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From a borrowed, shuffled deck of cards one spectator is asked to think of a card while another spectator is asked to name a number. Could it be that the selection is now at that position in the deck? Yes it can! In as fair as can be the magician deals down to that number to reveal the chosen card.

The actual performance has been omitted from the preview as to us magicians the method might be perceptible. A layman, however, will be fooled over and over again.

Paul Wilson supplements a vast and diverse knowledge of card magic with a superlative technique and exceptional grasp and application of misdirection. He is from Scotland and has learned well from Roy Walton and also has an excellent grounding in the works of John Ramsay. Further he is one of the premier exponents of the near legendary Fred Robinson techniques for false dealing.

Mr. Wilson has had a number of video projects featuring his own work, and all are highly recommended, however, his work on the Royal Road to Card Magic is of exceptional value. Unlike some of the video treatments of Erdnase, Mr. Wilson knows the Royal Road inside and out and guides the student through the course with tremendous aplomb. He also has a number of lecture notes and contributions to books and magazines that are well worth searching for, and we all look forward to the day when he puts out a large book of his thoughts and material, if large books do indeed bother to exist anymore.