Handbuch der Magie

3. Auflage from 1979 used
Book
1978
Written by Jochen Zmeck
Work of Jochen Zmeck
352 pages (Hardcover), published by Henschelverlag
Illustrated with drawings by Karin Rauhut
Language: German
421 entries
Cover photograph
250 per page
Handbuch der Magie (written by Jochen Zmeck, work of Jochen Zmeck, 1978)
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Jochen Zmeck Vorwort 11
Jochen Zmeck I. Teil: Was man von der Zauberkunst wissen sollte 13
Jochen Zmeck 1. Kapitel: Die Täuschung 13
Jochen Zmeck 2. Kapitel: Die Sparten der Magie
  • Bühnenmagie
  • Partyzauberei
  • Mikromagie
  • Mentalmagie
  • Kartenkunst
 		14
Jochen Zmeck 3. Kapitel: Die magischen Grundeffekte list of basic effect categories
 		16
Jochen Zmeck 4. Kapitel: Aus der Geschichte der Magie history of magic, summary
 		19
II Teil: Kartenkunst 24
Jochen Zmeck 5. Kapitel: Grundsätzliches zur Kartenkunst introduction, terminology
 		24
Jochen Zmeck 6. Kapitel: Tricks ohne Fingerfertigkeit 27
Stewart James Miraskill 27
Schwarz - Rot automatisch assertion about red-black distribution in packets
 		28
Der besiegte Zufall ten red and ten black cards are mixed and divided into two ten-card packets, number of red cards in one pile is same as blacks in the other
 		28
Kartenerraten mit Tabellen matrix divination with two printed matrix lists from which a card is thought of
 		29
Der Zuschauer zaubert automatic placement, magic word is spelled after some procedure
Related to
 30
Das war soeben Ihre letzte Karte! spectator and performer both pocket a few cards and then take cards out simultaneously, when spectator removes his last card there's a message on the performer's card "This is your last card"
 		30
Spread Counting pushing off groups of four
 		31
Jochen Zmeck 7. Kapitel: Das gelegte Kartenspiel intro on stacked decks, Si Stebbins and other
 		31
Jochen Zmeck Ein mathematisches Genie two cards are chosen and their values added up with number values for suits, performer names both cards, repeat with three cards, bluff
 		33
Der ideale Kartentrick spectator removes card in corner of room and replaces it, performer locates it
 		33
Jochen Zmeck, Theodore Annemann* Ihre Karte card selected behind performer's back, performer removes a card with same suit and one with same value as selection
Inspired by
  • "Si Stebbins Kink" (Theodore Annemann, Linking Ring, Oct. 1924)
 34
Dreifache Lüge three spectators think of a card in a pile, then read off the cards and lie at their selection
 		34
Rolf Andra Raten contra Wissen top and bottom cards are placed inside spectator's pockets, spectator guesses one, performer divines second card, third card is divined as climax
Also published here
 35
Jochen Zmeck 8. Kapitel: Die Leitkarte 36
1. Methode simple running cut placement with key card starting at the bottom
 		37
2. Methode overhand shuffle placement with key card starting at the bottom
 		37
3. Methode spectator selects card during dribbling, key card placement
 		37
J. B. Bobo 4. Methode out-of-hand selection procedure with cuts on the table and key card placement
 		37
Dai Vernon 5. Methode running cut placement
 		37
Jochen Zmeck Spezielle Leitkarten discussion of some locator cards
 		38
Rolf Andra Mischen mit Leitkarte shuffling around a key card, "Neues Mischen"
 		38
Gedankentasten one of eight cards remembered, all pocketed, performer removes them one by one, selection stays in pocket as last one
 		39
Rolf Andra Pünktchen-Test unknown chosen card is openly marked on back, performer names a card from face-up spread which is the marked one
 		39
Paul Curry Der Lügendetektor presentational idea, card with message on it
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 40
Al Leech Der Pulsschlag verrät es performer takes spectator's wrist and moves finger along face-up spread to locate selection
Also published here
 41
Dai Vernon Ein raffiniertes Kartenfinden selected card thrown on tabled spread, cards from bottom and top thrown onto it, distant key card placement
 		41
