Miscellaneous

1,476 entries in Mental Magic / Effects / Divination / Miscellaneous
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The Psychic Pickpocket No. 12, spectator places a card in one of his pockets while performer is out of his room, performer divines the pocket
 		1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
17
Karl Fulves Money Mental No. 20, One-, Five- and Ten-Dollar bills held by three spectators, blindfolded performer knows who has which bill, blindfold peek
 		1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
29
Karl Fulves Crystal Clear No. 36, secret one-handed center tear with napkin as it is burned
 		1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
57
Milton Borger Fingerhut-Telepathie five thimbles of different colors, spectator writes down one color, all thimbles placed in fist and spectator puts finger in fist, all except chosen color vanish
Also published here Apr. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 1)
25
Roy Johnson Zoo Quest selected animals are divined and predicted, three phases, using lists of animals and instructions to move on them
Variations 1979
Final Call
11
Roy Johnson Impressed information written on paper, folded, put in envelope
Variations 1979
Final Call
47
Terry Nosek Mentalist's Problem Number Two sort of Tossed Out Deck, using twelve Zodiac cards, posed as a problem
Related to Aug. 1979
Psychic Entertainers News & Information Service (Issue 13)
5
David Douglas Proposed Solution to Mentalist's Problem No. 2 sort of Tossed Out Deck, using twelve Zodiac cards
Related to Sep. 1979
Psychic Entertainers News & Information Service (Issue 14)
3
Philip T. Goldstein Either Aura medium sense aura of an object, which was held over a box
 		Dec. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 12)
959
Philip T. Goldstein Kirigami paper with letters, spectator folds and cuts it, then he forms a word with the either face up or face down letters
Variations 1980
The Violet Book of Mentalism
4
George B. Anderson The Pendulum and Random Numbers number is divined with pendulum, number force
 		1980
The Magic Pendulum
9
Herb Morrissey Unexpected Vision three plastic turtles of different color, one hidden in box, its color is divined, then their location in the spectator's pocket, multi-phase routine
 		1980
John: Verse Two
96
Bob Hummer Politicians Puzzle 6x6 checkerboard, three checkers put on three D's for Democrats or three R's for Republican, spectator can spell a word with the three checkers, moving them for each letter, back is turned and politics can be divined
Also published here 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
3
Bob Hummer Hummer's Poker Chip Baffle six poker chips with numbers on each side, spectator can turn them while performer's back is turned and then cover three chips, performer names numbers covered, for credit information see 2022 Bob Farmer reference
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
4
Bob Hummer The 'Snappy' Thirteen Cent Trick two nickels and three pennies, spectator can turn one sort of coins over while performer's back is turned, revelation of which coins are turned over
Related toAlso published here 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
15
Bob Hummer The Moon Die Mystery number from one to six is thought of, three sides of a die are shown to spectator and he is asked if he sees his number, repeated three times and number is divined, without performer ever looking at the dice
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
15
Bob Hummer Dial a Date Deal two rows of eight cards are dealt on the table, some face up and some face down, spectator selects a name on a sheet and turns cards over corresponding to the number next to the name, performer's back is turned and when he looks at cards name can be divined
Related toVariations 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
31
Bob Hummer Mom and Pop Puzzle six checkers on a checkerboard, mom and pop are spelled several times, when performer turns over last spelled word is divined
VariationsAlso published here 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
34
Bob Hummer It's Murder with rotatable disk, spectator selects murder and victim while performer's back is turned, both are divined
Variations 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
40
Bob Hummer Voodoo Fortune Telling cards with questions on one side and different pictures of zombies on the other side, one question is selected and cards separated several times while checking different features of the zombies, eventually a four digit number is evaluated and leads to the answer of the question in a book, system is explained with playing cards
 		1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
73
P. Howard Lyons It's Murder - No Book no book method, with rotatable disk, spectator selects murder and victim while performer's back is turned, both are divined
Inspired byRelated to 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
96
George Kemp Secrets substitute for nail writer, with index cards, secret writing method
 		1980
Magick (Issue 248)
1238
B.C. Milnov Mind's Ear! divination of one out of six US cities
 		1980
Magick (Issue 249)
1243
Katlyn Breene Ouija written name is divined with a ouija board
 		1980
Magick (Issue 252)
1257
Jack Kent Tillar Mental Monte bill put under one of three cups, performer know which one
Inspired by 1980
Magick (Issue 260)
1297
Jules Lenier Name That Tune! cards with song titles, chosen one is divined, abc-stack
 		1980
Magick (Issue 265)
1323
Karl Fulves The Magic Spell No. 6, spelling divination with animal cards
 		1980
The Children's Magic Kit
6
Karl Fulves Easy as ABC No. 9, two cards chosen from word cards, they are found
Related to 1980
The Children's Magic Kit
9
Karl Fulves Daffy Dominoes No. 13, dominoes with letters, one pocketed by spectator, letters on it divined
 		1980
The Children's Magic Kit
13
Robert Siepielski Mental Telepathy Plus! an ESP symbol, a word and a person are written down and placed inside an envelope, all are divined, different methods
 		1980
Mental Telepathy Plus!
