Fresno magic club

Step One in Corinda’s Series: “Thirteen Steps to Mentalism”

The “Swami Gimmick”

Part One – Types

• The Swami Gimmick Writer (p. 4)

• The Undernail Writer (p. 4)

• The “C” Type Writer (p. 4)

• The Band Writer (p. 5)

• The Overnail Writer (p. 5)

• The “Boon” Stick On Writer (p. 5)

• The Thumbtip Writer (p. 6)

• The Colour Writer (p. 11)

• The Ball Pen Ink Writer (p. 11)

• The Liquid Ink Writer (p. 11)

• The Stylus Writer (p. 12)

• The White Swami Writer (p. 22)

• The Machined Tip Writer (p. 5)

• The Toe Writer (p. 5)

• Different Types of Writers (p. 3)

• Conclusion (p. 16)

Part Two – Technique

• How To Use Your Swami Gimmick (p. 6)

• Getting the Gimmick Into Position (p. 6)

• Holdouts (p. 7)

• Getting the Gimmick Off (p. 7)

• How To Handle the Swami when On (p. 8)

• What To Write On the Card (p. 8)

• Holding the Card Before Writing (p. 8)

• Holding the Card When and After (p. 8)

• The Technique of Writing (p. 10)

• The Style of Writing and What To Do (p. 10)

• Use of Different Colours (p. 11)

• The Window Envelope (p. 12)

• The Carbon Impression Technique (p. 12)

• The Ink Writer (p. 13)

• Preparation of a Prediction (p. 13)

• The Fingernail (p. 14)

• Other Ways To Hold the Card (p. 14)

• The Visible Pencil (p. 15)

• Modesty and Mentalism (p. 16)

• Conclusion (p. 16)

• Publicity Stunts (p. 12)

• Writing in a Glass Tumbler (p. 21)

• Burling Hull’s Penny (p. 17)

• The Selotape Pencil (p. 15)

• The N.C.R. Impression Envelope (p. 12)

• The Colour Index (p. 11)

• Misdirection (p. 10)

• The Magnetic Holdout (p. 7)

Part Three – Tricks

• No. 1. The Spectator as a Telepathist (p. 17)

• No. 2. Transmitting a Name (p. 17)

• No. 3. The Date on a Coin (p. 17)

• No. 4. Straight to the Point (p. 18)

• No. 5. A Stage Trick (p. 18)

• No. 6. Around the World (p. 18)

• No. 7. A Card Trick (p. 19)

• No. 8. Living and Dead (p. 19)

• No. 9. A Close Up Quickie (p. 19)

• No. 10. Two Person Telepathy (p. 19)

• No. 11. A Mediumistic Effect (p. 20)

• No. 12. Time and Space (p. 20)

• No. 13. The Card in Glass (p. 21)

• No. 14. The Week Ahead Prediction (p. 21)

• No. 15. Another Publicity Stunt (p. 22)

• No. 16. The Seven Chairs (p. 22)

• No. 17. Any Date of the Year (p. 22)

• No. 18. The White Swami (p. 22)

• No. 19. The Sex Detector (p. 23)

• No. 20. Headline Predictions (p. 23)

• No. 21. Topical Effects (p. 23)

• No. 22. A Newspaper Test (p. 23)

• No. 23. Dartboard Prediction (p. 24)

• No. 24. Matches and Cigarettes (p. 24)

Step Two in Corinda’s Series

Pencil, Lip, Sound, Touch and Muscle Reading

Part One – Pencil Reading

• Introduction to P.R. (p. 28)

• Favourable Conditions (p. 29)

• Unfavourable Conditions (p. 29)

• Safety Checks (p. 31)

• Pencil Reading Words (p. 32)

• Pencil Reading Positions (p. 33)

• Tricks by Pencil Reading (p. 33)

• Technique of Pencil Reading (p. 29)

• The Correct Pencil to Use (p. 30)

• The Correct Card to Use (p. 31)

• Distance When Performing (p. 31)

• Pencil Reading Numbers (p. 32)

• Summary on Pencil Reading (p. 33)

• Confining the Subject (p. 34)

Part Two – Lip Reading

• Introduction to Lip Reading (p. 35)

• The Whispering Buddha (p. 37)

• Lip Reading Card Trick (p. 35)

• Reconstructed Evidence (p. 36)

Part Three – Sound Reading

• Introduction to Sound Reading (p. 38)

• Sound Reading Designs (p. 39)

• Sound Reading Numbers (p. 39)

• Tapping Card Location (p. 41)

• Paranormal Precognition (p. 41)

• Clean Cut Card Trick (p. 42)

• Sound Reading of Writing (p. 39)

• Archie Byford L. & D. Test (p. 40)

• Clicking Boxes (p. 40)

• Sound Reading a Spinning Coin (p. 40)

• A Pocket Trick. Weighted Pencils (p. 42)

Part Four – Touch Reading

• Introduction to Touch Reading (p. 42)

• Just Chance (Impromptu) (p. 43)

