Thank you so much for purchasing this magic ebook! It has some very

powerful effects and illusions that I’m sure you’ll enjoy. If you learn these

effects, practice them until you have them down to a fine art, and perform

them with utter seriousness and devotion to, not only the effect, but also to

your audience, I’m sure you’ll consider this money well spent. Let’s get on

with the magic!

OMEGA BOOK TEST

The magician gives the spectator a sealed envelop to hold for safe keeping,

pronouncing that he has made a prediction which is contained within. The

spectator signs the envelope, to ensure that no switches will take place, and

then he stores the envelope away in his pocket, or some other safe place.

The magician then holds out three books, and offers the spectator to select

one of them. Having selected his book, the magician then riffles down the

pages and instructs the spectator to call out “STOP” on any page he chooses.

Once the spectator has stopped the magician, the magician turns his back as

to not see or glimpse anything, and instructs the spectator to memorize the

page number he stopped on, and also to remember a single word from the

top line of that page. After the spectator remembers the word and the page,

he closes the book and instructs the magician to turn back around. The

magician gazes into the spectators eyes, and, with what appears to be

genuine mind reading, he not only tells the spectator what page he stopped

on, but the word he was thinking of! BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!

Now is the truly magical part! The magician instructs the spectator to turn

to the page he selected in his book. The spectator tries to turn to that page,

but it’s missing! The page the spectator selected, and only that page, has

been torn out of the book! The magician backs away, as to insure that no

sleight of hand or other form trickery will take place, and instructs the

spectator to take out the envelope that was given to him and was signed

before the effect began. He takes it out and opens it, to find that the page he

selected was sealed in the envelope the entire time! Not only that, but the

page matches up PERFECTLY with the one torn out of the book!

Preparation:

To prepare for this effect, you will need two copies of the same paperback

book. The books need to have a relatively large amount of pages, between

200 and 300 works perfectly. The size of the books needs to not be too big,

although you can do it with any sized book, it makes it harder to effectively

pull of a switch that you will need to do later on if they’re too big. The

perfect size is about 6 or 7 inches tall, and about 4 inches wide. Good ones

to use are those old romantic novels that your grandmother or mom always

reads and gets for a buck at the local dollar store. Now, preparing the books.

A very clever thing you can do is to give the books a distinctive mark, such

as a creased corner, or a slight tear on the cover, but to do it on BOTH of

them. If the spectator remembers this mark from before, it makes the effect

seem all the more powerful and impossible. From one of these books, you

need to select a page a little bit past the middle of the book, and one that has

ONLY one large word on the first line of that page. Once you have found a

page, tear it out. When you’re tearing out the page, make sure to leave

distinctive, jagged rip marks all along the edges, so that when you match up

the page later, it shows a perfect fit. After you have torn out the page, fold it

neatly into either quarters or eighths, and place it inside an envelope and seal

it in. Also, it’s not necessary, but it definitely adds to the suspense of the

effect if you put ANOTHER envelope over top of the one containing the

torn out page and seal it. That way, they have to go through two envelopes

to get to the page, and it not only makes things seem even more impossible,

but also more magical. Next, go get a playing card, or anything that acts as a

bookmark, and mark the page number, but in the one that WASN’T torn out.

Now, go get two other books, but different ones than before. What these

books are or look like doesn’t matter in the least. Now, take the duplicate

book with the page torn out, and place it in your jacket pocket, or one of

your back pockets, or tuck it into the back of your pants, and cover it with

your shirt, where you can easily access it, but no one can see. Next, take the

duplicate book with the page still in it, and put it in the middle of the other

two books, so you have a stack of three books, with the duplicate being in

the middle. That’s all for the preparaton!

Presentation:

The first part of presenting this effect is making sure that the spectator, and

everyone watching in the audience, knows that an envelope switch is

absolutely impossible. Declare that you’ve made a prediction which you

won’t reveal until later, and have the spectator sign the envelope. If you get

3 or 4 spectators to sign the envelope instead of just one, it makes the effect

even better. Next, give it to one of the spectators to store away and hold for

safekeeping. A subtlety on this is to make sure to give it to the spectator that

stands the furthest away from you, which makes the climax of the effect

seem even more impossible. After the envelope has been stored away, pick

up your stack of books, and have a spectator select the duplicate book. The

way this is done is with the magician’s force. In case you aren’t familiar

with it, I’ll briefly describe what it is. You invite a spectator to take a book.

If they take your force book, great, that’s the end, just sit the other two

books aside. If they take either of the other books, tell them that you needed

to eliminate one, and have them sit that one down away from the other two,

and then invite them to take another. If they take the force book, sit the

book you’re left holding down on top of the other book they selected so

you’re left with only the force book, and if they take the other, instruct them

to place it down with the other one, so you’re still only left with your force

book. After they have selected your force book, get a pinky break at the

you’re going to force, and casually let the book mark fall out. This adds to

the effect that the book isn’t anything special, it’s just a book you happened

to grab on your way out. Keeping a pinky break, tell them that you’re going

to riffle through the pages, and instruct them to call out “STOP” at

whichever page they like. As you riffle through the pages with the thumb on

the same hand you’re keeping the break with, time it so that they call out

stop as you’re getting near the middle of the book. As soon as they call out

stop, pick up the page AT YOUR BREAK, and NOT where they called stop.

