The Lecture, Based on the Book
Inner Workings: Re-Inventing The Wheel
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This lecture is based on my book of the same name.
Magicians of all abilities and experience will get something from the myriad of tricks and illusions contained within it! From a little-known gimmick and utility item, (The Miracle Card Gimmick) which will enable you to completely and easily vanish a selected card from the pack, to Double Indemnity, an original and invisible device that will cleanly make you look like a card pro so that you can cut to the four aces without thinking, as well as secretly keeping track of a spectator's selected card! Some of my previously published effects (in magicians' trade journals) such as Clipped, and The Curry Open Prediction, (which will easily have you match your prediction to a spectator's freely-selected card) are also here!
I've included TWO BONUS EFFECTS: the method for the Miniature Rising Card, (Haunted, Floating Mini) which like a possessed mini-pack, wriggles and jiggles, then flips over and stands up, releasing a selected-card from within the box, which may be performed close-up and/or for platform-work, as well as a sophisticated double-pack/order-matching effect, also suitable for the now-popular platform venues, Sympathetic Clubs.
One-Hour, Thirty-Seven Minutes in Length...
Magicians of all abilities and experience will get something from the myriad of tricks and illusions contained within it! From a little-known gimmick and utility item, (The Miracle Card Gimmick) which will enable you to completely and easily vanish a selected card from the pack, to Double Indemnity, an original and invisible device that will cleanly make you look like a card pro so that you can cut to the four aces without thinking, as well as secretly keeping track of a spectator's selected card! Some of my previously published effects (in magicians' trade journals) such as Clipped, and The Curry Open Prediction, (which will easily have you match your prediction to a spectator's freely-selected card) are also here!
I've included TWO BONUS EFFECTS: the method for the Miniature Rising Card, (Haunted, Floating Mini) which like a possessed mini-pack, wriggles and jiggles, then flips over and stands up, releasing a selected-card from within the box, which may be performed close-up and/or for platform-work, as well as a sophisticated double-pack/order-matching effect, also suitable for the now-popular platform venues, Sympathetic Clubs.
One-Hour, Thirty-Seven Minutes in Length...
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General Magic
All explanations/instructions for these products are in the form of a video tutorial.
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Rising Mini-CardFROM TH LECTURE
A card is selected from a deck of mini-cards. This card vanishes inexplicably.
The wizard then brings out the mini-card box, which is laying flat on his/her open palm. Suddenly, the box squirms about, flipping over on his/her open hand. The box then stands upright by itself, and the spectator's previously-selected card then rises up and out from the card-box. 
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Double IndemnityFROM THE LECTURE
The Greatest Secret Weapon of Card-Control Technology EVER! Previously only available as several separate gimmicks, this is the EVOLUTION OF CARD-MAGIC, combining THE BEST OF THE BEST! Invisible, easy to make, you'll carry this everywhere you go! This will become the basic technique/invisible gaff inherent in every single one of your card effects, and it will be the basis for any original card ideas and effects you may ever create. Easily control selected cards, perform Four-Ace routines, and MUCH MORE! 
"DOUBLE INDEMNITY" is available as a paperback book from Amazon: "THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT"
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Clipped RevelationFROM THE LECTURE
(Appeared in The Linking Ring magazine, August 2020, page 85) Open Prediction Performer displays a jumbo card prediction, leaving it face-up in full view throughout the presentation. A regular-sized deck of playing cards is also displayed and shuffled, and either ribbon-spread faces-down on the performer's table for a spectator to randomly select a card from, or each card is dealt faces-down one-at-a-time until the spectator from the audience calls "stop". The performer then clips this freely-selected card, without revealing what it is yet, to the back of the jumbo prediction-card using a paper-clip. The audience is now reminded by the performer of the fairness of the props and procedure, hinting that perhaps subliminal suggestion (or some other mind-control method) was employed during the spectator's card selection by the performer. The jumbo card is now turned around to reveal that the randomly-selected, regular-sized playing card matches the jumbo prediction-card which it is clipped to! Also includes the Closed Prediction version! 
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Sympathetic ClubsFROM THE LECTURE
A RED-backed pack of Clubs, and a BLUE-backed pack of Clubs are displayed, each in a goblet. One pack is seen to be shuffled and in no particular order, while the other pack is in order from Ace to King. A card is selected and reversed in one of the packs. A magic gesture, and then both packs of Clubs are dealt out simultaneously and are seen to be in the exact same random order, and BOTH packs are now seen to contain the same reversed card, at the same spot, one blue-backed, and the other red-backed! A miracle, and the perfect platform effect!
