Suzy Wandas came from the humblest of beginnings. Nothing about her entry into the world was auspicious, nor did it portend to her future as a star on the stages of Europe, England, or America. Instead, Jeanne Van Dyck was born in

Is magic an art? Magicians have been thinking about it in the wrong way for more than a century. If you feel that the question is merely academic, Brushstrokes explains the value for every magician, with examples from history and from current

Fragment is a clever and practical approach to the visual appearing deck effect, including additional applications such as smooth transpositions and deck vanishes utilizing the Fragment gimmick. This is a collaboration from the entire

Jim Steinmeyer expands his beloved Impuzzibilities series with the introduction of Bewildering Impuzzibilities. Bewildering Impuzzibilities is the 10th release in an incredible set of books devoted to fascinating and delightful effects using mysterious

Imagine this: You show the spectator a card saying that represents a prediction...the prophecy of Horus. Then you introduce cards of mixed puzzle pieces saying that they create three typical Egyptian symbols. At this point the spectator will proceed to

Any card is selected and is initialized on its back by the spectator. The card is shuffled back into the deck. Next, a blank-faced card with a hole in its center is shown and placed on top of the deck - the top card can be clearly seen