Timed properly, this looks exactly like you just opened the book where they

called out stop at. As you’re opening the book, tilt the book towards them so

they can see the page they stopped at, and cover up the page opposite it, so

that they don’t mistakenly think THAT is their page. Turn your head away

as you’re doing this to insure that no one thinks you peeked at the page. Tell

them to memorize the page number they stopped at, and also instruct them to

think of a “fairly long” word from the first line of that page. As soon as they

tell you that they memorized it, instruct them to close the book, and then

turn back around. Look them directly into their eyes as soon as you turn

back around, reach out your arm and casually take the book back from them,

and place it in your jacket pocket (or wherever you hid the other duplicate

book). Do this very casually, like the book doesn’t matter at all anymore,

concentrate entirely on them. Pretend to be reading their mind, as you

slowly reveal the name of the page they selected. Then, slowly just like

before, reveal the word they thought of. By this time, most people will have

forgotten about the envelope and will have thought the effect has ended.

Use this opportunity to reach into your pocket and remove the duplicate

book WITH the page torn out of it. Remind them that they could have

stopped you on any page they wanted. Once they agree, hand them the

book, and tell them to turn to the page they selected. To their surprise, the

page is missing! Now, take a few steps back, and instruct them to take out

the envelope that you gave them before the effect began. Once they do,

have everyone verify their signatures on the envelope, and have them

examine it to make sure that it hasn’t been tampered with in any way. Once

they all agree, tell them to open it. After they open the envelope and find

their page inside it, wait for the reactions to calm down slightly, and then

have them match up the torn out page to the page in the book to show that it

fits PERFECTLY.

RING IN ICE CUBE

THE MAGICIAN WALKS UP TO A TABLE AT A RESTAURANT (OR

ANYWHERE ELSE PEOPLE HAVE DRINKS) AND BORROWS A

RING FROM ONE OF THE SPECTATORS. THEN, RIGHT IN BEFORE

THEIR EYES, THE MAGICIAN VISIBLY VANISHES THE RING. HE

SHOWS BOTH OF HIS HANDS TO BE COMPLETELY EMPTY, AND

THEN POINTS TO THE SPECTATOR’S GLASS THAT HAS BEEN IN

FRONT OF THE SPECATOR THE ENTIRE TIME. THERE. INSIDE

THE GLASS, IS THE SPECTATOR’S RING, SEALED INSIDE OF A

SOLID ICE CUBE!!! THE ICE CUBE IS CRACKED OPEN, AND THE

RING GIVEN BACK TO THE SPECTATOR.

PREPARATION: TO PREPARE FOR THIS EFFECT, YOU

NEED TO GET A PLAIN, GOLD WEDDING BAND. THESE ARE

THE KINDS OF WEDDING RINGS THAT YOU’LL SEE ALMOST

ALL MEN WEAR, AND MANY WOMEN, WEAR. IT’S NEARLY

IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL ONE RING FROM ANOTHER,

ESPECIALLY IF IT’S SOMEWHAT BLURRED FROM BEING

STUCK IN AN ICE CUBE! ONCE YOU HAVE THE RING, YOU

NEED TO FREEZE IT INSIDE OF AN ICE CUBE. YOU CAN DO

THIS BY PLACING IT INSIDE ONE OF THE CHAMBERS ON AN

ICE TRAY, AND FILLING IT WITH WATER UNTIL IT FREEZES.

IF YOU DON’T HAVE AN ICE TRAY, OR CAN’T FIND ONE

ANYWHERE, A MAGICIAN’S THUMB TIP ALSO WORKS.

AFTER YOU HAVE THE RING TRAPPED IN AN ICE CUBE, YOU

NEED TO GET A SMALL, PORTABLE COOLER: THE SMALLER

THE BETTER. FILL THE COOLER WITH ICE, AND THEN PUT

THE ICE CUBE WITH THE RING IN IT, ON THE TOP OF THE

PILE OF ICE, SO THAT YOU CAN FIND IT WHEN YOU WANT TO

PERFORM THIS EFFECT. YOU JUST NEED SOMETHING TO

KEEP THE ICE FROZEN LONG ENOUGH FOR YOU TO FIND

SOMEONE TO DO THIS EFFECT ON. ONCE YOU’VE DONE ALL

THAT, THE PREPARATION IS OVER.

PERFORMANCE:

WALK AROUND WITH YOUR COOLER UNTIL YOU SPOT A GROUP

OF SPECTATORS DRINKING FROM GLASSES, AND YOU NOTICE

THAT AT LEAST ONE OF THE IS WEARING A PLAIN, GOLD

WEDDING BAND. ONCE YOU HAVE FOUND THEM, REMOVE THE

ICE CUBE CONTAINING THE RING FROM THE COOLER, AND

FINGER PALM IT IN YOUR RIGHT HAND. REMEMBER, THAT

TIME IS A FACTOR HERE, SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU DON’T WANT

THE ICE CUBE TO MELT TOO SOON AND RUIN THE EFFECT!