Harry Lorayne, Jochen Zmeck Einkalkuliertes Risiko card chosen in spread, key card in spread to be used for control, found with improvisation
Also published here
Variations
 41
Was zeigt die Uhr? 42
Kartenstechen card stabbing with center key card, paper-wrapped deck
 		43
9. Kapitel: Spalt und Injog 44
Jochen Zmeck Der Spalt basics, fourth finger and right thumb in end grip, with basic overhand shuffle control
 		44
Basic Peek Technique 45
Jochen Zmeck Eine außergewöhnliche Wanderung card travels from one half to the other at a chosen position
 		46
Doppelte Verwandlung two halves with the black Jacks on their faces are rubbed onto each other and the Jacks vanish, then reappear again
 		47
Jochen Zmeck Die unsichtbare Karte card peeked at, it is shown to have vanished by showing two halves and then reappears reversed in deck
 		48
Jochen Zmeck Injog basic information
 		50
Jog Control 1 top half replaced by throwing it so a jog forms
 		50
Jog Control 2 spectator pushed card in fan while performer presses
 		51
10. Kapitel: Das Mischen 51
Überhandmischen 51
Kontrollieren der obersten Karte top card shuffled to bottom and back to top
 		52
Lift Shuffle 52
Kontrollieren der untersten Karte slip shuffle
 		52
Kontrolle der obersten und der untersten Karte gleichzeitig top and bottom cards controlled simultaneously
 		52
Einzelabziehen running single cards
 		53
Jochen Zmeck Mischübungen exercise for overhand shuffle techniques
 		53
Die Korrektur des Zufalls two cards are noted and shuffled back, two halves made, the two cards are on top
 		53
Injogmischen 54
Kontrolle einer Karte jog shuffle
 		55
Kontrolle eines Kartenpäckchens top stock control with injog
 		55
Jochen Zmeck Falschmischen on keeping the full deck order
 		56
Charlier Das Charlier-Miscben 56
Das Dreipäckchenmischen pick-up shuffle with three packets
 		57
Jochen Zmeck Das J.-Z.-Falschmischen continuous pick-up shuffle with deck getting thinner
Also published here
 58
Falschmischen mit Injog Hunter style
 		59
Riffelmischen basic riffle shuffle on table or in the hands
 		59
Harry Lorayne Nicht von dieser Welt some red and black sorting comes out despite real shuffles and dealing, not really OOTW effect
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 61
Indisches Mischen 62
1. Das Kontrollieren einer Karte controlling one card with Hindu shuffle
 		63
2. Kontrolle mehrerer Karten controlling multiple cards with Hindu shuffle
 		63
3. Verwendung der Leitkarte Hindu shuffle key card placement
 		63
4. Forcieren Hindu shuffle force
 		63
Genau daneben spectator throws indifferent card face-up into deck during shuffle, it's next to his selection
Variations
 64
Gefangen spectator throws two Jacks one by one reversed into deck during shuffle, they sandwich selection
Inspired by
 64
Zähl ab a Seven shows up reversed and is used to count to selection
 		65
Jochen Zmeck Die zehn Kartenpaare introduction to effect
 		65
Mutus, dedit... 65
Rupert Slater, John Northern Hilliard Hiliards Version "Hilliard's Version", pairs honestly shuffled and switched for duplicates in order ready for deal
Also published here
Variations
 66
Jochen Zmeck Die J.-Z.-Methode shuffling sequence for straight re-deal
 		67
Dr. Jan "Gol" Goebel Variante nach Jan Gol version with thirty-two cards
 		68
Jochen Zmeck 11. Kapitel: Abheben chapter intro
 		68
Jay Ose Falschabheben - 1. triple cut to table
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 69
Falschabheben - 2. triple cut onto table and assembly on table
 		69
Falschabheben - 3. triple cut on table with both hands
 		69
Falschabheben - 4. triple cut onto table, then packets dragged into left hand followed by one more cut
 		69
Falschabheben - 5. straight cut onto table, first finger over back
 		70
Abheben mit Kartenkontrolle flourish triple cut as control in which packets roll over between hands
 		70
Doppeltabheben double or triple cutting top cards to bottom
 		72
Double Cut Reverse 73
Die Karte auf der gewünschten Zahl card at any number with re-count (doesn't work the first time)
 		73
Al Leech Das Abheben bei den Assen face-up double cuts
Also published here