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Curry Open PredictionFROM THE LECTURE
Originally published in the M.U.M. magazine, November 2001, page 26,Dr. Michael's original method and solution for Paul Curry's challenge.
A jumbo card is openly displayed and remains in full view the whole time. The performer then shuffles a pack of cards, and proceeds to deal cards faces-down on the table, stopping where a spectator dictates that the performer stops at. The cards are shown before and after the card he/she stopped dealing at, and they are all different. The performer tosses the face-down card towards the jumbo-card; the regular card emerges from beneath the larger card. The regular card is turned over and is seen to match the jumbo prediction! 
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Likey's Version of Annemann's Mental Prediction
The performer introduces a regular pack of playing cards, which he/she fans, spreads, cuts, shuffles, and freely shows. Using a marker, he/she then writes a prediction in the form of a name of a card, in the corner of the top-most face-up card of the pack. This prediction-card is then placed face-down on a table. A spectator is asked to select a card from the pack, which is now ribbon-spread on the table, backs up. Without looking at his/her selected card, he/she places it next to the prediction-card. The performer then hands both cards faces-down to the spectator for safe-keeping; the spectator holds them against his/her chest. Re-Cap- There are two face-down cards held by the spectator: One which has a prediction written on the face of one of the cards, the other, a card which was freely-selected by the spectator. Performer asks the spectator to look at both cards: One card has written on its face "Two of Clubs", and the other card IS THE TWO OF CLUBS! You sucessfully predicted the card that the spectator freely selected! The audience can now plainly see this as the spectator shows both cards freely. 
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The Holey Card (Miracle Card Gimmick)FROM THE LECTURE
("The Holey Card" effect utilizing the Miracle Card Gimmick a.k.a. The Hinged Card, appeared in The Linking Ring magazine, February 1994, page 79) Without revealing too much, suffice it to say that the gimmick combines multiple subtleties usually employed singly, and then for one card effect or another. You'll LOVE the cleverness of this subtle masterpiece; it is completely undetectable, yet is easily and immediately at your disposal. Include it in your pack of cards, and be ready at a moments' notice to perform MIRACLES of card magic. Use it to perform a "Card to Wallet" effect, (wallet not included) "The Holey Card", and much more! A new, original method is used, which Magic Mike Likey first published in the February 1994 "Linking Ring", International Brotherhood of Magicians' trade magazine. 
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The Reg Donnelly Multiplying Bottles
Simply the best bottles ever made! Suitable for stage, cruise-ships, television, and ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE you have a platform or stage to present your miracles from, your audiences will be BAFFLED when these gorgeous bottles begin to multiply in number, building to an EYE-POPPING finale which FILLS YOUR ENTIRE TABLE-TOP with beautiful, glistening bottles. |
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Magicians of all abilities and experience will get something from the myriad of Tricks and illusions contained within this, my latest book! From a little-known gimmick and utility item, (The Miracle Card Gimmick) which will enable you to completely and easily vanish a selected card from the pack, to Double Indemnity, an original and invisible device that will cleanly make you look like a card pro so that you can cut to the four aces without thinking, as well as secretly keeping track of a spectator's selected card! Some of my previously published effects (in magicians' trade journals) such as Clipped, and The Curry Open Prediction, (which will easily have you match your prediction to a spectator's freely-selected card) are also here! I've included the method for the Miniature Rising Card, (Haunted, Floating Mini) which like a possessed mini-pack, wriggles and jiggles, then flips over and stands up, releasing a selected-card from within the box, which may be performed close-up and/or for platform-work, as well as a sophisticated double-pack/order-matching effect, called Sympathetic Clubs, also suitable for the now-popular platform venues. Everything is well-illustrated with photos.
Of course, I've included invaluable and practical observations as well, which magicians of all ages will find useful, or as crucial reminders for those who already have gone down the road of being professional, working magicians. You'll LOVE my forty years of experience, crammed into this hardcover, and paperback book, containing magic that YOU WILL DO! Available from Amazon... |
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An original magic-effect by Dr. (Magic Mike) Likey! A spectator freely and fairly selects a card by randomly dealing cards off a face-down pack held by them. When they are ready, they stop dealing, and without looking at the card, they hand it to the magician who clips it to a larger jumbo-playing card. In one version, the larger card is face-up, revealing in advance the magician's prediction; in another version, the jumbo-card is back-up, with the prediction hidden. In any case, the spectator's freely selected card (which is clipped to the jumbo-card to avoid any shenanigans) is seen to match the jumbo prediction-card! A modern-day miracle indeed! Totally mechanical and easy to do; the special gimmick does all the work for you so you can concentrate on the presentation! Both versions of this effect are included.