1
Howard A. Adams bRAINBOW names of colors are written on cards, with the aid of face up and face down ESP cards chosen colors are divined
 		1980
OICUFESP (Issue 4 - esp card & mental miracles RETURN)
15
Howard A. Adams Wordwave eleven cards with a letter and a written on them, chosen word is divined by performing, reversing the correct letters behind his back
 		1980
OICUFESP (Issue 5 - the SON of esp card & mental miracles)
5
Gerald Kosky Ein ESP Test im Stillen two cards with list of names, two thought of and divined
Inspired by
  • "Silent Thought Reading" (Tom Sellers, The Gen, Vol. 11 No. 2, June 1955, p. 52)
Also published here
  • "Silent E.S.P Test", Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 18 No. 12, Aug. 1961
 Nov. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 3)
96
Jack Yates Accusation murderer, crime and witnesses selected from lists, all divined, Age Cards principle
Variations 1980
Accusation
1
Ken De Courcy Accusation - part 2 murderer, crime and witnesses selected from lists, all divined, Age Cards principle
Inspired by 1980
Accusation
7
Werner "Walt Nelson" Nussbaumer Die Nussbaumersuite: Ein Spion wird aufgespürt sixteen chips with numbers are turned over and a city is selected, city is divined, agent and telephone number presentation
Inspired by 1980
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 41 No. 4)
149
Uriah Fuller 5. Ten Little Cans two more methods, divining in which of ten small metal cans/canisters a hidden item is
Related to 1980
Further Confessions of a Psychic
58
Sandy Spillman It's A Date calendar card, performer circles thought of date
Also published here 1980
The Spill Bar and Grille
43
Sandy Spillman Focal Point divination of information written on business card
Also published here 1980
The Spill Bar and Grille
44
Sandy Spillman Star Bright zodiac cards, divination of selection, method to make cards look older
Also published here 1980
The Spill Bar and Grille
45
Al Mann Instant Mindreading Al Koran Wallet as a peek wallet
 		1981
The "H" Factor
22
Thomas Alan Waters No. 1: Great Minds Still Think Alike spectator writes a number on a piece of paper, performer writes the same down
 		1981
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Scrypt)
181
Thomas Alan Waters No. 5: Name Coincidence both write down the same name
 		1981
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Scrypt)
184
Thomas Alan Waters Geometear two objects are written on two pieces of paper, one is selected and the word divined
Related to 1981
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Scrypt)
184
Thomas Alan Waters Trinkle birthday and zodiac are written on paper and divined
Inspired byVariations 1981
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Scrypt)
186
Karl Fulves, Martin Gardner Rubik Cube Swindles
  • solving cube by touch with marked colors
  • divining thought-of colors with cube ("can you see your color on this side?")
  • mis-colored cube as practical joke
 		1981
Octet
23
Gene "Phantini" Grant Myracrypto 1981 several objects (charms) are chosen and divined, then sealed in envelopes and chosen one predicted, princess card trick with objects
Related to 1981
Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two
7
Gene "Phantini" Grant Letters two selected words from a chart, both divined and second predicted, with ABC cards
Inspired byRelated to
  • Duane Henry in Robert Nelson's "Sensational Mentalism Vol.2"
 1981
Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two
60
Gene "Phantini" Grant Interlocked Minds climax for blindfold routine, symbol is divined
 		1981
Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two
87
Gene "Phantini" Grant Long Distance 2081 a word from a list is thought of by spectator and divined over phone
 		1981
Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two
94
Basil Horwitz Challenge Thought a name, color and a symbol are noted on a card and sealed in an envelope, performer returns correct envelopes and then divines content
Related toAlso published here 1981
The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz
49
Martin Gardner Spell-A-Die No. 25, using the parity principle, instead of counting a number a name is spelled (Lincoln or Washington), name is divined
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
29
Bob Hummer Mental Die No. 28, die under hat, divination of number
Also published here 1981
Self-Working Table Magic
32
Karl Fulves The Eight-Object Test No. 51, thought of object is divined, eight object in box, spectator has to spell his, a letter for each object that is taken by the performer
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
63
Karl Fulves Behind Closed Doors No. 52, circle / triangle
 		1981
Self-Working Table Magic
63
Gerald Kosky Picture Perfect divination of selected postcard, abc stack
 		1981
Magick (Issue 278)
1389
Dan Blackwood Tarot-Tell divination of Tarot cards, Major Arcana only
 		1981
Magick (Issue 286)
1428
Ted Karmilovich Design-A-Choice! objects are written down on piece of paper and one is selected, performer divines thought of object
Related to 1981
Magick (Issue 286)
1429
Jack Kent Tillar Dark Vision color vision with rubik's cube, in box, color is divined
 		1981
Magick (Issue 288)
1437
Charles "Cicardi" Scott Eyes of Isis cards with words, several are selected and divined by performer
 		1981
Magick (Issue 289)
1441
Henry H. Fields Mind Burst divination of thought of number, with watch and pen with digital display
 		1981
Magick (Issue 299)
1492
Robert Cassidy Screen Test four spectators write something down and seal paper in envelope, three words are divined, fourth word is drawn, transparent and opaque envelopes
