinstein Matting ditching coins under mat
Also published here July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
885
Kyle Leon Name and Place name and place are written on two business cards which are folded and secured with paperclips, both are divined and assigned
Inspired by July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
888
Millard Longman Acidus Novus method for reading information on folded card
Also published here July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
891
József Kovács Centrifugal Triumph Triumph in which two sandwich cards are reversed at end that sandwich two selections
Inspired by July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
898
Kevin Fox Centrifugal Lift center double lift with top half in right-hand end grip, side-jogged card is then revolved onto top of deck one-handed
Also published here July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
899
Scott Baird These Are Not Cats on artificial intelligence
 		July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
901
Scott Baird HermitMagicChallenge
Variations July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
902
Patrik Kuffs Stupid Reversal as top (double) and bottom cards are displayed
Related toVariations July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
904
Scott Baird Triumph Get-Into
Inspired by July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
905
Chiam Yu Sheng Jumping Strand rubber band around first and second finger jumps to third and fourth finger, slow-motion approach
 		July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
907
Jim Turnpaugh Cross Over short Follow the Leader sequence with six red and six black cards
 		July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
910
James Mollenkamp Cards to Pocket for Standup ten cards to pocket, with glass, using one palm, card with mirror back
 		July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
912
Jay Sankey Give Yourself Permission To Relax
  • Sankey Says
 		July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
914
John Carey Riobóo Style card lost and found at small number determined by counting a cut-off pile
Inspired by
  • "In the Bluff" (Ramón Riobóo, Thinking the Impossible, 2012)
 July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
916
Harvey Rosenthal Card Control card at bottom of right-hand half shown, then transferred to top of left-hand half, right section spread on table, card dropped on top, rest spread over it, control to bottom
 		July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
916
Elisav "Biz" Bizau The Flipbrush Change
  • The Sleight Corner
top card turned over, it changes visually as it is taken off with the right hand, as immediate follow-up to paintbrush change to change card back
 		July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
918
Scott Baird Additional Credits
Related to July 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 7)
920
Paul Gordon Darned Pain in the Neck performer spells to three Aces but gets same wrong card every time, ends with Moracle to find wrong card again and Aces on top of anti-faroed packets
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • Gold Dust Companion, 2014
 Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
925
Scott Baird Fabulous Jumping Jokers mystery card tabled, selection jumps from deck to between Jokers, selection put back in deck, Jokers used to pick up mystery card which turns out to be selection, Jokers change to two mates of selection, Jokers found in deck sandwiching last card to complete four-of-a-kind, two handlings
Inspired by Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
929
Jason Connolly Aces for Alicja Ace production with Triumph for last Ace
  • Bonus idea 1: Colour Ace Cutting (color changing backs of the Aces)
  • Bonus idea 2: Named Card Triumph
 		Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
946
Scott Baird Hofzinser Makes Good Ace matching the suit of a selection turns face-up, then down, then changes into selection, other three Aces change to match selection
 		Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
950
Scott Baird HermitMagicChallenge
Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
956
Chiam Yu Sheng Backfire Biddle Biddle trick in which the four other cards vanish and jump back to deck
Related to
  • "Biddleless" (Think Nguyen, Ellusionist download)
  • "Repeat Escape" (Rich Marotta)
Variations 		Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
958
Scott Baird A Handling for a "Thought-Of" Variation Biddle trick in which the four other cards vanish and jump back to deck, with peeked card
Inspired byRelated to Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
960
Brandon Sheffield Compressing Biddle Biddle trick in which the four other cards vanish except selection
Related to
  • "Repeat Escape" (Rich Marotta)
Variations 		Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
962
Straight Cut Placement
Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
962
