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About Mark S. Farrar AIMC
(Top Expert on this page)

Expertise
I can answer questions on stacked decks, mnemonics and magic squares.

Experience
I have worked with stacked decks for many years, and am an avid reader of Simon Aronson's work in this area.

I have been using mnemonics for over 30 years, often in conjunction with Magic Squares (see below).

I wrote a book on Magic Squares as my "entrance examination" to become a Member of The Magic Circle, and regularly receive and answers e-mails on this subject.

Organizations
I am an Associate of The Inner Magic Circle, as well as belonging to the Northamptonshire Magicians' Club.

Publications
I have also written a series on stacked deck magic for The Young Magicians' Club magazine.

   

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Questions Answered By Expert  Mark S. Farrar AIMC 
In Category  Magic and Illusion

SubjectDate Asked

Making People Select the Same Card Over and Over11/19/2008
  Q: I was wondering if you know how to do the card trick where you make the person select the same card ...
  A: David, Thanks for your question. I guess there are two parts to my answer. 1. There is a ...
Magic Tricks11/14/2008
  Q: I have been involve in magic trick for about 2 years, and I usually do tricks to entertaint kids and ...
  A: Yusuke, Thanks for your question, and sorry for the delay in replying. I'm not a great fan of ...
overhand shuffle control 26/8/2008
  Q: In the royal road to card magic, the second section on the overhand shuffle control, explains that ...
  A: Daniel, Thanks for your question and sorry for the delay in replying. If I could show you this in ...
magic, duh3/25/2008
  Q: Can you teach me how to do the magic square trick? Or the magic triangle or something to that ...
  A: As this is a bit hard to explain when I can only use plain text to reply, I've uploaded an extract ...
card magic1/13/2008
  Q: I would first like to thankyou for reading my message, and I would like to say that I appreciate any ...
  A: Victoria, Thanks for your questions. To answer your first one, the sleight you are looking for is ...
tool for altering playing cards12/5/2007
  Q: I found a brass device with a large scissor on it's side that looks like a small scale paper ...
  A: Andy, Thanks for your question. I've never heard of a card trimmer like that before, but a quick ...
tamariz or aronson?11/9/2007
  Q: Hey Mark which stack do you recommend? tamariz or aronson? I am planning to learn one .which one ...
  A: Sourav, Thanks for your kind words, and I'm glad you found my previous reply helpful. Yes, Aldo ...
tamariz or aronson?11/8/2007
  Q: Hey Mark which stack do you recommend? tamariz or aronson? I am planning to learn one .which one ...
  A: Sourav, Thanks for your question. I would actually go with a third option here (and already have ...
I need some magic tricks9/16/2007
  Q: My friends are holding a magic show, and want me to be in it. But I don't know anything. They said I ...
  A: Kelly, Thanks for your question. The coolest card trick I know is not for beginners, but one of my ...
the overhand shuffle control6/30/2007
  Q: im confused i am reading the royal road to card magic and when i do the overr hand control shuffle ...
  A: As far as I recall from the book, which I've not read for a long time (it was the first magic book I ...
New tricks6/17/2007
  Q: How would i learn more difficult trick such as vanishing tricks
  A: Karl, Thanks for your question and sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Your question is ...
fire magic2/18/2007
  Q: Please, if you can help me find a solution to this problem I would be so grateful. I am a magician ...
  A: James, Thanks for your question and sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Unfortunately, ...
Coin trick - changing 3 to 41/21/2007
  Q: I saw a magician this past weekend and he didnt this coin trick that still baffles me. He set 4 ...
  A: Sara, Thanks for your question. There are many ways of performing this particular trick, and there ...
Magic1/4/2007
  Q: Here and there i'v been doing a bit of magic but i really want to get into it and begin. How do you ...
  A: Adam, Thanks for your question. The answer is not that simple, unfortunately. Firstly, it partly ...
Vegas8/8/2006
  Q: I`m going to Las Vegas next month. I`m trying to decide which show to see, Penn & Teller or David ...