• Marked Playing Cards (p. 45)

• Colour Conscious (p. 47)

• The Use of Sugar and Beads (p. 48)

• Bead Index in Envelopes (p. 49)

• Sujan Location (p. 43)

• The Use of Salt in an Envelope (p. 43)

• Psychic Sorting (Ghost Deck) (p. 45)

• Version of The Princess Card Trick (p. 48)

• Seven Keys to Baldpate (p. 49)

• One Ahead Systems Marking Envelope (p. 49)

Part Five – Muscle Reading

• Introduction to Muscle Reading (p. 50)

• Types of Subjects (p. 51)

• Advanced Forms of Contact Mind Reading (p. 52)

• Action With Objects (p. 52)

• The Blindfold (p. 53)

• The Blackboard Test (p. 54)

• How to Do it (p. 50)

• Special Features of Presentation (p. 51)

• The Copper Wire Contact (p. 52)

• When to Use Muscle Reading (p. 53)

• Hellstromism (p. 53)

• Conclusion (p. 54)

Step Three in Corinda’s Series

Mnemonics and Mental Systems

• Introduction to Mnemonics (p. 59)

• The Amazing Memory Test (p. 61)

• Application of the Amazing Memory System (p. 62)

• Quick Calculations (p. 63)

– Squaring (p. 63)

– Extraction of Square Roots (p. 64)

– Cubing (p. 64)

– Extraction of Cube Roots (p. 65)

• The Magic Square (p. 65)

• The Knight’s Tour (p. 67)

• Chess Trickery (p. 68)

– The Foolproof System at Chess (p. 68)

– To Play Unlimited Games At Once (p. 69)

– The Mate in One Problem (p. 70)

• A Day for Any Date (p. 71)

– Summary of the Day For Any Date System (p. 72)

– Performance of the Day For Any Date Effect (p. 72)

• Simple Card Systems (p. 73)

– The Stacked Deck (Eight Kings) (p. 73)

– Tricks Using the Eight Kings Stacked Deck (p. 75)

– Si Stebbins (p. 76)

– The Fourteen/Fifteen Set Up (p. 76)

– The Odd and Even Set Up (p. 76)

– The Black and Red Set Up (p. 76)

• The Mnemonic Number Code (p. 77)

• Application of the Mnemonic Number Code (p. 78)

• Corinda’s “Fourteenth Book Test” (p. 79)

• The Photographic Memory (p. 80)

Step Four in Corinda’s Series

Predictions

Part One – Introduction

• Introduction to Predictions (p. 85)

• The Value & Nature of Predictions (p. 85)

Part Two – Technique

• The Billet Pencil (p. 86)

• Billet in Test Tube (p. 86)

• The “S” Rolled Billet (p. 87)

• Billet Knife—Sackville (p. 88)

• The Pocket Index for Cards (p. 88)

• Q.5 Pocket Index (p. 90)

• Cigarette Packet Pellet Index (p. 93)

• The Swami Gimmick (p. 95)

• The Switch of a Pack of Cards (p. 96)

• The Prediction Chest (p. 98)

• The Nest of Envelopes (p. 99)

• Summary of Technique (p. 100)

• Headline Predictions (p. 85)

• The Zig-zag Fold Billet (p. 86)

• Billet Knife—Dr. Jaks (p. 87)

• The Impromptu Billet Knife (p. 88)

• Standard Pocket Index (p. 90)

• The Billet Index (p. 92)

• The Body Index (p. 95)

• The Switch & The Force (p. 95)

• Bare Hand Envelope Switch (p. 97)

• The Carbon Prediction Envelope (p. 98)

• Stooges (p. 99)

• Timing, Misdirection & Patter (p. 100)

Part Three – Predictions for the Stage

• (1) A Million to One (p. 101)

• (2) “Quadruplication” (p. 103)

• (3) “De Profundis” (p. 105)

• (4) The £75,000 Test (p. 107)

• (5) “Astronomical” (p. 109)

• (6) The Mentalist Four Ace Trick (p. 111)

• (7) Mentalists Card in Balloon (p. 113)

• (8) “Psi Function” (p. 114)

Part Four – Predictions for the Drawing Room

• (9) Predictions with a Swami (p. 114)

• (10) “Mind over Matter” (p. 114)

• (11) My Word! (p. 115)

• (12) The Third Choice (p. 116)

• (13) The Lottery Routine (p. 117)

• (14) The Prophesy (p. 119)

• (15) The Informative Joker (p. 120)

• (16) Double-Impact Prediction (p. 120)

• (17) The Matchbox Mystery (p. 121)

• (18) The Mystery of the Chest (p. 121)

• (19) “X—Marks the Spot” (p. 122)

• (20) “Nicely Suited” (p. 122)

Step Five in Corinda’s Series

Blindfolds and X-Ray Eyes

Part One – Types

• Introduction (p. 129)

• (1) The Unfaked Mask (p. 129)

• (2) Reverse Crease Blindfold (p. 130)