ONCE YOU HAVE THE ICE CUBE PALMED IN YOUR RIGHT HAND,

APPROACH THE SPECTATORS AND ASK THEM IF YOU CAN

SHOW THEM A TRICK. ONCE THEY AGREE, IMMEDIATELY

REACH OVER WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND, AND PICK UP ONE OF

THE GLASSES AND MOVE IT TO ANOTHER LOCATION ON THE

TABLE. PICK IT UP IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE PALM OF YOUR

HAND IS OVER TOP OF THE GLASS, AND IN THE ACT OF PICKING

UP ONE OF THE GLASSES AND MOVING IT TO ANOTHER PLACE

ON THE TABLE, SIMPLY DROP THE ICE CUBE INTO THE GLASS.

ONCE YOU’VE “MOVED” THE GLASS, BE SURE TO MOVE A FEW

OTHER THINGS AROUND AS WELL, SO THEY WON’T REMEMBER

YOU SPECIFICALLY TOUCHING THAT GLASS AT THE END OF

THE EFFECT. ALL YOU’RE DOING WITH THIS IS ACTING LIKE

YOU’RE MOVING THINGS AROUND SO THAT YOU’LL HAVE

MORE ROOM TO PERFORM, WHEN YOU ACTUALLY JUST

PLANTED THE GIMMICKED ICE CUBE INTO THEIR DRINK. ONCE

THE ICE CUBE’S IN THE DRINK, LOOK TO THE PERSON WEARING

THE WEDDING BAND, AND ASK IF YOU CAN BORROW IT. ONCE

THEY TAKE IT OFF AND HAND IT TO YOU, YOU NEED TO FIND A

WAY TO MAKE IT DISAPPEAR. WHEN CRISS ANGEL PERFORMED

THIS EFFECT, HE USED A PULLEY SYSTEMM, MUCH LIKE THE

RAVEN, TO PULL THE RING UP INTO HIS SLEEVE. THERE ARE SO

MANY WAYS YOU COULD ACCOMPLISH THIS, BUT FOR

INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES, WE’LL USE THE FRENCH DROP. IN

CASE YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO DO THE FRENCH DROP, I’LL

GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION HERE: YOU HOLD THE RING

BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FIRST FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND,

WITH THE OTHER FINGERS IN SORT OF A CUPPED SHAPE UNDER

IT. YOU BRING YOUR RIGHT HAND IN, YOUR RIGHT THUMB

COMES IN BEHIND THE RING, AND THE RIGHT FINGERS COVER

THE RING FROM THE FRONT. AS YOU BRING YOUR RIGHT HAND

AWAY (LIKE YOU JUST TOOK THE RING FROM YOUR LEFT

HAND, AND YOU’RE NOW HOLDING IT IN YOUR RIGHT HAND,

YOU LET THE RING FALL INTO THE CUPPED PART OF YOUR

LEFT HAND, AND THEN PUSH IT INTO A PALMED POSITION.

ONCE IT’S PALMED IN THE LEFT HAND, AND THEIR ATTENTION

IS ON THE RIGHT HAND, ACTING AS IF IT’S HOLDING THE RING,

WITH YOUR LEFT HAND, YOU SLIP THE RING INTO YOUR BACK

POCKET. ONCE YOU’VE POCKETED THE RING, BLOW ON “THE

RING” IN YOUR RIGHT HAND, AND BRING BOTH HANDS UP TO

SHOW THAT THE RING REALLY HAS VANISHED. NOW, SIMPLY

POINT TO THE GLASS THAT HAS THE RING IN IT, AND TELL

THEM TO LOOK INSIDE. THEY’LL SEE THAT THEIR RING IS

STUCK INSIDE THE ICE CUBE, AND THEY’LL FREAK OUT! MAKE

A POINT OF SHOWING THEM THAT IT IS A REAL ICE CUBE, AND

THERE ARE NO HOLES IN IT WHERE THE RING COULD HAVE

BEEN SLIPPED IN. AS THEY’RE EXAMINING THE ICE CUBE,

REACH INTO YOUR BACK POCKET WITH YOUR LEFT HAND, AND

BRING THE REAL RING INTO A FINGER PALMED POSITION.

TAKE THE ICE CUBE FROM THEM WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND,

AND BEGIN TO SMASH IT ON THE TABLE, AS TO CRACK THE ICE

AND GET THE RINT OUT. ONCE YOU’VE DONE IT ENOUGH AS TO

ACTUALLY GET THE RING OUT, REACH OVER WITH YOUR LEFT

HAND AND TAKE THE RING OUT OF THE ICE CUBE, BEING

CAREFUL NOT TO FLASH THE PALMED RING TO THE

SPECTATORS. NOW, LET YOUR LEFT HAND DROP TO YOUR SIDE

AS YOU TAKE THE ICE CUBE INTO YOUR RIGHT HAND, TO SHOW

THEM THAT IT WAS IN FACT A REAL ICE CUBE. AS YOU’RE

MISDIRECTING WITH THE ICE CUBE, PERFORM THE BOBO COIN

SWITCH, EXCEPT WITH THE TWO RINGS. BASICALLY, YOU’RE

LETTING THE RING IN YOUR FINGERTIPS (YOUR RING) BE

PUSHED INTO A PALMED POSITION, AS YOU PULL THEIR RING

INTO YOUR FINGERTIPS. ONCE YOU’VE SWITCHED THESE TWO

RINGS, YOU CAN SHOW THE SPECTATOR THAT IT WAS “IN

FACT” HIS/HER RING INSIDE THE ICE CUBE, AND GIVE IT BACK

TO HIM/HER. AS THEY’RE LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS

REALLY HIS/HER RING, SIMPLY POCKET THE OTHER RING. THIS

EFFECT IS ABSOLUTELY KILLER!!!