  A: Joel, Thanks for your question. As you say, it is a matter of personal preference, but here are my ...
Sam the Waiter, etc.8/3/2006
  Q: and a member of SAM and my local magic club. I have seen and am interested in what I assume is a ...
  A: Mark, Thanks for your question. The routine you describe is usually called Sam The Bellhop, and ...
Trying to find a trail of bread crumbs...5/31/2006
  Q: Trying to find a trail of bread crumbs...and maybe you'll leave some for me. First off I would like ...
  A: Steven, Thanks for your question. Firstly, there are definitely magicians out there who will teach ...
tell me 5 simple tricks1/26/2006
  Q: i want to know 5 simple tricks plzzz
  A: kmx, Thanks for your question. There are a number of resources that may help you. Firstly, if you ...
do a magic trick on my compute...11/2/2005
  Q: do a magic trick on my computer
  A: JR, Hi! You could try this one: http://www.markfarrar.co.uk/mindreader.htm If you do a search on ...
Invisible Deck9/15/2005
  Q: I am a amateur magician and understand how most card tricks work. However, I was recently at a show ...
  A: Armand, Thanks for your question. The trick you describe has several versions, some of which end ...
magic trick with coins - answer!9/8/2005
  Q: I've got a question about a magic trick with coins. I don't know if you can answer the question, ...
  A: Eve, Thanks for letting me know what you found out - it's always nice to know that answers you give ...
card trick8/31/2005
  Q: hey there im not sure if you will help me but i recently saw amagic trick that had 2 beer mats one ...
  A: Camilla, Thanks for your question. I'm not too sure, from your description, but it sounds as ...
magic trick with coins8/20/2005
  Q: I've got a question about a magic trick with coins. I don't know if you can answer the question, ...
  A: Eve, Thanks for your question. To start with, unless there is some other process involved too ...
?8/12/2005
  Q: I want to know what webaite ti go to to learn magic and stuff like that? so could you tell me ? ...
  A: Shelby, Thanks for your question. There are many excellent websites out there that may help, but ...
questions3/25/2005
  Q: who is considered as father of modern magic? who is known as a mentalist? annemann? Louis-cyr? ...
  A: Dianah, Thanks for your questions. Before I answer them, please could you let me know which ...
magic2/11/2005
  Q: I am in the 8th grade and would like to know how to become a magician. I know quite a few tricks ...
  A: KC, Thanks for your question. I think the best advice I could give you is not to focus too much on ...
stacked deck question1/10/2005
  Q: I am again starting to dabble with the stacked deck systems and I have used Boris' stack as well as ...
  A: Scott, Thanks for your question. First of all, it would definitely make it stronger. (Especially ...
stripper deck and automatic cig lighter8/14/2004
  Q: kumusta mark, the mehod i was saying about is that when you show the spec the deck and have him ...
  A: Paul, Thanks for your question. I'm not aware of any specific websites that contain routines for ...
Tricks7/29/2004
  Q: Followup To Question -Hello, I've just read a book where it talked a great deal on illusion. I was ...
  A: Lexi, No problem about the follow-ups - that's to be expected, since as you receive more ...
Tricks7/29/2004
  Q: Followup To Question - Hello, I've just read a book where it talked a great deal on illusion. I ...
  A: Lexi, No, magic is anything but boring! There are so many facets to magic, that the study and ...
Tricks7/28/2004
  Q: I've just read a book where it talked a great deal on illusion. I was facinated. I'm wondering if ...
  A: Lexi, I'm glad you found the information useful. Sleight of hand is a whole new ballgame, as they ...
Tricks7/28/2004
  Q: I've just read a book where it talked a great deal on illusion. I was facinated. I'm wondering if ...
  A: Lexi, Thank you for your question. Firstly, am I right in assuming that, by "illusion", you mean ...
Mark5/16/2004
  Q: How has Magic changed your life Mark? What's your view on David Copperfield? How do you suppose his ...
  A: Sterling, Thanks for your interesting range of questions. Taking them in turn: Magic has ...
Magic Tricks5/5/2004
  Q: I am doing a project for school and I would just like to know some things about magic and what some ...
  A: Elfind, Thanks for your question, which is quite wide-ranging. I would suggest that you start at ...

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