 		1981
Screen Test
2
Howard A. Adams Matheight Word Tests eight cards with names of colors written on them, after procedure two selected colors are divined
 		1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
8
Howard A. Adams, Bob Wagner Monopotestrio mindreading, coincidence and a prediction using a Monopoly game set
 		1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
16
James G. Thompson Jr., Ned Rutledge Telastrophy Jr. with tricolor pen, three things written on blank cards, match perfectly with what performer has written
Also published here Jan. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 4)
141
Peter Brooke Daten three spectators with coins, a fourth coin is introduced and each spectator finally selects one, dates divined
Also published here 1981
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 42 No. 5)
144
Jack Hughes Snake Basket snake in basket rises with selected colored ball on head and then with selection in mouth
 		1981
Jack Hughes World of Magic — Volume One
66
Bruce Bernstein Telepathy and Clairvoyance three numbers on three billets are divined or predicted
VariationsAlso published here 1981
Twenty Effects for Psychic Entertainers
17
Bruce Bernstein Telepathy By ITem list of objects written by spectator, original chosen one is divined
 		1981
Twenty Effects for Psychic Entertainers
27
Bruce Bernstein Panticle of Love spectator choses one of five envelopes, only one with special piece of paper, paper with name written is destroyed and performer divines name
Also published here 1981
Twenty Effects for Psychic Entertainers
44
Philip T. Goldstein The Mind's Eye Deck picture cards, card is divined
Also published here 1982
shuffled lecture
8
Al Mann Mist divination of a selected box' content, seeing through the wall theme
 		1982
Through a Wall, Mistily!
4
Al Mann One Thousand Skulls seeing through the wall theme, spectator in other room draws two miniature skulls from a bag, the skulls are either red or white, four phases
Related to 1982
Through a Wall, Mistily!
6
Al Mann Fail Safe out for the "Camera Obscura", prepared book
 		1982
Through a Wall, Mistily!
11
Thomas Alan Waters Pinance doll drawn on paper is pinched by a needle performer divines where
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Grymwyr)
247
Thomas Alan Waters Candelabra Quantimental stand with candles
Related to
  • Eric Lewis' "Whosgotwot Plus One" in "The Crowning Miracles" p. 203
 1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Grymwyr)
288
Thomas Alan Waters Adamsmyth blank cards with numbers on both sides, two spectator's think of one each, total is divined
Related toVariations 1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Octasm)
300
Thomas Alan Waters Revelleda spectator writes a word on a board with a Velleda pen, the word is then erased and divined by the performer
 		1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Octasm)
332
Thomas Alan Waters, Philip T. Goldstein Anagramarye selected word from a text is divined, with ABC cards
Inspired by
  • Sam Schwartz' "Anagramatic" in "Linking Ring", Vol. 43, No.1. 1963
 1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Octasm)
336
Al Mann The Clip Line variation on Albert Spackman's "Clip Line"
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1982
Six Columns
20
Eric Mason, Barrie Richardson Birthday Card birthday divination with card, month and day are crossed out
 		1982
A Boon for All Seasons
28
H. Penn Mental Blok Rubik's cube scrambled and put in box with small window by spectator, performer divines color that shows through window
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
26
Kennedy Smith A Rubik for your Thoughts spectator mixed cube and looks on one side, performer divines color layout, partially fixed cube
 		1982
Rubik Cubik Magik
19
Philip T. Goldstein The Mind's Eye Deck picture cards, card is divined
Also published here 1982
12/12
9
Al Mann Tr-Id board with different designs in different colors, three person select one and draw the design on a board, performer divines designs and colors
Inspired byRelated to 1982
Tr-Id
1
Al Mann The Genii in the Bottle something written on paper and put into a bottle, performer divines thought
 		1982
Cero-Mentics
13
Al Mann Threshold Three one person reading, knowing what is written on card, spectator gets two envelopes one with his card and one with message from performer, with variation
Inspired by
  • "The Threshold of Miracle" in "Sensational Mentalism, Part II"
 1982
Of Gifts and Talents
4
John Brown Not My Type spectator blindfolded, types birthdate at typewriter
 		Oct. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 18)
341
Neil Somerville Visual Images five images are placed inside envelopes, one is selected and divined
 		Feb. 1982
Magick (Issue 303)
1512
Denny Laub, Gary Inglese Past Tense Tarot deck is cut and pile turned over, card is remembered and all cards are turned back, performer divines cards and gives a reading
Inspired by July 1982
Magick (Issue 308)
1537
Gene "Phantini" Grant Letter Perfect message is written by a spectator to another spectator, performer is blindfolded, hands message to correct spectator and divines content
 		Oct. 1982
Magick (Issue 311)
1553
Juan Tamariz Telepatia Colectiva two routines using the center tear, multiphase routine, combination with pencil reading and fishing
 		1982
Magia Potagia — Volume II
49
Stewart James Wählen Sie einen Namen cards have male and female names on them, one is chosen, performer divines the name, then a medium is called on the phone who also divines the name
