Help us get to over 8,748 articles in 2024.

If you know of a magician not listed in MagicPedia, start a New Biography for them. Contact us at magicpediahelp@gmail.com

Difference between revisions of "Mental Epic"

From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
Jump to: navigation, search
(Variations)
 
(9 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
[[Mental Epic]] is a mentalism effect where three covered predictions written on the top row of a slate or whiteboard are found to match those later written in a row below it.
 
[[Mental Epic]] is a mentalism effect where three covered predictions written on the top row of a slate or whiteboard are found to match those later written in a row below it.
 
   
 
   
It was created by [[Hen Fetsch]], based on [[Peter Warlock]]'s "The Taped Slate" (1944) and first PRESENTED (but not explained) in [[Pentagram]], Vol. 6, No.7 (April 1952). It was later marketed in 1955 by his good friend [[Gene Gordon]]'s magic shop.
+
It was created by [[Hen Fetsch]], based on [[Peter Warlock]]'s "The Taped Slate" (1944) <ref>[[Patterns for Psychics]], page 17, 1947. Reprint in [[Pentagram]], Vol. 11, no. 10, July 1957, page 75.</ref>
 +
and first PRESENTED (but not explained) in [[Pentagram]], Vol. 6, No.7 (April 1952). It was later marketed in [[1955]] by his good friend [[Gene Gordon]]'s magic shop.
  
 
== Variations ==
 
== Variations ==
 
* Final Epic by [[Alan Shaxon]]  (1970)
 
* Final Epic by [[Alan Shaxon]]  (1970)
* Supreme Slate of Mind By Joe Lefler (1995)
+
* Supreme Slate of Mind By [[Joe Lefler]] (1995)
* Slate-Sational By Ted Lesley (2002)
+
* Slate-Sational By [[Ted Lesley]] (2002)
* All Seeing Eye By R. Paul Wilson & Joe Porper (2006)
+
* Killer Epic By [[Whit Haydn]] (2004)
* Improved TRI-Epic By Devin Knight (2007)
+
* All Seeing Eye By [[R. Paul Wilson]] & [[Joe Porper]] (2006)
* Astor Epic - Astor (2008)
+
* Improved TRI-Epic By [[Devin Knight]] (2007)
* Killer Epic By Whit Haydn
+
* Astor Epic By [[Astor]] (2008)
  
 +
==Books==
 +
*[[Mental Epic Compendium]] By [[Paul Romhany]] (2010)
 +
 +
==References==
 +
<references />
  
 
[[Category:Illusions]]
 
[[Category:Illusions]]
 
[[Category:Mentalism]]
 
[[Category:Mentalism]]

Latest revision as of 06:56, 6 April 2012

Mental Epic is a mentalism effect where three covered predictions written on the top row of a slate or whiteboard are found to match those later written in a row below it.

It was created by Hen Fetsch, based on Peter Warlock's "The Taped Slate" (1944) [1] and first PRESENTED (but not explained) in Pentagram, Vol. 6, No.7 (April 1952). It was later marketed in 1955 by his good friend Gene Gordon's magic shop.

Variations

Books

References

  1. Patterns for Psychics, page 17, 1947. Reprint in Pentagram, Vol. 11, no. 10, July 1957, page 75.