TMN Magazine - 02 PDF

THE MAGIC NEST 1 Nest-1 / Egg - 2
Dedicated to the memory of Shimada
And to all the magicians around the world
Empty hand is foolishness,

Ten fingers are our working capital

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLES ................................................................................... 6
EDITORIAL ............................................................................................................. 6
REMEMBERING OUR ROOTS – THE GREAT APPADURAI........................ 8
INSPIRATION ...................................................................................................... 11
HOW TO BE AN UNIQUE PERFORMER ....................................................... 14
LIFE IS BACK! – GOOD DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN!! .................................... 20
THEY SAID IT – QUOTES BY VETERANS .................................................... 23
TRICKS FOR YOU .................................................................... 25

VISITING RING ...........................................................................................25
PHONE PIN REVEAL .................................................................................28
WHERE IS MY CARD .................................................................................31
TELEPHONEPATHY ..................................................................................34
AMAZING CANDY MYSTERY ....................................................................37
FUN & FACT ............................................................................. 39

TOONZ CORNER .......................................................................................39
ORIGINS OF WONDERS ...........................................................................40
PUZZLE TIME .............................................................................................41
WHAT’S NEW IN THE MARKET .............................................. 42
ALPHABET ROULETTE .............................................................................42
SIX BILL REPEAT ......................................................................................43
SLATE BUG WRITER .................................................................................44
DISCOVER THE MAGICIAN IN YOU .........................................................45
NEWS SECTION ....................................................................... 47

TIPS & IDEAS ........................................................................... 48
ANSWERS TO THE MAY 2022 QUIZZES ................................ 49

Editor-In-Chief Executive Editor
Balu Shankar Junior
Associate Editor Graphics Designer

Narayanamurthy Balu, Aravind, Shahul
Cover Page conceived and designed by

Balu
Contributors Chris Wardle

Mhelly Bhumgara
Rajamoorthy
Prakash Savkoor
Shameer Salim
Rajesh
Dindigul Sundaramoorthy
Dibya Guha
Bala
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credits wherever possible.
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Articles
Editorial
It’s a dream come true. Our TMN magazine was released
on May 10, 2022. What a great pleasure to get released by the
hands of a wonderful human being, a great inspiration and
motivator, Gopinath Muthukad, who has retired himself from the
magic field (very sad for us and his audience) and devoted his life
to bring up the differently abled children.
My heartful thanks and gratitude to the members of the
TMN and our other magician friends for supporting so
wholeheartedly the launching of this magazine especially
Magician Chandrasekar Chaudari & Magician B.S. Reddy for
sponsoring Rs. 5000/- and Magician Bala for sponsoring
Rs.1000/- for the magazine.
My sincere thanks to Mr. Sam Dalal and other senior
magicians without whose expert advice I could never have
attempted to enter the magazine field.
I once again thank Mr. Narayanamurthy without whose
unstinted co-operation I could never release the first issue of our
magazine in time. My thanks to the contributors and more
particularly, to my friend Nahul Shenoy for his enthusiastic
foreword.
And to all the senior magicians, whose kind wishes and
blessings for the magazine have given me so much pleasure and
encouragement.
I extend my heartful thanks to all my readers who have,
either in writing or verbally, expressed their appreciation of the first
copy of THE MAGIC NEST. The reception given to the first issue
has exceeded my expectations; I am very grateful and can only
say that I will do my best to deserve a continuance of the support
of all my friends in magic.

Readers will be glad to know that I have in hand articles by
magicians of repute, from all over the world, and that I have also
received many promises of help in the future. All this is very
gratifying to me, and, therefore, I am sure of my readers.
Further, I would remind all the manufacturers, dealers &
magicians, who have any apparatus which they wish to sell or to
exchange, that they will find the magazine a very good medium for
their advertisements.
I am well aware that there is nothing perfect in this imperfect
world, but that is no reason why I should not try to make this
magazine as nearly perfect as it is possible to make it. That is my
ambition, and readers may be assured that I shall spare no effort
in my pursuit of it.
We invite the magicians to contribute articles, news items,
tips, tricks and anything related to magic that will be of interest to
the rest of the members.
We will also be pleased to receive any suggestions you
have to offer on how we can improve this publication and make it
more interesting. Articles, tricks, tips, patter and anything of
general interest for publication, will greatly be appreciated.
If you want to walk faster, walk alone;
But if you want to walk far, walk together.
- Ratan Tata
So let us walk together and walk farther.
With Love,
Balu

Remembering Our Roots – The Great Appadurai
Magic Kalai Kavalar, Mayakalai Maamannan, the Great

George Parkins Appadurai's interest in the Art of Magic began
when he was 14. After his college days, he joined the Government
Revenue Service, he was Tahsildar and Executive Magistrate in
the Tamilnadu Government. At the end of the day, with the close
of his office, a change like that of Clarke Kent took place. What
emerged was a magician extraordinaire with more to his credit
than many full-time professionals. It may be said he was a pioneer
in bringing magic from the streets of this country to sophisticated
stages.
His first magical excursion, at age 26, was by way of a
public show in connection with W.H.O. Day in November 1954. He
had conducted shows for many worthwhile and charitable causes
ever since. Over time, he had earned many honours and titles
including those of Kalai Kavalar and Mayakalai Maamannan. His
interest was further stimulated by his meeting with the Mysterious
Bhaghyanath and Prof. A.S. Pillai in 1957. His wife is a magician's
dream. Not a little of his success was also due to Mrs. Grace Durai
who has edited his monthly MAGIC WAND magazine, assisted
with his other activities, and served as Ring Reporter for Ring 206.

