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Gary Dickson · Guest

Hi everyone

I came up with this a while ago. As far as I'm aware it is original, although I could be wrong. Anyway, I hope you find it useful.

Spreading the pack from the left to the right hand invite the participant to touch a card. Outjog this card halfway. Reassemble the pack leaving the card outjogged. Raise the pack so the participant can see the card. Lower the pack. Push the card into the pack on the left corner so that the card ends up at an angle to the rest of the pack (think Mike's Move in DPB or the Tamariz Perpendicular Control as detailed in Mnemonica and Sonata).

The left index finger (the one next to the thumb!) contacts the outer right corner of the selected card and swings it to the right. Move the left hand away. The outjogged card is concealed by the right hand which holds the pack in a sort of biddle grip.

The right hand twists so that the thumb is on top, fingers on bottom, face card facing left and the back of the pack facing to the right. If you look down you can see the index.

The left hand takes the pack on the long sides, pushing the selected card flush and rotating the pack so it ends up in mechanics grip. The whole operation, from pushing the card in to resting the pack in the left hand should take no more than a couple of seconds.

The move is slightly angle sensitive. You don't want anyone on your immediate left and you don't need the card outjogged that much.

Try it out. I hope you like it.

Best wishes
Gary

Michael Kras · Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:47 pm Post subject:

Very nice idea Mr. Dickson! Sounds very useable and deceptive. My knowledge of peeks is limited so I am unsure of whether yours is original or not. To my knowledge, it is.
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LIVR · Joined: 29 Aug 2008 Posts: 52 Location: Ontario

Erdnase, Legerdemain section, "To Get Sight of Selected Card"

I think turning the pack is a Vernon idea based on Leipzig's twirl cut.

You'll find the Erdnase method of pushing the card through at an angle much more deceptive than using the left first finger.

Gary Dickson · Guest

Don't have Erdnase. Would that be Expert at the Card Table?

LIVR · Joined: 29 Aug 2008 Posts: 52 Location: Ontario

Get it. It's in the public domain and available free online from a number of sources.

Ben Train · Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 268

LIVR is correct- it is DIRECTLY from Erdnase (shouldn't come as a surprise- it's the source that gave us the DPS, and as seen by the pass work he CLEARLY spent a lot of time thinking and experimenting with the different tools in the book...)

But, on a positive note, any time you recreate something from Erdnase you are on the right track!

Ben
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LIVR, are you Andru?

Michael Kras · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:49 am Post subject:

Erdnase... you'd think it is thousands of pages long if you don't physically own a copy!

If I had to choose between creating a mediocre effect that is new in method, or creating something awesome that's already been done before, I'd choose the latter. Like Ben said, it lets you know you're on the right track and thinking creatively!
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LIVR · Joined: 29 Aug 2008 Posts: 52 Location: Ontario

Or you could take the unspoken third option. Try to learn some magic instead of obsessing over creating new magic. It's not quantity, it's quality.

There are six essentials to card magic. If you can do all of them well, you can outclass 99.9% of magicians in the world.

If anyone can get all six, I'll send them a free copy of a little-known commentary on Erdnase - post paid.

Ben Train · Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 268

LIVR · Joined: 29 Aug 2008 Posts: 52 Location: Ontario

techniques... essential techniques