 		July 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 2)
75
Hen Fetsch Eine Frage des Gewichts spectator tears out a match in one of five match books, performer finds right one by weight
 		Oct. 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 3)
95
Hen Fetsch Die drei Farben many different-colored silk, performer drops all except three that make up the flag chosen from countries on some cards
 		Oct. 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 3)
101
Ballot Box Mystery one of three different-colored balls is placed inside ballot box, color is divined
 		1982
Further Classic Magic With Apparatus
108
Joseph Dunninger The Miracle Slate Test (The Baffling 16 Digit Effect) closing effect, four four digit numbers are added and sum divined, flap
Variations 1983
Dunninger's Act
9
Thomas Alan Waters Parity two cards divined, symbol cards / picture cards
 		1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
409
Thomas Alan Waters Grayven 32 design cards, divination, sound reading and gray code
 		1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
413
Thomas Alan Waters Graydation cards with pictures and words are selected and divined
 		1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
416
Thomas Alan Waters Grayce spectator selects one picture card, which is divined later
 		1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
418
Thomas Alan Waters, Bob Hummer Grayze divination of a card, five cards on the table, covered with a handkerchief
Related to 1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
420
Thomas Alan Waters Trisonic design cards, three are divined
Inspired byRelated to 1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
424
Thomas Alan Waters Pairception symbol chart with 25 designs, designs are selected and divined
 		1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
427
Thomas Alan Waters Chartruse divination, symbol chart is folded, reading direction of gaze
Inspired by
  • "Silent Thought Reading" (Tom Sellers, The Gen, Vol. 11 No. 2, June 1955, p. 52)
 1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
430
Thomas Alan Waters Quindary cards with words on it are selected and divined
Related to 1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Psychl)
512
Thomas Alan Waters RoTarot tarot card is selected and divined
 		1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Psychl)
513
Roy Baker Ring That Bell Only one bell push with ring a loud bell (mentalism routine), performer divines
Related to 1983
Baker's Capers
23
Roy Baker Knock Out Reading Mind reading (name of card, chosen design, dice throw, chosen color, reading on health, wealth, love, luck, occupation, birthdate, answer any question in mind)
 		1983
Baker's Capers
24
Al Mann The Finger Test No. 2, steel bucket on head, performer divines number of fingers spectator holds up
 		1983
101 Psychic Tests
1
The Mystery of the Colors No. 37, wrapped color crayons are divined by medium
 		1983
101 Psychic Tests
11
The Mystery of the Typewriter No. 80 wordlist, selected word is written by spectator on typewriter and divined by performer
 		1983
101 Psychic Tests
22
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Skulduggery writing of person in one of several envelopes, skull on chain sticks to that envelope
 		June 1983
Magick (Issue 320)
1598
Thomas Alan Waters Dell-epathy spectator writes four-letter word on slate, performer divines it by reading definition from a dictionary
Also published here July 1983
Magick (Issue 321)
1602
Stewart James Anagram Matrix six cards with word lists of six words, spectator names position and remembers a word on any card, divined
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Anagramatic Facsimile" (Stewart James, Tops, March 1953)
 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
10
Sam Schwartz Interlocking Anagrams same trick without knowing position
Inspired byAlso published here
  • "Word-A-Matic" (Sam Schwartz, 1963, Linking Ring)
 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
11
Sam Schwartz Incredi Test #2 spectator opens book on his birth week and remembers first word, word and birthday divined
  • Tips on Presentation
  • The Birthday Trick (only week known, exact birthday with additional table on which spectator has to tell which weekday his birthday falls on)
  • Duplicate Dates
 		1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
19
Karl Fulves Reading Celebrities divining birth sign of a friend of the spectator or celebrity with Astrology book
Inspired by 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
46
Karl Fulves Anygrams adding groups of letters instead of single letters
 		1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
51
Karl Fulves Jo-Anagrams using anagram principle in divination of mental effect in which one of four girls on postcards is divined or a playing card
 		1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
52
Karl Fulves The Q Test spectator in another room with list of words and thinks of one, written on slate, repeated several times, not 100%, some words are easily visualized and others are not, concept fishing
 		1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
55
Robert E. Neale Neale's Number No. 16, binary cards with four word cards
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
23
Karl Fulves The Ultra Mind No. 92, words on business card, spectator takes one of ten business cards and remembers word on it, divined, memory
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
120
