Are you allowed to play cards at the casino? A question many of us have been asked multiple times. With A Poker Trick, you can now show your spectators exactly how skilled you are and why casinos have you banned for life!
One spectator chooses to become the cheater. The cards are then cut and shuffled. A bet is made and then the cheater deals the cards. The outcome of the game will leave your spectators in awe of your unbelievable card and premonition skills. After performing A Poker Trick, everyone will truly believe you must be banned for life from every casino all over the world!
Download the video and enjoy your new, mind-blowing skill!
Monday, October 29, 2018
The Book of the Fallen by Fraser Parker
The Book Of The Fallen is the second volume of The Book Of Angels by Fraser Parker.
There was too much material in Fraser’s notebooks to include in only one volume and still have the book make sense on its own, so Fraser decided to release his work in two separate books with a gap of six-ten Months between each release.
This way those new to his work would have time to digest the many different concepts, principles and subtleties taught in the first volume before delving further into his ingenious thought process.
It is not necessary to already own The Book Of Angels for this latest work to make sense – however, you may wish to own both as they are intended to go with each other.
More info on it’s contents will be shared as we get closer to it’s release date. Suffice to say, it will contain updated variations on work from his private notebooks as well as entirely new methods and effects, never seen before – all containing Fraser’s trademark, bold and beautiful thinking and approach to creating the illusion of real mind reading, entirely prop-less – or with very little in the way of props.
We know that Fraser’s reputation will be enough for his true fans to buy this second volume, without us having to say too much about its contents, already.
He has already began to make a stir performing one prop-less piece that will be included in this volume and has even fooled magicians with it – successfully guessing a thought of card as well as drawings over Skype, within literally a few seconds – And yes! This is different to what Fraser has already released to the community in the past and allows you to even perform over the phone.
Just this principle alone will allow you to also perform a spectator as mind reader star sign divination, as well as a reverse pin – where the spectator guesses the pin number to your bank account.
Included is Fraser’s never before seen ‘reverse fish’ principle, amongst many other entirely new ideas.
These will be limited to two-hundred copies just like The Book Of Angels and are expected to sell out fast, so we are giving you the chance to reserve a copy now.
NO language restrictions. These effects will work in any language.
The Book Of The Fallen is a hard-back book in the same format as The Book Of Angels – so these will sit nicely together on the shelf.
PDF will be sent on the date of release, so you can begin to learn the material as you wait for your physical copies to arrive.
Many principles will be taught which can be applied in a miriad of ways, allowing you to perform different feats of mind reading, entirely prop-less.
Effects include: Fraser’s update and different method for revealing a thought of name entirely prop-less – rose 3.
His close to perfect prop-less star sign divination, utilizing various new principles (never seen before).
Fraser’s three phase, entirely verbal Which Hand? coin routine. This has been creating a stir in the community and may be the final word on the Which Hand? plot performed without any electronics or gimmicks of any kind.
Everest by Thaddius Barker
Everest is a new method for creating a peek envelope that can be freely displayed on both sides.
There is no fumbling, and the peek is a full peek that can happen instantaneously at whatever you feel to be the right moment.
No transparency, no chemicals, no expensive gimmicks, completely self-contained.
The size and color of your envelopes are of course customizable.
Everest is simple to construct and completely functional both for close up or stage performances. Everest serves as a wonderful and less expensive alternative to your standard peek wallet or window envelope.
Included with the video/pdf download is a free bonus: “Piqued”, Thaddius’ take on a non-gimmicked peek of a folded business card inside of your wallet!
C3 by R. Paul Wilson
Con Cam Coincidencia (C3) is merely a card trick but when performed well it can be a remarkable piece of showmanship. The effect requires the participation of three individuals and takes no more than four minutes to perform. The end result is nothing short of a miracle.
HEAD TRICKS BY JOEL DICKINSON
What is Head Tricks?
Ideal for magicians, mentalists and mind magicians.
Hard hitting and practical material.
Hard hitting and practical material.
Head Tricks is a book crammed with solid mentalism routines, tips, methods and more. All material within the book can be applied to close up and stage performances.
