The first full-length treatise on all aspects of the Sight Unseen Case and its many uses is finally here.From the very first day that I shared the amazing Sight Unseen Case with the fraternity 30 years ago, I have referred to it as 'a toolkit in your pocket', and the reference is true.Having this little guy in your pocket is like having a world of ..

Che cos'è la Decanter of Death?È raffigurata qui. Non sembra niente di speciale, ma in questo piccolo bicchiere dall’aspetto innocuo si nascondono gli elementi per una presentazione sinistra e altamente commerciale.Ecco cosa succede.L’illusionista mostra tre piccoli bicchieri (come da foto), tre piccoli fazzoletti, tre foglietti di c..

Mark Strivings presents... Ray Piatt's Close Up Classic E.S.P. Domino PrincipleHere's a self-working tabletop miracle prediction that is instantly and endlessly repeatable with a different outcome every time. Literally works all by itself.A 'game' of dominoes is played using a unique set of pieces that have ESP symbols on them. Once every piece has..

Nel lontano 1921, apparve un annuncio sulle pagine del Thayer's Magical Bulletin. Si trattava di un enigmatico dispositivo noto come Eli's Dice Box. Grazie all’uso di questa scatola misteriosa, dei dadi regolari potevano essere controllati in modi mai visti prima, permettendo di realizzare effetti magici davvero impressionanti.Sebbene il concetto a..

Back in The Jinx and subsequently in "Annemann's Practical Mental Effects", Theo Annemann published an absolutely fabulous idea. It was a devious and incredibly simple design duplication. I first came across it back in the mid-80's. But there's just one problem. As published, I haveyet to find anyone who could actually make it work.I suspect that h..

Mark Strivings presents... Rhine 2000by Ray PiattAnd with this rather short-sighted title, we have a unique piece that takes an old mentalism demonstration in a whole new direction.Ray first released this piece (under this name) sometime in the late 80's. I'm sure that the title seemed plenty ahead of its time back then. So, you can ignore the titl..

About fifteen years ago, I started seriously investigating the myriad possibilities of a very simple set of props. Mentalism had been my main focus for many years, and the further I delved into this specific subject, the more amazed I was at the sheer number of amazing concepts and possibilities that these simple props allowed.What really appealed ..

A full-length exploration into the creation of miniatures 'sets' of mentalism material using thesimplest of props - a box of matches or a handful of coins.Armed with nothing more than a box of matches or a small handful of coins, you can nowentertain your close up audiences with amazing demonstrations of mentalism. It's intimate. It's amazing.But a..

Una comunicazione intima da parte degli spiriti... completamente, a casa o per qualsiasi piccola o media bizzarra prestazione.   L'effetto è semplice. Viene utilizzata una moneta. Questa può essere «qualsiasi» moneta, anche presa in prestito e contrassegnata per l'identificazione, se lo desiderate.   La moneta è collocata i..

Here's the effect. The performer brings four people up on stage and divides them into two teams of two each.There can be all kinds of fun picking teams (read: siblings, couples, etc.) depending on the situation. Each person is given two 3" X 5" card displaying a single letter each the two player teams stand next to each other. It is explained that ..

Here's the effect. The performer brings eight people up on stage and divides them into two teams of four each.There can be all kinds of fun picking captains (read: CEO's, principals, teachers and such) who then choose their teams, depending on the situation. Each person is given a large card displaying a single letter and they stand in a row, each ..

"Brilliant! This is excellent!"- Jeff McBrideDid I cannibalize a G.I Joe?Awhile back I found myself in the company of a bunch of wonderfully strange wonder-workers at Poe's Magic Conference in Baltimore. It was great fun and I got to see old friends that I haven't seen in years as well as meet brand new friends. It was a fabulous time.I also lectur..

For those of you who perform full mentalism programs, think for a minute about the venues that you work the most. Now, mind you I'm not talking about close up guys who do magic and mentalism in strolling or table hopping venues, or even necessarily magicians who do the occasional mentalism piece in their magic shows. Although what we are discussing..

This moment has been in the works for over thirty-five years!Several months ago, I decided it was time to finish off what has easily been the biggest, most involved and most complex project I have ever attempted. This new project is a monster. While there have been other books written on the subject at hand, there has NEVER been anything that comes..

In 2022, a single appearance on 'Penn and Teller Fool Us' created a small firestorm. Wes Iseli performed an effect using one coin that filled the entire auditorium with mystery and involved literally everyone in the audience. Not only did the effect impress (and FOOL) Penn and Teller, but they also added it to their Las Vegas show. Easily the highe..