 73
Jochen Zmeck 12. Kapitel: Dublieren chapter intro
 		74
Harry Lorayne Dublieren nach Harry Lorayne breakless, double picked up with right hand at inner end
Also published here
Related to
 74
Rolf Andra Dublieren nach Rolf Andra double pushed forward and turned end-for-end
 		75
Mehrfach-Lift handling triples
 		76
Das abgenommene Auge Eight changes to Seven à la paintbrush change, cover card is the missing pip (Ace)
 		77
Doppelte Kartenwanderung 77
Dai Vernon Rätselhafte Kartenwanderung card on table with card at chosen number in deck
Also published here
 78
Eine unmögliche Übereinstimmung two cards from two decks are exchanged, they match
 		78
Jochen Zmeck Bitte nachmachen procedure with four cards, done with multiple spectators who cannot follow
 		79
Kümmelblättchen routine with only double lift and no throws, working off the top of the deck
 		79
13. Kapitel: Glissieren 81
Glissieren 81
Drehglissieren glide with Master Move action
 		81
Schiebeglissieren end grip glide
 		82
Glissieren mit Finte indifferent card changes into selection, bottom card shown after glide
 		82
Rot-Schwarz-Wanderung method with glide
 		83
Tuwit 4&4 oil and water where spectator follows along and cannot make it work, method with glide
 		83
Jochen Zmeck 14. Kapitel: Forcieren intro
 		84
Jochen Zmeck Das klassische Fächerforcieren 84
Stichforcieren stabbing force with break
 		85
Fächertippen bottom card of fan is on other side
 		87
Abhebeforcieren 1 87
Abhebeforcieren 2 87
Abhebeforcieren 3 face-up deck is cut and cut-off portion placed on bottom, deck spread and first face-down card taken
 		88
Abhebeforcieren 4 bottom half secretly turned over
  • 1. cut behind back
  • 2. open turnover sleight
 		88
Jochen Zmeck Forcierspiele on forcing decks, recommending duplicates only in the center third
 		89
Rolf Andra Ein unglaubliches Kartenfinden card chosen and lost, five packets made, spectator locates his card
 		90
Forcieren mit Trickkarten - 1. stabbing force gaff
 		90
Forcieren mit Trickkarten - 2. deck in glass, spectator cuts and removes some card, force card has a lip
 		91
Forcieren mit Hilfsmitteln cards taken from cased deck until spectator stops, glide via slit at back of case
 		92
Die gezwungene Wahl - 1. one of two items
 		92
Die gezwungene Wahl - 2. one of three items
 		92
Die gezwungene Wahl - 3. one of three items
 		93
Die gezwungene Wahl - 4. one of four items ("number between one and four")
 		93
Die gezwungene Wahl - 5. one of four items
 		93
Die gezwungene Wahl - 6. one of four items, using two dice
 		93
15. Kapitel: Noch einige Kartengriffe 94
Volte 94
Charlier Charlier Pass 95
Jochen Zmeck On Using Flourishes 95
Buckeln with false count application, with first finger at the front or fourth finger at the back
 		96
Ein König dreht sich four face-up Kings turn over one by one, then they change back color
 		97
Elmer Biddle Zurückziehen biddle move
 		98
Eine verblüffende Wanderung Biddle Trick
 		99
Jochen Zmeck Mir nach, Kanaillen! 4&4, single phase
 		100
Glimpse - 1. performer riffles at front until spectator says stop, performer glimpses card straight away with extra-wide back-bending
 		101
Glimpse - 2. bookbreak with step
 		101
Glimpse - 3. side-jog
Also published here
Related to
 101
Jochen Zmeck Die Letzte! presentation for a divination, performer tells spectator which cards to remove until his selection remains
 		102
Jochen Zmeck Palmieren 102
1. Methode 103
2. Methode Topping the Deck type with riffle cover, Riffle Action Palm
 		103
3. Methode multiple cards
 		104
Aus der Luft gegriffen spectator tossed deck in the air and performer catches cards
 		104
Jochen Zmeck Ziergriffe 104
Rauschen different ways of riffling
 		104
Umdrehen einer Karte in-the-hands turnover of a held card
 		105
Einhändiges Austeilen one-handed flourish deal
 		105
Vorblättern der Karten spreading in the hands
 		106
Sprudel 106
Ausstreifen der Karten spreading the deck
 		107
Umschaufeln der Karten ribbon-spread turnover
 		107
Fächern der Karten - 1. pressure fan
 		107
Fächern der Karten - 2. thumb fan
