Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader’s Dream by Justin Higham

In the early 1950s, Bob Hummer caused a stir with his rendition of ‘Think-a-Card’ called ‘Mind-Reader’s Dream’, in which a card merely thought of was discovered without any questions asked. It’s drawback – a fairly complex dealing procedure and a book of tables consulted by the magician – inspired many card magicians to seek streamlined methods.

In the early 90s Justin Higham published a method for the Hummer effect in which the dealing procedure was greatly simiplified and the book of tables eliminated. This provides the basis for this new study of ‘Clairvoyant’ and related effects, including Marlo’s seminal ‘Mental Topper’: an effect where not only is a thought-of card produced, but also its three ‘mates’.

48 pages, over 40 variations on ‘Clairvoyant’, ‘Mental Topper’ and ‘The Mind-Reader’s Dream’, plus an easy in-the-hands False Dovetail (Riffle) Shuffle for use in these effects. A5 printed booklet, saddle-stitched with card covers.

CHAPTER 1 – MIND-READER’S DREAM & MENTAL TOPPER
The Conveyance of Information Through Dealing
Mind-Reader’s Dream
Mental Topper
Sunday-Afternoon Daydream (Modified)
Layman’s Destiny
Simple Topper
Related Ideas

CHAPTER 2 – CLAIRVOYANT VARIATIONS
History and Evolution
Clairvoyant Variations
Justified Clairvoyant
Simple Clairvoyant Plus Morse Code
Clairvoyant Count-Down
Clairvoyant Count-Down 2
Clairvoyant Count-Down 3
Clairvoyant Spell-Down
Restricted Clairvoyant Spell-Down
Diminishing Clairvoyant Spell-Down
Clairvoyant Detection
Finessed Red/Black Location
Clairvoyant Detection Plus Colour Separation
Double Clairvoyant/Half a Higham
Quadruple Clairvoyant
Face-Up/Face-Down Clairvoyant
Clairvoyant Topper Streamlined
Clearvoyant
End Notes
Ultimate Clairvoyant Detection

CHAPTER 3 – MORE MIND-READING
Marlo’s Mindreader Revisited
Semi-Improvised Mindreader – David Davies
Integrated Mindreader
Streamlined Mindreader
Other Mindreaders
Simple Mindreader
Simple Mindreader Plus Suit
Super Mindreader
Super Mindreader Plus Suit
Simple Mindreader Follows Your Gaze
Sightless Mindreader
Cardician’s Dream (Modified)
Mindreader’s Lucid Dream
Mindreader’s Super Lucid Dream
Integrated Mindreader’s Lucid Dream
Psychological Theory Behind The Mind-Reader’s Dream

CHAPTER 4 – FURTHER MIND-READING
Sunday-Afternoon Déjà Vu
Sophisticated Dream
Mirror of the Mind(reader)
Reversed-Order Dream
Disguised Sixth Effect
Eight-Kings Topper
Mental Topper Without Faros
A Dream Without a Clue

APPENDIX A – TECHNOMAGIC REVISITED
The Original Clairvoyant Versions (Technomagic Extra, June 1991)
Clairvoyant
Simple Clairvoyant

APPENDIX B – ILLUSORY DOVETAIL SHUFFLE
Illusory Dovetail Shuffle
Gilded Illusory Dovetail Shuffle
Further Notes