The basic effect: The spectator and the magician each think of a card and these two cards end up side by side in the deck of cards. Which is stranger: that the magician's card is next to the spectator's card or the other way around? A disturbing and beautiful effect! In this version, the spectator is free to choose any card from the 52 cards in the deck, and for the climax, the card thought of by the spectator is the only card with a different back! Devastating! To buy: - the "Deck for Free Double Mental" en cliquant ici. - some roughing Balm V2 - Strong click here.  

The “Invisible Deck” is one of the great classics of card magic and close-up mentalism. Peter Din explains here how he performs the trick. To buy: a regular decks of cards  click here. some Roughing Spray click here. One "Invisible Deck" click here.  

A completely atypical “Follow the Leader”, with different four of a kind. Superb! To buy an ordinary deck of cards click here.  

The overhand shuffle is one of the easiest and most common ways to shuffle a deck of cards. It’s an excellent shuffle for magicians, because laymen are already familiar with it and it allows you to do some excellent controls and false shuffles while shuffling the deck this way. Ariel Frailich explains the techniques used, various applications (controls, stock shuffles, false total shuffles, etc.), as well as several tricks in this video, which is divided into five episodes. To buy an ordinary deck of cards  click here.  

Some pairs of cards, determined under extreme laboratory conditions, and five coins, which were used to determine these pairs of cards completely at random, will match in a completely incomprehensible way! An incredible coincidence... or a real miracle? To buy an ordinary deck of cards  click here.   

A card is chosen and lost. The magician takes 10 cards from the deck; by “chance,” the chosen card is among those 10 cards. But when he shows them again, there are only 9 left, the chosen card has disappeared from the deck... and is found face up among the rest of the deck, which is face down. Everything is handed out for examination at the end. To buy: - a regular deck of cards  click here. - a double face single card click here.  

He is known as one of the best mentalists in the world, the most influential of his generation. But he is also a great lover of card magic. He is a true enthusiast, the likes of which are rarely seen. His secrets are revealed here in five episodes. Not to be missed at any price! This exclusive lecture took place at Le Double Fond on April 2, 2024.  

A card is freely chosen and lost in the deck. The cards are shuffled; the magician spells out the name of the chosen card, placing one card per letter, and on the last letter, the card is turned over... it is the chosen card! The trick can be repeated immediately! Guaranteed success! To buy some decks of cards click here.  

John Bannon explains his variation on Stuart Gordon's double lift technique. To buy an ordinary deck of cards  click here.   

Two cards are freely chosen by two spectators from a deck that has been previously checked and shuffled. The two cards are signed, one on the front, the other on the back. The signatures magically teleport from one card to the other. Everything is handed out for examination at the end. To buy an ordinary deck of cards  click here.  

In the magician's arsenal, it is very practical to be able to "force" a spectator to take the card you want. Here's how you can force FOUR cards using the Hindu shuffle. To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

The magician takes four black cards from the deck: these are the "ordinary" cards; then a single red card: this is the "extraordinary" card. And so begins the saga! The “extraordinary” card is magic: it transforms everything it touches! The “ordinary” cards are turned over one by one, and transformed into red cards, then into a four of a kind in Aces. At the end, the magician shows that all the cards in the deck are now gathered in four of a kind! To buy: - the basic trick click here. - a regular deck of cards click here.  

In this card trick with multiple twists and turns, you will show that in magic, “there are no coincidences”... and so the effects follow one after another, ending with multiple surprising climaxes. And everything is handed out for examination at the end! To buy: - an ordinary deck of cards  click here. - a one way forcing deck click here.  

The magician displays two decks of cards: the blue deck is a prediction deck, while the red deck allows two spectators to decide on a card: one determines the suit, the other the value. The cards from the prediction deck are taken out, and spread face-up on the table; only one card is face-down: it's the chosen card! Everything is handed out for examination. To buy some regular decks of cards click here. and click here.  

This is undoubtedly one of the most visual and practical versions of “Open Travellers” that Yannick Chretien has graced us with. To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

John Bannon lectured at Le Double Fond on October 23, 2023. It was an unprecedented encounter with a great artist who gave us the best of his art. The Ace of Spades from a deck of cards is placed under a stem glass, and the Queen of Diamonds on top. The two cards are about to change places! Superb! To buy a regular deck of cards click here.