• (3) The Felt Mask—Faked (p. 131)

• (4) The Folded Silk Blindfold (p. 131)

• (5) The Bag Blindfold (p. 132)

• (6) Sheet or Blanket Cover (p. 133)

• (7) The Bucket (p. 134)

• (8) Cotton Wool, Dough, etc. (p. 134)

• (9) Summary (p. 134)

Part Two – Technique

• (1) Downward Glimpse (p. 135)

• (2) One Ahead System (p. 136)

• (3) The Magnetic Blindfold (p. 136)

• (4) The Stacked Deck (p. 137)

• (5) Marked Cards (p. 137)

• (6) Annemann’s One Way Deck (p. 137)

• (7) Mirrors (p. 138)

• (8) Reflectors and Shiners (p. 138)

• (9) Self-Working Effects (p. 139)

• (10) Prior Observation (p. 139)

• (11) Memory Systems (p. 141)

• (12) Patter and Movement (p. 141)

Part Three – Tricks

• “Sightless Vision”. A Complete Blindfold Routine by J. L. Elman (p. 143)

• (1) Physical Research versus Mentalism (p. 146)

• (2) Mental Masterpiece—Fogel (p. 147)

• (3) X-Ray Eyes. Corinda (p. 148)

• (4) A Gem of Mental Magic (p. 149)

• (5) The Bartender’s Nightmare (p. 150)

• (6) Blindfold Drive Reference (p. 150)

• (7) Corinda’s “Money Box” (p. 150)

• (8) “Evidence” by Corinda (p. 154)

• (9) Card Stab. Hans Trixer (p. 155)

• (10) Blindfold Noughts and Crosses (p. 155)

• (11) The Blackboard Test (p. 157)

• (12) The Three Cards. Corinda (p. 157)

Step Six in Corinda’s Series

Billets

Part One – Technique

• Introduction (p. 165)

• The Centre Tear (Corinda) (p. 166)

• Centre Tear (One Hand) (p. 171)

• Centre Tear Preparation (p. 174)

• Billet Switch (Bare Hand) (p. 175)

• Billet Switch by Lapping (p. 178)

• Billet Switch (Corinda Pull) (p. 178)

• Billet Switch (Henley) (p. 182)

• Billet Stands (p. 185)

• Use of a Crystal Ball (p. 186)

• Simple Rules to Follow (p. 166)

• The Centre Tear (Punx) (p. 171)

• Centre Tear (Backward Variation) (p. 173)

• Centre Tear (Reading the Billet) (p. 175)

• Billet Switch (Annemann) (p. 176)

• Billet Switch (Magnetic Clip) (p. 178)

• Billet Switch (Dexter’s Matchbox) (p. 180)

• Marking of Billets (p. 185)

• Star Trap Billet Switch (Mason) (p. 181)

• Summary of Billet Switching (p. 184)

Part Two – Tricks and Routines

• “The Crystal Locket”, A Routine by Dr. Stanley Jaks (p. 187)

• “Three Little Questions” by Corinda (p. 189)

• “It’s a Record!” by Corinda (p. 191)

• “Presenting the Living and Dead” by Corinda (p. 192)

• “Great Minds Think Alike” by Punx (p. 192)

• “The Flames of Zor”… by Chemical Reaction! (p. 194)

• “A Card and Billet Routine” by Corinda and Fogel (p. 195)

• “Inexplicable” by Al Koran (p. 195)

• “Complete Routine for The Centre Tear”. Corinda (p. 166)

Step Seven in Corinda’s Series

Book Tests and Fogel Interview

• Introduction (p. 201)

• “Zarkamorta II” (The Ceremony of Reincarnation) (p. 201)

• A Classic Swindle—Magazine Test (p. 206)

• Impromptu Book Test Simplified (p. 208)

• A Lesson in Mentalism (p. 209)

• The Crossword Puzzle (p. 211)

• Novel Revelation of a Word (p. 212)

• Tele-directory Test (p. 213)

• Ultra-modern Mentalism (p. 215)

• The Clip Book by Vivian St. John (p. 218)

• The Missing Link (p. 219)

• Summary of Book Tests (p. 220)

Supplement

• “An Interview with Fogel” (p. 222)

Step Eight in Corinda’s Series

Two Person Telepathy

Part One – Major Systems

• Introduction (p. 237)

• The Code Act—Verbal (p. 238)

• Complete Verbal Code System (p. 238)

• Telepathy for Two. Wal. Taylor (p. 240)

• Sub-miniature Radio Equipment (p. 250)

• Electrical Communicator Unit (p. 252)

• Improved Light Communicator (p. 252)

• Coding with a Light Communicator (p. 255)

• Radio-controlled Pulse Unit (p. 257)

• Action Signals (p. 257)

• Sound Reading (p. 258)

• Conclusion to the Major Systems (p. 258)

Part Two – Minor Systems

• Pre-arranged List of Objects (p. 259)

• Pre-arranged List of Numbers (p. 259)