Scott Baird A Thought for Making This a Two-Selection Routine Biddle trick in which the four other cards vanish except selection, it then changes into a second selection
Inspired by Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
963
József Kovács Faro 21 three packets of seven cards made, one card selected and eventually the whole deck is assembled in three stages, two faros bring the selection under a key card
 		Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
964
James Mollenkamp On Changing Method and Uniformity of Action
Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
965
Elisav "Biz" Bizau No Effort Palm
  • The Sleight Corner
top palm at the end of one-handed tabled ribbon-spread turnover
Related to Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
966
Joe Cole Box Bits routine with coin box itself, lid vanishes inside box and comes out again, box vanishes and is produced from lid, flurry with lid, lid changes into four coins and another lid is pulled out of box
 		Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
972
Michael Kras One Four All single card reversed in center transposes with four Aces on top of deck
Inspired by Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
978
Michael Rubinstein Flurry quick series of vanishes and reproductions, different endings (jumbo coin, stack of coins)
Inspired by Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
986
Michael Rubinstein Fingertip Load
Also published here Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
986
Edward Marlo Spider Grip Vanish
Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
988
Michael Rubinstein Drop Transfer coin dropped from hand to hand lapping-style in choreographed movement
 		Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
988
Michael Rubinstein Stealth Palm low purse palm
Related to Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
989
Michael Rubinstein Standup Flurry Climax Handling jumbo Coin Production
Inspired by Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
990
Patrik Kuffs Joker Transpo card at a position from one to ten is thought of, it is divined with the help of a Joker and transposes with it
  • A Seconds-Less Sequence
 		Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
992
Boyet Vargas The Final Destination spectator hides imaginary object at his person, performer divines where object is hidden with questions
  • The Secret
  • The Basic Effect
 		Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
995
Boyet Vargas One Hand In My Pocket
  • A Note From Boyet Vargas
  • Props Needed
  • On the Questions
  • Let's Do This Again
Inspired by
  • "Manoeda" (Ever Elizalde)
Variations 		Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
996
Boyet Vargas One Hand In My Pocket variation with four locations
  • The Questions
  • The Response
  • Let's Do This Again
  • Sample Script With Commentary
Inspired by Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
998
Joe Rindfleisch Cubicle Coincidence Rubik's Cube with numbers on the fields is mixed and set down, three cards chosen with shuffle and deal procedure, they form the current time and are also found on bottom side of Rubik's cube which has a magic square for their sum
Inspired by
  • "Cubic" (Francis Menotti, marketed item)
 Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
1002
Chiam Yu Sheng Challenge Accepted poker deal and six card repeat combo, performer deals out a poker hand and himself one card to many which is removed several times, performer ends up with Aces
Inspired by Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
1004
Scott Baird Six Card Cheat poker deal and six card repeat combo, performer deals out a poker hand and himself one card to many which is removed several times, performer ends up with Aces and others with good hands as well
 		Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
1008
Elisav "Biz" Bizau Slam Change
  • The Sleight Corner
card held perpendicular at long side of deck, it changes, also as split
Inspired by
  • color change of Zach Mueller
 Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
1014
Jay Sankey Change Is Difficult
  • Sankey Says
 		Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
1016
Tomás Giammarco Carbon Paper burn marks vanish from one card and appear on back of signed card under spectator's hand
Inspired by
  • "Carbon Paper" (Jay Sankey, Sankey Secret Files No. 1, video)
 Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1020
Bertie Mac Echo Stack tetradistic stack with calculation rules
  • The Rules
  • Position to Card
  • Card to Position
  • Suits
  • The Echo Stack
  • Determining Cards and Positions in the Full Deck
  • Determining the Next and Previous Cards in the Sequence
  • Practicing Echo
Related to
  • "No Memory Card Stack" (Harry Riser, MUM, Vol. 78 No. 6, Nov. 1988)
  • "Frac Stack" (Bertie Mac, lybrary, 2023)
 Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1022
Bertie Mac Producing the First Fifteen Cards spelling rules for top section in Echo Stack
 		Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1026