Appadurai was the first to found an organization for
magicians in this Indian State. He was also the founder of three
very active other groups; the Indian Magic Hobby Assn. (f. Oct.
1969), Ring 206, the Great Appadurai Ring (Dec. 1970), and a
chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Magicians [FCM] (Sep.
1989). He was a founder of the Intl. Chamber of Magicians and an
Honorary member of many other magical groups. In addition, he
was a founder/president of the All India Magic Circle, Tamiinadu,
having been installed during the AIMC Magic Congress in Bhopal
in 1969.
A Rotarian for some 15 years, he founded the Rotary Club
of Avinashi. In 1971, he was elected I.B.M. Intl. Vice Pres. for India
and was elected for succeeding terms until 1974. He was elected
Terr. Vice Pres. in 1983 and, in 1989, was again elected Intl. Vice
Pres., with re-elections occurring ever since. He also served as
Special Representative for the FCM in Asia.
During his long magical career he become acquainted with
a great number of well-known magicians including the late Sorcar,
Sr. and John Calvert. Appadurai was a showman, a mentalist, and
a performer of considerable repute known for his generous
performances on benefit shows for various causes as well as
government sponsored programs. His colourful, fast-moving
show, was spiked with excitement and humour, and his mystifying
magic had his audiences gasping in amazement. Little wonder his
name is preceded by the word "Great." He had a commanding
personality yet with polite manners, a pleasing nature, and a
winning smile. Endeared by all who knew him, he was accessible
to those who would seek his counsel whether they be professional
or amateur magicians.

His philosophical outlook of taking everything in stride,
without fear or favour, enabled him to carry on his determination
to bring smiles and happiness to others through the Art of Magic.
His achievements were due primarily to hard and untiring work and
dedication. Yet he unassumedly said, “Doing magic is just my
hobby". With his retirement from government service in 1986, he
devoted his time to that "hobby".
He had appeared in the cover page of IBM’s Linking Ring
Magazine. He had published few books on Magic in English and
Tamil. He had appeared in the Tamil movie “Unakaka Ellam
Unakkka”.

INSPIRATION
Chris Wardle
One of the things I often get asked after I have lectured at

a magic club or society is from where do I get my ideas and
inspiration?
I use a variety of methods to spark creativity, the one I use
most often is to read three unrelated effects from three different
magic books last thing at night. Often, this mix of ideas will spark
something in my mind and in the morning, I can sometimes wake
up with a new idea - although I do have to check that I haven't just
remembered one of the tricks I read the night before! Another
method is to seek inspiration for plots and effects from sources
outside of magic. Use your other hobbies and pastimes, as well as
watching films, TV, listening to music, etc. as these can all spark
creativity.
Bouncing ideas around with like-minded friends is another
useful method, as is seeing what else can be done with known
principles. Being creative in other (non-magic) activities is also
helpful as this creativity and flexibility of thought will cross-pollinate
into your magical thinking. Experiment and see what else can be
done with a material or a known gimmick. Can a close-up gimmick
be developed for a stand-up effect or a stage principle scaled
down for close-up? Studying the work of other magical creators
and looking for the common themes and methods to which they
often return. For example, the ingenious Ian Adair, who has come
up with so many clever effects using just the paddle move alone!
You can then identify your own favourite methods and see if you
can exploit them in similar ways to get more out of an existing
method. Sketching and drawing 3D doodles of everyday items and
shapes is also a useful approach. This can often alert you to

possibilities for pockets, angles, flaps and ways to use a familiar
object in a new way.
Asking yourself ‘What if?’-type questions and thinking about
what you wish you could do with your magical powers if they were
actually real is another useful starting point. How would you get
out of a situation or solve an everyday problem in a magical way?
These questions may lead you to a new effect. Also studying and
adapting an everyday item which you could replicate as a gimmick
to produce a magical surprise (using a plastic bottle that appears
as glass for example.)
However, my absolute favourite method is to browse
stationery, toy and hobby/craft shops as different containers;
stationery, glues, pads, magnets, toys and accessories can all
initiate ideas for gimmicks or effects. Browsing online just isn't the
same as you need to hold, study and test items, which you cannot
do virtually.
I am not alone in this method. The late Barry Murray once
told me that the great Ali Bongo used to spend many hours
browsing the unusual items in toy and stationery shops. So, I feel
as though I am in good company - if Ali did it, then it must be worth
doing as his ideas are legendary. If you are interested in
methodology and creativity and want to read further strategies as
well as fifteen example effects, refer the book 'Creating the
Impossible - Methods for Magic', released by James Ward and
myself in 2018,which is available from all major dealers. Good
luck in your magic-making!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Chris has created and shared routines
with over a dozen magic magazines
over the years (including a One Man
Parade in The Linking Ring).
His first three booklets, Ten
Mysteries, Investigating The Mene-
Tekel Deck and Beyond Svengali were
published by PH Marketing. Magical
Wonders published his Zodiac
Principle booklet and his largest collection Magic For
Everyone was published in 2006 and contained over 60 effects.
His book Mathomagic was released generally and aimed at
teachers and parents to encourage their children with math.
Whilst an enthusiastic and creative magician Chris is a teacher
by profession and so was perfectly suited to write the latter
book.
He was the magic consultant for Nick Warburton’s 2006
Edinburgh Fringe production of Dr. Faustus and is one of
Geoffrey Durham’s favorite magic creators. Geoff has used
creations from Chris both in his stage shows and TV
appearances. He has marketed effects through Practical Magic
in the U.K. and Sam Dalal in India and as a student wrote
comedy sketches for British TV comedy shows. He is also the
inventor of the clever dual magic square which can be seen on
his web site.