The routines within Head Tricks could not be any easier to perform but will fool the sharpest of minds.
Contents include :
Volition: Your participant is handed three objects to mix. After deciding which object will go where your participant's actions were predicted well ahead of time.
"Lovely, Lovely. Volition is great." - Jan Forster, Master Mentalist.
"Very Clever." - Richard Busch, Master Mentalist.
Triveal: Merely thought of playing cards are revealed and predicted ahead of time.
"So simple, amazing and astounding." - Daniel Meadows, magician and creator.
Foreseen: Your participant guesses which hand an object sits in five times. The performer's prediction astonishes all as it reveals he knew the outcome in advance. Then, jaws drop for the second time as the performer reveals that he knew every decision the participant would make, and whats more, the prediction has been in the participants pocket from the word go.
Contents include :
Volition: Your participant is handed three objects to mix. After deciding which object will go where your participant's actions were predicted well ahead of time.
"Lovely, Lovely. Volition is great." - Jan Forster, Master Mentalist.
"Very Clever." - Richard Busch, Master Mentalist.
Triveal: Merely thought of playing cards are revealed and predicted ahead of time.
"So simple, amazing and astounding." - Daniel Meadows, magician and creator.
Foreseen: Your participant guesses which hand an object sits in five times. The performer's prediction astonishes all as it reveals he knew the outcome in advance. Then, jaws drop for the second time as the performer reveals that he knew every decision the participant would make, and whats more, the prediction has been in the participants pocket from the word go.
"Joel has really moved forward the “which hand” plot. This is a very elegant solution, with some clever thinking and efficient routining.” - Marc Paul.
"Joel, this is genius! There were a few times while reading the routine when a big smile appeared on my face. This is a brilliant routine and finally a "which hand" type routine that I want to perform! No logic puzzles or gimmicks, just very clever construction of a routine that is not only easy but practically impromptu!" - Iain Moran, professional mentalist & magician.
Joel's Book Test:
A thought of word is revealed under impossible circumstances. This simple solution to the book test plot should not be overlooked.
Joel's Book Test:
A thought of word is revealed under impossible circumstances. This simple solution to the book test plot should not be overlooked.
Zero memory work!
PLUS MORE :
PLUS MORE :
THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER - Prediction based business card routine.
COIN FORESEEN - An astounding which hand coin routine with a twist.
CALIBRATE - Reveal your participant's star sign and a thought of object. No process to follow, simple, direct and astounding.
STRIKE 2- A unique mentalism principle designed to eliminate fishing.
CALIBRATE V2 - Reveal your participant's zodiac sign. Then a thought of person and object in an unusual manner.
SIMPLE PEEK ENVELOPE - Take the simple peek envelope to the
QUICK PEEK TIPS - Some simple tips to improve your peek method.
Hysteria by Chad Long
Update: The first batch has sold out. Reserve yours soon to guarantee a set from our upcoming delivery.
Coin magic that is this visual will cause mass HYSTERIA with your audiences.
Think about it, four coins are placed on the table in a small square, you wave your hand over the coins and they magically assemble in one corner.
The real question with a trick that looks this good is how practical is the method? Well, thankfully Chad's decades of performing HYSTERIA has given us a method that is both fun and really easy to do. Not only will you look like a wizard, you'll feel like one too.
This is a secret that Chad has kept to himself since 1994 and now it is available to you. Get ready to witness HYSTERIA.
INCLUDED: Half Dollar version includes Kennedy Half Dollar coins and matching gimmick.
Coin magic that is this visual will cause mass HYSTERIA with your audiences.
Think about it, four coins are placed on the table in a small square, you wave your hand over the coins and they magically assemble in one corner.
The real question with a trick that looks this good is how practical is the method? Well, thankfully Chad's decades of performing HYSTERIA has given us a method that is both fun and really easy to do. Not only will you look like a wizard, you'll feel like one too.
This is a secret that Chad has kept to himself since 1994 and now it is available to you. Get ready to witness HYSTERIA.
INCLUDED: Half Dollar version includes Kennedy Half Dollar coins and matching gimmick.