• Playing Cards in Pre-arranged Order (p. 259)

• Time Code Systems (p. 260)

• Positional Codes (p. 266)

• Graph or Chart Codes (p. 267)

• White Elastic Indicator (p. 268)

• Conclusion to the Minor Systems (p. 269)

Part Three – Routines

• The Lady is a Mindreader (p. 263)

• Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (p. 263)

• All in Order (p. 265)

• Effects in Other Steps. Ref. (p. 266)

• Misdirectional Womentalism (p. 266)

• Wrist Watch Code Trick (p. 267)

• The Third Man (p. 268)

• Musical Mindreading (p. 269)

Step Nine in Corinda’s Series

Mediumistic Stunts

Part One – Technique

• Introduction (p. 275)

• Establishing ‘Atmosphere’ (p. 277)

• Reference to Effects in Other Steps (p. 278)

• Mediumistic Patter (p. 276)

• The Stage Medium (p. 278)

• Bibliography (p. 279)

Part Two – Physical Phenomena

• (1) Spirit Writing (p. 280)

• (2) Spooky Stunts for Blackout (p. 281)

• (3) Astral Signs (p. 281)

• (4) The Spirit Hand (p. 281)

• (5) Cardboard Skeletons (p. 281)

• (6) Fire Balls (p. 281)

• (7) “It” (p. 281)

• (8) Ectoplasm (p. 282)

• (9) Apports (p. 282)

• (10) Spirit Lights (p. 283)

• (11) The Icy Hand (p. 283)

• (12) Message in Mid-air (p. 283)

• (13) The Spirit Candles (p. 283)

• (14) The Waistcoat Escape (p. 284)

• (15) Stage Spirit Cabinet Routine (p. 286)

• (16) “Telekinecards” by Punx (p. 288)

• (17) Palladino Table Lifting (p. 289)

• (18) Arm Hook Table Lift (p. 291)

• (19) Waist Hook Table Lift (p. 291)

• (20) The Haunted Ball (p. 292)

• (21) The Spirit Guide (p. 293)

• (22) The Dead Hand Writes (p. 293)

• (23) Corinda’s “Ghost Walk” (p. 294)

• (24) Spirit Moulding (p. 295)

Part Three – Mental Phenomena

• (25) “Phoney Business” (p. 296)

• (26) “Yes-No” Slate Gag (p. 298)

• (27) “Cryptopsychism” (p. 298)

• (28) The Ouija Board (p. 299)

• (29) Spirit Writing on Slate (p. 299)

• (30) “Strike A Light!” by Punx. (p. 300)

Step Ten in Corinda’s Series

Card Tricks

• Introduction (p. 307)

• “Photo-Memory” by Hans Trixer (p. 308)

• “Incredible Slate Test”, by Corinda (p. 309)

• “The Million Dollar Test”, by J. G. Reed (p. 312)

• “Birthday Card Trick”, by Jack Avis (p. 312)

• “E.S.P. Test”, by J. G. Reed (p. 313)

• “The Trio”, by Sidney Lawrence (p. 314)

• Two Minds—A Single Thought (p. 314)

• Before Your Very Eyes (p. 314)

• Gamma Location (p. 315)

• “Beyond the Veil”, by Patrick Page (p. 316)

• “Card Exchange”, by Terry Guyatt (p. 317)

• “Blind Coincidence”, by Michael Mence (p. 318)

• “Mental Card Trick”, by Terry Guyatt (p. 318)

• “Two of a Kind”, by Terry Guyatt (p. 319)

• “Birds of a Feather”, by Corinda (p. 320)

• “Telegnosis”, by Corvelo (Holland) (p. 323)

• The Red Card Prediction (p. 326)

• “Across the Void”, by Paul Marcus (New Zealand) (p. 327)

• Back to Back (p. 329)

• Concimental, by E. R. Thornton (p. 330)

• Reference to Effects in Other Steps (p. 332)

Step Eleven in Corinda’s Series

Question and Answer (Readings)

• Introduction (p. 339)

• Table of Probabilities (p. 355)

Part One

• Dealing with Questions Known (p. 343)

• Reference to Technique in Other Steps (p. 344)

• Light (p. 344)

• The Clip Board (p. 345)

• Stooges and Plants (p. 346)

• How to Convey Information (p. 348)

• Pencilled Slate (p. 348)

• Cigarette Holder (p. 349)

• Watchface (p. 349)

• Other Methods to Convey Information (p. 349)

• Answering Questions that are Known (p. 350)

• Answering Questions from Platform (p. 351)

• The Use of Inference (p. 352)

• Summary, Private Readings (p. 355)

• How to Get Information (p. 344)

• Alcohol and Chemicals (p. 344)

• The Window Envelope (p. 345)

• The Record Card (p. 346)

• Switching of Envelopes (p. 347)

• Hand Rollers (p. 348)

• The Thumbnail (p. 349)

• Roller on Microphone (p. 349)

• Cuff (p. 349)