HOW TO BE AN UNIQUE PERFORMER
Mhelly Bhumgara
They say there is only one room that always has extra
space .That is the room of improvement! This couldn’t be truer
than in the field of magic! No matter how good a magician one is,
there is always room for improvement. I am sharing few tips and
ideas to improve one's act that will not only take it to the next
level but also give a wonderful feel-good factor and a high degree
of self-satisfaction . The cardinal truth is that a magician feels joy
in his heart only when he himself enjoys his performance along
with the audience .
1. Routinising your act
This is the starting point of self-improvement. Routinising is

the stringing together of various effects to make a smooth
transition from one effect to the other. A good routine is when there
is an interesting flow of the magic and the magician’s act unfolds
like a story.
Routinising is the most challenging part for any magician.
Making a routine takes a great deal of creativity, tons of practice
and years of adjustments and changes. So how does one make a
routine?
Firstly the magician must have a broad idea of what he is
good at and how he is going to present it. He has to see where the
focus of his magic will be. For example, is it going to be a dove act,
a manipulation act, a comedy act, illusions, or a speciality act?
Though there may be multiplicity of effects there should be some
co-relation between the effects.
The magician will have to focus on his skills and try to make
one effect blend into the other. This means the end of one effect
must be the start of the other effect. Just to give an example, a

flash silk appears, it turns into a ball, the ball turns into a card, the
card turns into a fan of cards, the fan disappears, then single cards
are plucked out from thin air, then a fan appears again, the fan is
thrown into the air and a dove appears.
The challenging part is how to string the effects together.
Don't we normally see magicians picking up a wide variety of
props displayed on a table, perform them one by one and put them
away! This is nothing but a "Dealer Demo " and not a professional
magic act. It would be boring, unimpressive and fail to grip the
audience.
One of the secrets of Routinising is to keep in mind the age-
old magic principle of "one Ahead". When one hand is doing an
effect the other hand is getting ready for the next effect (like taking
a load) so that there is no time gap between the two effects. This
takes the audience by surprise as they don’t have time to think
about how it happened.
The magician can achieve a maximum number of surprises
in his act by the one ahead principle. Another tip to keep in mind
is to exploit the opportunity of dumping and taking a new load at
the same time. Each time you go to the table to dump some item it
is an opportunity to secretly pick up the next prop. This way two
birds can be killed in one shot!
2. Magician'sTable
This in fact is the second most important point of improving

your act. If you don't carry your own magician's table to a show,
you will portray an unprofessional look and will not be able to
deliver an entertaining act . Even before a magician makes an
entry on the stage, the audience observes his table and will make
a first impression of the quality of the performance they are going
to see.
Many magicians go for a show and ask clients for "any
table" (or if table is not available even a chair will do !) for
spreading their array of props! Nothing can be
more unprofessional than this blatant display of props. It is
imperative that not only the magician has his own table but
also that the table is tailor-made to the specifics of the act .There
is no standard magic table suitable for every magic act. One size
does not fit in all.
In other words, the act is first designed and then the table
is made accordingly, and not vice versa. Keep in mind that the
table should be foldable, elegant looking, serves as a dump box ,
and contain the props securely for easy access during the
performance. Care must be taken to see that the props are not
visible to the audience because that kills the element of surprise.
The audience must never know what is going to come up in the
act .
For example, if you are doing a dove act and have a display
cage above your table, then keep the cage covered with a cloth till
such time as the first dove is produced. If the audience sees the
dove cage before the act, the appearance of the dove will not have
a surprise impact! Try to utilise shelf space behind the table so that
you get maximum secret space that is not visible to the audience.
3. Stage Craft
The audience will enjoy a performance when the magician

is himself enjoying it while performing. Pleasant
smiling expressions, neat costumes , shining props , courtesy to
volunteers and continuous eye contact are important aspects to
focus on a magic act . In this respect, eye contact is one of the
most important factors. Not only must the eye contact be
continuous but also be spread all over the audience so that each
and every member of the audience thinks you are only performing
specially for him . Many times eye contact is lost at the time of
picking up props from the table or dumping items, picking up fallen
props or focusing your eyes on the props while handling them. This
should be completely avoided. If you lose eye contact even for a
few seconds you can lose the audience's attention. Another
mistake that many magicians make is facing their backs to the
audience when going to pick or drop off props .This looks
extremely unprofessional on stage and also against basic stage
etiquette. Never let the audience see your back!
Another point to note is that pacing up and down the stage
or dancing during the act is a thing to be avoided. The audience's
attention will be diverted away from the act if the magician moves
about on the stage. In fact, any unnecessary movement on stage
must not be done. Every action on stage must look natural and
there must be a justification for doing the same. For example if a
silk is to be transformed into an appearing cane there is no need
to wave the silk a hundred times and bore the audience to death
before it finally becomes a cane ! I will even go to the extent that
waving it 3 times is much too much !
Just one wave is good enough for the cane to suddenly
appear! I don't know why, but there seems to be an unwritten law
in magic that every magic must happen on the third action! This is
so cliche and predictable that you are actually intimating your
audience that a surprise is going to happen and thereby
dampening the surprise! Haven't you heard magicians say
"Watch this ...1,2…3……! " Just think, where is the element of
surprise when it is actually hinted?
Another way to improve your act is to observe video
recordings of your real life act. Many flaws which you never
realised or knew would come out by this and corrective steps
could be taken appropriately.

One of the mistakes many magicians make is wearing a top
hat throughout the show. This not only looks silly but the shadow
of the hat hides the eyes and facial expressions of the magician
which is so important for any act. A hat must be only used for a
short time on stage and then put away.
4. Don't be a messy performer
It is not an uncommon sight when a magic show is over,

the magician leaves behind a floor with a complete mess! Litter in
the form of confetti, paper streamers, torn newspapers, tissues,
playing cards, mouth coils, water puddles, coloured liquids and
the like? If another artist comes to perform after the magician he
will probably curse and say " oh no.... the bloody magician was
here!”
For God's sake magicians must learn not to desecrate the
stage on which they perform. Please don't go to a show without a
dump box and avoid messing the floor as much as you can. Even
if a bit of mess is made, ensure that you or your assistant clears it
immediately after the act.
I am unable to understand why Indian Magicians have
this craze of loading tons of confetti into appearing silks,
umbrellas, cages and other appearing items? Wouldn't a pinch of
confetti be more than enough to give a magical touch and at the
same time look more appealing? We have witnessed several
magic convention competitions and gala nights where the entire
stage is filled with confetti and other magical mess ! It is therefore
important that we as magicians ensure that we leave the floor
clean just as we entered.