Sunday, October 28, 2018
ROGUE Easy To Do Mentalism with Cards by Steven Palmer
ROGUE Easy To Do Mentalism with Cards by Steven Palmer
How To Make 6 Figures In Magic (Part 3) by Scott Tokar
How To Make 6 Figures In Magic (Part 3) by Scott Tokar
$100,000 Location by Jason Ladanye
Jason Ladanye should have called this trick the 1 million dollar location. $100,000 does not do it justice. At the end of this effect you tell a spectator the exact location of one card and the identity of another. Did I mention that you never see the faces of the cards? Did I also mention that the spectators select the cards while the cards are in their hands? Oh, I'm sure I forget to say that the spectator cuts the cards multiple times changing the order of cards too? I guess it probably just sounds too impossible to be believe anyway. Good thing for you, it's all true and all expertly taught by the man himself.
The effect sounds impossible and if you know Jason's reputation with cards I am sure you assume that it's a hard trick to perform? Fortunately Jason gave us one of his few easy to do gems that knocks out everyone in the room, including magicians.
The effect sounds impossible and if you know Jason's reputation with cards I am sure you assume that it's a hard trick to perform? Fortunately Jason gave us one of his few easy to do gems that knocks out everyone in the room, including magicians.
A Secret Has Two Faces by Glenn Kaino & Derek DelGaudio
A Secret Has Two Faces by Glenn Kaino & Derek DelGaudio
Simpatico Plus by David Regal
David Regal is a top pro who understands method can only take you so far. Simpatico's method is fail-proof and stunning, but what makes the trick unforgettable is the way it connects two of your spectators. They will never, EVER forget you and your performance.
"I've performed this about 1,000 times" -David Regal
Here's What Happens
A deck is freely displayed face up and face down.
One half of a couple selects a card… they can change their mind… the deck is shuffled.
The other half of the couple takes the deck IN THEIR OWN HANDS and deals down to a card, setting it aside. THEY CAN PLACE THEIR FINGER ON THAT CARD.
The remainder of the deck is shown face up on the table. The card is turned over BY THE SPECTATOR and IT MATCHES THE CARD PICKED BY THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHER.
Two people truly fated to be together!
The spectator makes all of the important decision and the handling leaves no clues to engineer. Simpatico Plus is easily the most practical card at any number product.
TWO FULL ROUTINES are taught, along with heaps of real-world advice gained over hundreds of performances.
"I've performed this about 1,000 times" -David Regal
Here's What Happens
A deck is freely displayed face up and face down.
One half of a couple selects a card… they can change their mind… the deck is shuffled.
The other half of the couple takes the deck IN THEIR OWN HANDS and deals down to a card, setting it aside. THEY CAN PLACE THEIR FINGER ON THAT CARD.
The remainder of the deck is shown face up on the table. The card is turned over BY THE SPECTATOR and IT MATCHES THE CARD PICKED BY THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHER.
Two people truly fated to be together!
The spectator makes all of the important decision and the handling leaves no clues to engineer. Simpatico Plus is easily the most practical card at any number product.
TWO FULL ROUTINES are taught, along with heaps of real-world advice gained over hundreds of performances.
The Magic of Johnny Thompson 2 Vol Set
We have been fans of Johnny Thompson for more than forty years. He has helped create and refine virtually every branch of our stage and television work." -Penn & Teller
"Johnny is not only the most knowledgeable and proficient magician I have ever met, he is also a great teacher who is happy to share his knowledge... I have learned more about magic from Johnny Thompson than anyone else in the world." -Lance Burton
"More than 40 years ago Johnny Thompson welcomed me into his home and into his confidence. Since that day, every time I've met with Johnny I have learned something valuable from him about the real secrets of magic. These books are a treasure trove of knowledge from a true Master who has seen it all, done it all, and is generous enough to share his wisdom with the rest of us." -Michael Weber
Johnny Thompson is one of the most respected minds in magic. His distinguished, decades-long career has covered all facets of magic. As a of trade show performances, as a legendary dove worker—performed as his iconic stage persona, The Great Tomsoni & Co.—as a bamboozling bar magician, as a charming mentalist, as a surprising illusionist, and as one of the most sought-after magic consultants… Johnny Thompson, truly, has done it all.
