Paul Curry’s “Out of This World” Card Routine

Experience the magic of Paul Curry’s “Out of This World,” a captivating card routine that famously deceived Sir Winston Churchill. This PDF reveals my unique variations on this impactful card mentalism routine, showcasing techniques that extend beyond the brief performance video provided.

In my Ultimate Routine, audience members genuinely shuffle the deck, and a randomly selected participant (with no pre-show involvement) is placed into a hypnotic trance. This state enables them to seemingly develop “psychic abilities,” allowing them to discern whether face-down cards from the freely shuffled deck are red or black. Throughout this process, the volunteer’s eyes remain closed.

To the astonishment of everyone, including the hypnotized participant, the cards are almost perfectly sorted, with only one or two cards misplaced. Interestingly, achieving a 99.9% accuracy with minor errors often leaves a more significant impact on audiences than complete accuracy.

At suitable events like “Psychic Parties,” you can have the deck shuffled again by multiple individuals. After returning the volunteer to an eyes-closed state, you, as the performer, can be genuinely blindfolded. The shuffled deck is then handed to you face down, ensuring you have no knowledge of the card order. You will then draw cards from beneath the table, asking the volunteer to identify their colors, and once again, they successfully separate the cards correctly without any deck switches involved.

This comprehensive 12-page PDF, illustrated with four photographs, covers every detail, secret, and psychological tactic used in this routine, including how to prepare a gimmicked deck in just a few minutes to make this performance possible.

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