From floating cards to many different ways to “find a card,” these are so simple that anyone can feel like a magician. You just have to know the secrets. This is a basic “find a card” trick that works with a spectator. When you learn it, you’ll understand how magicians can guess your card every time. Plus, it’s fun to combine this one with “the rising card” and make it into even more of a spectacle. As you’ll soon find out, the secret lies in carefully positioning your fingers. All you need for this one is a little patience and a deck of cards. For this card trick, you’ll need to create a gimmick that creates the illusion. It requires a few common items you probably have around the house. Grab your deck of cards, a straw, some black thread, tape, and scissors and you’re ready to get started. For this cool trick, go beyond levitation and spin a playing card in midair. It will then mysteriously rise to your hand. It’s incredibly easy once you know the secret. You’ll create a gimmick card for this one, so make sure you have a playing card you can cut up. The only requirement is that the design on the back match the face card you’re working with. Beyond that, a little glue and a pair of scissors are all you need. This time, suspend a playing card over a full deck. It requires a different type of gimmick card, so even though it’s the same effect, you will learn a new magic technique. It’s fun and easy, perfect for magic rookies. Making the gimmick card is the key to holding all 10 cards in your hand while all your fingers are completely flat. Scissors, glue, and a little practice are all you’ll need. For this trick, you’ll have someone pick a card, then lose it in the deck. They’ll even tell you the name of their card, so where’s the magic in that? The revelation happens when you spell out their card and it’s right there. It’s a baffling trick that has an impact. Dowsing is a rather old-fashioned way of finding water and minerals below ground. Similarly, you’ll use a “dowsing rod” (a pen or stick) to find a spectator’s card in the deck. It’s one more way to practice your ability to find anyone’s card every time. For this trick, you’ll simply have someone select a card and put it back in the deck. The trick? While he or she was paying attention to the card, you were reversing the deck. That makes it easy as pie to find their card for the big reveal. This is an excellent card trick for beginners that combines mind-reading with a prediction. Follow the instructions and you can make the gimmicked deck that you can carry around with you to perform this stunner anywhere you go. To make sure you deal yourself a royal flush, you need to rig the deck. When it’s time for the show, you’ll deal with a poker hand, just like normal, but you’ll be the player with the best hand. You’ll look like a pro gambler, but don’t bet money or you could have some angry friends. For this trick, someone chooses a card and in the end, you show them that his or her card was the only odd-colored option. How does that work? It’s all about how you display the cards, which is why you need to get sneaky to make it work. This is another trick that requires a stacked deck, which you’ll prepare ahead of time. Once everything’s in place, the trickery begins. There are a lot of steps, but the result and “How’d that happen?” is worth it. The performance is simple: a spectator follows every move you make with your deck of cards, then you switch decks before choosing a card and memorizing it. You both place your card back in the decks, swap again, then you find their card. Once the trick is over, the secret is long gone and there is nothing for spectators to find. The secret is that you’ve purposely placed the aces within the deck. You’ll then walk him or her through strategic cuts, leading to the big reveal. There are plenty of opportunities to add spectacle here, too. Just be sure you don’t get distracted.
