Thomas Baxter – A Card Merely Thought Of

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A Card Merely Thought Of…

Years ago, Mentalist Thomas Baxter released an ebook detailing his insights on the think-of-a-card concept for a limited time. Once sold out, these notes became highly coveted by both students and collectors, including some of the world’s top performers. Now, the author has decided to publish these notes in an expanded hardcover format, making them accessible once more to the mentalism and magic communities.

This work delves into the history and techniques behind one of mentalism’s most powerful effects: the divination of a spectator’s thought-of playing card. It emphasizes the use of an ordinary, unaltered deck to identify cards simply imagined by participants. Picture this: a card that is neither touched nor peeked at, just thought of and remembered. To the audience, this is genuine mind reading.

The notes provide an in-depth analysis of the Erdnase variations of “Think of a Card,” along with insights from renowned figures in the field such as Vernon, Dingle, Berglas, and Bowyer.

Baxter’s own findings and techniques related to the ‘Think of a Card’ theme are thoroughly detailed, accompanied by photographs and illustrations. In addition to the historical context and theoretical background, several complete presentations are included, such as:

Fish Fry for Two

Imagine the astonishment of your audience as you reveal a normal, shuffled deck in front of two participants, asking them to simply THINK of any card they see. You then remove two cards from the deck, leaving them speechless as you’ve seemingly read their thoughts.

ThoughtControl

One spectator thinks of a card from the deck, while another instantly reveals which card they are thinking of—no stooges involved. Both participants are left in disbelief, unable to fathom how this is possible.

Smythled

Two participants merely think of cards from a shuffled deck. The performer divides the deck into two face-down piles, then reveals the top two cards. As the performer deals cards from each pile, asking participants to call “stop!” when they see their card, both call out simultaneously, revealing their thought-of cards at the same moment!

Separate But Equal

A straightforward and clean ESP Card Match-Up routine.

…and much more, featuring contributions from David Alexander, Hector Chadwick, Mick Ayres, and Sean Waters.