And now, he shares it all with you.
Written by renowned author Jamy Ian Swiss and the master magician himself, Johnny Thompson, The Magic of Johnny Thompson meticulously details the real secrets of seventy-eight of Johnny’s most cherished and celebrated routines, including The Cups & Balls, The Balls in the Net, The Egg Bag and The Gambler’s Ballad.
It also includes previously unpublished material from Johnny’s respected colleagues and mentors including Dai Vernon, Harry Riser and Ed Marlo. There is an extended chapter devoted to the close-up magic of Charlie Miller and Max Malini. There is the entire Johnny Thompson Trade Show Act (complete with a sample script), including the incredibly impossible $100 Dollar Prediction. There is also a chapter devoted to dove and silk magic by The Great Tomsoni & Co., which incudes a thorough essay on the development of a dove act.
This handsome two-volume, slipcased set is over 660 pages and is illustrated with nearly 1,100 photographs and features forewords by Jamy Ian Swiss and Lance Burton, and introductions by Teller and Levent. Every copy sold also features two original signatures: one by Johnny Thompson and one by The Great Tomsoni!
Everything you would expect—and much more—from one of the most respected magicians of this, or any other age!
Specifications
Two-volume hardcover, slipcased set: 12.5" x 9.25" x 2.75" (31.75 x 23.5 x 7 cm), approximately 10 lbs. (4.5 kg) with 78 routines spread over 663 pages, featuring nearly 1,100 photographs.
"Johnny is not only the most knowledgeable and proficient magician I have ever met, he is also a great teacher who is happy to share his knowledge... I have learned more about magic from Johnny Thompson than anyone else in the world." -Lance Burton
"More than 40 years ago Johnny Thompson welcomed me into his home and into his confidence. Since that day, every time I've met with Johnny I have learned something valuable from him about the real secrets of magic. These books are a treasure trove of knowledge from a true Master who has seen it all, done it all, and is generous enough to share his wisdom with the rest of us." -Michael Weber
Johnny Thompson is one of the most respected minds in magic. His distinguished, decades-long career has covered all facets of magic. As a of trade show performances, as a legendary dove worker—performed as his iconic stage persona, The Great Tomsoni & Co.—as a bamboozling bar magician, as a charming mentalist, as a surprising illusionist, and as one of the most sought-after magic consultants… Johnny Thompson, truly, has done it all.
And now, he shares it all with you.
Written by renowned author Jamy Ian Swiss and the master magician himself, Johnny Thompson, The Magic of Johnny Thompson meticulously details the real secrets of seventy-eight of Johnny’s most cherished and celebrated routines, including The Cups & Balls, The Balls in the Net, The Egg Bag and The Gambler’s Ballad.
It also includes previously unpublished material from Johnny’s respected colleagues and mentors including Dai Vernon, Harry Riser and Ed Marlo. There is an extended chapter devoted to the close-up magic of Charlie Miller and Max Malini. There is the entire Johnny Thompson Trade Show Act (complete with a sample script), including the incredibly impossible $100 Dollar Prediction. There is also a chapter devoted to dove and silk magic by The Great Tomsoni & Co., which incudes a thorough essay on the development of a dove act.
This handsome two-volume, slipcased set is over 660 pages and is illustrated with nearly 1,100 photographs and features forewords by Jamy Ian Swiss and Lance Burton, and introductions by Teller and Levent. Every copy sold also features two original signatures: one by Johnny Thompson and one by The Great Tomsoni!
Everything you would expect—and much more—from one of the most respected magicians of this, or any other age!
Specifications
Two-volume hardcover, slipcased set: 12.5" x 9.25" x 2.75" (31.75 x 23.5 x 7 cm), approximately 10 lbs. (4.5 kg) with 78 routines spread over 663 pages, featuring nearly 1,100 photographs.
The Art of Palming by Javi Benitez
If you’ve got people watching your sleight of hand, you’re doing it wrong.
