| Card Tricks With The Square Pass |
| The Square Pass |
| I saw a RealPlayer video of Gregory Lee doing this sleight. I came up with a way to do it. This may not be the same way that Gregory Lee does it, but it works. Effect - Several cards are chosen by the spectator one by one and are brought from the middle to the top of the deck just by squaring up the deck. Everything is handed out for inspectation. Method - This is a fairly short trick, but it is still very hard. No preperation is needed. You can use a borrowed deck, or your own deck. Spread through the cards face-down 1 by 1 and tell the spectator to put their finger on any card. Take the card and turn it over. Show the spectator the card. Put it back face-down into the middle of the deck. Take all of the cards on top of it in your right hand, and keep your left hand holding the other cards. Pull down the spectators card about an inch (like you would do when doing the glide) and put the half in your right hand back on top. Pull the spectators card out with your thumb while holding the deck towards you. Put it on top of the deck. Now it is time for the spectators to stare at you like they just saw magic. Say "I am going to square up the deck and the card is going to be on top". Square up the deck and show them the top card. The first time is always the easiest because they don't know what to look for. Now say "Let's do that again, but with the card face up. Repeat all of the steps, except that you keep the card face-up when you put it back in the middle. As soon as the card is on top, keep their card facing you. Square up the deck with the cards facing you and show the top of the deck to the spectator. I would't do this more than 3 times. If you want, you can use the same idea, except that you can do it with any other thing besides squaring up the deck (for example, you could make it using a quick one handed movement or even a shake). |
| The Impossible Seperation |
| This trick uses the square pass and looks impossible to the audience. Effect - You take the 4 aces out of the deck and insert 2 of them into the middle. You flick your wrist and the two aces are the only cards left in your hands. You repeat this again with the other two aces. There are no duplicates! Method - Before the trick, get the ace of diamonds and put it on the bottom of the deck. In front of the audience, hold the other 3 aces and one other card ( i use the 4 of hearts) in a fan. Don't show the other card.. Tell them that you have the 4 aces in your hand. They now think that the ace of diamonds is in your hand. With the face towards you take the ace of hearts and put it into the middle of the deck, making sure to Push it down about an inch further than the other cards. Do this with the other card, but don't push it down further.Show the two black aces in your right hand while preforming the square pass. The spectators will be looking at the cards, so they won't see you do it. Hold the deck between your index finger and thumb and throw the deck into your right hand, keeping the top and bottom cards in your left hand. Put those 2 cards to the side face-down. While doing that, quickly switch one of the black aces in your right hand for the bottom card in the deck. Now you are holding 1 black ace and one other card in your right hand. Now square up the 2 cards with the ace's face showing. Show the ace on the bottom and say "now I am going to take the 2 black aces and put them into the middle of the deck". Do this starting with the top card. Be sure not to show its face. Show the ace in your right hand one more time and put it into the middle of the deck, pushing it down an inch. Do the square pass. Throw the deck once more into your right hand and put the two cards next to the other face down cards. Turn them over and smile at the spectator. Here is another variation: Effect - The spectator shuffles the deck and chooses a card freely and places it in the middle of the deck. The magician flicks his hand and the ace of spades along with the spectators card are the only ones left in his hand. Method - Directly before you do the trick, palm the ace of spades. Tell the spectator to shuffle the deck and to pick any card from the deck. Put it in the middle and preform the square pass. While telling the spectator what you are about to do, slip the palmed ace of spades on the bottom of the deck. Ask them what their card was. Concentrate and hold the deck loosely between your thumb and index finger and throw the deck in to your other hand. The top and bottom card (the ace of spades and the spectators card) should of stayed in your hand. Show the cards and walk away. |
| The Non-Trick Deck |
| This trick makes the audience think that every card in the deck is the same. It uses the square pass. Effect - The magician spreads out the cards and asks the spectator to put their finger on any one. The magician shows the card and put it back in the middle. The magician squares up the deck and the card is on top. He repeats this process and no matter where the spectator puts their finger, it is always the same card. The magician then hands out the deck for examination and the spectator finds out that every card is different. Method - This trick requires no preperation and has a mindblowing effect. Spread out the cards in a fan and ask the spectator to put their finger on one card. Remove that card from the deck and show it to the spectator. Put it back in the deck and angle backs of the cards toward you while you push their card an extra inch down. Do the square pass and show the top card. Spread out the cards again, except when they put their finger on a card, angle the backs toward you and secretly slide the top card on top of the one the spectator just picked. Show the card you just put in the middle and if they tell you if it is the same card as before, say "Thats strange" casually and continue with the trick. Do the square pass again and show the top card. Repeat this no more that 3 more times. Say to the spectator "I bet that you think that his is a trick deck, so i'm going to try and prove that it is not." Spread out the cards face up and give the deck to the spectator. Sliding the top card on to the card that the spectator chose is a great way to force a card ian any trick. |