1,780 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Adam Hudson The Cut It Out Stack three phase routine
  • secret number of cards counted down, performer produces a card of the same value
  • spectator cuts to and remembers the top card, performer divines it
  • card chosen, performer produces two cards that correspond to suit and value of selection
with Alternate Handling
Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
758
Patrik Kuffs Joker Transpo card at a position from one to ten is thought of, it is divined with the help of a Joker and transposes with it
  • A Seconds-Less Sequence
Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
992
Scott Baird One Point Five Hummer mathematical three card monte with three chosen cards, cards are divined as well
Inspired by Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1126
Matt Baker Fried and Seek spectator selects a pile and executes a dealing procedure into three piles until only one card remains (kind of Tantalizer Deal into three piles), performer divines the card, Sierpiński Principle
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Dream Trick" (Alex Elmsley 1997 Lecture, published 2016 by VanishingInc)
2023 4
Matt Baker Casablanca spectator names card, then removes a card an pockets it, performer as well, spectator has predicted performer's selection with previously named card and performer divines spectator's card
Also published here 2023 9
Matt Baker Mental Monte spectators select one of three cards over zoom, performer divines the selections
Inspired by
  • Gabriel Werlen’s "Green Neck System"
2023 32
Friedrich Roitzsch Far Out no-touch handling with no faces seen by performer
  • Close-Up Version
Inspired byAlso published here 2023 63
Pit Hartling Opposite Pockets Revisited card stopped at and card thought-of in relation to the stopped-at card, both removed, performer divines both
  • Shuffling the deck
  • Hands-Off and The Sudden Revelation
Inspired byAlso published here 2023 1
Christoph Borer Zauberei mit 5 Sinnen divination of five chosen cards using all of the senses, for the climax all the mates of the chosen card are found
2023 28
Andrew Frost The Allusion Principle
  • Effect #1
card chosen from a face-down spread is named
2023 18
Michael Weber The Pasteboard Mirror card cut to and replaced without the performer looking, deck spread and a face-up blank card is seen and removed, performer names selection
Inspired by 2023 3
Michael Weber Divination Effect spectator cuts deck into three piles and pockets top card of any pile while the performer is not looking, performer names card
2023 6
John Guastaferro The Other Mates spectator pockets a card from a poker hand (high card force), performer divines it and the spectator finds its mates by spelling trick title
Inspired by
  • "All Three Kings" (John Guastaferro, Hand Off My Notes, 2015)
2023 71
John Guastaferro Changemaker card peeked at, performer gives indifferent card to spectator and places one card under his hand and names selection, card vanishes and the card that the spectator holds is now the selection
2023 97
John Guastaferro Whisper Mental four selections, mental aspect through wording only, last card "Box Whisperer"
Inspired by 2023 124
Mark Lemon The Rainbow Road fairly chosen card is divined by first removing all cards from the right suit, then high-low, and so on until the selection remains
2023 [41]
Jon Racherbaumer Recliner Mind Reader
  • Exhumations
spectator cuts off packet, looks at bottom card and shuffles pile, puts either half into box without saying which, performer names selection without seeing any faces, suit set-up
Inspired by June 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 6)
35
Jonathan Pendragon Infinite Improbability
  • Panmagium
card chosen and deck wrapped in foil while out of hands, performer divines it and its position
  • The Pendragon Stack (two stacked halves with duplicates)
Related to Nov. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 11)
68
John Bannon Ballpark
  • Dealing With It
any card thought of, performer names two wrong cards, the selection is found between those two wrong cards
Inspired by
  • "Proximity" (John Bannon, Mentalissimo, 2016)
Dec. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 12)
60
Claude Impériale Two Birds One Stone two cards chosen, one divined with memory feat, the other named as well
Inspired by
  • "Spaced Out" (Roger Golde, Card Treks, 1981)
Jan. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 1)
1204
Allan Ackerman A Cheap Thought information written on a business card by spectator, it is lost in a stack of cards, performer secretly glimpses it
Also published here 2024 [25]
Allan Ackerman A Cheap Thought information written on a business card by spectator, it is lost in a stack of cards, performer secretly glimpses it
Also published here 2024 162
Allan Ackerman, Debbie Ackerman Consistent Cries and Whispers two queens whisper name of some cards, transpose with first two
Also published here 2024 160
Steve Ehlers, Rune Carlsen 3 Card Location three spectators cut off cards which are divined in different ways, with variations in procedure
Inspired by 2024 136
Dai Vernon The Whispering Queen three cards chosen after a cut, a Queen is removed which whispers all three selections to the performer
  • My comments (Roberto Giobbi)
Inspired by
  • booklet Secrets of Magic (Dai Vernon, 1924)
2024
Unexpected Agenda (Issue Aug. 14)
238
Joshua Jay, Ben Harris, Steve Shufton Memorized X-Ray spectator cuts anywhere, turns card over, replaces top half and cases deck, performer divines card and names its position, four crimps
Inspired by 2024 68
Joshua Jay Breather Cutter spectator cuts deck in the hands and remembers bottom card of top half that he cut to, performer divines it, four crimps
Inspired by 2024 72
Joshua Jay The No-Card Index spectator and performer each remove a card from a deck each, some calculations are drawn on a sheet of paper, when drawing is turned upside down it is seen to reveal the name of a card which matches both selections
2024 173
Joshua Jay Triple Pocket three spectators cut off a packet to the table and pocket the next card, all three are divined
Inspired by 2024 205
Christoph Borer Fournominal performer fans through cards and four spectators think of a card, one of each suit, all are divined
Also published here 2024 169