***NOTE, THIS EFFECT COULD ALSO BE DONE WITH THE

TORN OFF CORNER FROM A SPECTATORS FORCED CARD,

BUT THE RING IS A PERSONAL OBJECT, WHICH MAKES THE

EFFECT THAT MUCH MORE POWERFUL TO THE

SPECTATOR.***

SCREWDRIVER THRU NECK

***WARNING*** THIS EFFECT IS EXTREMELY

DANGEROUS! DO NOT PERFORM IT! IF YOU DO, I

CAN, IN NO WAY, BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY

INJURIES THAT OCCUR AS A RESULT OF IT!

PREPARATION:

TO PREPARE FOR THIS EFFECT, YOU NEED TO GO OUT AND BUY

SOME RUBBER CEMENT. MAKE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT IT

IS RUBBER CEMENT, AND NOT SOME OTHER KIND OF CEMENT,

OR YOU COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED! AFTER YOU HAVE THE

RUBBER CEMENT, LIGHTLY RUB A SQUARE OF IT (ABOUT 2

INCHES LONG, AND 2 INCHES WIDE) ON YOUR NECK, AROUND

YOUR ADAM’S APPLE (IF YOU’RE A MAN). AFTER YOU’VE DONE

THIS, AND LET THE RUBBER CEMENT DRY, YOU’RE READY TO

GO AT A MOMENT’S NOTICE.

PRESENTATION:

TO PERFORM THIS EFFECT, ALL YOU DO (AFTER APPLYING THE

RUBBER CEMENT TO YOUR NECK), IS TAKE A PENCIL (OR

ANYTHING WITH A SIMILAR SIZE AND SHAPE TO A PENCIL),

AND BEGIN TO PUSH IT INTO YOUR NECK, RIGHT WHERE THE

RUBBER CEMENT IS. ONCE IT’S PUSHED IN JUST A FEW

CENTIMETERS, LOOK DOWN AT YOUR FEET. THIS CAUSES THE

SKIN TO STICK TO ITSSELF BECAUSE OF THE RUBBER CEMENT,

AND HOLDS THE PENCIL IN BETWEEN THE FOLDS OF THE SKIN.

THIS REALLY LOOKS LIKE THERE’S A PENCIL STUCK THROUGH

YOUR NECK! YOU CAN EVEN MOVE THE PENCIL FROM SIDE TO

SIDE, AND UP AND DOWN, AND THE SKIN WILL MOVE WITH IT!

ONCE YOU’RE READY TO REMOVE THE PENCIL (AND YOU’RE

DONE GROSSING EVERYBODY OUT!), MAKE A SAWING MOTION

AS YOU GENTLY PULL STRAIGHT OUT ON THE PENCIL, CAUSING

THE RUBBER CEMENT TO TEAR, AND RELEASING THE PENCIL

FROM WITHIN THE FOLDS OF THE SKIN. AS SOON AS YOU’VE

DONE THIS, LOOK STRAIGHT UP, AND RUB YOUR NECK AS IF

YOU’RE CHECKING FOR A WOUND. THIS WILL REMOVE ANY

EXCESS RUBBER CEMENT THAT MIGHT SHOW UP UPON

EXAMINATION BY THE SPECTATOR. THEN, GIVE THEM BACK

THEIR PENCIL, AND YOUR’E DONE!

REAL VOODOO

***WARNING*** THIS EFFECT IS EXTREMELY

DANGEROUS! DO NOT PERFORM IT! IF YOU DO, I

CAN, IN NO WAY, BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY

INJURIES THAT OCCUR AS A RESULT OF IT!

THE MAGICIAN DEMONSTRATES VOODOO BY

DRAWING THE OUTLINE OF A HAND ON A PIECE

OF PAPER. HE THEN ASKS THE SPECTATOR TO

DRAW FIRE ON ANY OF THE FINGERS OF THE

HAND. AFTER THIS IS DONE, THE MAGICIANS

HAND BEGINS TO FEEL AS IF IT’S ON FIRE, AND

HE THEN TURNS HIS HAND OVER TO SHOW A

BLISTER ON THE EXACT SAME FINGER THE

SPECTATOR DREW FIRE ON! THEN, COMMENTING

ON HOW VOODOO WORKS “BOTH WAYS”, THE

MAGICIAN HOLDS A LIGHTER’S FLAME UP TO HIS

OWN HAND, AND SUDDENLY THE PIECE OF PAPER

(WHICH HAS BEEN LAYING ON THE FLOOR THE

ENTIRE TIME) BURSTS INTO FLAME!!!

