Price$25.00
Media TypeTrick
CategoryMentalism
Date AddedMar 19, 2022
THE PROPHECY OF HORUS
Luca Volpe and Renato Cotini
(Based on 1 review)
Imagine this:
You show the spectator a card saying that represents a prediction...the prophecy of Horus.
Then you introduce cards of mixed puzzle pieces saying that they create three typical Egyptian symbols. At this point the spectator will proceed to a series of mixes, completely changing the sequence of the cards. Once the mixing procedure will end, the first four cards will be arranged to form the figure of a puzzle. Three of these pieces will match but only one will be wrong. Despite everything, when the prediction card is turned will show how the prophecy came true, in fact the image on the prediction will correspond to the one created by the spectator!
Important points:You can decide what image to predict (four option to choose from)You will find two different kind of presentation, one for mentalists (where the prediction will have one wrong piece) and one for magicians (with a different handling where the prediction will match perfectly with the one created by the spectator)The mixing procedure is based on an old technique which has been streamlined for the purpose of this routine, using a script that makes sense! Perfect for close up and online shows! Perfect to bring people on your social media, in fact the prediction can be posted on your Instagram or Facebook profile! What you will get:12 professionally printed high quality cards on 300 grams cardstock 3 full prediction cards1 prediction card with a wrong piece of the puzzle (for the mentalism presentation)Download instructions and pdf that you can use to print your own prediction if needed.
(Gimmicks and Online Instructions)
Reviews
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The ad copy is factual and it certainly is true that you can have 4 different outcomes which makes this packet trip suitable for walking around. The cards are beautiful but I'm afraid that with lots of use these will wear out sooner rather than later. The quality is not like bicycle card stock. Then again there is no manipulation involved, just dealing the cards.
The premise of this trick is based on Egyptian animal symbols. You can elaborate on those as much as you want or keep it very simple and short. I like to talk a bit about the meaning of the symbols, cat, scarab and falcon. The instructions mention that it is an eagle but I like the falcon-Horus connection. The outcomes are predictions by Horus of one of these animals or an apparently magician's mistake that turns out also to be predicted by Horus.
Two handlings are explained each with a slightly different setup. I prefer the setup where the spec determines how to deal the cards. The second method is meant to be an extra layer of deception but I don't think that is necessary. It just makes the trick longer.
The tutorial is clear enough. It goes through the setup a couple of times. The only thing that they don't show is the setup for all outcomes but one can easily figure it out.
All in all, an excellent packet trick that is different from another card tricks where cards turn over and the back changes. This is good for mentalists as well as for magicians just to vary the repertoire a bit. 4.5 stars because of the quality of the cards.