Brainwave type Effects

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
T. Page Wright Named Reverse named card shown reversed, pairs held together with wax
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
14
Theodore Annemann Wanted - A Card Routine Without Cards! invisible deck presentation for any named card to pocket, no method
Related to Sep. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 12)
60
Orville Wayne Meyer Remote Control Improved odd-backed unknown card signed on back is chosen from face
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
112
Theodore Annemann Remote Control odd-backed unknown card signed on back is chosen from face, red-blue sticky double backer
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • "Remote Control" (The Sphinx, July 1929, Max Holden's column, description without method)
 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
121
Ralph W. Hull Magnetic Mental Control odd-backed card placed in deck is found by spectator from faces, rough-smooth
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
287
With Prearranged Pack - a. Memorized Deck card reversed in deck turns out to be any named card, ungaffed, stacked deck
 		1938
Greater Magic
339
Diachylon Thought Control named card has different back, rough smooth
 		1938
Greater Magic
497
Ralph W. Hull The Magnetic Mental Control using two decks, spectator names odd-backed card, using red-blue backed rough-smooth deck
Also published here 1938
Greater Magic
533
Dai Vernon Brain Wave Deck brainwave
Related toVariationsAlso published here Oct. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 49)
341
The Great Merlini Red-Vibro spectator puts any card in envelope, performer spreads second deck, it has one odd-backed card - the same as in the envelope
 		May 1939
The Jinx (Issue 56)
395
James G. Thompson Jr. Red and Blue Futurama free selection in predicted on odd-backed card and changes back color
 		Oct. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 61)
437
Charlie Miller Predestined Choice card chosen face up is odd-backed, fair
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
225
Al Baker A Super-Superprediction person names card which magician has transfered to another deck, roughed
Also published here 1941
Magical Ways and Means
81
Arthur Punnar Prevision Proved named card is odd-backed, sticky odd-backed card
 		1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
13
Tom Sellers Blue Sympathy named card reverses itself in second deck
 		1943
Magical Mixture
5
Gaston "Gasbor" Borgeaud Fadnacar named card is reversed and has different colored back, prepared deck using thread and needles to hold cards back, german translation on page 10 as "Fadnadkar"
 		1943
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 5 No. 2)
7
Dai Vernon The Brain Wave Deck brainwave
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
277
Nelson Hahne The Blue Intruder
1945
My Best
94
George G. Kaplan Coincidence? No. Prevision? Yes three decks, two shuffled and dealt face up, at one point same card appears at same position, this card is reversed in the third deck
Related toVariations 1945
My Best
94
Don A. Hans One Card in 52 named card has different back color
 		1946
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946)
8
Paul Curry Mindreading? red backed card is put into blue deck, this card is selected
Related to Dec. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 141)
568
J. B. Bobo The Invisible Deck classic Invisible Deck
 		1947
Watch This One!
51
Milbourne Christopher Milbourne Christopher's Column ideas for various tricks
  • Lit cigarette hold on thumb covered with handkerchief
  • idea for Al Baker's addition slate
  • on Lou Tannens shooting wand
  • Milk Pitcher
  • Brainwave Deck
  • gag with flash bill
  • Floating Ball
  • card location
 		Aug. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 3)
341
George G. Kaplan The New Brain-Wave Deck ordinary deck, using hindu force
Variations 1948
The Fine Art of Magic
165
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Peter Warlock, Frank Taylor, Greer Marechal, invisible deck pantomime idea by Frank Taylor
Related to Mar. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 146)
588
Robert A. Nelson Prediction Dodge written prediction kicker for brainwave deck
 		May 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 12)
421
Bill Nord Touching Tricks card is selected and replaced, deck placed inside pocket and card removed, repeated with named card, card found reversed in the deck
 		Oct. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 5)
468
Ken Krenzel, Don Costello Another Miracle ungaffed method
 		Feb. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 171)
686
Al Baker Unconscious Clairvoyance ungaffed cards
Also published here 1949
Mental Magic
100
Jack McMillen, Charles Nyquist Pimpernel
Jan. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 195)
779
Paul Rosini Rosini's Favorite Trick unknown odd-backed card put in deck, spectator touches any card in face-up deck, it is the odd-backed one
 		1950
Magical Gems
33
Edward Marlo Effect No. 5 spectator thinks of card as they are riffled by slowly, this card reverses
 		1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
2
Edward Marlo Effect No. 6 spectator thinks of card as they are riffled by slowly, this card reverses at named number
 		1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
3
Edward Marlo Effect No. 8 unknown card reversed in a deck, it matches peeked-at card from second deck
 		1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
4
Edward Marlo Effect No. 9 unknown card reversed in a deck, it matches stopped-at card from second deck
 		1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
5
Don Tanner Mental Opener brainwave deck with number cards, thought number is reversed
 		Oct. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 291)
1164
Hubert Lambert No Brainwave Brainwave gag version, ungaffed