TO PERFORM THIS EFFECT, THE ONLY PREPARATION

YOU NEED IS TO HAVE A SINGLE, STRIKE ANYWHERE

MATCH IN ONE OF YOUR POCKETS, A COMMON

WASHER IN ANOTHER POCKET, AND HAVE A PIECE OF

PAPER AND A PENCIL TO WRITE WITH. FIRST, HAVE

THE SPECTATOR DRAW THE OUTLINE OF YOUR HAND

ON THE PIECE OF PAPER, AND THEN, COMMENTING ON

VOODOO, YOU ASK THE SPECTATOR TO DRAW A FLAME

ON ONE OF THE FINGERS. AS SOON AS YOU SEE WHICH

FINGER THEY’RE DRAWING THE FLAME ON, CASUALLY

REACH IN YOUR POCKET AND PRESS THE TIP OF THAT

SAME FINGER AGAINST THE HOLE OF THE WASHER.

THIS WILL CREATE A TEMPORARY INDENTION THAT

LOOKS LIKE A REAL BLISTER. AS THEY’RE DRAWING

THE FLAME, ACT AS IF YOUR HAND IS BURNING, AND

THEN SHOW THEM THE BLISTER. THEN, WITH THE

OTHER HAND, OBTAIN THE MATCH FROM YOUR

POCKET, AND PUT IT INTO A PALMED POSITION. WITH

THE HAND THAT IS PALMING THE MATCH, REACH OVER

AND TAKE THE PAPER FROM THE SPECTATOR, AND LAY

IT ON THE GROUND. AS YOU DO THIS, SIMPLY PLACE

THE MATCH UNDER THE PAPER, AND TOWARDS THE

END CLOSEST TO YOU. NOW, AS YOU COMMENT ON

H0W VOODOO WORKS “BOTH WAYS” CASUALLY

SCRAPE YOUR SHOE AGAINST THE SECTION OF THE

PAPER THAT HAS THE MATCH UNDER IT, AND TAKE A

STEP BACK. QUICKLY (AS THE PAPER WILL BEGIN TO

BURN SOON), REMOVE A LIGHTER FROM YOUR POCKET

AND ACT AS IF YOU’RE BURNING YOUR HAND. AS

YOU’RE DOING THIS, THE PAPER THAT IS LAYING ON

THE GROUND WILL BEGIN TO BURN TOO! THIS LOOKS

AMAZING!!!

PERFECT COIN BEND

THE MAGICIAN LAYS AN ORDINARY COIN ON THE

FLOOR AND TAKES A FEW STEPS BACK FROM IT. AS HE

CONCENTRATES ON THE COIN, IT IS SEEN TO MOVE,

AND THEN BEND, COMPLETELY OUT OF TOUCH FROM

THE MAGICIAN. THE COIN IS THEN PICKED UP AND

SHOWN TO BE BENT.

TO PERFORM THIS EFFECT, YOU NEED TO OBTAIN A

FAIRLY LONG PIECE OF INVISIBLE THREAD. YOU CAN

GET THIS FROM ANY MAGIC SUPPLIER, OR YOU CAN

MAKE YOUR OWN BY STRIPPING A REGULAR PIECE OF

RIBBON, OR EVEN DENTAL FLOSS. THEN, TAKE A COIN,

AND PUT A SLIGHT BEND IN IT WITH SOME PLIARS.

SLIGHT IS THE KEY HERE, YOU DON’T WANT ANYONE

TO NOTICE THAT IT’S BENT BEFORE IT’S SUPPOSED TO

BE. THEN, WITH SOME MAGICIAN’S WAX (ALSO

AVAILABLE IN ANY MAGIC SUPPLY STORE), ATTATCH

THE THREAD TO ONE END OF THE COIN, AND ATTATCH

THE OTHER END OF THE THREAD TO YOUR SHIRT. TO

CREATE THE ILLUSION THAT THE COIN IS BENDING,

AFTER YOU LAY THE COIN ON THE GROUND AND MOVE

A STEP OR TWO AWAY FROM IT (HOWEVER MUCH

YOUR LENGTH OF THREAD WILL ALLOW), SIMPLY

MOVE YOUR BODY BACK SLIGHTLY, AND THIS WILL

CAUSE THE THREAD TO PULL UP ON THE BENT END OF

THE COIN, MAKING IT APPEAR THAT IT’S BENDING AS

IT’S LAYING THERE! AS SOON AS YOU’VE “BENT” THE

COIN, WALK UP AND GRAB THE COIN, EITHER

BREAKING THE THREAD, OR SLIDING OFF THE WAX

WITH YOUR THUMBNAIL, AND GIVE THE COIN OUT FOR

EXAMINATION.

QUICKSILVER

An examined nail melts over and bends upward at the touch of the

magician…twice!

PREPARATION:

To prepare, all you need to do is buy 2 nails, size doesn’t matter, and take

two pairs of pliers, and put a small (about 25degree) bend about a half inch

from the sharp end of one of them.

PERFORMANCE:

To show that “both” nails are unbent, simply hold the unbent one between

the thumb and first finger of the right hand, and hold the bent one (hiding the

bend) between the first finger and middle finger of the LEFT hand. First,

reach over with your right hand and hand the spectator the nail to examine.

