TC TAHOE'S T: isa fun, engaging way to produce four ‘ards. loften use itas an introduction toa four ace routine. It started as my take on the Spectator cut to four ofa kind plot, Although I never have (yet) dane it, you could se this asa production of four previously chosen cards, ‘The words in Italics are spoken, the Bold words are actions To start you need the four aces on the top of the deck, the two red aces should be on top followed by the two black. You can of course use any four cof akind you like Casually spread the cards face up, but do not flash the top four cards. Turn the deck face down in your hand, "think most people have unanswered questions in their life. know’ | do. Big questions, small questions” (As lam saying the above, | double undercut one top card to the bottom.) “Questions inat when answered, often lead to more questions. ‘Bxample, if ask you to touch the back ofa card” (volunteer touches the back of @card as the cards are spread, You then upjog the card.) (prewre 1 (picture 2) ‘We have now created a question. What card did she touch? This is easy enough to answer. We simply turn the card over (Perform the Prophesy Move by Bill Simon*)(pictures “There you go, question answered. The Eight of Diamonds. But, Jn answering that question, more questions have now popped into my head. Fornstance, what cards are on either side of the Eight of Diamonds? "Performer cuts the pack leaving the Eight of Diamonds, the card above and below the 8, on top ofthe deck) (picture 4) “Again easy to.answer.” (Performer slowly pulls the three cards from the top of the deck and turns them over, revealing the cards on either side tobe the two red aces) 1 @ (picture 5) picture 6} “Coincidence? I don't know...More questions!(Do another double undercut, transferring one of the black aces from the top of the deck to the bottom.) “Like what would happen ifthe Eight of Diamonds were inserted back into the deck?” (Hand the Eight of Diamonds to the volunteer and have her reinsert it, face down, into the deck, but only about half way) “Now, we know this isthe ight of Diamonds" (Turn the 8 over, executing the Prophesy Move again) “But NOW what cards are on ether side of t7"(The deck Is again cut a the three cards and as before the three cards are slowly turned over to reveal two aces. The black ones, this time) (Set the deck down, Pause fora beat..) “Any Questions?” ‘THE PROPHESY MOVE I first learned of The Prophesy Move in Scarne on Card “Tricks. twas an effect called "Double Prediction’ credited toBill Simon and the author. The Move: With the chosen card (8 of diamonds) upjogged, spread the ‘top half of deck between your hands, stop when you come to the upjogged card. Leaving iton the top of the bottom haifin the right hand, The left hand rotates inward and downwrard, So the bottom card of the eft hand can be seen. (Picture 2) ‘The left hand takes hold of the front edge ofthe upjogged card and rotates back, displaying the Eight of Diamonds. (Picture 3) ‘The right hand immediately places i half ofthe deck on top ofthe, still upjogged 8 of Diamonds ‘The Eight of diamonds now sits between two aces. ‘With alittle practice it look like you simple turned over the card the volunteer touched, SS VANISH MAGAZINE wwrnVanishMagarine.com