 		Dec. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 295)
1181
Edward Marlo X-Deck named card has an X on back
Related toVariationsAlso published here Dec. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 296)
1182
Milbourne Christopher Postcard Prophesy chosen postcard is predicted, X on the back
Variations 1954
More One Man Mental Magic
12
Lewis Ganson Brainwave by Telephone presentation in which performer's wife is called
Also published here 1954
Routined Manipulation Finale
223
Edward Marlo X-Deck named card has an X on back
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
120
Don Tanner Attendance Prediction prediction of amount of people in room, Brain Wave Deck with Numbers
 		Apr. 1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 344)
200
Tony Corinda (2) Quadruplication one card is selected from a face up deck and signed, card is predicted with several ways, only odd back, written in an envelope and another odd card duplicate in performer's pocket. Routine includes the No-Gag (Maurice Fogel)
 		1958
Predictions
103
Gerald Kosky A Blue Prediction spectator selects only card with blue back, cross sum force
Also published here Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
10
Chester "Dr. DeMille" Miller Phone Divination person phoned who calls any card, it is the only reversed card in the deck
 		Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
13
William P. Miesel Fifty One to One selection has odd back
 		1959
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959)
52
Dr. Stanley Jaks One Is Face Up spectator reverses a card in the deck and seals it, another spectator divines it, clever pre-show wording
Related toAlso published here 1959
More Miracles in Mentalism
8
Edward Marlo The Named Reverse named card removed from blue deck, same card then shown reversed in red deck, roughed red/blue menetekel
Also published here Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
16
Edward Marlo Technicolor Thought named card is only odd-backed card, it is shown to have transposed with the duplicate in a deck with another back color, roughed red/blue menetekel
 		Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
20
Edward Marlo Double Out Presentation any card named, it is either odd-backed or missing à la premonition, using Ed Marlo's marketed Phantom Deck
Related toVariations Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
27
Edward Marlo Paging a Stranger red and blue deck, any card named, it is removed from one deck, when other deck is counted that card is seen missing and the removed card has a different back
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Stranger in Paradise" (Peter Warlock, marketed 1955)
Also published here 		Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
29
Edward Marlo Double Out named card is either missing or odd-backed
Related toAlso published here Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
30
Lewis Ganson Brainwave by Telephone performing idea for the brainwave deck
 		1960
Magic of the Mind
50
James Steranko Suspension of Thought "Brainwave with an Ordinary Deck", named card is reversed in deck
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
56
Dr. Stanley Jaks Omar's Prophecies treatise on the one-ahead triple prediction, sheets labeled with A, B & C
  • Part II (replacing force with known data)
  • Part III (on the selection of people, apparently random)
  • Part IV (staging the routine)
  • Part V (staging for Brainwave)
  • Part VI (handling for the Billet Knife)
  • Part VII (handling for Chuck Smith's M-T Pad)
Related toVariations 1960
Omar's Prophecies
1
Robert A. Nelson Brain Waves Deluxe "I knew you would select this card" written on back of named card
 		1961
Still More Miracles in Mentalism
15
Dr. Stanley Jaks Der mysteriöse Scarabäus card is selected with scarab and same card is reversed in second deck, with different colored back
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1961
Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse
47
Dr. Stanley Jaks Ein entzückender Karteneffekt spectator marks one card behind back, it is the only card with a different back color
Also published here 1961
Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse
101
Harry Lorayne Sympathetic Decks spectator find odd card from second deck (Lorayne Force), in second deck is found the mate
 		1962
Close-up Card Magic
172
Jochen Zmeck Geistino-Effekte brainwave type effects, chapter intro
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
17
Der "alte" Geistino-Trick invisible deck
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
17
Der "neue" Geistino-Trick face-to-face set-up for invisible deck
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
17
Grün-Rot-Geistino brainwave deck but without the reversed part, card named that is seen
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
18
Wim Cloostermann Geheime Kräfte performer signs unknown card from red deck on back and puts it into blue deck, spectator choses face-up card and signs it on face, it is the odd-backed signed card
Also published here
  • Magische Welt
 1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
18
Ralph W. Hull Die magnetische Kartenkontrolle using two decks, spectator names odd-backed card, using red-blue backed rough-smooth deck
Also published here 1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
19
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Kartenspiel und Briefmarke spectator sticks stamp on back of any card, this card happens to have a stamp on the face as well and is predicted
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
19
Peter Warlock, Jochen Zmeck Doppeltes Geistino spectator touches card, it is reversed in another deck, repeat with different method
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
20
Edward Marlo Spur of the Moment named card is reversed and odd-backed, ends with normal cards
  • The Obvious Method (pocket index)
  • [unnamed]
  • The Memory Method
  • The Concentrate Method
  • Concentrate Again