• Selection of Questions to Use (p. 349)

• Use of Flattery (p. 350)

• Sure Fire Predictions (p. 352)

• Catch Questions (p. 354)

• Summary Platform Readings (p. 355)

Part Two

• Dealing with Questions Unknown (p. 356)

• Observation of Detail (p. 357)

• Putting Two and Two Together (p. 357)

• The Importance of Timing (p. 359)

• Objectives of Cold Reading (p. 357)

• Use of the Voice (p. 358)

• Misdirecting Attention by Talk (p. 359)

• Conclusion (p. 359)

Step Twelve in Corinda’s Series

Publicity Stunts

Part One

• Introduction (p. 367)

• Creating a Demand (p. 369)

• Personal Advertising (p. 371)

• The Brochure (p. 372)

• Headed Paper (p. 375)

• The Law of Supply and Demand (p. 368)

• Personal Publicity (p. 371)

• Visiting Cards (p. 372)

• Photographs (p. 375)

• Publicity Campaign (p. 375)

Part Two

• Publicity Stunts (p. 376)

• Radio Prediction (p. 377)

• Personal Column Stunt (p. 378)

• Registered Letter Stunt (p. 379)

• Bullet Catching Stunt (p. 379)

• Personal Publicity of Hafler (p. 380)

• Visiting Card Gimmick (p. 382)

• The Haunted House Stunt (p. 382)

• Challenge Seance Stunt (p. 383)

• Headline Predictions (p. 383)

• Glorified Muscle Reading (p. 384)

• Publicity Pencils (p. 385)

• Blindfold Drive and Walk (p. 386)

• Conclusion to Publicity Stunts (p. 386)

Step Thirteen in Corinda’s Series

Patter and Presentation

• Introduction (p. 391)

• The Essentials of Good Performance (p. 392)

• Personal Appearance (p. 392)

• Manner and Speech (p. 393)

• Patter (p. 394)

• Good Effects (p. 398)

• Handling (p. 403)

• Misdirection (p. 407)

• Co-ordination (p. 411)

• The Actor (An Interview with Claude Chandler) (p. 412)

• Appendix Errata (p. 420)

• Acknowledgment (p. 420)

• Complete Index to Thirteen Steps (p. 421)

A

• Abbot (p. 279)

• Abracadabra (p. 326)

• Acting (p. 412)

• Action Signals (p. 257-258)

• Advert Stunt (p. 378)

• Advertising (p. 371)

• Alcohol Envelope (p. 344)

• Amazing Memory (p. 61-63, 141)

• Annemann, Theodore (p. 7, 12, 33, 34, 93, 98, 100, 132, 137, 176, 211, 252, 379)

• Answering Questions (p. 350)

• Appearance (p. 225-392, 393)

• Appendix (p. 420)

• Applause (p. 401)

• Assistants (p. 142, 230)

• Atmosphere (p. 277)

• Avis, Jack (p. 312)

B

• Baillie, R. (p. 172)

• Baker, Al (p. 19, 60, 78, 93, 177, 261, 395)

• Bandwriter (p. 5)

• Barlow, Fred (p. 66)

• Berglas, David (p. 377-379, 410)

• Billets (p. 165-196)

  – Billet folding (p. 87, 93, 174, 179)

  – Billet force (p. 96)

  – Billet index (p. 92, 93, 121)

  – Billet knife (p. 87-89, 379, 384)

  – Billet marking (p. 185)

  – Billet pencil (p. 86, 118, 379, 384)

  – Billet pull (p. 178-180, 320-322)

  – Billet reading (p. 175)

  – Billet stands (p. 185, 186, 212)

  – Billet switch (p. 96, 175-179, 179-185, 209, 220, 321, 395)

  – Billet tear (p. 169, 173)

• Birds of a Feather (p. 320-322)

• Blackboard Test (p. 54)

• Black Magic (p. 201)

• Blindfolds (p. 129-158)

  – Blindfold bag (p. 132-133)

  – Blindfold blackboard test (p. 157)

  – Blindfold blanket/sheet (p. 133-134)

  – Blindfold bucket (p. 134)

  – Blindfold downward glimpse (p. 135-136)

  – Blindfold drives (p. 386)

  – Blindfold felt mask (p. 131)

  – Blindfold folded, silk (p. 131)

  – Blindfold magnetic (p. 136)

  – Blindfold patter and movement (p. 141)

  – Blindfold reverse crease (p. 130)

  – Blindfold unfaked (p. 129)

• Body Index (p. 95, 104)

• Book Tests (p. 79, 201-231)

• Boon (p. 5, 6, 16)

• Brainwave Deck (p. 266-267)

• Brochures (p. 372-374)

• Buckley, A. (p. 101)

• Buddha (p. 37)

• Bullet Catching (p. 379)

• Business Cards (p. 372, 382)

• Byford, Archie (p. 40)

C

• Calendar Feat (p. 71)

• Carbon Drawing Pencil (p. 30)

