If you were secretly given a playing card that had the genuine signature of someone in your audience, and no one knew or even suspected it existed, would you have a use for it? We thought so. And what if the method for obtaining this signed card happened to be an incredibly strong, 100% practical card effect? And what if the only props you needed to do all this were playing cards and a normal marker? No expensive or soon-outdated high-tech. And what if this utility principle and trick came with a number of other incredibly strong, utterly impossible-seeming card tricks using spectators’ signed cards, just to get your own creative juices flowing? If all this sounds like something you could use, Resigned to Miracles is your book.
Three Poker Chips. One Perfect PredictionCraig Petty is back with another jackpot, walkaround miracle!Picture this: 3 poker chips are out on the table. You ask somebody to think of any playing card. You make three bets, one by one, with each chip going into their hand. First on the suit, second on the value and thirdly... you bet that you knew their card from the very beginning.Slowly, you turn each chip over to reveal the exact name of their thought of card printed across the back of the three...
In this fascinating magic trick, you, the performer, will be able to present a mini version of the grand buzz-saw illusion, slicing 10 cigarettes in half and restoring them magically. Just learn the simple handling and in a few minutes you will even fool yourself.
Perform an incredible solid through solid effect with an ordinary die and just a couple of playing cards. Direct from the mind of one of the modern masters of gimmicks comes a visual miracle that you have to see to believe. This is Die-Abolical Bet by Nicholas Lawrence.Here’s what happens:The magician hands out a shot glass and translucent dice to be examined. The magician removes a pair of cards from the deck and stacks a card on the glass, the die on the card, and the second card on the die....
If you were secretly given a playing card that had the genuine signature of someone in your audience, and no one knew or even suspected it existed, would you have a use for it? We thought so. And what if the method for obtaining this signed card happened to be an incredibly strong, 100% practical card effect? And what if the only props you needed to do all this were playing cards and a normal marker? No expensive or soon-outdated high-tech. And what if this utility principle and trick came with ...
Description: First published in 1961 and written with the assistance of renowned magic author Jean Hugard, this book is a masterclass in thoughtful, structured card technique designed specifically for real-world performance.Green’s approach is refined and intelligent—focused on natural handling, subtlety, and logical construction. Every effect is built for strength and clarity, with the underlying philosophy being that magic should be simple in appearance but deeply deceptive in execution. ...