5. Respect to volunteers
If you want to be loved and respected you first have to give

respect to your audience. Be courteous to your volunteers,
especially kids ! Don't ridicule and manhandle them on stage! If
you are doing comedy with a volunteer make sure that he is not
belittled in front of everyone and is actually laughing along with
the audience.
Have we not observed many times when a magician asks
for a volunteer, there are no takers? Why is that? Could it have
been that the people have experienced ridicule at the hands of
some other magician at some other show? Each one of us
as magicians have a revered responsibility to ensure that
magicians, as well as magic art are loved and respected. We
should promote magic as the most enjoyable, friendly and
amazing entertainment. We should ensure that no one is offended
by our actions or language and that people love to see magic
again and again.
The depth of magic as an art is like a bottomless ocean .
It takes years of hard work, dedication and practice to
make one’s act near perfection. Improving ones act is a
continuous process. It is a joyful process that leads to inner
happiness and satisfaction and brings out the best magician in
you. The commercial gains will naturally follow through.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Magician Mhelly is a magic addict
since his school days. He is obsessed
with magic and walks, talks, eats,
drinks, sleeps and dreams magic ! He
has successfully used magic as a
medium for corporate product
launches and has done product
based magic for over 150 different
companies. His speciality is closeup strolling magic and
mentalism. During the lockdown Mhelly and his daughters
produced a threesome virtual mentalism show called MIND
BLAST which they did over 200 shows on zoom !
LIFE IS BACK! – GOOD DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN!!

Prakash Savkoor
The world is coming back to good days again.

Ever since the dreaded Covid 19 stuck us, the entire world
was locked in pandemic mode. And with it many an industry &
sectors lost business & livelihood.
The entertainment field is one which got severely affected.
Magicians lost business, were jobless & with it grew
despair, depression & financial constraints. No live shows, no
events, no conventions, no dealer demos, no competitions & no
magic.
What a pathetic situation we had to face, isn’t it?
I am sure everyone in the magic industry might have faced
this. It only tested our patience & determination. But with the global
lockdown, few good things happened too.
The Magic field saw something which was unheard before
– ONLINE MAGIC SHOWS! Many of our fellow magicians took to
this new emerging branch of opportunity.
Zoom Shows or online Magic shows had lot of new benefits
& opened a new Pandora’s box to us. Online shows enabled us to
perform from the comfort of our homes, minus the troubles of
traffic, travelling to the venue, setting up props & the time.
Magicians around the globe, started doing Zoom shows & this had
many benefits for the audience too. Spectators could watch Magic
shows from their homes, with all in the family for a small fee. Magic
which was not so appealing on live stage started getting nice
feedback from the audience, thanks to the Zoom show
advantages. Magic dealers started promoting props saying, “Ideal
& apt for Zoom shows”, which was a welcome bonus! Those who
adapted to change quickly designed their online show.
Magicians who were from the old school of thought &
resistant to change, grumbled about the birth of online shows, its
disadvantages & how it is leading to lost opportunities!
Thankfully we are seeing “achhe din (good days)” back
again!

Mankind managed to tackle covid, gates reopened, people
came back to work, routine life restarted & with it also thankfully
opened new hope for us Magicians. Live Magic shows are here
again. Magicians can be in limelight again. So, get ready, polish
your props again, practise, mend your costume, reach out to your
past clients & get started once again. Though the live magic show
market is just blooming back, online shows are here to stay.
Swiggy, Zomato, Dunzo, Netmeds, Big Basket has
revolutionized the buying patterns of the consumer. Brick & wall
stores are now competing with these new biggies.
Similarly, we Magicians must get used to online
entertainment, customize to people’s needs.
Movie watching in cinemas is unfortunately coming down.
People are switching to newer platforms like OTT – Netflix,
Amazon Prime etc. Will this mean movie theatres will close &
people will watch movies at homes?
The answer: You have the photo or idol of your favorite
God at home. Yet you go the temple to pray!
Likewise…… !!!!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Prakash Savkoor, is our guest
columnist for TMN Magic Nest.
With over 4 decades as an
entertaining magician, the writer
is a semi pro & done over a1000+
shows. He can be reached at
prakash.savkoor@gmail.com &
94480 41068 / 89398 41068.

They said it – Quotes by Veterans
"It wasn't just about doing tricks. It's about taking an

audience to another place, a special place, so they
can really suspend their disbelief. It’s about
amazing the audience as well as moving them."
- DAVID COPPERFIELD
Shimada
Japan
01.05.2022

