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Carey On

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:14:32 GMT

Following on from the best selling Handle with Carey and 24seven DVDs, we are proud to present Carey on. 15 solid, practical and strong pieces of commercial card magic with a regular deck of cards.

John's trademark stripped down style is once again highlighted in this collection. No pipe dreams, just hard hitting doable card magic.So go and grab a deck of cards and let's Carey on!!!

Ambitious all the way: John's beautiful 4 phase ambitious card with an unexpected finale!

Packet stroller: A no nonsense piece of card magic using just a few cards and packed with strong magical moments and a memorable climax!

Illogical invisible countdown: One of John's favorite approaches to card at a number. So simple, but so strong.

Kollossal Sillier!: Mentalism combined with sleight of hand produces a very strong unexpected prediction effect.

Opening Salvo: A four of a kind production inspired by Richard Sanders. Minimum work, maximum impact.

You have the power!!!: A delightful presentation piece which makes the spectator the star.

Classical ambitions: John's tribute to Larry Jennings.

Summer of 76: A powerful sandwich effect inspired by Alan Ackerman.

A trick with no name!: Just watch it!!!

The Beer glass effect: Another approach to the classic card at a number effect using the Carey approach of minimum work- maximum impact.

Bullet snatcher: A short n sweet transformation effect using a great John Bannon idea.

Whisper it softly: John's streamlined approach to a Jerry Sadowitz classic.

Going for a subway: An action packed approach to the sandwich plot.

A little game of true or false: if you like the lie detector plot you will use this.

3 and easy: a hands off divination and discovery of 3 selections using a wonderful Chad Long ruse. Read their tells and their minds!!!

Full Toolbox section

The Tommy Tucker pass
2 Frank Thompson false cuts
Hindu bottom control
Erdnase colour change
Hofzinzer/Fechter force
Hofzinzer spread cull
The optical false shuffle.

Running time: approximately 2h 30min

24Seven Vol. 2

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:11:22 GMT

Welcome to Volume 2 of John Carey's 24Seven Project. Featuring 12 stunning routines that you will use and suitable for all magicians, this is magic that packs a kicker punch!

Practical and powerful! John's entire Handle With Carey series is a must for all cardicians. John strikes gold with his novel combination of doable, powerful and entertaining card magic.
John Guastaferro

Featured routines on Vol. 2 include:

Color opener: John's take on the classic in the hands triumph with a color-changing kicker

S.W.I Interchange: A four 4 four pocket transposition. Minimum work maximum impact.

It's all a mystery: Carey's take on the classic mystery card, again designed for the real world.

Gemini production: An almost self-working production of a four of a kind involving a spectator

Homing in: Carey's take on an old classic, involving a divination and a card to pocket combined.

Impulsive revelation: A great hands off discovery of a selected card using a two people from your audience. Makes the spectator the star.

3 thoughts 3 located: A beautiful hands off discovery involving, tells, memory and thoughts

When Nyquist met Lorayne: A very strong and subtle approach to the classic sandwich plot. A favorite of Jack Carpenter's

Interlocking sandwich: More of John's very direct thinking applied to this classic of card conjuring:

An impossible Conclusion: Carey meets Jennings in this beautiful 3 phase revelation inspired by an all time great

Triple Triumphant: A 3 selection approach to Triumph with a minimum of moves but maximum impact

On the count of...: A signed selection vanishes in a spectator's hand only to appear at a freely chosen number. Powerful and practical

Running time: approximately 2 hours

24Seven Vol. 1

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:06:47 GMT

Welcome to Volume 1 of John Carey's 24Seven Project. Featuring 12 stunning routines that you will use and suitable for all magicians, this is magic that packs a kicker punch!

Practical and powerful! John's entire Handle With Carey series is a must for all cardicians. John strikes gold with his novel combination of doable, powerful and entertaining card magic.
John Guastaferro

Featured routines on Vol.1 include:

Simplex Transpo: John's very clean and direct transposition of two signed bank notes using a wonderful Tamariz idea

Gemini reflections: Using a wonderful Karl Fulves idea, spectator and magician replicate each other perfectly in this location

Coinkidinky: John's variant on a great Alan Ackerman effect. A very simple and strong production of a four of a kind

6 card O and W: A quick 4 phase oil and water that is ideal for strolling workers

Split and spread control: A very deceptive tabletop card control inspired by Bernard Billis

Interlocking flyer: A vanish and magical translocation of a selection

Kick- 4 Queens: A signed card and a ton of visual action in this walk- around worker

Imaginary Reality: John's take on the classic do as I do plot using a real deck and one in the imagination. A strong, memorable piece using a wonderful Vernon idea

Conscious/Subconscious: Another do as I do designed for the working magician

Two to Tango: A selection and a thought of number come together in this impromptu revelation involving 2 spectators

Crystal Transposition: A very direct divination and transposition combined. Perfect for restaurant and bar work

Shh it's a Mystery...: John's super direct and engaging approach to a Brother John Hamman card classic

Running time: approximately 2 hours

Handle with Carey

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:30:49 GMT

This DVD features 11 effects from John Carey's working repertoire. This not only makes them extremely practical for all working conditions, but also hard hitting and extremely direct. This DVD comes in at over two hours duration, representing great value for money.