Karl Fulves, J. W. Sarles, Jack Miller What's My Line? No. 97, on three envelopes are occupations and salaries written, three spectator chose an envelope and take the salary in matches, performer divines who took what, also as phone effect
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
130
Al Mann The Delphian Oracle spectator choses a question in a booklet and writes it down, question is divined, binary principle with long and short words
Related to 1983
The Delphian Oracle
1
Alessandro de Luca, Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Klein - aber oho! spectator writes word on torn cover of matchbook, which is then placed behind matches, word is divined
 		1983
Ueber das Wesen der Mentalmagie
15
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann, Alessandro de Luca Das Philius-de Luca-Spiel divination of four selection from jumbo-deck, half deck has short end and other half has short side
 		1983
Ueber das Wesen der Mentalmagie
34
Piet Forton Der zauberhafte Farbensinn divination of different colored balls in a bag
 		1983
Je geschickter desto Zauberer
8
Piet Forton Der Alters- und Zahlenhellseher calculation procedure, age and thought of initial number can be divined
 		1983
Je geschickter desto Zauberer
9
Karrell Fox Maskierte Mentalmagie images with faces with different beards, spectator selections one while performer turns his back, when performer turns back, he has the same (fake) beard in his face
  • Anmerkung R.B. (Rudolf Braunmüller)
Also published here
  • Genii, July 1977
 Jan. 1983
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 4)
151
Philip T. Goldstein, Alex Elmsley Q&AVM
Inspired byRelated to 1984
Thequal
9
Philip T. Goldstein ESPectrum thought-of colors divined, binary sorting
Related to 1984
Thequal
12
Philip T. Goldstein Brainweave word or design cards are divined, "self-correcting set-up"
Related to 1984
Thequal
15
Philip T. Goldstein Looming Thoughts combination with self-correcting set-up
Inspired by 1984
Thequal
15
Thomas Alan Waters Cashseer box with rolls of bills, amount of bills is secretly removed and divined by performer, other variations:
  • Poison (with small liquid bottles)
  • Mr. Ree (murder mystery, clue)
  • Essencery Perception (with five vials of perfume)
  • ReMarkerable (color match)
Inspired by 1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mynd)
553
Thomas Alan Waters Tri-Beaut sign, birthdate and selected tarot card are divined, with envelopes
 		1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk)
595
Thomas Alan Waters Chronologic two phased routine with pocket watch, first selected time is divined, then predicted
Inspired by 1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk)
628
Al Mann Transcendental Phone Test person on telephone and a spectator select a number, numbers are added and total is used to select a sentence in a book, all is divined
 		1984
Phantom Voices
1
Joseph Dunninger Thought Vibration medium finds chosen word in book
 		1984
Publicity Secrets
10
Basil Horwitz Challenge Thought, Version II word and symbol written on cards and sealed in envelope, both are divined by performer
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1984
The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz — Volume 2
65
Dr. Stanley Jaks The Unbelievable! divination / prediction of number, name and telephone number, actually Dr. Kemp's Unbelievable Routine
 		1984
The Incredible Dr. Stanley Jaks
14
Karl Fulves Past and Future No. 63, card predicted and birthday of spectator divined which he wrote on a card
Inspired by 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
93
Kate Shiels The Irish Factotum divination of drawn ESP symbol in envelope
 		Jan. 1984
Magick (Issue 327)
1631
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Ninth House picture cards, spectator thinks of a number and remembers card at position, performer puts that card in pocket
 		July 1984
Magick (Issue 335)
1672
Neil Somerville Name Game short list with names, performer divines chosen name
 		Aug. 1984
Magick (Issue 337)
1683
Dennis Marks Secret of Trivial Pursuit one Trivial Pursuit card is selected, sealed in envelope and placed inside a wallet, performer answers all the questions, Himber wallet
 		Sep. 1984
Magick (Issue 338)
1687
Robert Cassidy A Picture and A Word messages written and sealed inside two envelopes, using The White Dwarf principle
 		1984
The Art of Mentalism
36
Robert Cassidy Mind Reading with Ashes using wax impression, ashes
 		1984
The Art of Mentalism
70
Robert Cassidy Neuro Linguistic Programming using NLP eye-movement for mentalism
 		1984
The Art of Mentalism
84
Robert Cassidy A Trivial Miracle performer divines the correct answer to several randomly chosen Trivial Pursuit question
 		1984
The Art of Mentalism
86
Rudolf Braunmüller Ein Zuschauer sieht hell letters and number are on a grid on a paper, spectator folds grid and cuts off edges, then makes up word which is divined, parity
Variations Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
149
Thomas Alan Waters Symbold divination of two thought of symbols, plastic clock dial with symbols
 		1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mystyx)
713
Thomas Alan Waters Sublimagery with Ishihara color plates, spectator sees a correct number where he cannot see one
Also published here 1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Fynys)
723
Thomas Alan Waters Glimpression page is torn from book and a word circled, word is divined
Inspired byRelated to 1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Fynys)
725
Dale Rabon Radio Wizard radio interview, interviewer choses a song from the top hundred list, medium is called who divines title
