Curious Systems and Mysterious New Forces in Magic

A Lecture about Practical Conjuring Routines

Book
2025
Written by Jim Steinmeyer
Work of Jim Steinmeyer
28 pages (Stapled), published by Hahne
Illustrated with drawings by Jim Steinmeyer
Language: English
12 entries
Cover photograph
Curious Systems and Mysterious New Forces in Magic (written by Jim Steinmeyer, work of Jim Steinmeyer, 2025)
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Jim Steinmeyer Introduction 3
Jim Steinmeyer At the Root of Your Decisions all spectators think of any word from a phrase shown on a poster, then of a color and a matching vegetable, everyone has carrot which is produced from rolled-up poster
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Jim Steinmeyer Hershey Finds a New Home instruction procedure with envelopes to decide on a spectator in the audience, it is predicted
Also published here
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Jim Steinmeyer Your Imminent Career in Magic spectator has a certain amount of money to spend in a magic catalogue, final item predicted
Inspired by
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Jim Steinmeyer Supressio Veri two spectators think a card each from a half of the deck, performer predicted them, force by asking for a certain type of thought-of card (low red number card, black high card)
Also published here
Inspired by
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Jim Steinmeyer A Brief Case of Anomia stack of ten books, page number chosen in complicated way by adding prices of selected books, page is missing and in prediction envelope
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Jim Steinmeyer May I Have the Envelope, Please? five chairs in a circle, all but one are eliminated via instructions, name of spectator that remains is predicted
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Jim Steinmeyer Everyone Lost Together routine with five chair
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Jim Steinmeyer Change d'Avis eight cards shown, one chosen with procedure ("think of a black card, find the nearest red card, ..."), it is forced
Variations
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Jim Steinmeyer The Rest of the Choices eight cards shown, one chosen with procedure ("think of a black card, find the nearest red card, ..."), it is forced
Inspired by
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Jim Steinmeyer The Coerced Card five cards shown, one chosen with procedure ("think of a black card, find the nearest red card, ..."), it is forced
Inspired by
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Jim Steinmeyer The Same Thought at the Same Time all spectators have an envelope with seven cards, one selected with counting procedure, everyone selected the same card
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Data entered by Denis Behr, January 2025.