Tricks for you
VISITING RING
Rajamoorthy
Impromptu effects with visiting cards are often reputation

makers. Here’s one such effect that is easy to do and yet is strong
enough.
EFFECT:
The magician draws a ring behind his business card and
hands it over to the spectator. He then causes the drawing to jump
from the spectator’s card to his in a visual manner. The card is
finally handed over with a lasting impression.
WHAT YOU NEED:
4 Business Cards, a marker
PERFORMANCE:
Take four of your business cards, turn them face down and
on the blank surface of the top card, draw a ring as neat as
possible. Spread the cards to show that the other three are indeed
blank (fig 1). As you close the cards, hold a pinky break under the
top two cards. Your right hand then holds the top two cards as one
using a ‘Biddle grip’ and slides them to the right.
The top two cards are now gripped between your left thumb
on top and your left index, middle and ring fingers underneath
(fig.2). In one continuous movement, turn your left hand face down
and at the same time your left thump will slide the ‘Ring card’ back.
Pull out the protruding card (actually blank on the back) and keep
it (print side up, of course!) on the spectator’s hand.
When done smoothly, this is a move that helps you to
switch cards without any suspicion. Ask him/her to cover it with
their other hand.
Take the remaining three cards in your right hand and fan
them (the ‘Ring card’ is now on the bottom). Remove the middle
card and turn it blank side up and place it back in the middle.
Now it’s time for the visual appearance of the ring. Make a
wide fan with the three cards. Your right thumb and index finger
pinch the three cards on the right bottom corner. Your right middle
finger rests along the bottom short side of the middle card (fig. 3).
Wave the three cards above the spectator’s closed hands. As you
wave, your right middle finger will push the bottom two cards
causing them to flip over ending in a flash appearance of the ring
(fig. 4 and 5). Start with a moderate speed as you wave the cards
and gradually slow down once the ring has appeared. The stunned
spectator will now open his/her hand and see that the ring has
‘disappeared’ from between their hands and reappeared visually
in between two other business cards.
https://youtu.be/jo_Q9SmFZgg

Fig. 1 Fig. 2
Fig. 3 Fig. 4
Fig.5

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Raja Moorthy is a teacher/lecturer in
magic, an interactive Illusionist and
Shadowgrapher since 1996. He is
an award winning magician who has
made over 200 television
appearances. Raja’s magic is always
interlaced with a lot of audience
interaction, laughter and
astonishment. From poolside parties
to corporate events, he can offer
different styles of amazing magic to suit any occasion.
Acclaimed for his warm approach and polished performance,
Raja Moorthy continues performing his magic both nationwide
and abroad. He has conducted several online programs for kids
called “Young Genius” and now conducting several confidence
building programs for school students especially.
PHONE PIN REVEAL

Shameer Salim
There are many apps with which you can unlock a phone.
Cipher is my absolute favourite. There are some ingenious no-app
solutions put out by Michael Murray which doesn’t involve any app.
Check out his works - Calculated Risk, Cal-Ender, Code Breaker
on the same.
The following technique shows a one-ahead principle to get
the passcode.

History
I was with a couple of friends and I happened to peek
(shoulder look) at one of my friends phone pin. He was an iPhone
user. I kept thinking how to make the best out of it. I could either
mind read him and reveal his pin or do something even better. I
decided to use this to reveal an Android phone user’s PIN.
Performance
For the sake of understanding, Isaac has an iPhone
Akhil has an Android Phone
Mentalist:
“Akhil, Keep your palm over mine.
Good.. now focus on each and every number in your phone
passcode.
Hmm.. I am sorry, I am having a hard time reading your thoughts.
Your thoughts are scattered all over. Let me try something else. I
would need another person’s help to get to your thoughts.
Let's pick one more person.. Let's see.. Shijin.. or you know what..
Isaac, please join me here...”
Mentalist:
“Akhil, open the calculator app on your phone and enter
your PIN. And hit PLUS (+) Have you done that? Great.. Isaac,
can you add your pin now to that number? Now you have
generated a completely random number. You can show everyone
now what number you have generated.
Akhil, think of a number between 1 and 50 and multiply the
result with the total. Have you done that? Perfect.. Now it's even
random. You can show everyone the total if you want.”
“Akhil and Isaac.. I want you to look at the number on the
screen and read it in your mind at least 3 times. You don’t have to
memorize it. Just read it 3 times in your mind. Great.. I want you
to clear everything on the calculator. Hit AC, 0 to make sure there
are no traces. Now lock your phone.”
(And then you borrow Akhil’s Android phone and unlock the
phone)
Method
You know the iPhone User’s Passcode, which is 2006. After
Akhil sums up his passcode with Isaac’s passcode, you just have
to subtract Isaac’s passcode from the total. In my case, Isaac’s
passcode was 2006 and it was easy to subtract with the help of a
calculator.
Akhil’s Pin code = Total – 2006

OR
Akhil’s Pin code = Total – 2000 – 6
It is easy to subtract when you put it like that.
Multiplying the total with a random number between 1 and 10 was
one deceptive way to make it look even random.
FINAL THOUGHTS
During a pre-show, You can either use an app like Cipher
or Michael Murray’s principles to get the PIN of one user. Later
when you can bring in a freely chosen spectator on the stage, call
up the pre-shown, person and execute the effect. You don’t have
to touch their phones at all in this case.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shameer Salim - A Software Engineer
by profession, who found his love in
magic a few years back and never
turned back since then. Shameer is the
brain behind the best-selling app of
2021, Hydra and also co-created
Cipher Pro along with Geraint Clarke.
Shameer is also supporting all of
Ellusionist's magic apps.

