Starting Fires 2: Searching (Alexander Hansford)

Book

2025
Written by Alexander Hansford
Work of Alexander Hansford

50 pages (Stapled), without pagination, published by The Neat Review
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English

8 entries

Cover photograph

Starting Fires 2: Searching (written by Alexander Hansford, work of Alexander Hansford, 2025)
Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
Alexander Hansford	About		Also published here About (Alexander Hansford, Starting Fires 1: Real, 2025) also in: About (Alexander Hansford, Starting Fires 3: Gestural, 2025)	[6]	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Alexander Hansford	About Magic		Also published here About Magic (Alexander Hansford, Starting Fires 1: Real, 2025) also in: About Magic (Alexander Hansford, Starting Fires 3: Gestural, 2025)	[9]	Articles / Theory & Essays
Alexander Hansford	Commitment		Also published here Commitment (Alexander Hansford, Starting Fires 1: Real, 2025) also in: Commitment (Alexander Hansford, Starting Fires 3: Gestural, 2025)	[14]	Articles / Articles
Alexander Hansford	"The cards are in order"		Also published here "The cards are in order" (Alexander Hansford, Starting Fires 1: Real, 2025) also in: "The cards are in order" (Alexander Hansford, Starting Fires 3: Gestural, 2025)	[14]	Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / General Comments
Alexander Hansford	Lastly, before we begin		Also published here Lastly, before we begin (Alexander Hansford, Starting Fires 1: Real, 2025) also in: Lastly, before we begin (Alexander Hansford, Starting Fires 3: Gestural, 2025)	[17]	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Alexander Hansford	Searching, Seeing, Guessing Star Signs	spectator cuts anywhere and remembers bottom card, estimation, dealing out in packets and asking in which one it is, performer stops at the selection as spectator deals through packet with his card	Related to marketed 1934 also in: 2. Abbott's version. "The Certain Card Trick." (Encyclopedia of Card Tricks, 1937) The Certain Card Trick (Expert Card Technique, 1940) Stop! (Harry Lorayne, Close-up Card Magic, 1962)	[18]	Cards / Sleights / Estimation / Visual Estimation Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stop Trick / Position indicated by Performer
	A shuffle that is not a shuffle	like a red/black shuffle around a key card to keep in place but by dealing chunks and singles around spot with key		[26]	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Subtleties Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Miscellaneous
	Another shuffle that is not a shuffle	running small packet singly from start to finish		[36]	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Full Deck / Miscellaneous

Data entered by Denis Behr, June 2026.