  • Swivel Change Method (optional red/blue double backer, sticky)
  • The Chute Method (a card is dropped through sleeve from inside pocket)
 		May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
14
Edward Marlo Double Brainwave named or in some methods chosen card is reversed and odd-backed, missing card found reversed in second deck
  • The Commercial Version (two brainwave decks)
  • Second Method - Mnemonic Version
  • Third Method - Pre/set Version
  • Fourth Method - Impromptu Version
  • Fifth Method - Flip Action (4th Switch) Method (for Flip Action Switch see Linking Ring, Sept. 1959, p. 74)
Related toVariations May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
20
Edward Marlo Additional Brainwaves named card has different back color in normal deck
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Inspired by May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
25
Edward Marlo Additional Double B. W. named card is reversed and odd-backed, missing card found reversed in second deck
  • Sixth Method
  • Seventh Method (ungaffed)
Inspired by May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
27
Edward Marlo Blank Brain Wave Deck double blank deck shown, only named card has a face
 		Oct. 1962
Ibidem (Issue 27)
3
Dan Tong Vari-Mental presentation for the invisible deck
Also published here Mar. 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 1 No. 11)
46
Dan Tong Commando! red backed card is placed inside blue deck, deck is shuffled and turned over, spectator touches one card which turns out to be the odd one
Also published here Mar. 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 1 No. 11)
48
Ace Gorham Three Way Mentalism several decks used, brainwave and forcing deck, card found reversed and other by stabbing knife next to it
 		May 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 2 No. 13)
58
Alex Elmsley Elmsley's Ultra Mental ungaffed
Related to 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
52
Edward Marlo Marlo's Handling Variation Brainweave
Related to 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
53
Edward Marlo Marlo's Favorite Brainweave
Inspired by 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
58
Edward Marlo Never Miss Prediction free selection is reversed in second pack, faro hide-out
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
63
Edward Marlo Marlo's Brainwave one of ten thought of, this is reversed and odd-backed, faro fan
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
63
Edward Marlo Odd Thought spectator thinks of only odd-backed card in deck, no rough smooth, faro fan
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
65
Edward Marlo Easy Logical Procedure
Inspired by 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
69
Edward Marlo Ultra Repeat with repeat phase and face-up/face-down challenge location as clean-up, retaining divided deck (odd/even)
Inspired by 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
69
Edward Marlo The Ultra Equivoce Brainweave, any card can be thought of
Inspired by 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
71
Fred G. Taylor Mr Oog's Wowser touched card has different back color
 		May 1964
The New Phoenix (Issue 390)
388
William Terry Culpepper A Magical Reverse card selected in one deck becomes reversed in second deck, for force Psychomatic Deck is suggested
 		Dec. 1965
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 1 No. 2)
6
Oran Bailey Dent X Marks the Card! chosen card has X on back
Inspired by 1966
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66)
51
Don Nielson, Karl Fulves Nightmare In Black freely selected and signed card, duplicate turns over in other deck, disappearing ink and "same deck" approach, see also p. 679 for reference
Related toVariations Nov. 1967
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 3 No. 1)
131
Dai Vernon Brain-Wave-Deck
1967
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil III
5
Jochen Zmeck Geistino-Perfekt brainwave effect with different deck, twenty-six double facers alternate with twenty-six red/blue double backers, partial rough-smooth
 		1967
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil III
5
Dreimal andere Farbe three cards selected freely while performer deals through deck, they are the only odd-backed cards
 		1967
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil III
9
Dan Tong Commando red backed card is placed inside blue deck, deck is shuffled and turned over, spectator touches one card which turns out to be the odd one
Also published here Dec. 1967
The New Jinx (Vol. 6 No. 68)
277
Dan Tong Effect Using The Commando Effect #1 - card selected from red deck and turns out only blue backed card, missing from blue deck
Effect #2 - similar to original Commando effect
 		Dec. 1967
The New Jinx (Vol. 6 No. 68)
277
Harry Riser Supreme Ultra Mental ungaffed, stacked
 		1968
Expert Card Conjuring
65
Harry G. Franke The Abacus and Eknarf small copy of selection appears on Abacus, repeated with different card, third card is found with small computer, deck is placed inside computer which switches it to a Brainwave deck
 		1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
60
Karl Fulves Noel Babel column, Xmas edition, brainwave history
 		Dec. 1968
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 4 No. 2)
228
Tony "Doc" Shiels Lijah Milkie's Nose presentation idea, magical stone
 		1968
Something Strange
6
Tony "Doc" Shiels Noctambulation deck is hidden by spectator, invisible card is selected in eerie illuminated dark room and reversed, matching card found reversed in the hidden deck
Inspired by 1968
Daemons, Darklings and Doppelgangers
53
John A. M. Howie Brainwave Bet odd-backed unkown card inserted in deck, spectator names correct card, clean-up anti-climax follows, red-blue double backer
 		July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
41
Tony Kardyro Turnabout Supreme any card turned over, predicted in second deck, "secretly same deck"
 		1969
HEX!
