Columnist: Ted Lesley The Box By Ted Lesley Ever since I was young I’ve had Corinda’s book “13 Steps To Mentalism” in my library, which is still one of my favourite sources for interesting material. In step No 4 “Predictions” of the aforementioned tome on pages 105 to 107 you’ll find an item called “DE […]
Columnist: Ted Lesley I PUBLISHED this method for secretly gaining written information many years ago in Magische Welt(1). Over the years this method has proven extremely valuable to me for learning thought-of words, numbers, names and questions. However, as far as I know, no one else has ever adopted it. I would like to offer […]
Columnist: Ted Lesley Using a pencil for a “Swami” effect, is in my opinion outdated for today’s audiences. To the same conclusion came a fellow mentalist from Switzerland, the late PAUL MAURER. In 1985 he invented a “ball-point thumb writer”. This “Swami Gimmick” was brought to my attention a couple of years ago by a […]
Columnist: Ted Lesley Over the many years since I came up with “Black Magic,” (pp. 89-92), I have found it extremely useful in many contexts. Here is how I apply it to Pseudo-psychometry. People are always fascinated by the ancient mathematical curiosity known as magic squares–if they are presented quickly and smoothly. Intelligent audiences are […]
Columnist: Ted Lesley (Ted Lesley) A BRIEF HISTORY: This, like many of Ted Lesley’s items, is an untility prop. Baldly stated, it is a special two-compartment switching-envelope, but it has some remarkable features. Many years ago, in 1981, Ted described an early version of this envelope in the German periodical “MAGISCHE WELT” but we have […]
Columnist: Ted Lesley LET’S TAKE a look at a totally new forcing deck–based on the principles of the Bagshawe forcing pack–that I use with great success in my stage act. The deck is described here for the first time. For about seven years, I have used as a forcing device a jumbo deck that is […]
Columnist: Ted Lesley PSYCHOKINETIC BANKNIGHT By Ted Lesley In a recent “Vibrations”, the magazine of the “Psychic Entertainer’s Association” I found an effect which immediately drew my attention. In an article by my good friend Docc Hilford from Florida he explained parts of his “bizarre” show. Amongst the effects he described was a “bank night”-routine, […]
Columnist: Ted Lesley Psuedo-psychometry is an eftect popularized by Theodore Annemann, who presented it with great success in his shows. Through the years many magicians and mentalists have explored the possibilities inherent in this effect. Dozens of versions are available on the market, hundreds are in the literature. The effect, as I’m sure you know, […]
Columnist: Ted Lesley (Boretti/Ted Lesley) Mr. Boretti has a magic mail-order-business in Neustadt/Germany and I was and still am very enthusiastic about the effects he sells, which are mostly his own inventions. One of his marketed mental tricks is “Perfect Pocket-Watch” and I’m very grateful that he granted me permission to share it. EFFECT: With […]
Columnist: Ted Lesley (Ted Lesley) I dedicate this routine to my friend EUGENE BURGER, from whom I learned a lot during the past ten years! My “Teleport Envelope” is a most versatile gimmick, as you will agree after you have constructed one and tried it out before an audience. The “magic” seems to happen in […]
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