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Professional magician Magic Mike Likey invites you into his very special world of television, which was his world for more than nine years. From behind-the-scenes secrets, to on-air flubs, to the secrets to why he actually had three different shows during his nine years on the air! Characters, costumes, and much more insight into the longest running and regularly-produced TV-show about magic...and still beloved even after it went off the air 26 years later!
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I've designed a deck of cards after my own passion and fascination with bats, appropriately called the
"Bat Cards"! With standard card faces, I designed the backs in two styles and two beautiful different finishes: |
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Bat Friends, "On the Wing"
-Beautiful LINEN-FINISHStandard MPC Playing Cards Playing Cards 2.48"x3.46" (63×88mm) (54 cards) Card stock: Linen Card finishing: MPC game card finish $15.99 (U.S.) |
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Bat Friends, "Just Hangin'"
-Standard SMOOTH-FINISHClassic Choice (63.5 x 88.9mm) Playing Cards 2.5"x3.5" (63.5×89mm) (54 cards) Card stock: (S30) Standard Smooth Card finishing: MPC game card finish $15.99 (U.S.) |
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Magicians, as well as variety entertainers alike will appreciate this treatise on creating, developing, and building your stage persona, or character! From initially recognizing your literary, movie, and television interests, to evolving those interests into a physical entity that lives and breathes on stage, Dr. Michael ("Magic Mike") Likey will guide you to creating someone that is not only a reflection of your true self, but one whom you can feel proud and comfortable with onstage!This is Dr. Likey's "Creating Your Character"!
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This book covers twenty-six years of Dr. Michael (Magic Mike) Likey's life as a successful Psychic Reader. From humble beginnings at a west-coast market doing Tarot-card readings, to his private practice as a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Doctor of Theocentric Psychology, Likey's goal was always to help others to help themselves! From organizing Psychic Fairs, to working with Rune-Stones, Numerology, Astrology, Palmistry, and Seances, to writing and publishing more than forty-six books on this subject, professional magician Magic Mike Likey's foray into the occult sciences is well-documented here, and designed to supply the novice with a wealth of ideas for making a comfortable living in one's chosen profession. Whether you do Tarot, or aspire to be a mentor/teacher of matters metaphysical, or whether you just need inspiration for booking others who do Tarot, there's something for everyone here.
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Dr. Michael Likey recounts stories from when he was a television and media celebrity in Winnipeg, Canada in the 1980's and '90's. Filled with humorous anecdotes and tall tales of misadventure, this is not only an autobiographical account of Magic Mike Likey, but is also important for its historical significance, and also for Magic Mike's place in Winnipeg's so-called Golden Age of Television! If you want to recapture the magic that was (and still is) Winnipeg, this is for you! This collector's edition also contains more than 30 rare and collectible photographs!
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Professional Magician Magic Mike Likey invites you to benefit from his almost forty years of experience! Learn everything from how to transport your show, to choosing the most commercial tricks, to getting bookings!
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Magic Mike Likey's very first children's book!
This heartwarming tale about a boy and his moondogg takes place in the future, where excitement and adventure lead the way. Shiner also learns a lesson or two about life from the kindly wizard, Professor Michael! (Magic Mike Likey)
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How does a humble Jewish boy from Montreal transform himself from graphic designer, to magician, to therapist, all the while enjoying the landscapes across Canada spanning some forty-one years? This is the subject of this autobiographical book about Dr. Michael Likey, a.k.a. Magic Mike Likey!
Newly updated, including some never-before-seen photos!
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Enjoy the web-series based on the 1990's TV-show of the same name, featuring Dr. Michael Likey as Magic Mike Likey and the voice-talents of Darrell Scarrett as Desmond Dragon and Forgetful Lion. This episode, Mike performs "Stratospheres", (the traffic-lights trick) as well as a prediction card-trick with Desmond. There is also the Alphabet Lunch, story-time, French lesson with Joanne, and drawing segment! The word of the day is "No", and the song is "Just Say No" from the CD "The Ballad of Young Magic Mike".
