[Ebook] [Ebook] Lewis Jones – Persona

In Persona, Lewis Jones delves into the concept of personal identity, or ‘persona,’ which reflects the image a person wishes to present to the world. The book is packed with ingeniously designed card tricks that not only amaze but also connect deeply with your audience on a personal level.

• Study for Two Hands: Spectators shuffle and spell-deal their names using cards in their own hands, yet produce unbeatable Blackjack and Poker hands.
• Watch This Space: A spectator’s freely chosen card turns over in the deck, moves to a chosen location, turns invisible, and then reappears magically in the middle of the table.
• The Bond: Two partners shuffle and spell-deal their own names, producing matching cards that indicate how long they’ve been together.
• The Rainbow Test: A card trick without cards. Spectators mentally choose a secret suit and value, combining them to create a card, which you then read from their mind.
• The Infinity Count: Use spell-dealing based on a stranger’s name and personal details to reach any target card.
• Call Security: One spectator hacks into another’s bank account with a card trick.
• Lexicon: Spectators choose and rearrange three cards to form a page number and select a word, which you divine without any questions.
• Poetic Licence: Spectators select secret words and think of rhyming words, which you then read from their minds without questions.
• The Invisible Deck: A spectator chooses an invisible card from an invisible deck, which suddenly appears visible.

Lewis Jones is celebrated as one of the great creative minds in magic, specializing in close-up card magic with ungaffed decks. His emphasis on ingenuity over sleights of hand makes his work both accessible and profoundly deceptive. Renowned in the magic community, Jones’s contributions are praised for their originality and effectiveness.

— Ian Rowland

I was reminded of the creations of Stewart James.
— Michael Close (Magic)

Among authors of card magic, Lewis is easily in my top ten. His approach is off the wall and his results are out of this world.
— Steve Beam (the Linking Ring)