Written into the laws of card technique, smooth beats speed every time. That’s fact. The idea is to make your sleight of hand look like ANY natural movement. And that natural movement needs CAUSE to be there at the time it’s performed. A reason for the movement.
And that’s why Javi’s sh!!t goes past EVERYONE.
Natural. Fluid. Nothing to look at.
The first time we met Javi Benitez he fooled the Ellusionist team with a simple 'card to pocket' ….5 times in a row. His palm is so fluid, it moves through the cracks in your brain and you CAN’T see it.
And that’s the only reason for Penn’s outburst on the 'Fool Us' set. Even Penn and Teller, with as much as they know, were unable to visibly see Javi’s sleight of hand. He won the trophy with palming.
In life, there’s a saying, to learn and absorb from the best. This full more than hour long treatise will have you performing better all-around moves and magic, not just palming. Pick up Javi’s thoughts and thinking patterns toward palming and it will make your moves automatically smoother, more invisible. Plus, you’ll get the fine tuning of Javi’s SMOOTH PALM which is worth the cost of the video by itself.
In Spain, this sells for $35. We reduced the price by $10 in order to spread this wealth into magic circles everywhere.
Get it.
Written into the laws of card technique, smooth beats speed every time. That’s fact. The idea is to make your sleight of hand look like ANY natural movement. And that natural movement needs CAUSE to be there at the time it’s performed. A reason for the movement.
And that’s why Javi’s sh!!t goes past EVERYONE.
Natural. Fluid. Nothing to look at.
The first time we met Javi Benitez he fooled the Ellusionist team with a simple 'card to pocket' ….5 times in a row. His palm is so fluid, it moves through the cracks in your brain and you CAN’T see it.
And that’s the only reason for Penn’s outburst on the 'Fool Us' set. Even Penn and Teller, with as much as they know, were unable to visibly see Javi’s sleight of hand. He won the trophy with palming.
In life, there’s a saying, to learn and absorb from the best. This full more than hour long treatise will have you performing better all-around moves and magic, not just palming. Pick up Javi’s thoughts and thinking patterns toward palming and it will make your moves automatically smoother, more invisible. Plus, you’ll get the fine tuning of Javi’s SMOOTH PALM which is worth the cost of the video by itself.
In Spain, this sells for $35. We reduced the price by $10 in order to spread this wealth into magic circles everywhere.
Get it.
Michael Murray Isolation
Bonus Videos and Pdfs is included
IMPORTANT NOTE -
*This product is designed for an English speaking audience. Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish variants are planned for the future.
"Isolation has done with cards what Train Tracking did with words." - Atlas Brookings
“Michael, you are truly a GENIUS. This is incredibly good in every way, shape, and form. Thank you for pouring your heart and sole into the project. I promise your effort has paid off. This is the Bible of “The Thought of Card” - Madison Adams Hagler
“I think he is talking ******** and there is no method he can just BLOODY READ MINDS” - Mike Donoghue
“Michael performed this for me over the phone earlier in the week and he nailed my thought of card twice in a row. The process was fast, engaging and mysterious. I really enjoyed it.” - Séamus Maguire
“I have had an amazing night. Michael performed Isolation and somehow he told me the card I was thinking of. This is the best thing I've ever seen and I didn't see anything because the cards only existed in my mind. I've seen a lot of good stuff but this is mind blowing.” - Joel Dickinson
“The thinking behind this is absolutely sublime.” - Mark Chandaue
“The better you get at performing Isolation, the more skilled you will be as a mentalist. If I were going to teach prop-less mentalism, I would use this as a workbook.” - Red Devil
“Isolation is a complete full system that you can open up and explore all the myriad of ideas, techniques, ploys, and more, and carve your own pathway into divining a thought of card, and once you have settled on a pathway, all roads lead to the same place: Success!” - Alex Alejandro
“I'm blown away by what I've read in here.” - Jacob Smith
WHAT IS ISOLATION?...
IS ISOLATION A THINK A CARD ROUTINE?