Scott Baird Aces Up, Collectors Aces turned over, they come together with two (faro) shuffles, Aces then trap the three mates of a named selection
Related to Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1028
Scott Baird Double Agent Collectors Kings taken out, unknown card chosen and tabled, Kings are supposed to find the three mates collectors-style and find three Nines, but selection turns out to be a King Collectors-sandwich reverses King/Nine composition
Related to Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1032
Scott Baird Eerie Collectors selection made, Aces lost face-up in deck, slop shuffle and Eerie Revelation to produce the Aces again at once, Ace taken and mates of selection appear between them
Inspired by Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1037
Paul Gordon Twisting the Aces Shocker twisting with Ace through Four of Spades, they change to Aces as kicker
Also published here
  • Card Startlers, 2022
 Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1046
Joe Cole Uppercut! solid block changes back to normal box
 		Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1050
Joe Cole The Solid Deception Display showing a normal bottom of an Okito box as a solid block, double-face display
 		Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1050
Joe Cole Rolling with the Punches - 1 switch of bottom part of an Okito box, e.g. for a solid block
 		Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1051
Joe Cole Rolling with the Punches - 2 switch of bottom part of an Okito box, e.g. for a solid block
 		Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1051
Millard Longman The Alpha and The Omega on doing readings with coins
  • A Note from Scott
  • Coin Meanings
  • A Secondary Option
  • American Coin Meanings
  • Statistics
  • Coin Cheat Sheet/Reminders
  • Example Readings
  • A Final Word from Scott
 		Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1052
Kyle Leon, Ryan Pilling Sloppy Oil and Water full-deck oil and water with slop shuffle
  • 1. The Slop Shuffle
  • 2. Oil and Water
  • 3. Final Reveal
 		Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1057
Elisav "Biz" Bizau United Switch
  • The Sleight Corner
one of two cards switched during display sequence on top of deck, one-phase double ambition phase
 		Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1060
Scott Baird HermitMagicChallenge
Oct. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 10)
1062
Kyle Leon Slop Shuffle Triumph four-of-a-kind finale instead of selection, with display possible with four reversed cards
  • Variations
  • As a Revelation (using cards with something written on them)
 		Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1070
Scott Baird Anti-Triumph cards do not right themselves, they might in optional second phase, gag
 		Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1076
Scott Baird FUJ-ed Triumph follow up from FUJ control
Inspired by Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1084
Chiam Yu Sheng Triumph's World red/black separation kicker, in-the-hands slop shuffle
Inspired by Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1088
John Carey A.K.A. Triumph Triumph with four selections and only a sixteen-card packet, Play It Straight type procedure
Related to Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1092
Aldo Colombini Fireworks Control cards chosen by saying stop during biddle procedure
 		Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1092
Brandon Sheffield Trium-Fanned card thought of from top half of deck
  • Trium-Fanned Two
  • Trium-Fanned From a Peek
Inspired by
  • routine by James Brown
 Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1094
Andy Choy Corsican Monte three cards chosen from three piles by counting a small packet and remembering the card at that position, medium names positions of the selections
Inspired by Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1098
Jay Sankey Instead of "Adding Something" to You
  • Sankey Says
 		Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1102
James Mollenkamp A Dedication to Michael Vincent Finale Aces lost in deck, performer is genuinely blindfolded and deals through deck and removes four cards, they are the four Jacks
 		Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1104
James Mollenkamp Nailnick Methods two methods while spreading through the deck
 		Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1104
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
Jim Turnpaugh 4Fly routine with blank cards with flys printed on them
Inspired by Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1111
Elisav "Biz" Bizau Double Undercut Reversal
  • The Sleight Corner
Pughe's Pass powered
 		Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1114
Scott Baird HermitMagicChallenge
Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1116
Scott Baird Beamrules on a Sean Lock gameshow comedy magic bit
 		Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1124