  – Carbon envelope (p. 98, 99, 107, 108)

  – Carbon impression technique (p. 12, 13)

• Card Box (p. 158)

  – Card index (p. 90)

  – Card in Balloon (p. 113, 402)

  – Card in Glass (p. 21)

  – Card stab (p. 155-156)

  – Card switch (p. 97, 409)

  – Card tricks (p. 307-332)

• Card Tricks Index (p. 332)

• Centre Tear (p. 149, 150, 165-175, 196, 212, 299, 360, 385, 395, 403, 404, 409)

• Change in the Pocket (p. 18)

• Chemicals (p. 206, 213, 280, 344)

• Chess Trickery (p. 68, 69)

• Chislett, T. (p. 279)

• Chung Ling Soo (p. 16)

• Cigarette Indicator (p. 264)

  – Cigarette prediction (p. 24)

  – Cigarette packet pellet index (p. 93, 96)

• Clip Board (p. 345, 347)

  – Clip book (p. 218, 219)

• Code action signals (p. 257, 258)

  – Code alphabet (p. 243, 244)

  – Code card (p. 246, 247)

  – Code coin (p. 242)

  – Code colour (p. 243)

  – Code country (p. 247, 248)

  – Code graph (p. 261, 262)

  – Code materials (p. 243)

  – Code miscellaneous (p. 249, 250)

  – Code name (p. 248, 249)

  – Code number (p. 240, 241)

  – Code object (p. 244-246, 259, 261)

  – Code position (p. 260, 261, 264)

  – Code stooge signal (p. 262, 263)

  – Code systems in tricks (p. 147, 156, 238, 239, 255-257, 298, 299, 312)

  – Code time (p. 260)

  – Code white elastic (p. 262)

  – Code wrist watch (p. 267, 268)

• Coincimental (p. 330)

• Cold Reading (p. 356, 360)

• Colour Index (p. 11)

• Communicator Unit (p. 252-257)

• Contact Mind Reading (p. 50, 54)

• Cook and Buckley (p. 101)

• Cooper, Tommy (p. 371)

• Co-ordination (p. 411)

• Corvelo (p. 323-325)

• Costume (p. 225, 226)

• Crystal Ball (p. 186)

• Curry, Paul (p. 47)

D

• Darling, Aage (p. 22)

• Dartboard Prediction (p. 24)

• Day For Any Date (p. 71)

• De Profundis (p. 105)

• Devant, E. G. (p. 413, 383, 224)

• Dexter, E. (p. 54)

• Dexter, Will (p. 129-131, 134, 180, 379)

• Drawing Room Predictions (p. 114-123)

• Dubbul (p. 345)

• Dufont, P. (p. 386)

• Dunninger (p. 98, 105)

E

• Ectoplasm (p. 282)

• Elman, J. (p. 143-146, 378)

• Elmsley, Alex (p. 41)

• Envelopes, Carbon Prediction (p. 98, 99, 107, 108)

  – Envelope marked (p. 155, 323, 324)

  – Envelope nest (p. 99, 109, 110)

• Envelope Planting (p. 347)

  – Envelope switches (p. 44, 97, 347)

• Errata (p. 420)

• Escape Waistcoat (p. 284-286)

• E.S.P. Designs (p. 38, 41, 325)

F

• Faro Box (p. 348)

• Finaigle (p. 60, 77, 78)

• Feke Pencil (p. 122)

• Fire Balls (p. 281)

• Flap Card Box (p. 158)

  – Flap slate (p. 298)

• Flash Paper (p. 194, 195, 196)

• Fogel, M. (p. 105, 147, 148, 195, 222-231, 346-347, 379, 380, 384)

• Football Pools (p. 23, 107, 108)

• Forcing (p. 98, 110)

  – Force pack (p. 98, 114, 327)

• Four Ace Trick (p. 111)

• Forsythe Notation (p. 71)

• Foster (p. 166)

• Fox Sisters (p. 280)

• Franks, Carl (p. 16)

G

• Gamma Location (p. 315)

• Gardiner, Martin (p. 68)

• Gems of Mental Magic (p. 101, 102)

• Ghost Deck (p. 46-48, 137, 149)

  – Ghost walk (p. 294, 295)

• Gimmicks (p. 371, 382)

• Gregorian Calendar (p. 71)

• Guyatt, Terry (p. 317, 319-321)

H

• Haden, Conrad (p. 14)

• Hafler, Raymond (p. 381-382)

• Hand Rollers (p. 348)

• Handling of Tricks (p. 403, 142)

• Harbin, R. (p. 215)

• Haunted House (p. 382, 383)

• Headed Paper (p. 375)

• Headline Predictions (p. 23, 383, 384)

• Hellstromism (p. 53)

• Henley, J. (p. 182)

• Hertz, Carl (p. 16, 383)

• Himber, R. (p. 33, 371)

• Holdout (p. 7)

• Houdin, Robert (p. 99, 229)

• Houdini, H. (p. 20, 279, 380, 383)