Isolation is far more than a singular routine, instead it is an entire collection of thoughts, techniques and principles which will allow you to identify a card that someone is merely thinking of. Best of all the systems taught within this book are entirely modular and can be customised and tailored to suit the performer.
Whilst many performers marvelled over my CUP’s technique (which allows you to discern which word, or group of words someone may be focusing on) the principles outlined within this book take this to the allowing us to identify up to sixteen different pieces of information just by having a spectator visualise it in their mind. Isabella Star 3 owners will certainly be able to put these techniques to great use!
IS ISOLATION A PROP-LESS ROUTINE?
Each of the Isolation systems contained within this book can be performed entirely prop-less allowing you to reveal the name of a thought of card in person, via Skype or even over a telephone call. However, just because something can be performed entirely prop-less (i.e using nothing more than words) doesn’t mean that you have to perform it that way. For this reason I have also included several suggestions for those who wish to make use of a physical deck alongside the Isolation system.
IMPORTANT NOTE -
*This product is designed for an English speaking audience. Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish variants are planned for the future.
"Isolation has done with cards what Train Tracking did with words." - Atlas Brookings
“Michael, you are truly a GENIUS. This is incredibly good in every way, shape, and form. Thank you for pouring your heart and sole into the project. I promise your effort has paid off. This is the Bible of “The Thought of Card” - Madison Adams Hagler
“I think he is talking ******** and there is no method he can just BLOODY READ MINDS” - Mike Donoghue
“Michael performed this for me over the phone earlier in the week and he nailed my thought of card twice in a row. The process was fast, engaging and mysterious. I really enjoyed it.” - Séamus Maguire
“I have had an amazing night. Michael performed Isolation and somehow he told me the card I was thinking of. This is the best thing I've ever seen and I didn't see anything because the cards only existed in my mind. I've seen a lot of good stuff but this is mind blowing.” - Joel Dickinson
“The thinking behind this is absolutely sublime.” - Mark Chandaue
“The better you get at performing Isolation, the more skilled you will be as a mentalist. If I were going to teach prop-less mentalism, I would use this as a workbook.” - Red Devil
“Isolation is a complete full system that you can open up and explore all the myriad of ideas, techniques, ploys, and more, and carve your own pathway into divining a thought of card, and once you have settled on a pathway, all roads lead to the same place: Success!” - Alex Alejandro
“I'm blown away by what I've read in here.” - Jacob Smith
WHAT IS ISOLATION?...
IS ISOLATION A THINK A CARD ROUTINE?
Isolation is far more than a singular routine, instead it is an entire collection of thoughts, techniques and principles which will allow you to identify a card that someone is merely thinking of. Best of all the systems taught within this book are entirely modular and can be customised and tailored to suit the performer.
Whilst many performers marvelled over my CUP’s technique (which allows you to discern which word, or group of words someone may be focusing on) the principles outlined within this book take this to the allowing us to identify up to sixteen different pieces of information just by having a spectator visualise it in their mind. Isabella Star 3 owners will certainly be able to put these techniques to great use!
IS ISOLATION A PROP-LESS ROUTINE?
Each of the Isolation systems contained within this book can be performed entirely prop-less allowing you to reveal the name of a thought of card in person, via Skype or even over a telephone call. However, just because something can be performed entirely prop-less (i.e using nothing more than words) doesn’t mean that you have to perform it that way. For this reason I have also included several suggestions for those who wish to make use of a physical deck alongside the Isolation system.
Passion (4 DVD Set) by Bernard Bilis and Luis De Matos
DISC 1
LIVE SHOW PART 1
FULL SHOW FEATURING
FOUR JOKERS
GO TO SEE IF I'M THERE
INVISIBLE CENTER DEAL
DISC 2
LIVE SHOW PART 2
SPECTATOR CUTS THE ACES
GANGSTER ACES
BILLY THE KID
SPONGE BALL ROUTINE
DISC 3
FUNDAMENTALS INCLUDING:
PALMING
PASS MASTER CLASS
VERNON TRANSFER
BILIS SWITCH
DISC 4
FAVOURITES
OPEN PREDICTION
VOODOO
ACETIMATION
ROPE ROUTINE & MORE
LIVE SHOW PART 1
FULL SHOW FEATURING
FOUR JOKERS
GO TO SEE IF I'M THERE
INVISIBLE CENTER DEAL
DISC 2
LIVE SHOW PART 2
SPECTATOR CUTS THE ACES
GANGSTER ACES
BILLY THE KID
SPONGE BALL ROUTINE
DISC 3
FUNDAMENTALS INCLUDING:
PALMING
PASS MASTER CLASS
VERNON TRANSFER
BILIS SWITCH
DISC 4
FAVOURITES
OPEN PREDICTION
VOODOO
ACETIMATION
ROPE ROUTINE & MORE
Hidden gem vol.2 by Mark Elsdon
MORE killer magic that you're NOT doing!