 		107
Fächern der Karten - 3. one-handed thumb fan
 		108
Jochen Zmeck 16. Kapitel: Magie mit präparierten Karten on gaffed cards, splitting cards
 		108
Tricks mit Doppelbildkarten 110
Die wandernde Karte faced deck, one of the two face-to-face cards is chosen, it vanishes and reappears reversed
 		110
Die offene Voraussage 111
Eine von dreien three cards, one thought of, all put in a hat, performer removes one, only the other two remain
 		111
Zwei Karten werden forciert card stabbed in deck, cards on either side are forced
 		112
Jochen Zmeck Die Grossen Altern Meister photo inserts of various magicians with comments, not part of the pagination, between pages 112 and 113
 		112
Die Karten im Glas two cards appear one by one at the face of a deck in glass after being covered with a handkerchief
 		113
Tricks mit Doppelrückenkarten 114
Nur gedacht - und doch gefunden spectator thinks of a number and remembers card at that position, performer removes a card, card is no longer at position and shown to be tabled one (double lift)
 		114
Doppelte Kartenwanderung two cards transpose twice
 		115
Two Card Monte Move with double backer and double facer
 		115
Projizierte Gedanken six cards in envelope, number chosen with roll of die, that card is shown reversed
 		116
Spezielle Karten 117
Jochen Zmeck Ich habe sie verschwinden lassen card chosen, performer counts through the cards until the last one without selection being seen, last card is blank and says "I made it vanish"
 		117
Jochen Zmeck 17. Kapitel: Kartenkunst für Anspruchsvolle chapter intro, on the psychology of card magic
 		118
Ein Kartenspiel erscheint small object in left hand, other hand slapped on top, cased deck appears, sleeve
 		119
Schwarz-Rot-Asse black Aces change to red Aces, blacks back in deck reversed one by one, then black Aces are placed reversed in deck during Hindu shuffle by spectator, they end up next to red Aces
Inspired by
 120
Die wiedergefundenen Asse Aces are lost and found in different ways
 		121
Ein Sandwich mit Karten Ace of Spades sandwiched between red Aces and lost in deck, Clubs placed on top, deck cut, now Ace of Spades on top and Clubs sandwiched
 		123
Jochen Zmeck Der Indische Seiltrick Indian rope trick story, cards laid out as rope, top card becomes selection, then is gone again and found reversed in deck
Inspired by
  • "The Indian Rope Card Discovery" (Ken de Courcy, Gen, Vol. 8 No. 6, 1952)
 124
Verne Chesbro Das Supergedächtnis card chosen, performer goes through deck and tries to name it, he also names last two not yet turned-over cards
Also published here
 126
Jochen Zmeck Die Karte überall und nirgends three cards chosen and lost, three cards tabled, they are all correct and it turns out all spectators chose the same card
 		126
T. Nelson Downs Downs Change
Also published here
Variations
 127
Jochen Zmeck Verliebt - Verlobt - Verheiratet
  • Trick 1: Verliebt! (Queen of Diamonds pushed in deck by spectator, it turns up next to King of Hearts)
  • Trick 2: Verlobt! (spectator pushes Queen in center reversed behind back, again next to King)
  • Trick 3: Verheiratet! (Queen of Diamonds changes to Hearts)
  • Trick 4: Ein Jahr später! (more picture cards appear)
 		128
Jochen Zmeck 18. Kapitel: Manipulationen mit Spielkarten chapter intro on card manipulation
 		130
Die Drehkarte vanish, reproduction and pivot with single card
 		131
Das Verschwinden mehrerer Einzelkarten vanish of multiple single cards one by one
 		132
Das Erscheinen mehrerer Einzelkarten production of multiple single cards one by one
 		133
Das Erscheinen und Verschwinden von Kartenfächern production and vanish of card fans, split fans
 		133
Kartengreifen aus der Innenhandpalmage single card production from classic palm
 		135
III. Teil: Magie für Party und Bühne 136
Jochen Zmeck 19. Kapitel: Grundsätzliches zur Bühnenmagie introduction on stage magic
 		136
Jochen Zmeck 20. Kapitel: Magie und Münzen intro on coin magic
 		138
Jochen Zmeck Das Palmieren einer Münze coin palm intro
 		138
Die klassische Palmage classic palm
 		138