WHERE IS MY CARD
Dindigul Sundaramoorthy
EFFECT:
A selected card from a mixed deck is revealed.
WHAT YOU NEED:
A full deck of cards.
PERFORMANCE:
A shuffled deck is given to a spectator who cuts it at any
place and deals SEVEN CARDS face down in a line on the table.
He then looks at any of these cards, remembers it, takes up the
other six and mixes his card among them. He hands the packet to
the magician, who looks through the cards and removes one of
them, tabled it face down. The spectator is asked to name the
card and when the performer turns over the card, he holds it
proves to be the same one.
SECRET:
The secret is the Si-Stebbins Stack.
Now a days magicians have forgotten the stacking systems
in their card work. The following is a beautiful effect which seems
to be hard to do in practical but in real, it is very easy to do.
In this effect the cards are not marked. He has not seen the
face of a single card until the packet of seven is handed to him.
Then how?
The pack is stacked in the Si Stebbins order and the
magician retains this order in the false shuffle with which the
routine begins.
If seven cards are dealt from any position of a pack so
stacked, it is not difficult to rearrange them in their original order
after they have been mixed. But doing this will take a time of over
half a minute and this would be fatal to the effect. So, we use a
simpler way to solve this.
Wherever they come from, the seven cards consist of four
of one colour and three of the other. Ignore the four cards of the
same colour. Take the remaining three cards of the other colour.
Among them, two cards will have the same suit and the remaining
single card will have the other suit. (That single card is the 4th
card of that line).
Subtract 9 from the value of that single card (if it is already
less than 9, add 13 before making the subtraction) and that gives
the value of the first card in the line. Everything else stems from
that.
(eg.1) Let’s say the 7 cards are 8C, JH, AS, 4D, 7C, 10H,
KS.
The spectator looks the 5th card, 7C. Now, the seven cards
are mixed and cards are in your hand in the order
AS, 10H, 7C, 4D, JH, 8C & KS
The first thing is to sort out the colour represented by only
three cards, mentally as below:
AS 7C 8C KS à All black
JH 10H 4D à All red
The next is to find the single card among these three. Here
the single card is 4D. Add 13 to the value of the card (i.e.) 17,
subtract 9 and the result is 8 (4+13-9=8).
So 8C is the first card of the line. Hence the line is 8C, JH,
AS, 4D, 7C, 10H, KS.
Since you noticed at what position in the line lay the card at
which the spectator looked, you are in a position to name it.

FINAL THOUGHTS:
Suppose if the single card in the group of three cards is 10
or J or Q or K (which are greater than 9) you simply subtract 9 from
these values and get the result.
There is no need, of course, to rearrange the seven cards
physically, but knowing the card with which to start you can do this
very speedily.
How to easily set up your deck in Si Stebbins order
https://youtu.be/VN93O2pvBJo?t=126
The fastest way to set up your deck in Si Stebbins order

from New Deck Order
Refer At the Card Table by Darwin Ortiz. You need to know the
Faro shuffle.
https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic-dvds/at-the-card-
table-volume-2/
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Magician Sundaramoorthy is from Dindigul,
Tamilnadu. A 67 years young Hobbyist and
Diehard lover of Magic.
Former Treasurer of Indian Magic Hobby
Association.

TELEPHONEPATHY
Rajesh
Basic Number cards
• Name for Red
• Man for Black
• Hi for diamonds & clubs
i. Hi Bobby – diamonds
ii. Hi man – clubs
• Hello for hearts & spades
i. Hello Bobby – Hearts
ii. Hello man – Spades
• Ace – Alright man (A stands for ace)
• Two – Buddy, need your help (B for buddy stands for 2)
• Three – Can you spare few minutes (C for can stands for 3)
• Four – Dude I need your help (D for dude stands for 4)
• Five – Excellent can u help me??? (E for excellent stands
for 5)
• Six – Fantastic, need few minutes (F for Fantastic stands for
six
• Seven – Got a show going, can u assist me help me etc (G
for Got stands for seven)
• Eight – Had to disturb u...(H for had, stands for eight)
Nine- I am Not disturbing u right????(I for I , stands for
Nine)
• Ten- Just a few mins,..... can help me with this??? ( J for
just, stands for ten )
rest all as u said... here v need not remember much
after asking r u free only the alphabet will tell us the number
:)
if joker just say "Sorry to trouble u now"
NOW for the court cards

If you call me and said
Hi bobby , if you are not continuing with the rest of the script
like " ARE YOU FREE "
in about 2 second then i will come to know it is a court card.
Then i will ask HOW are you?
fine .... KING
I am fine ..... Queen
Doing good ..... Jack
Basic handling
after are u free??
if you want one to ten anything just use first word with first
alphabet matching then you work on your head the first alphabet
of the word for example
Hello Bobby
are you free
Gotto help me my friend
u know the card is seven hearts even if u take time it can b
trying to capture the picture.

Sample scripts
● Hi Man, silence
u ask how r u ???
Doing good
immediately u know the card is Jack of Clubs
● Hello Man, are u free??? u say s
Can u kindly assist me
u know the card is 3 of spades :)
● Hi Bobby r u free,
Excellent can u talk to this gent here u know it is 5 of
diamonds
● Hi Bobby r u free,
I want u to talk to this gent here u know it is diamond 9
● Hello Man, are u free??? u say s
Just a min talk to this man
u know the card is 10 of spades :)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rajesh Lakshmanan Govindarajapuram from
Hyderabad, an Analyst by Profession, a
passionate magician who loves every genre of
magic. He holds a pilot’s license and flying is his
hobby.
The Telephonopathy Has Evolved Over The
Years and It Is Used To Give Signals To Your
Partner In The Act Not Necessarily Over Phone.

AMAZING CANDY MYSTERY
Dibya Guha
Effect:
The magician shows three candies of three different
brands: JUZT JELLY, PULSE & ECLAIRS & places them inside a
cup which is sitting in full view on the table. He then covers the
mouth of the cup with a plate. Next the performer introduces 3
cards on which are the pictures of the 3 candies which he had just
shown. A spectator chooses one of the cards & the picture of the
selected candy is noted.
The magician makes a magical snap over the cup & asks
the spectator to lift the plate & tip the contents of the cup into his
hand. Surprisingly, it is seen that the actual candy kept in the cup
which has been chosen by the spectator has disappeared from
within its wrapper & has ended up in the magician’s mouth! The
remaining 2 candies may then be consumed by the spectator
himself or taken home as souvenirs.
Materials Required:
a. 4 candies, two of which needs to be Juzt Jelly or any other of
that sort which has a jelly like soft appearance. The remaining
two candies may be simply of two other brands & may not be
jelly like. For these two other candies I use PULSE &
ECLAIRS.
b. 3 cards bearing pictures of the 3 different candies (i.e. JUZT

JELLY, PULSE & ECLAIRS).
c. A plate to cover the mouth of the cup.