Once they’ve examined it, take it back with the right hand and quickly,

although openly, bring it towards the left hand, and in one fluid motion,

place it between the first finger and thumb of the left hand, and grab the bent

nail with the first and middle fingers of the right hand and this time, hold the

nail in your LEFT hand out to be examined, saying “And now check this

one”. They do not know that they are seeing the same nail twice. After they

have checked “both”, holding the bent nail in the right hand, and the unbent

one in the left, ask the spectator, “Which one do you want to use”. If he

points to the right hand, great, this is what we want. Simply place the

unbent nail on the floor, and continue with the bend. If he points at the left

one, say “Ok, YOU take that one, and I’ll use this one.” Now that you’re

using the bent nail, careful to not flash the bend, bring the nail over and

transfer it to your left hand, holding the bent area between your thumb and

first finger. To the spectator, it looks as if they can see the entire nail, but

you’re really just hiding the bent part with your four fingers and gripping it

with your thumb. Now all you do is, with your right thumb, rub on the nail

near the bend. As you do this, simply relax your fingers, allowing the nail to

droop slowly and slightly. It appears as if it’s really just melting over where

you’re touching it. Now, after you’ve let it melt some, reposition it by

bringing it back up towards the top of the grip of your two fingers. Once it’s

regripped, it’s in position to bend again. Simply repeat the action, or act as

if you’re hitting it with a mysterious invisible force, shooting from your right

hand as you let it droop again this time. Be sure not to let it droop as much

on the second bend as it did on the first, or it will look obvious and bad.

After you have completed the bend, hand the nail out for examination.

ULTIMATE PICTURE DUPLICATION

THE MAGICIAN ASKS THE SPECTATOR TO DRAW ANY

SIMPLE OBJECT ON THE PALM OF HIS HAND WITH A

MARKER, AS THE MAGICIAN STANDS WITH HIS BACK

TURNED, AND DOES THE SAME. THEN, AFTER THE

SPECTATOR HAS CLOSED HIS FIST, THE MAGICIAN

TURNS AROUND AND THEY BOTH OPEN THEIR HANDS

TO SHOW THAT THEY BOTH DREW THE SAME OBJECT!

TO DO THIS, YOU SIMPLY HAVE TO FORCE AN OBJECT

ON YOUR SPECTATOR, AND THEN DRAW THAT OBJECT

ON YOUR OWN HAND. THE OBJECT WE’RE GOING TO

FORCE IS A SAILBOAT. TO FORCE THE SAILBOAT,

INSTRUCT THE SPECTATOR TO “DRAW ANY SIMPLE,

REAL WORLD OBJECT ON YOUR HAND…TRY TO LET

IDEAS SAIL INTO YOUR MIND…KEEP IT SIMPLE

THOUGH…DON’T GO OVERBOARD WITH DETAILS.”

USING THE WORDS “SAIL”, AND “OVERBOARD”

IMPLANTS THE IMAGE OF A SAILBOAT IN THE

SPECTATORS MIND, AND 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES, THIS IS

WHAT HE IS GOING TO DRAW. IF HE DOESN’T DRAW A

SAILBOAT, THE NEXT MOST COMMON OBJECT, FOR

WHATEVER REASON, IS A FLOWER. YOU MIGHT WANT

TO DRAW A FLOWER ON YOUR OTHER HAND, AND KEEP

IT HIDDEN IF THEY SELECT THE BOAT, BUT SHOW IT,

AND NOT THE BOAT, IF THEY DRAW A FLOWER.

ALPHA WAVE PENCIL

A PENCIL IS PLACED IN A GLASS OR CUP, AND

THE MAGICIAN WALKS A FEW STEPS AWAY

FROM IT. THEN, AS HE INSTRUCTS THE

SPECTATORS TO CONCENTRATE ON THE PENCIL,

IT SLOWLY BEGINS TO MOVE. SUDDENLY, THE

PENCIL FLIES OUT OF THE GLASS, AND ONTO THE

TABLE!!!

TO PERFORM THIS EFFECT, SIMPLY HAVE A LONG

PIECE OF INVISIBLE THREAD RUNNING FROM

YOUR SHIRT, TO THE END OF THE PENCIL THAT

YOU WRITE WITH. AS YOU PLACE THE PENCIL

INTO THE GLASS, BE SURE TO PLACE IT WITH THE

END THAT HAS THE LEAD, AND NOT THE END

THAT HAS THE ERASER, TOWARDS THE BOTTOM.

THEN, AFTER YOU’VE WALKED AWAY ENOUGH

SO THE THREAD IS TIGHT BETWEEN YOU AND

THE PENCIL, ANY SLIGHT MOVEMENT OF YOUR

BODY WILL CAUSE THE PENCIL TO BEGIN TO

TWITCH. WHEN YOU WANT THE PENCIL TO JUMP

OUT OF THE GLASS, SIMPLY MAKE A SHARPER

AND LONGER MOVEMENT OF YOUR BODY,

CAUSING THE PENCIL TO FLY OUT OF THE GLASS,

AND ONTO THE TABLE. TO SHOW THE PENCIL AS

NORMAL, EITHER BREAK THE THREAD, OR SLIDE

OFF THE WAX WITH YOUR THUMBNAIL.