Die Stehpalmage edge palm in classic position
 		139
Die Fingerpalmage 139
Carl Willmann Die Drehmünze coin pivot palm, two methods
  • classic pivot
  • coin pushed through first and second finger as hand is turned
 		140
Jochen Zmeck Eine Münze verschwindet intro on coin vanishes
 		141
Verschwinden mit klassischem Palmieren 141
Das Tourniquet French drop
 		142
Daumenverschwinden thumb pushes coin into fist
 		142
Jochen Zmeck Das J.-Z.-Verschwinden retention vanish with coin taken from the back
 		143
Verschwinden aus gefaltetem Papier 144
Münzen erscheinen coin productions, from finger palm, back palm
 		145
Wiederholtes Münzenerscheinen consecutive coin production
 		146
Der Spielgewinn coin appears between two playing cards
 		146
Tricks mit Münzen 147
Jochen Zmeck Münzenwanderung von Hand zu Hand four coins in one hand and three in the other, all travel to the four-coin-hand one by one, extra coin
 		147
Shuttle Pass tossing some coins from hand to hand
 		148
Kling! coin vanishes and audibly joins a coin in a handkerchief held by spectator
 		149
Durch das Taschentuch coin through handkerchief, impromptu method and second method with hidden wire ring
 		150
Der Gang durchs Nadelöhr ungaffed
 		151
Jochen Zmeck Münzen durch den Tisch three (different or same) coins through table one by one into glass, international, with handkerchief to facilitate lapping
Also published here
Inspired by
 152
Coin in Handkerchief Vanish rolled up and unrolled
 		153
Jochen Zmeck 21. Kapitel: Magie mit Bällen chapter intro
 		154
Materialien
  • Die Bälle
  • Die Halbschale (shell)
  • Ballklammern (ball holder)
  • Die Hände (hands)
 		155
Das Palmieren eines Billardballes 157
Die klassische Palmage (Handtellerpalmage) classic palm
 		157
Die Fingerpalmage 158
Die Austauschpalmage - 1. Methode change-over palm
 		158
Die Austauschpalmage - 2. Methode change-over palm
 		159
Die Austauschpalmage - 3. Methode change-over palm
 		159
Ein Ball verschwindet - 1. Methode ball drops in fist
 		160
Ein Ball verschwindet - 2. Methode: Das Tourniquet French drop
 		160
Ein Ball verschwindet - 3. Methode French drop variation
 		161
Ein Ball verschwindet - 4. Methode ball tossed in air
 		161
Ein Ball verschwindet - 5. Methode ball tossed up a few times
 		161
Ein Ball verschwindet - 6. Methode ball picked up from other hand
 		162
Ein Ball erscheint - 1. Methode production between fingers
 		162
Ein Ball erscheint - 2. Methode production on fist
 		162
Ein Ball erscheint - 3. Methode production on upside-down fist
 		163
Ein Ball erscheint - 4. Methode between both hands's second fingers
 		163
Ballerscheinen mit Hilfe der Halbschale production sequences with shell
 		164
Der Chicagoer Billardballtrick routine with shell
  • Teil 1: Vier Bälle erschein
  • Teil 2: Die Bälle verschwinden
  • Teil 3: Acht Bälle erscheinen (production gimmick)
 		166
Ein Ball färbt sich 170
Ballfärbungen in freier Hand - 1. Methode 170
Ballfärbungen in freier Hand - 2. Methode 170
Ballfärbungen in freier Hand - 3. Methode 170
Ballfärbungen in freier Hand - 4. Methode 170
Ballfärben mit Hilfe der Halbschale - 1. Methode color change with shell
 		171
Ballfärben mit Hilfe der Halbschale - 2. Methode color change with shell
 		172
Ballfärben mit Hilfe der Halbschale - 3. Methode color change with shell
 		172
Noch einige Balltricks 172
Der Tuchball silk to ball
 		172
Der verkleinerte Ball diminishing ball
 		173
Eine Balldurchdringung ball through silk
 		173
Die wandernden Billardbälle four balls travel from hat to hat, shell
 		174
Jochen Zmeck 22. Kapitel: Magie mit Schaumgummibällen chapter intro
 		175
Der Grundeffekt
  • 1. Effekt
  • 2. Effekt
  • 3. Effekt
  • 4. Effekt (ball into hand of spectator)
 		175
Ein Schaumgummiball verschwindet - 1. Methode 178
Ein Schaumgummiball verschwindet - 2. Methode 179
Ein Schaumgummiball verschwindet - 3. Methode starts on fist
 		179
Jochen Zmeck Die Routine sponge ball routine, surprise object as final load
 		180
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Data entered by Denis Behr, May 2026.