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The History of Swami Gimmicks is not clear. Without any doubt the first use, what we call Swami Gimmicks, were the mediums and spiritualists. Long after, magicians and mentalists adopted this wonderful gimmick to their arsenal of magical props. We can find it in the magical literature for the first time in Spirit Slate Writing and Kindred Phenomena by William Robinson (Chung Ling Soo), published in 1898. There the author describes it as a 'Thumb Pencil Carrier.'

Since Robinson's description many models have been developed: 'Clip Nail', 'Under Nail', 'Band Writer' and 'Thumb Tip Writer.' The most important innovation and improvement in this field came from the brilliant mind of Eric mason that invented the 'Boon Writer.' It's an 'adhesive' kind of writer. Mason describes it as 'The Greatest Little Gimmick in the World', and we can guarantee this statement is absolutely true.

NOTE: The version we sell is the Thumb Tip Type (with pencil lead tip).

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Imagine you are in front of a bunch of relatives at a family gathering. They've asked you to perform a few of your great tricks. You're in the 'family' room and everybody is watching, and you've performed 2 Card Monte and Triumph, and a couple of mind reading effects, your matrix coin routine - and people are having a great time, laughing, cracking jokes, etc. They expect nothing except what they've been seeing you do.

It's time to get serious. You tell them you are going to show them something you rarely if ever do. You're not even sure if it will work. They think of a card. You take a slip of paper and crumple it into a ball, then dramatically and SLOWLY squeeze the paper in your fist and continue squeezing. Some time goes by but then people see a wisp of smoke appear from your fist. Then, more and more smoke like something is burning in your hand. You open your hand, drop the ball of smoking paper on the floor and say... "it's done".

They open the paper and their thought of card is burnt in blackened writing into the middle of the paper. The smoke is still hanging solidly in the air. There will be stunned silence in the air also. You can't possibly begin to know the effect this has on people.

It's a complete 180 from standard trick-tricks. Ultra Smoke allows your entry into a new dimension - a twilight zone in which reality is molded into what it could never be in ordinary life.

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• Make a lit cigarette completely vanish!
• Make 10 dimes appear from an empty rolled-up dollar bill!
• Produce a silk handkerchief (sold separately) from thin air!
• Change a packet of sugar into a sugar cube!
• Change a few normal coins into a key by "melting" them together in your bare hands!
• And more!

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The misconception with these tattoos is that it's just a force, and a reveal of the tattoo on your arm. Nothing could be further from the truth. The tattoos will go on almost any object... a plastic milk carton in the fridge, on a see-through water bottle, underneath the stamp on an envelope, on your hand, your body, your clothes. This is your chance to USE your imagination. [For more info, see tabs below].

TRIAL PROMOTION: Order both DVD's TOGETHER and receive a FREE FULL sample pack of 34 Stained Skin Tattoos.

That's a savings of 41.50! Just add them to your cart and the tattoos will be added immediately. 
 

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The system is so invisible, it works inches from someone's face.

The Tarantula is a unique gimmick that has shattered the conventional wisdom of what reels look like and accomplish. This stealth utility allows you to easily master levitation and animation for any situation. You can fearlessly perform completely surrounded with the Tarantula, and the preparation only takes a second.

Every detail of the Tarantula Motorized Reel will be taught step-by-step in the accompanying full length DVD.

OWN IT TODAY. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER PRODUCTS ON OUR SITE.

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Immediately, with no hesitation, you let the coin fall into their hands for full, complete examination. Unless you're performing for Chuck Norris*, they won't be able to bend the coin a single bit. Use a quarter, dime, penny, half-dollar - anything.

Let the spectator keep the coin - let them take it home as a souvenir. They'll remember you for years to come.A mind-blowing, brilliant release by Roy Kueppers that will allow you to fool YOURSELF when performing it in the mirror.

Price:$38.50

This quarter is so real, that you'll even be able to spend it. Making it the most expensive 25 cents that you've ever spent.

Get one now.

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We at Ellusionist highly recommend picking up one of these each so that you are never caught off guard when the time comes for these items to be replaced.

These spools have been cleverly designed to fit into your Spider Pen and Tarantula.

