A magnificent collection of fascinating articles from all over the globe, for your perusal. Inside this issue: Mitsunobu Matsuyama discusses a mathematical mind reading effect in his article, Metsuke-ji: The Trick that Taught a Country. In addition to the history and method of the effect, Matsuyama ...
The cards rest on the table in front of your first participant, who gingerly picks them up and begins to count down to his secret number - a number that has never been written down, verbalized, or communicated to any other person. He counts down slowly, card after card, and then, abruptly, sto...
When this routine was first released in the Pyscrets publication, 'Liber Mentis', it created quite a stir. It offered a means of performing both a lie detector type routine as well as an incredibly clean and direct mind read, devoid of any standard form of method. At the time, the text was only avai...
Most of us have seen those shows on television where someone takes something to a flea market or rummage sale, only to have an expert with a trained eye come along and see through all the age, dust and patina that comes with neglect to discover a hidden gem -- a priceless and coveted item. All too o...
At Vanishing Inc we advocate for the use of a truly memorized deck. It pays off to put in the time required to truly memorize a deck. However, if this is daunting to you, or you don't perform often, or if you collect knowledge on all things memdeck, this may prove interesting. There are some pretty ...
Here's everything you ever need to know on how to perform the famous Three Card Monte. It's a challenge to learn and a challenge to do it without getting caught. Its fundamentals are simple to learn and its performance is difficult to perfect. Everyone knows what it is, but very few can do it really...
The Golden Age of Magic Posters - The Nielsen Collection Part II chronicles the second half of what has been called the finest private collection of magic posters ever assembled, by legendary manipulative magician, Norm Nielsen. The book includes gorgeous, full-color images of some 300 posters. Each...
John G. is one of our closest friends and we ALWAYS love collaborating with him. So, you can imagine our excitement when we received the advance copy of En Route in the mail! As magicians, being en route is about being on a continual creative expedition, always moving forward with two goals in mind:...
TIME Magazine called Derek Dingle ...the greatest card manipulator... That is not because of the tricks or books that made him famous to magicians. When Derek Dingle performed for laymen, he relied on five classic effects -- reworked with his trademark cleverness, and executed with remarkable skill....
Gazzo is recognized as one of the world's foremost street entertainers and magicians. For over 25 years, he has been performing his unique style of magic throughout the world. From the streets of Boston, USA and London, England to Cruise Ships and Las Vegas, Gazzo is held in high esteem by his fello...