John Carey CAAN You Believe It? any number named, digits added and subtracted and that card counted to, it is predicted, extended ten-twenty force and duplicates
Variations Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1127
John Carey CAAN Lite! variation with no deck but a printed liste of fifty-two numbers and cards
  • Scott's Thoughts (Scott Baird)
  • Travle Lite!
Inspired by Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1128
Werner Miller Hat Trick spelling lie-detector trick with three cards with colored hats
Inspired by
  • "Il tuo Ferrari" (Werner Miller, 2005, online magazine Visions)
Related to 		Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1129
Boyet Vargas Out of the Box spectator moves around on a drawing with 3x5 different objects on it according to instructions, final object predicted, long discussion of why the parity principle works
Inspired by
  • "Around the World" (Wayne Goodman, Remote Control, 2020)
 Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1131
Michał Kociołek Opposites spectator thinks of a card from a selection, then makes up a very different card in his mind and removes it and stabs it into the deck next to his originally thought-of card
Inspired byVariations Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1146
Scott Baird Correspondence regarding Opposites spectator thinks of a card from a selection, then makes up a very different card in his mind and removes it and stabs it into the deck next to his originally thought-of card, two handlings without memorized deck
Inspired by Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1149
Brandon Sheffield Examining Biddle intro
 		Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1151
Brandon Sheffield Sheffiddle Biddle Trick handling without Biddle Steal
  • A Thought from Scott (Scott Baird)
 		Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1151
Patrik Kuffs The Great Pepperoni Trick salami sausage slices are used for a card trick, a signed piece is mixed back, followed by stabbing it with a knife under a sheet of paper on the table
Inspired byVariations Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1154
Scott Baird Scott Slices Up The Great Pepperoni Trick ungaffed method of the sausage slice card stab
Inspired by Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1157
Elisav "Biz" Bizau Wallet Load
  • The Sleight Corner
ungaffed, involving removal of paper money from the wallet
 		Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1160
Scott Baird HermitMagicChallenge
Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1162
Scott Baird, Ryan Pilling The Prediction Challenge predicting three things for 2023
 		Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1163
Markobi Some words about the universe you bring
2023
Lecture Notes
5
Markobi Markobi Finger Force forcing a number while putting up fingers one by one and asking the spectator to stop, timing
 		2023
Lecture Notes
6
Markobi Markobi FISM Sandwich Joker and indifferent card produced from dribble on table, indifferent card changes into second Joker, then selection appears between Jokers
 		2023
Lecture Notes
10
Timing Force dropping messy packets on table, very brief
 		2023
Lecture Notes
11
Markobi Catching Cards from Dribble dribble onto table
 		2023
Lecture Notes
11
Markobi Dare to go beyond your limits... taking risks
 		2023
Lecture Notes
16
Markobi On Impossibility
  • Degrees of Impossiblity
 		2023
Lecture Notes
18
Mortenn Christiansen The Jumbo Five of Hearts Card Trick jumbo card as prediction, card freely chosen is matching, featuring a switch with the jumbo card, Smart-Ass selection procedure
Inspired by
  • Smart-Ass, Bill Abbott (marketed item)
 2023
Notes
10
Mortenn Christiansen No, that is my card spectator selects card from the face-down deck, blank card with "No" gag, on every card is written "yes"
 		2023
Notes
16
Mortenn Christiansen Clear Stage Force grid of cards taped onto clear large sheet of plastic, one card chosen and pulled off, all other cards shown by turning clear plexiglass sheet over
 		2023
Notes
22
Mortenn Christiansen Some Thoughts on Learning Magic
2023
Notes
28
Mortenn Christiansen The Mis-Made Torn and Restored Set List gag set list is torn and restored in new order, ends clean
 		2023
Notes
32
Mortenn Christiansen Take Annnnny Card long spread between hands that defies gravity
Related to 2023
Notes
40
Mortenn Christiansen Stage Coin Vanish + Metal Detector coin vanishes and reappears multiple times, using electronic metal detector, card-to-coin ending
 		2023
Notes
44
Mortenn Christiansen Time To Say Goodbye
2023
Notes
56
Matt Baker Fried and Seek spectator selects a pile and executes a dealing procedure into three piles until only one card remains (kind of Tantalizer Deal into three piles), performer divines the card, Sierpiński Principle
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Dream Trick" (Alex Elmsley 1997 Lecture, published 2016 by VanishingInc)
 2023
Elevating Deceptions
4
Juan Tamariz Setting the secret stack setting strategy for stay/power stack
Related to