 		1985
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 8)
125
Neil Somerville Hidden Powers divination of historical person, probability method with out
 		Feb. 1985
Magick (Issue 347)
1733
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Toward 2000 Plus One! ten marbles inside box, one is selected and color is divined
 		Apr. 1985
Magick (Issue 350)
1749
Fredric Kolb Insight three pieces of information are written down and placed inside envelopes, divination by performer
Inspired by
  • "Fourth Dimensional Telepathy" (Theodore Annemann, marketed 1930)
 June 1985
Magick (Issue 352)
1757
Robert Schwarz Pocket Trick prediction switched for spectator's billet
 		June 1985
Magick (Issue 353)
1762
Ted Karmilovich Wired Thought performer tries to divine drawing, after failure a person is called who correctly names the drawing, clever code
 		June 1985
Magick (Issue 353)
1763
David Ashton In Reach Of Odin spectator writes names of dead and living persons on business cards, performer divines dead person and spectator finds the card among the other face down business cards
Variations July 1985
Magick (Issue 354)
1767
Philip T. Goldstein Pack of Criminals fifty cards with names of criminals, spectator choses one and tells it with four others to medium on the phone, medium divines chosen criminal
 		Aug. 1985
Magick (Issue 356)
1777
Robert Siepielski Count of Three special type of impression device similar to wax method, NCR paper, routine with several envelopes which content is divined and correctly allocated
 		Aug. 1985
Magick (Issue 356)
1779
Karl Fulves Deluxe Headline Reading No. 21, four spectators tear off sections of newspapers, put in envelopes, performer divines contents and makes matching drawings
 		1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
42
Karl Fulves Take a Vacation No. 46, three spectators choose something from a bag, it is divined, tossed-out-deck/rashomon principle
 		1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
83
Al Baker The Lesson No. 51, spectator takes one of two things from high shelf, performer knows which one, color goes out of arm that is hold high
 		1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
90
Karl Fulves Tell the Truth No. 53, performer knows which spectator holds a certain bill, television screen as secret mirror
 		1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
92
Karl Fulves The Boys from the Girls No. 76, boy and girl names on paper, folded and cut, all boys are separated from girls, also as card revelation
Also published here 1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
135
Meir Yedid Telephone Finger Trick over phone, spectator choses a finger which is divined
 		1985
Finger Secrets
19
Stewart Judah Zahlenverwandtschaft
Also published here July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
169
Gene Nielsen Psychic Pendulum pendulum spells out information chosen from zip loc bag
 		1985
The Bag Book
6
Bruce Bernstein Word Test letters of three letter word are written on three billets, two of them are destroyed and remaining letter is predicted, word is revealed as a climax
Also published here 1985
Psi-Tech
26
Bruce Bernstein The Force of Emotions emotions written on five cards, performer divines who thinks of which emotion
Also published here 1985
Psi-Tech
40
Philip T. Goldstein Astrologame game with zodiac cards and printed rules, signs revealed
Inspired by 1986
Amperthand
3
Philip T. Goldstein Nymble three spectators write their names on billets and change them around, performer knows who has what name
 		1986
Amperthand
4
Philip T. Goldstein NeoGeo designs formed with puzzle/domino type cards divined
Inspired by
  • "Geomino Trick" (Len Belcher, Abra #924)
Also published here 		1986
Amperthand
6
Philip T. Goldstein Inspectrum thought-of colors divined
Related to 1986
Amperthand
10
Philip T. Goldstein Numper word from list divined, progressive anagram credit information
Related to 1986
Amperthand
12
Philip T. Goldstein Dynamix word or design cards are divined, "self-correcting set-up", new approach
Inspired by 1986
Amperthand
14
Jack Yates Choice twelve objects are put in a bag, two spectators select one each, performer divines both, then from all objects are removed and replaced in the bag, the last one was predicted
 		1986
Clue and other Mysteries
10
Jack Yates P&S System six geometrical signs in envelopes, divination of selected, back turned in selection process, also possible with word groups
 		1986
Clue and other Mysteries
28
Philip T. Goldstein Humthing cards with names of different songs, chosen one is played / divined, using non-existent titles that sound plausible
Related toVariations
  • Chester Sass' "Music Was My First Love" in "120% Chestosterone"
 1986
Mix '86
2
Neil Somerville Psi Challenge newspaper clippings attached to index cards, content of chosen one is divined
 		Jan. 1986
Magick (Issue 364)
1819
Gene Nielsen Reflections zodiac signs are written on two small mirrors, both are divined by performer
 		Mar. 1986
Magick (Issue 366)
1829
Gerald Kosky Star Gazing photograph placed inside envelope is divined
 		Oct. 1986
Magick (Issue 379)
1893
Roy Johnson Zodiaclock Bonus spectator's birth sign is determined with clock principle and zodiac cards
Inspired by Oct. 1987
Epoptica (Issue 10)
516
Philip T. Goldstein Numpersona telephone application with astrological sign revelation
Inspired by 1987
Doth
12
Thomas Alan Waters Astraspeculum spectator divines tarot card while looking in glass disc
 		1987
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue T.A.R.O.T.)