Price:$14.95

Walk up to 25 feet away from the object you are floating! Batteries included and the SPIDER PEN is totally silent in operation! Comes with EVERYTHING you need to perform. Thread and Battery are included.

The Spider Pen is going to revolutionize how you perform your magic. No longer do you have to plan hours in advance what you're going to do and when. Using this system, you are good to go any time, any place and you never have to worry about anything breaking before you perform. There are no complicated setups that could be spoiled before the magic happens. You set it up when you are ready, and when you are done, everything is hidden and protected, ready for your next amazing feat.

Price:$47.50

We at Ellusionist highly recommend picking up one of these each so that you are never caught off guard when the time comes for these items to be replaced.

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Now you can ALWAYS be ready even when your hands aren't. Sortkwik provides the perfect balance between grip and naturalness that is not often found in other products, sometimes not even found in nature. Greaseless and odorless, it won't ruin your cards or coins, and it won't leave a sticky residue on them like other products might.

Hand lotions are greasy and sometimes can actually make a bad situation worse. Even when you think they are rubbed in properly, there can still be enough transfer to affect the quality of your materials. Sortkwik doesn't leave any residue that can adversely affect your cards or coins.

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Do you have any idea what can be done by switching a deck?
Here's one effect from the video: A red-backed deck is spread and a card is freely selected and reversed in the deck. This deck never leaves the spectator's sight. The performer brings out a blue card box and removes a blue deck, spreading it on the table. One card is reversed and it matches the selection! In another effect a spectator's signature travels from one deck to another under seemingly impossible conditions.

What is a Deck Shell?
The Deck Shell is a metal base shell that looks like a card box. It fits over a regular card box, as in the illustration. You may not understand quite how to use it from just that description but the video and deck shell book take you through the process from A-Z.

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Psychological Subtleties 3 has dozens of routines filled with layers of subtleties and psychological principles for your mentalism/magic toolbox.
In the Introduction to Psychological Subtleties 3, the living legend and international man of mystery, David Berglas talks about his relationship with Banachek and his respect for his skills.

Chapter One - Subtle Dealing with Difficult Spectators: Have you ever had your performance disrupted by a cell phone? Have you ever had a spectator refuse to reveal their thought-of number/card/item? Have you ever had a spectator deliberately lie to you about what they were thinking? This chapter deals with preventing and creating the perfect performance situation so these will never happen to you again.

Chapter Two - Subtle Creating the Perfect Situation: In this chapter you will learn how in the first two minutes to make a perfect impression for the rest of your show, equivoque subtleties, plus you will learn two amazing principles where you will appear to know intimate details about complete strangers. Why do psychological subtleties work for some performers but not for others? Banachek talks in this chapter about how conviction is the key. This chapter also includes how to use politically correct statements in your performance to influence your volunteer’s thoughts and a wonderful pseudo explanation to your audience of how you can made them think of a specific vegetable.

Chapter Three – Subtle Verbal: This is all about verbal “dual reality” and how to be both right and wrong at the same time. It is also how to phrase something so it is understood differently by your volunteer than by the audience. A couple effects from this chapter include “Picture Perfect” wherein a spectator is able to describe the color of a shirt, the color of the eyes, the time on a clock and the name of an individual in a picture without ever having seen it. “Ultimate Imagination” is a coin visualization routine wherein the performer is able to tell a spectator which invisible coin they are thinking of and which hand holds the coin.

Chapter Four – Subtle Drawings: Drawn from Banachek's professional repertoire, this chapter reveals one of his favorite ploys: the Cheshire Cat Principle. In this effect you know how a spectator is drawing a picture in their mind and also the fact that they left out a major detail in their drawing. Among other effects and principles in this chapter, you will learn a multiple picture duplication, another picture duplication using nothing but psychological subtleties, and a routine where the performer predicts a picture drawn by a spectator.

Chapter Five – Subtle Letters: This chapter revisits Banachek's principle where spectators mix up letters in a word and think of one and you know what it is. The first two effects take this principle to a new level by allowing you to not only know the letter, but also animals, places, people, and other specific things that reside in the spectator’s minds. The chapter closes with a very diabolical book test.