  • "Impromptu Deaf Nor Stupid" (Juan Tamariz, Magic from my Heart, DVD 1)
 2023
Elevating Deceptions
6
Matt Baker Crowdsourced Prediction two spectators divide M&Ms freely among themselves, values are assigned according to previously handed out color chart, one spectator wins by a certain amount of points, this result was freely chosen by the spectators at the beginning
Inspired by 2023
Elevating Deceptions
13
Matt Baker Groundhog Day card chosen from one half which is put in glass, Jokers placed reversed into second half in another glass, wrong cards appear between Jokers repeatedly, then Jokers travel to first half to sandwich selection
Inspired byRelated to 2023
Elevating Deceptions
17
Matt Baker The Misfit Deck any card named, it is found by spectator, all other cards are shown to be duplicates of another card
Related to
  • "Out of Sight" (Joshua Jay, marketed)
Also published here 		2023
Elevating Deceptions
23
Bonus routines featuring Gabriel Werlen’s "Green Neck System"
2023
Elevating Deceptions
28
Matt Baker Scripted Will presentation for Free Will
Inspired by
  • Deddy Corbusier’s "Free Will"
  • Gabriel Werlen’s "Green Neck System"
 2023
Elevating Deceptions
28
Matt Baker Mental Monte spectators select one of three cards over zoom, performer divines the selections
Inspired by
  • Gabriel Werlen’s "Green Neck System"
 2023
Elevating Deceptions
32
Matt Baker Memorizing a Stack
  • Numerical key words
  • Linking numerical key words and card key words
 		2023
Elevating Deceptions
37
Helge Thun Vorwort
2023
Seminah 3
7
Helge Thun Die Unterschriften principle of obtaining duplicate signed card when having a four-of-a-kind signed
Also published here 2023
Seminah 3
9
Helge Thun Königsparade named King is reversed in packet with four Kings and has X on back
Also published here 2023
Seminah 3
12
Helge Thun Freie Wahl two black Kings, one suit is forced
Also published here 2023
Seminah 3
14
Helge Thun AngeEckt signed card is torn and pieces vanish minus one corner, restored card found reversed in deck, repeat with full restoration
Inspired by
  • "Torn and Restored Card" (Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic, 1975)
Also published here 		2023
Seminah 3
18
Paul LePaul Missing-Corner Pop Out deck riffled and card pops out
 		2023
Seminah 3
21
Helge Thun Um die Ecke gebracht extension of previous routine in which card travels to an impossible location
Also published here 2023
Seminah 3
23
Helge Thun Lückenbüßer visual restoration of the final corner after a torn & restored effect with visible signature, on the deck, hinged corner gaff
Also published here 2023
Seminah 3
24
Helge Thun Das Tuch des Todes four signed Kings lost in deck, the are found again with the help of a handkerchief, with management of divided cards for subsequent routines
  • Erste Kartenproduktion (card rises from handkerchief-covered deck and floats up)
  • Zweite Kartenproduktion (card through handkerchief with cased deck)
  • Dritte Kartenproduktion (cased deck put in handkerchief, spectator reaches in and locates card)
  • Vierte Kartenproduktion (card appears on face of deck in glass with handkerchief cover)
 		2023
Seminah 3
29
Karl Germain The Flash Card Change in glass while covored with handkerchief
 		2023
Seminah 3
39
Helge Thun Thuns Todes-Tuch Text rhyming patter for previous routine
 		2023
Seminah 3
44
Helge Thun Karte in Streichholzschachtel - 3 Lademethoden three loading methods for folded signed card in match box
  • Lademethode 1 (im Jackett)
  • Lademethode 2 (Impromptu)
  • Lademethode 3
Also published here 2023
Seminah 3
49
Helge Thun Action Fan Palm card is palmed while closing the fan
Also published here 2023
Seminah 3
55
Helge Thun Bent Cop Transfer from classic palm to bent cop and back
Inspired by 2023
Seminah 3
57
Helge Thun Thuns Tenkai Taschen Taktik one-handed transfer of classic palmed card to Tenkai Palm, then production choreography from inside pocket
 		2023
Seminah 3
61
Helge Thun Duplikat Travellers travelers in which deck travels to pocket, another card appears folded in matchbox and one in another deck that a spectator has been holding from the start
 		2023
Seminah 3
64
Diagonal Insertion multiple cards at different positions
 		2023
Seminah 3
70
Guy Hollingworth All-Around Square-Up Palm multiple cards at different positions
Also published here 2023
Seminah 3
72
Helge Thun Verschachtelt four signed Kings travel folded into matchbox one by one, then matchbox vanishes with a signed King and both reappear inside card case that spectator holds since the beginning
 		2023
Seminah 3
86
Christian Scherer, Helge Thun Explosive Production Handling flashy production of card with string of flash material that is attached to deck and burned, followed by cap bomb gag
Inspired by
  • "Explosiv" (Christian Scherer, DVD Kartenmagie 1)
 2023
Seminah 3
92
Friedrich Roitzsch Acknowledgments
2023
Instructions for Miracles
4
Pit Hartling Foreword
2023
Instructions for Miracles
5
Friedrich Roitzsch Introduction on close-up performing conditions
 		2023
Instructions for Miracles
8