• Hull, Burling (p. 17)

• Hummer, Bob (p. 140)

• Hyslop, Professor (p. 10)

I

• Index, Body (p. 95)

  – Index card (p. 90)

  – Index cigarette packet pellet (p. 93)

• Ink Writer Swami (p. 13)

J

• Jaks, Dr. (p. 87, 88, 187, 189-192, 326)

• James, Stewart (p. 189)

• Julian Calendar (p. 71)

• Just Chance Routine (p. 43, 97)

K

• Keeler (p. 16)

• Kellar (p. 67, 383)

• Knights Tour (p. 67, 141)

• Koran, Al (p. 99, 140, 172, 195, 196, 299)

L

• Lapping (p. 178)

• Lawrence, S. (p. 314)

• Lawton, G. (p. 279)

• Lenz (p. 143)

• Letter Prediction (p. 379)

• Levante (p. 287)

• Liebertz, A. (p. 326)

• Light Communicator (p. 252-257)

• Lip Reading (p. 35-38)

• Living and Dead Test (p. 19, 40, 192, 293, 294)

• Lottery Routine (p. 117)

• Love, Teddy (p. 99)

• Luminous Matches (p. 300)

M

• Madam Dis Debar (p. 16, 383)

• Magazine Test (p. 206-208)

• Magic Square (p. 65, 66, 420)

• Magical Ways and Means (p. 60, 78)

• Magnetic Blindfold (p. 136)

• Magnetic Holdout (p. 7)

• Manner (p. 393)

• Marcus, Paul (p. 327)

• Marked Cards (p. 45, 137)

• Maskelyne (p. 383)

• Mason, Eric (p. 5-7, 16, 21, 67, 181, 182, 266-268, 345, 378)

• Mastergimmick (p. 250)

• Match Prediction (p. 24)

• Matchbox Mystery (p. 121)

• Matchbox Switch (p. 180, 181)

• May, Leslie (p. 378)

• Mediumistic Atmosphere (p. 277)

  – Mediumistic stunts (p. 279-300)

• Mellòn, Ed (p. 330)

• Mence, Michael (p. 318)

• Mental Arithmetic (p. 64, 65)

  – Mental arithmetic quick calculations (p. 63)

  – Mental arithmetic square roots (p. 64)

  – Mental arithmetic squaring (p. 64)

N

• Nelson Enterprises (p. 98, 250)

• Newspaper Stunts (p. 376, 377)

• Newspaper Test (p. 23)

• Nikola Card System (p. 60)

• No Carbon Required Paper (p. 13)

• Number Code (p. 77)

O

• Observation (p. 140, 141)

• One Ahead System (p. 136, 190, 191)

• One Way Deck (p. 137)

• Out of this World (p. 47)

• Originality (p. 227)

• Ouija Board (p. 299)

• Overnail Writer (p. 5)

P

• Page, P. (p. 90, 316)

• Palladino (p. 289)

• Paper, Headed (p. 375)

• Patter (p. 394)

  – Patter when Blindfolded (p. 141, 142)

  – Patter when Mediumistic (p. 276, 277)

• Pellet Index (p. 94, 96, 115)

  – Pellet switch (p. 96)

• Pencil Reading (p. 16, 28-34)

  – Pencil Reading cards (p. 31)

  – Pencil Reading numbers (p. 32)

  – Pencil Reading words (p. 32)

• Personality (p. 223)

• Phraseology (p. 397)

• Photographic Memory (p. 420, 80, 308, 309)

• Photographs (p. 375)

• Physical Phenomena (p. 280-296)

• Plots (p. 100)

• Pocket Index (p. 410, 42, 88, 90, 120, 121)

  – Pocket slates (p. 279)

• Podmore, Frank (p. 23)

• Predictions, Chest (p. 98, 379, 384)

  – Predictions, drawing room (p. 4-7, 12, 22, 24, 114-123)

  – Predictions, stage (p. 101-114)

  – Predictions, sure-fire (p. 352, 353)

  – Predictions, week ahead (p. 21, 85, 123)

• Presentation (p. 391-420)

• Princess Card Trick Variation (p. 48)

• Production (p. 226)

• Proskauer, Julian (p. 226)

• Physical Research (p. 146, 147)

• Publicity Campaign (p. 375)

  – Publicity pencils (p. 385)

  – Publicity, personal (p. 371)

  – Publicity stunts (p. 22, 367-386)

• Pulse Unit (p. 257)

• Punx (p. 136, 171, 192-194, 261, 269, 288, 289, 300, 384, 395, 409)

• Punx Test (p. 192-194)

Q

• Q.5 Index (p. 90, 91, 410)

• Quadruplication (p. 103)

• Questions and Answers (p. 339-360)

  – Questions and answers, catch (p. 354)

  – Questions and answers, fake (p. 353)

  – Questions and answers, probability table (p. 355)

R

• Radio Controlled Pulse Unit (p. 257)

  – Radio equipment (p. 250)

