Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser - Hofzinser's Card Conjuring
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Hofzinser was born at the beginning of the 19th century and lived in Vienna during a time called the 'Biedermeier'. This was a time where people enjoyed art and entertainment in drawing-room presentations and at little receptions in the houses and villas of the rich and famous. Hofzinser thus never performed on a stage but perfected the branch of magic today known as 'Close-up'. One could argue that Hofzinser is the grandfather of close-up magic in particular close-up card magic. And this book is all about card magic. We have to thank Ottokar Fischer for collecting Hofzinser's material about hundred years later. But a gap of hundred years is difficult to bridge. And today scholars argue about many details of Hofzinser's life and particularly his tricks and inventions. Disregarding all the little details， Hofzinser without a doubt was one of the giants of close-up magic who discovered and invented many great pieces of deception. Anybody who wants to call himself a serious card man must study Hofzinser's material. 

Translation of 'Kartenkünste' by Ottokar Fischer; 1st edition， 1931， George Johnson， London; reprint， 1973， Karl Fulves; reprint， 1986， Dover Publications， New York; 188 pages. 

Table of Contents 
page page 
Foreword 
Editor's Preface 
Preface 
Biography of J. N. Hofzinser 
Guide to Performance 
Experiments with Unprepared Cards 
The Sympathetic Numbers 
Synonymous Thoughts (First Method) 
Association of Thoughts 
The Four Eights 
Experiments with Duplicate Unprepared Cards 
Everywhere and Nowhere (First Method) 
The Four Aces 
The Metamorphosis of the Flying Card 
Experiments with Double-Sided Cards 
Sensation 
Pre-Determination of Thought 
Thought 
The Power of Faith 
The Four Kings 
Experiments with Pre-arranged Packs 
Domination of Thought (First Method) 
Domination of Thought (Second Method) 
Experiments with Divided Cards 
Remember and Forget (First Method) 
Remember and Forget (Second Method) 
Remember and Forget (Third Method) 
[Gary Kurtz is teaching his methodology in this video.] 
Omnipotence of the Ladies 
Deceive Your Neighbour as Yourself 
The Married Hearts 
The Married Hearts， the Loving Couple 
The Queen of Hearts 
The Mysterious Pack of Cards 
Everywhere and Nowhere (Second Method) 
Everywhere and Nowhere (Third Method) 
Experiments with Differently Prepared Cards 
Synonymous Thoughts (Second Method) 
The Insoluble Impromptu 
Lost， Stolen or Strayed - a King 
Experiments with the application of Transparent Cards 
The Ace of Hearts 
Experiments with Mechanical Apparatus 
The Flying Thought 
The Three Powers 
Appendix 
Card Problems