Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream 

By Justin Higham

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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