The Sleightist

Magazine
2025-2026
Written by Justin Higham*
Work of Justin Higham*, Various
32 pages (E-book), 4 Issues, published by Selfpublished
No illustrations
Language: English
47 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page Categories
Edward Marlo Aceven Again Aces on table, selection chosen and lost, Ace of matching suit tabled separately, it changes into selection and the other three Aces to its mates
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 1 Oct. 2025 1
Edward Marlo Reverse-Fingering KM Move as a Switch
1 Oct. 2025 1
Müller Nazradene* The Sound of One Hand Rapping
1 Oct. 2025 2
Justin Higham* Double X-Change black Aces shown on top, two selections lost, black Aces change into selections one by one
Inspired by
 1 Oct. 2025 2
Justin Higham* Insertion Double Turnover single card shown, inserted under top card secretly and both turned over as double
Inspired by
 1 Oct. 2025 3
Justin Higham* Another Visual X-Change double stroked and face of double secretly loaded under top card of deck when it is stroked
Related to
 1 Oct. 2025 3
Justin Higham* Easy X-Change Stroke Change look
Also published here
Inspired by
 1 Oct. 2025 3
Cardonli* Scan Scams scam for self-checkout in supermarket
  • The Tiny Ginger Scam
  • Oh, I Forgot to Pay
 		1 Oct. 2025 4
Justin Higham* Gothic Collective
Inspired by
 1 Oct. 2025 5
Justin Higham* Conspiracy Queries on NatWest Bank cash machines during 2015 General Election
 		1 Oct. 2025 7
Justin Higham* Passing Through Other Dimensions comparing card permutations with Rubik Cube permutations
 		1 Oct. 2025 7
Justin Higham* The Ghost of Señor Partagas simplified handling
Inspired by
 1 Oct. 2025 7
Justin Higham* The Sleightist
1 Oct. 2025 8
Justin Higham* Eight Cards to Pocket
Inspired by
 2 Jan. 2026 1
Müller Nazradene* Karma Screws a Couple of Nuts
  • The Import of Export
 		2 Jan. 2026 4
Justin Higham* Foreign Affairs on the Side-Faro False Shuffle
  • Shank vs. Zarrow
Related to
 2 Jan. 2026 5
Justin Higham* Diogenes’ Rant
2 Jan. 2026 6
Justin Higham* Conspiracy Queries Oxfam vs. Oakam logo design
 		2 Jan. 2026 7
Cardonli* Scams Within Scams
  • The Money-Blessing Scam (Gypsy Switch)
 		2 Jan. 2026 7
Justin Higham* The Scoop on Power Poker discrepant scoop-up displacement replaces the bottom deal
Inspired by
  • Genii, Oct. 1996
Related to
 2 Jan. 2026 8
Justin Higham* The Sleightist
2 Jan. 2026 8
Justin Higham* Discarded Power Poker
Inspired by
  • Genii, Oct. 1996
 3 Feb. 2026 1
Justin Higham* Conditioned Power Poker
Related to
 3 Feb. 2026 1
Müller Nazradene* Seeking a Cure for Magic Club Super-Spreaders
  • No Need to Whisper
 		3 Feb. 2026 2
Justin Higham* Saturday Full House Power Poker type procedure, spectator gets full house and performer straight/royal flush, eliminating the one-hand bottom deal
Inspired by
 3 Feb. 2026 3
Justin Higham* The Real World? two photo with optical illusions caught in every-day life
 		3 Feb. 2026 3
Justin Higham* Bottom-Deal Apps: A Theoretical Analysis of Bottom-Deal Applications
  • Stacking – Bottom-Deal Count
  • Distributing – icw Limited-Selection Procedure
  • Repositioning
  • Revealing
  • Matching
  • Forcing
  • Reintroducing
  • Switching
  • Loading
  • Expanding
  • Open demonstration of skill
  • Pseudo false deals
 		3 Feb. 2026 4
Cardonli* The Hampstead Shaman
  • You've Got to Hand it to Her
  • Taken to the Cleaners
  • What's the Difference
  • An Impromptu Switch Folder
 		3 Feb. 2026 6
Justin Higham* An Impromptu Switch Folder clear A4 folder with divider
 		3 Feb. 2026 7
Justin Higham* Aceven Notes notes on the handling
Related to
 3 Feb. 2026 7
Irv Dirtsoap* Travel Column: A Tale of Two Cities Paris and London
 		3 Feb. 2026 8
Justin Higham* The Sleightist
  • A Confession and a Pledge (on AI usage)
 		3 Feb. 2026 8
Alex Elmsley Bluff Coin in Deck deck with selection set on floor, coin vanished, it is shown next to selection, shown 1995
Variations
 4 Apr. 2026 1
Bluff Vanish pretending to take a coin from a handful of change
Also published here
Variations
 4 Apr. 2026 1
Justin Higham* Double Bluff Coin in Deck selection peeked at and deck set on floor, coin vanished, it is shown next to selection
Inspired by
 4 Apr. 2026 1
Justin Higham* Peek Force with Coin in Deck
Also published here
  • "A Coin Trick With Cards" (Justin Higham, Best of British, 1985)
 4 Apr. 2026 1
Daniel Rhod Marlo Memories: A Few of My Reminiscences on Edward Marlo
 		4 Apr. 2026 2
Justin Higham* Marlo's Stop Trick "Traffic Stopper"
 		4 Apr. 2026 2
Justin Higham* The Landlady and the Tipplers ambiguous situations in magic sessions for bystanders
  • Eyes Wide Shut
 		4 Apr. 2026 3
Justin Higham* Aceven Returns Aces on table, selection chosen and lost, Ace of matching suit tabled separately, it changes into selection and the other three Aces to its mates
Inspired by
 4 Apr. 2026 4
Julien Mittre Face-Up Top Change wrist-turn and off-beat
 		4 Apr. 2026 4
Cardonli* Scams Anonymous
  • Misdirection, South London Style
  • Kassagi: Magic Pickpocket (Henri Kassagi)
 		4 Apr. 2026 4
Justin Higham* Conspiracy Queries: Letter to the Editor
4 Apr. 2026 5
Justin Higham* Black-Art Purse Holdout ungaffed purse used as two-way purse
 		4 Apr. 2026 6
Justin Higham* Sight, Sound and Touch by "Mr. and Mrs. Pond"
bean travels to spectator's shoe
 		4 Apr. 2026 7
Justin Higham* The Sleightist
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Shah Quotes
  • Easter Egg Hunt
Related to
 4 Apr. 2026 8
Paris Tirdov Travel Column Piccadilly Circus
 		4 Apr. 2026 8
Data entered by Denis Behr, January 2026.