Ebook - The Replete Card Link by Sixten Beme (Digital Download)

Uncover a Legendary Card Link

Step into the mind of a true magic innovator with 'The Replete Card Link' ebook by Sixten Beme. This essential digital download grants you unprecedented access to the complete body of work by Sixten Beme on his iconic Linking Card effect. With the kind permission of Crillo and Ismo, the rights holders, Sixten's brilliant creations are now available to inspire a new generation of magicians.

Prepare to learn an effect that epitomizes visual impossibility: two torn card frames seemingly melt together, forming a solid, permanent chain. Best of all, the linked cards can be immediately handed to your audience for full examination, leaving them with an impossible souvenir and an unforgettable memory.

The Evolution of an Illusion

This comprehensive ebook meticulously collects Sixten Beme's prior manuscripts. It begins with 'The Complete Card Link,' first published in 1979, an effect that caused a sensation upon its release and was performed on national television by magic giants such as Doug Henning and Paul Daniels. You'll then delve into his 1996 follow-up, 'One Card Link,' a remarkable accomplishment where both card frames are ingeniously torn from a single playing card.

But the true gem within this collection is Sixten Beme's previously unpublished favorite handling. Designed for informal situations, this quick preparation method proved so deceptive that it even fooled seasoned magicians who were already familiar with and performing Sixten's original handling. Imagine the impact of performing a routine known to only a select few, now available for you to master.

Sixten Beme's Legacy Lives On

Sixten Beme's contributions to magic are immense, and his unique approach to problem-solving influenced many, including world-renowned magician Tom Stone. As Tom recounts, Sixten's challenges were instrumental in shaping his own creative process. This ebook is more than just a collection of tricks; it's a window into the mind of a master, offering insights into truly impossible-seeming magic.

Don't let Sixten Beme's profound work fade into history. 'The Replete Card Link' ebook ensures his legacy continues, providing you with detailed, clear instructions to perform one of card magic's most astonishing illusions. Download it today and add a timeless, baffling effect to your repertoire that will astound and mystify any audience.

Original Specs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL0Mc4pXy4E&ab_channel=TomStone

With the kind permission of Crillo and Ismo, the rights holders to Sixten Beme’s creations, all his work on the Linking Card effect can now be disseminated to a new generation of magicians.
This ebook collects both previous manuscripts, and also describes Sixten Beme’s unpublished favourite handling for informal situations – that even fooled those who themselves performed Sixten’s original handling.

In 1979, Sixten Beme published his “The Complete Card Link” – where the centers are torn out off two cards, and then the remaining outer card frames are made to magically link together into a chain. Without a single false move, everything is then handed over directly to the audience, in a permanently linked condition. It created a buzz on its release, and it was performed in television by Doug Henning, Paul Daniels and others.

In 1996, Sixten published his second take on the effect “One Card Link”, where both card frames are torn from the same single card. Quite an accomplishment!

Sixten passed away in 2001 at the age of 76, right in the middle of preparing another set of his Complete Card Linking.
At the funeral, we all, both friends and family, shared wonderful and amusing stories about all the amazement Sixten had brought us. But now, both Sixten and his work is beginning to phase out of our collective memory, and it is way too early for that.
With the kind permission of Crillo and Ismo, the rights holders to Sixten Beme’s creations, all his work on the Linking Card effect can now be disseminated to a new generation of magicians.
This ebook collects both manuscripts, and also describes Sixten Beme’s unpublished favourite handling for informal situations – a quick preparation, which even fooled those who themselves performed Sixten’s original handling.

Tom Stone about Sixten Beme:
I first met Sixten Beme when I was a teenager back in 1985, at a magic convention, where he quickly gave me an acute feeling of unreality, when he – seemingly without doing anything fishy at all – caused plainly impossible things to happen. A corner was torn from a card I had signed all over, and suddenly that corner changed color… still signed, and the torn edge still matched the rest of the card. The center of two cards were torn out, and the remaining outer frames suddenly penetrated each other and became a chain…
I guess there was something in the way I looked at the pieces of cards afterwards, because after letting me stew in my own puzzlement for a few minutes, Sixten leaned closer to me, gave me a piercing look and said:

If these effects had been your ideas, how would you have solved it? What would you do, to come as close to this as possible? Think about it, then call me next week and tell me your solutions!

This was my first brainstorming challenge ever. And for the following two years, I would call Sixten over the phone once a week to tell him my latest solutions.
In many ways, it was Sixten’s brainstorming challenges that formed me and my approach to creating magic. I highly doubt any of my books would have become written, if I had not gotten this kick in the butt early on.