I am looking to find out how many magical effects there are. It seems there are various opinions as to what constitutes an 'effect'.
I have:
vanish
appearance
penetration
levitation
restoation
transformation
transposition
transportation
mind magic
What should be added or taken away?
How Many effects?
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Re: How Many effects?
In some ways, "transposition" and "transportation" are simply a combinaison of "apparence" and "disparition"...
I feel that an effect about creation of "impossible objects" can be added to the list, it is maybe only a variant of "transformation" but consider "Card Warp" for example...
Thomas
I feel that an effect about creation of "impossible objects" can be added to the list, it is maybe only a variant of "transformation" but consider "Card Warp" for example...
Thomas
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Re: How Many effects?
I seem to remember a book by Dariel Fritsge or something like that that also listed the possible effects. It might be in "The Card Expert Entertains".
Jim Molinari
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Re: How Many effects?
Jim,
The Fitzkee book you are referring to is called "The Trick Brain" and very interesting reading it does not tell you effects it explains the way things work and the different type of magic effects so you can be creative.I believe the book is still available. Dariel Fitzkee was a fairly prolific writer.
Rennie
The Fitzkee book you are referring to is called "The Trick Brain" and very interesting reading it does not tell you effects it explains the way things work and the different type of magic effects so you can be creative.I believe the book is still available. Dariel Fitzkee was a fairly prolific writer.
Rennie
The effect is the important thing, how you achieve is not !!
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Re: How Many effects?
Hi,
Is floating considered as levitation?
Jacky
Is floating considered as levitation?
Jacky
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Re: How Many effects?
Not if you do it in your bath Jacky.Originally posted by Jacky Kahan:
Hi,
Is floating considered as levitation?
Jacky
p.s.
Jon, will catch up with you at Eton soon.I am Looking forward to it.....
Dale
Re: How Many effects?
Dale,
Through not studying to get to Eton has enabled me to finally make it to Eton!!!
See you there.
Through not studying to get to Eton has enabled me to finally make it to Eton!!!
See you there.
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Re: How Many effects?
Chapter Two of The Card Expert Entertains:
Fitzkee's idea's were:
1. materialize
2. disappear
3. transposition
4. transformation
5. penetration
6. restoration
7. animation
8. overcoming laes of gravity
9. attraction
10. sympathetic reaction
11. reststance to destruction
12. physical anomaly - denying natural physical laws
13. spectator failure
14. mind control
15. identication
16. thought reading
17. thought transmission
18. prediction
19. esp
This book has a 1948 copyright.
Fitzkee's idea's were:
1. materialize
2. disappear
3. transposition
4. transformation
5. penetration
6. restoration
7. animation
8. overcoming laes of gravity
9. attraction
10. sympathetic reaction
11. reststance to destruction
12. physical anomaly - denying natural physical laws
13. spectator failure
14. mind control
15. identication
16. thought reading
17. thought transmission
18. prediction
19. esp
This book has a 1948 copyright.
Jim Molinari
www.jimmycards.com
www.jimmycards.com
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Re: How Many effects?
In chapter 4 of the same book mentioned above, Fitzkee breaks down what is believed to be 16 fundemental things to do with cards.
Jim Molinari
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