Dan MacMillan One Hand Turn Over Switch brief, without folding
Also published here 2023
Instructions for Miracles
11
Covered Multiple Turnover while holding a cover card in right hand
 		2023
Instructions for Miracles
13
Friedrich Roitzsch Luminous Readers performer removes Aces from face-down deck apparently by help of special glasses, spectator wears glasses and apparently can now see marked cards which are red-backed cards in blue-backed deck, then they change into blue backed cards, sucker moment
Inspired by 2023
Instructions for Miracles
16
Larry Jennings Optical Add-On
Also published here 2023
Instructions for Miracles
18
Dai Vernon Strip-Out Addition wedge break handling
 		2023
Instructions for Miracles
21
Friedrich Roitzsch Robin Hood card is thrown and caught in deck and splits signed selection which has a tear then
  • Other Performing Conditions
  • Unsigned Version
Inspired byAlso published here 2023
Instructions for Miracles
23
Looy Simonoff Looy's Addition from thumb clip palm at table edge
Also published here 2023
Instructions for Miracles
25
Fingertip Peek Force angle jog
 		2023
Instructions for Miracles
30
The Snap Throw method to throw card, starting position on back of thumb with finger over card
 		2023
Instructions for Miracles
31
Friedrich Roitzsch The Fastest Card Trick in the World Aces and Kings transpose at once, followed by pocket interchange
Also published here 2023
Instructions for Miracles
34
Stuart Gordon Double Turnover brief
 		2023
Instructions for Miracles
38
Guy Hollingworth Bent Cop Fake Pocket Placement card apparently placed in pocket
 		2023
Instructions for Miracles
40
Friedrich Roitzsch Power Matcha after some single card matches the whole deck ends up in pairs
Inspired by 2023
Instructions for Miracles
43
Edward Marlo Down-Jog Displacement
2023
Instructions for Miracles
45
Bill Simon Business Card Prophecy Move Handling
2023
Instructions for Miracles
49
Friedrich Roitzsch Nine Card Monte Revisited
Inspired byRelated to
  • Alberto de Figueiredo, 52 Infieles, p. 114
 2023
Instructions for Miracles
53
Friedrich Roitzsch Far Out no-touch handling with no faces seen by performer
  • Close-Up Version
Inspired byAlso published here 2023
Instructions for Miracles
63
Denis Behr Finger Count Strategy counting cards with fingers while listening to spectator reading them off
Also published here 2023
Instructions for Miracles
64
Karl Fulves Combo System memorizing red/back order
Also published here 2023
Instructions for Miracles
68
Friedrich Roitzsch Magic Squared deck of number cards used, four cards put aside as prediction, number named, four-card groups produced that add up to that number, prediction cards also add up, all groups form a 4x4 magic square
  • The First Coincidence
  • The Second Coincidence
  • The Third Coincidence
  • The Prediction
  • The Finale
Inspired by
  • "The Grid" (Richard Wiseman, DVD, 2012)
  • "Square Deal" (Karl Hein, The Heineous Collection Volume 2)
 2023
Instructions for Miracles
75
Friedrich Roitzsch Instructions for a Miracle signed card appears bound in spiral-bound booklet
Inspired byAlso published here 2023
Instructions for Miracles
87
Fränz Strawberry Fields word is formed by association of letters, last word is divined, done with entire audience, no-prop mentalism
  • Anwendungen
    • Als Massenforce
    • 1-On-1
  • Alternative Forceziele
Inspired by 2023
Strawberry Fields
6
Harapan Ong Introduction
2023
Black Box
3
Harapan Ong Centre of Attention Ace of Spades keeps reversing itself in packet of Aces, ends with imbalanced transposition between Ace of Spades and other three Aces
Also published here 2023
Black Box
8
Harapan Ong The Four Card Puzzle Packet trick, three face-up Aces and one face-down card. Face-down card shown to be Ace of Spades, but three Aces transform into three random cards
 		2023
Black Box
17
Harapan Ong Hamburger Multiple selection sandwich trick, sandwich cards trap eight to nine selections instantly
 		2023
Black Box
26
Reed Swans Collective, John Hostler Introduction author's identity given as "John Hostler" in Genii review
  • A Special Note on Crediting
  • A Very Special Note on Pronouns
 		2023
Percolations
4
John Hostler Sightlines card thought of from half of the deck, then found after showing fans of cards with "is your card in here?" procedure
Inspired by 2023
Percolations
12
John Hostler W.I.M.P. "Wild Inverted Monte Progression"
monte routine with more spot cards added during the routine, then all spot cards become Queens of Hearts
 		2023
Percolations
17
John Hostler Roundabout Retreat spectator remembers card and its position from the top, after some cutting the card's value at the original position is used to count down to selection
Inspired by 2023
Percolations
25
John Bannon Hybrid Holdout dealing and shuffling combination
Also published here 2023
Percolations
26
John Hostler Top Twenty song title chosen from list, title's letters used to remove cards from a deck of cards with letters written on the cards's backs, the face are Ace through Queen of Hearts and a previously chosen card is the King to complete the suit, the song's title is an anagram and spells out "King of Hearts"
