Sleight Intended by J. G. Thompson Jr.
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For years the pattern has been the same. A newcomer to magic invariably turns first to cards as a vehicle for mystification. He spends hours upon hours mastering difficult sleights and then, to his dismay, learns of the existence of easier and more effective maneuvers hidden away in magical literature - moves about which he could have no knowledge, but which would have made his previous struggles unnecessary, or, at least, eased them. Gradually he discards the results of many arduous hours of practice and substitutes the newly discovered and simplified versions until, after a score of years, he possesses a series of comparatively easy sleights that enable him to accomplish without difficulty the feats that caused him so much sweat and tears earlier.
In 1948, I decided to do something about this situation and wrote the first version of Sleight Intended, which was published in the October issue of The Linking Ring.
In 1956, it was revised and included in the text of Top Secrets Of Magic, Volume 1.
Another revision, prepared about 1970, has become a part of Miracle Makers.
Foreword
Chapter 1: Shuffles And Cuts
Standard Shuffles
Fancy Shuffles
False Shuffles
Cuts
False Cuts
Chapter 2: Peeks And Keys
Bottom Peek
Top Peek
Some Special Keys
Key Insurance
Triple Threat Card
Chapter 3: Controls
The Double Cut
Hindu Shuffle
A Natural Jog-Control
Glide Control
Sarles-Simon-Rutledge Card Control
The Master Move
A Fancy Control
The Pass
The Hocus Pocus Pass
The Pocket Pass
Gyrations At The Pass
Controls For More Than One Card
Multiple Card Pass
The Lost Card
The Chesbro Flipover
Chapter 4: Exchanges
Double Lift
Controlled Double Lift
After The Lift
The Glide
Slip Change
Color Changes
Chapter 5: Plus Or Minus More Or Less
Multiple Switches
The Five-Cent Switch
The Counts
Three As Two
Chapter 6: Forces
Chapter 7: Reverses And Palms
Palms
Epilogue
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