90
Karl Fulves Brainwave Principle credit information
 		Mar. 1969
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 4 No. 5)
246
Ben Christopher Blue Phantom two cards found blindfolded, one of them has different colored back
Inspired by
  • "Divination of two Mentally Selected Cards" (E. G. Brown)
Related to
  • suggestion by Greg Moore on p. 314
Variations 		Oct. 1969
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 4 No. 12)
287
Edward Marlo The Original R or B Phantom cut-off packet counted in rest, faro placement, penelope
Related to Summer 1970
The Hierophant (Issue 4)
204
Roy Walton Blue Phantom II two cards found, one of them has different colored back
Inspired byAlso published here Feb. 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 4)
321
North Bigbee Instant Brain-Wave entire deck, one gaffed card
 		1970
Magick (Issue 10)
49
Roger Rittner Invisible Deck Revisited using Joker on top
 		May 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 9)
34
Sam Dalal Another Brain Wave two decks, same card reversed
 		Dec. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 40)
244
Ernest Heldman Here's a Tip idea for Invisible Deck done with miniature Brainwave
 		Dec. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 42)
260
Allan Ackerman Ultra Mental (Minimal Gaffus)
1971
The Esoterist
18
Dr. Stanley Jaks Dr. Jaks suggestion brainwave with impression device preshow
 		1971
The Esoterist
19
Edward Marlo Marlo's Brainwave Suggestion suggestion to Ackerman's "Ultra Mental"
 		1971
The Esoterist
20
Charles Hudson Variation and Feat cut-off packet counted in rest, faro placement, penelope
Inspired by Fall-Spring 1971
The Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
272
Eddie Fechter You Brain Me glimpse of reversed selection in deck
 		1971
Expert Card Chicanery
49
Mel Brown Brain-Stack free selection, duplicate reversed in other deck
 		1971
Expert Card Chicanery
51
Robert (Bob) Hess Joker Mental odd-backed joker placed next to mate of named card, joker transforms into named card
Variations Apr. 1971
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 6 No. 6)
416
Dai Vernon, Sam Leo Horowitz Mental Control red-backed card cut into blue deck, spectator names correct one, originally marketed in the 1930s, see also p. 504 for further information (Ed Marlo's Phantom Deck)
Also published here Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
449
Francis Haxton Joker, Jr. ungaffed method, odd-backed joker placed next to mate of named card, joker transforms into named card
Inspired by Oct. 1971
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 6 No. 12)
462
Roy Johnson The Duplicator Button with two decks, card selected by throwing dice
 		1971
Second Time Around
15
Edward Marlo Marlo's Double Brainwave two decks with different colors, two cards in other deck
Related to 1971
Magick (Issue 30)
147
Frank Garcia Eight Card Brain-Wave
1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
38
Tony Binarelli Abracadabra three odd-backed cards are inserted in deck, spectator chooses just those cards face-up
Variations 1972
Card Cavalcade
119
Derek Dingle Double Stranger two decks, performer and spectator chose a card, they turn out to be the only odd-backed, for credits see page 142
 		July 1972
Epilogue (Issue 15 (Part 1))
119
Karl Fulves Applications - 3. of Side-Steal Placement, odd-backed card in deck turns out to be freely peeked at card
 		July 1972
Epilogue (Issue 15 (Part 2))
135
Edward Marlo Marlo's Phantom Deck red-blue rough-smooth deck
  • First Effect: spectator stops at only odd-backed card, Open Prediction with backs
  • Second Effect: thought of card has odd back
  • Third Effect: touched card has odd back
 		June 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 6)
43
Face-up Classic Force any touched card is odd-backed
 		June 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 6)
44
Edward Marlo Double Out named card is either missing or odd-backed
Also published here June 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 6)
45
Jay Weiler Brainwave Gag
Mar. 1972
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 7 No. 5)
504
Fred Kaps "Red" in Blue Deck
Also published here 1972
Fred Kaps Lecture
7
David Morse Choose Your Label red / blue double backer
 		1972
Magick (Issue 42)