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It's a series of BOOKS! It's a COMIC-STRIP! It's a series of ANIMATED SHORTS! It's a CD! It's THE ADVENTURES OF YOUNG MAGIC MIKE'S CASTLE! Magic Mike Likey's prequel to his original 1980's/'90's television show. The location: young Magic Mike's parents' castle, where Mike, a magic enthusiast, artist, and musician, fantasizes numerous adventures both terrestrial and not, with his constant companions, "Desmond Dragon" and "Forgetful Lion", in reality, two stuffed toys, but who miraculously come to life and join Mike on his adventures! In the end, Mike's parents interrupt his daydream adventures by coming home, entering his room, or calling him for dinner. Mike never loses his sense of wonder, sense-of-humor, nor his passion and imagination. Together with puppeteer Darrell Scarrett, (the voice-talent and creator of the original Desmond and Forgetful) the original "Magic Mike's Castle" (in reruns and web-clips) still bring joy and nostalgia to the long-watching audiences of all ages! Today, Mike's web-series "The New Magic Mike's Castle" captures the charm of that original series! We are proud to welcome "Adventures of Young Magic Mike's Castle" to the "Magic Mike Likey Universe".
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It's THE ADVENTURES OF YOUNG MAGIC MIKE'S CASTLE animated featurettes!! Magic Mike Likey's prequel to his original 1980's/'90's television show. The location: young Magic Mike's parents' castle, where Mike, a magic enthusiast, artist, and musician, fantasizes numerous adventures both terrestrial and not, with his constant companions, "Desmond Dragon" and "Forgetful Lion", in reality, two stuffed toys, but who miraculously come to life and join Mike on his adventures! In the end, Mike's parents interrupt his daydream adventures by coming home, entering his room, or calling him for dinner. Mike never loses his sense of wonder, sense-of-humor, nor his passion and imagination. The story-books are in comic-book format, and often satirize society, politics, and life in general. Sometimes there are even life lessons, messages, and above all, love and humanity between the whimsical and humorous writings.
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Finally! After popular demand, Magic Mike Likey, popular children's entertainer, after having released his first brand-new studio album in 5 years, offers FREE the MUSIC-VIDEOS VERSIONS of these songs! Featuring seven new songs plus three favorites, this is destined to become a classic of children's music! Songs: "The Bat", "The Ballad Of Young Magic Mike", "The Noise Monster Bop", "Gabriole The Giggling Pig", "Family Day At The Mall", "Just Say No", "Pikcher Land", PLUS "Magic Mike's Castle TV-Theme", "Magic Mike And Company TV-Theme", "The New Magic Mike's Castle Webcast Theme". Kids and adults alike will love this album.
Music-Videos Available FREE On YouTube!
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Also known as "CLIPPED: The Open/Closed Prediction", the performer displays a jumbo playing-card which is eventually seen to match a regular-size playing card which was randomly selected and clipped to it! This is the brainchild of professional magician Magic Mike Likey, who had the world's longest, regularly-produced television show about magic.
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In this detailed treatise, Dr. Michael shares crucial method and tools for relaxation and personal development, such as meditation and tai chi. He then outlines how self-development, metaphysics, and mysticism will help you improve your stage-presence and add a depth to your performances.Dr. Michael (Magic Mike) Likey, D.D., Ph.D., PsyTh.D., MMC is a Member of The Magic Circle, The Society of American Magicians, and The International Brotherhood of Magicians. He is also a Member of The International Metaphysical Ministry, The American Metaphysical Doctors Association, and The Association of Ethical and Professional Hypnotherapists. He is also a Member of The Paranormal Investigation Committee. He is the Author of more than 60 self-help and magic paperback books, and teaches magic. He also produces webcasts and podcasts on performance magic.
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From the Foreword by Dr. Anthony Darkstone:
"I felt it was a Herculean task to endeavour to convey the fact that this book was required reading for everyone who was a Magical Entertainer- both Professional & Hobbyist. This work is based on decades of empirical experience by the Author who is not only a consummate Performer but someone who is well-versed in all Genres of Magic and indeed for all types of audiences. It focuses not only on the performing character, the marketing of the Product that is the performer but also on the often ignored preparation that goes into becoming a Performer. Using Ancient techniques that excellently illustrates his experience in Tai Chi, Music, Character creation, Producing, Directing, TV Shows and a myriad of allied functions Dr. Michael Likey explores and breaks down in simple, yet profound techniques that the Performing persona requires in the performance of Magic. Nothing in the book is superfluous and every facet makes it not only a fascinating read but is stimulating enough to rank it among some of the excellent books on The Art. It would not be amiss to rate this as a superb reference work and one that every serious Performer will consult several times. The book, as one turns each page, provides the stimulating question as to whether we are drawn to the realms of Magic & Mystery or does the esoteric nature of The Art draw us unto itself. It reinforces the fact that Magicians are a different species to all others in The Performing Arts. An Ancient Taoist philosophy states, “Seek not to find the answers but to understand the questions”. This book is a clear signpost towards the acquisition of that understanding." |
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