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Elevate Your Card Divination with 'Whispers' by Jon Racherbaumer

Step into the intriguing world of advanced card magic with 'Whispers,' a comprehensive digital treatise by the revered Jon Racherbaumer. This ebook meticulously explores a highly glorified location-divination effect, transforming a straightforward revelation into a captivating performance. Racherbaumer masterfully frames this concept around a whimsical conceit: the idea that an inanimate object – specifically, a playing card – is the secret agency behind the trick's success. This is a deliberate effort to elevate an inherently simple divination effect into something truly extraordinary and memorable for your audience.

The Enigmatic Whispering Card Plot

At the heart of 'Whispers' lies an elegant and imaginative plot. The performer's method for discerning the identity of a freely selected card appears to hinge on the assistance of another playing card, typically a Queen. This 'Whispering Queen' seemingly divulges the selection's name directly to the magician. The magician then acts as the Queen's eloquent proxy, audibly announcing the chosen card, thereby imbuing the effect with a profound sense of mystery and narrative. It's a subtle yet powerful twist that transforms mere mechanics into a magical story.

A Journey Through Magical History and Innovation

'Whispers' is not just a collection of tricks; it's a rich historical journey. Racherbaumer delves deep into the lineage of this effect, presenting and analyzing approaches from a pantheon of legendary magicians. You'll find detailed explorations of methods from Ladson Butler, the 'Whispering Queen' variations by Harry 'Louine,' Thurston, Kellar, and Joseph Leeming, and pivotal contributions from Edward Victor, Ted Annemann, and Edward Marlo. The treatise also features modern takes by Roy Walton and John Bannon. Crucially, Racherbaumer shares his own ingenious developments, including 'The Snappy Whispering Queen,' 'Scries And Whispers II,' and 'The Queen Whispers And Whisks Away,' ensuring that you're not only learning history but also cutting-edge techniques. With 50 pages and over 12,000 words, this ebook offers an unparalleled depth of study for the discerning card magician.

Original Specs

This treatise is a detailed exploration of a glorified location-divination, framed by a whimsical conceit - namely that an inanimate object - a playing card - is the supposed agency that makes the entire trick work. In this regard it was an effort to upgrade an essentially puerile divination effect.

Here is the basic approach or plot: The way the performer learns the identity of a freely selected card is apparently due to enlisting the assistance of another playing card (usually a Queen), which whispers the name of the selection to the magician. The magician then acts as the Queen's proxy and audibly names the selection.

• Introduction
• Ladson Butler
• The Joker Tells (Ladson Butler)
• After The Initial Seed Was Sown
• The Whispering Queen (Harry "Louine")
• The Wise Queen (Thurston)
• Whispering Queen (Harry Kellar)
• Whispering Queen (Joseph Leeming)
• The Wise Queen (Joseph Leeming)
• The Whispering Queen (Edward Victor)
• Card Voice (Ted Annemann)
• The Whispering Queen (Edward Marlo)
• The Snappy Whispering Queen (Jon Racherbaumer)
• Stage Shout (Roy Walton)
• Cries And Whispers (John Bannon)
• Scries And Whispers II (Jon Racherbaumer)
• The Queen Whispers And Whisks Away (Jon Racherbaumer)
• The Whispering Joker (Paul Curry)
• The Joker Reads Minds (Edward Marlo)

1st edition 2019, 50 pages.
word count: 12586 which is equivalent to 50 standard pages of text