209
David Douglas Tennessee Swindle ... or 'Hello Cousin' two decks, cards is revealed and predicted, reversed in second deck
Also published here 1972
Magick (Issue 48)
237
Alex Redans Psychic Triplets three decks, two normal one Ultra mental deck
 		1972
Magick (Issue 50)
249
Jack Kent Tillar Tiptoe Telepathy medium divines playing cards singly and also a bunch of cards, then she reverses a card in another room which is the same card the audience constructed
 		1972
Magick (Issue 51)
251
Svengali Color Card Effect No. 494, card freely chosen or named, it is removed and only odd-backed card, red/black long/short deck
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
137
Dr. Jacob Daley Thot Transposition Card Effect No. 541, two cards chosen and written down from two different-backed decks, they are the only odd-backed cards
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
152
Karl Fulves One Shot Brainwave riffle shuffling unroughed card next to named card, posed as a problem
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part One
18
Jon Racherbaumer Humming with Hummer card at thought-of number signed on face, later it is the only odd-backed card with the thought-of number on its back
 		July 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 7)
55
Francis J. Baker Alpha Card Act
  • First Trick (spectator choses card from one deck, performer from another, they match)
  • Second Trick (spectator initials card on back, performer the Three of Hearts on face, but later the Nine of Hearts is initialed on face and on back)
  • Third Trick (two cards reversed in two decks match)
 		June 1973
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 8)
629
Walter B. Gibson Dell O'Dell strategy to change decks, ends with Brainwave, used by Dell O'Dell
 		1973
Magick (Issue 72)
358
Gene Nielsen Swindled!!! two decks, spectator turns card over in his deck, same card is turned over in other deck
 		1973
Magick (Issue 88)
439
Edward Marlo In Case of a Miss spectator chooses odd-backed card via face-up spread force, based on different coatings
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
149
Karl Fulves Mind Wave cards are shuffled, rough and smooth ultra-mental deck
Related to 1974
Close-Up Mental Magic
53
Jesse J. Langston Jr. Shoot Out spectator shoots at a board with cards, with a suction-cup dart gun
 		1974
Magick (Issue 93)
463
Thomas Alan Waters Check Mate two decks, card turned over also card next to reversed card is the same as in second deck
 		1974
Magick (Issue 96)
479
Eddie Fechter Fechter's Brainwave spectator-reversed card in normal deck is predicted in invisible deck
Also published here 1974
Magician Nitely
61
Rick Johnsson, Jerry Mentzer Total Involvement from several cards spectator thinks of odd-backed card
 		1975
Card Cavalcade 3
143
Jon Racherbaumer Racherbaumer Note selection is only odd-backed card
Inspired by 1975
The Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
16
Edward Marlo In Case of a Miss might not work, then location
 		1975
The Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
51
Roger Smith The Out of Sight Card Miracle "invisible deck" trick with verbal force of selection and ungaffed deck
 		1975
Smith's Mini-Lecture Notes No. 1
3
Alex Redans Swindled Two two decks, card selected matches face-down prediction in other deck
 		1975
Magick (Issue 133)
662
Gerald Kosky A Blue Prediction spectator selects only card with blue back, cross sum force
Also published here 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
29
Gerald Kosky "Brain-Wave for Experts"
1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
73
Gerald Kosky The Dual Surprise with "this is it" written on face, and different colored back
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
145
Philip T. Goldstein Tephramantic Brainwave card written on a piece of paper and burnt, ashes rubbed on an envelope and the name of the card appears, inside the envelope is a deck with the chosen card reversed, wax swami
 		1976
The Blue Book of Mentalism
8
Alan Shaxon The Nudist Brainwave Deck named card is the only card in the deck with a face
 		1976
Practical Sorcery
7
Nick Trost The Odd-colored Back six face-up cards shown, spectator always picks the card with an odd colored back