THOUGHT STEALER

THE SPECTATOR THINKS OF ANY CARD FROM A DECK

OF CARDS, AND THE MAGICIAN READS HIS MIND AND IS

ABLE TO SEE THE CARD THE SPECTATOR IS THINKING

OF.

TO PERFORM THIS EFFECT, YOU NEED TO MENTALLY

FORCE A CARD ON A SPECTATOR. THE WAY TO DO THIS

IS, INSTEAD OF JUST ASKING A SPECTATOR TO THINK

OF ANY CARD, FIRST ASK HIM TO THINK OF A NUMBER

BETWEEN ONE AND TEN. ALMOST ALL OF THE TIME, HE

WILL THINK OF THE NUMBER SEVEN. THEN, YOU TELL

HIM TO THINK OF A SUIT FOR THAT NUMBER, BUT TELL

HIM “NOTHING OBVIOUS THOUGH…SOMETHING I

COULD NEVER GUESS.” THIS WILL FORCE HIM TO

CHOOSE THE CLUBS, AS ALMOST EVERYONE SEES

HEARTS AND DIAMONDS AS BLATENTLY OBVIOUS, AND

THEN THE SPADES AS THE NEXT MOST OBVIOUS,

PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE POPULARITY OF THE ACE

OF SPADES. THE CARD YOUR SPECTATOR WILL THINK

OF IS THE 7 OF CLUBS. THE SECOND MOST COMMON IS

THE 7 OF SPADES. THIRD AND FORTH MOST COMMON

ARE THE 4 OF CLUBS, AND THEN THE 4 OF SPADES.

BEFORE YOU TELL THE SPECTATOR THE CARD THEY’RE

THINKING OF, SAY “IT’S KIND OF HIGH, RIGHT?” IF

THEIR CARD IS A 7, THEY WILL SAY YES, AND IF IT’S A 4

THEY’LL SAY NO. THIS TRICK WORKS ABOUT 90% OF

THE TIME, BUT DON’T LET THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF

FAILURE KEEP YOU FROM PERFORMING IT. WHEN IT

GOES RIGHT, AND IT USUALLY DOES, THIS TRICK IS AN

ABSOLUTE KILLER!

PALM SIGHT

Description: The magician asks a spectator to name the first letter of someone’s

name who is close to him. The magician then tells the spectator to grab the

magician’s hand, and to squeeze it tightly as he concentrates on his letter. The

magician then instructs the spectator to release his hand. As the spectator stares at

the red marks left on the magician’s hand, the marks slowly begin to morph into the

letter the spectator was thinking of.

Performance: After you ask them to name the first letter of someone’s name

close to them, casually scratch that letter into the palm of your left hand with your

right first finger nail. Look them directly in the eyes as you do this, as to create

some misdirection for the move. As they’re thinking of their letter, instruct them to

squeeze your wrist and then, after a few seconds go by, to let go. The red marks

they leave after letting go of your wrist will perfectly cover up the number you

scratched into your wrist before the effect began. As the red marks fade, the

number you scratched will remain. This effect is all about presentation. Make sure

you present it seriously, and actually try to believe that what you’re doing is “REAL

MAGIC”. As a note, this effect also goes incredibly well with a card force or forcing

the number 7. Simply scratch the name of the card into your hand that you plan on

forcing or the 7 before the effect.

HEART RIPPER

Description: The magician stands behind his assistant and proceeds to shove his

hand through the assistant’s stomach, jerking out the assistants organs in the

process. The magician then pulls his hand out of the assistant’s stomach, revealing

it with no wounds or marks of any kind.

Preparation: Find an assistant who is wearing a button up shirt, and, preferably,

a jacket over top of it. Un-tuck the back of the spectator’s shirt, and unbutton the

second to last button. Have a fake plastic organ (heart, liver, kidney…etc.) that you

can buy from any novelty shop, and tuck it into the pack part of the assistants pants.

Performance: Stand behind your assistant that you want to shove your hand

through. Stand with the center of your body aligned with their left shoulder. Bend

down until your chin is about the same height as their shoulder. As you’re

positioning them and telling them where to stand, lightly push on their back so that

they bend down slightly. As misdirection for the following move, look the spectators

standing in front of you and your assistant directly in the eyes, and say something.

Anything. It doesn’t matter what you say, as long as you get their attention off of

what you’re doing. With this misdirection, grab the organ into your hand, slide

your right hand up the back of their shirt, and curl it around the side and to the

front, keeping contact with their body the entire time. Done properly, the spectators

won’t be able to tell that your hand is in their shirt. When you want to shove your

hand through them, act as if you’re violently pushing on their body, and then push

your hand through the slit where you unbuttoned their shirt. Open your fingers as

wide as you can, as this takes up space and helps with the illusion. Do this for just a

second, and then with your left hand, reach up and cover your right hand (the one

you just stuck through their body). Under the cover of your left hand pretending to

push your right hand back through their body, slide your right arm back and place

it behind the assistant. With a violent jerk, pretend to yank your arm back through

them, and then lift up their shirt a little bit to show that they are unharmed.

LIVE!

The spectator points to any place on his own shirt, and live insects begin to

crawl out of it!!!