A guidebook to fabulous but forgotten material curated by yours truly...
I’ve been making notes and sticking Post-its in all my books for decades, so I have hundreds and hundreds of great tricks book-marked, annotated and logged, and after some (not so subtle) prompting by friends I finally decided to collect 100 of them together and publish them in a book.
That book – Hidden Gems – proved far more popular than I ever expected! So here we are with Vol. 2 and another 100 killer tricks that most of us have either forgotten about or never even seen before.
These are tricks that define the very concept of 'hidden in print'. In each entry I list the trick, where you can find it, why I love it and why YOU should look it up. I always describe the effect, occasionally the presentation, but NEVER the method.
Here are a few samples:
Hidden Gem #14: ‘The Trick That Cannot Be Reconstructed’ by Dai Vernon, The Vernon Chronicles Vol. 2 (p89). I am a huge fan of two-card transpositions and I’m always swapping methods and info about new ones I find with my closest magic friends. Except for this one. Sorry fellas! It is a three-phase transpo that just looks so utterly impossible. No dupes or gaffs, just Vernon genius.
Hidden Gem #52: ‘H2O’ by Jack Curtis, Distorted Thoughts (p30). This is a beautifully offbeat effect where you twice predict the amount of water a participant will pour into a jug (the prediction takes the form of a sketch) before the tables are turned and the participant predicts how much water you will pour. Great routining and a clever use of complimentary methods that completely cancel each other out.
Hidden Gem #73: ‘True Pencil Through Bill’ by Vanni Bossi, The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi (p182). If there is one trick that I wish you could see performed before you learn how it’s done, this is it. It is the perfect trick: you really shove a pencil through the middle of a bank note, allowing it to be cleanly seen from every angle. And then you restore the note so that there is no hole. Really! No switch, regular note/bill and normal pencil. This is another once-in-a-lifetime creation and it demands far wider performance while there is still time (you’ll understand what that means once you read the method).
A guidebook to fabulous but forgotten material curated by yours truly...
I’ve been making notes and sticking Post-its in all my books for decades, so I have hundreds and hundreds of great tricks book-marked, annotated and logged, and after some (not so subtle) prompting by friends I finally decided to collect 100 of them together and publish them in a book.
That book – Hidden Gems – proved far more popular than I ever expected! So here we are with Vol. 2 and another 100 killer tricks that most of us have either forgotten about or never even seen before.
These are tricks that define the very concept of 'hidden in print'. In each entry I list the trick, where you can find it, why I love it and why YOU should look it up. I always describe the effect, occasionally the presentation, but NEVER the method.
Here are a few samples:
Hidden Gem #14: ‘The Trick That Cannot Be Reconstructed’ by Dai Vernon, The Vernon Chronicles Vol. 2 (p89). I am a huge fan of two-card transpositions and I’m always swapping methods and info about new ones I find with my closest magic friends. Except for this one. Sorry fellas! It is a three-phase transpo that just looks so utterly impossible. No dupes or gaffs, just Vernon genius.
Hidden Gem #52: ‘H2O’ by Jack Curtis, Distorted Thoughts (p30). This is a beautifully offbeat effect where you twice predict the amount of water a participant will pour into a jug (the prediction takes the form of a sketch) before the tables are turned and the participant predicts how much water you will pour. Great routining and a clever use of complimentary methods that completely cancel each other out.