VariationsAlso published here 1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part One
3
Karl Fulves Straight-Deck Brainwave named card has different back color, different approaches:
  • Optica deck
  • 104 thin cards in roughed pairs
  • chemical backs
  • gaffed mat
Related to 1976
Interlocutor (Issue 8)
29
Karl Fulves (4) Ships That Pass spectator mails a card to you and you on the same day a card to him, when envelopes are opened, the cards have transposed
  • Variation A: cards are the same card
  • Variation B: full decks are mailed with one reversed card
  • Variation C: spectator mails a card to himself and it changes to another or has now performers signature
posed as problems
 		1976
Interlocutor (Issue 13)
49
Roy Walton The Blue Phantom No. 54, two cards found, one of them has different colored back
Also published here 1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
82
Robert Schwarz Coincidence two decks, presentation for the brainwave deck
 		1976
Magick (Issue 157)
783
Rick Johnsson Brain Trust impromptu Brainwave, seated, using the IBGTH Switch
 		1976
Practical Impossibilities
51
Burling Hull "Visual Thought Projection" five unknown cards from jumbo deck put on stand, one chosen, same card is reversed and odd-backed in another deck
 		1976
The Amazing World of Mentalism
50
Roy Johnson Invisible Reverse "Thoughts on the 'Invisible Pack'"
card always shows up in the center without a cut, sbs
 		1976
Extra Lecture
10
Eddie Fields A Card Trick Without Any Cards "Eddie Fields's Standard Presentation"
invisible deck presentation
 		1976
Invisible Secrets Revealed
6
Eddie Fields, Mike Schwartz "Do It Again" repeat version of Invisible Deck
 		1976
Invisible Secrets Revealed
7
Eddie Fields, Mike Schwartz AT&T Strikes Again Invisible Deck as telephone trick
 		1976
Invisible Secrets Revealed
8
Eddie Fields, Mike Schwartz A Pocketful of Miracles invisible deck, it becomes visible in the pocket of a spectator
 		1976
Invisible Secrets Revealed
9
Edward Marlo Spread Location spreading an invisible deck on the table for the reveal
 		1976
Invisible Secrets Revealed
13
John Snyder The Invisible Pack - My Handling routine
 		1976
Invisible Secrets Revealed
15
Eddie Fields, Mike Schwartz The Etheric Force dramatic presentation for deck appearance in Invisible Deck routine, load from sleeve
 		1976
Invisible Secrets Revealed
19
Dave Walker, Mike Schwartz The Invisible "IT" gag in which "IT" appears on a card, on other side is selection
 		1976
Invisible Secrets Revealed
22
Eddie Fields, Mike Schwartz Throw In presentation for invisible deck without cover cards at top and bottom
 		1976
Invisible Secrets Revealed
25
Dave Walker Infallible Prediction presentation for invisible deck
 		1976
Invisible Secrets Revealed
28
Brooks Anderson Invisible Prediction presentation for invisible deck, with prediction written in invisible ink
 		1976
Invisible Secrets Revealed
29
Chip Walker Torn Thought corner torn off invisible card, corner is also missing from reversed card in invisible deck
Variations 1976
Invisible Secrets Revealed
31
Eddie Fields, Mike Schwartz From the Sleeve deck production, for invisible deck
  • Hook Up
 		1976
Invisible Secrets Revealed
35
Eddie Fields, Mike Schwartz Turn Around comment about the performer turning around to apparently turn over the card in an invisible deck effect
 		1976
Invisible Secrets Revealed
37
Eddie Fields, Mike Schwartz A Way Out invisible deck as an out
 		1976
Invisible Secrets Revealed
39
Darwin Ortiz Do As I Did spectator turns over a card in the deck, performer has the same card turned over in a second prediction deck
Also published here 1976
Darwin's Theories
1
Eric Mason Brainwave brainwave, triumph and deck transposes with an other deck as a kicker
Related toAlso published here Sep. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 1)
463
Karl Fulves A Child's Garden Of Problems twelve card problems in connection with sleeving
 		1977
Impromptu Holdouts
48
Stephen Minch Prediculous cards dealt face-up, all cards are seen to be Kings of Hearts, only odd-backed card is stopped at
Also published here 1977
Creations of a Magical Madman
34
Punx Käptn Squinty story trick with multiple effects, thimble and cigarette vanish, production of whiskey glass, brainwave deck
 		1977
Setzt Euch zu meinen Füssen...
