John Wilson, perhaps magic’s best-kept secret, invites you to join the ranks of those in the know.
You and Me and the Devil Makes Three is not just a book; it's a key to unlocking a world of new heights, where every page turns into a portal of possibilities.
This is a deep dive into Wilson's unique perspective on magic—a blend of simplicity and impact. Dive into unforgettable routines; where a coin captures emotions, rapid calculation skills are showcased, separate reds and blacks in a borrowed and shuffled deck, and deliver eerily accurate cradle-to-grave readings built solely on a spectator’s lies.
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Effects:
- The Parabola: In which the spectator cuts to their selection
- Euler and Water: In which the performer exhibits superhuman skill at math
- The Hypnotic Coin Bend: In which a spectator’s hatred causes a coin to bend in their hand. Inspired by Skin from Ben Earl
- Dream Catcher: In which a dream written on a card and placed in a wallet is divined)
- Outer This World: In which the colors of the first thirteen cards of a shuffled deck are predicted
- 1.5 Card Q&A: In which a spectator tells lies about a chosen card, yet still has it identified by the performer, who then proceeds into a cold reading
- Down Under Control: In which a named card is seamlessly controlled to the bottom.
- Plucker: In which a card is impossibly stolen from the middle of a spectator’s riffle shuffle.
- The Carrollton Opener: In which a spectator experiences the same phenomenon in two different ways, a revamped and psychological ‘Chicago Opener’.
- The Mirror: In which a spectator constructs an impossible coincidence with the performer.
- A Healing Induction: In which a spectator is cured of an ailing thought.
- A Number and a Card: In which a thought of card is found at a thought of number.
- Sl(e)ight Levitation: In which a pen levitates on the performer’s hand, without thread or magnets.
- Touches: In which a spectator feels the performer’s non-existent touch in real-time. It’s what all other PK touch routines wish they were.
- A Prediction: In which the magician conducts a reading using any three objects placed in front of them, and predicts which item the spectator chooses.
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Essays:
- The Path of Broken Hearts
- On Confrontation
- The Superman Problem
- The Real Secret
- Emotional Content
- The Method of Faith
- Tropes
- Proof
- Definition
- The Magic of Words
- Reading Readings
- The Way to Loneliness