780
Thomas Alan Waters Spiritrump unseen tarot card put in envelope, divination with automatic writing
Inspired byRelated to 1987
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue T.A.R.O.T.)
790
Steve Beam No Jacket Required book test, gag, upside-down book
 		1987
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 17)
292
Craig Karges The Love Connection names written on business cards are allocated, one in envelope is divined
 		Feb. 1987
Magick (Issue 385)
1921
Allan Slaight Brahms' Lull composer is selected and music starts to play from nowhere
Inspired by Mar. 1987
Magick (Issue 386)
1928
Jim Magus Stepping Stone rune stone is marked with a word and placed inside pill box, Okito box, divination of symbol and word
 		May 1987
Magick (Issue 390)
1947
Barrie Richardson Credit Capers credit cards from audience placed inside a clear plastic bag, one is selected and divined by performer, changing bag
 		May 1987
Magick (Issue 390)
1949
Bob Baker Mind-Reach stack of postcards, cut to card is divined, Svengali principle
 		June 1987
Magick (Issue 391)
1951
Gary Lee Williams 6th Sense spectator thinks of one of the senses, divination of which and what, forcing using a candy
 		June 1987
Magick (Issue 391)
1952
Bruce Clark Touch Tarot divination of chosen Tarot card, stack
 		July 1987
Magick (Issue 393)
1962
Bob Haines It's Philatelic! divination of chosen stamp, various spectator select stamps
 		July 1987
Magick (Issue 393)
1963
Joe Howard Color Sense different colored dies in film canisters, chosen color is divined and die located
Inspired by
  • a Ron Frost routine
 Sep. 1987
Magick (Issue 395)
1973
V. Robert Allen The H-S-L Opener divination of five selected cards
 		Dec. 1987
Magick (Issue 399)
1991
Bob Ostin Araby Location spectator choses one of several billets, each billet has a name, performer divines which was selected
Also published here May 1987
The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 3)
67
Ned Rutledge Gedankenmelodie people are humming songs in their heads, performer divines them, spectators write songs down, as a climax two people think of same song
Also published here Dec. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
102
Johannes Held Die Tierjagd paper with different animals, spelling to find chosen animal
 		1987
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 48 No. 4&5)
163
Peter Wilker, Theodore Annemann Farbige Gedanken stack with picture cards, different symbols and different colors, divination and think stop multi-phase routine
Inspired by 1987
Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 8)
8
Joe Givan A Bloody Good Point hand drawn on paper is pinched by a needle, performer receives pain at same places and also blood stains
Inspired by 1987
Magic from the Attic
25
Ray Grismer What's Your Sign? divination of zodiac, branching anagram
  • How It's Done
  • Let's Practice
  • Before Performing
Related toVariations 1987
What's Your Sign?
1
Al Mann Scorpio's Curve words written on business card, card is then destroyed and words divined
 		1988
Scorpio's Curve
1
Stan Alexander The Echoing Walls method to read writings on folded business card, while tearing it
 		1988
Scorpio's Curve
3
Al Mann Thot-Coveret variation on Stan Alexander's version
 		1988
Scorpio's Curve
4
Al Mann Salem's Bridge reading method for business cards, slit
 		1988
Scorpio's Curve
5
Al Mann Postman's Curve spectator writes on back of a envelope and folds it, reading method
 		1988
Scorpio's Curve
7
Gene Nielsen Runic Riddle two rune stones are placed face to face, performer divines runes
Inspired by Feb. 1988
Magick (Issue 401)
2003
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Tattletale Minor Arcana used, two pile and cards selected in each and replaced in other pile, location of both selection
 		June 1988
Magick (Issue 406)
2029
Gene Nielsen Sticquers! post-its placed in a Q shape on a board, spectator counts clockwise and anticlockwise, predict the endpoint of the count
Inspired by July 1988
Magick (Issue 407)
2033
Bruce Clark Pen-Tarot finding chosen Tarot card using a pendulum
 		Aug. 1988
Magick (Issue 409)
2042
Charles "Cicardi" Scott, Mike Schwartz, Bob Syrup Mind Storm objects and words are noted before the show by spectators and placed inside envelopes, information is revealed during show and enveloped allocated correctly
 		Oct. 1988
Magick (Issue 411)
2051
Nathan Stark Menta-Match divination of word, spectator writes word on card and put it in envelope
 		Dec. 1988
Magick (Issue 415)
2075
Matchmaker No. 38, three different-colored silks for performer and spectator, performer blindfolded, spectator lifts a silk and performer lifts one of same color, stooge
 		1988
Self-Working Handkerchief Magic
113
George G. Kaplan Ein Stegreif-Annoncentest ads torn out of newspaper and put in envelopes, ad in chosen envelope divined, cross cut force with envelopes
Also published here
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly
 Apr. 1988
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 4)