53
Camilo Vázquez Al Contrario group of cards is removed and spectator and magician build face up and face down pairs, face up cards of spectator turn out to be odd-backed cards
Also published here Dec. 1977
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Issue 36)
279
Allan Ackerman, Bruce Cervon Impromptu Ultra Mental half pass version, see "Author's Note" for credit information
Related toVariations 1978
Here's My Card
47
Allan Ackerman A Closer Approach impromptu, variation on "Impromptu Ultra Mental"
 		1978
Here's My Card
49
Allan Ackerman Double Ultra Mental two decks, spectator and performer each think of a card
 		1978
Here's My Card
50
Ross Bertram The "Brain-Wave" Deck double ended card case for extraction both ways
 		1978
Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram
161
Paul Harris Invisible Rising Card ungaffed method for Invisible Deck
 		1978
Las Vegas Close-Up
58
Ron Wilson Second Sight spectator spreads deck in his hand, choses card with different colored back
Also published here 1978
Lecture Notes
5
Fred Kaps Rote Karte in Blauem Spiel
Also published here 1978
Fred Kaps Lecture
9
Simon Aronson "I'll Go First" spectator and performer both turn a card over in their decks, it matches, sophisticated combination of stacked and invisible deck, with deck switch
Related toAlso published here 1978
The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson
64
Edward Marlo The Covered Thought thought of card has differend back color
 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
115
Ted Biet, Alex Elmsley Pres"sure" Location inferior handling
Inspired by Apr. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 4)
181
Karl Fulves Notes ungaffed brainwave type approach
 		1979
Card Under Glass
84
Karl Fulves Clipping named Seven turns over in cased deck
 		1979
Card Under Glass
93
Jerry K. Hartman Brainwave Dectet ten-card brainwave, "embellished Hamman Count"
Related toAlso published here 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 22)
1284
Karl Fulves Brainstorm III effect with full deck outlined, no method given
Related to 1979
Interlocutor (Issue 31)
122
Karrell Fox Peek-a-Brain spectator peeks at a card and reverses it, in prediction deck the same card is shown reversed (before spectator shows his)
Related to 1979
Another Book
87
Steve Beam, Don Morris Brainwave Deck brainwave as an Out
 		1979
Inside Outs
12
Father Cyprian A Two Deck Brainwave Deck chosen and reversed in blue deck matches card reversed beforehand in red deck, then the decks switch places
 		1979
Door to Door Card Sharp
1
Edward Marlo Double Odd Thought two deck brainwave, thought of card is odd backed
 		1980
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 4
276
Jon Racherbaumer The Blue Intruder Strikes Again! spectator choses only blue card in red back, using brainwave deck
 		1980
The Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
56
Roger Crosthwaite Partial Brainwave invisible dice, partial gaffed
 		Oct. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 10)
929
Andrew Galloway A Regular Brainwave
1980
Diverting Card Magic
41
Ken De Courcy Brainwave short routining suggestion
 		1980
Super Spell
8
Jerry K. Hartman Sixtet with packet and false count, card is not reversed, only odd-backed
Related toAlso published here 1980
The Chronicles (Issue 27)
1333
Bob Fitch Productions - Steals - Loads stealing from the topit, with applications
  • XII-A. Direct Steal
    • 1) Egg on fan
    • 2) Invisible deck
    • 3) Cups & Balls
    • 4) Dye Tube
    • 5) Produce scissors
    • 6) Balloon to Dove
    • 7) Flames from Hands
    • 8) Fishbowl production
    • 9) Fountain of Silks
  • XII-B. Indirect Steal
    • 1) Rabbit and Tray
    • 2) Molding a Rabbit
 		1980
Topit Again & Again
5
Ken Brooke Brain Wave Outdone
Also published here 1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
188
Karl Fulves Mind Control handling variation of gaffed deck
 		1981
Side Steal
17
Richard Kaufman Impromptu Blankwave blank deck contains only named card
Inspired by 1981
Cardworks
21
Karl Fulves, J. W. Sarles Fan Optics from a fanned deck, thought of card has different back color
 		1981
Fourcast
9
Karl Fulves Alter Ego same gaffed case as in "Nightmare in Black"
 		1981
Milennium Aces
39
Karl Fulves Gaffless Brainwave sorted red/black stack
Related to 1981
Milennium Aces
44
Karl Fulves Cull Substitute cutting action, ungaffed
 		1981
Milennium Aces
45
Gary Ouellet Brainstorm using the Ouellet Switch
 		1981
Threshold
21
Gary Ouellet The Solar Oven index in case, using the Ouellet Switch
 		1981
Threshold
22
David Douglas Noch ein Brain Wave Schwindel two decks, cards is revealed and predicted, reversed in second deck
Also published here June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
80
Dr. Stanley Jaks "Ich wusste, dies würde Ihre Karte sein!" card from jumbo deck is selected, same card is found revered in regular deck
Also published here
  • New Pentagram, May 1969
 Oct. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 3)
95
Dr. Stanley Jaks Eine liegt verkehrt spectator reverses a card in the deck and seals it, another spectator divines it, clever pre-show wording
Also published here Dec. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 4)
137
Edward Marlo Cased-in Brain-wave lap index
 		1982
Card Finesse
164
Russell T. Barnhart Anytime Ultra-Mental
1982
