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Methods of divination can be found around the world, and many cultures practice the same methods under different names. During the Middle Ages, scholars coined terms for many of these methods—some of which had hitherto been unnamed—in Medieval Latin, very often utilizing the suffix-mantia when the art seemed more mystical (ultimately from Ancient Greek μαντεία, manteía, 'prophecy ...
Packet trick – a card magic effect involving a small quantity of cards. Palm – to secretly hold an object in the hand in a manner which is unnoticeable. Pass – a secret move to transpose the halves of a pack* a way to secretly cut a deck of cards. Patter – The dialogue used in the performance of an effect.
Divination (from Latin divinare 'to foresee, foretell, predict, prophesy, etc.') [2] is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of an occultic ritual or practice. [3] Using various methods throughout history, diviners ascertain their interpretations of how a querent should proceed by reading signs, events, or omens, or ...
Fortune telling is the unproven spiritual practice of predicting information about a person's life. [1] The scope of fortune telling is in principle identical with the practice of divination. The difference is that divination is the term used for predictions considered part of a religious ritual, invoking deities or spirits, while the term ...
Hot reading is a technique used when giving a psychic reading in stage magic performances, or in other contexts. In hot reading, the reader uses information about the person receiving the reading (for example, from background research or overhearing a conversation) which the receiver is not aware that the reader already knows.
Luoshu Square. The Luoshu (pinyin), Lo Shu (Wade-Giles), or Nine Halls Diagram is an ancient Chinese diagram and named for the Luo River near Luoyang, Henan. The Luoshu appears in myths concerning the invention of writing by Cangjie and other culture heroes. It is a unique normal magic square of order three. It is usually paired with the River ...
Crystal ball. Crystal gazing or crystallomancy is a method for seeing visions achieved through trance induction by means of gazing at a crystal. [1] Traditionally, it has been seen as a form of divination or scrying, with visions of the future and of the divine, though research into the content of crystal-visions suggest the visions are related to the expectations and thoughts of the seer.
Zig Zag Girl. The Zig-Zag Girl illusion is a stage illusion akin to the more famous sawing a woman in half illusion. In the Zig-Zag illusion, a magician divides an assistant into thirds, only to have them emerge from the illusion at the end of the performance completely unharmed. It was invented in 1965 by magician Robert Harbin. [1][2]