Chapter Six – Subtle Cards: This chapter deals with how to use various psychological principles to force playing cards.

Chapter Seven – Subtle Dates: Four spectators think of a date on the calendar. The performer correctly identifies the dates that three spectators are thinking of and concludes with a startling revelation of a fourth spectator’s thought. This was originally sold for $20.00 as Kenton’s Kalendar. Also included in this chapter are two different methods for revealing the day of the week in a calendar year.

Chapter Eight – Subtle Psychokinesis: When it comes to metal bending, it is imperative that the audience sees the participant feeling the psychokinesis (PK) happening. Do you want to make spectators feel hot, cold or feel taps/touches or feel metal bend in a bag? This chapter goes into detail on how to create these impressions both psychologically and physically.

Chapter Nine – Subtle Telephone: Play a dramatic game of Russian Roulette, reveal a song that a spectator is thinking of, and detect a lie all while on the other end of the telephone.

Chapter Ten – Subtle Numbers: This chapter revisits Banachek's “Reversal” principle that gives it meaning and applies it to an ingenious book test. We also take an in depth visit to the “Gray Elephant in Denmark” principle and give it new clothing. Also included in this chapter is a prediction effect that culminates in creating a souvenir gift origami raven using psychokinesis.

Chapter Eleven – Subtle Paradox: Using the written word you are able to predict which coin will be chosen and whether it is heads or tails; which invisible M&M will be selected and whether or not it will have nuts; whether medication is taken for two weeks or four days, and; successfully predict the make of a car and whether or not it is a four-wheel drive. You will also be able to show that you knew the spectator’s Personal Identification Number (PIN) in advance and in another effect, how to create two separate realities at the same time.

Chapter Twelve – Subtle Perceptions: Optical illusions are applied to psychic effects in this chapter. For example George Washington on a one dollar bill reveals whether or not a volunteer is telling the truth and in a separate effect, two spectators read the performer’s thoughts by staring at a third spectator’s scribble.

Chapter Thirteen – Subtle Betting: You will learn two different methods that will make it appear that you predicted the correct results of the lottery plus a clever way to show that you correctly bet and won on a sporting event.

Chapter Fourteen – Subtle Dunninger: This chapter reveals some of the bold subtleties used by Dunninger on stage and behind the microphone on his number one rated television show.

Chapter Fifteen – Subtle News: Banachek reveals one of his most coveted methods for predicting the headlines of the newspaper.

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"But Ellusionist guy", you say... "What if I have a new fangled top of the line mouse with those fancy laser thingies in them??"

Well, in that case, you techno-savy consumer you, we have just the thing for you. Just like with music and clothes, retro is in. These mousepads just scream retro. (disclaimer: While computer mice and mousepads don't actually scream when you squeeze them, please don't squeeze your real mice. It's not cool.)

But seriously, this mousepad has a nice soft texture that will allow your mouse to track wonderfully, without making it feel like you're trying to point and click while on top of a mattress. And did we mention they look good?

Mouse not included.

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You'll learn the things that most people don't tell you, or won't tell you when it comes to performance, showmanship, and getting the best out of yourself, and your magic. This Book is a must for every magician / mentalist / entertainer. It should sell for thousands.

264 pages, hardbound.
Order this FANTASTIC book from ellusionist.com now.

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• The Haunted Coin: An examined coin is placed on a table. It slowly stands up, then turns over.
• Bank Night: The steel core coin is marked by a spectator (using a ‘write and wipe’ ink marker). This coin is placed in a coin envelope (available at stationary stores). Four quarters are placed in four other envelopes. The envelopes are closed and mixed by a spectator. The above is done while the performer’s back is turned. Seated at a table, the performer places one of his hands palm-up on the table. The envelopes are placed on the hand one at a time. The performer easily knows which envelope contains the correct coin.
• Coin Vanish: The steel core coin is great for vanishes, since most people have a hard time finding these in circulation. Place the coin on a spectator’s hand, then wave your hand/wrist over the coin in a circular motion, and the coin vanishes!

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The materials given to you that allow you to do things that are unimaginable. They are the most ingenious (yet inexpensive) magic prop of this century. They are awesome and I recommend any close up (or even stage) performer. Pick up some along with Animated Miracles to enhance the use of your Loops...