To perform this effect, you need two things. A thumb tip, and some

bugs. The thumb tip you can get cheaply from any magic supplier. The

bugs, however, you’re on your own. A good place to find some bugs is if

you go out and turn up some stones near grassy areas. Once you have 3

or 4 (or 10!) bugs (nonpoisonous, please), simply place them in your

thumb tip, and put your thumb tip on your thumb. You want to be

careful not to have your thumb tip on too long, or the bugs will die from

a lack of oxygen. Also, don’t push your thumb all the way down, just

far enough so the bugs have some room to move around. Now, ask any

spectator to point to a place on his shirt, and when he does, quickly push

your thumb tip into the shirt, and pull your hand out (leaving the

thumb tip loaded inside the shirt). This makes it appear as if you’ve

just poked a small indention into their shirt. Soon, bugs will start

crawling out, and they will be in for the shock of their lives!!!

SHADOW TOUCH

THE MAGICIAN’S SHADOW IS ABLE TO MOVE SMALL OBJECTS

ON THE GROUND ALL BY ITSSELF!!!

TO DO THIS EFFECT, ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS GET (OR

MAKE) SOME INVISIBLE THREAD. ONCE YOU HAVE A PIECE,

ABOUT 3 ½ FEET LONG, ATTATCH ONE END TO YOUR SHIRT

WITH SOME MAGICIAN’S WAX, AND THE OTHER TO ANY

SMALL OBJECT (NO BIGGER THAN A COIN) ON THE FLOOR.

THEN, YOU’LL FIND IT AMAZING HOW EASY IT IS TO MAKE

IT APPEAR AS IF YOUR SHADOW IS MOVING OBJECTS.

SIMPLY, MAKE A PINCHING MOTION WITH YOUR FINGERS

(THE ONES CASTING A SHADOW), AS YOU SLIDE YOUR BODY

BACK VERY SLIGHTLY AND SLOWLY. WITH ENOUGH

PRACTICE, IT WILL REALLY LOOK LIKE YOU CAN MOVE

THINGS WITH THE TOUCH OF YOUR SHADOW.

CHAINED

***WARNING*** THIS EFFECT IS EXTREMELY

DANGEROUS. DO NOT PERFORM IT! PERFORMING THIS

EFFECT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY, OR EVEN

DEATH. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURIES

RESULTING FROM THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS EFFECT.

A CHAIN PASSES THROUGH THE MAGICIAN’S NECK,

LEAVING HIM UNHARMED.

TO PERFORM THIS EFFECT, ALL YOU NEED IS A NORMAL CHAIN,

ABOUT 10 FEET LONG, AND A SMALL RARE EARTH MAGNET.

SECRETLY ATTATCH THE MAGNET TO THE MIDDLE OF THE

CHAIN AFTER IT HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND SHOWN TO BE

SOLID. THEN, DRAPE THE TWO ENDS OVER YOUR SHOLDERS

AND TO THE BACK, AS IF YOU’RE ABOUT TO TIE THE CHAIN

AROUND YOUR NECK. PRETEND THAT YOU’RE TYING IT

AROUND YOUR NECK, BUT REALLY JUST ALLOW THE MAGN ET

TO CLIP ONE SIDE OF THE CHAIN TO THE OTHER, AND THEN

DRAPE EACH END BACK OVER EACH SHOULDER. THIS LOOKS

AS IF THE CHAIN IS REALLY WRAPPED AROUND YOUR NECK,

BUT IF YOU PULL IT FORWARD SLIGHTLY, THE MAGNET WILL

UNSNAP, AND YOU WILL BE SAFE.

SURGERY

THE MAGICIAN SWALLOWS A QUARTER, AND THEN VISUALLY

TEARS IT OUT FROM THE SKIN OF HIS OWN STOMACH!

TO PERFORM THIS EFFECT, YOU WILL NEED TWO

DUPLICATE QUARTERS, AND SOME LIQUID LATEX. PLACE

ONE QUARTER UP AGAINST YOUR STOMACH (SLIGHTLY

BELOW YOUR BELLY BUTTON) AND COVER IT WITH LIQUID

LATEX. AFTER THE LATEX HAS DRIED, AND TRAPPED THE

QUARTER UP AGAINST YOUR STOMACH, GET SOME

CONCEALER, AND TRY YOUR BEST TO MATCH THE COLOR

OF THE LATEX TO THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN. IT DOESN’T

HAVE TO BE EXACT, BUT THE CLOSER, THE BETTER. THEN,

YOU’RE READY TO PERFORM. SIMPLY PLACE THE

DUPLICATE QUARTER INTO YOUR MOUTH AND PRETEND

(DON’T ACTUALLY DO IT!!!) TO SWALLOW IT. SHOW YOUR

HANDS EMPTY, AND THEM BEGIN TO FEEL AROUND ON

YOUR STOMACH AS IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING.

STOP RIGHT ABOVE WHERE THE QUARTER IS. BEGIN TO

TUG AT THE QUARTER UNTIL IT RIPS OUT OF THE LATX.

DONE RIGHT, THIS LOOKS LIKE YOU RIPPED THE QUARTER

FROM INSIDE YOUR OWN STOMACH!!!

Thank you so much for purchasing this ebook! If you have difficulty

understanding any of the effects, please feel free to contact me. Thanks

again!