Blue Levitation Mathieu Bich

Effect:
A chosen card is levitating an inch on top of the deck. The card can be moved into several positions,
and it remains suspended in the air. The magician takes the card, turns it over, the card is normal, and
everything can be examined.

Demo here: http://www.mathieubich.com
What you need:
What you need:
For this trick you need:
- an ordinary deck of cards
- A piece of Blu-Tack
The amount you need is approximately the size of a Chapstick cap.
Setup:
Setup:
Take the Blu-Tack and shape it into a small cylinder, and stick it in the center of
the back of the top card. Push with your thumbs on the base of the cylinder to
stick it firmly onto the card.
Take the deck face up in your left hand (dealing grip). The cylinder is hidden
under the deck.
Method:
Spread the cards in your hands and ask the spectator to name any card. Take the named card and place
it on the table.
Grab the cards by the small side with your right hand (thumb under and fingers
on top)...
...and hold it in a vertical position.
ISSUE 10 - March 2011 Mathieu Bichs NEWSLETTER TRICKS
www.mathieubich.com NEWSLETTER TRICKS March .2011 - Mathieu Bich
Re-grip the deck with your left hand in a deep dealing
position (the cards are touching the left palm and your
left fingertips are free)
Place the named card on the deck while it is still in a vertical position. The
card must touch the deck on the top short side.

Lower your hand, let the spectator (who is in front of you) see the deck, but dont
let them see that the top card is not flat on the deck.
Place your thumb on the top of the card, and
move it slightly backwards. This will tilt the
card up, giving the illusion that the card is
rising.
Once the card is parallel to the deck, push on it lightly with your thumb just enough to stick it, and
remove your right hand.
To increase the illusion that the card is not held, open your left hand, and shake
the deck slightly.
ISSUE 10 - March 2011 Mathieu Bichs NEWSLETTER TRICKS
www.mathieubich.com NEWSLETTER TRICKS March .2011 - Mathieu Bich
Move the card slightly to the right (the cylinder moves
under the card
and move the card back as you rotate it counter-
clockwise (The cylinder tips and is rolling, following
the card under it)
Push slightly on the card directly above the cylinder to stick it, pause and show the card suspended
above the deck.
Open left hand as before, and again, shake slightly the left hand to give the
illusion that the card is not held in any way.
Take the card with your right hand by the small side and move it to the right, the cylinder rolls to
the right, following the card.
Keep it rolling until the cylinder falls secretly onto your left fingers and rolls back under the deck,
under cover of the card, into your palm.
ISSUE 10 - March 2011 Mathieu Bichs NEWSLETTER TRICKS
www.mathieubich.com NEWSLETTER TRICKS March .2011 - Mathieu Bich
Turn the card over, showing the face of the card, and give the card to
the spectator.
Spread the cards in your hands, take half of the spread in each hand and
show the face and back of the remaining cards. Keep the cylinder
secretly hidden in your left hand.
Join Mathieu Bichs newsletter and receive a free trick
mb@mathieubich.com
All rights reserved - Tous droits rservs
Copyright Mathieu Bich March 2011
Blu-Tack is a registered trademark of Bostik Ltd, Leicester, England, LE4 6BW
Chapstick is a registered trademark of Wyeth Consumer Healthcare
ISSUE 10 - March 2011 Mathieu Bichs NEWSLETTER TRICKS
www.mathieubich.com NEWSLETTER TRICKS March .2011 - Mathieu Bich