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You can do the trick for one person and blow them away, or you can do it for 500 people and blow them all away. The trick is easy to do and (many say) is the best card trick in the world.

Made from our AMAZING Shadow Masters Bicycle Deck, the look, feel and quality of this deck is unsurpassed. Get yours now.

Note: All custom Invisible Decks Sold at Ellusionist have the same handling directions. Your imagination is the limit.

Price:$16.50

• Custom designed dental floss style dispenser.
• Elastics stretch up to five times their original size!
• Same thread as used in "Loops"
• Same matte finish to diminish the reflection of light!
• Includes innovative hookup created by Mesika!

Easy to use and cleverly packaged in a dental floss-style dispenser. Mesika Elastics are made with a matte finish to diminish the reflection of light and are colored black for maximum invisibility. This thread can stretch up to five times its original size! One 100ft strip can be stretched almost two times the length of an American football field!

This is the premier elastic thread for use with Finn Jon techniques or for anyone looking to create easy visual miracles.

NOTE: This product does NOT come with instructions to make your own Loops.

Price:$19.95

The Juan Hundred Dollar Bill Switch can be used for an endless variety of full view bill illusions. Several routines are also included.

INCLUDES FREE BONUS EFFECT: Dan White’s “Handy 500”

Four single dollar bills visibly transform into four one hundred dollar bills while firmly held in the spectator’s own hand! This routine alone is worth the price of the DVD.

Note: You must be familiar with “Hundy 500” or a similar multiple bill change to incorporate this incredible addition.

Price:$33.50

• Easy to use, perfect for beginner through intermediate
• Deck looks normal to the untrained eye
• Allows miracles, mindreading and much more
• INCLUDED: more than half a dozen tricks
• Riffle shuffle the cards to your heart's content without ever disturbing the setup to convince your audience that its a normal deck.

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You can do the trick for one person and blow them away, or you can do it for 500 people and blow them all away.  The trick is easy to do and (many say) is the best card trick in the world.

Made from our AMAZING Ghost Deck of cards (poker size).

Price:$14.99

Designed by Ellusionist, the Bicycle Ghost Deck has a UV-500 Air-Flow Finish, thick high grade stock, and an amazing design. Five solid months of design work went into the Ghost Deck.

Latin on the Joker says: "The World Invites Deception".

One of the Jokers is stepping on an Ace of Clubs, one Joker is not. This allows a sweet reveal for magicians. When you turn the Ace of Spades upside down, you'll notice snake heads at the base of the pip. In addition, there is a hand coming out of the top of the Ace. Whereas the Black Tiger Deck is tight, focused and aggressive, the Ghost emanates beauty and energy.

Pick up a deck, or six, today.

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You could even set the cards on a table and cover them with a wine glass... the chosen card will still rise straight out of the pack. You can have three people pick cards and make all three chosen cards rise out of the pack one after the other. The possibilities are endless.

This deck is the highest quality on the market - be careful, there are cheaper versions that simply do not operate well... we've tested all of them thoroughly and chose this one for smoothness and beautiful ease of operation. With this stunning effect, you'll be armed with one of the most mind-blowing effects in magic.

Price:$16.95

SHIFT REALITY

If you could use a card that is: shot, aged, flipped, zipped, fallen, faded, ripped and stuck, box printed, blank, creepy, blacked out, swirled, thumb printed, smudged, inked wrong, mis-made, tagged, transferred, erased, added to, too high, shifted, shattered, fractioned, blurred, skeletal, or predictive...

THIS IS THE DECK FOR YOU!

Price:$29.95

Imagine performing an effect where you will predict what card someone chooses, but as you fan the cards so that they only see the backs, their friends can see the faces, and suddenly they are all in on the trick. This is audience participation at it's best.

It is often under-utilized and overlooked by most. The possibilities are as limitless as your imagination. The deck consists of the exact same card repeated 52 times in the deck.

Note: There are no specific card choices available when ordering these decks.

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Jim Rosenbaum has invested countless hours and effort in developing and researching this magical device in order to ensure the overall quality and also in discovering all the things magicians will want to do with this amazing device. The Gecko provides you with thousands of possibilities for amazing instant miracles and is a definite must-have for bringing your magic to the next level.