Inspired by 2023
Percolations
30
John Hostler Instant Sandwich "Featuring the Backhanded Pincer"
card pointed to in spread, cards closed, selection instantly found in sandwich, similar to Bilis Load
Related to 2023
Percolations
43
John Hostler Chromatose three selections made, deck washed face-up/face-down on the table, triumph reveal and deck has rainbow deck as kicker, faros
Inspired by 2023
Percolations
50
Springboards "Rum Thoughts for Special Occasions"
 		2023
Percolations
58
John Hostler 2x4 Cull strategy to culling up to eight cards (two quartets) with "removing some target cards" preliminary premise, negative cull
 		2023
Percolations
59
John Hostler The Great Big Think-a-Card Con everyone in the audience is asked to think of a card, some gag revelations, later one of those cards used for real revelation
 		2023
Percolations
61
John Hostler Deliver Me three cards are predicted written on the blank back of another playing card, can be palmed out and used as prediction
Related to 2023
Percolations
62
John Hostler An Inconsistent Fooling presentation for Walton's effect with an additional set of four red cards for a pseudo-explanation, additional set changes to black at the end
Inspired by 2023
Percolations
64
Jack Parker "For Marlo" Switch Variation feigning a switch of two packets (Pseudo Switch)
Also published here 2023
Percolations
67
Gary Plants Miracle Dealer spectator and performer select a card, both get half the cards and start dealing, suddenly performer says stop and on top of both halves are the selections
  • Update: I now like a different selection process and control
  • A fun story about this trick
Inspired by 2023
Something Old, Something New
3
Gary Plants No Way spectator removes any thought-of card from twenty-card packet, it is lost in deck and then found as spectator counts through the cards
Also published here 2023
Something Old, Something New
7
Gary Plants Dunsbury Delusion different handling for Pareras's presentation
Inspired by 2023
Something Old, Something New
13
Gary Plants, Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Lie Detector answers to several questions are spelled out, at the end one arrives at the selection
 		2023
Something Old, Something New
17
Gary Plants I Know Why I Am Here card found by counting down multiple times to apparently random values, different getting-into and four packets
Inspired by 2023
Something Old, Something New
23
Gary Plants Culling the Aces pseudo riffle culling demonstration
Inspired by 2023
Something Old, Something New
26
Brother John Hamman Brother John Hamman Cull sorting strategy to get four-of-a-kind together, packets dropped on table
Related to 2023
Something Old, Something New
29
Gary Plants Another Look at the Criss Cross Force variations of a Michael Skinner finesse with a demonstration cut
  • Method 1
  • Method 2
 		2023
Something Old, Something New
31
Gary Plants Thought 1: Down and Under Again spectator deals off a couple of cards and those are used for down-under deal to locate selection, bottom deal placement
 		2023
Something Old, Something New
33
Gary Plants Thought 2: Tilt Key Card using tilted card as key
 		2023
Something Old, Something New
34
David Williamson, Jay Burke Spooky Aces (At a Distance) Twisting the Aces with two sets of Aces with different back and sympathetic presentation, last Ace optionally transposes between packets
 		2023
Spooky Aces, Spells, and Other Love Rituals
1
David Williamson, Andi Gladwin Scaling Up on transitioning from close-up to stage
 		2023
Spooky Aces, Spells, and Other Love Rituals
8
David Williamson, Joshua Jay Mentoring Magicians
2023
Spooky Aces, Spells, and Other Love Rituals
13
David Williamson, Tim Cook The Spelling Champ Aces lost in deck and spelled out, but Joker appears every time and is removed, Aces then shown on tabled spelled packets, Jokers changed to Jacks
Inspired by
  • "Darn Pain in the Neck" (Paul Gordon)
 2023
Spooky Aces, Spells, and Other Love Rituals
18
David Williamson The Love Ritual five pairs of tarot cards are matched with spelling procedure
Inspired by 2023
Spooky Aces, Spells, and Other Love Rituals
23
Martin Gardner An Amazing Spelling Trick ten card packet, five pairs of mates are arrived at with spelling procedure
VariationsAlso published here
  • Word Waysm Vol. 42 No. 1, Article 24 (2009)
 2023
Spooky Aces, Spells, and Other Love Rituals
23
Luke Jermay Touching on Hoy performer reveals thoughts of three spectators, when tapped on shoulder one has to think of a shape, one of a date and the third of a name
Also published here 2023
Touching on Hoy
3
Luke Jermay Touching on Divination variations of "Jermay's General Person Ploy", same spectators should think of questions
Also published here 2023
Touching on Hoy
8
Pit Hartling Opposite Pockets Revisited card stopped at and card thought-of in relation to the stopped-at card, both removed, performer divines both
  • Shuffling the deck
  • Hands-Off and The Sudden Revelation
