Packet tricks get a bad wrap in our field, but the truth is, they are a very potent way to establish credibility and do amazing magic. The big problem is that most packet tricks just suck. Well, this is a CLASSIC one. It's one of the all-time greatest packet tricks and has finally been updated and i...
The Rising Card. Who has never dreamed of performing this great classic of magic? A card is chosen, then signed, is lost in the deck, and then magically rises by itself. Everyone knows this effect, and many versions exist. But many questions and fears also exist about those versions, especially at t...
Cardio is something of a 'concept album' - card tricks that are efficient, with a clear end picture, and all using nothing more than a regular deck of cards. No gaffs, gimmicks or shenanigans. Just grab any deck and you're ready to go. Each of the seven tricks featured is a real 'do-er'. You'll be d...
Torn and restored...as simple and direct as that! A card is freely selected from your deck. You invite a spectator to sign the card. You take the card between your thumb and index finger and tear off a corner in front of your spectator. No optical illusion or the like: the corner of the card is genu...
This effect closely follows a trick from Barrie's book Theater of the Mind. In that effect, the performer gives a split deck to two helpers. The performer then retrieves a few cards from each of the helpers and goes on to explain how he uses a simple memory system to recall each card. He teaches thi...
Very simply, if you do card magic, get this book! If you don't you will be fooled by someone that did. Highly recommended. Steve Ehlers “WOW what a book. Chapman has done it again! Details of Deception is a perfect title for this book as the authors covers moves and routines in perfect details. My f...
A BLUE backed Prediction card is removed from a RED deck and is isolated under the card box. In this manner, it remains in FULL VIEW at all times throughout the routine. Next, a spectator is asked to pick a card from the pack and signs her name across its face. The card is then lost in the pack. You...
A new Paul Harris release? Today is a good day! A printed angel visibly reaches into the card's hyper-dimensional quantum zone to pull out a tiny angel envelope. Sealed inside the envelope, written in ruby red ink on golden paper, is the spectator's secret name or word. If you can riffle cards...
Imagine if you could reveal a card that has been simply peeked at while your back was turned; without looking at the face of the cards or asking any questions... Imagine if you could reveal this thought of card in such a way that it would seem like real mind reading... Imagine if you could turn a ca...
NITRATE is a totally self-contained packet trick... just pop the four provided Bicycle Cards in your pocket and you're set! No deck required. Easy to do, but truly mindblowing! Nothing is added or taken away. No sticky stuff. No difficult moves. NITRATE: You remove four face down playing cards from ...