  – Radio prediction (p. 377)

• Re-capping (p. 101)

• Record Card (p. 346)

• Reed, J. G. (p. 312, 313)

• Reese, Bert (p. 166)

• Reflectors (p. 138, 139)

• Registered Letter Prediction (p. 379)

• Republic of Plato (p. 59)

• Rhine, Dr. (p. 146)

• Rinn, Joseph (p. 20, 279)

• Rope Tie (p. 287)

• Running Time (p. 225, 405)

S

• Sackville, N. (p. 88, 89)

• St. John, V. (p. 218, 219)

• Scarne, John (p. 45, 96)

• Scripts (p. 394, 395, 419)

• Seance, Challenge (p. 383)

• Searchlight on Psychical Research (p. 20)

• Secret Invention (p. 250)

• Selotape Pencil (p. 15)

• Seven Keys to Baldpate (p. 49, 136)

• Show Business (p. 367)

• Showmanship (p. 406)

• Sightless Vision (p. 143-146)

• Si Stebbens Stack (p. 76, 119, 319, 323)

• Skeletons (p. 281)

• Slade (p. 281)

• Slate Test (p. 309-312)

• Slip Box (p. 348)

• Sydini (p. 178, 183)

• Sound Reading (p. 38-42, 258)

  – Sound reading, card trick (p. 42)

  – Sound reading numbers (p. 39)

  – Sound reading pocket trick (p. 42)

• Speech (p. 393)

• Spirit Cabinet (p. 286, 287)

  – Spirit Cabinet candles (p. 283)

  – Spirit Cabinet guide (p. 283, 284)

  – Spirit Cabinet hand (p. 293)

  – Spirit lights (p. 281)

  – Spirit Cabinet moulding (p. 283)

• Spirit Writing (p. 299, 300)

• Stacked Deck (p. 73, 115, 123, 137, 155, 259, 312, 313, 316, 327, 330)

  – Stacked deck 8 Kings Stack (p. 75)

  – Stacked deck 14/15 Set Up (p. 76)

  – Stacked deck Odd and Even Set Up (p. 76)

• Stage Medium (p. 278)

• Stage Predictions (p. 101-114)

• Stooges (p. 99, 262, 263, 346, 347)

• Strike A Light (p. 300)

• Sujan Location (p. 43)

• Sure Fire Predictions (p. 352)

• Swami Gimmick (p. 4-24, 34, 35, 95, 99, 104, 113, 116, 120, 121, 122, 150, 263, 293, 382, 403)

  – Swami Gimmick, ball pen (p. 11)

  – Swami Gimmick, C type (p. 4, 5)

  – Swami Gimmick cards (p. 8, 9)

  – Swami Gimmick colour writing (p. 11)

  – Swami Gimmick, delta wing (p. 4)

  – Swami Gimmick, ink writer (p. 13)

  – Swami Gimmick, liquid ink (p. 11)

  – Swami Gimmick, machine tipped (p. 5)

  – Swami Gimmick style of writing (p. 10)

  – Swami Gimmick, stylus writer (p. 8)

  – Swami Gimmick technique of writing (p. 10)

  – Swami Gimmick, toe writer (p. 5)

  – Swami Gimmick, white (p. 22)

• Switches-Billets (p. 96)

• Switches-Cards (p. 97, 110)

• Switches-Envelopes (p. 44, 97)

T

• Table Lifting (p. 289-292)

• Tapping Card Location (p. 41)

• Tarbell Course (p. 134)

• Taylor, Walford (p. 238, 240)

• Telepathy for Two (p. 240-250)

• Telephone Directory Test (p. 213-215, 268, 269)

  – Telephone directory trick (p. 296, 297)

• Television (p. 367, 405, 406)

• Third Choice (p. 116, 117)

• Thompson, J. G. (p. 252)

• Thornton, Dr. (p. 330)

• Thumbtip Nailwriter (p. 6, 13)

• Thurston (p. 122)

• Timing (p. 101, 184, 404, 407)

• Top Change (p. 321)

• Touch Reading (p. 42-49)

• Trémaine, Jon (p. 41, 93, 111, 115)

• Trixer, Hans (p. 136, 155, 156, 308, 317, 420)

• Twenty Stunners with a Nailwriter (p. 19)

• Two Person Communicator (p. 252-257)

  – Two person telepathy (p. 19, 155, 237-270)

U

• Ultimate Living and Dead Test (p. 43)

• Undernail Writer (p. 4)

V

• Vernon, Dai (p. 68)

• Visible Pencil (p. 15)

• Visiting Card (p. 382, 372)

W

• Waistcoat Escape (p. 284)

• Wallet, Dubbul (p. 345)

• Whispering Buddha (p. 37)

• Wicks, Charles (p. 329)

• Window Envelope (p. 12, 14, 21, 104, 122, 345)

X

• X-ray Eyes (p. 148, 149)

Z

• Zancigs (p. 237)

• Zarkamorta Book Test (p. 201-206)