"John Carey has a knack for creating strong, direct card miracles using simple and devious methods. The routines shine brightly in the real world"
John Guastaferro

"John Carey is well known within a limited circle in magic for his uncanny ability to apply subtlety and subterfuge to effect magicial moments of the highest order. It appears that now is the time for that circle of knowledge to be expanded... no knuckle busters, no pipe dreams, no angle limitations - these are all real workers"
Jack Carpenter

"John is an alchemist; he turns moves you already know into the miracles you've always wanted to do. Imagine Card at Any Number, Searchers and Pocket Interchange all for the cost of a discrepancy and double lift. He's also able to squeeze solid, commercial magic out of coins with no wasted effort. Frankly he ticks me off!"
Curtis Kam

TRIPLE INPURSEINATION: A triple spellbound coins to purse combined

COUNTING ON YOU: John's take on a Paul Cummins classic-a card at a number

GYS COIN: One coin routine - John's strolling opener

SIMPLE FUSION: An ungaffed fusion effect suitable for couples and birthdays

BTB: A no nonsense, practical working method for bill to impossible location

GEMINI DETECTOR: A peeked card, a lie detector and a memorable finish. A great way to get the business card in play

3 CHANCES: Sub rising - an impromptu approach to the classic rising card

1 DECK DO AS I DO: Makes the spectator the star as they find your card and you find theirs. Easy and practical

SEARCHING FOR A SANDWICH: John's take on the sandwich plot-inspired by Larry Jennings and Armando Lucero

WTF POCKET INTERCHANGE: 3 signed selections placed inside the pockets transpose instantly with 4 aces - no palming

SPECCY MAGICIAN: Make the spectator the star as they make your thought of card vanish

STICKING UP FOR LARRY: A simple direct card to a chosen number inspired by Jennings

BONUS TOOL BOX SECTION:

The spread cull and applications
The breather crimp
The overhand shuffle peek control
The optical overhand false shuffle.
The centre spread double

Running Time: Over 2 hours

Triple Intuition

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:37:39 GMT

Dani fooled everyone at The Session with this great hands-off card revelation effect. The best news is that you will be able to perform it with ease too as the deck does all the work for you!

What sets Triple Intuition apart from other card effects is the mixing of techniques in one card show. Dani has designed a deck that appears normal and random at every turn, but hides a secret that allows the magician to know selected cards and where they are in the deck.

Dani DaOrtiz combines this preparation in the deck with a clever stack that allows you to reveal selections at thought-of numbers, from shuffled packets, and more. Best of all, the effect does not require any special skill or sleights. For a formal close-up show, Triple Intuition is one of THE most powerful closing effects! Master magicians such as Christian Engbloom of the Fat Brothers have been using this tried and true effect to close their performances for years.

Killer reactions!
90% hands-off magic.
No special skill required.
Special deck does all the work for you.
Includes everything you need to perform this effect.

Tiny Plunger

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:53:22 GMT

What do you get when three of magic's most innovative creators put their heads together? Tiny Plunger!

This unsuspecting little prop becomes the feature of an amazing trick. The small plunger clings to a thought-of number of cards, finds a selection, and lots more! Based on a concept by Mathieu Bich, with additional ideas by Jon Armstrong and Garrett Thomas, Tiny Plunger is that rare prop that is at once funny, amazing, and memorable. Best of all, the routine is within the range of the beginner.

Take the plunge, and perform Tiny Plunger!

Expert At The Card Table

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:21:23 GMT

For almost a century, this book has been considered indispensable to attaining the highest level of card mastery. In it, S.W. Erdnase, a supreme master of card manipulation, teaches card enthusiasts how to perform the dazzling tricks and sleights-many of them how own creations-that made him famous.

The first section of the book deals with card table artifice, or, to put it more bluntly, cheating at cards. Step by step, Mr. Erdnase demonstrates his own systems of false shuffling, false riffling and cutting, dealing from the bottom and such slick moves as palming cards, "skinning the hand," even three-card monte.

The second section covers legerdemain: the art of forcing a card, one- and two-hand transformations, the devious "slide" and more. Card handlers will love Erdnase's selection of dazzling card tricks, including The Acrobatic Jacks, The Exclusive Coterie, The Divining Rod, The Invisible Flight, a Mind Reading Tick and many others.

In an informative foreword to this edition, Martin Gardner relates the unhappy details of the author's personal life, and recounts the history of this famous book, whose methods, Mr. Gardner asserts, "are as useful today by magicians and card hustlers as they were in 1902. This book is still the bible of card 'mechanics,' and as much a delight to read as it was in the early years of this century."