Hidden Gem #73: ‘True Pencil Through Bill’ by Vanni Bossi, The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi (p182). If there is one trick that I wish you could see performed before you learn how it’s done, this is it. It is the perfect trick: you really shove a pencil through the middle of a bank note, allowing it to be cleanly seen from every angle. And then you restore the note so that there is no hole. Really! No switch, regular note/bill and normal pencil. This is another once-in-a-lifetime creation and it demands far wider performance while there is still time (you’ll understand what that means once you read the method).
TETRAD TÊTE by Ken Dyne
Powerful mentalism doesn't have to travel with large or numerous items. Ken Dyne is here to show you how to be ready on the go with just business cards, pens, and a bulldog clip (if you'd like!) in TETRAD TÊTE!
Imagine this: Business cards are passed out to ten spectators, who each create a drawing. The cards are returned face down and secured with the bulldog clip. Three spectator flip through the cards and remember a drawing they saw while a fourth just remembers the drawing he made himself. Now all four mentally selected images are revealed.
Sounds incredible, doesn't it? But this is so much more than just a routine. This is a masterclass in effect construction that every serious mentalist and magician should consider. Not only will you learn to structure revelations in a way that builds tension and drama at each phase, but, maybe most importantly, it demonstrates how to layer methods in such a way to make the method indecipherable! They won't be able to backtrack this effect!
So do you and your mentalism routines a favor and order your copy of TETRAD TÊTE today!
Monday, October 22, 2018
Navigator by Reese Goodley
From thee mind of Reese Goodley comes his debut effect, Navigator.
With foreword and contribution by Peter Turner.
Have you ever wanted to be able to divine the exact country someone is merely thinking of, entirely prop-less - with complete ease?
Now you can.
With very little process and without anything ever needing to be written down, you will be able to quickly and effortlessly divine a thought-of country - using nothing but your words and the mind of your spectator to make it work!
This all takes place within a theatrical frame that makes logical sense to those who witness your performance. You will leave your audience completely dumbfounded!
It's simple, elegant and the work is over in a moment - yet, the amazement will last a lifetime!
We are pleased we were able to convince Reese to finally share what only a few in his close circle were in on previously - it really is that good!
It would be a shame if others didn't have a chance to know about this, too.
Now it can be yours!
The book is printed beautifully by Steve Haresign at Haresign Press.
Here are a few comments from those who were lucky enough to be trusted with its secrets early on:
"Reese's take on prop-less mentalism is both ingenious and comprehensive. The Navigator routine itself is very well thought through and the method is implemented beautifully."
- Darren Woolf
"Reese has a solid system for divining a thought-of country, entirely propless - that others will delight over."
- Fraser Parke-r
"Those who have met me know I am a fan of 'get-to-know-you' effects - such pieces must, in my definition, be: prop-less, appealing, should involve the spectator's own senses and their imagination, be relatively quick to perform and have a good hit ratio. Navigator definitely fits the bill. Thumbs up Reese!"
- Phedon Bilek
"I've only ever said this about one effect before, but Navigator is 'Mental Tap', so it gets an 11 out of 10 from me!"
- Mick Wilso-n
Sunday, October 21, 2018
R. Paul Wilson LIVE ACT (Penguin LIVE)
This is the act R Paul Wilson performs regularly when he wants to entertain his friends, or important clients. It is perfect for casual situations where you want to share more than just "a couple tricks", but instead, perform a complete act. Everything you need to perform this act can be borrowed on the fly or easily obtained in most venues.
The Breadcrumbs: R Paul's handling of the Renee Levand's classic effect, using a borrowed cup and quarters.
Card Under Tablecloth: A borrowed credit card vanishes from the spectators hand and reappears under the table cloth in the center of the table. No deck of cards required. This is R Paul's handing of Max Schulien's devastating card effect that you will LOVE performing.
One Cup Routine: R Paul's impromtu chop cup style routine. Complete with final fruit production and glass through table finale.
Along the way you will also learn how to modify this act to add in the effects you already perform. Dan Harlan and R Paul Wilson also talk about how to structure this act with a bill in fruit ending.
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