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    Thought of Card to sealed Deck

    It sounds like a great effect, but its a bit hard to judge how original it is from that description. As you say, the force you use is not original, neither is the idea of getting a card into an apparently sealed deck. So, your only claim to originality is your method for getting the card into...
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    Oneliner about a Signature

    "And just write your bank account number, your PIN and your mother's maiden name underneath and I'll be on my way." "Thanks, this is going to make me a fortune on eBay...you are Tom Cruise aren't you?" "Great, so your name is...er...apparently your name is some kind of abstract doodle. OK...
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    Real Magic

    Just to be clear, I very carefully said "magic", rather than "magick" when discusing an ambitious card routine. Will people think it's the work of gods, spirits or my ethereal self when the card jumps to the top? No, certainly not. However, could it be seen as a moment of real wonder, a moment...
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    Real Magic

    My previous comment stands. Allow me to expand. Imagine you've selected and signed a playing card. You know it's the only one like it in the world. Then you see me put that signed card into the middle of the deck. And I mean genuinely. You weren't misdirected, there were no switches, it's...
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    Real Magic

    I think maybe you're looking at this the wrong way. You can't buy the qualities that turn a trick into real magic. You might buy an explanation of an ingenious, deceptive method or a clever gimmick but it will only transcend trickery and become magic in performance.
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    Cards in the Hands of the Spectator

    There can sometimes be something that you're doing with your facial expression or body language which signals that there's something suspicious about the card. So, do your best to genuinely not care whether they turn it over or not. If you relax, and turn your own attention to something else...
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    Losing motivation

    Do you perform anywhere?
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    best double lift?

    Amen. Non-magicians (in general) handle cards clumsily. Unless we're going to pretend we've never picked up a deck in our lives (which seems unlikely, given that we've chosen to perform with cards), it's completely natural that our card handling would be a bit more elegant than the average...
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    Best Card Reveal

    It depends what the effect is. A force and revelation can be interpreted in many different ways. It could be a prediction, a transposition, mind reading, a display of card control or many other things. When you know what the story is that you want to tell, then the best choice of revelation will...
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    L Cuts

    Yes. The Encyclopedia of Playing Card Flourishes by Jerry Cestkowski or the World XCM Champions Volume 1 DVD.
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    The Code: ACAAN?

    Just out of interest JB, you said it fooled you "in the moment". Does that mean that, now, you know how Lu Chen's ACAAN works?
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    One Card Roll

    It certainly doesn't belong to Dan and Dave. The first reference that I know to it is as the "Card Twirl" in Jerry Cestkowski's Encyclopedia of Playing Card Flourishes in 2002. My instinct would be that it's a public domain idea, given that it's essentially a basic pen-spinning move, the "Finger...
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    Need Advice - Beginner Practice Repertoire

    PrinceJammy, that seems like a bit of a disparate list. What's the end goal? To be a close-up performer, stage card manipulator, cardist or to master "the whole calender of sleights" as Erdnase would say? If you want to do close-up card magic, I'd say you could add a top palm, the top change...
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    anyone know this trick's name?

    Definitely worth the money, but, in my opinion, not a good starting place. Get your foundations rock solid first, then move on to things like Freeform Mentalism. You have to remember that when you're doing mentalism, you're supposed to be doing something real. If you're not sure how you're going...
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    anyone know this trick's name?

    Tricks of the Mind is essentially a book for laypeople giving a brief overview of the type of techniques Derren uses, but it's a well-written, engaging book which I'd recommend if you're just starting to dip your toe into the murky waters of mentalism. The Devil's Picturebook provides a bridge...
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    anyone know this trick's name?

    OK. If you really want to get into mentalism, then you will want to read 13 Steps, as well as Annemann's Practical Mental Effects and 202 Methods of Forcing. Knowledge of the principles in these books are usually considered as prerequisites for any serious mentalism. Even if you don't actually...
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    anyone know this trick's name?

    I would say that to get the most out of Peter Turner's work you need to have a pretty strong grasp of mentalism basics and a fairly well-developed performance persona. If you don't, then I think you'll find some of his effects disappointing. His innovations are more in the realm of subtlety than...
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    anyone know this trick's name?

    Yes, that's you, but this forum is open and public. Anyone can read it. It's a slightly different case if you're having a private conversation.
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    anyone know this trick's name?

    You've just illustrated one very good reason why exposure isn't allowed on the forums, and not encouraged by the magic community in general. It can reduce the magic-ness of magic. You believe in telepathy and clairvoyance (so do I, by the way, so please don't read any mockery into what I'm...
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    anyone know this trick's name?

    Isaac, I'd say that's bordering on exposure, so perhaps you'd like to consider whether you'd like to edit that post.
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