"The Expert at the Card Table is the most famous, carefully studied book ever published on the art of manipulating cards at gaming tables." Martin Gardner

Pages 130 - Soft Bound

Annotated Erdnase

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:16:04 GMT

The top card men in the world disagree on many things. One thing they all agree on is that no other book in the history of card manipulation deserves careful study more than The Expert at the Card Table. After one hundred years, it is still considered the foundation upon which modern card magic is based. It contains some of the most perfectly constructed sleights in all of card magic.

Even more important are the profound lessons in the real secrets of magic: naturalness, attention to detail, uniformity of action and the psychology of deception. For a century, the methods of S.W. Erdnase have been studied, practiced and written about by countless card experts. One person who spent a lifetime studying every detail of this landmark book is Darwin Ortiz. The copious notes he kept while meticulously dissecting each move and every sentence of The Expert form the basis for The Annotated Erdnase. Darwin's 273 annotations shed new light on the history of the various moves and effects, provide technical insight into their proper execution, give cross references for further reading and include hundreds of obscure bits of information.

For The Annotated Erdnase we completely re-typeset The Expert at the Card Table, resulting in the most readable copy ever offered. We have reproduced a few pages from The Annotated Erdnase to illustrate how the book has been laid out. The inside column of each page (nearest the spine and surrounded by a rectangular box) is the original text from The Expert at the Card Table. The number of each annotation appears in bold type. The outside columns contain Darwin's annotations, which more than double the size of the original book. Whether you're a skilled professional looking to increase your already considerable knowledge, or just a beginner hoping to learn the basics of card magic, The Annotated Erdnase will provide you with years of pleasure.

There has been a lot of speculation about the true identity of the man who wrote The Expert at the Card Table. Was S.W. Erdnase actually Milton Franklin Andrews, a gambler and murderer who took his own life? The evidence is truly fascinating and reads like a Hollywood script. The final chapter of The Annotated Erdnase is an article called The Mystery of Erdnase, written by the late Martin Gardner, wherein Gardner recounts his search for the man behind the book.

Regardless of your level of expertise or specific area of interest, The Annotated Erdnase is a valuable companion to the greatest book ever written on sleight of hand with cards.

270 pages - Hardbound with dust jacket. Dimentions 8 1/2" x 11"

Stand Up Monte

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:25:57 GMT

This is quite possibly the most commercial, useable monte effect ever created!

In this fantastic effect using apparently just three cards, you cause the "money" card to appear, vanish, and transpose multiple times. You end clean, it requires no table, and it has more than SEVEN visual phases. You can carry it in your pocket or wallet and perform it absolutely anywhere. There are no difficult moves and the routine can be learned quite easily from the clear DVD included.

Draw them in with an intriguing story about games, gambling, scams, hustlers and cons.

Then add the strength of magic that happens in the spectator's hands, combined with the visual power of the classic Wildcard effect.

This easy-to-do routine happens All In The Hands, yours and the spectators, No Table Required. Best of all, it automatically resets.

Truly Audience Tested

This routine has been used professionally by Garrett for the last 15 years with over 15,000 performances! This effect has been an underground favorite with many of the top working magicians today.

All Necessary Tools Provided

Running Time Approximately: 90min

Hand-Picked Astonishments: Invisible Deck

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:45:11 GMT

Handpicked Astonishments is Paul Harris' new concept for teaching the cutting-edge magic on a wide variety of topics. The concept is simple. Rather than try to teach every variation or idea on a topic, he curates. Put simply, these are the absolute BEST five or six effects possible on each topic. No filler-just the ultimate routines you can perform with thumbtips, loops, the Invisible Deck, and card forcing. Taught by expert magician Joshua Jay in meticulous detail and clarity, this is the Tarbell Course for the digital age!

Invisible Deck is possibly the highlight of the entire Handpicked series. You think you know the trick...but when you see the touches, handlings, and improvements by some of the most diabolical minds in magic, you will find MANY ways to amp up the impact of this fine classic. You will also learn ideal ways to present the effect according to venue, and also some totally different effects possible with the Invisible Deck method.

Contents of Handpicked Astonishments: Invisible Deck

Introduction to the Invisible Deck
Cell Phone Presentation (how to involve someone from across the globe)
Jay Sankey's X (possibly the best variation on the original)
Beyond Invisible (A totally new twist on the classic routine)
Invisible Deep 3 (Predict a spectator's initials!)
Pit Boss (The perfect ending to a one-ahead routine by Thom Peterson)
And much more!

"The production quality of this project is of the highest standard and Joshua makes learning easy and fun to understand every aspect of the deck and routines. This is a collection of the most powerful effects every created using The Invisible Deck. Highly Recommended" Vanish Magazine

"The bottom line is that there are plenty of good ideas and subtleties on this video that it's very much worthy of your attention. You are being handed on a silver platter the actual routines from actual pros." Jeff Stone, Magic Reviewed

Running time: 1 hour