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 1
91
Juan Tamariz, Verne Chesbro, James G. Thompson Jr. Mental Blockbuster Prediction two packs, magician reverses card in one, then spectator in other deck, they match, repeat, Brainwave & Multeffect Cards
Related to 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 3)
1006
Thomas Alan Waters Twinkey named card is shuffled face up in the deck, same card is reversed in second pack and the card above the reversed card is the same as well as in the shuffled pack
 		1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
216
David Britland Red Alert freely chosen card is only odd-backed card
 		Sep. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 17)
321
Gene "Phantini" Grant Mind Stripper ten cards, chosen one has different back
Related to May 1982
Magick (Issue 306)
1528
Dennis Marks The Ultimate Out combination of Vernon's Five Card Mental Force and Phantini's Mind Stripper, as an out
Related to June 1982
Magick (Issue 307)
1531
Eugene Burger Brain-Waved both sides of the deck can be displayed
Also published here 1982
Audience Involvement
12
Eugene Burger Brain-Waved Again another version, one suit can be named
VariationsAlso published here 1982
Audience Involvement
19
Harry Lorayne, Ken Krenzel Tidal Wave impromptu brainwave, one deck used as two decks, four applications, see credit corrections on pages 834, 864, 1092
Related toVariations May 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 5)
769
Edward Marlo Ungaffed Ultra Mental using "Sans Index" principle
Related to 1983
Marlo's Plus Package
62
Thomas Alan Waters Namewave
1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Psychl)
487
Thomas Alan Waters Windecks card is selected and number written on it, in a second deck the card is found reversed and the number is written on it
 		1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Psychl)
499
Ben Harris Singular Brainwave Named card shown to have odd back
 		1983
Killer Klose-Up
28
Al Smith Terror! only odd backed card is selected in deck, duplicate with same back as deck is found reversed
 		Jan. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 21)
405
Karl Fulves The Brainwave Principle history of its development, starting in 1921 ("Edward Bagshawe's Reverse Deck may have been the first Brainwave deck.")
 		1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
34
Judson S. Brown A Super-Reverse Problem named card is reversed in deck
Inspired byAlso published here
  • The Sphinx, March 1929
 1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
44
Theodore Annemann Remote Control reprint of original instructions, red/blue double backer, see only p. 45 for effect description by Max Holden from July 1929 Sphinx
 		1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
50
Orville Wayne Meyer Remote Control Improved reprint of original instructions, odd-backed unknown card signed on back is chosen from face
Also published here 1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
52
Reinhard Müller Brainwave in Europe Bartl's Geistino, credit information
 		1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
55
Ralph W. Hull Magnetic Mental Control spectator names card he sees in deck, it is only odd-backed card, twenty-six pairs, 1934
 		1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
57
Ed Balducci, Frank Mireider The Auto Mazo Deck 1934, see also p. 63 for comment by Ralph W. Hull
  • #1 Thought of Card Reversed
  • #2 Alternate Reverse Trick
  • #3 Selected Card Found Reversed
  • #4 Selected Card Transferred from One Half of Pack to Another
  • #5 Three Card Monte
  • #6 The Vanishing Aces
Variations 1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
58
Ralph W. Hull Pegasus Deck twenty-six pairs, 1935, see also p. 94
 		1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
62
Nelson Hahne The Blue Intruder named card is only odd-backed card, stack and sticky card, brief, 1935
Also published here
  • Smart Magic (Ralph Hull, Nelson Hahne)
 1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
62
Al Baker Super-Superprediction person names card which magician has transfered to another deck, roughed, 1936
Also published here 1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
63
Al Baker Effects 1, 2, 3 invisible deck, named card is reversed by performer
 		1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
64
Joe Berg The Ultra Mental Deck see also p. 86
  • named card that is seen is reversed
  • freely chosen card put reversed in deck, matching three-of-a-kind turns over
Inspired by 1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
66
Karl Fulves Discussion of Vernon's "Brain Wave Deck" see also p. 78
Related to 1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
68
Dai Vernon Mental Choice reprint of instructions, 1939
  • odd-backed card placed in deck, it turns out to be named card
  • freely thought-of card is reversed by performer behind back
 		1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
71
Dai Vernon, Sam Leo Horowitz Mental Control red-backed card cut into blue deck, spectator names correct one
Also published here 1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
80
John J. Crimmins Jr. On Brainwave reprinted from footnote in Practical Mental Effects, p. 279, with comment by Karl Fulves
 		1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
83
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