Inspired byAlso published here 2023
Three for Tuscany
1
Pit Hartling Tuscan Sandwich two sandwich cards placed at the ends of a ribbon spread come together to sandwich selection, repeat, third time with cards out-jogged that visually move together
Related to 2023
Three for Tuscany
8
Fontal Tilt Trap two out-jogged cards visually come together to sandwich selection, bluff spacing
 		2023
Three for Tuscany
18
Pit Hartling Game of Chance color of every third card used in multiple phase gambling game
Also published here 2023
Three for Tuscany
22
Frank Ward Cloyes Paintbrush Change as a double change
 		2023
Misdeal
12
Jamy Ian Swiss The Vernon Palm some history on Topping the Deck
 		2023
Topping the Deck
1
Jamy Ian Swiss To Palm a Card on the classic palm position, and holding a card in palm
 		2023
Topping the Deck
7
Jamy Ian Swiss The One-Hand Top Palm comments on the sleight
 		2023
Topping the Deck
17
Jeff Silverstein Sleeve Tug Cover for one-handed top palm
 		2023
Topping the Deck
18
Jamy Ian Swiss Squaring the Pack squaring without palming action
 		2023
Topping the Deck
21
Dai Vernon, Jamy Ian Swiss Topping the Deck thorough discussion
  • Completing the Action
Related to 2023
Topping the Deck
27
Jamy Ian Swiss The Erdnase Connection on the Topping the Deck precursor in Erdnase, with Bob White observations
Related to 2023
Topping the Deck
45
Howard Schwarzman, Jamy Ian Swiss The Schwarzman Finesse deck bevelled, left fingers squaring cards under card to be palmed
Inspired by 2023
Topping the Deck
49
Jamy Ian Swiss Flaws and Fixes tips for Topping the Deck
Related to 2023
Topping the Deck
55
Jamy Ian Swiss Select Bibliography
2023
Topping the Deck
59
Christoph Borer Das Duft-Dreieck prediction of chosen fragrances, 50 cards with different fragrances
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Inventum
6
Christoph Borer Wasserbecher water monte, using five cups, water vanishes as climax and changes into paper streamer
Related to 2023
Inventum
9
Christoph Borer Meister und Margarita one of several books and a paragraph are selected, prediction of book title and content of paragraph
 		2023
Inventum
12
Christoph Borer Fussball-Philosophie two books,chosen page vanishes from printed book and appears in blank book on correct page number, football themed books
Also published here 2023
Inventum
15
Christoph Borer Die Buchseiten-Force riffle forcing page from a book
Related to
  • Borodin's "Die Riffelforce" in "Ex Faustibus", 1999. P. 24.
 2023
Inventum
17
Christoph Borer, Oliver Scheer Todsünde und Tugend word on two slates changes into name of freely chosen card with deadly sin or virtue
 		2023
Inventum
19
Christoph Borer Der Lebensbaum divination of spirit animal, tarot card and zodiac sign, using the AstroLight book
 		2023
Inventum
22
Christoph Borer Zauberei mit 5 Sinnen divination of five chosen cards using all of the senses, for the climax all the mates of the chosen card are found
 		2023
Inventum
28
Rico Weeland Guilt and magic
2023
Four Essays about Magic
9
Rico Weeland People might not be reacting for the way you think
2023
Four Essays about Magic
32
Markus Gabriel Hallo!
2023
Misdirection
6
Markus Gabriel Theorie
  • Misdirection
  • Tricktechnik
  • Aufmerksamkeit
  • Licht und Schatten
  • Umgebung
  • Schichten
  • Misdirection der Misdirection
  • Choreographie
  • Das 3er System
 		2023
Misdirection
7
Markus Gabriel Techniken
2023
Misdirection
14
Markus Gabriel Hören
  • Text / Vortrag
  • Klänge / Geräusche
  • Musik
  • Fühlen
 		2023
Misdirection
17
Markus Gabriel Sehen
  • Allgemein
    • Aufmerksamkeit
    • Wenig Aufmerksamkeit
  • Blickkontakt
  • Blick
    • Kreuzblick (Crossing the Gaze)
  • Spannung / Entspannung
    • Der Off-Off-Beat
  • Bewegung
    • Natürlichkeit
    • Motivierte Handlungen
    • Überleitende Handlung
    • Nachahmen
    • Aufeinander folgende Aktionen
    • Gleichzeitige Aktionen
    • Grössere / kleinere Bewegung
    • Verlockende Bewegung
  • Keine Bewegung
    • Der Fixpunkt
    • Der Fixpunkt in der Zauberei
 		2023
Misdirection
22
Juan Tamariz Double Crossing the Gaze Switch
2023
Misdirection
24
Markus Gabriel Card under Glass palm loading choreography
 		2023
Misdirection
33
Jerry Sadowitz Slip Jog
Also published here 2023
Misdirection
42
Markus Gabriel Falsche Übergabe
2023
Misdirection
44
Markus Gabriel Filieren / Top Change
2023
Misdirection
47
Markus Gabriel Riechen
2023
Misdirection
53
Markus Gabriel Mentale Misdirection
  • Motivation
  • Natürlichkeit
  • Suspension of Disbelief
  • Time Misdirection
  • Passender Moment
  • Repetition
  • Red Herring
  • Zuschauerbeteiligung / Aufgabe
  • Emotion
  • Beabsichtigte Fehler und Pannen
  • Überraschung
  • Neuer Gegenstand
  • Falsche Zusammenfassung
 		2023
Misdirection
54
Markus Gabriel Anwendung
2023
Misdirection
66
Markus Gabriel Kunststücke
2023
Misdirection
68
Markus Gabriel Firestarcler hole is torn from a napkin, napkin is burned in flash of fire, torn out piece is a star instead of circle
Inspired by 2023
Misdirection
70
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