179
Terri Rogers The Spirit Moves divination with Ouija Board and dry erase writing on it
Also published here 1988
More Secrets
34
Terri Rogers Grab Gamble coins in bowl, spectator reaches in and takes a handful of coins and pockets them in three-phase procedure, number of remaining coins divined
Also published here 1988
More Secrets
61
Ray Grismer Business Card Name Divination spectator writes name on business card which is lost among other cards, performer finds it, punch mark
 		1988
The Punch Letters
[19]
Philip T. Goldstein Oct-See, More On thought-of colors divined with color cards
Related to 1989
Fifth
6
Philip T. Goldstein Monaural spectator thinks of name in address book which the performer divines
 		1989
Fifth
14
Bev Bergeron The Miracle of A Watch and Paper as before but time divination is made on a piece of paper
 		1989
Predicting Time
11
Simon Lovell Centre Tear Tip Divine spectator's name (with tips of handling centre tears)
 		1989
Close Up Magic To Tapdance To
51
Philip T. Goldstein Fifthought three numbers added, total predicted on calculator, then chosen digit of this total divined
Inspired by
  • "Five Thoughts Ahead" (Peter Warlock)
 1989
A Phil Goldstein Collection
69
Richard Webster Dust to Dust presentation for center tear
 		Apr. 1989
Magick (Issue 420)
2101
Michael Schwarz Color Tarot divination of chosen Tarot card, reading
 		Sep. 1989
Magick (Issue 428)
2141
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Thought Patterns spectator deals three piles and selects one card while performer looks away
 		Oct. 1989
Magick (Issue 429)
2143
Stewart James Eyes of Sefalaljia color of marble is divined behind back
 		Dec. 1989
Magick (Issue 432)
2159
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Color Vibes on of different colored wooden stick is placed inside a plastic pipe, and pipe sealed with caps, color is divined
 		Dec. 1989
Magick (Issue 432)
2160
Al Koran Take One No. 75, three different coins on table, three spectators each take a coin, performer finds out who has which
 		1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
104
Edward Bagshawe, Sam Schwartz, Karl Fulves Metalogic No. 77, four coins, each represents a president, one chosen and divined
 		1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
106
Terri Rogers Der Bewegliche Geist divination with Ouija Board and dry erase writing on it
Also published here July 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 4 & 5)
157
Terri Rogers Das Greifzu-Spiel coins in bowl, spectator reaches in and takes a handful of coins and pockets them in three-phase procedure, number of remaining coins divined
Also published here July 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 4 & 5)
173
Roy Johnson D.D.D. "Design and Digit Detector"
a chosen ESP card and a chosen plastic sleeve are divined, prop-heavy
Also published here 1989
Silver Special
18
Philip T. Goldstein Humthing cards with names of different songs, chosen one is played / divined, using non-existent titles that sound plausible
 		1990
NYCANOTES
5
Rudy T. Hunter Body Double doppelgänger presentation, zodiac sign and question are divined, using Grismer's What's Your Sign?
Related toVariations Jan. 1990
Magick (Issue 434)
2171
Mike Millet Nines performer hands out stack of bills, one is selected and spectator names serial number but skips a digit, number is divined by performer
 		Mar. 1990
Magick (Issue 436)
2180
Jim Magus Death's Day Off divination of Tarot card, cross sum / nine force
 		May 1990
Magick (Issue 439)
2193
Chris Kenworthy Post Hypnotics postcards and stamps, selected card is divined
 		May 1990
Magick (Issue 439)
2194
Neil Somerville Cat Eye four words are written on paper, one is selected and divined and predicted by performer
 		Aug. 1990
Magick (Issue 443)
2214
Larry Baukin Tarot Touch divination of Tarot card with pendulum
 		Aug. 1990
Magick (Issue 444)
2221
Ben Harris Mental Photography three photographs are introduced, three spectators each select one, performer divines who has which one
 		1990
Mad Fax and other Mysteries
34
Michael Weber Thicker Than Water names written on billets, one chosen, rest burned, name appears on arm when ashes are rubbed
Also published here 1990
[1990 Notes]
1
Michael Weber Crosswords partly filled crossword puzzle, divination of a word
Related toAlso published here 1990
[1990 Notes]
2
Michael Weber Son of Thinkerprint thumb print of spectator has selected ESP symbol or other design in it
Inspired byAlso published here 1990
[1990 Notes]
6
Paul Hallas Name Power Milton Aces with ABC cards to reveal selected name
Inspired by
  • Geoff Scalbert's "The Milton Aces" in "Scalbert's Selected Secrets" 1982
 1990
Mental Mix
6
Basil Horwitz Gedankenübertragung x3 a name, color and a symbol are noted on a card and sealed in an envelope, performer returns correct envelopes and then divines content
Also published here July 1990
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 3)
107
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