Here are just a few of the effects you can master with The Gecko:

• Vanish coins!
• Vanish cell phones!
• Bent and restored bottle cap routines!
• Instant coin transformations
• Vanish business cards and credit cards!
• Use as a Hold-Out Device too!

The possibilities are endless. You are only limited by your imagination!!

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...Amazing things.

If you could use a card that is: shot, aged, flipped, zipped, fallen, faded, ripped and stuck, box printed, blank, creepy, blacked out, swirled, thumb printed, smudged, inked wrong, mis-made, tagged, transferred, erased, added to, too high, shifted, shattered, fractioned, blurred, skeletal, or predictive...

THIS IS THE DECK FOR YOU!

SHIFT REALITY
Work outside the box. GET CREATIVE.  Pick up your Tiger Gaff Deck today.

Special note: the deck itself is NOT meant to come with instructions.  As you click to order your new gaff deck you will automatically be offered our training DVD called ARMY OF 52, starring Justin Miller. Get it.  He takes gaff cards to the limits of reality and you will learn everything there is to know about Gaffs in this DVD.
 

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• Contains 2 ozs. (57 grams) of powder
• Comes with complete directions
• Easy to store and pour with dispenser top
   

Price:$4.95

Magical genius Stewart James was a master of the creative thought process. Give him a problem, and he would return with at least a dozen solutions, all completely different from the previous, and each just as workable as the last. Over the course of 40+ years, he compiled three volumes of the Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks. Now, for the first time, these classic works have been collected, newly edited, and combined in a single hardbound volume.

Over the course of nearly 450 large-format pages, James describes every nuance of this fascinating branch of conjuring. Hundreds of effects are described. Puzzles share the pages with stage-filling illusions, legendary feats (like the fabled Indian Rope Trick), escapes, spirit effects, cut and restored tricks, penetrations, trick knots, suspensions, and James' famous Sefalaljia, to name but a few.

The Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks is an invaluable reference work. Hardbound, 7x10. 456 pages, with over 1500 illustrations.

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Here's a simple example:

The performer approaches the spectator and asks them to think of any card in the deck. The spectator is asked to focus only on that selection, and to picture it clearly in their mind.

With his hand outstretched, the performer asks the spectator to reach out their hand as well, hovering very close to the performer's palm.

They experience an eerie tingling sensation in their hand. The performer says that he will attempt to pass the image of that card from the spectators mind to his own with just a touch of their fingertips.

The performer gently touches the spectator's fingertip, and immediately the spectator feels a distinctive, powerful shock. While the spectator goes nuts, the performer stands silent. When the spectator's reaction slowly ceases, the performer continues staring into her eyes. He takes a deep breath. He nods affirmatively . He says.

"Nine of hearts."

If you feel this is right for you, don't hesitate - get it. It's a high quality, well-made device that is easy to perform and works beautifully. You'll create routines that will kill.

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De'vo is finished with his first music CD! There are 12 songs and they will all be ROYALTY FREE for performers to use in their performances, or to use in their own performance-only videos etc.

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Performed on LIVE TV for REAL PEOPLE in REAL SITUATIONS. This is magic that you can do for anyone who says 'show me a trick' and leave them speechless.

Considered to be one of the most influential names in magic today, Criss Angel built his career by having a visionary approach and groundbreaking material. Now for the first time ever, it's available to you, in this exclusive Criss Angel Mastermind DVD series (volume one). The explanation of the mind-blowing quarter through soda can as created by Wayne Houchin and performed by Criss Angel on his critically acclaimed A&E television series MINDFREAK.

This effect can be performed anywhere, anytime with no special props.

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IMAGINE the looks you'll get when you pull one of these out of your back pocket. They ooze professionalism and are finished with an extremely intricate, laser-cut engraving of the Masters Edition Ace of Spades, Ghost Ace of Spades, or Black Tiger Ace of Spades.

Beautiful artwork, and craftmanship here, no doubt about it these babies are elegant in look and feel. A high-end, professional grade card guard that will increase the durability and longevity of your playing cards-- all the while looking as sleek as can be

Price:$16.95