Setup:
Remove one of the JUZT JELLY candies from within its
wrapper & when you have done so seal the mouth of the wrapper
with glue. You need to place this JUZT JELLY candy in your mouth
& hold it between your teeth & cheek just before performing the
effect. Since the JUZT JELLY candy is soft & jelly like much of a
bulge will not be visible. The empty JUZT JELLY wrapper will be
placed inside the cup which is placed on the table from the very
beginning. The other JUZT JELLY candy along with the other two
candies are placed in your right side coat pocket along with the
picture cards
Performance:
While performing, bring out the candies from your pocket &
display them in your right palm. The JUZT JELLY candy at this
point of time must be the one closest to the base of your right-hand
fingers. Now execute a Shuttle pass from your right hand to your
left hand. However, during this maneuver you secretly finger palm
the JUZT JELLY candy in your right hand.
Place apparently the 3 candies in the cup & cover the cup
with the saucer. Casually place your right hand which conceals the
JUZT JELLY candy in your right-side pocket & dump the candy in
the pocket at the same time bring out the cards bearing the
pictures of the candies.
Force the card containing the picture of JUZT JELLY on to
the spectator. Now magically snap over the cup & ask the
spectator to pour out the contents of the cup. He/she will be
surprised to find the empty JUZT JELLY wrapper. Open your
mouth dramatically to show that the JUZT JELLY candy has
magically transported from its wrapper & ended up in your mouth.
https://youtu.be/nA7mA6XL86Q

FINAL THOUGHTS:
The spectators need to be seated a bit away from the table
so that they cannot look directly into the cup which contains the
empty JUZT JELLY wrapper.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dibya Guha is from Kolkata, West
Bengal. Well versed in all forms of
magic. Several of his publications have
been published in various reputed
periodicals like The Linking Ring,
Vanish Magic Magazine & Genii & also
several of his creations have been
uploaded in various reputed sites like
Lybrary.com
FUN & FACT

Toonz Corner

Origins of Wonders
AIR BORNE GLASS
Created by JOHN FABJANCE. He was

the assistant of Great Harry Blackstone Sr.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H63X-
B_oWE
JOHN
FABJANCE
(1936 - 2021)
ANSWER TO THE PHOTO QUIZ

PHOTO QUIZ (MAY 2022)
WILLIAM COFFRIN Guess Who?

alias Si Stebbins (Clue – NUMBERS)

Puzzle Time
Word Search – Puzzle
Bala, Coimbatore
Animation Attraction Control

ESP Levitation MindReading
Penetration Prediction Production
Restoration Transformation Transposition
Vanish
Find the above magic words in the puzzle

• Words can go in any direction.
• Words can share letters as they cross over each other.

What’s New in the Market
Alphabet Roulette
You always have the higher number! If you want to be the

winner every time, this unique magic trick is for you! And it's simple
to do, once you know the secret!
You begin with a roulette-type spinning wheel, with letters
on the inner wheel, and numbers on the outer part. You also have
a Letter Card, a grid with a different letter in each box. You let your
spectator FREELY CHOOSE any letter. Using a penny, or a coin,
or even a bingo chip, place the coin on the chosen letter on the
card. Then you place a coin on your chosen letter. Let the
spectator spin the roulette wheel Yes, it is a FAIR and
UNGIMMICKED spin!
When the wheel stops, find his letter on the wheel. Next to
the letter is a number. Then find your letter on the wheel.
The number next to your letter will be HIGHER than the spectator's
number. YOU WIN!
You will also learn how to perform this trick and let the
spectator win if you want!
Comes with an instruction sheet.
https://youtu.be/V8xAq6Mj9eo

Six Bill Repeat
They won't be able to believe this!

Just like a classic six-card repeat magic trick, this is SIX
BILL REPEAT.
The performer displays six 500 rupees bills, – saying this is
what he got paid for his last show. His wife believes in fifty-fifty,
half of everything he has is hers! So she took half and spent it on
a new dress! The performer did some magic, and he still had six
bills left.
This is repeated five times, each time you take away three
bills from six, and still have six left. This is the famous Six Card
Repeat trick, done with real-looking money, and a more interesting
storyline, making it a great hit with any audience.
Supplied complete and ready to use with instructions and
presentation ideas. A trick you can carry in your wallet, and use
any place to make a big impact. Very good value for money!

Slate Bug Writer
Secrete writers are very much popular in the magic

industry, like bug writers & swami gimmicks there are many
different versions...
This is a chalk writer specially made for prediction on the
slate. You can use real chalk with this gimmick.This gimmick is
specially made for chalk with a perfect grip for secret writing. With
this gimmick, you can easily write on the slate. This gimmick uses
real chalk, no special refill is required, easy to use.Easy to refill,
use any slate.
We will supply you special gimmicked thumb with an
instruction video, use your own slate.
https://youtu.be/qfSq_MdQX4c
You can get the above items from your favourite

dealer or from https://www.nikhilsmagicshop.com/

Discover The Magician in You
Book review by Johan Robertson ( U.K)
Overall
The structure is impeccable. The format of an engaging
narrative, technical breakdown, and essay that ties together the
two, is perfect. Overall, the author has put together a very
engaging and entertaining book. That is not easy to do in any
genre.
Equally impressive is the storytelling. The author knows
how to build a narrative structure.
The technical breakdowns on magic is where the book
shines. It is clear that Clifford is a master of his craft. He explains
techniques and methods in a way that is engaging, accessible, and
easy to understand. I’ve tested most of the tricks I had the
necessary props for, and while I’ve never tried magic, I felt that with
practice it wouldn’t take me very long to be able to try them on family
and friends.
I also found the fact that Clifford included a reference to the
history of the trick and credited the inventor, when possible, which
is very admirable.

