The Psychology of Palming

Book
1982
Written by Arturo de Ascanio
Work of Arturo de Ascanio
24 pages (Stapled), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Luis H. Trueba
Language: English
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Arturo de Ascanio The Psychology of Palming
  • I. Importance of the Palm. Its Difficulties
  • II. Cover of the Palm
    • 1. The Pre-Palm
    • 2. The Actual Palm
    • 3. Withdrawal of the Free Hand
      • A) The "tube" Effect
      • B) Law of the Priority Movement
    • 4. Keeping the Card in the Palm
      • A) Naturalness
        • a) Static Naturalness
        • b) Dynamic Naturalness
      • B) Misdirection
        • a) Mental Misdirection
        • b) Physical Misdirection
      • C) Misleading Handling, Innocent Use
        • a) Misleading Handling
        • b) Innocent Use
      • D) Rhythm
  • III. Conclusion
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  • "Lecture Notes", 1981.
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Arturo de Ascanio Baroque Transposition card from pocket transposes with reversed card in the middle of the deck
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Variations
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Cy Endfield, Arturo de Ascanio Endfield-Ascanio Palm
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Dai Vernon Palm to Palm Change
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Arturo de Ascanio Father Ace and Sons (Variant 67)
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  • "La Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid" N° 71, 1980.
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Arturo de Ascanio Cover for the Palms in "Cards Up the Sleeve" by Jacob Daley
  • 1. Palm of the first five cards in the left hand
  • 2. Palm of the "five" and "seven" in the right hand
  • 3. Palm of the "eight" and "nine" in the left hand
  • 4. Palm of the "ten" (Ascanio)
    • a) The Feint
    • b) The Palm
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Inspired by
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Arturo de Ascanio Timing and the "In-Transit" Action
  • The "In-Transit" Actions
  • Elements of the "in-transit action"
  • Importance of the "in-transit actions"
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Data entered by Lorenz Schär, July 2025.