A eleven page .PDF file with accompanying photos of my thoughts, experiences and advice on using Juan Tamariz' Mnemonica. Also included is my original cheatsheet in a separate .PDF, suitable for duplex printing.

No effects—just my techniques and ideas honed over two decades of use.

Although a few parts are specific to Mnemonica, most of the ideas can be applied to any memorized deck.

If you aren't familiar with memorized decks, then become familiar with one (I highly recommend Juan's book titled, Mnemonica, published by Hermetic Press) before studying my treatise.

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Dracula is my full length Wild Card routine, wherein Dracula (a “signed” blank-face card) attacks a village of victims (the deck) and turns them into vampires (blank-face cards)! For the climax, Dracula vanishes and reappears in his coffin (the card case), which has been in full view on the table!

Included with this purchase is a second document, Imp-Load, which teaches you how to do my card case load!

Preparing the deck will take a minor amount of “DIY” preparation (you will need a blank-faced deck and four blank-back cards), then you can use those cards for hundreds of performances.

Four page .PDF file of complete instructions with accompanying photos.

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Imp-Load is my card case load, wherein a signed playing card is secretly loaded into a card case that has been on the table before the card was selected!

The load is done while the cards are under the direct observation of the audience. The load has baffled well-versed magicians around the world!

Here is a quote from R. Paul Wilson about Imp-Load: “I've been fooled badly by this. My friends have been fooled badly by this. Signed card cleanly goes into the deck, vanishes and appears inside the box that's in full view on the table. Highly recommended.”

Imp-Load is included with the purchase of Dracula Goes Wild, so you don't need to purchase it here if you decide to get the whole routine.

Four page .PDF file of complete instructions with accompanying photos.

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Coincidencia is my full length coincidence routine (formally known as A Well-Cut Suit), wherein half-cards find their mate three times, even though the pack is legitimately shuffled and cut throughout the performance! For the climax, all of the halves find their mates! [Read more…]