As a whole, this script is very well thought through and
Clifford has done a great job putting it together. Overall, this book
is terrific!
Review
With this book, Illusionist Clifford Parakh, sets out to inspire
you to discover the magic in your life. The tricks themselves are
not the focus here, rather it’s on the effect that they have when you
perform them. Through a set of entertaining anecdotes, the
magician vividly illustrates how a little magic can add value to your
life by entertaining others. Like the flight captain who woos his co-
pilot with a hot card, or the doctor who calms his patient’s mother
with his 52 assistants.
Throughout, Illusionist Clifford Parakh provides the reader
with decades of insight, guiding the reader towards daring to
engage with one’s surroundings and be entertaining.
The instructions for the eleven tricks included are all
described in a manner that is easy to follow for beginners.
Illustrative photographs help you get the hang of all the little
nuances of the different techniques. The variety makes it easy for
anyone to pick one that feels compelling to them and get to work.
The tricks vary from card magic, predictions, and mind-
reading magic. As Clifford mentions in the book the tricks are
simple to do but very effective. The reason for presenting the
author with easy tricks is to encourage them to pick up magic as a
hobby and in turn reap the benefits of this fascinating art. But, as
stated, the tricks are not the focus. At the end of this book, you will
have learned the basic tools for how to engage an audience and
not only make them pay attention but give them something in
return.
https://dl.flipkart.com/s/B0U5vxuuuN

News Section
1. 2 days Grand Magic Workshop organized by Magic Mirror

Team to be held in Jodhpur, Rajastan on 11 and 12 June
2022.
2. Taj Magic Festival organized by Taj Magic Societyto be
held in Agra on 30 and 31 July 2022
3. Namaste Delhi Jadoo Utsav 2022 organized by The Indian
Brotherhood of Magicians to be held in New Delhi from 17
to 19 September 2022.
4. All India Golden Magic Convention 2022 organized by
Golden Magic Academy to be held in Amritsar from 26 to 28
August 2022.
5. The Great K. Lal Magic Festival organized by Gujarat
Youth Magicians to be held in Diu district on 23 and 24
September 2022.
6. Mayajalam 2022 organized by Telangana Magic Academy
to be held in Hyderabad on 9 and 10 October 2022.
7. AK Dutt Mentalism Workshop organized by Soorya (Date
& Venue to be announced)

TIPS & IDEAS
Justin Charles shares an idea to make an

APPEARRING MOP / BROOM
https://youtu.be/FhJy5nuPWO0
https://youtu.be/fLIf_cQ07dw

Answers to the May 2022 Quizzes
1. Which is the world’s first web conference of magic?

a. EMC – Essential Magic Conference
2. In what effect, a deck of cards is shuffled with one-half
face-up and the other face-down?
a. Triumph
3. __________ is a move for pulling back the bottom card so
that the second from bottom card can be dealt.
a. Glide
4. ____________ (magician name) is famous for his
Misdirection Skills.
a. Tony Slydini
5. Counting four as four while hiding the bottom card is
known as the _______________ count.
a. Jordan Count
Answers to the Easter Egg
THE MAGIC NEST NEST-1 EGG-1
THE TMN MAGAZINE MAY 22
This Easter Egg was designed by our associate editor Mr. Narayanamurthy.
Many eagerly participated in the quizzes but unfortunately none answered all of them.
Those who found the answers for quizzes failed with easter egg and vice versa.

Our following members celebrate their birthdays in the
month of June & July (up to 10th July)
Balaji – June 3 Sanjay Balsavar,– June 21

Kodeeswaran – June 3 Ayub Dhannur,– June 21
Subash – June 7 Jeeson Franz – June 21
Narayanamurthy – June 8 Aarsh Shah – June 22
Gunasekaran, Thanjavur – Kausik Biswas – June 22
June 9
Monish Raju,– June 12 Johnson – June 24
Vijaya Kumar – June 13 Mayilsamy – June 25
Sham – June 16 Vicky Krish – June 26
Shahul – June 18 Tuku Choudhury – June 27
Ganeshmoorthi – June 19 Jegannathaan– June 28
Sundheep Sharan – June 19 Rakin Malayath – June 29
Joseph Xeba – June 20 Danasekar – June 29
Balanagendran – June 30
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Dedicated to the memory of Shimada

And to all the magicians around the world

Empty hand is foolishness,

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TRICKS FOR YOU .................................................................... 25

FUN & FACT ............................................................................. 39

NEWS SECTION ....................................................................... 47

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Associate Editor Graphics Designer

Cover Page conceived and designed by

Contributors Chris Wardle

All your feedback, suggestions, contributions and answers

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Magic Kalai Kavalar, Mayakalai Maamannan, the Great

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One of the things I often get asked after I have lectured at

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This is the starting point of self-improvement. Routinising is

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This in fact is the second most important point of improving

The audience will enjoy a performance when the magician

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4. Don't be a messy performer

It is not an uncommon sight when a magic show is over,

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If you want to be loved and respected you first have to give

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LIFE IS BACK! – GOOD DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN!!

The world is coming back to good days again.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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"It wasn't just about doing tricks. It's about taking an

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Impromptu effects with visiting cards are often reputation

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PHONE PIN REVEAL

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Akhil’s Pin code = Total – 2006

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The fastest way to set up your deck in Si Stebbins order

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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NOW for the court cards

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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b. 3 cards bearing pictures of the 3 different candies (i.e. JUZT

c. A plate to cover the mouth of the cup.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR